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(...) A lot depends on which way you want to go - role-playing or straight miniatures gaming. With role-playing people can join and leave at their leisure, but it leaves a lot of work and unfocused effort. Essentialy, a bunch of one-on-one (...) (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) I'll have to have a look at this also. I'm not absolutely wedded to a campaign game with ship upgrades (even in an 8 hour game, they barely come into play). Adding the other aspects of the campaign game (scenario islands and such) would be (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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In lugnet.gaming, Frank Filz wrote: , it's small arms fire that is too effective. (...) You might want to take a look at Flagship Games [Pirates!] They are designed for cast resin ships and 25mm figs, but the cannon count and physical ship size is (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) And is this a problem? ...no, it isn't. We showed support before, we're gonna show it now. Life first. When I was in HS, I had a string of 3 terrible math teachers who had no business trying to teach or explain math. Flunked math several (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship, FTX)
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(...) The swivel cannon is always able to target. Without a swivel cannon, your ability to target depends somewhat on the GM's estimation of the angle of broadside, but it tends to be a pretty small arc on either side of the ship (though it is (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) -snip- (...) Errr... I should be back. I really should. My life just took a turn for the worst. Because of a teacher who cannot teach, my Math average went from 98 to 40. This just crushed my life dream of going to West Point and I've gotta (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship, FTX)
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(...) That all may be true, but I don't think any of that contradicts what I said. The choice to be LEGO-centric is certainly up to the guy running the show, and I certainly indicated that I'd not want to bother with non-LEGO figs, but I just wish (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but ya. (...) Yes, the swivel cannon is quite handy in a stern chase. Perhaps this is a flaw in the rules, or perhaps it's a good thing. Except that I think a class 6 against 6 class 1s can blow 2 or three (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) What he's really saying is that his rules are not product specific. You could also play with Playmobil or Imaginext (not that he mentions Imaginext, but I've been looking at it - it could be a cool basis for the Pirate Game, though certainly (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) What is the admin cost you're incurring now? (...) Do you HAVE to give a second life? no! It's your hobby, if it's not fun for you don't do it. (We're thankful you did but please don't feel obligated) But I suspect you'll get plenty of new and (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Or that he's being politically correct. Or trying to provide for people who already have the stuff and might possibly start to game if given encouragement. Or saying it's OK for others to use them if they want not necessarily that HE uses (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) LEGO minifigs, if anything, are MORE secure on a Best-Lock stud. I hooked four on to the ship via one leg only, turned it sideways, and shook. None came off the ship. In fact, the most likely problem is that you'll go to take the fig off, and (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) The LEGO:Best-Lock clutch power is hit-or-miss. You're right about the minifig foot accommodating the height of a Best-Lock stud, but I've found that the fit can be too loose (man overboard!) or too tight (I've stress-fractured my heel!) or (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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My comments are all gaming related so I XFUT lugnet.gaming (...) A key part of ESPG is that all minifigs have to be attached to the ship (well they technically don't have to but they fall off easily if they are not, and that means they are "in the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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After many months of net inactivity (new house, new job, etc), I am thinking of a secund of bricklords. I wish to keep the pleasure of the play but to considerably reduce the adminsitration cost for me. For that, I have to heavy rewrite all the the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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Arr!! Shanghaied I be into coordinating any gaming that be happening at NWBrickCon!! If it be walking the plank in Evil Stevie's Pirate game or blasting scurvy dogs in Brick Wars ye be planning, ye let me know! **ahem** If you're interested in (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates) !
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RECIEVING TRANSMISSION... FROM: Enifian Protectorate, Sector Delta 3,2 (DAC Sector) TO: Open Hail MESSAGE AS FOLLOWS... Greetings to all, I am Grand Proctor Narel Geon, of the Enifian Protectorate. We are a newly established government in the DAC (...) (20 years ago, 2-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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| | Re: Starship Roll Call: Q4 2004
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(...) Um, no, actually. Let me know what address you're sending from and I'll have a word to my spam defences - they can get a little over-enthusiastic sometimes. Richard Still baldly going... (20 years ago, 2-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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(...) All Hail the Mighty GM Hendotron! I'm glad everything is going well for you. I don't think there are any problems right now, except the usual inactive player or two. Nothing out of the ordinary. For me, all ships inactive except for the Wrath (...) (20 years ago, 2-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship, FTX)
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(...) Hhooo doggie! Hendo is back, Jeff and Dan are on their way back, Richard is here, Andrew is here, Sean is here, I'm here, who are we missing? -- Feels like we're a family again. I'm getting all vechlept, excuse me a moment... Alright, enough (...) (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship, FTX)
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