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[Yygdrasil]

Re: D&D

Okey doke... so.... got an email from the DEV. Good news and bad news.

Bad news is... this is a problem that first happened in 2010 and there have been no updates to the source code since then.. and thus no fix. Also... there's no way I can find to kick back to an earlier (bug free) version.

Good news is... someone made a program that uses the original OpenRPG coding and did some upgrades to it to make the program more user friendly... simplified and streamlined. It's called Traipse. The DEV team for Traipse is only 1 guy right now... but he opened up the source code and encourages all people who download the software to make changes to it as they see fit.

I'll be uninstalling ORPG when I get home (along with Python) and re-downloading Traipse to see if it's all it's cracked up to be. If it's anything like the site claims, it should be everything that ORPG had and more.

Anyone who has time can feel free to try that out in the meantime and report back their findings.

According to the Traipse main page, it will only work properly if you uninstall ORPG and Python completely before attempting to download Traipse.

Let me know

[Firewind]

Re: D&D

I tried Traipse but forgot you need to have ORPG uninstalled. Will keep you posted.

[cidbahamut]

Re: D&D

Wait, so OpenRPG has a dev team that will give you a timely repsonse, but they don't have anyone working on a fix for a problem that's been known about for two years? I know it's open source and all that, but damn.

[Yygdrasil]

Re: D&D

Wait, so OpenRPG has a dev team that will give you a timely repsonse, but they don't have anyone working on a fix for a problem that's been known about for two years? I know it's open source and all that, but damn.

It's the guy's personal email. He said he actually laughed a little because mine was the first email he's gotten about ORPG in months.

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Its weird. The Traipse website calls it a Fork for ORPG.

Now... to me that says that I have to have ORPG installed and that Traipse is more of a plug in for the program... but I'm nowhere near my own PC to try that out.

Waiting on Fire to get back to me.

[cidbahamut]

Re: D&D

Oh, I guess that explains it then.

On an unrelated note, I've been browsing the Pathfinder wiki and discovered Goblin feats. Considering that I was a Goblin the last play-by-post RP I was in, all I can think is "why on earth were we not using Pathfinder"? Stuff like Combat Distraction is exactly the sort of thing that I would have gone for in that campaign.
"As a full-round action, you can choose to do something that seems to serve no useful purpose."

[Yygdrasil]

Re: D&D

Cid: "I use combat distraction!"

Yyg: "Roll a D20 to see if you successfully bedazzled your sword hilt"

Cid: "17"

Yyg: "Your hilt sparkles with an early 90's reference that blinds the ogre"

[cidbahamut]

Re: D&D

Cid: "I have a sword?"

Yyg: argleblargs in the corner

[Yygdrasil]

Re: D&D

The alternative was "Penis"

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Waiting for Fire to say something....

[Firewind]

Re: D&D

Ok everything seems to be working fine with Traipse. Just have to learn how to use it properly now.

[Mezlo]

Re: D&D

Can you help explain the benefit of this?

Spell Mastery [Special]
Prerequisite
Wizard level 1st.

Benefit
Each time you take this feat, choose a number of spells equal to your Intelligence modifier that you already know. From that point on, you can prepare these spells without referring to a spellbook.

Normal
Without this feat, you must use a spellbook to prepare all your spells, except read magic.

[Firewind]

Re: D&D

Oh, I guess that explains it then.

On an unrelated note, I've been browsing the Pathfinder wiki and discovered Goblin feats. Considering that I was a Goblin the last play-by-post RP I was in, all I can think is "why on earth were we not using Pathfinder"? Stuff like Combat Distraction is exactly the sort of thing that I would have gone for in that campaign.
"As a full-round action, you can choose to do something that seems to serve no useful purpose."

Yeah Pathfinder is awesome like that. It's also streamlined enough to keep new players from looking at all the stuff and fleeing.

