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I assume you are going to up the ranged weapons damage as well, then? That's the reason there is aggravated damage. And characters with 10 soak dice are not the norm. Only heavily combat-oriented (and very powerful) characters have that sort of stats. Not only that, but it also introduces a huge imbalance between going bare-fisted and carrying a knife or a sword, to the point of rendering the brawl skill useless, unless you have Protean. It's interesting that you bring up the Assamites, considering that their special brand Discipline allows them to deal aggravated damage with melee weapons. I'd rather not be hit with 10+ dice of aggravated damage several times in a round from a regular melee weapon if I can help it. In fact, I'd probably be playing an Assamite if I had known we were using this kind of crazy damage. " Well, you are the GM and you have the final say on any rules matter. But in my experience, modifying the rules this way can result in unpleasant imbalances, as a lucky roll can end the "Final Boss" in the first stroke of a fight, somewhat ruining the Chronicle, or result in Final Death for a PC "before they know what hit them". But hey, you're the boss.

Kaftan's right, again. I had lots of fun last night, but it was kinda slow. That whole fight scene was unnecessary and unusually cumbersome. I guess it's because it was the first game for some, but I really hope things speed up in the next sessions. You can try to handle dice rolls yourself, but I don't think it will really make a difference once players get used to the basics. More like the opposite, in fact. I'm looking forward to the next session.

H-B, Bal.

Um, Doom 3 is sincerely predictable. After about thirty minutes it became obvious which actions were going to trigger an enemy spawn, or behind what corner there was going to be a zombie, thus eliminating any possible scares derived from surprise. Which was the whole point of the game being a perpetual dark alley to begin with. It became annoying very fast. AvP2 on the other hand...

Even if it was PAC-MAN with supermutants instead of ghosts, it would be Fallout. That's because they have the license, and you don't. ) Whether it will be <insert random adjective of epic proportions> or not is a different matter altogether. Ah, yes. It shows in the dispassionate demeanor you show each time you post in a FO-related thread (including but not restricted to this one).

I fail to see how that is necessarily a good thing.

For as long as they can keep a good array of RP'ing options, a plot (and storytelling) good enough to keep the player going, a fair amount of the FO atmosphere, and a somewhat balanced combat system, it will be a good RPG. I'll judge it when the game is out. It's funny how people say that "if it ain't isometric TB, it ain't Fallout". Sorry folks, Fallout is the universe. If make a game in that setting, it will be as much Fallout as the originals. It's time to move on.

Well, okay. In that case, you can borrow the portrait I intended to use before I found one slightly better by chance. There you go.

You n00bs. Behold the paradigm of aircraft engineering.

Yeah, yeah. But will there be some ph4t 1007 to grab or not?!

Alas, that's about it. It sucked when they cancelled Enterprise, despite all the haters and continuity nazis throwing a party worldwide. Yeah, I think I remember it. Didn't follow it though, and I don't really remember anything about it other than the name.

Initiative rolls. Those can be made according to the order of the list of users logged in on the channel. Simple enough.

The quotation marks are a good idea. It's the only way to clearly difference between IC and OOC stuff. However, other than that, establishing somewhat fixed rules can be cumbersome. I recommend we just exercise common sense, try to be the most clear possible when posting instructions/dialogues/requests/actions, and most importantly, try not to flood the chat. Also, I think it may be a good idea to find a way to indicate that the character has finished talking, to avoid interruptions and help make more coherent conversations. We'll probably need to establish some kind of order to follow when making initiative rolls and whatnot. With eleven people all rolling dice and declaring actions in an uncoordinated fashion, playing can become impossible. The /me command can be used in a descriptive way, to combine action and dialogue too: *Angelo takes a closer look at the watch and says: It means you need to change the battery. But since this post may appear anytime between today and next week, my suggestions might not be of any use at all, so whatever. Authority: Fret not, I am always vigilant

It's all about the Zionist conspiracy to disband the Israeli parliament and destroy the Jedi.

Yeah. The great thing about the future is that nobody can predict it accurately - not even Volurn.

Send it to Kaftan, he's got them all in his server. You could send it to me too, but I don't know what's the bandwidth cap they have at photobucket.

I think you mean eccentric. Not only that. Pluto's orbit is way out of the ecliptic too.

Tantrum.

"real" in substitution of "really" is an accepted colloquial form. Nope, not a problem. That wasn't an attack, mind you. But that's a usual sign of a tantrum and I was just pointing it out. Looks like to me that you need a bit of love right now.

Yes, Lucius. It's called sarcasm and it's miles away from yelling "ur a prick!!!11". So deal with it and stop spamming. )

Wow, you must be real pissed. I mean, now even your grammar is losing consistency. Take a deep breath, go outside, have a walk. And stop making every thread about me, somebody's going to think you're in love with me or something.

Screw up? Interesting notion you have. The only one that has screwed up is you. I didn't attack you in my post, and therefore your streak of trolling was uncalled for and only served to derail the thread. I expect it to either be closed or pruned very soon, starting with your post. So, whatever.

Yeah. indeed. I mean,

I could flame you as I usually do, but I know it just feels better to have your posts deleted by moderation. You have been reported.