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Post by danbuter on Mar 29, 2009 21:04:56 GMT -5
Considering I have no idea what that is, having never played Traveller...no Use 2d6, of different colors. Select one as the 10's die, and the other as the 1's die. Results will read from 11 to 66. ex. Red die = 10's. White die = 1's. DM rolls both dice. The red die is a 4, the white die is a 3. This means 43 on the table.
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Post by webwarlock on Mar 30, 2009 9:08:49 GMT -5
Well, folks...the prototype is complete. Here are pics: Damn. That look nice as hell. Great job Jason. Tim
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Post by Jason Vey on Mar 30, 2009 10:05:53 GMT -5
Use 2d6, of different colors. Select one as the 10's die, and the other as the 1's die. Results will read from 11 to 66. ex. Red die = 10's. White die = 1's. DM rolls both dice. The red die is a 4, the white die is a 3. This means 43 on the table. That's interesting...but bizarre. I may have to keep it in mind for the future, though. d**n. That look nice as hell. Great job Jason. Tim Thanks, Tim!
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Post by finarvyn on Mar 30, 2009 10:30:49 GMT -5
The Traveller method is an interesting one and it generates 36 numbers with equal probability for each, which is nice becasue I've always disliked the "bell" probability of 2d6 since some numbers get more hits than others.
Taking the same approach as the Traveller model, one could use the first die as a "high-low" and the second as a 1-6 number (giving 12 numbers of the same probability) or use the first d6 like a d3 (1-2, or 3-4, or 5-6) and the second as a 1-6 number (giving 18 numbers of the same probability) if you want some variation in your numbers.
All of the above are a bit odd, however, and seem quite klunky until you get the hang of it.
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Post by Jason Vey on Mar 30, 2009 10:56:46 GMT -5
Yeah, they also kind of come across as, "I just wanted to get rid of other dice, but I'm trying to emulate them with d6's", at least in the case of what I'm doing with S&S. I wanted it to feel a bit more organic than that, so I just took the max possible number with the d10's, and figured how many d6 it'd take to come closest to that. So yeah, there are places in the treasure table where you might need to roll a fistfull of d6's--or just apply a multipler. 10d6 could easily become 1d6x10.
But the treasure table was the only place that problem arose, so it shouldn't be a major issue.
Now, if one were to build an entire system around unusual combinations of d6, that'd be really interesting...
ANYWAY, now I just need to get to a lab to print off my innards for the sets, then do the covers and whatnot at home, and I should be ready to go.
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Post by Jason Vey on Apr 1, 2009 7:28:05 GMT -5
Major coup!
I took my prototype to the FLGS yesterday and the owner pretty much went apeshit over it. He said he thinks it's one of the coolest projects he's seen and wants not only a copy for himself, but to buy a few to sell in the store. Also have a game store owner in NY looking to buy a few for sale.
Also am up to 16 pre-orders/letters of interest, now.
...at this rate I may have to up my print run.
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Post by drsamsara on Apr 2, 2009 21:48:04 GMT -5
That looks great. No wonder your FLGS went nuts. Congrats. Considering I have no idea what that is, having never played Traveller...no Ah. It means that you roll 2d6 but read them sort of as a percentile. This generates 36 possibilities which may not be as many as D100 but is more than regular 2d6.
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Post by Jason Vey on Apr 3, 2009 7:26:49 GMT -5
Boxed set update: Still working on it. My printer's not an industrial one so I have to print some then let it rest. I also need to finish looking into an alternate printer for the booklet insides. The official designation, I guess, is "at press." As of now I have completed: *Assembling the boxes *Printing (but not affixing) box labels *Covers for books 1 and 2 *Certificates for numbering *Product Lists (though these may need to be redone as the font size is a bit small for my tastes). I also have the dice in hand. So at this point I need to get the booklet insides printed, folded and stapled (the folding / stapling probably being the most labor-intensive part of this), print off the covers for book 3 (this weekend, hopefully), and put the darn things together and I'll be ready to go. I'm working diligently, but doing it all myself, so bear with me just a bit longer. You won't be sorry
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Post by Jason Vey on Apr 11, 2009 13:50:59 GMT -5
Okay, folks, barring any complications the booklet innards are rolling off of press right now. The boxes should be available soon.
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Post by Jason Vey on Apr 11, 2009 14:20:18 GMT -5
AHAHAHAHAHAHA I'm a complete moron. So I sent these to print...without telling the printer to sort and collate. Which means I have to hand assemble all 48 pages of 30 copies of book one, 28 pages of 30 copies of book two, and 48 pages of 30 copies of book three. This comes out to 12 sheets each in book one and three, and 7 sheets in book two. sigh. Oh, well. No plan survives contact, right? And at least I'll have the books to assemble .
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Post by drsamsara on Apr 15, 2009 3:11:35 GMT -5
How goes the assembly line?
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Post by Jason Vey on Apr 15, 2009 7:18:38 GMT -5
Book one is collated. Books two and three are waiting. Had a close friend lose a relative this weekend, and my fridge broke. The fridge is now fixed and viewings/funeral are Thursday through Saturday. So once I have all that behind me I'm going to dive in full steam and get these assembled.
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Post by drsamsara on Apr 15, 2009 18:03:18 GMT -5
Oh, no worries--just curious.
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Post by Jason Vey on Apr 15, 2009 21:39:23 GMT -5
It's all good. I'm not going to be one of those publishers who posts false release dates then comes up with not-so-clever lies to explain the failure to produce away. I'd rather be open and honest with people (and not give concrete dates till the product is ready to go)!
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Post by Jason Vey on Apr 23, 2009 8:53:28 GMT -5
Okay, folks, here's where we stand. Last night I accomplished the following: - Boxes are labeled and spray-sealed.
- Booklet covers are folded.
- About 3/4 of the Book 1's are assembled and stapled. I had to quit because I lost feeling in my left hand from pounding the saddle stapler.
Tonight I'm going to work on some more book assembly. I'm trying at work today to finish off the character cards (the character sheets are on 90-lb card stock) Have to do that when everyone's at lunch, however. They frown upon me working on ELG stuff at my day job . Once that's done, all I need to do is stuff the boxes and we're good to go.
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