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Character generators are primarily used in the broadcast areas of live television sports or television news presentations, given that the modern character generator can rapidly (i.e., "on the fly") generate high-resolution, animated graphics for use when an unforeseen situation in a broadcast dictates an opportunity for breaking news coverage ...
A character can be civilian, military, or noble, a young cadet, or a tried-and-true veteran, each with strengths and weaknesses. Death during character generation is possible in some editions, a mechanic that became infamous. [citation needed] Characters have six primary characteristics, generated by a roll of two six-sided dice.
Many stories, especially in the fantasy genre, feature an object or objects with some great magical power, such as a crown, sword, or jewel. Often what drives the plot is the hero's need to find the object and use it for good, before the villain can use it for evil, or if the object has been broken by the villains, to retrieve each piece that must be gathered from each antagonist to restore it ...
Chill is inspired by, and attempts to capture the feel of, 20th-century horror films, where usual foes are vampires, werewolves, mummies, ghosts, and ghouls. [2] Players take on the role of envoys, [3] members of a secret organization known as S.A.V.E. (Societas Argenti Viae Eternitata, or, The Eternal Society of the Silver Way) [4] that tracks down and eliminates evil in the world.
A story generator or plot generator is a tool that generates basic narratives or plot ideas. The generator could be in the form of a computer program, a chart with multiple columns, a book composed of panels that flip independently of one another, or a set of several adjacent reels that spin independently of one another, allowing a user to select elements of a narrative plot.
Poietic Generator – Social network game played on a two-dimensional matrix, a "human" Game of Life. Self-organization § Computer science; Of Man and Manta – Trilogy of science fiction novels by Piers Anthony; the novel 'OX' features a cellular automaton lifeform based on Game of Life; LifeWiki – Wiki dedicated to Conway's Game of Life
Barony is a fantasy role-playing game outlined in three books: . 42-page rule book; 39 page scenario design book; 52-page encounters book; The game also includes a cut-apart tarot deck printed on three letter-sized pieces of cardstock, and a gamemaster's screen printed on paper, which reviewers noted was too flimsy to stand up on its own.
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying (abbreviated as MHR or MHRP) is the fourth role-playing game set in the Marvel Universe published by Margaret Weis Productions under license from Marvel Comics (after Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game, and the Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game).