I reeeeally want to play or DM a game using the Saga System online, but I haven't found a way to use the cards system, on roll20 or any other way. Has anyone tried playing this online?
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Originally posted by Garth View PostI reeeeally want to play or DM a game using the Saga System online, but I haven't found a way to use the cards system, on roll20 or any other way. Has anyone tried playing this online?
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I also asked this on Reddit and got a very good answer, I'm gonna paste it here:
"I ran a campaign of this on Roll20. Here's how I did it:- Scanned the cards and put each on in its own image file, with a standard size.
- Created a Roll20 campaign, choosing "Dragonlance: 5th Age (SAGA System)" as the character sheet
- In the campaign, selected "Make a new card deck." Then uploaded each card into the deck.
- Toggled that deck on and viewable to all players.
Then during the session, I dealt each player a hand of cards and had them drag the card to the table in order to play it."
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- Scanned the cards and put each on in its own image file, with a standard size.
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Originally posted by Garth View PostI reeeeally want to play or DM a game using the Saga System online, but I haven't found a way to use the cards system, on roll20 or any other way. Has anyone tried playing this online?
First d10 roll for suit
1=Swords
2=Helms
3=Arrows
4=Shields
5=Moons
6=Orbs
7=Hearts
8=Crowns
9=Dragons
10 = reroll
Second d10 roll is the value of the card. reroll any 10, except for Dragon.
However, what you lose is the balance inherent in a deck. In a card deck, once a card is used, it is placed away from the remaining deck. So a lot of "bad" cards will get used up, leaving good cards remaining in the deck.
Although some people hated this, I found it quite natural, give you have a setting where neutral gods want to maintain a balance.Last edited by Weldon Chen; 08-24-2020, 12:04 PM.
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There’s an interesting post here about a Settlers of Catan variant in which you use cards instead of dice. What you gain and what you lose by “flattening the randomness.” In short, is it more a source of frustration or more a source of fun, the drama and superstition surrounding the dice? The marveling and the cursing and the hoping?
Oh and hey, no neutral gods in the Fifth Age because there are no gods in the Fifth Age.Michael Falconer – Dragonlance FAQ – Dragonlance Product List – The Matter of Theology by Jeff Grubb
OSRIC (free PDF)
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Originally posted by Falconer View PostThere’s an interesting post here about a Settlers of Catan variant in which you use cards instead of dice. What you gain and what you lose by “flattening the randomness.” In short, is it more a source of frustration or more a source of fun, the drama and superstition surrounding the dice? The marveling and the cursing and the hoping?
Oh and hey, no neutral gods in the Fifth Age because there are no gods in the Fifth Age.
Anyway, I have those catan device cards. And they really do give off a feeling that a "2" and a "12" will come, making the decision to start out at the bad hexes aren't so bad.
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I hear ya on both counts.Michael Falconer – Dragonlance FAQ – Dragonlance Product List – The Matter of Theology by Jeff Grubb
OSRIC (free PDF)
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Originally posted by AelfwynI've set up and played Saga on Roll20. I made my own electronic deck using tools I found on the old Nexus site and Google Drawings. I'm not sure if they are still available, but I can share mine with you if you want. I then uploaded each card to Roll20. It works, even if its homemade.
And I tagged you.
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