Do you remember Cthulhutech? I been interested in running a game inside that universe, but I have read some people saying that "Framewerk" is a broken system.
Framewerk is the Cthulhutech conflicts mechanics base system. I have read the books and I can't tell why people may be saying it's broken...
@Miniman It defaults to any that have comments and doesn't remember previous duplicate closes, so it wouldn't have even been in the menu. I've miscast votes that way too.
let's say all completes, stormwrack, the one for the ice which name I can't remember and all FR material, plus core and races of (no races of the dragon)
uh, all completes except psionic and with some vetos here and there
Okay, so I just got 10k rep, and with my new super privileges its telling me I have 4 posts waiting for review. However, when I go to the Review page I can't see anything. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
In "Flagged question count is wrong" the bug that left review flags visible in the top-bar counter was supposedly fixed, but it's never actually been fixed for me. This is what I'm looking at today:
My review queues are all empty though. Six is abnormally high, normally it sits (every day, all...
@Unihedron This one? It looks like something that belongs. "My keyboard has ants in it, this is its model." Now people know what kind of keyboard it is and what to do with it to get the ants out. It also gives people an idea of your experience in assembling/disassembling things, so if something's complex they'll advise in baby step sized instructions.
Let's put it this way: it adds important context to the question, and since comments get deleted, it doesn't belong in a comment. Or future readers will be confused, because people will be acting on information that got deleted.
@doppelgreener I disagree with the premise that it's important context. Firstly, none of the answers so far, and to predict, at any later point, really cares about which model my laptop is (I added it in a comment after Mooseman asked me to), and that my stance against (dis)?assembling things only affects how I'll accept answers, not whether they'll remain useful to future readers
A study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Data Laboratory calculated the percentage of alcohol remaining in a dish based on various cooking methods. The results are as follows:
Preparation Method and Percent of Alcohol Retained
alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed f...
Okay then. =) I've never noticed the effects of alcohol when prepared in food. White wine garlic sauce, beer-battered...anything. I usually can't really tell the alcohol is there.
The idea is you play a necromancer who is trying to save the world from a mistake he caused. I am going to use the classic stats for the necromancer himself but am unsure what to use for the skeletons as they are mindless.
Right now the stats I have for the skeletons are Str, Dex,Con, Enchantability, and Memory. Str, dex, and con work as usual. Enchantability effects how powerful enchantments put on them can be. And memory effects how many 'special' abilities they can learn.
@BESW The bones are what are important is what my aim is not the strength of the necro. The limiting factor is if the bone is too advanced for the necro to use he can't add it to his skeletons.
Example: A skeleton's Strength and Vitality are equal to the Intelligence of its controller. Its Dexterity is equal to its controller's Wisdom. For effects which require mental stats, use the controller's mental stat reduced by 1 for every skeleton the controller is orchestrating.
Necro can perform basic spells like fireball and such to participate in battle. His skeletons are the main force though. He can raise skeletons by combining various bones from different races. Each races bones have different effects. For example Orc bones are very durable but have limited enchantability. Elf bones however are highly enchantable but have low durability.
...I'm reminded of my lich NPC who, given half the chance, would spend hours explaining the relative merits of the dust left behind by disintegrate when used on various races. ("Dwarves turn into a fine clay for pottery. Elves? Talcum powder.")
Why not key those types of abilities to the types of enchantments put on a particular skellie? Or let skellies of a certain class level up, and learn the abilities automatically? Or hell, do the Pokemon thing. Each skellie has x moves, learns a new one at certain levels, has to replace old ones.
I think trying to balance different Memory stats in addition to the different Enchantment stats and different Physical stats is going to get very, very complicated and difficult.
You already have a lot of moving pieces. Then again, you know your ability to work much better than I do.
I think I have some ideas based on what @BESW and @sillyputty said. I will continue with my train of idea until it either crashes or I make something usable out of it.
I have the idea in my head but am not sure how to put it on paper
then you are not slow-cooking. you are doing something you can do on a stove in something else. there is no reason then to call out using a slow cooker.
@Tritium21 What, you want me to apologize for using the wrong terminology again? I'm not a chef, nor do I claim to be.
And looking back, I never said I slow cooked it. I said that I crock pot it. You inferred that it was slow cooking. I use a crock pot because I feel safer letting it run unattended, where I don't like leaving the stove element on and unattended.
Just make it all heads, stick it in a necropolis with millions of other all-elf-head skeletons, add some automated scrying facilities, and start charging cloud storage fees.
Aaaand the abilities a specific skellie can learn are based on it's class? And so long as the skellie has the appropriate class and Memory points, it can learn any ability in the game?
@JohnP Depends on what route I finally decide on for the world. Right now I have 3 options in my mind.
1. Necromancy is normal and accepted. 2. Necromancy is abnormal and viewed as evil. The main character has to hide his necromancy. 3. Necromancy is abnormal and viewed as evil. However most people know the main character is the only one who can save the world so leave him be.
@Aaron Because something you could think about it, is the source of the parts to some extent dictates the talents they can use once grafted. So a fighter arm is of lesser use to a magus construct, and vice versa.
@JohnP Hmm. That isn't a bad idea but would add even MORE depth to an already in depth system. Bones already have various stats, can be enchanted, and you are free to mishmash bodies. This would add even more depth of each bone having a pre assigned class to it.
@Aaron So...really diving into the dark side, can a beginning necro create a child construct where he couldn't create an adult equivalent? Smother them with numbers approach?
@JohnP Eh I think I would rather not. I am thinking the main character isn't completely evil he just thinks the best way to get things done is with dead bodies.
Another idea brought up was the idea that necromancy is frowned on but the character is mainly left alone because unlike other necros he actually helps people
"Oh your child was hurt?" Uses knowledge of the human body gained from necromancy to heal child saving him
Heal without magic*
People who don't want to be indebted to the church come to him for help.
@JohnP Right. That is his way of thinking. The soul is gone. What is the difference from this and a golem? Golems need super rare stuff. Bodies just need a bit of energy
Currently I am roleplaying a 800~ year old vampire and would like to get better at it. What materials, resources, and tips do you have for it?
I want to make the character come off as believable for that age (which is considered among one of the older generations). What are your suggestions?
Cu...
One or the other, but not both. the culture of the masquerade and the requiem are totally different... and mechanically, an ancient vampire in requiem has their memory purged...so they arn't that culturally different than new vampires....
Yep. They want quality speculation, but don't want to do it themselves.
I'll never understand why "there's a hole here where creativity goes" garners the reaction "there must be someone else who can tell me what to put there."
Or, rather, I do — we like to hear others' ideas — but why others' ideas get treated like they're more right than their own ideas.
(And why people come here for ideas where it's explicitly off topic, when there's a whole internet begging to throw ideas at random posts.)
In "Flagged question count is wrong" the bug that left review flags visible in the top-bar counter was supposedly fixed, but it's never actually been fixed for me. This is what I'm looking at today:
My review queues are all empty though. Six is abnormally high, normally it sits (every day, all...
A study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Data Laboratory calculated the percentage of alcohol remaining in a dish based on various cooking methods. The results are as follows:
Preparation Method and Percent of Alcohol Retained
alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed f...
