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Post by erf_beto on Mar 14, 2013 13:28:48 GMT -5
well, I didn't play very far into 9 (though I liked it very much!), and never got to play 10, because it came out on a time I couldn't really afford a PS2 (well, I suppose I could, but wouldn't have the time to play anyway). After that, I never moved forward in the series, on the contrary, I went backwards, replaying most titles from FF1 through FF6, since I'm such a sucker for old school sprites and pixels! The only exception is Final Fantasy: the Four Heroes of Light, on the NintendoDS. And I do have a on-and-off love affair with the Final Fantasy Tactics series (original PsOne, GBA, nDS...). These are probably my favorites. Just last week I bought FF Dimensions for my android phone (it was at half price), and I'm enjoying it a lot.
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Post by ultros64 on Mar 15, 2013 2:23:11 GMT -5
The first Final Fantasy I played was 3/6, and I think I was around 8 years old at the time?
Absolutely loved it. I thought it was so cool that you could have a 'book' that you played as a game and interacted with.
It's really not that challenging of a game, but I love the characters and the overall plot.
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Post by ultros64 on Mar 20, 2013 22:02:07 GMT -5
Hey guys. So in no way, shape, or form is this a legitimate spellbook or anything, nor have any of these spells been certified nor reviewed by either Erf or Shaun. But I whipped up a list for my group in order to get the 'flavor' of each school, and my group has been liking it. So... here you go! It'll be totally worthless once the book drops, but until it does, I hope this helps you guys out. Attachments:
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Post by erf_beto on Mar 21, 2013 11:00:45 GMT -5
That is fantastic! You really captured the spirit of the schools there! Very good! The spells seem balanced with each other, and are all very flavorful. You know, this is exactly what Shaun wanted: people making their own books, with their own spells, abilities and creation/leveling rules. That's the reason Shaun divided the game into books, so we could just say "ok, for this game, we'll be using Beto's main rules, but we're going to try ultros spellbook". So, if it works for you, I don't see why you have to drop it when v4 comes.
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Post by eyekona on Mar 22, 2013 15:28:14 GMT -5
And here are some rules that weren't all clear:
- Can you attack a Monster in a room from outside a room? We were standing in front of a door and the monsters had an ambush - so they blocked the door - we couldn't get in - but they were in the room - can we attack them?
- Also can a ranged attack (range 8) like a crossbow shoot from one room into another?
- Monster initiative rules are missing in this book...
- Spells: Water school - doppelganger - does the doppelganger has the same stats with or without equipment?
- Character feat cleave attack or whirlwind attack - does knockback and following the knockback also work when i'm attacking so i can spin through the room?
- is there any cure from poison and so on without the potion/heal magic? something with resist maybe?
- are cleave attack and switch attack compatible?
- is it possible to have 2 different/identical summons? Like a fire drac and a fire elemental - or 2 fire elementals at once?
- is it possible to have two identical/different magical buffs like shield/brute force - or two shields? (earth school)
- does two identical rings stack?
- is there any way to convert a level 1/2 adventure to level 6 adventure? ^^
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Post by erf_beto on Apr 4, 2013 13:26:28 GMT -5
Hey everyone. SpellBook is up at the first post! Now, say it with me: "work". "in". "progress"
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Post by sharkbait on Apr 11, 2013 19:57:57 GMT -5
Downloaded the playtest books. They look very nice on an initial read. The spellbook seems to be lacking a few pages ;D, but I understand that it's a work in progress.
I'm really looking forward to creating a couple characters and sending them on an adventure.
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Post by sparkythex on Apr 22, 2013 22:37:42 GMT -5
I looked at the CB_v3.6.7.pdf - Character Book. I'm glad I was able to fine an old copy of dp3. I really find it useful how there are samples of different types. the grid pattern however is easier to follow. will the cb have some additional sample char. Also what is a warrior doing with one magic?
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Post by erf_beto on Apr 23, 2013 7:13:38 GMT -5
Yes, I have a couple of sample Heroes stated out, but I didn't really playtest them yet (maybe I should just release them and see how it goes from there ;-] )
It's not just the Warrior that has MAG 1: the lowest stat you can have is 1. That doesn't mean you can do magic on your own! You need a special ability, or an item (like a wand or a scroll).
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Post by shaungamer on May 21, 2013 23:39:51 GMT -5
Updated the Monster book with new XP point values. The changed values represent a new standard that should better match the existing Character Book advancement levels.
To increase the speed of advancement (reduce the number of games required) you can double or even triple these XP values without effecting game balance.
Hopefully this will make a the game a bit more challenging!
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Post by kalajel on May 22, 2013 8:36:20 GMT -5
Updated the Monster book with new XP point values. The changed values represent a new standard that should better match the existing Character Book advancement levels. To increase the speed of advancement (reduce the number of games required) you can double or even triple these XP values without effecting game balance. Hopefully this will make a the game a bit more challenging! Is this been updated in the first post because it still says March 3 was the latest update of the Monster book...
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Post by shaungamer on May 22, 2013 15:27:35 GMT -5
Fixed now! Thank you for spotting that.
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Post by sirrob01 on May 28, 2013 3:42:58 GMT -5
I'm slow to the party but I'm remaking my DP tiles and monsters and thought I'd skim the new rules. The character book link appears to be out of commission...or maybe just me thanks for any help/re-pointing the link
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Post by shaungamer on May 28, 2013 18:28:45 GMT -5
Thank you, I archived the wrong file. It should be fixed now!
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Post by sirrob01 on May 29, 2013 5:53:18 GMT -5
Thanks Shaun
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