At 18:40 2/06/05, you wrote:
>I am intending very little to no real co-ordination between GMs on this.
>There is simple no need. GMs that wish to can give out write-ups, and they
>will enter play as loot etc. GMs that do not won't. We will print a booklet
>for GMs if they wish that will be internally balanced as a document as far
>as the number of items go.
>
>To example -
>All pages will have 8 write-ups on them.
>Pages 1 to 8 pages are uncommon write-ups
>Pages 9 and 10 rare write-ups
>Page 11 very rare.
>
>This simple system of resistance and relying on GMs laziness, and most GMs
>just not caring a huge amount about it - will I hope on average maintain the
>rough balance in the items being handed out in the form of write-ups.

While I support the idea of unusual treasures, and recipes involving them 
which can be researched by PCs, I am not at all sure that I want to be 
presented with a list of set recipes for use. That both restricts GM 
creativity, never a beneficial thing, and could lead to all sorts of 
abuse... the harvesting of non-aggressive monsters for body parts... PCs 
running off in all directions and "off the map" in search of monsters with 
valuable bits....

I much prefer the scenario where character A is searching for herbs to 
enhance dinner, finds something unusual, gets it back to the guild, 
researches it, and then the GM gives them a recipe for its use, after 
checking it over with other GMs. Or party B kills the basilisk that has 
been terrorising the village, and then learns from the village wisewoman 
that there is perhaps some use for its horn, if they can find an alchemist 
who knows the recipe.

Alchemical recipes were traditionally closely guarded.... in a magical 
world this is even more likely, which presents with one reason why the 
secrets of shaping are so rare. The village wisewoman might have a herbal 
recipe for removing warts which she passed on to her daughters, and would 
only share with the wisewoman from the next village in exchange for an 
equally useful recipe, and not with a bunch of untrustworthy adventurers.

What I think we need is not a recipe book, but a set of guidelines for the 
creation of recipes....

(Heck, while we're at it, some guidelines for shaped items would not 
hurt.... I might be keen on creativity, but I've seen some hideously 
unbalanced items and abilities out there.... er...um.... I probably have a 
few on some of my own PCs.)

Jacqui


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Thank you all for you Comments and Feedback.

I will continue to work on Recipe Magic's idea and I will attempt to keep
you informed. Once I have the supporting documents at a point that I will
seek you Comment and Feedback once more.

The fears are objections that some people expressed, have been noted and I
will seek to address them.

I expect that it will be a couple of week before I can show you the needed
supporting documents. Once I am ready I will post and again seek you Comment
and Feedback.

Again - thank you for you comments and feedback. If anyone wants to talk to
me about this my home number is 828-2959.  

Jonathan Bean
 
Business Development Manager
TME - Its all about time
Phone 966 1656         PO Box 35902, Browns Bay
Fax 448 1051           Auckalnd, New Zealand
Mob 021 173 4060       www.tme.co.nz
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A few people have lately been asking who's on the DQ lists. Rather than
answer one at a time, here's the current list (names where we have them,
otherwise just the user-part of the email address):

  Alan Grant              Helen Saggers           Michael McFadden
  Andrew Luxton           Ian Anderson            Michael Parkinson
  Andrew Withy            Ian Hasell              Michael Scott
  Anne Hamilton           Ian Wood                Michael Woodhams
  Ben Taberner            Jacqui Smith            Noel Livingston
  Bernard Hoggins         Jason Saggers           Paul Schmidt
  Brent Jackson           Jonathan Bean           Phil Judd
  Chris Caulfield         Jono Bean               Rosemary Mansfield
  Clare Baldock           Julia McSpadden         Ross Alexander
  Daryl Crosby            Karen Menolly           Sally Jackson
  David Hall              Karl Thiebolt           Scott Whittaker
  Derek Schakel           Keith Smith             Sean English
  Ed Douglas              Kelsie Macarthur        Simon White
  Emily J______           Loki Freyr              Stephen Martin
  Errol Cavit             Mandos Mitchinson       Struan Judd
  Gordon Lewis            Mark Simpson            William Dymock
  Greg Taylor             Martin Dickson          Zane Mendoza
  Hamish Brown            Martin Kealey

  dawnhaven@...
  emily-j@...
  seagate_enquirer@...

Not everyone is on every list, but most people are.

PS: can the respective owners fill me in who the last three addresses
belong to?


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>   dawnhaven@... Is Ian Wood

Jonathan Bean
 
Business Development Manager
TME - Its all about time
Phone 966 1656         PO Box 35902, Browns Bay
Fax 448 1051           Auckalnd, New Zealand
Mob 021 173 4060       www.tme.co.nz
Free 0800 55 33 66
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> owner@dq.sf.org.nz] On Behalf Of Martin D Kealey
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> To: dq-announce@dq.sf.org.nz
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> 
> A few people have lately been asking who's on the DQ lists. Rather than
> answer one at a time, here's the current list (names where we have them,
> otherwise just the user-part of the email address):
> 
>   Alan Grant              Helen Saggers           Michael McFadden
>   Andrew Luxton           Ian Anderson            Michael Parkinson
>   Andrew Withy            Ian Hasell              Michael Scott
>   Anne Hamilton           Ian Wood                Michael Woodhams
>   Ben Taberner            Jacqui Smith            Noel Livingston
>   Bernard Hoggins         Jason Saggers           Paul Schmidt
>   Brent Jackson           Jonathan Bean           Phil Judd
>   Chris Caulfield         Jono Bean               Rosemary Mansfield
>   Clare Baldock           Julia McSpadden         Ross Alexander
>   Daryl Crosby            Karen Menolly           Sally Jackson
>   David Hall              Karl Thiebolt           Scott Whittaker
>   Derek Schakel           Keith Smith             Sean English
>   Ed Douglas              Kelsie Macarthur        Simon White
>   Emily J______           Loki Freyr              Stephen Martin
>   Errol Cavit             Mandos Mitchinson       Struan Judd
>   Gordon Lewis            Mark Simpson            William Dymock
>   Greg Taylor             Martin Dickson          Zane Mendoza
>   Hamish Brown            Martin Kealey
> 
>   dawnhaven@...
>   emily-j@...
>   seagate_enquirer@...
> 
> Not everyone is on every list, but most people are.
> 
> PS: can the respective owners fill me in who the last three addresses
> belong to?
> 
> 
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