Best we can do in the long run, I think...Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel
Best we can do in the long run, I think...
Oh, tell me about it. I've had five years of gonzo visitors like this, all of whom have yet to come up with anything solid. It's getting to the point where I'm requiring references on 'cold calls'.
I think that the "inappropriate shelving" comment made by a first-time visitor was my favorite; I was a trifle nettled by it, as the shelves in the game lounge were one of the very first projects that Third Daughter and I did together. I was also a little startled; most first-time visitors to somebody's house don't kick off their visit by insulting their host. But hey; what do I know, eh?
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The poor old G5 died again, just as I was starting this, so I'll try again. I'm looking for input on something, here...
The tharks and thoats are done, and I did all of my Barsoomian figures' bases in real red Martian soil; I am very pleased with how it all turned out, and now we need flyers.
The books and the movie have very different ideas of what these look like, and I'm going to stay away from that for now; a big ship, like the ones in the film, are going to be about a meter long in 28mm scale, and while great for big floor games are not so great for table-top skirmishes. What I'm looking at doing are 'skiffs', like ship's boats, that landing parties would use to drop in on something. I'd also like these to be as useful as possible as Tekumelyani aircars, as I'd like to have as few single-use models in the inventory as I can.
My thought is to have as much open deck as possible, with the idea of five to ten figures being able to stand on the open decks. ERB says that seats are not that big an issue, as the warriors clip their harnesses to the flyer, and I'll go with that. I'm experimenting with flat plywood ovals, with details glued to the bottom to hide the sockets for the stands - these will be dowels - and minimal stuff on the top deck so it does not get in the way. Working searchlights are an option; I have this kind of stuff in stock.
So, what would any and all of you like to see, if you were playing in one of my games?
No need to spend your vacation on that, Uncle
Glad there's technical progress...We blew out the G5's cooling vets, have applied a powerful fan, the the poor old veteran keeps on working. This machine is the newer Intel processor chip set, which we can upgrade in the future. The Mac G5 chips were, to be honest, a dead end as you can't do any really effective upgrades to them. Same with the G3 laptops we have in the reserve fleet; the pair of matched Wall Streets are now my gaming display drivers. I used one at Gary Con last year, as it's permanently loaded with our digital version of the Jakalla Underworld. (The HP laptop is the Internet 'terminal' in the game room, and is what runs the 40" LCD screen.)
So, advancement on all fronts. The Tharks look really good, I think, and I'm going back into the source texts for eye and tusk colors. Same thing for the thoats; I have to paint their toungues, for heaven's sake!
But now you're making me wonder what is the colour of a thoat's tongue!
I can totally relate to Ambereen's position, too, especially after reading your memories of being a Tekumeli editor and publisher. It's too bad it doesn't work for some of us, but that's simply our problem, and we should solve it ourselves.
...please, Gronan, re-read my post. If it's not clear that I don't mean "Gronan said that", rewrite my text in a way that would make it sufficiently clear - and I'll edit the text and replace it with whatever you suggest
My point, to clarify, isn't that "Gronan says fun doesn't need research". The point was, and is, that quite a few people did take your words (the story with the McMonster on the 6th level especially) to mean exactly that. Much to your chagrin, I suppose - but I know I had misunderstood you in this exact way, too, and we can reasonably* assume I wasn't the only one.
*Based on the threads where you mentioned it.
Didn't you say it was gold? Gold ain't a hard metal. Why didn't you just use a big rock?
At least, that's what I would have tried.
Now, if you wanted the magical inscriptions, that would have been harder. But it's not impossible to copy them if you had, say, clay or gesso in sufficient quantities (gesso is useful for broken bones, so I'd assume you to have it - but the quantity might not have been sufficient for something equaling 4,5 square meters).
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Uncle,The poor old G5 died again, just as I was starting this, so I'll try again. I'm looking for input on something, here...
The tharks and thoats are done, and I did all of my Barsoomian figures' bases in real red Martian soil; I am very pleased with how it all turned out, and now we need flyers.
The books and the movie have very different ideas of what these look like, and I'm going to stay away from that for now; a big ship, like the ones in the film, are going to be about a meter long in 28mm scale, and while great for big floor games are not so great for table-top skirmishes. What I'm looking at doing are 'skiffs', like ship's boats, that landing parties would use to drop in on something. I'd also like these to be as useful as possible as Tekumelyani aircars, as I'd like to have as few single-use models in the inventory as I can.
My thought is to have as much open deck as possible, with the idea of five to ten figures being able to stand on the open decks. ERB says that seats are not that big an issue, as the warriors clip their harnesses to the flyer, and I'll go with that. I'm experimenting with flat plywood ovals, with details glued to the bottom to hide the sockets for the stands - these will be dowels - and minimal stuff on the top deck so it does not get in the way. Working searchlights are an option; I have this kind of stuff in stock.
So, what would any and all of you like to see, if you were playing in one of my games?
What would I like to see? I would love to go to Barsoom, a mission into the Jakallan Underworld, exploring the under-the-temple scenario, or even being in command of my own Legion in a battle, you also mentioned the sakbe road, an adventure/battle on or around that would be neat!!! I could go on...!!!
