Hey everyone. I'm setting up to run a second campaign with my partner, maybe with a friend or two into the bargain. The setting is another of my own creation that's all dark a piratey. Anyway, something that I did in my first campaign and plan to do again is use gridded maps and tokens, which worked...

The art for the cards looks good, might watch the videos to see how the game plays but I can't back it even if I wanted to, or, well... I could, but if Anna found out I'd be in troubles! The collaboration with OVA seems nice as well, interesting choice given that OVA is an rpg and Odyssey is a card ...

I tried this out at our last session and it seemed to work okay, but it's a bit dice heavy. If they're looking for a potion to use against an enemy, they then need to hit said enemy with the potion. That's a standard attack roll, three rolls to accomplish one action. Should that be broken up into m...

Before I say anything I'm going to let you know I've never seen or heard of Bubblegum Crisis. Having said that though I think using Vehicle works pretty well for what you're asking to be honest, especially since the suits would then have their own Health and Endurance amounts you'd use for special a...

Thanks for sharing your play experience CursedEmbrace! (The map especially brings back fond memories of fantasy sessions long gone by.) I hope OVA continues to suit your campaign's needs. If you ever have any specific questions or at a loss at how to handle something in your game, let me know. If y...

Soon (within the month (sep) or next) hopefully, until then you've got to just sit tight and check back every now and then to see if there have been any updates.

Toooo long, and i (at least) did read the first part. Looks like you two are on the right path: getting fun and enjoying the game. I don't know if i can post something when my copy comes cause my useless English Skill, but i'm sure i'll read and comment other players posts. And i have a question: h...

--- WARNING Wall of text incoming! --- Our First Session Pre-Game: When I had settled on the idea of using the first edition of OVA in an rpg that I quickly convinced my girlfriend to play (in anticipation of the next edition that was so successfully funded through kickstarter) I gave her a list of ...

I opted to get the original printing of OVA from drivethrurpg to help support the author and to get a feeling for the system and how it works, knowing that a fair amount of it will change moving to the kickstarter version. I was reading through advancement and buying up skills is what is confusing ...

Your Level in Magic does in fact only affect the Endurance cost for a given copied Ability. The higher your level, the cheaper your spells become. It's just Auren's are pre-calculated for you in his spell list. Ok, so someone with Magic Arcane 1 can also have, say, Atlas Arm, but they pay through t...

I can't say I stick to any particular plan or another. I'd venture to say I have the "big bad" in mind pretty early on, but his actual form may change as the adventure progresses (and before his first appearance.) I would definitely take the player's stories into account...since nothing m...

I'm looking @ the sample Auren player book and I'm not understanding the purpose of the levels added to arcane magic. It doesn't seem to relate to number of spells or power of spells, or is there any description to it's purpose in the ability discussion at the end of the player book. My game group ...

I've played in a few OVA games where the Players created characters independently and really didn't try hard at all at any sort of balance, and the game went by just fine. Actually, before there even was an OVA, I once played in a Super Hero hack of Silhouette (Heavy Gear, Jovian Chronicles, Tribe ...

I'm not 100% on exactly what you're asking but if you don't want the characters to seem petty and argumentative surely that's just down mostly to how they are roleplayed? Although making sure not to give them certain traits would help the player's interpretation of the character and how they behave ...

Hey CursedEmbrace! If by two players, you mean just you (as a GM) and a player, then by all means, throw "balance" to the four winds. The only real reason for characters to be perfectly balanced is so one Player doesn't feel left out or out-shined in the game, and that's not likely in thi...