Chicago Gameday 30 (Oct 15th): Event planning!

[buzz]

Another update:

I've ordered a bunch of 30-sided dice to give away as part of the "30" milestone. My current plan is to give away one die to the first 30 players who sign up. In addition, they will each be given a special "Gameday d30 table" which they can choose to invoke once per event (maybe more?). The table would have bennies like, "Re-roll the d30 and use the result in place of a roll you just made in your game," or "Gain another use of an object that would otherwise be expended."

Thoughts?

 

[Ninjacat]

HAH!

Shades of Old Skool, what with the Wacky Random Table Results, hee!

Rolling a d30 in place of 4dF could get a bit odd...but it could be fun, too. *g*

I look forward to seeing what other shenanigans appear on this chart- -there's 28 results left to go, after all!

 

[Vyvyan Basterd]

Would there be evil bad stuff on the d30 table too? I'd love to see really old school where at least a third of the results cause you a problem in game.

 

[Reidzilla]

I've ordered a bunch of 30-sided dice to give away as part of the "30" milestone. My current plan is to give away one die to the first 30 players who sign up.

What about the GMs! <sniff>

In addition, they will each be given a special "Gameday d30 table" which they can choose to invoke once per event (maybe more?). The table would have bennies like, "Re-roll the d30 and use the result in place of a roll you just made in your game," or "Gain another use of an object that would otherwise be expended."

• Regain d30 hit points. If your game system does not use hit points, you gain them regardless.
• Inflict d30 extra damage upon the next opponent hit, regardless of whether you want to or not.

 

[buzz]

Would there be evil bad stuff on the d30 table too? I'd love to see really old school where at least a third of the results cause you a problem in game.

Not a bad idea! At the very least, some sort of enjoyable complication.

What about the GMs! <sniff>

• Regain d30 hit points. If your game system does not use hit points, you gain them regardless.
• Inflict d30 extra damage upon the next opponent hit, regardless of whether you want to or not.

GMs get the gift of happy players!

And consider those ideas stolen.

 

[Reidzilla]

Minions appear! d30 (roll on table A & B) appear and do your bidding for d30 minutes.

TABLE A (roll d30)

1. Adroit
2. Amorous
3. Bearded
4. Blind
5. Bulbous
6. Crafty
7. Crimson
8. Dancing
9. Eldritch
10. Enlightened
11. Flaming
12. Genius
13. Glowing
14. Golden
15. Incontinent
16. Invisible
17. Juggling
18. Killer
19. Loud
20. Peg-legged
21. Possessed
22. Psychic
23. Ravenous
24. Scurvy
25. Shocking
26. Smelly
27. Sparkly
28. Texting
29. Vermilion
30. Well-dressed

TABLE B (roll d30)

1. Animate Triacontahedrons
2. Apes
3. Badgers
4. Bats
5. Cockroaches
6. Crocodiles
7. Floating eyes
8. Ghosts
9. Goblins
10. Homunculi (of you)
11. Howler Monkeys
12. Kittens
13. Lemurs
14. Mice
15. Mud Golems
16. Neanderthals
17. Ocher Jellies
18. Paramecium
19. Pear Trees
20. Penguins
21. Poodles
22. Rats
23. Shrews
24. Skeletons
25. Smurfs
26. Spiders
27. Storks
28. Talking Books
29. Toucans
30. Zombies

 

[buzz]

So, I'm wondering if maybe I should run a second slot of my Cthulhu event in afternoon so we have an even 8 and 8. I crave symmetry!

 

[ekb]

So, I'm wondering if maybe I should run a second slot of my Cthulhu event in afternoon so we have an even 8 and 8. I crave symmetry!

If I could see the blurb for said event, I'd be able to give you my thoughts...

But yeah - if'n you're up for that sort of thing.

 

[Reidzilla]

Actually, I'm considering dropping my Dice Quest event so, that would make 7 and 7. Considering the morning line-up, I doubt my playtest event will hold up.

Do you think there would be enough love for a Japanese console adventure RPG emulator, i.e. a simple, dice heavy Final Fantasy-esque style rpg?

 

[buzz]

Do you think there would be enough love for a Japanese console adventure RPG emulator, i.e. a simple, dice heavy Final Fantasy-esque style rpg?

No idea! I dunno from Japanese consoles.

Ultimately, it's your call, 'Zilla. Perhaps the answer to both our queries is to just let sign-up happen and see what transpires.