marooned
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Interesting. I wonder if the third combat system is just plain Real Time.
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Torment Torment: Tides of Numenera Pre-Release Thread [ALPHA RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]
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Interesting. I wonder if the third combat system is just plain Real Time.
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Hmmm. It might be action point based real time, as in Fallout Tactics' "Continuous Turn-Based": https://torment.uservoice.com/forum...-combat-modes-continuous-and-individual-turn-
They're Considering that.
Kem0sabe
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Arcanum and Fallout tactics shared a similar combat system didn't? Might be wrong, been a long time since i played Tactics. I actually enjoyed Arcanum's combat "ideal" but the execution (mainly balancing) was off.
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Grunker gonna Grunk https://torment.uservoice.com/forum...inder-open-game-content-as-the-underlying-cha
They're already using a PnP system dude
And I doubt Monte Cook would let them use his setting with another system.
They're already using a PnP system dude
And I doubt Monte Cook would let them use his setting with another system.
I know, it's just Grunker Grunking. Actually, the reason I didn't post it before is that I knew they were using Numenera, but I just thought "what the hell, I'll post this anyway... maybe it will influence a future project." I'm not actually expecting them to do it, and I realize I'm late to the party, but the fact of the matter is that what I say is true, and there's no harm in mentioning it.
I doubt you're correct here though, considering that Cook is basically the "grandfather" of Pathfinder.
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Even so, he'd want the Numenera setting to be associated with the Numenera ruleset. I don't think Wizards of the Coast would let you make a Forgotten Realms game with the Magic the Gathering ruleset.
Of course, that's not to say they can't beef it up with Pathfinder-inspired rules, since they're modifying it already. In fact, since Monte is the one helping them do the modifying, that might be precisely what happens.
Well, incidentally, as I said, my "real" reason for posting it is that I want to raise awareness for Pathfinder and the unused opportunity of building a Kickstarter game upon it. As you said, Grunker Grunking, essentially.
Kz3r0
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Are you trying to copy BN's success and get hired by Paizo?
Is this thread turning into one of those watcher threads? Before the T:ToN forum has even officially been made. I have a soft spot for such threads. Hopefully TwinkieGorilla will create one and then get drunk and delete it after 100 pages or so.
I've seen some excellent TB vs RTwP arguments here over the years. Too bad most of those old threads have been purged. We need to get someone over there who really knows how to beat the turn based drum long before the official vote post-KS. If only I had paid more attention to those threads.
I've seen some excellent TB vs RTwP arguments here over the years. Too bad most of those old threads have been purged. We need to get someone over there who really knows how to beat the turn based drum long before the official vote post-KS. If only I had paid more attention to those threads.
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It's not clear that there will be a forum. Or rather, this is the forum.
Threads are (almost) never purged on the Codex, certainly not RPG-related threads.
Sorry bro's, voted phase based 
TB vs PB is an interesting discussion in which monocled gentlemen share their preferences and compare the merits of both systems and which one of their variants would be more suitable for a given game.
TB/PB vs RT is a Holy War against decline.
TB/PB vs RT is a Holy War against decline.
Ha! I doubt it would pay as well as the job I can hopefully look forward to after finishing my education next summer
Plus, it's like, not in Denmark man.
Why are you posting a project with no relation to the Pathfinder rules system whatsoever, except for a few name-similarities? I didn't mention anything about the setting, 'cause frankly Golarion is boring.
Huh?
All respect to the guys at BioWare… but I think that people are looking for a really reactive, really involved storyline that they have some control over, rather than just an interactive movie with player-controllable combat.
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Lancehead
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Didn't they say their aims with combat are independent of the combat mechanics used?
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Yes...but they do still need to narrow down their options to two or three systems.
I added three votes for turn-based. It has a wide lead on the social site.
I'm not actually opposed to phased-based combat per se; it's a truer representation of concurrent action than turn-based, without being as awkward and difficult to micromanage as RTwP, and offers a different style of tactical decision-making than turn-based. In my younger days, I even tried devising some made-from-scratch tabletop or card game rules that were essentially phase-based. Regardless, I just don't see it being my preference. Turn-based works extremely well if implemented correctly.
I'm not actually opposed to phased-based combat per se; it's a truer representation of concurrent action than turn-based, without being as awkward and difficult to micromanage as RTwP, and offers a different style of tactical decision-making than turn-based. In my younger days, I even tried devising some made-from-scratch tabletop or card game rules that were essentially phase-based. Regardless, I just don't see it being my preference. Turn-based works extremely well if implemented correctly.
Diablo169
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Any doubts I had about Colin McComb before this kickstarter launched have been erased tenfold. He is clearly a bro of the highest order.
Colin McComb and Kevin Saunders of inXile were kind enough to chat with me about the upcoming game, Torment: Tides of Numenera. We laughed and we cried. So join me as we dive into the Tides.
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FUUUUUU I'll add that to the existing newspost. I hate newspost spam.
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