Arcana Unearthed - Truenames

[John Crichton]

http://www.montecook.com/diary.html

I hate to sound like a broken record but I like it!. Like Monte said, it adds a little wrinkle that will ripple throughout the rules. Add in the feats that will be attached to this aspect and it's like BBQ-flavored D&D. Yum.

 

[Olive]

this is the first thing i've heard about AU that has interested me. Son't like the sound of the classes or the races much, but i do like this. And like Monte, it's mostly because of LeGuin!

 

[Technik4]

LeGuin is my favorite fantasy author, true names were part of what made Earthsea so interesting, and deadly. I'm looking forward to AU more because of it.

Technik

 

[s/LaSH]

If there were vanilla-flavoured potato chips, I wouldn't eat them.

That is to say, I think it's tres cool - a concept of great potential. Now why don't I have something like that in my homebrew?

(Scurries furiously away into beetle-hole of bizarre concepts and monolithic weirdness that is homebrew system. Vows to return.)

 

[ptrpete]

If there were vanilla-flavoured potato chips, I wouldn't eat them.

http://walkers.corpex.com/cr15p5/trade/corporate.asp?sectionid=2&promoid=109

They're actualy selling quite well.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

I like vanilla flaovered things but on chips, ick.

Now San Antonio Habernaro chips are a delight to the senses, one of the first snack foods I've had where I can actually taste the spice.

And to jsut keep the thread on tpic. i read the design diay and I liekd it like I like everything else for AU. The more I hear of 3.5 the less I like the more I hear about AU the more I like. I know which game I'll be using in august, do you?

 

[kingpaul]

I know which game I'll be using in august, do you?

Yep, bits of everything.

 

[Nifft]

I know which game I'll be using in august, do you?

d20 is about the most I'm willing to commit to right now.

-- Nifft

 

[UnDfind]

It's a groovy twist to an old idea. I like it It's not used enough in RPGs IMHO.

I already use the true name concept with outsiders in my campaign, but applying them to people is interesting and full of flavah.

I just can't wait for that one player who goes around finding as many Truenames as he possibly can, then organizes leaflet drops over major cities with pamphlets of NPCs he doesn't like.

------------------>ATTENTION EVILDOERS<-----------------------------

1. Gregory Hesmel, farmer, Rivertown. Truename: Blaergenfold

2. Nancy Depper, barmaid, Garland's Leap. Truename: Gilan

------------------>ATTENTION EVILDOERS<------------------------------

That could make some baddies pretty happy

 

[John Crichton]

And to jsut keep the thread on tpic. i read the design diay and I liekd it like I like everything else for AU. The more I hear of 3.5 the less I like the more I hear about AU the more I like. I know which game I'll be using in august, do you?

Probably both 3.5e & AU altho I will be tempted to run an AU exclusive game. Depends on the players and the group that I am in at the time, I guess.