tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1496280955695012607..comments2024-03-19T07:56:00.031-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Open Friday: Games UnplayedJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21563763471811649032010-06-06T04:30:12.470-04:002010-06-06T04:30:12.470-04:00Ragnardbard: I understand your pain as regards old...Ragnardbard: I understand your pain as regards old-school gaming. Though most of my gaming group is interested in giving it a try (again, in most cases, for the first time in others), there is one player who is extremely opposed to the idea of even trying it out. He claims that he has been "abused" by old-school games in the past, which seems to be a line from out of the Story Game movement. It's most absurd because pretty much all of the goals he sets for story games are the same, in my opinion, as those for old-school ones, with only the perspective changed. Tribal identification can be powerful, I suppose.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72498765858976210392010-06-06T04:10:25.593-04:002010-06-06T04:10:25.593-04:00Yeah, Runequest has languished on my shelf for yea...Yeah, Runequest has languished on my shelf for years, due to uynfair neglect on my part. Dying Earth still languishes due to outrageous lack of interest by ALL of my gaming peers. Old-school D&D of every stripe languishes due to being old-school (thanks again, philistine co-gamers)...Ragnardbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030864863966607087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-66678425632247999052010-06-06T00:22:33.464-04:002010-06-06T00:22:33.464-04:00Wow...um...no.
I can think of games I wish I had ...Wow...um...no.<br /><br />I can think of games I wish I had gotten the chance to play more often but I can not think of a game I wanted to play but never did.<br /><br />I've played a lot of different games. As I've said before here and elsewhere, trying new RPGs was my groups 'thing' for a while.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33018362150218039922010-06-05T16:56:01.795-04:002010-06-05T16:56:01.795-04:00I chose not to play Skyrealms of Jorune because I ...I chose not to play <i>Skyrealms of Jorune</i> because I was disappointed to learn that nonhuman species were not an option for players (contrary to what I had supposed). I regret not trying it.Gordon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907319916602597979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57318519867264780042010-06-05T15:36:59.315-04:002010-06-05T15:36:59.315-04:00Rolemaster... in Spain was a very popular game, bu...Rolemaster... in Spain was a very popular game, but I never play it.José Joaquín Rodríguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419481758371621113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13185649892185059832010-06-05T11:31:33.258-04:002010-06-05T11:31:33.258-04:00Shadowrun is a great setting but at least the 1st ...Shadowrun is a great setting but at least the 1st ed was in sore need of a mechanics overhaul. <br /><br />Games I have never played but have been dying too: Boot Hill, Encounter Critical, Twilight 2000, Champions, and Bunnies and Burrows! <br /><br />I played Runequeset once in the late 80's as a pup and don't remember anything about it other than the ducks.Jesse Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737072478903535244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46851352246553249282010-06-05T02:53:15.756-04:002010-06-05T02:53:15.756-04:00For me: Rifts and Shadowrun. I've always found...For me: Rifts and Shadowrun. I've always found both settings truly intriguing.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969656036094082602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43702483582050467522010-06-05T02:10:33.508-04:002010-06-05T02:10:33.508-04:00I regret never having played Boot Hill or Star Fro...I regret never having played Boot Hill or Star Frontiers. I've always wanted to play both of those games but never had the chance to do so. It would be great to get in a game of one of those at some time.<br /><br />The game I've played but wish I could have played more was Call of Cthulu. I really liked that game but for a variety of reasons I never got to play as much. When I'd run a game, it always seem to break up too quickly. *sigh*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677891322454967808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11216709919446949302010-06-04T23:38:13.361-04:002010-06-04T23:38:13.361-04:00Baron Greystone: Good point. I'd have to revis...Baron Greystone: Good point. I'd have to revise my answer, then. I've never regretted any game I chose not to play. There are few enough of those: FATAL and Empire of Satanis are the only two that come to mind immediately. I don't regret choosing not to play those.