Amstaad Release

[Lord Mhork]

Glory be to this page. Here heralds will sing of the grand developments in the City of Amstaad and you all may bask in the glow of our work.

On a more serious note, this is where I will post the press releases, as the old page was eaten by some nasty void (or something along those lines).

Dates to be aware of

The Resubmission of Billy Bob- March 16, 2012

Sign up for the Test Quest!!!! 06/10/12

Players:
1. Yaw
2. inspiratieloos
3. T-bone
4. Anix

Spoiler: Billy Bob

Physical Description

:

A young blonde guy, with a perpetual grin. He’s lean, wearing a brown vest and brown breeches. He always wears a medallion adorned with the symbol of the Church of the Generic Guardian.

Aspects

:
Urchin
Thief (X2)
Church of the Generic Guardian

Motivation

:
Improve quality of life of the poor through theft from the rich.

Skills

:

Great

:
Language -- Trade

Good

:
Move Silently

Fair

:
Alert
Knife
Pickpocket

Average

:
Streetwise
Survival
Lockpick
Hide
Prayer
Protecting
Religion

Gold:

100 %

Items:

Knife

Fate Points:

2

Feel free to make requests or ask clarifying questions in thread.

[T-Bone]

A YEAR FROM NOW?????

[CooLDoG]

Holy shit, that was one major set-back.

[Lord Mhork]

What are you guys talking about? That says 2012!

[Bub Bidderskins]

ITT: T-Bone and CooLDoG forget the year they're in.

[Cybele]

I'd be really interested to see how magic is going to be dealt with, especially in regards to character creation. Is there a rough idea on when that's to be released?

[CooLDoG]

ITT: T-Bone and CooLDoG forget the year they're in.

ITT Bub doesn't check the Amstaad threads enough to know that it was edited.

[Lord Mhork]

@Cybele-
We have a whole system for magic. The issue is, Klazam was our rules guru. DeathNote and I are working to figure everything out, especially how the game can work in a forum setting, so the deadline is being pushed until then.

In other news, expect Joe Bob to make his glorious return later today.

[T-Bone]

IT'S THE 16TH!!! NEWS!!!

[Lord Mhork]

Dudes... News has been out, yeah? No excitement?

[inspiratieloos]

I see a percentage sign after the gold (in Billy Bob's character sheet), does this mean you've come up with a new system?

[Lord Mhork]

We haven't yet balanced the whole economics/market side of Amstaad yet, so we had put a system of percentages for money. The more aspects you decided to have, the less gold you would start with. As Billy Bob was created with only four aspects, he would get the maximum amount of starting gold. On the flip side, if one were to make a character with, say, eight aspects, they would only be allowed 10% of the maximum. We just are unsure as to what this maximum will be yet.

[The Fonz]

Just make 'resources' a skill and have people lose a level with every aspect. If someone wants to play a Rich character with loads of flavor, they can use their backstory to get the levels back. Worrying about every individual gold piece seems to be a very unfun idea.

[Lord Mhork]

Now there's a thought. We'll definitely consider that approach, The Fonz...

[DeathNote]

After talking with Mhork, we have decided that the best way to finish tweaking the mechanics and actual gameplay of Amstaad is to open it up to the community. We have done most of the work and finished the bulk of it, we just need help with the fine tuning and figuring out exactly how it is we will be able to go about this game.

In a few days, we will post the Official Rule Book along with the map and general history of Amstaad. Everything that you need to know as players will be revealed.

This does not mean that Amstaad is open to be played!!!

We just want the community to look things over and tell us what they think should be improved on.

Thanks very much for being patient and keep a look out!!!

[T-Bone]

MARCH 21st???

[Lord Mhork]

Sorry all, I'm pushing this date toward the weekend. DeathNote and I have to discuss exactly how we're going to release this thing for public opinion.

Thank you for your patience.

[CooLDoG]

ITS FRiDaY. We want Amsraad, we want to know our fate.

[quadz08]

Mhork / DeathNote, thanks for putting all this together. I'm excited to hear what's in store.

[CooLDoG]

me as well. Seems like this will be a lot of fun.

[DeathNote]

Thanks for the support guys.

[CooLDoG]

anything new? Any time line?

[Albert B. Rampage]

WOW no update yet?

[Bub Bidderskins]

Any updates at all?

[CooLDoG]

Please don't die!