Apropos of nothing... (OOC discussion thread about the game)
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Okay, so... while on the train, I did up all the emails to everyone, and they sat in my outbox, cause I wasn't done with EVERYONE.
They all just sent, when I got online now, but I still have one player left to do. Then I need to update the public knowledge.
So, for those who got your turns, enjoy, but give me a day to catch the rest of the stuff up before you start posting based on them.
Also, how do we feel about going with the original deadline of this Sunday? I'd be okay with the following Sunday instead, if people preferred. Either way, I'll aim to have Turn 3 results out by September 4th. ("Gee Goaty, when you put it like that, let's submit turns by the 21st instead of the 14th. There's no downside for the players.")
They all just sent, when I got online now, but I still have one player left to do. Then I need to update the public knowledge.
So, for those who got your turns, enjoy, but give me a day to catch the rest of the stuff up before you start posting based on them.
Also, how do we feel about going with the original deadline of this Sunday? I'd be okay with the following Sunday instead, if people preferred. Either way, I'll aim to have Turn 3 results out by September 4th. ("Gee Goaty, when you put it like that, let's submit turns by the 21st instead of the 14th. There's no downside for the players.")
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I'm all for the 14th.Goatkiller666 wrote:Also, how do we feel about going with the original deadline of this Sunday? I'd be okay with the following Sunday instead, if people preferred. Either way, I'll aim to have Turn 3 results out by September 4th. ("Gee Goaty, when you put it like that, let's submit turns by the 21st instead of the 14th. There's no downside for the players.")
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Liar! Your pants are on fire!Goatkiller666 wrote:Wait, what's wrong with your turn?
I spent at least 30sec on that.
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Yeah, it's sure different than what we're used to, eh? You could, I guess, harvest a bunch of sin, use it all right away, and have none left to start off the next turn. But, of course, you could do the same each turn, since, once you figure out how to harvest it, you can reasonably expect to have some every turn. You just won't know how much you'll harvest as you're using it.
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So, my thinking (and I'm open to debate here) is that since the turns are 10yrs long (totally an arbitrary number on my part, but work with me here), it's a little silly to assume that you cannot spend in year 4 the sin that you collected in year 2.
However, since this is a turn-based game, having a rule based on a reasonable expectation of real life might actually needlessly complicate things. As I ponder the implications, I imagine a scenario where someone submits a turn assuming the collection of the "regular" amount of sin (the same as the last four turns or whatever), plans to spend that amount... but the reprecussions of someone else's turn might mean that the first person only harvests a fraction of that much... or none at all (0/4 is still a fraction...)
So, if the uncertainty becomes a logistical problem, we'll adjust the rules accordingly. I really like the uncertainty, from the point of view of being true to reality (which is amusing in a fantasy game). But I'm willing to sacrifice realism for efficiency if things fall out that way. Just let me know how it's working (or not) for you.
However, since this is a turn-based game, having a rule based on a reasonable expectation of real life might actually needlessly complicate things. As I ponder the implications, I imagine a scenario where someone submits a turn assuming the collection of the "regular" amount of sin (the same as the last four turns or whatever), plans to spend that amount... but the reprecussions of someone else's turn might mean that the first person only harvests a fraction of that much... or none at all (0/4 is still a fraction...)
So, if the uncertainty becomes a logistical problem, we'll adjust the rules accordingly. I really like the uncertainty, from the point of view of being true to reality (which is amusing in a fantasy game). But I'm willing to sacrifice realism for efficiency if things fall out that way. Just let me know how it's working (or not) for you.
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