Anime & Manga : Surprisingly enough, I don't really like anime...I like the idea of anime and the tropes that it supports. Really, the only anime series that I've ever watched are Ghost in the Machine , Cowboy Bepop , Vampire Hunter D , Hellsing , the Gundam series, and Slayers . I pretty much ...

I've recently run the following games with OVA: ...Classic 1930s pulp...1920s horror... I've never played a pulp or classic horror game, but have always wondered about those genres. How have those games gone for you? What resources/films would you suggest those interested in exploring these genres ...

JB: Very cool. ^_^ It's nice to see Ricochet working under such diverse circumstances. It's genres like these that are the reason why I offer a licensing agreement. Although I personally won't be diverging much away from anime, I do see the potential of Ricochet's use elsewhere. I intend on licensi...

I've recently run the following games with OVA: Classic 1930s pulp Modern-era espionage Archetypal swords & sorcery 1920s horror Space opera Golden Age super heroes They all went off without a hitch...OVA isn't just an anime game. I see it more as a basic generic system that let's you play darn ...

I'm thinking of getting this game, but I notced a thread on rpg.net ( http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=230173 ) that stated that this game isn't really an anime game. How would you guys respond to some of the stuff on the thread? I'd say that OVA, BESM, and Random Anime aren't really "ani...

Something I've noticed: Arcane Magic states that, if you don't meet certain requirements (like hands being free) the difficulty doubles or even quadruples. This "difficulty number doubling" does not appear anywhere else in the rules. (Though previously, Invention, Focused worked the samew...

Clay wrote:

jblittlefield wrote:I guess what I'm getting at is validation of my assumption that the mimicked ability's rules take precedence over those for Arcane Magic whenever a conflict exists.

You got it! </short and direct answer>

Thanks, that certainly clears things up.

Can power perks and flaws be applied to abilities that are mimicked via Arcane Magic? I'm thinking mainly in regards to a magic system that requires the players to detail their spells before play begins where Endurance costs are all figured out beforehand, rather than "off the cuff" magic...

OK, after reading everything over again and digesting your (Clay) posts, here's how I'm seeing things. Please feel free to correct me if I'm doing something wrong. ;) Let's assume a character with Arcane Magic +3 who wants to cast a spell that mimics the effects of Offensive Barrier +3. The Casting...

Can power perks and flaws be applied to abilities that are mimicked via Arcane Magic? I'm thinking mainly in regards to a magic system that requires the players to detail their spells before play begins where Endurance costs are all figured out beforehand, rather than "off the cuff" magic....

OK, after reading everything over again and digesting your (Clay) posts, here's how I'm seeing things. Please feel free to correct me if I'm doing something wrong. ;) Let's assume a character with Arcane Magic +3 who wants to cast a spell that mimics the effects of Offensive Barrier +3. The Casting ...

Let's look at another ability: Heal. Say I have a character with Arcane Magic +5. I want to Heal a target with the equivalent of Heal +5. This costs me 10 Endurance (for the casting) and another 10 Endurance (to Heal 10 points of damage). I face a Difficulty of 12. If I succeed, I lose 20 Endurance ...

OK, so the rules mention "Endurance required by the mimicked ability". In this case, I assume that this refers to the cost of Invisibility +3 (10 Endurance). I would add this to the 10 Endurance required to cast the spell (and the rules as written seem to support this action). If the casti...

So say for example I have Arcane Magic +3 and wish to emulate the effects of Invisibility +3. Does this cost me 10 Endurance + a Casting Roll against a Difficulty of 8 (in order to cast the spell) and then another 10 Endurance (for Invisibility's Endurance cost) for a combined casting cost of 20 End...

Clay, any progress on this? I know my group is itching to give it a look...besides, I'm also considering your licensing options for a future product.