<br /><br />Oh, maybe I regret choosing not to play Earthdawn, though it was a choice between that and another game and then the opportunity never arising again rather than an active disavowal of Earthdawn itself. But I don't regret it a lot.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4684527456604995142010-06-04T23:17:08.889-04:002010-06-04T23:17:08.889-04:00This is a hard topic for me too, and of course com...This is a hard topic for me too, and of course complicated by what I ran, rather than got to play in. But James asked, what did we *choose* not to *play*, that we regret now? And that's a very specific question, so I'll try to answer it as stated.<br /><br />I played with enough groups that I probably could've persuaded someone to run almost anything, so if I let a game slip by, I suppose I was choosing not to play it. With that in mind:<br /><br />I chose not to play WEG's Star Wars. I wasn't really into the movies back then. Now I think I would've enjoyed the game.<br /><br />I chose not to play WFRP, just because we played so many fantasy games already. I know now that I would've loved it, and hope for another chance.<br /><br />But there are plenty of games I wish I got to play, that I GM'd. And plenty of games we didn't play enough, through no fault of my own, that I wish we'd got to play more of.<br /><br />But those are other questions.Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308709526041513401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14045985314138801272010-06-04T22:51:11.834-04:002010-06-04T22:51:11.834-04:00This is difficult, since I've played a lot of ...This is difficult, since I've played a <i>lot</i> of games over the years. Since I worked at a game store for a number of years, I had lots of opportunities. That said, though, I missed out on, and regret missing, Birthright (which I own, but never got to play in), Dark Sun (same situation), Lace & Steel (same… actually, <i>all</i> of these I mention are ones I own but have never been able to play, due to a lack of group interest) and for that matter Albedo, Wraith: The Oblivion, GURPS Goblins, Empire of the Petal Throne (any version, though I only own the Different Worlds reprints and several of the Adventures in Tékumel volumes), and Swordbearer. I've played, but not to any sort of conclusion, Pendragon, Chivalry & Sorcery, and Realms of the Unknown, and I'd like to play them more fully (though I'd need to heavily house-rule the last to resolve some of my reservations about it - heavily enough that I'd be pretty much writing a new game, which I may yet do).<br /><br />I'm sure that there are others, but that's what I can think of offhand.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19319196869694164392010-06-04T22:25:45.786-04:002010-06-04T22:25:45.786-04:00Chivalry and Sorcery. I made great use of the worl...Chivalry and Sorcery. I made great use of the world building rules, but never actually played the game itself.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89667549725863677152010-06-04T21:30:25.027-04:002010-06-04T21:30:25.027-04:00Far too many to mention, and many already have bee...Far too many to mention, and many already have been, but one in particular would be SHADOWRUN. I always dug cyberpunk, and it seemed an interesting twist, but I could never get my friends interested.<br /><br />Also wish I spent more time with some non-RPG's like Ogre and Car Wars. We tried them a few times, but they were just too SLOW.Hawkmansdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113828607067318291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16140132924957895582010-06-04T19:12:29.779-04:002010-06-04T19:12:29.779-04:00DC Heroes - I used to play lots of Marvel, and eve...DC Heroes - I used to play lots of Marvel, and even some Palladium Heroes (later Champions), but when I was at my height of super heroes gaming I played Marvel. A player of mine had gotten DC and wanted to try it. I wasn't in the mood to learn a new game, and Marvel was fine for me so I didn't try it. Years later; I'm on the net and reading about super heroes RPGs, and read how DC was in fact a well designed game. I hunted down some PDF copies to read. It looks pretty good. I now wish I had tried it, and maybe even converted my game over to it.<br /><br />I also wish I hadn't stuck playing Basic D&D as long as I did, and had gone 1e sooner. And wish I had realized the big difference between 1e and 2e, and had stayed playing 1e for games I ran. I didn't like 2e over-all and it had me stop playing RPGs for a few years until just before 3e came out.Veilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629417071588107833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87396215678900916472010-06-04T17:41:08.153-04:002010-06-04T17:41:08.153-04:00Twilight 2000.
