[freeroleplay] Thoughts on system design

[Troy Truchon]

On 6/30/06, Samuel Penn <sam at glendale.org.uk> wrote:
>
> On Friday 30 June 2006 16:26, Troy Truchon wrote:
> > After reading the freebie version of ars magica it is in fact "Troupe
> > Play" that I've been describing. I just wish they posted all their
> > older versions for download.
>
> Who's 'they'? :-)
>
> 1st and 2nd Ed was I think Lion Rampant.
> 3rd Ed was White Wolf.
> 4th and 5th was Atlas Games.
>
> Atlas Games have posted all *their* older versions for download :-)
> (well, actually, they've only published the main rules, in an attempt
> to get people interested in 5th Edition).

True. I guess I meant all the versions they now own :) Not that its
not nice of them to release what they have.

> > The way it seems, Troupe Play was more
> > core to the system in earlier versions. I hate reinventing the wheel.
>
> It's changed over the years. WW tried to fit it into World of Darkness,
> and Atlas very forcibly changed it back. Each version stresses different
> things, and David Chart (the line Editor for 5th) has publically said
> that they're not maintaining compatibility with previous versions.

Then I'm off to make me a wheel I suppose. Whats better round or pointy?

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Troy J. Truchon
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