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« Reply #13060 on: November 01, 2012, 07:15:32 PM » |
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I think we've gone too far with the whole elves/dwarves thing. There's more to fantasy than all those fantasy races, and they don't really add that much to the feel. And tbh, I find them hard to absorb… those elves with infinite lifespans or the dwarves who are made of muscle. Also while looking for history of elves, I found this: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/9460-Elves-and-Dwarves-Dont-Define-FantasyOh, and magic is a little lame too. But everyone just rolls with it, because it's too much work trying to introduce new races. |
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« Reply #13061 on: November 02, 2012, 02:08:59 AM » |
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It depends on how you do it though. Myself I'm fed with dwarves and elfs but magic can be quite interesting if it is done properly like Robin Hobb in her books. But if you want some new races, I suggest you to read Walter Moers' books. They barely have humans and dozens of weird creatures.
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« Reply #13062 on: November 02, 2012, 02:36:29 AM » |
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I was reading Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep recently. They had a really interesting race in it that was kinda like dogs, except a pack of dogs made an individual. When members of an individual died, part of their pack would be replaced and the individual would change. There was even a fascist dictator in the book that deliberately killed off parts of his followers so he could sculpt them into "better" individuals.
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« Reply #13063 on: November 02, 2012, 03:42:12 AM » |
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Magic can work well. I'm just bored with the whole "10 mana points = 1 fireball" kind of thing. And "water magic beats fire". And it creates this huge plot hole where the team can do full resurrections and teleportations, but the boss can kidnap certain members or override resurrections if it means drama.
I planned magic to work like black magic IRL - you don't know if it works, and it leaves the player guessing whether their elite voodoo shaman really has any power. Like you can pop a few pills in someone's drink to get someone possessed by an evil spirit, but you don't know whether it's just an insanity pill or a true evil spirit pill.
Heh, might be worth starting a thread for fun gameplay magic.
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« Reply #13064 on: November 02, 2012, 12:13:39 PM » |
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How do I add a profile pic' and where am I supposed to ask this question?
I've tried uploading my own 40x40 .png file. Said it was too large. Tried other sizes and .jpg too. Nothing. Uploaded to another site and linked to it. Nothing. What gives?
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« Reply #13066 on: November 03, 2012, 01:46:08 PM » |
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I need a favor.
if anyone with a mac (os x) and a few minutes of spare time could test my game to see if it runs. have no reason to believe it won't, just need to be double sure just in case.
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« Reply #13067 on: November 03, 2012, 02:19:54 PM » |
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I have a Macbook Air with Mountain Lion on it, so I can test it if you want.
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« Reply #13068 on: November 03, 2012, 04:14:41 PM » |
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I have ML too.
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« Reply #13069 on: November 03, 2012, 07:00:14 PM » |
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I have Snow Leopard. Oldschool.  |
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« Reply #13070 on: November 04, 2012, 11:36:24 AM » |
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It's my birthday!  I got a bunch of board games for my birthday, which I am SO happy about. My board game shelf (once sparse) is now overflowing with amazing games. Here's the list of my new board games: Wrath of Ashardalon 7 Wonders Ghost Stories Mag Blast Netrunner Bang! We had over 12 hours of awesome festivities (for the most part; people had to come and go, obviously), and the board-gamin' never stopped. It was just a wonderful experience, and the best birthday I've had yet. |
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« Reply #13071 on: November 04, 2012, 11:42:18 AM » |
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Your birthday sounds incredible. I'm super jealous.
I just started figuring out how to play Netrunner with one of my brothers in my fraternity and I'm very excited.
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« Reply #13072 on: November 04, 2012, 01:24:20 PM » |
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Happy b-day, Inanimate. |
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« Reply #13073 on: November 04, 2012, 03:11:24 PM » |
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Happy Birthday! Also I have a mac mini if you still need testers allen
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« Reply #13074 on: November 04, 2012, 04:00:08 PM » |
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happy birthday, inanimate.
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« Reply #13075 on: November 04, 2012, 07:49:27 PM » |
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It's my birthday! I got a bunch of board games for my birthday, which I am SO happy about. My board game shelf (once sparse) is now overflowing with amazing games. Here's the list of my new board games: Wrath of Ashardalon 7 Wonders Ghost Stories Mag Blast Netrunner Bang! We had over 12 hours of awesome festivities (for the most part; people had to come and go, obviously), and the board-gamin' never stopped. It was just a wonderful experience, and the best birthday I've had yet. Super-awesome. Does Netrunner live up to the expectations? I remember talking about it with you before. Also happy birthday <3 <3 |
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« Reply #13076 on: November 04, 2012, 08:44:38 PM » |
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Happy Birthday, enjoy your board games!
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« Reply #13077 on: November 04, 2012, 09:35:29 PM » |
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Super-awesome. Does Netrunner live up to the expectations?
Haven't had the chance to play it yet! Hoping to soon? |
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« Reply #13078 on: November 06, 2012, 11:57:28 AM » |
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« Reply #13079 on: November 06, 2012, 01:22:40 PM » |
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these bids are all fake right? RIGHT???!! EDIT: just read this was started by 4chan. disappointment of the century. |
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