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Derick the Swordmaster of Doom

Gregor the Tanky Stab-Sentinel

[Praefectus Screptum]

..What has science done.. or what has Seyena done. LOOK AT THAT HAIR.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Pfff haha XD

[Xanmyral]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEGGGG

*Must resist urge to-*

*Gives in*



I'm so sorry

You are my new favorite person.

[Gamerboy4life]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEGGGG

*Must resist urge to-*

*Gives in*



I'm so sorry

You are my new favorite person.

I WILL MURDER ALL OF YOU

IT WILL BE BLOODY, PAINFUL, AND RUTHLESS

[Xanmyral]

So that means you are indeed working on that X-Com game and will be GMing it appropriately I see. :p

[SeriousConcentrate]

Jeez, now I feel bad for laughing, GB.

[Furtuka]

._.

[Xanmyral]

Oh I doubt he's actually angry guys, just emphasis for comedic effect. At least, that's what I was assuming all that was.

[Gamerboy4life]

._.

YOU'RE NEXT

Jeez, now I feel bad for laughing, GB.

You should. D: She doesn't look smexy with that hair.

Nobody does.

So that means you are indeed working on that X-Com game and will be GMing it appropriately I see. :p

Yeah... about that.

I'm not so sure about it. I'm still trying to work out some VERY major things, such as:

How I'll incorporate multiple Z-levels. I use maptools for sake of my sanity and because it's relatively easy to use, but I don't think it has height variation.

How I'm supposed to calculate most of the things in the game. I've hardly played the original X-com, and while I'm more familiar with the Enemy Unknown remake, I still haven't gotten close to beating either, so I still don't understand most mechanics. (I know that they're two DRASTICALLY different games, however, which is another problem.)

Whether or not I want to go old-school style X-com, which will probably eat up a TON of time because of how complex it is (Or at least, how it seems to me, being introduced to the series through the rather dumbed-down remake), or if I'll try making an X-com based upon the remake, which is much simpler. Compare something like Age of Empires to Dwarf Fortress, that's how the difference seems to me. If I go oldschool, I say goodbye to my personal life and sanity, if I go newschool, I'll be lynched by all of the "Hurr durr the original is better" elitists.

But, I'm almost tempted to just make my own vein of X-com. I literally have all of the mechanics required, written down over several .txt files, full item lists, the entire thing I would need to run and GM, but as I've NEVER GM'd an RPG or roll-heavy game like an X-com forum game would be, I'm still uncertain about applying my own X-com prototype. And plus, it stems so far from even the new Enemy Unknown, nobody would expect it's X-com unless I slap it's name on the game and include Sectoids.

Tl;dr: I'm an indecisive SOB who has no experience with RTD/RPG games, nor how to GM one.

Oh I doubt he's actually angry guys, just emphasis for comedic effect. At least, that's what I was assuming all that was.

Oh no, I'm actually pissed off.

I'll just make a soldier named Salvatore. He'll have a funny accent.

I'll tempt the RNG gods with his sacrifice.

Boom. Liquified by chryssalid.

[SeriousConcentrate]

The worst you can do is fail at running a forum game, GB. It's not that big a deal in the grand scheme of things. I was unsure about running something yet CvRTD - although it died about 3/5 of the way through - was pretty damn good if I say so myself. It'll be a serious time investment if it's that roll-heavy, but you may enjoy running it. ^^^

[Xanmyral]

Spoiler: X-COM Stuff (click to show/hide)

Honestly, if you're serious about an X-COM game to play without a computer, I'd advise staying away from UFO Defense, or at least understanding most wouldn't fit. There's a limit to sanity and strain on a GM and that game breeches it, way too roll heavy as you said, and most of the stuff in that game wouldn't translate well onto a tabletop-like system honestly. Like the TU and Stamina system, heck I'm not entirely sure what purpose the stamina system even had besides prevent someone from doing... Strenuous activities I guess? I've never witness it effect anything really. While fun on a computer to mess around with, people would have to literally be insane to try and use that on a tabletop system, you'd need rules for pivoting in place for instance. I honestly doubt any old-gen elitist would lynch anyone for making an X-Com tabletop actually playable instead of harking on the old games. Just trying to imagine completely harking on the old system is mind boggling to me, really. I'd wager something akin to the FE-system with levels instead being ranks, a free 'pick your own proficiencies' type thing going on for weapons, so on and so forth would be the most plausible route. Z-levels though, that would be hard. I'd almost suggest just ignoring that, else you'd have to make seven or so maps of the same place, different Z-levels.

Apologies. Didn't think any of the anger was actually serious, just a farce, didn't mean to annoy you.

EDITED: Clarity mostly. Don't try to write tired, it leads to weirdness.

[Taricus]

She doesn't look smexy with that hair.

Nobody does.

Am I horrible person if I think otherwise? >.>

[Zako]

She doesn't look smexy with that hair.

Nobody does.

Am I horrible person if I think otherwise? >.>

Yes you are. My god... I think my sanity is bleeding...

Also, if anyone should make a forum game based on X-COM then I would love it regardless and will definitely join in.

On a brighter note, Ask Lake in Dark Souls is absolutely beautiful. Wow...

[Praefectus Screptum]

*Still jealous about people being able to make awesome mugs without making them look like drawings.*

[Haspen]

Mine aren't awesome

I just cut, paste, recolor - that's all.