Comments on: First 4th Edition Thoughts http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200805/first_4th_edition_thoughts/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:18:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Turkish Prawn http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200805/first_4th_edition_thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-77038 Turkish Prawn Fri, 30 May 2008 12:34:47 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=1111#comment-77038 My favorite line was from the intro where the author accuses the buyer of picking up the game because of "the cute little cheesecake on the cover". One of the things that I liked about this game was how omnipotent it made the GM. As I recall, it pretty much threw it all on him/her and told the players that if they wanted things to go their way, to bribe the GM with food. Take that "rules quoters!" Now I'm going to have to see if I can put my hands on the playbook again. It'll be in the basement. In a box... under stuff... and bugs. Turkish Prawn http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/ My favorite line was from the intro where the author accuses the buyer of picking up the game because of “the cute little cheesecake on the cover”.

One of the things that I liked about this game was how omnipotent it made the GM. As I recall, it pretty much threw it all on him/her and told the players that if they wanted things to go their way, to bribe the GM with food.

Take that “rules quoters!”

Now I’m going to have to see if I can put my hands on the playbook again. It’ll be in the basement. In a box… under stuff… and bugs.

Turkish Prawn
http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Burrowowl http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200805/first_4th_edition_thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-77024 Burrowowl Fri, 30 May 2008 04:39:47 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=1111#comment-77024 You bet your ass I played TFOS. R. Talsorian produced some of my favorite games when I was younger. Rules like "nobody ever dies" and "you will never get laid" always helped make for some excellent over-the-top "drama." You bet your ass I played TFOS. R. Talsorian produced some of my favorite games when I was younger. Rules like “nobody ever dies” and “you will never get laid” always helped make for some excellent over-the-top “drama.”

]]> By: Turkish Prawn http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200805/first_4th_edition_thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-77010 Turkish Prawn Fri, 30 May 2008 00:49:47 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=1111#comment-77010 HO-LE-SHIET! Did you just say TFOS? *Picks laptop up off floor where it hit when he jumped up* Man, I LOVED that game! It made for a great diversion and break from the "serious" gaming. Our games had a very heavy Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy bend. I'm just smoked that anyone out side of our little gaming circle remembers that one. Cheers! Turkish Prawn http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/ HO-LE-SHIET!
Did you just say TFOS?
*Picks laptop up off floor where it hit when he jumped up*

Man, I LOVED that game! It made for a great diversion and break from the “serious” gaming. Our games had a very heavy Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy bend. I’m just smoked that anyone out side of our little gaming circle remembers that one.

Cheers!
Turkish Prawn
http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Burrowowl http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200805/first_4th_edition_thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-76992 Burrowowl Thu, 29 May 2008 18:03:07 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=1111#comment-76992 I'm sure that at some point I'll settle down and refuse new editions, but I'm just not there yet. There have been significant aspects to each of the prior versions of the Dungeons & Dragons rules that have chafed me pretty badly over the years, sending me off to dabble in systems like Earthdawn and Cyberpunk and Teenagers from Outer Space and Spirit of the Century and so on and so forth. Mileage may vary and all that. I’m sure that at some point I’ll settle down and refuse new editions, but I’m just not there yet. There have been significant aspects to each of the prior versions of the Dungeons & Dragons rules that have chafed me pretty badly over the years, sending me off to dabble in systems like Earthdawn and Cyberpunk and Teenagers from Outer Space and Spirit of the Century and so on and so forth. Mileage may vary and all that.

]]> By: Turkish Prawn http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200805/first_4th_edition_thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-76986 Turkish Prawn Thu, 29 May 2008 16:28:53 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=1111#comment-76986 I'm really going to sound like an old fart here but... to be honest, I'll stick with 1st edition rules. I've got the books, I know them by heart, I know there are huge gaping holes but you know what? I don't care. It's what I learned to play back in the 70's and 80's and I'm-a-sticking with it. Having said that and shown my self to be a level 20 Geek, it's been years since the maps, dice, figurines and DMG has seen the light of day. Having said THAT... It looks like my old gaming buddies are all going to come to my place for a long weekend this summer. 1st time in years. Break out the Coke and chips and don't wait up! Turkish Prawn http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/ I’m really going to sound like an old fart here but… to be honest, I’ll stick with 1st edition rules. I’ve got the books, I know them by heart, I know there are huge gaping holes but you know what? I don’t care. It’s what I learned to play back in the 70’s and 80’s and I’m-a-sticking with it.

Having said that and shown my self to be a level 20 Geek, it’s been years since the maps, dice, figurines and DMG has seen the light of day.

Having said THAT… It looks like my old gaming buddies are all going to come to my place for a long weekend this summer. 1st time in years. Break out the Coke and chips and don’t wait up!

Turkish Prawn
http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/

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