tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post283007069196475224..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: REVIEW: Weird West Roleplaying Game Basic RulebookJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23714109667088909462011-07-30T05:59:20.570-04:002011-07-30T05:59:20.570-04:00Re 'Weirdness' - I like the 'mythic...Re 'Weirdness' - I like the 'mythic' Westerns where something strange is clearly going on - Pale Rider, High Plains Drifter. I'm not sure how playable this sub-genre is; putting "Class: Revenant" on your PC sheet I think would tend to detract from rather than enhance the atmosphere.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39787849917522285942011-07-27T15:59:57.818-04:002011-07-27T15:59:57.818-04:00Weird West is awesome. I am using it to play a ga...Weird West is awesome. I am using it to play a game set in a world like the one from the Samurai Jack cartoon. I'm really looking forward to the fantasy version too. Neat little system for sure.Ωmegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218017822013052381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16184129232135997982011-07-27T09:33:10.888-04:002011-07-27T09:33:10.888-04:00@Hogscape: The one-page pocketmod version is a pre...@Hogscape: The one-page pocketmod version is a pretty small font-size. :) The other version is about 250 words/page.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34189712686276076152011-07-27T08:43:51.232-04:002011-07-27T08:43:51.232-04:00My only concern is that RPGNOW and DriveThru promo...My only concern is that RPGNOW and DriveThru promote the game as '8 pages' when in fact the entire game covers only a single side of one page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42623224659008917552011-07-27T07:46:32.635-04:002011-07-27T07:46:32.635-04:00Thanks James! I bought this (only $1, come on.. ...Thanks James! I bought this (only $1, come on.. people spend more on a candy bar) the moment I read your review. It sounds intriguing. I like Deadlands (only played Savage Worlds), but I don't care for the overall story arc of dark sinister forces upping the fear to feast on by having Acme Fear Factories all over the "underdark.." That's just me though.<br /><br />I would like to see if this game gives me inspiration on a C&C Steampunk game I've been pondering. Damn those firearms.;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50758655280399406482011-07-27T07:27:54.669-04:002011-07-27T07:27:54.669-04:00Thanks for the in-depth review James! This was a n...Thanks for the in-depth review James! This was a nice surprise to wake up to this morning.<br /><br /><em>Last I heard Robertson is working on an expanded "real game" version of the rules. So keep watching for more info.</em><br /><br />While I think WW is a real game as it stands now (keeping it lean was a design goal) I'm working on another slightly larger Fantasy game (more spells, monster stats, campaign / setting info etc) which will be based on the same system as Weird West.<br /><br /><em>There was a comic in Heavy Metal back in the early 80s called Tex Arcana. </em><br /><br />Tex Arcana was one of the things I was reading while working on WW… :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1555820631566433302011-07-27T04:08:03.998-04:002011-07-27T04:08:03.998-04:00you should have a look at "Wild west" by...you should have a look at "Wild west" by Fantasy games unlimited<br /><br />http://d_little.tripod.com/Games/Western/<br /><br />http://cgi.ebay.it/FGU-Wild-West-RPG-first-edition-VERY-RARE-and-COMPLETE-/400115865075?pt=UK_Toys_RolePlaying_RL&hash=item5d28c395f3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41704998765172565062011-07-26T22:27:03.340-04:002011-07-26T22:27:03.340-04:00There was a comic in Heavy Metal back in the early...There was a comic in Heavy Metal back in the early 80s called Tex Arcana. It's online at http://www.texarcana.com/. Basically it's vampires, cowboys, midget demons and all sorts of chaos.<br /><br />My friend read it and immediately started a Hero System campaign set in the Old West. It lasted a while and we kept coming back to that theme for as many years as we played. Great fun.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83541016325188220822011-07-26T20:44:38.404-04:002011-07-26T20:44:38.404-04:00I bought it the second I found out about it, if fo...I bought it the second I found out about it, if for no other reason than because now I can always have a roleplaying game with me in my wallet.<br /><br />It's also a pretty neat little system. Its greatest value, for my part, was that it helped me to realize, like James, how few rules one really needs to run a game.<br /><br />Last I heard Robertson is working on an expanded "real game" version of the rules. So keep watching for more info.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909909813154375839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88010715514497080652011-07-26T20:24:01.572-04:002011-07-26T20:24:01.572-04:00It's available for download for a $buck, but I...It's available for download for a $buck, but I don't know if it appeals to me even though I love Westerns.<br /><br />http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=91122Byteknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054740534108425253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2514393699045638032011-07-26T19:15:05.733-04:002011-07-26T19:15:05.733-04:00Call of Cthulhu set in the old west is about as cl...Call of Cthulhu set in the old west is about as close as I might come to a western campaign. For my next CoC, it's a toss up between setting it in the old west (post Civil War), ancient Rome, or prehistoric times. But I'm leaning towards the west.<br /><br />Last year I got my hands on a free, mint copy of Deadlands. It was very interesting, but in the end I decided I didn't really like the poker cards as a resolution mechanic, unique as it was.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41974438356635599242011-07-26T18:20:49.506-04:002011-07-26T18:20:49.506-04:00That sounds cool. I'll have to check it out!That sounds cool. I'll have to check it out!Osskorreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408780872015323307noreply@blogger.com