tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post2723968773650067652..comments2024-03-19T15:22:48.093+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: Blue East, Black North, White West, Red SouthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-18034817078664444682014-08-04T17:21:38.985+08:002014-08-04T17:21:38.985+08:00I'm British. We're comfortable with the us...I'm British. We're comfortable with the use of Anglo-Saxon expressions. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-51833120800326948182014-08-04T09:13:29.520+08:002014-08-04T09:13:29.520+08:00No offense, but I've been reading up on severa...No offense, but I've been reading up on several years of your post in one sitting, and I've noticed it's always a little offputting and distracting whenever you write an F-bomb or two.<br /><br />It's not that you should censor yourself, but most of your writing has a more thoughtful and careful tone, so the cusswords seem non sequiturs: they clash with the tone and level of thought of the rest of your blog posts.<br /><br />In all honesty, every time it looks as though you wrote a good blog, suddenly thought to yourself that no one would read it because it looks too intelligent for the internet, went back, and stapled on a few cuss words to camoflauge the level of thought to the writing. But it doesn't fool anyone, just confuses them because the use of the F-bombs looks feigned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-27214682479255718942014-08-02T00:43:06.313+08:002014-08-02T00:43:06.313+08:00Seems pretty cool to me, and extensible as well. O...Seems pretty cool to me, and extensible as well. One possible alternate version: having clerics use a "god die" for some of their rolls, especially in a system like GURPS or WoD that rolls multiple dice at a time. Successful "god dice" explode (reroll and add, in a high-is-good system) or critical-hit or whatever. Unsuccessful "god dice" indicate divine displeasure and lead to critical failures or, in case of success, a price to pay.<br /><br />Potential drawback/difficulty: a thorough four-direction-gods system seems like it would demand at least five different-colored dice of each shape, which not everybody may have or be willing to assemble (especially people who've sprung for a fancy themed set).Confanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361443460498670841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-53240027129627312652014-08-01T22:34:32.791+08:002014-08-01T22:34:32.791+08:00That's a cool idea. "Thou hast offended m...That's a cool idea. "Thou hast offended me, mortal!" noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-77034201579061634662014-08-01T22:29:41.522+08:002014-08-01T22:29:41.522+08:00I think think if i were going to go this route i m...I think think if i were going to go this route i might give positive effects for succeeding with a "tribute" die, and negative results for failing with a neutral die if they fumble the roll (by not dedicating your efforts to the greater power you have angered them) but only allow them to roll one of each tribute die per session or some other limitation. Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904797552624746980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-36775690895527787362014-08-01T10:49:57.564+08:002014-08-01T10:49:57.564+08:00It's weird, inexplicable, and creative, I like...It's weird, inexplicable, and creative, I like it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-75357351587179370292014-08-01T08:04:00.521+08:002014-08-01T08:04:00.521+08:00That's a neat idea.
Basically seems to be a f...That's a neat idea.<br /><br />Basically seems to be a form of optional criticals.<br /><br />It's nice an evocative of a certain type of world, and it gives you a little bit of world building that the players will definitely remember.<br /><br />You could also build your worlds cultures around the four directions a little two. Which actually somewhat works for Europe:<br /><br />The warlike mongols of the East.<br />The hardy and durable Northmen.<br />The cunning English. (The English have a bit of a reputation for being good at "ungentlemanly warfare")<br />The passionate Italians and Spanish.<br /><br />The vikings are the biggest stretch for that, but you can somewhat interpret the stereotype as "hardy and durable" instead of "violent and warlike".TimPhttp://blog.timp.com.aunoreply@blogger.com