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PNLTC uses black costume taffeta picked up at fabric stores -- right now it's a steal as it should be on close-out after Halloween. Also confirming, we've never been asked to show a fire rating -- and that's displaying with a great range in nature (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: November 18th Brikwars, Medieval Style
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(...) I wasn't as interested in what order the things occur in mathematically as I was in making sure I understood how the dice made the transition from Skill dice to Range. For example, you don't convert 1d6 to 3.5 and use the formula, or roll the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) That's why in real life you try to throw grenades through, around, or over obstacles that you can then hide behind. And also I think that bad things should happen to any unit who rolls ones. (...) That's about the size of it. You could also (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Well, there's something you don't hear often. (...) Ok, already I have a fairly universal question about this formula. The standard trooper has 1d6 skill, and 1 power. We'll assume he's trying to throw something with a mass of 1, as well. So, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: November 18th Brikwars, Medieval Style
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(...) Gah, slings! Neil is absolutely right of course, the slings (and the Throwing Things rules) are way unbalanced. Over e-mail he and I argued the matter back and forth and came up with the following revisions: Throwing Things: ---...--- The old (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: November 18th Brikwars, Medieval Style
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(...) We'd love to have you! (...) Then we'd *really* love to have you! :D (...) Well, when you say you aren't "proficient", I assume it's because you haven't played before. Don't worry about that... the game is actually pretty simple. If you sit (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: November 18th Brikwars, Medieval Style
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(...) I don't know if anyone is actually following my babbling about slings, but I have to correct the above. This is from email that went back and forth between Neil and Mike Rayhawk, and is the Final Word on what is going to happen with Throwing (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: November 18th Brikwars, Medieval Style
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(...) Snip. Hello Shawn and all, I would like to participate, even though I'm not a proficient BrikWars general. I have a classic LEGO yellow castle looking for some action and a few good plastic men willing to defend it, but I'm not certain about (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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Gah. Slings. You'll note, if you read BW2000 carefully, that slings with stones are hands-down the best weapon in the game. Well, that is, if you're more concerned about point expenditure vs. effectiveness than you are about style, anyway... and of (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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"Shaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message news:3A06C530.827EB5...rco.com... (...) ...anyone on their way up feel like stopping by Wenham to pick me up? :-) I'd really appreciate the ride, and it looks feasible because the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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