[OOC] Hivemind IC Game Brainstorm thread

[Terraism]

Sounds like you two've got a plan. For the record, I use the powers known/pp table from ITCK, as well as the secondary discipline rules. I do not use the "spells as powers" information. Also, psionics and magic are interchangeable for the purposes of affecting one another. (Dispelling, SR, etc.) As far as skills are concerned, they are not interchangeable (psicraft != spellcraft) but there is some overlap. One can use the skill as it relates to the other form, but at a -10 penalty; i.e., a psion attempts to figure out what a wizard is casting, and rolls a psicraft check with a -10 penalty.

 

[Capellan]

Sounds like I need to pick up ITCK.

Does anyone know what the difference is between the print and PDF versions of the product? There's a 20 page difference in the page count.

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Sounds like you two've got a plan. For the record, I use the powers known/pp table from ITCK, as well as the secondary discipline rules. I do not use the "spells as powers" information. Also, psionics and magic are interchangeable for the purposes of affecting one another. (Dispelling, SR, etc.) As far as skills are concerned, they are not interchangeable (psicraft != spellcraft) but there is some overlap. One can use the skill as it relates to the other form, but at a -10 penalty; i.e., a psion attempts to figure out what a wizard is casting, and rolls a psicraft check with a -10 penalty.

all that sounds fine to me. I assume we're starting at first level, point buy? Available books?


Capellan, i'll let you pick first. I'm off to bed soon, so i won't be doing much of anything till tomarrow.

 

[Terraism]

Sounds like I need to pick up ITCK.

Does anyone know what the difference is between the print and PDF versions of the product? There's a 20 page difference in the page count.

First off, you don't need to pick it up just for that - it's a small enough bit of information - like 1/3 of a page, tops - that I can just send it to you. As for the differences, I don't have a clue.

all that sounds fine to me. I assume we're starting at first level, point buy? Available books?

And, Sir Osis, both assumptions are correct. However, I wouldn't make your character until after I get the basics on the setting posted - there's enough changes to races that it might effect your decision. A few altered classes, as well. The website should be up in just a few days; I finally have web space, for the first time in like forever, but it's not working right. I've got to talk to the computer guys tomorrow or Tuesday.

 

[Capellan]

First off, you don't need to pick it up just for that - it's a small enough bit of information - like 1/3 of a page, tops - that I can just send it to you. As for the differences, I don't have a clue.

I don't know if Bruce Cordell would be thrilled about that .

I might bug arwink first, actually - there is every chance he has a copy.

Probably the only difference between print and PDF is the amount of artwork, or something.

I'll probably still buy the print version, though. I'm old-fashioned, like that.

 

[Terraism]

I don't know if Bruce Cordell would be thrilled about that .

I don't know - I understand why copying books and sending them around is a bad thing, and fully agree. However, I'd argue that it's completely fair use to allow a player in your campaign to copy a small, pertinent section out of one of the books you own, rather than have to buy his own copy for less than a page.

 

[Ashwyn]

I think I'd like to play a fighter type. I'll wait and see what we're playing before I choose a race.

 

[Terraism]

Sounds good - and the website oughta be up this afternoon; I'm working on some Calc homework now, before I head to class in a about two hours, but after that I'm going to go harass the server people until they fix the problem.

 

[Mr Fidgit]

so far it's: Sir Osis and Capellan - psionicists, Ashwyn - fighter, and LcKedovan and myself - undeclared, right?

depending on the final choices of races, setting, etc., i'd like to try a rogue

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

so far it's: Sir Osis and Capellan - psionicists, Ashwyn - fighter, and LcKedovan and myself - undeclared, right?

depending on the final choices of races, setting, etc., i'd like to try a rogue

I vote we don't allow rogues or fighters!