Bill the barbarian

Upon meeting a skull in a new forum, i try my best to keep my manners impeccable. It was the least I could do. Cheers

Tha feller with tha handle ah cain't say got it in one go. a blokawood sheildy fer a thing er two, an aks fer anudder an a kuhnife fer hadding a thing more, linthorax cuirass fer tree more and ya now has siks an a haf, add that to the 5 an thas eleventy an a haf, an she look like she got strong enuf fer 15 things at about... Alebaird!

What is this eight ta ten kay gees you is refering to, ah you kids with yer new fangled ways. When I was yer age I didn't count in no Kay Gees, nope used good old Orlanthii term; things. Why that could weigh more that half a thing a piece for the blanket and the helmet, for 1, a water skin a thing adding up to two things, put another thing in fer tha sundries to make it tree and then slap in another couple of things fer tha pointy stick and yer at 5 things right there. Kids, bah! Kay gees, my big fat hairy... Alebaird you git in here this instant 'n leaf them per folk alone. Yes, ingrid my peach dumpling, honey bunch, little duckling... Zounds!

Have we taken a trans-dimensional thread warp to Minimum Skill Chances, p'raps? That formulae looks like it belongs there. Hmm...

Math doesn't lie!

Thank you for the designer's insight, That kind of stuff, as you know, is gold to hobbyist and much appreciated. Let me digest that, Jeff. Cheers

Cool, that makes me think Ernest Borgnine in All Quiet on the Western Front. He could find a meal in 1918 for his wards when there was none to be found. Always had a smoke and a good word for a new recruit who was have a shitty time of it. Knew how to shoot but was like another soldier cept, he knew when it was time to use the toilet and when it was time to sleep.

You sir, are evil!

Sounds about right. There are enough reasons to find ways to attack cult members just based on its raison d'être The reasons can not be avoided without changing the cult (not going to happen) so there may as well be ways to help avoid some of the more obvious hazards.

Fair enough!

That's pretty sweet man, danke schön! And I am looking forward to reading your pieces. cheers

goddam, man! I was looking at it from a sheerly labour oriented side I guess but not understanding a ton o management speak I just googled all that it it sounds like we are on the same wavelength:) I hate to break a lovely game like RQ down to mechanics but it does help me to grasp, it parse it and than try to narrate it back with the wonder re-infused. cheers

RAW herring, you must be french!

Oh I would give it equal weight with the two of us getting into a Monty Python's The Fish-Slapping Dance in the next couple of days... (still on topic... strictly speaking)!

Jeff, could you give us insight as to how that decision got made, no attacks just curious minds and all (I must be a Yinkin). It would help to rule decisions i make and better envision the RQ G combat meta-concept. I would like to get as comfortable with this system as I used to be with RQ 3. That would be why; using Shield and any weapon for attack and parry would not be similar to any weapon attack and parry in the RAW. That is one percentage for both. Cheers

So Luxus, as promised... so delivered! What do ya think? Sorry Phil, can't agree for a change. Work (which combat is) is a question of PPE. Personal Protective Equipment. Not any PPE, but the correct PPE for the job as a laid out above in my post. Wearing the wrong PPE or PPE that is not compatible with all aspects of ones job CAN (not will but can) lead to near misses, injuries and all the way to up fatalities in the wrong circumstances. the Orlanthi battle groups will agree with your thinking of wear what you can afford or own. But I am sure more ordered and unfortunately usually victorious in the end battle groupings of the Yelmalians or the Lunars wold be more in line with sections of battle groups wearing specialized armour to suit the duties assigned to said section Hmm seems I don'[t disagree after all, just a different cultural view to incorporate into my thinking. imo! Not much need in quoting everything you said You are looking at the problem in a little bit of a different way to moi but it all sounds like it's compatible with my thought tangentially. Cheers albinoboo does not say much but zero disagreement with anything he did say! As usual! and jajagappa well he is someone you should pay attention to. and this gent is of the same mind as me, the rule is good as is. (edited because it had become badly mangled in spell check and made no sense, sorry. works now!) Combine Albinoboo's comments with Sumath's and all who agreed with everyone else note the tangents the thought took (they are my favourite part) and add my thoughts to the mix and I am satisfied myself. And hell, with my caveats most definitely throw in PhHibbs. We could all be wrong canonically but I am sure it will work or at least be fun. Are we right, can't say, Maybe someone will chime in or we can wait for Jason's official response but where would the MGF (maximum game fun) be in waiting?

