EnderAndrew

I'm going to rate Eru for an example since he was the first to give feedback. Attributes should be on a scale of 1-5 as you can't have a 0 in an attribute. Skills are on a scale of 0-5. You don't necessary have a rating in every skill. I'll try to make pretty character sheets, but if someone would like to put one together who has nifty artistic skills, they will get bonus XP. Attributes: Intellgence - 3 - Above average intelligence Wits - 3 - He responds faster than most and thinks quick on his feet Will - 2 - He requires sleep and wears out Chutzpah - 4 - He is not afraid to question mods, or Feargie himself Manipulation - 2 - Eru has a strong personality, but follows more than leads Charisma - 4 - Extremely likeable Skills: Artful Dodging - 2 Complaining - 2 Derailing - 2 Humor - 2 Netiquette - 3 (He makes his posts quite readable!) Private Messaging - 2 Spam - 3 Stealth - 3 (I don't even know either of his dupe accounts) Thread Creation - 2 Tip-Toeing - 2 Backgrounds: Fame - 4 (Not a top-10 poster but I keep assuming he is) Respect - 4 (Never heard a bad word about Eru) Followers - 2 (While he has no real detractors, I don't see people go out of their way to get his back that often) Dupe Accounts - 2 Net Access - 1 Spellmar - 3

Did the world end and Europe implode?

I as the ST would have to watch the OOC channel for questions, and it wouldn't speed the game up that much more, though the IC channel would look cleaner.

I think trolling is baiting. The purpose of trolling is to illicit a response. What do you do with the points? Well, you can't play a simulator without a character sheet. I think it would just be fun to have the sheets to show. If people come up with good ideas for character progression, let me know. Maybe when you go up a level on the forum you get to apply some new points around.

We need a few more suggestions for merits and flaws then. For the time being, people can rate each other and either post said ratings publicly here, or send them to me in email. I'm curious to see how people are going to rate me.

We could go with 1337! And instead of saying that you get a limited number of points, I was going to simply average how people rate you on each of the various attributes, skills and backgrounds. I'm debating whether or not you should be able to rate yourself as well. And what should the minimum be? Should it take a minimum or say 3 or 5 people to rate you for you to get a character sheet posted on the website? I think UBB Code is a good suggestion! Are there any other skills or attributes you would add, take away or change?

I'd say so. Arcanum is largely inspired by FO and there aren't enough games like it. It's not a perfect game, but it is pretty good.

Karzack loves Feargie too much to stay away.

Fanout aside, here is a quick idea for TOMBS. Here is my initial concept for rules/character stats: I'm thinking there are 2 attribute groups: Mental Social Intellgence Chutzpah Wits Charisma Will Manipulation Skills Artful Dodging - The ability to sidestep barbs, flames and the like. Complaining - The ability to bitch and get heard. Derailing - The ability to throw a thread off-track. Emoticons - :darque: (Using emoticons as your primary method of posting) Esoteric Trivia - The ability to pull random knowledge out of thin air. Flaming - The ability to rip into someone, often colorfully. Flirting - The ability to flirt online. Humor - Making people laugh through whatever means online. Kung-Fu - The ability to smite people down. Note this is different than flaming. Lurking - The ability to sneak into a forum quietly and leave without posting. Nanny - The ability mother the little forum rats and teach people to play nice. Naysaying - All is doom, and you will tell us why! Netiquette - The knowledge and application of good netiquette. Nitpicking - The ability to pick apart the smallest details. On-Topic - The ability to maintain a thread on-topic, and/or swing and off-topic thread back on-topic. Private Messaging - The ability to utilize PMs as part of your TOMBS experience. Quoting - The ability to archive and pull out meaningful quotes, from literature of previous posts. Rebutting - The ability to deflect and parry. Spam - Spam, spammity, spam! Stealth - :alanschu: (I think you're underestimating my sneakyness!) Therapist - Pscyhoanalyzing your opponents Thread Creation - Creating lively topics. Tip-Toeing - Dancing around the forum rules, often causing others to step on landmines. Trolling - Volourn will explain this one. Word-Play - Punny, very punny. Backgrounds: Fame - How well you are known in TOMBS Respect - How well you are respected in TOMBS Followers - How many people will flock to your cause Dupe Accounts - Dupe accounts aren't always used as Followers. Sometimes they are used for more devious uses. Net Access - Having fast, and ample net access in a given day. Spellmar - Spelling and grammar. Merits/Flaws: Code Monkey - You can utilize UBB Code like a pro! Moderator - By the power of Castle Grayskull, you are a Mod! Moderator Attention - You have drawn the attention/ire of the mods! Attachment Fanboy/Fangirl Get creative and come up with your own merits/flaws!

Given that I haven't played the game, I'm happy to avoid spoilers.

If I recall, I was able to buy all but one of the alchemy ingredients.

What is a Swedish team using? I must have missed something. Ultima V - Lazarus doesn't even use the combat mechanics of Dungeon Siege. They modded Dungeon Siege but completely replaced the combat rules. Still, it wasn't the engine that was the problem. There are Fallout 2 tools. (Ideally I'd love to get my hands on the supposedly-open-source source code for Ian Out and finish the scripting portion). The problem was micro-management and personality conflicts. One team member drove several away, and while I spent all my time trying to hunt people down, very few people did any actual work. Then when I wasn't around, absolutely nothing was done. Nevermind the fact that there was a design document and tasks assigned. Most of team seemed incapable of doing much. There were some incredible team members like Corpse I would very much like to try and get back. I'm finishing up a website, and putting a new power supply in my main PC (again), and reinstalling Windows, etc. I can't tell you the number of PC crashes I've had due to power problems. Argh. But I'm planning on sending out official requests for certain team members next week. The updated design document is something I'm proud of. If we do nothing other than a small demo, I'd be happy. If we just make this one town, I'd be happy. Alanschu is the only person who has read the updated design document other than me. Ask him what he thinks.

Because I've been talking with people about resurrecting it.

The original bored me as well though some contend the game has a good story if you really play it.

He's been on quite a bit tonight posting in the Troubleshooting section.

There is a new patch out. http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=19431

You haven't noticed Padre Jim?

I have a modded XBox and will beta-test an XBox version if you make one. xbox-scene.com is a good place to check for where people converted PC mods for KOTOR:1 to Xbox mods. Maybe a few people already did the same for KOTOR:2.

Maybe the intend to primarily distribute it via DVDs with gaming magazines.

Servant of Eru gets 20 TOMBS exp for having a duplicate account that is convincing in being a seperate account. (In reality, I truly believe it to be a seperate person who coincidentally seems like a duplicate account of Eru's, but I'll give Eru credit for manipulating the whole thing).

http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=36136&hl= This is another topic on Dungeon Siege that is only a few days old. I'm glad you liked the demo however. You may also want to delete the second copy of this, since you actually created two new threads.

I've been up to NorCal. The finest steakhouses in the world all ship their beef from Omaha for a reason. Supposedly the only beef finer is Kobe beef in Japan. Yet the local Kobe steakhouse serves Omaha beef instead of Kobe beef. I asked the chef why, as I've never tried Kobe beef and wanted to. He said Omaha beef is just as good as Kobe beef.

I do believe Darkside is of the female persuasion. So prepare for slapping to commence!

I find California stores have a much greater variety in produce in general. Nebraska just has the best beef in the country, and arguably the world.

I'm sure RPGDot, RPGCodex and the like would do the same.