tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post6891930879491499996..comments2023-05-27T11:14:02.426-04:00Comments on Some Space to Think: Two Guys With SwordsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-6753188052345087972010-12-26T15:45:29.946-05:002010-12-26T15:45:29.946-05:00Somewhere out there Fritz Leiber is smiling.Somewhere out there Fritz Leiber is smiling.5stonegameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694550968360550229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-30886380104150213682010-12-25T12:31:39.280-05:002010-12-25T12:31:39.280-05:00We played Two Men With Swords last Thursday and ha...We played Two Men With Swords last Thursday and had a smashingly good time with it. I had an impulsive, vainglorious Thief type. Andrew played a unflappable alchemist type with sticky fingers. The game opened with us falling from an unreasonable height, getting chased by assassins of the Eyeless gods, breaking into their temple and interupting the preparations for a love potion which we used on their deity and whose statues started chasing Andrew's character in an obsessive attempt to consummate the marriage. There was much sword fighting and even explosions.nocluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-51186412160166640942010-12-15T09:21:15.447-05:002010-12-15T09:21:15.447-05:00@Morgan Short answer is laziness. Longer answer is...@Morgan Short answer is laziness. Longer answer is that if you really want the existing attributes, they may perfectly fine distinction, but ditching the fixed lists allows for my 'stats' to be "Hulking" "Northern Barbarian" and "Skald" to much the same effect.<br /><br />-Rob D.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-47272766888169631982010-12-14T23:41:16.456-05:002010-12-14T23:41:16.456-05:00Rob this looks terrific. One question though, by N...Rob this looks terrific. One question though, by No Stats I assume you mean no Attributes. Is this Correct? And if so is there a reason for this?Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992201292096231929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-51702414840859714512010-12-14T17:59:28.127-05:002010-12-14T17:59:28.127-05:00I would totally play Two Guys With Swords.I would totally play Two Guys With Swords.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-84816333452418662622010-12-14T15:44:47.210-05:002010-12-14T15:44:47.210-05:00Sounds splendid. Simple story-inspiring mechanics ...Sounds splendid. Simple story-inspiring mechanics like this are right up my alley. And widely creative but manageable random tables are great inspiration. Reminds me of Second Hand Lions and Indiana Jones and other cinematic adventure thrillers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-86493451120029513172010-12-14T13:28:03.192-05:002010-12-14T13:28:03.192-05:00I continue to be very pleased.I continue to be very pleased.Cam_Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162534181760938499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-90760594525661136262010-12-14T12:20:41.577-05:002010-12-14T12:20:41.577-05:00I'm not certain I've said this of game mec...I'm not certain I've said this of game mechanics before, so duly note my remark, please:<br /><br />Hawt. Very hawt.Deborah Donoghuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757575115119206182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-44099386541817137552010-12-14T12:07:40.666-05:002010-12-14T12:07:40.666-05:00@EKB The roles are set in stone only insofar as yo...@EKB The roles are set in stone only insofar as you want to capture a certain criminal feel. For other styles and Genres, other roles would be entirely appropriate (and similarly, no rule says there needs to be exactly 5 of them).<br /><br />To give an example, it would be very easy to use the list of Roles from my Tempo game, which are designed to handle Cold War spies:<br /><br />Athlete<br />Diplomat<br />Observer<br />Politician<br />Scholar<br />Soldier<br />Technician<br />Thief<br /><br />Those are maybe a bit narrow for a direct port, but they are hopefully illustrative. You could do other tricks too: for example a swashbuckling game's roles might be:<br /><br />Courtier<br />Soldier<br />Ruffian<br />Priest<br />Scholar<br /><br />Or a cop game might just implicitly let everyone have "Cop d8" and then have the roles be specialties like:<br />Investigator<br />Interrogation<br />Undercover<br />Scientist/Computer<br />Badass<br /><br />That help?<br /><br /><br />-Rob D.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-48109362647733421622010-12-14T11:53:47.560-05:002010-12-14T11:53:47.560-05:00At the risk of spoiling a bit of what I'm hopi...At the risk of spoiling a bit of what I'm hoping to run next Gameday:<br />How set in stone are the Roles? If I wanted to run "normal ordinary law-abiding folk trying to fix it themselves" as the basic concept of the team, could I eliminate Thief as a role? Same with Tinkerer - it might fit, it might not... so could I just eliminate it? Or simplify the Attributes further to Power-Finesse-Resistance?<br />And Cam was right - I needed to actually read the rules instead of the skim over I gave it under the excuse of "it's Cortex." And in the vein of such "roll X, keep 2"... When there's multiple dice to a contest (2dN v 2dN is just that), the dice that would be dropped become Wagers, high dropped die decides who starts the cycle of "yes and." The actual roll stands - there's no negation of that - but the fallout can get wider. Obvious application of this? Critical hits... ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591314495319520460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-35412431074907357172010-12-14T11:40:48.964-05:002010-12-14T11:40:48.964-05:00Wow, this thought provoking, I especially like cho...Wow, this thought provoking, I especially like choosing 2 Talents for your guy and 1 for the other... the tables feel a little Fiasco-esque (this is a good thing)Dave Bozarthhttp://www.twitter.com/DaveBozarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-71126136359731688352010-12-14T11:34:58.340-05:002010-12-14T11:34:58.340-05:00"Yes, all right, I admit it: We're strapp..."Yes, all right, I admit it: We're strapped to the altar of something best unnamed. Still, though... s'better than getting married, right?"<br /><br />I may find the time and opportunity to run this on the weekend. Here's hoping.Mike Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547961835994778883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-55348560648023952042010-12-14T11:08:44.175-05:002010-12-14T11:08:44.175-05:00This applies to not only this post but the whole s...This applies to not only this post but the whole series of Leverage hacks posts - but now seems a good time to comment:<br /><br />I really like the notion of "Tinkerer" as a stand-in term for Hacker because it cuts right to the heart of the role in question - someone who subverts or bypasses the natural state of the environment by manipulating the environment itself in ways that are not typically possible. Whether you're a hacker, an alchemist, a gadgeteer or a wizard, you're accomplishing your goals by making reality/physics/chemistry/technology work in ways it normally doesn't. So yeah, I think "Tinkering" is a good universal term for that role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-31361398419075555842010-12-14T10:48:35.564-05:002010-12-14T10:48:35.564-05:00Made of win.Made of win.CapnIndigonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-4520513546337837902010-12-14T10:41:34.395-05:002010-12-14T10:41:34.395-05:00Unadulterated brilliance.Unadulterated brilliance.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362641974657304051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-44697401483632544512010-12-14T10:37:03.776-05:002010-12-14T10:37:03.776-05:00This whole thing just sounds like a fun-factory, b...This whole thing just sounds like a fun-factory, but there's just something about "Two Guys with Swords ... falling from an unreasonable height ... still hungover the rest is a blur ... currently naked" that DEMANDS I go out RIGHT NOW and find some people to play with. Excuse me, gotta run, bye!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-29081469983157074382010-12-14T10:31:23.654-05:002010-12-14T10:31:23.654-05:00I love both of you and want to have your mutant Le...I love both of you and want to have your mutant Leiber babies.Chad Underkofflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490777597321061502noreply@blogger.com