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Thank you for the clarification.
My point, to clarify, isn't that "Gronan says fun doesn't need research". The point was, and is, that quite a few people did take your words (the story with the McMonster on the 6th level especially) to mean exactly that. Much to your chagrin, I suppose - but I know I had misunderstood you in this exact way, too, and we can reasonably* assume I wasn't the only one.
*Based on the threads where you mentioned it
I guess I didn't worry much about making the distinction clear because I thought it was clear, or that people would ask. I frankly never dreamed that talking about one piss take would be enough to convince people that I had spent forty years running a game that was nothing but a collection of stupid jokes.
And where, my bright young lad, were we to find a big rock? The Ancients left a noticeable scarcity of loose debris in their structures.
Or in other words, we're Godsdamned player characters, don't you think we THOUGHT of all that? That's what made the farting, fainting, and falling down so much fun.
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Well for me, I would love to see the skiffs all tricked out with LED's and what not. As for the terrain, something rugged such as, lots of hills, and debris, maybe some type "cliffs and canyons" with lots of corners and hidey- holes.The poor old G5 died again, just as I was starting this, so I'll try again. I'm looking for input on something, here...
The tharks and thoats are done, and I did all of my Barsoomian figures' bases in real red Martian soil; I am very pleased with how it all turned out, and now we need flyers.
The books and the movie have very different ideas of what these look like, and I'm going to stay away from that for now; a big ship, like the ones in the film, are going to be about a meter long in 28mm scale, and while great for big floor games are not so great for table-top skirmishes. What I'm looking at doing are 'skiffs', like ship's boats, that landing parties would use to drop in on something. I'd also like these to be as useful as possible as Tekumelyani aircars, as I'd like to have as few single-use models in the inventory as I can.
My thought is to have as much open deck as possible, with the idea of five to ten figures being able to stand on the open decks. ERB says that seats are not that big an issue, as the warriors clip their harnesses to the flyer, and I'll go with that. I'm experimenting with flat plywood ovals, with details glued to the bottom to hide the sockets for the stands - these will be dowels - and minimal stuff on the top deck so it does not get in the way. Working searchlights are an option; I have this kind of stuff in stock.
So, what would any and all of you like to see, if you were playing in one of my games?
Shemek.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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Yes, that's what I said. Want to see the math?
If it was easy, someone else would have already done it.For six or eight pre industrial people in robes or armor, with no tools other than some ropes, pitons, and hammers?
If it was conveniently situated you wouldn't need to move it.Down in a chamber deep in a labyrinthine underworld?
I was thinking that maybe, just maybe you might have known a fire mage.
Not being a mage and not having played anyone on Tekumel wealthy enough to have metal, I either didn't know or forgot that. What does metal do to magic? Also, I thought Chrine and the General both wore iron armor and ran about surrounded by a bunch of soldiers armed with iron quarrels. How did that effect his magic?
Magic would be one way, but I was thinking that if you only had some tools, you could cut it into strips and bend them in a rough circle.
Of course if only you had had a mage with you who knew some of that specialized military magic maybe he could have done something to melt or otherwise change the shape.
Copper and gold are soft metals. Much softer than bronze or brass.
What an unprepared bunch of gits you all turned out to be. Next time, maybe you'll know better.No chisels. No bending brake, either. Or anything much heavier than a mace.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda…all I hear, soldier, is a bunch of excuses for why you didn't get the job done.
That's the spirit! No pain, no gain, I always say. Though it's happier if you can make the pain someone else's.Chirine! Chirine make BOOM!
You sound a tad touchy on this subject oh Glorious General. If you think you weren’t going to get people taking the piss out of you and second guessing you, why then you’re a lot more naïve than you have any right to be at your age.
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Well, it doesn't make much sense indeed, when you put it like that, and with everything in this thread...
But this thread is not that thread
Remember: Internet communication necessarily suffers from scarcity of available information. You've said one, two, or N things about yourself. What do those things say about you, when all you know is that?
That's the conclusion people are likely to make...
Remember again, some people might be even new to the site (I know I was at the time of reading that thread, or at least hadn't registered you much due to us posting in different threads).
What else would I base my observations on, other than what was in the thread? Oh yes: the fact that you waved away the objections of MAR Barker, known for writing one of the (Google said) most internally consistent settings out there...
Look at it from the bright side: I think I learned from that thread the name Tekumel, or at least improved my opinion on its creator
...oh right. I was thinking an Underworld with more of the later structures. Well, Glorious General, then it's just too bad you didn't have someone with a warhammer!And where, my bright young lad, were we to find a big rock? The Ancients left a noticeable scarcity of loose debris in their structures.
I concede the pointOr in other words, we're Godsdamned player characters, don't you think we THOUGHT of all that? That's what made the farting, fainting, and falling down so much fun.
I might be weird, but what I'd like to see is Barsoomian chess - complete with the rules, and the society of other chess-players.
It's however really unlikely to randomly have someone whose preferences match mine. So you might want to check it with your players
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