Doug wrote that the basid steps were:
"1. Determine Attributes (Chapter 4)
2. Choose Species (Chapter 2)
3. Choose Species Skills (Sidebar, page 85)
4. Choose Personal Development...
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Doug wrote that the basid steps were:
"1. Determine Attributes (Chapter 4)
2. Choose Species (Chapter 2)
3. Choose Species Skills (Sidebar, page 85)
4. Choose Personal Development...
If there is one thing I can say about Decipher, they are dedicated to the long term. They care about their employees and their products. And Warren Holland is a terrific businessman. If there's a...
The trouble I have with the "above or below" aspect of the map is that it's not really indicated. I agree that it makes sense to say some planets are above or below Earth's plane, but it's so easy to...
Professional abilities presented us with a bit of a problem. Because the game system is still essentially a point-build process, professional abilities had to be worth 3 advancement picks. That meant...
Maybe someday I'll start a game design thread here....
I'm sure this is being discussed elsewhere, but I couldn't find it and this thread seems appropriate here.
I walked into my local Barnes & Noble on 5th Ave looking for a new novel to read (and to...
Since you asked, I'll tell you.
Since August 5th, I moved from the DC area to NYC (Brooklyn, to be precise). I grew up in this neighborhood and I'm thrilled to be back.
I've been looking for a...
Dude!
I've been looking for you! I can hop the N R or W right into Chinatown. I've already been to the Village twice.
I love NY!
Dr. Bashir, I've always been more than willing to talk about game design. =)
What I took away from my experience at WotC is that games are just that—games. People can whine about how roleplaying...
>>Oh, so you admitt it Ross! You sent the screen to the printer but you actually forgot to tell them to print it!<<
Actually, I didn't do anything. I haven't worked for Decipher since August 5th.
Sending something to the printer isn't the same as telling the printer to actually print. :)
When we set out to design the Coda System, we all sat down and made a list of the things that did not work the way we had intended in with the Icon System.
Next, we decided to make the game look...
It's nice to see gamers expanding the game system. I figured someone would add the other kethni if we just started the process....
I developed the Star Trek: Starships Sourcebook, and I think Don Mappin and Dave Biggins did a great job. I think you're all going to be very happy with it. In addition to a first chapter that...
I just checked it myself, and the skills are correct in the NG sample characters:
Armed Combat: Klingon Traditional Weapons (Bat'leth)
Group: skill (specialty)
And why are your players using...
Profit,
I don't think the combat system is "silly," or "very silly."
I think it conforms with the mass of RPGs out there. In D&D, you can take several hits from a sword. In Call of Cthulhu you...
For those of you wondering about Jess' Star Trek chops, I had an involved, detailed discussion with him about androids and their place in the game. He pulled out some pretty obscure episode...
>>Why the "former line developer"? Your choice or Decipher's?<<
Oh, the choice was mine.
When I moved to Washington, DC, I was informed that I could no longer remain the Star Trek RPG Line...
>>This all begs the question, though... what's Ross Isaacs' fate?<<
Ah, that is the question, isn't it?
When I moved to Washington, DC, I was informed that I could no longer remain the Star...
Don Mappin e-mailed me today asking me to drop by and say "hello."
I've been working pretty hard since my move to DC, writing 1/3rd of the Star Trek: Aliens Sourcebook, developing the Star Trek:...
>>Still, I am sorry to say it, I am not convinced. After all, where in the rules does it say anything about stacking courgae enhancing abilities?
The intention of these abilities could have been: ...
>>This may be in the rules and I just haven't seen it yet but I'm guessing that it would not be unreasonable to allow a character's native tongue to be advanced as a professional skill?<<
It's not...
>>For example, the negative TN modifiers on academic tests due to mind imparing circumstances. It is acctually suppose to be a positive modifiyer. That is a mojor rules point that can cause a bit of...
You could pick any edge you want at either stage of character development, and treat the ones listed at "suggestions." Or you could treat the edge picks as a closed list. It's up to you, which is why...
>>"Why do some of the tables modify the TN and some modify the test result?" I was trying to make things consistent (to my mind). <<
This has been the bone of contention in the office for almost...