Talk:HackMaster

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Disbelief

Holly Heck! a 32 page GM Shield?! 16 Page Char sheets?!

It must take more then a few minutes to set up the game! --Theredstarswl 04:39, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oh god yes. --InShaneee 04:43, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- A beginning player may take several hours to make a character. An experienced player may bring it down to less than two hours.---Mihoshi 18:24, 30 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Not really, there is a variant tourny game called a "Roll-n-Run" in which players are given twenty minutes to roll up a new character and play it. Experienced players can create a decent character in about 30 minutes, sometimes less. Greylond 21:07, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - It's an hour to roll up a character, not 20 minutes. And it's hard to do in fully equipped finished PC in an hour. Dstanfor 14:00, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      - That is of course your POV. It does take me that long but there are experienced players who can make them in less than an hour, even in 30 minutes. To find out simply go to the Kenzer&Co message boards and ask. 19:11, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
        Those playing roll and run events have said they've had difficulty finishing in an hour with all their equipment. A person said he timed himself at 40 minutes particularly for a roll and run event. However, people also said that for a home character that they want to flesh out, it will take them longer than this. Dstanfor 19:55, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        And some have said that it didn't take them as long. Also, I personally have talked with people that say that it only takes about 30 minutes for them. Again, Like I said your first statement is a Point of View not a statement of fact.
        I refer you to this faq. Dstanfor 12:16, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - Truely the game with the most book-keeping out there, there are lots of forms to fill in and after-game reports for the gm to compile.

Please note that the 16 page character sheet is optional, the normal sheet is 4 pages, if memory serves me. I haven't played in forever. Moterola 19:28, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- Two pages, actually. The 16 page thing is actually consistent with size of character records encouraged by other RPGs. The difference is that the HM Player Character Record provides actual forms and templates for recording things like the character's proteges, enemies, will, and achievements. --Dunkelza 14:31, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't knock the GM Shield until you've seen it. It is designed so that all the GM needs to run a session is the GM Shield and the adventure notes. Plus of course it has funny and useful stuff on it like the "Pizza Matrix" to help the group decide on what pizza to buy to please everyone at the table. Greylond 21:07, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. And it also costs either 20 or 30 dollars. It also saves on time going back and forth to the GMG and PHB, too. Twas a nice birthday gift from my group, though. Moterola 19:31, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- The GM Shield is truly stupendous. The degree of thought must have gone into it is awe-inspiring.. --Dunkelza 14:31, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hackmaster Program?

Shouldn't the section about the Hackmaster program go into its own article with a disambiguation link form this page?

I think it should.

Agreed, the mention under "Other Uses" does not seem fitting. I've made a request for an uncontroversial move, with no change to the existing article. JanGB 11:30, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Any progress on the move of the HackMaster program to a new article? I can't see any reason for that to be opposed.Big Mac 13:54, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like an obvious move. --DestroyYouAlot (talk) 15:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)all information[reply]

See HackMaster (software). Percy Snoodle (talk) 16:12, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

It's not clear that this article is independently notable. It's not even clear whether it's talking about the fictional association or the real one, but that's another problem... 'Merge with HackMaster. Percy Snoodle 10:24, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's talking about the real organization. I see no problem merging it with the Hackmaster article. LawfulGoodThief 18:19. 30 June 2006 EST.

I feel the same way about Hackmaster Players Association; I think they should both be merged. Percy Snoodle 13:44, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Has whoever has been editing this article even HEARD of core Wikipedia policies like neutral point of view?!? 205.200.189.2 (talk) 18:12, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

== More Than Just "Healbots" ==

With the 4th edition's release of the Zealot's Guide To Wurld Conversion, clerics could specialize as "zealots" from a pantheon of 47 different dieties, each granting your cleric their own set of special powers and restrictions. It introduced new skills, talents, weapon proficiencies, group packages, and quirks & flaws; all specific to the clerical classes (which included clerics, zealots, chosen ones, dark knights, druids, holy knights, paladins, rangers, and shamans). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.140.188.38 (talk) 16:51, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm hoping the recent edits have resolved some of the neutrality issues. --Reimero (talk) 15:37, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Editions

Hackmaster is now on 5th edition. Somebody familiar with both editions should make a section on editions, highlighting their differences. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.113.103.172 (talk) 19:07, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Disbelief

Hackmaster Program?

Merge

"Cookie-cutter healbots"?!?

Editions