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Aggregate Cognizance: Reconnecting Is Harder Than It Sounds
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Reconnecting Is Harder Than It Sounds. So, I've been kind of away for a while. Physically, mentally and in other ways. But I recently got the itch to reconnect with my life-long friend and hobby of roleplaying. So I started looking at my G feed again (which, honestly, is. This time, I’m not finding a whole lot to get my roleplaying engine revving. The Mekton Zero Kickstarter still hasn’t delivered. Neither has Exalted 3e. I logged into RPG.Net, skimmed t...Maybe I'll find some insp...
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Aggregate Cognizance: Five Ways Roll20 Is a PITA
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Five Ways Roll20 Is a PITA. But, there's some warts that I've uncovered using Roll20. 5 Really, I Work In IT. So far, nearly every session has run into some kind of technical error. Mostly on my side, which is sad because I'm a certified PC technician and a fucking MCSE. Finding developers who aren't great on the hardware side isn't hard, and from the network issues, sound issues, and random random crashes I've had you'd think I was one of them. 4 Where Is That Setting Again?
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Aggregate Cognizance: Mecha Games: Are The Mainstays Really Complicated?
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Monday, June 30, 2014. Mecha Games: Are The Mainstays Really Complicated? So, something came up recently where someone called Mekton Zeta overly complicated. The word "crunchy" was used, as well as a bunch of hyperbole about having to calculate gigawatts to drive generators and such. In systems like Mekton Zeta or Silhouette there's going to be some domain knowledge or system mastery involved in making the right. They're really not that complex. GURPS Vehicles? That's complex. MegaTraveller? So aside fro...
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Aggregate Cognizance: October 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014. The Intersection of Ingress. So aside from having a baby in September - which actually made August extremely busy as we bought things, cleaned the house, and had various appointments and whatnot - in July I started playing Ingress. I really should say no more. Those Control Fields don't just create themselves. I'm not sure which G 'er got me onto this hamster wheel, but whoever it was they are totally to blame. It might have been Topher Gerkey. Is around here now. Roll20, and vi...
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Aggregate Cognizance: July 2015
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Reconnecting Is Harder Than It Sounds. So, I've been kind of away for a while. Physically, mentally and in other ways. But I recently got the itch to reconnect with my life-long friend and hobby of roleplaying. So I started looking at my G feed again (which, honestly, is. This time, I’m not finding a whole lot to get my roleplaying engine revving. The Mekton Zero Kickstarter still hasn’t delivered. Neither has Exalted 3e. I logged into RPG.Net, skimmed t...Maybe I'll find some insp...
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Aggregate Cognizance: Why Do People Want To Stick Non-Humans In Everything?
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Friday, June 27, 2014. Why Do People Want To Stick Non-Humans In Everything? So recently on the Dream Pod 9 forum I saw a thread titled "HG Needs Aliens.". The reasoning for this is, apparently, that when you want to add something into a game the answer is:. You knew that was coming. right. Some settings, particularly science fiction settings (but this is just as true for fantasy or anything else), do just fine without them. Humanity already. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Five Ways Roll20 Is a PITA.
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Aggregate Cognizance: Nova Praxis Review
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Friday, December 13, 2013. I’m going to kick off a new cycle of reviews with a game that I finally finished reading (it’s only be the better part of a year):. With that, I’m also trying to get a rhythm and structure down to how I approach reviews so they’re informative without just rattling off a bunch of facts about the product (like how many pages are devoted to this or that, or dry chapter breakdowns). Most importantly, I’m eschewing any kind of rating scale at all. Nova Praxis’ Fate Pedigree. My copy...
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Aggregate Cognizance: Giving Mekton Zero & Heavy Gear Universe Some Love
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Giving Mekton Zero and Heavy Gear Universe Some Love. I came to the realization recently that two of my most nostalgia-inducing games are coming out with new editions and I haven't recently given them a lot of love. To me, R. Talsorian Games. And Dream Pod 9. Exist in a continuum. Mekton. Was my go to for any mecha game for a number of years, spanning the mid '80s until well after Mekton Zeta. Was released in 1994. Heavy Gear. Completed the circle, as the Mekton II. Include Ghis...
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Aggregate Cognizance: The Intersection of Ingress
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Friday, October 31, 2014. The Intersection of Ingress. So aside from having a baby in September - which actually made August extremely busy as we bought things, cleaned the house, and had various appointments and whatnot - in July I started playing Ingress. I really should say no more. Those Control Fields don't just create themselves. I'm not sure which G 'er got me onto this hamster wheel, but whoever it was they are totally to blame. It might have been Topher Gerkey. Is around here now. Roll20, and vi...
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Aggregate Cognizance: Where Have I Been?
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Thursday, August 21, 2014. Where Have I Been? It's been a pretty long time. For the past month and a half or so I've been kind of absent from Google , gaming forums, and other type activities. Is definitely a contributing factor there - but many of the changes to my routine came about naturally, with Ingress just coming along for the ride (often literally). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Documents, Conversions, Hacks, House Rules. Reconnecting Is Harder Than It Sounds. Five Ways Roll20 Is a PITA.