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Cinemechanix: Role-Playing and Story Mechanics

Steve Johnson7 years ago3 years ago01 mins

When I redesigned the character stats for Cinemechanix, one thing I wanted to do was make the whole “Story” side of the sheet seem less like an afterthought, in part by including some kind of crunch to the story stuff. Role-playing and story mechanics are something I’ve never quite settled into a firm opinion on,…

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Cinemechanix: Trademarks

Steve Johnson7 years ago2 years ago019 mins

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Remember Cinemechanix?

Steve Johnson7 years ago3 years ago01 mins

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Wild West Character Classes for Cinemechanix

Steve Johnson8 years ago2 years ago01 mins

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Cinemechanix Classes

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Modifier Math

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M-Force Specialties for Cinemechanix

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Mal’s Story: A Tale of Low Level Adventure

Steve Johnson8 years ago3 years ago01 mins

In preparing to celebrate the QAGS 20th Anniversary, we’re going to be digging through a lot of old files, so I’m occasionally going to post material from older versions of The Death Cookie. Since we’re rushing to finish the first round of Cinemechanix editing this week, now seems like a good time to start. Mal’s…

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Personalized Special Effects for Cinemechanix

Steve Johnson8 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Before we start, you should go buy The Comprehensive Soldier, the newest sourcebook for Qerth! One of the core ideas of Cinemechanix is that we don’t give you rules for playing a game, we give you the tools to create the rules for the game you want to play.* One recurring idea in the rules…

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Qerth for Cinemechanix

Steve Johnson8 years ago3 years ago01 mins

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