[OOC] Chat

[sammichweasel]

None, actually! The expansions always seem to make things easier... I think it's some of the characters. There's one that you can just run around collecting clues with, and she lets other people use her clues no matter where they are in relation to her. So, she just loads up on clues, and people gate-dive with no concern for how many THEY have, and then just eat hers to seal. Kinda ridiculous.

[Naturax]

I always loved the professor. Stick a couple of spells on him and he would be killing monsters all over the place.

[sammichweasel]

Oh, that was another one, Naturax! There's a Seer or something that gets a third hand that she can use with one-handed spells ("Third Eye"). Soooo much Magic damage.

And the Martial Artist! God, get him some Brass Knuckles, things just melted in front of him.

[Naturax]

Now that the game has started I wanted to give everyone some advice:

• the Eclipse will occur on the end of the 4th turn, 4 in-game days from now (each turn is one day in-game)
• there are only four types of assets: investigators, monsters, tomes, and gates. It should be obvious which is which based on the name.
• the system itself rewards collaboration and makes it *very* difficult to succeed at actions by yourself
• therefore, I highly recommend that everyone talk with everyone: make plans, team up on people, and share the information you gain with each other (for the right price, of course)

[Ravage_mk2]

I'm actually looking at picking up the Innsmouth expansion as my first expansion for the game. Miskatonic one seems to be the "expansions for the expansions" box, and the others, while looking interesting, don't draw me as much as the Innsmouth one. (and have already played with the King in Yellow, Dark Pharaoh and Dunwich expansions, and wanted an entirely new one for me chew/choke on )

[Naturax]

I want to sincerely thank each and every one of you for your participation in The Stars Are Right.

However, due to the fact that all game conversations happen in private, none of you are aware that there are so few people actively playing that I feel it unfair to allow them to continue for another couple of weeks as the only couple of players at a table of eight. Therefore, I feel that it is my responsibility to end the game rather than drag it out for another few weeks.

I am entirely responsible for this lack of engagement. Thanks to the feedback I have received thus far, I have learned that I need to prioritize the following three improvements to FactionRPG:

1. create an intuitive user interface
2. host www.factionrpg.com on a much faster server
3. publish rules that are easy to understand

I am excited to begin work on these changes. However it will take me months to complete the work, and in the meanwhile I will not be running any FactionRPG games.

I would love to hear any additional feedback that you may have. Further, if you know anyone willing to donate some time in order to assist me with the improvements that need to be made, it would be much appreciated.

Once again, I am extremely grateful that you spent time on this game in its current state. The feedback I have gathered from this process has been invaluable, and I hope you will give FactionRPG another chance when I try again.

[Tj99]

What kind of help do thou need?

[Naturax]

The site has no design whatsoever, and it needs one.
I need someone comfortable with AJAX to help build an actual user interface.
I need someone to re-write the rules with examples.
I need testers.

I can eventually do all of these things myself, but it would certainly go faster with help.

[Oghain]

I can't do AJAX, but I can write and I can test.

[Naturax]

Neat! Did you notice anything in the rules that you think needs clarification?

[Tj99]

Ditto to Oghain

[Naturax]

Cool! So I think what is really needed is some examples. Showing what the game would look like between, like, four factions, that demonstrates all the different actions and what they look like from different points of view. I'd love some help putting something like that together.

Any ideas for a generic setting that people would "get" on a first read?

[Tj99]

Maybe medieval kingdoms

[Naturax]

Yeah, that's a fine plan. Sound like something you're interested in taking a first stab at?

[Tj99]

If I can find the time I can write something up. What is it exactly that you would like?