There are many games I wish I'...Twilight 2000.<br /><br />There are many games I wish I'd run differently from how they were run, and other games I wish had been available at the height of my gaming career. Ahh...such is life.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18889702863376391482010-06-04T17:27:23.876-04:002010-06-04T17:27:23.876-04:00I am slowly ticking through my list of games I hav...I am slowly ticking through my list of games I have always wanted to play. Currently, we are playing 1E <i>Gamma World</i>. Next I would like to pick up <i>Traveller</i> (also 1E). We started a few <i>Traveller</i> games back in the day, but never really finished.<br /><br />Sometime I plan to actually play some <i>Mythus</i> as well.<br /><br />As for games I want to play, but probably never will... <i>Pendragon</i> and <i>Bushido</i>.Duglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952607750940479779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85558540427838493092010-06-04T16:50:54.307-04:002010-06-04T16:50:54.307-04:00AD&D. There was a long period (late teens to ...AD&D. There was a long period (late teens to late 20's, roughly corresponding with AD&D 2nd ed.) when I felt playing such an inferior, mechanically broken system was beneath me, and mere dungeon-delving was a juvenile waste of time. The problem being, very few of the other gamers around me were so discriminating, so I ended up shut out of most at-the-table experience. I ended up being the guy who read a lot of game books on my own, occasionally managed to convince some folks to let me GM one of the "weird" games I liked, but almost never got to actually play a character.E.T.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839361427618049936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35887717094839442662010-06-04T16:03:45.115-04:002010-06-04T16:03:45.115-04:00Bushido. Never got to play it, always hugely intri...Bushido. Never got to play it, always hugely intrigued. Ditto EPT, Mage, RQ, Space 1889, BESM. Nowadays I'd like to get a designer's eye on Mechwarrior, WFRP, Top Secret, Morrow Project, Dogs in the Vineyard, My Life With Master, Indiana Jones RPG, Savage Worlds, and see what makes them tick/distinctive, because I've had idiosyncratic ideas about system design since forever, and frequently discounted things just because.<br /><br />And I'd like to have a fresh go, now I'm all growed up, at T&T, Vampire, Doctor Who and Bunnies & Burrows, to try to excavate what they actually intended, rather than to play whatever the popular wisdom thought they were.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84075266547819459762010-06-04T15:49:30.382-04:002010-06-04T15:49:30.382-04:00Boot Hill for me. It just wasn't on my radar a...Boot Hill for me. It just wasn't on my radar as a kid, but I didn't really get into Westerns until much later in life, so it would have been lost on me then anyway. I'd love to give it a go now.<br /><br />And, for simple fact that I've been dying to see a copy of this ever since I saw it briefly mentioned in Dragon years ago, I really want to sit in on a game of Creeks & CrawdadsMichael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51732858753885473142010-06-04T15:30:03.873-04:002010-06-04T15:30:03.873-04:00For me it would be Tunnels and Trolls and Chivalry...For me it would be Tunnels and Trolls and Chivalry and Sorcery.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87715844110745466062010-06-04T15:07:38.341-04:002010-06-04T15:07:38.341-04:00Spawn of Fashan.Spawn of Fashan.George From NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158111795024631345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91879551760930166582010-06-04T14:49:55.353-04:002010-06-04T14:49:55.353-04:00MERP - Love the High Fantasy setting, but our grou...MERP - Love the High Fantasy setting, but our group was already involved with several other RPGs (AD&D, Boot Hill, TW2K, WFRP, Gamma World - loved that two-headed mutant chicken!!!) and most of the other members of my gaming circle were more into Dragonlance than Tolkien.<br /><br />Never did more than flip though the books at the local hobby shop. From what I understand a lot of the original material is now quite difficult to come by :(HgManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841404043556836460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7148214380612451762010-06-04T14:46:56.955-04:002010-06-04T14:46:56.955-04:00Traveller: one of our group bought it ca.1984, but...Traveller: one of our group bought it ca.1984, but no one had ideas right away, and we went back to AD&D. I bought reprints last year, but haven't formed a group yet.<br /><br />Star Trek (FASA): we actually played it a little, but most of my group had turned anti-SF by then, and we couldn't come up with adventure ideas good enough to overcome that. I wish we could have done more.<br /><br /><br />OTOH, I have played a lot of Twilight:2000 and Birthright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31566903767085652332010-06-04T13:18:32.635-04:002010-06-04T13:18:32.635-04:00In one sense I don't have any regrets, though ...In one sense I don't have any regrets, though from what has been shared so far, I suppose I do have a regret for not looking into Ars Magica. I certainly have a regret for not purchasing Empire of the Petal Throne, though I do have the Different Worlds reprints, one of the original maps, and the Game Science maps. However, I've never actually tried running or playing EPT, just experimented with running other games in the setting. I also have most all of the Talislanta stuff. Same story as EPT, played with the setting but not the system.<br /><br />Hmm, I suppose Villains and Vigilantes might be another thing I might wish I had played at least once.<br /><br />I have long ago given up on regretting not trying more games. The number of games out there is just impossible to keep up with.<br /><br />FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855679156477779666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72881673025508754802010-06-04T12:18:04.629-04:002010-06-04T12:18:04.629-04:00Traveller: played it a short while, but quickly re...<i>Traveller</i>: played it a short while, but quickly replaced by Star Trek to keep the players happy. <br /><br /><i>Vampire, the Masquerade</i>: Had the main books & supplements, waited too long for another GM who wanted to run it. Never happened, and everyone lost interest. <br /><br /><i>Champions</i>: Heard a lot of praise for it, but I held steadfast to <i>MSH</i>.<br /><br /><i>Empire of the Petal Throne</i>: Also passed on this one, wasn't impressed with the artwork at the time. D'oh!<br /><br />Ciao!<br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com