Comments on Rule of the Dice: Is this a good idea?

As an aside, if you looking for the "death of...

2011-01-19T21:58:29.603-05:00

As an aside, if you looking for the "death of an empire" vibe then new tech is out of place. The collapse of civilization (like rome) lead to the dark ages, which were just the medieval version of mad max.

Its a backwards time, you might want the empire to be steampunk, but to be collapsing, to get the feeling of a dark age looming ahead, as the old empire dies and before a

The death of an empire is a good place to find the...

2011-01-19T21:58:29.227-05:00

The death of an empire is a good place to find the immediate, easily grasped major conflict for characters to take sides on.

They could be old guard institutionalists, fighting to preserve the regime that stabilized and modernized surrounding lands. Or they could fight to build a new order to stave off the encroaching chaos. Or they could be the harbingers of that chaos, knowing that the

The idea is a fun one, Im not so sure all of those...

2011-01-09T21:06:56.036-05:00

The idea is a fun one, Im not so sure all of those things would work, it would take a looooooooooot of thought and planning, probably with some playtesting t'boot.

I like the way that Seaofstarsrpg put the scenario the best.
Still, Im all for out there ideas that shouldnt work but do, perhaps this shall be the new and awesome next gen spelljammer ;)

Lots of interesting ideas there but getting them t...

2009-09-09T11:38:45.619-04:00

Lots of interesting ideas there but getting them to work together could be difficult.

So, let me throw out some ideas:

Steam technology and gunpowder is a legal monopoly of the church which understands it through practical, not scientific, means. (See H. Beam Piper's Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen<

The death of an empire is a good place to find the...

2009-09-09T09:46:32.223-04:00

As an aside, if you looking for the "death of...

2009-09-09T08:59:30.979-04:00