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Brilliant Gameologists Podcast / New Episode on April 23rd
« on: April 28, 2012, 02:35:13 AM »
Thanks for releasing a new episode. It was awesome and hopefully there will be more to come. 
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Creations & Ephemera / Mysticon
« on: January 21, 2012, 02:00:55 AM »
Anyone going to Mysticon in Virginia? I plan on running Misspent Youth Saturday evening.
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Gaming Advice / DoW scripting strategies
« on: December 30, 2011, 10:37:35 PM »
OK, Santa got me Burning Wheel Gold for Christmas. 
I used to own revised. I read it, loaned it out and never got it back. 
I also got the Mouseguard box set in my stocking (it was a big sock) 
. I am able to discern from reading but never playing that there is no perfect strategy. One has to be able to read his opponent and have an argument that fits the maneuver. However from listening to the Podgecast I heard it mentioned how leading with "Feint" can lead to disaster. If your opponent comes out of the gate swinging "scripting point" you can get hosed. I would think that leading with "point" is a natural way to start a debate. Thereby one could look at his opponent and say he/she has passion about this topic and is an aggressive speaker you may choose to lead with "Obfuscate". What other strategies can people suggest?
I used to own revised. I read it, loaned it out and never got it back. I also got the Mouseguard box set in my stocking (it was a big sock) . I am able to discern from reading but never playing that there is no perfect strategy. One has to be able to read his opponent and have an argument that fits the maneuver. However from listening to the Podgecast I heard it mentioned how leading with "Feint" can lead to disaster. If your opponent comes out of the gate swinging "scripting point" you can get hosed. I would think that leading with "point" is a natural way to start a debate. Thereby one could look at his opponent and say he/she has passion about this topic and is an aggressive speaker you may choose to lead with "Obfuscate". What other strategies can people suggest?
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Brilliant Gameologists Podcast / I disagree with a statement by Josh
« on: November 24, 2011, 11:01:40 AM »
I have played WoD for years. I have had fun, because of the people I play with. I don't like the system. Mostly because the math doesn't work. As you gain a certain amount of expertise in a skill/power your chance of failure increases. This is just plain stupid. Plus I'm not interested in the flavor of the game and want to do other more interesting things with my limited gaming time. However I have heard Josh say on numerous occasions that WoD doesn't have a social mechanic. My contention is that it does, it's a bad one, but it's there. As I said in other places, I have read Burning Wheel but have not played it .... yet. I have also listened to the podgecast and heard about Diaspora. These games have very intricate and interesting social mechanics. But I don't think that because other games have a better social mechanic doesn't mean that WoD doesn't have one. Social Attribute + Skill vs. Social Attribute + Skill IS a mechanic. And there are in fact 3 social attributes, rather than the 1 that exists in most of the older games. There are also numerous skills and powers that are dependent on a characters social stats.
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