Recent content by GMMichael

DMs don't attack downed PCs; NPCs do.

For starters, fantasy and science might each represent a faction. There's no imbalance to "correct" if those two factions are equally situated. (See also: espers vs. empire in Final Fantasy 6.) There's also a strain on the "acquire the powerful artifact" plot. What's the point of questing...

Yeah, I don't know how much originality to expect from this one. The real star of the show (seen at 1:28) probably has limited screen time :(

Pro: it gives players who don't like death saves a way to avoid them. Con: it adds value to something that shouldn't be in the game in the first place.

I'm guessing it didn't have Neopets' approval.

Sorry @Paul Farquhar , I see my edit didn't take. I'll try again once there's coffee involved.

I feel that some good plots/Macguffins will be missed if the sci balances the fantasy perfectly.

Very much. I'm a little confused by the term "programmed" at the link, but I guess it just refers to a connotation used before computers took over (judging by the photos). I updated the OP with detail - the intent is to provide many of the options that game books do, while providing additional...

On this episode of Designers Needing Designers: Hey designers! I'm writing an online game, interactive fiction, and a solo RPG. All at the same time because they're all the same project. And I need some ideas. A little background might help the question make sense: the game is played by...

It sounds like a cool idea - the game's climactic encounters might involve the acquisition of fame, fantastical treasure, and ecological collapse. You'd have to get the PCs to have some buy-in for one environment, though. Traditionally, PCs are happy to move on to the next challenge and...

6 characters are trying to murder the BBEG. I hope he's trying to murder you back. So, you're 'targeted' when your PC gets killed, but it's 'cheap' when you're compensated for feeling targeted? I'd feel rage - though the eyes of the henchman that I took over after my main character died. And...

There's something like it hidden in ENWorld too. But flowers need watering...

The dark hand of Social Media giveth, and taketh away! Pretty sad that one tweet can end 10 years of labor, though.

MFL players would say their game is worse than pit fighting. I think grenades are involved...