[Yygdrasil]

Re: D&D

Ok everything seems to be working fine with Traipse. Just have to learn how to use it properly now.

So uninstalling ORPG and Python and then installing Traipse worked fine?

Good... good...

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Can you help explain the benefit of this?

Spell Mastery [Special]
Prerequisite
Wizard level 1st.

Benefit
Each time you take this feat, choose a number of spells equal to your Intelligence modifier that you already know. From that point on, you can prepare these spells without referring to a spellbook.

Normal
Without this feat, you must use a spellbook to prepare all your spells, except read magic.

Ignore that completely. I don't require the spellbook aspect for casting classes.

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That is... unless you want to lug around a book all the time.

[cidbahamut]

Re: D&D

Can you help explain the benefit of this?

Spell Mastery [Special]
Prerequisite
Wizard level 1st.

Benefit
Each time you take this feat, choose a number of spells equal to your Intelligence modifier that you already know. From that point on, you can prepare these spells without referring to a spellbook.

Normal
Without this feat, you must use a spellbook to prepare all your spells, except read magic.

If you get locked in a dungeon and have your spellbook taken away you are screwed and won't be able to restore your spells for the next day when you rest.

Basically this feat lets you pick a few spells that you know really really well so you can prepare them from memory, even if someone has stolen your spellbook.

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Or Yyg could just have sensible House Rules in place.

[Yygdrasil]

Re: D&D

sensible

My middle name.

I run campaigns for FUN. Emphasis is always supposed to be on fun.

That is to say... challenge will always be inerrant in any game I run, but I take out the rules that I think are tedious and/or pointless.

You also don't need to worry about eating, sleeping, drinking or getting pointlessly picked on by the DM. If I make a challenging encounter and you overcome it... that's the point. Too many DMs consider the game a competition. It's you vs me and I'm going to win because I'm the motherfucking DM, bitch.

No... not in my games. I'll force you to work together, cooperate and overcome obstacles but I'll never put you in a no-win scenario.

That being said, there might be times when I'll place you in a scenario where your options are fight or flight... where flight is the only realistic option. It's up to you guys to determine whether or not to stand your ground or live to fight another day.

I'm nice... but not nice enough to re-work a scenario to allow you to win if you're foolish enough to root your feet and face off against an army in an open field.

[Firewind]

Re: D&D

Can you help explain the benefit of this?

Spell Mastery [Special]
Prerequisite
Wizard level 1st.

Benefit
Each time you take this feat, choose a number of spells equal to your Intelligence modifier that you already know. From that point on, you can prepare these spells without referring to a spellbook.

Normal
Without this feat, you must use a spellbook to prepare all your spells, except read magic.

That's the Fuckwitarded Vanican Magic I was talking about. Usually Wizards have to prepare the spells they plan to use at the beginning of each day, with Wizards having a spellbook they can use to "store" spells. That feat gets rid of that restriction somewhat by letting you just "Know" them.

Basically:

Wizards = Know more spells because they learn them and "store" them in their spellbook. Each use of a spell also needs to be prepared ahead of time by studying your spellbook. You're basically Batman with a robe and pointy hat. Note that wizards need their spellbook to prepare spells.

Clerics and Druids = "Know" every spell they can learn but have to prepare the spells they plan to use at the start of each day by praying or meditating or communing with nature or whatever RP flavour you want to put on it (I once had a Cleric who painted pictures to refresh his spell slots).

Sorcerers = Basically just "know" their spells but don't have as many spell slots. Pretty nice if you like to be a specialist though.

Basically it lets Wizards be a little more flexible by letting them be able to use their favourite or most important spells even without access to the spellbook. It also makes them a lot more powerful when you realise exactly what kind of shit that feat lets you pull off.

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So uninstalling ORPG and Python and then installing Traipse worked fine?

Good... good...

Yeah, I didn't even need to do a complete uninstall. I just had to uninstall them normally without completely removing Python and ORPG from my computer.