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    Dwarf in the Playground
     
    BardGuy

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    Default A strategy game reference?

    Since the battle is about to be joined, and before I get too confused, is there a reference for strategy games similar to d20srd.org? Even for this old gamer, having a reference to check has been useful at times for OOtS. Since I've never played a turn-based game such as Erfworld, I fear I may at some point get a little lost.

    Just wondering if anybody knew of such a reference.

    Cheers.

    U

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    Ogre in the Playground
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    Default Re: A strategy game reference?

    Given that we have no clue what system he is using (it appears to be one that Parson made up), there is no form of reference I can think of. If you run across any unexplained things, though, you can always ask.

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    Barbarian in the Playground
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    Default Re: A strategy game reference?

    It doesn't appear necessarily to be one Parson made up, but it is probably a unique system. All you we really know is that it is turn-based and point-based, there are heavy-type units and flying-type units, and each unit represents an individual (as in a game like Warcraft, but turn-based), not an army (as in Civilization). The closest I can think of is Warlords, but in Warlords cities did not have tactical maps to fight on, while Gobwin Knob clearly has a tactical map... i.e. you can get in close and see what every unit does, it is not averaged out for the whole army.
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    Dwarf in the Playground
     
    BardGuy

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    Default Re: A strategy game reference?

    Quote Originally Posted by James Brown
    You just don't understand unless you've been through it.
    Gosh, what a lesson in the dangers of homebrewed gaming. The good news is it makes sense to me so far, I think. And there'll be none of the rules-lawyering that has occasionally accompanied OOtS.

    Thanks for the replies. At least I know who to ask when I get confused.

    Cheers.

    U

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    Default Re: A strategy game reference?

    No, I'm fairly sure this is the world that the guy has spent 6 months or whatever creating.
    *can't be bothered to go back and check figures*

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    Dwarf in the Playground
     
    BardGuy

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    Default Re: A strategy game reference?

    Perhaps we'll get a better idea of the game mechanic in the official Erfworld wiki Rob mentions here.

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