Neat topic, HreshtIronBorne!

I have never wanted to play in Pamaltela (Sorry Sandy!) before this, I have always wanted to play in Pellucidar however. What a great idea!

Correct, like one weapon rolling an attack and a parry with the same skill percentage as per usual, a pair of specialized weapons built for the purpose, i.e. a sword and a shield in this circumstance can attack and parry also with one and the same skill percentage. To me it just makes sense. I'm surprised this was not done in RQ G. As to Revolution that's Rosen McStern's baby is it not? Not familiar with the game, I will have to poke my nose in that door one day and look around. Cheers

So again welcome, don''t feed the grognards They don't bite but can hurt your feelings with their pretensions. Me, a grognard, No, never, not me.. . So... I am going to guess here Luxus, So bear with me. Battle may be a series of melees. but being dressed for the melee is what one wants to do. If your in the skirmish line where speed and the ability to whip a sling above your head are your skill sets, plate armour is not going to help and might will get you killed when your group follows orders and wheels around left at the double? Your trying to keep up and tripping over the weight of your gear as your friends wearing a helm and a Linothorax cuirass are easily outpacing.you. Remember, you do not have to run faster than the Lunar Chariots. just faster than Luxus, Yeah but don't he shine real nice in the sun? :) Another way of looking at it, one can succeed in battle by being a good tactician and wearing what he need on the field of battle to suits the needs of his unit, Whether that be plate for a heavy infantry or light linothorax for the agile skirmisher. Each will have his or her place in battle and their own chances to provide victory for all. David was a light skirmisher when he brought down Goliath (another sword and sandal epic battle with melees thrown in.) Cheers

...and do they live in Torkani* lands? Enquiring minds want to know! * the tribe is also called the "Troll Friends".

Do not know a ton about it, read an article on them back in the 90s in a zine with MOB and Rick Meintz writing and running it called Tales of the Reaching Moon, I wonder if it was the only 2 (3?) continent zine in existence (Oz and N.A. I think). So Londra of Londros, Alebard, Asborn Thriceborn, Naimless, Bagtrap, Errol Silksword were some of the members. They accompanied Leika Orlkensorsdotter into Snake Pipe Hollow. The Temple was a Humakti wooden sword making it a mobile temple.(an idea Greag Stafford said he regretted). They were affiliated with my fave trollball team. the Sazdorf Whackers and Tacklers. That is all I have in my notes. I know a few of the names mentioned as you might, the only tale I can think of outside of this is a Humakti by the name of Naimless fought a gent in Tourney Alter called Allain in CoP. and an intriguing note that says..."appears and disappears though time, space and legend [Wyrm’s Footprint p. 12]" I believe there was troll warrior and a gorilla warrior with one or both havng colourful names. Yeah, that's all my notes... Cheers

oh if only the gods would let me have one more Haha button, for the day. that.. that.... I am glad I was not drinking a coke when I read that. My computer might have suffered a crit to the head!

Yay!

My good man, a fine map indeed, however might I point out the oversight of the lack of Torkani lands. It would seem that our friends the uz, neighbours and Jonstown Confedercy allies; the Cinsina and our foe; the Telmori have swallowed all our lands. Though having taken heavy losses since the accursed horse worshipping Dinacoli turned traitor which we all know led to the temporary occupation of our great nation from the days of my father's youth until the Dragonrise this last year, I assure you that our clans and tribe mostly survive. Yours in Sartar The Torkani