Since Jalia is a trasnformed Ayslian Barbarian, she has not any faith (yet).

In reply to Jalia (msg # 42):

People will be loosely connected based on their backstories. I am still waiting on some information from some characters, but the stories are mostly coming together.

Does someone have Lock Picking?

I don't. Mind you in Aylse we have medieval locks, so you can pick them with your dagger...

I think it could easily be a very useful skill if you had a point in it.

Sappphire, btww the realm name spelling is AYSLE. :p

!LOL ):

One of the changes in R&E that I didn't like was in the Starting Skills. Non-Tag skills are not capped at 2, and the Tag skill is not free...your 16 skill adds does need to include at least 1 add Reality and 3 adds in your Tag skill.

I had forgotten this changed in R&E or I would have clarified before. Sorry about that.

Congratulations!

We are at 9 player requests and the game is closed¹.

I am awaiting 3 character profiles, but have already figured out how many of you came to be together. If I haven't discussed this with you yet, I will be reaching out to you soon.

Anyone who has at least a concept and name approved by 20JUN20² will begin RP "introductions" at that time while we finish up any loose creation ends. The group has been working together for a few weeks at that point, shortly before the adventure begins. Anyone who needs more time will be able to join once their character is ready...there are multiple excelent insertion points, depending on the character in question.

Questions are always welcome³. I can't promise that all 10 of us will 100% agree on every issue. I won't promise to bow to majority rule on any given issue. I do promise I will give consideration to any question, concern, or disagreement as long as arguments are only arguments in the technical term. (Those who have raised concerns so far have been polite and hopefully have found my replies to be in kind.) I am well aware that I am neither Omniscient nor Infalable and will not punish anyone for pointing out a mistake I made, even if there is some hidden reason it wasn't a mistake after all.

TORG was my gaming soulmate. This is the game I left my first-love (AD&D) over. To be fair that relationship had already soured (2nd ED) and we were only together for the children, but still TORG was the embodiment of gaming beauty in my eyes. I am hoping to provide all of us with some of that Joy and Beauty here.



1. For now...if this works the way I hope, I could add more and have different groups running simultaneously. Not an infinivers type; everyone would be on the same world just results from each group's adventures would impact the course of the same war and characters could occasionally switch, combine, or split groups

2. We can start sooner if and when everyone not yet ready agrees to join mid adventure (hint: if any of the 3 wants to play an Edeinos, each of the first 3 scenes have perfect places for that character to join, though it would also be fine to have them along from the beginning).

3. One of my RL tag lines is, "I promise an answer to any question, any question at all. I make no guarantees to the accuracy of my answers."

neat ! :)

So is Jalia's character sheet and background validated ? So I can upate the Description SHeet.

Looking forwards to starting!

Hey everybody!

I'm looking forward to this as well.  It's been a while since I played Classic Torg.

Aperios, I have a few questions about the meshed rules... i.e. using the new decks with the classic rules.

1. Are we using Cosm Cards?
2. Are you pulling any cards from the Destiny Deck or changing rules on some?  Coup De Grace for example.  Hmm... I guess that's the only example.
3. Since we're using the new decks, I suppose there are no Subplot Card rules, right?

Anyway, I'm psyched.

Yes, I have not codified all of the corrections required, but this forum will allow for spot rulings to be preserved for consistancy.



Conflicting cards, like CdG, will adopt the Original TORG card text



The carried over Subplot Cards (Romance, Mistaken Identity...) will function like the OTORG Subplots, which brings up a point: Adventure Costs for powers/enhancement packages and such will be paid from Possibilites, thus Possibilities are definately Individual; I am on the fence about Group XP. How do you all feel about Group vs Individual XP?

I really don't like individual xp. I think it turns the game into a competition instead of cooperative. If the GM does it ... sure ... it's their game and everything. But I much prefer group xp.

Individual Xp rates issues came from the Super Cards imho. Personally I'm ok for both group or individual XP, as long as the Super Card effect issue is adressed.

No real opinion on group vs individual xp.

I think that if we work as a group than we should gain exp as a group, if there are solo threads or solo complication that affect a single character they should gain exp for it individually.

@XP/cards
Hopefuly xp isn't random. I would hope the cards give possibilities instead of xp.

I always hated the idea of group XP... then Torg Eternity was the first game I actually played/ran that uses it and now I am a big fan.

That's a long way of saying that I'm fine either way.

Does this mean:

• XP is shared and people spend from a common pool
• We all get the same XP

I thought it meant the second. If it meant the first... hell no. Not ever. Not even maybe.
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I've never even heard of the first.  Where did you come up with that?  It's an interesting thought, actually, but wow that would need the right group!

Anyway, yeah, I really like group XP.  I think it's more fun when everybody is advancing together.

If by "group xp" you mean awarding everyone the same amount of xp at the same time? Yeah I'm fine with that. I'm used to 'milestone' experience in D&D and whatnot, or the exp in Savage Worlds and such, where everyone is handing xp at the same time for things usually.

@Koharu
You are right of course. Yes it would need the right group.

I just looked at the 'Group XP' and the conversations about 'first time I used it', and then realised the Group XP could have multiple meanings. I have seen that style of XP. It didn't work well . But you are right with the correct group it could be effective

It's bad enough having people fight over magic loot.  I couldn't imagine people fighting over XP.

I never heard of a group XP pool before.  It would be a "fun" social experiment.

Yes, the Group XP proposed is "Everyone gets the same amount."

I believe I played with an Ars Magica system that used a varient of the other choice... definitely not for TORG.

Cards will give Possibilities almost exclusively...Glory (now that I have seen the only in Dramatic scenes rule) will give both to the entire group. Well supported Subplots will provide XP as well as Possibilities...ie, if Ben Plays Romance on a Lithuanian farmgirl, and both Sapphire and Matthew get Jealous AND group play is appropriate to increase the enjoyment of the group, the group will get XP, though Ben would get the Possibilities.