What are the limits and capabilities of both?It would be considered a low type setting.
With magic items being rare (like you might get one)
There is two different main types of magic.
1) is magic from the kami which is what available to the PCs. It is priestly in nature and looked upon favorably.
2) than there is maho-tsuki...aka blood magic which is a evil magic. And generally feared and outlawed.
Magic is based on the 5 Rings...Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Void (though void magic is only open to one group it is a rarer magic).
Both magic call on a local spirit. The good magic call on kami while the evil magic call on kensen. Usually making a offering.
There are spells to invoke and such.
That is a crappy answer...trying to think of how to answer that question without going too much in the mechanics of the game....
That is a crappy answer...trying to think of how to answer that question without going too much in the mechanics of the game....
Now I am kind of interested in how it differs from 1st Edition. :D
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That is a crappy answer...trying to think of how to answer that question without going too much in the mechanics of the game....Now I am kind of interested in how it differs from 1st Edition. :D
It is actually very similar to 1st Ed except for how the dice work and interact.
So anymore questions for me?
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Also In other news finally for The Book of Passion.
It looks pretty good...couple of things one of them being personal.
1) i kind of wished i was in a game where i could use it...
2) My friend who passed away was also a backer. So I felt obligated to inform them of his passing. :(
Also I remembered at the time I was short on cash so i was going to pull out of the kickstarter. He gave me the money so I could get it. So it is kind like a final gift from him.
3) In the list of backers I listed as Selene Spires!
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*hugs*
But yay!
What are some things you like from it?
Still going thru it...
L5R became more inclusive by calling out same sex marriages happen in the setting. A lot gamers will say it not allow due there being no children thus no heirs...so they don't happen BS. When there is a lot more behind marriages than that.How can any "game system/setting" be inclusive?
Based on both your recent experience, and some posts elsewhere on these boards, any table is exactly as inclusive as the participants want it to be and no more.
Based on that criteria, would early Pathfinder be considered "inclusive"?
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Based on that criteria, would early Pathfinder be considered "inclusive"?L5R became more inclusive by calling out same sex marriages happen in the setting. A lot gamers will say it not allow due there being no children thus no heirs...so they don't happen BS. When there is a lot more behind marriages than that.How can any "game system/setting" be inclusive?
Based on both your recent experience, and some posts elsewhere on these boards, any table is exactly as inclusive as the participants want it to be and no more.
Yes unless I am missing something...I felt very included.
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Still going thru it...*hugs*
But yay!
What are some things you like from it?
I have gone thru book and I like it a lot.
So anymore questions for me?
Anyhting at all?
Last weekend was tough.
First my Brother and his family were up visiting. And it just seems like everytime family gathered someone say some BS Anti-Trans thing. This time it was my horrible Sister In Law. She was defending JK Rowling saying 'women are women'. This is especially scary as the woman is a guidance consular. I can see her telling some poor kid questioning their gender ID that. Which is not only useless but dangerous.
Second I went to a friend's Bar-B-Que and either got food poisoning or allergic reaction to some wine I drank. I came home with s migraine and threw up. Though I felt almost immediately better after throwing up.
Third I woke up Sunday morning to find out my Dad took my Mom to the hospital for a fever and chills. She is doing better now and should be home today. Though last I heard they dont know what caused it.
Yes unless I am missing something...I felt very included.Based on that criteria, would early Pathfinder be considered "inclusive"?L5R became more inclusive by calling out same sex marriages happen in the setting. A lot gamers will say it not allow due there being no children thus no heirs...so they don't happen BS. When there is a lot more behind marriages than that.How can any "game system/setting" be inclusive?
Based on both your recent experience, and some posts elsewhere on these boards, any table is exactly as inclusive as the participants want it to be and no more.
There's more I want to discuss on this subject, but I've been kind of slammed.
No problem I can wait. Should be around
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Greatsword or greataxe?
Mmmm...it depends on my mood really.
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I have to update my life here. Lately news things have lead to lots of positivity. The bad is still bad but I am not stressing over making it better.
No problem I can wait. Should be around
Taking the time to re-review the book, the Pathfinder Inner Sea World Guide (from 2011) was still both cisgender and hetero normative (and Eurocentric).
That said (for good or ill), I actually do prefer it to the current version.
No problem I can wait. Should be aroundTaking the time to re-review the book, the Pathfinder Inner Sea World Guide (from 2011) was still both cisgender and hetero normative (and Eurocentric).
That said (for good or ill), I actually do prefer it to the current version.
Mmmm....I didn't find it that way as they really didn't get into npcs relationships...that mostly happened in the APs and more detailed campaign setting.
And yes there are Europe-like countries there are also alot that are not.
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So life updates...I am going to break it up in two posts.
