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((Disclaimer - I have done and continue to do freelance work for Mongoose Publishing)) Summary: A strong, well-plotted adventure that gives the players a vital role in a Mega-City One spanning conflict. It deftly avoids the "Star Wars" syndrome of having the players engaged in useless...

Well, I had a long rambling post written to answer Pinotage but Barsoomcore did it better in about a third the length. ;) Curse of being the author I suppose. Does anyone else have a question I can help with? Shannon

Jezter6, Good questions. Let's see if I can answer them without going off the deep end. RE: Managable Numbers Well, you can certainly use the system for small fights. We give an example of a duel where grace and wit matter as much as courage and steel. That said a small but important fight...

That's a good question Pinotage. No, you do not throw out all mechanics. You use your exsiting character build (barring some feat translation) to play a strategic conflict game involving mechanics drawn from d20. Character abilities, choices, feats, and magic items all play a reasonably...

Umbran; I'll take what points I have left and collect my tokens I think. :) RE: Character Development and Change Well, we included a whole set of rules for translating existing feats and such into the system so you could pick and choose from standard d20 elements. It works modestly well...

Hello Everyone! Barsoomcore, I'm glad you enjoyed running a conflict under the Narrative Combat system. I also agree with your assessment that you shouldn't use it for every combat. We did not intend for NC to completely replace standard d20 combat. It is a supplement for when you need to do...

Wish I could go back to being a full-time writer but it's hard to pay the bills that way. Other things pay a lot better. That said, on with the questions! RE: Adding damage to the attack roll Certainly possible and a good approach. My concern is that it adds a third layer of variance into...

I try to avoid the "mathy" feel but my day job (when employed) involves project management and IT governance. Some things just scar to the bone. RE: Damage Save and Narrative Combat I cannot seem to find my copy of M&M. The transition shouldn't take too much work If its someting people have...

Hey there. Let me see if I can help with these. I'm a bit dazed at the moment though (I'm preparing for job interviews) so I apologize in advance for the gibberish I'm about to write. RE: Spells and Weapons and Things It does seem odd that a 0-level spell and a 3rd level spell (especially one...

Good thoughts, all. You are correct: the system was designed from the ground up to be a complicated, baroque game played by min/maxers. As a game it takes the idea of "off table character/world manipulation" and explores it. I learned a lot writing it and you will see the results in some...

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. My life mostly consists of taking care of my son. Funny thing, that. Anyway, to answer your questions: RE: Cosmology Not really. I implemented (through various bindings) a set of assumptions about how Immortal beings function within a world. "Author...

:) Go flip open the cover of Age of Legend. There might be a reason for BoI and Dawnforge working reasonably well together. Not that I built it for that specifically (BoI is a Mongoose product) but some things you just cannot help... Good luck and good gaming! Shannon

Thanks. Good luck with the Immortals Book as well. For myself, I'm taking a break from full-time RPG writing at the moment to take care of my three month old son. But I'll be back. :) My models for this supplement were, in order: 1) The Gold Box 2) Greek Mystery Religions 3) Chinese...

Monsters? Not so much. By the time you achieve a few steps along the path anything other than another Immortal is more a nuisance than a threat. If you need monsters you can give Immortality to most creatures (even outsiders if they can pass the Challenge of Free Will) and move on from there...

Well, given I wrote the Mongoose book, I can assure you nothing was taken from the other project. In fact, I didn't even know about it until I read this thread. It appears we may share some sources but that's a good thing. Mythology and the historical study of religion should inform any book...