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  4. Futuristic Sports & Entertainment

    in Star Hero

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    TEQBALL

     


     

    Maybe it’s the post-surgery meds, but it made me think of the Mesoamerican Ballgames.
     

    https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mball/hd_mball.htm
     

     

    I slipped a ballgame into a 17th C pirate campaign using Fantasy Hero, Justice Inc, and some homemade ship combat inspired by Wooden Ships and Iron Men. 
    It was amazing to see how pirates handled scenarios of ball games, murder mysteries, and political intrigue. 

  6. House Rules to Simplify/Speed up Combat

    in Champions

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    We kicked around the idea of combining the “to hit” roll with the damage roll.  Make your to hit roll by 2 and do 2 points per damage die.

    We never used it in game (It’s too much fun rolling 14 dice.) (It’s also more fun collecting all those dice.) but it would speed things up quite a bit.

  10. Speak with dead

    in HERO System Discussion

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    There are three examples in Champions Powers 6E that may be helpful.

     

    Animal Spy: Remember When p31

    Clairsentience (Sight, Hearing, and Smell Groups), Retrocognition (60 Active Points); Only Through the Senses of Animals (-3/4). Total Cost: 34 points

     

    Speaking Statues p217

    Clairsentience (Sight and Hearing Groups), Retrocognition (50 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Turn; -1-1/4), No Range (-1/2), Requires Appropriate Artwork (-1/2), Retrocognition Only (-1), Time Modifiers (-1/2). Total Cost: 10 points

     

    Retrocognition: Eyes of the Past p247

    Clairsentience (Sight and Hearing Groups), Retrocognition (50 Active Points); Retrocognition Only (-1), Time Modifiers (-1/2), Vague and Unclear (-1/2), Only Through the Senses of Others (-1/2). Total Cost: 14 points

     

  19. What is the Best Way to Learn Things.

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

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    Personally, I’m very abstract sequential. Most people think that I just jump into new situations and learn as I go. But I go through all possibilities that I can think of before jumping in. It helps that I know there is no such thing as ‘complete information’. We know what we know and we do the best we can. 
     

    It also helps to pause a half second and watch the first guy sink in over his head. And then looking for a boat.

  20. What is the Best Way to Learn Things.

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

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    There is a lot of good research in this area and several classification systems.
    One of the easiest to use is the Gregorc Mind Styles.

    It works well most of the time. Is fairly easy to determine. And has direct application in teaching and training.

    However …

    Learning is greatly influenced by our settings, our colleagues, and our physical and mental states.


    PDF with descriptions, an assessment, and applications: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5fd8/6823b1ebdaa254f17f6a1ce6d83fadc58bba.pdf
     

    SUNY Faculty page: https://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/learning/gregorc.htm

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