1) So I started playing a App game called Lust of Mafia. It is a odd game that seems to appeal to straight guys and lesbians. Anyway I have made some good supportive friends there. Also I found it I love writing erotica.
I created a discord channel where we can share dirty pictures, share dirty stories, engagage in exotic rp, share cat pics, and generally support each other. It more support from remote internet...but I need all the support I can get.
Amazingly giving the nature of site there is no as much of a creep vibe. I get hit on...a lot. Most guys are fine with being friend zoned. Or I don't get flack.
And there is a girl...sigh *hearteyes*
Now if I can only get then to play PF or L5R.
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2) Remember a little while ago I mentioned a friend invited me over to hang out and offer a safe place to be myself. Last Thursday was the second time we got together. Two great things happened...
1) I tried on a new shirt and it looked great!
2) My friend's wife's friend was also there. They really made feel like a woman...and very safe. It was awesome.
Definitely support I needed in in RL!
No problem I can wait. Should be aroundTaking the time to re-review the book, the Pathfinder Inner Sea World Guide (from 2011) was still both cisgender and hetero normative (and Eurocentric).
That said (for good or ill), I actually do prefer it to the current version.
Mmmm....I didn't find it that way as they really didn't get into npcs relationships...that mostly happened in the APs and more detailed campaign setting.
And yes there are Europe-like countries there are also alot that are not.
It was also true that in 2011, a fledgling company would want to be timid on the subject of LGBTQ.
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They did get more bold with their inclusion as they got more sure of themselves.
So anymore questions for me?
Dont want to think I have forgotten about you guys...
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So anymore questions for me?
Dont want to think I have forgotten about you guys...
Have you seen?So anymore questions for me?
Dont want to think I have forgotten about you guys...
I have not...I will when I get home.
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Succubus with scorpion tail or scythe wings?So anymore questions for me?
Dont want to think I have forgotten about you guys...
Succubus with a scythe wings...I like the tail as is...imagine the fun to be had.
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Anyone has any questions for me?
I am on vacation all week!
Anyone has any questions for me?
I am on vacation all week!
Any comment on the Rowen Ellis video I linked for you?
Any comment on the Rowen Ellis video I linked for you?Anyone has any questions for me?
I am on vacation all week!
It is pretty long...have to find the time to sit thru it.
But not watching it I know why I love playing RPGs.
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Any vacation plans, or is it just "I need to be away from work for a week"?
Monday thru Wed= relaxing
Thursday= going over to my friend's place where it is safe to be me.
Friday= Going to the Bronx Zoo (90% of happening)
Any comment on the Rowen Ellis video I linked for you?Anyone has any questions for me?
I am on vacation all week!
It is pretty long...have to find the time to sit thru it.
But not watching it I know why I love playing RPGs.
True, it is nearly an hour long.
It is about how Rowen (formally Robert) Ellis, and others discovered their true genders and other LGBTQ individuals worked out who they really were by playing D&D 5E.
Unfortunately, for many people D&D 5E is synonymous with TTRPGs. :(
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So yes the same experience for me. It is also who alot of us are active online.
You need more questions!
What do you consider the required books to run the current edition of L5R?
You need more questions!
What do you consider the required books to run the current edition of L5R?
Like most systems you could just get by on the corebook rulebook.
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So today I for once cried tears of joy.
So on that app game community where I am really connecting to people someone told me I should come over to a different server they think I would get along great with their friends there. Which is kind of nice in itself...but than something happened.
The community said things like...
'You can't steal Selene!'
'Selene you can't leave us'
Etc.
I am not used to being loved like this.
I am not used to being recognized as a positive effect on people.
Hence the tears of joy.
If all the demons in hell stood between me and this community...feel sorry for those demons.
And there is a special girl there too...
Anyway I just to say that it also made me realize the the community here loves me the same way. Just to say thank you.
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*hugs and kisses*
So anymore questions for me?
No charge.
If you did charge, what would the estimated fee be?
So anymore questions for me?
What book(s) are you currently reading?
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If you did charge, what would the estimated fee be?
Mmm...I wouldn't charge as ask for a donation to the 'Free Selene Spires Fund'
So anymore questions for me?What book(s) are you currently reading?
I am currently in the middle of a reread Elenium by David Eddings.
Also acfriend has convinced me read a Warhammer 40k novel havent decided which on yet.
So anymore questions for me?What book(s) are you currently reading?I am currently in the middle of a reread Elenium by David Eddings.
Also acfriend has convinced me read a Warhammer 40k novel havent decided which on yet.
I think Eisenhorn is a good one to start with because it's about an inquisitor rather than a space marine and shows a lot more of the universe than war. It also develops into a longer running series that branches off to follow his compatriot. There is an upcoming Amazon produced show based on these novels. Another one of my favorites is The Talon of Horus, the first novel in the Black Legion series.