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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:37:03 +1100

Create a Character (each day in January) posted in General Zone forum comment posted by Myridian

For Morgan I gave her Star Force knowledge, she's really into knowing the chain of command and noteworthy people in the Force. Since all the species in the Frontier have their own organizations, you could invent some of those and use area knowledge to understand the ins and outs of their organization.
There might be overlap with bureaucracy and Street smart, and maybe culture.
Maybe for area knowledge you would have information about the people and places more than the cultures

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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:20:16 +1100

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Create a Character (each day in January) posted in General Zone forum comment posted by uncle_jimbo

I'm thinking about how area knowledge might work for the Frontier. In some ways it resembles the Verge, with strong identification to independent systems, but also has organisations that are influential across the setting.

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Mutant Crawl Classics

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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:24:22 +1100

Mutant Crawl Classics

Mutant Crawl Classics posted in Gamma World forum comment posted by derek_holland

There are two setting books. The first is the collection of the zine Under the Broken Moon and the second is the Road Atlas, I don't have either of them yet. The Delver's Guide has a little information, but nothing as in depth as the two books. It does have a city, but there is no map and the description leaves it wanting for me.

None of the GW editions have much in terms of setting. 4e is the only one with a setting supplement (Overlord of Bonparr) and that simply describes one nation. The rest use their modules, if any, to help fill out the world.

And if it ever is released, I have doubts 8e will be any different.

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Mutant Crawl Classics

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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 05:48:12 +1100

Mutant Crawl Classics

Mutant Crawl Classics posted in Gamma World forum comment posted by derek_holland

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/378925...Mutagenesis-DCC

The Umerica book on mutations has finally been released.

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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:15:10 +1100

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Create a Character (each day in January) posted in General Zone forum comment posted by Myridian

One thing I have to say, this challenge has refined my ability to guessstimate the skill point spends of a first level character. Once I decide on the character and some back story, the skill choices come fairly quickly, and the costs are always in the ballpark. Before this I'd have to juggle points a lot more between the skills I wanted and those I could afford.

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Applied Xenology

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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:06:07 +1100

Applied Xenology

Applied Xenology posted in Dark•Matter forum comment posted by derek_holland

https://lithub.com/are-we-running-out-of-mo...the-real-world/

Looking at monster as metaphor from the viewpoint of a fiction writer.

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/wha...ming-be.891802/

I asked for ideas on designing monsters as metaphor for global warming and there are plenty of excellent answers in that thread.

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Creature Design Philosophy

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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:06 +1100

Creature Design Philosophy

Creature Design Philosophy posted in Gamma World forum comment posted by derek_holland

Sometimes the best way to create a new critter is to combine two old ones. This is my fusion of the ankheg and the Pathfinder fungal crawler:

An unnamed crustacean species that is partially made of fungal tissue. It is a burrower that preys mostly on subsurface animals. It comes to the surface on windy days to ensure its spores spread as far as possible. These grow into a normal mass of fungi. This all fungal stage is typically found in forests and its presence increases plant growth by 5-10% by boosting the nutrient flow around roots, though there is also a downside for the plants. One in twenty of their seeds are replaced by tiny, immature crustaceans. The breeding cycle of the crustacean is between two and five years and the adults usually live for twenty to fifty years. The more predation pressure they suffer, the faster they breed and shorter they live (the stress kills them even if a predator doesn't).

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Fantasy campaign idea

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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 23:30:44 +1100

Fantasy campaign idea

Fantasy campaign idea (Parasites) posted in Fantasy and Progress Level 3 forum comment posted by derek_holland

The heroes are house plant supers, transformed when the great enemy of humanity appeared in the recent past. They hide as their unintelligent, immobile kin as humans tend to react poorly to thinking and acting objects.

The great foe- night terror beasts, killer appliances, alien duplicates (i.e. pod people), vice demons, and others that can be found within occupied houses.

All of the plants suffer from two flaws- no hands, no legs. Their powers should make up for it, telekinesis at the least. But constantly relying on their FX points to do simple actions should be an issue that pops up often.

For those who enjoy minis, there are plenty of tiny plants for sale (usually succulents) that could be used at the table.

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Posthuman technology

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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 23:24:39 +1100

Posthuman technology

Posthuman technology posted in Equipment, Cybertech and Weapons forum comment posted by derek_holland

Actually healing can be very important for some forms of technology. Both SG-1 and Transhuman Space come to mind. Teal'c could survive radiation that would cripple the others because of his symbiont (and later the drug). In TS L5 is filled with poorly shielded habitats and the only reason squatters can survive is engineering and nanotech enhancements.

Now apply that to devices with poor/no shielding- they are cheaper to construct and won't harm the expected user. The same works for toxins, either created purposefully by the tech or as a side effect.

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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:44:01 +1100

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Create a Character (each day in January) posted in General Zone forum comment posted by Myridian

Day 5: Morgan,, a scout ship captain based on the Star Frontiers cover image.

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