tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post2383252520722585550..comments2023-10-25T03:31:40.564-04:00Comments on For A Fistful Of Coppers: Old school D&D my wayJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12348128429151023348noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post-10869281451627940082010-09-18T23:11:45.358-04:002010-09-18T23:11:45.358-04:00Over the past year or so, Futurama has kind of ser...Over the past year or so, Futurama has kind of served as the skeleton for a game setting I like to call Assholes In Space. I got inspired listening to the BBC production of Neuromancer and remembered how awesome I thought Maelcum and the Rastafarian Space Navy were.<br /><br />It's basically a combination of images: big-ass cargo ships drifting through space with reggae music in the background, gunfights in pristine corporate hallways between dirty mercenaries and alien bounty hunters soundtracked to Lightning Bolt's 'Captain Caveman.' Kind of like if Cowboy Bebop and The Fifth Element had a baby.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348128429151023348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post-28964388389667652552010-09-18T22:14:46.632-04:002010-09-18T22:14:46.632-04:00The majority of my gaming was WoD. I had D&D a...The majority of my gaming was WoD. I had D&D and 1st edition books as a kid and LOVED reading them (let someone borrow and never got back)but have never ran an early edition game. <br /><br />Playing a PbP early edition game lately that has been fun. <br /><br />Also a free form no rules game. 4 of the 5 people have been playing games for 20 or so years a piece so we yell when things sound cranky, as the biggest rules conflict is over where in the area the place is we are talking about. It's based on local geography. <br /><br />Been thinking about running a mutant future game w/ futurama as the skeleton to run it on.Jason kielbasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953768189103378338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post-11937350360369285822010-09-17T20:36:27.363-04:002010-09-17T20:36:27.363-04:00Same thing happened to me. I started reading all t...Same thing happened to me. I started reading all the old-school blogs in the summer of 2008. I'm 28 and I didn't grow up with D&D, but I tried my hand at running a semi-old-school sandbox campaign all the same. It didn't turn out terribly, just ... different than the ones I'd read about.<br /><br />Nice to see someone in the same boat as me!Patrick W. Rollenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832604648690667589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post-56230620677981612242010-09-17T18:35:24.378-04:002010-09-17T18:35:24.378-04:00For other genres I'd probably look for another...For other genres I'd probably look for another rules light system rather than try to adapt D&D/d20.<br /><br />I think the key when using a retro-clone is realizing that not all the rules will work (for your group, or at all). These are clones of great but flawed games.<br /><br />It's primarily actual play and sensitivity to the quality of the experience that lets you know what to jettison as dragging on the game, and what rulings come up often enough that you should institutionalize them as house-rules.<br /><br />Needless to say, a group of cooperative and creative players is a must. Rules-heavy systems were designed for the "difficult people." To do improvised play well you need players who appreciate your game and authority and are able to deliver feedbakc in a constructive way.<br /><br />Hope this helps!Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post-84733316241702442712010-09-17T17:53:45.773-04:002010-09-17T17:53:45.773-04:00Surprising or not, a Western S&W game was actu...Surprising or not, a Western S&W game was actually my first intention when I started this blog. Someday I may even finish it.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348128429151023348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post-26142476643582936402010-09-17T17:33:58.639-04:002010-09-17T17:33:58.639-04:00No reason a western couldn't be run with an ol...No reason a western couldn't be run with an old D&D rules-set. I'd do it in a minute if Risus was off the table.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635116929490398699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412657157004598699.post-38622051631831247392010-09-17T17:12:26.012-04:002010-09-17T17:12:26.012-04:00Your post got me thinking:
http://tinyurl.com/27t...Your post got me thinking:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/27tyyouScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155926145150934199noreply@blogger.com