This is actually an excellent suggestion, I think. There are many RPG systems out there, and everyone will have his or her favorite system. What Starshadow had done was a whole lot of great work, but as I also have found in life, when things come down to it, there are few folks to do the actual work. I think the dragaera-rpg *list* is still around since I saw someone sending a note out on it a week or so ago. Working out non-system specific things might help move things along, since one tends to have to *fit* something into a system rather than develop a system out of a framework that one has. At least I think it's a good way to approach the problem. :) - B -- --------- Original Message --------- DATE: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:38:04 From: "Iain E. Davis" <feaelin at kemenel.org> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Cc: <dragaeraRPG at yahoogroups.com> >(Various system suggestions snipped) >(I'm cc'ing this to the list that I was last on intending for the same >purpose) >------------------------------------ > System selection seems to cause the early death of attempts to >express Dragaera as a role-playing game. :). I've seen it at least twice >before. I would suggest that rather than selecting a system, instead >attempt to come up with a generic set of information. Then each >person/group will be able to easily express Dragaera in their favorite >system. > >The generic data may not need to be statistical at all but instead >descriptive. Such as a list of magic effects that we know are possible, >because we've "seen" them happen: Teleportation, Revivification, etc. >Possibly with some comment on how common/easy the effect is, but avoid >trying to define actual mechanics to deal with it. > >However, it wouldn't hurt for everyone involved to compare notes about what >their favorite system is, so that later, they can split up into smaller >groups intended to convert the descriptive information into statistical & >mechanical information specific to their favorite system. :) > >Iain > > Need a new email address that people can remember Check out the new EudoraMail at http://www.eudoramail.com