Troll Lord Games

<t>our local indie video store had Gamerz on the shelf last week. I picked it up and rented it and was pleasantly surprised. The accents are thick, but the story is pretty good. I also like the choice to use pen and ink drawings for the game sequences. All in all, a pretty good flick for the genre.<...

I voted for Boardgames, for they always attract me first.

In terms of what I play most often, it would be traditional card games, especially Cribbage with Mrs. Geleg. Poker works, too!

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no, never converted it.

But I, too, loved the Space 1889 setting. Great stuff.

Quote: s that I think kids today don't have the imagination we did when kids - this is because they no longer play make-believe (past a certain age), they get their make-believe spoon fed to them by way of video games (or other forms of entertainment). QFT. I would also add (as an educator in the h...

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All in all, an entirely human set of characters.

QFT. Probably why I liked the series as much as I did.

anyone have a table of contents for the last issue? I haven't taken Dragon in many years (more than 20), but am tempted to get the last one just out of loyalty to the concept. What's inside it these days?

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yup, pretty awesome. Looking forward to that module a great deal ...

in fact this thread has greatly whetted my appetite for the CKG! Crack those whips, Troll Lords!

Geleg

<t>I actually thought Rowling dealt with Snape pretty well, and in ways that were not utterly cliched. The cliche would have been that Snape was really a guy with a heart of gold who was playing Voldemort so as to help Dumbledore's goals. In fact, [SPOILERS] he appears as one twisted mo-fo, whose de...

<t>Jman,<br/> <br/> I want to thank you for offering some very interesting ideas in a healthy, non-critical spirit. I appreciate your efforts and intentions. I have no knowledge of marketing whatsoever, whether it be in rpgs or elsewhere, and so cannot really comment on the feasability of your ideas...

<t>DD,<br/> <br/> Your experience describes ours to a T. We don't get HBO, and so had never seen it until it came on A&E in February (or March?). I caught a few episodes and thought it was pretty good. We didn't buy any seasons, but instead began to rent it from our local independent video store...

Argh! 2d6 sanity loss for that 'frayed knot' pun! It hurts! It Hurts!

Caverns of Thracia (Judges Guild, old version for AD&D)

<r>I know a lot of this board's readers like old school stuff, and I saw this sale mentioned at ENworld (yeah, I know ...). Anyway, if you liked some of Mayfair's RoleAids line from the 80s, they are having a big sale on bundled products (like 5 or 6 demon books for $13 total; or all of the Fez adve...

This was a good score (I was tipped to it by the NG boards). I've been wanting to look at True20 for a while, and now it's mine .... all mine!!! well, and yours, too.

Geleg

other than various D&D incarnations, these are my favorites of the games I've played (I've bought or read many other systems, but not played them all):

Ars Magica

Talislanta

Tekumel - Gurps version, heavily houseruled

Geleg

Nice job, guys. Way to (nicely and politely) spread the word.

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Are we not Geeks? We are .... Devo!

oops. Caught in a blast of music nostalgia.

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drool.....

Brings back memories of ASL and PL/PG. But cooler looking!

If only I had someone to play it with, I'd be on it in a flash.

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Yeah, sound awesome. Put in some of the Bowbe stuff, too (if possible and Casey permits it). I like the Thune!

Geleg

so I take it the June 28 date (less than a month from now) is not realistic, right?
Geleg

Looks pretty spiffy.

no bargains, but some birthday shopping for myself

C&C CK Screen

C&C Crater of Umeshta

a coupla DCC

NG's Fane of the Witch-king

thanks, Dave. I like this mod alot, having played it last summer with my brother-in-law. Your conversions fit the mood pretty well, and seem entirely sensible if you want a small adventure at 5th level.

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I voted Gygaxian, mostly because that's the one I know best. I know lots of folks who like the later eras (and I even respect some of them - like Omote!), but I like the earlier version - it seems more open-ended to me.

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<t>I'll echo the praise for Cairn of the skeleton king. A rousing good module. <br/> <br/> My copy of Tower of Blood just arrived this week, and I haven't yet had time to read it.<br/> <br/> I am less interested in the Bottle City mod (apparently Kuntz's next effort), despite its legendary status in...

<t>I'm in the same boat. No obvious groups, and I'm slightly picky (being an older gamer) about styles and systems. Plus our FLGS went out of business. Given my real life schedule I can't afford to commute an hour or more to games.<br/> <br/> So I'm growing one gamer (she's fascinated with the few m...

Quote: The golem PCs is a huge turn-off, and the tech-magic makes little sense; I've seen it done better, where it actually has a purpose other than "oooo we have electro-trains!" Dragonmarks don't compel me, and I find the concept unoriginal. QFT. I bought the setting book with some exci...

Thanks for this, Rhuvein. It's a very convenient way to figure out what i need to buy!

Nice points, steve. you should go for the PhD. You've got the analytical bit down cold.

We've derailed this thread long enough with epistemology.

I'm ready to return to a "300 is cool" perspective and shove the historical stuff into the background.

Geleg