Mist~
May 3rd, 2009, 00:40
Howdy :D
So I am bran new to FG and am also a returning D&D player, I previously played 3E before I found out high school and its encompassing activities afforded me little time and even less money. But hurrah! I have been more or less enticed back to the RPG I once loved, unfortuanetly time has moved forward and I have been left uninformed and outdated do to my extended foray into the world of debt and debauchery. I have come back with the intention of taking part in what seems to be a 3.5E game of D&D, we would be playing via the FG2 clients (yea yea, duh, I know...). However after watching the tutorial videos I have been both amazed and confused, to be completely honest I don't think I could have dreamt up a better system (at the very least from the DMing perspective). I am jumping at the chance to delve into the inner workings of FG2 and familiarize myself with the system so as to help smooth any rough edges when the group gets off the ground, but before I do I was hoping to get some insight from the players here.
My first question is reguarding the discounts that are given to those who by multiple license keys, I think we're going to be looking at roughly 10 players. Are the discounts all set per key (ei. Buy 3 get x.xx$ off ea.) or do they scale based on how many you get (ei. Buy 1 get 1.00$ off, Buy 5 get 7.50$ off)? Is it % based or set, does it change from DM vs Player versions, and does it increase with more purchases is what I'm asking in a nutshell.
Next is about the resources that are included in the clients, does it come with specific rulesets included? I seem to have read that D20 has been removed and that a 3.5E ruleset and FG foundation has been included instead? What exactly does that entail? Is that like resources like the PHB or DMG? Or is it simply refering to the way the system itself operates?
As for resources being ADDED after the fact, I have read about people adding "Mods" that have information reguarding rules/spells/monsters/etc and was wondering where you would find this type of addition? I have seen Oberoten's wiki links however when I tried them they didn't work (not sure if they are down/maintenance/or just removed).
Lastly (for now haha :p ), I was wondering if there is a big learning curve for a 3E player to get past when it comes to the 3.5E rules. Am I basically learning a new system or is it more or less the same with specific alterations for balance/additions?
Any random advice is always helpful as well (such as common pitfalls new players find with FG that aren't covered in the intro videos) so as to help myself and those joining me avoid them. Also with the 3.5E rules stuff I don't really need specifics if you don't feel like typing them out, I'm not too worried about looking silly (its unavoidable for me anyways :o ) and there are bran new D&D players joining us anyways. Mostly I'm just looking for a headsup.
So anyways, thats it for the moment, looking forward to hearing and potentially playing with some/all of you!~ ;)
:pirate: <--- Haha, sorry had to use it since its the first time I've seen it :D
So I am bran new to FG and am also a returning D&D player, I previously played 3E before I found out high school and its encompassing activities afforded me little time and even less money. But hurrah! I have been more or less enticed back to the RPG I once loved, unfortuanetly time has moved forward and I have been left uninformed and outdated do to my extended foray into the world of debt and debauchery. I have come back with the intention of taking part in what seems to be a 3.5E game of D&D, we would be playing via the FG2 clients (yea yea, duh, I know...). However after watching the tutorial videos I have been both amazed and confused, to be completely honest I don't think I could have dreamt up a better system (at the very least from the DMing perspective). I am jumping at the chance to delve into the inner workings of FG2 and familiarize myself with the system so as to help smooth any rough edges when the group gets off the ground, but before I do I was hoping to get some insight from the players here.
My first question is reguarding the discounts that are given to those who by multiple license keys, I think we're going to be looking at roughly 10 players. Are the discounts all set per key (ei. Buy 3 get x.xx$ off ea.) or do they scale based on how many you get (ei. Buy 1 get 1.00$ off, Buy 5 get 7.50$ off)? Is it % based or set, does it change from DM vs Player versions, and does it increase with more purchases is what I'm asking in a nutshell.
Next is about the resources that are included in the clients, does it come with specific rulesets included? I seem to have read that D20 has been removed and that a 3.5E ruleset and FG foundation has been included instead? What exactly does that entail? Is that like resources like the PHB or DMG? Or is it simply refering to the way the system itself operates?
As for resources being ADDED after the fact, I have read about people adding "Mods" that have information reguarding rules/spells/monsters/etc and was wondering where you would find this type of addition? I have seen Oberoten's wiki links however when I tried them they didn't work (not sure if they are down/maintenance/or just removed).
Lastly (for now haha :p ), I was wondering if there is a big learning curve for a 3E player to get past when it comes to the 3.5E rules. Am I basically learning a new system or is it more or less the same with specific alterations for balance/additions?
Any random advice is always helpful as well (such as common pitfalls new players find with FG that aren't covered in the intro videos) so as to help myself and those joining me avoid them. Also with the 3.5E rules stuff I don't really need specifics if you don't feel like typing them out, I'm not too worried about looking silly (its unavoidable for me anyways :o ) and there are bran new D&D players joining us anyways. Mostly I'm just looking for a headsup.
So anyways, thats it for the moment, looking forward to hearing and potentially playing with some/all of you!~ ;)
:pirate: <--- Haha, sorry had to use it since its the first time I've seen it :D