tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3880345937890924951..comments2024-03-28T15:30:09.903-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Ads of Dragon: SandmanJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55225222052147299222011-10-01T20:28:48.778-04:002011-10-01T20:28:48.778-04:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the ga...<i>Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the game written in sort of a Choose Your Own Adventure manner?</i><br /><br>I believe the intro adventure was written that way, yes, though someone who still has a copy handy might know better than I.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87717577370961408112011-09-28T14:55:08.851-04:002011-09-28T14:55:08.851-04:00One of my favorite games of all time. PLus I still...One of my favorite games of all time. PLus I still play it from time to timeRogue Gameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677589366040436360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48410398814935572962011-09-28T14:23:47.711-04:002011-09-28T14:23:47.711-04:00I got to play a couple of sessions of this, a long...I got to play a couple of sessions of this, a long time ago. It was interesting, but limited gaming time led us back to D&D.<br /><br />Sometimes I think it would be fun to run Sandman and graft on my own explanation. It might make a fun lead-in to a wide-open setting like Amber or Doctor Who.Chris Willrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095006754625144385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37393486408331884412011-09-27T23:45:59.741-04:002011-09-27T23:45:59.741-04:00@Smokestack Jones
Unfortunately the PDF market we...@Smokestack Jones<br /><br />Unfortunately the PDF market weakens my resolve. "It's only $5", I say ... or $10, or $20. It adds up. Nor have I completely stemmed the tide of dead trees: "Abney Park's Airship Pirates", Call of Cthulhu 30th Anniversary Edition, Campaign Coins (technically not dead tree) ... (Peter Lorre Voice)I can't help it!(/Peter Lorre Voice)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80212167262007570342011-09-27T16:39:55.382-04:002011-09-27T16:39:55.382-04:00@semiprometheous
Amen, brutha! It also started m...@semiprometheous<br /><br />Amen, brutha! It also started me down the path of "do I really need this game?" It was also a period in my young life when I had less resale resources...<br /><br /><b>-SJ</b>Smokestack Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253933872608999580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77902771532812702142011-09-27T14:16:30.854-04:002011-09-27T14:16:30.854-04:00This sounds like a great opportunity for someone t...This sounds like a great opportunity for someone to track down the original authors and find out wtf the deal with the Sandman was.<br /><br />Also, Pacesetter put out 2 of my favorite board games Wabbit's Wampage and Wabbit's Wevenge. good times.... good times...el Mīkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135143408412212815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83986866568514561032011-09-27T12:50:13.891-04:002011-09-27T12:50:13.891-04:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the ga...Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the game written in sort of a Choose Your Own Adventure manner?Gordon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907319916602597979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46769584852603237952011-09-27T11:11:22.458-04:002011-09-27T11:11:22.458-04:00Thanks Captain Jack.Thanks Captain Jack.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14405273974208702852011-09-27T10:50:06.400-04:002011-09-27T10:50:06.400-04:00@Smokestack Jones
Would that I had learned to pic...@Smokestack Jones<br /><br />Would that I had learned to pick my purchases more carefully before it became an economic necessity. (Maybe I'd have more money for games.) When I was flush with cash, I'd buy a game out of idle curiosity, and likely as not flog it back to Noble Knight Games at a fraction of its value.<br /><br />A question I ask myself about every new or previously unknown game I hear about is, "why do I need your product?" Why couldn't I adapt an existing system like Fudge On The Fly to a campaign about amnesiacs?<br /><br />YMMV, but I'm brimming with ideas, and I have a library of RPGs that I feel comfortable with. What I need are tested mechanics, factual information, and fully worked examples. There's way more value in a published adventure or a GURPS sourcebook -- despite not playing GURPS anymore -- than in Yet Another Quirky Indie Game or a shiny new leather bound fantasy/space/western heartbreaker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11276680609492497892011-09-27T09:38:58.766-04:002011-09-27T09:38:58.766-04:00Oh Lord, Sandman! I also purchased it in the day ...Oh Lord, <i>Sandman</i>! I also purchased it in the day and, while it was an interesting concept and I enjoyed reading it, I knew I'd <i>never</i> get any of my regular gaming cronies to try it. Nor would I subject them to it. We were all anti-railroad (I still am) and thile I'll give it chutzpah points for working in <i>Casablanca</i> into the plot, it was just a mess. This purchase was also a turning point for me; it (and the purchase of <i>Marvel Superheroes Basic</i>)instilled in me the practice of being a Smart Gamer/Consumer, examining my purchases and not just waste my bucks on the Next Flashy New Thing that No One Will Play and for that, I'm thankful.<br /><br />-SJSmokestack Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253933872608999580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32671548372646864702011-09-27T07:51:57.492-04:002011-09-27T07:51:57.492-04:00Who were the authors of this game?
It was written ...<i>Who were the authors of this game?</i><br /><br>It was written by Mark Acres and Andria Hayday, both of whom have connections to TSR.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21478577912365175222011-09-27T07:50:52.382-04:002011-09-27T07:50:52.382-04:00Wasn't Sandman briefly revived by 54-40 Orphyt...<i>Wasn't Sandman briefly revived by 54-40 Orphyte, the company that acquired Pacesetter's properties? I seem to have a vague memory of that.</i><br /><br>Orphyte still owns the rights to the game, I believe, but they never produced anything new for use with it.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29288425112151685502011-09-27T07:29:19.752-04:002011-09-27T07:29:19.752-04:00It sounds quite like Lost, so maybe it'd be mo...It sounds quite like Lost, so maybe it'd be more popular nowadays.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33967519294790177282011-09-27T02:25:11.635-04:002011-09-27T02:25:11.635-04:00Available from 54'40 Orphyte
http://www.orphyt...Available from 54'40 Orphyte<br />http://www.orphyte.com/catalog/otherproducts.html<br />It used to on RPGNow but not anymore.Captain Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682678777940123469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53071981955866984782011-09-27T02:17:00.504-04:002011-09-27T02:17:00.504-04:00We played it. It was a trippy surreal mystery. The...We played it. It was a trippy surreal mystery. The game system deliver the instant play as described. It was railroad-y but it we enjoyed the narrative aspect. I still have a copy but since the narrative was never finished I can't see revisiting it.Captain Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682678777940123469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32112794594518674572011-09-27T02:13:34.871-04:002011-09-27T02:13:34.871-04:00Totally missed this game too. Didn't even kno...Totally missed this game too. Didn't even know it existed. And now my collection is whispering "buy it buy it" in my ear...<br /><br />Hmmm. Goblinoid Games has the current rights to <i>Timemaster</i>. Precis Intermedia Games got <i>Star Ace</i>. Mayfair Games got <i>Chill</i>. I wonder if anyone picked up this game.<br /><br />Who were the authors of this game?Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91905043432759347232011-09-27T02:08:11.428-04:002011-09-27T02:08:11.428-04:00Wasn't Sandman briefly revived by 54-40 Orphyt...Wasn't Sandman briefly revived by 54-40 Orphyte, the company that acquired Pacesetter's properties? I seem to have a vague memory of that.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71016552562523455552011-09-27T01:59:50.403-04:002011-09-27T01:59:50.403-04:00Definitely a clever way to force players to buy mo...Definitely a clever way to force players to buy more boxed sets: make the game virtually dependent on them...or maybe not since the company went under.<br /><br />The contest gimmick reminds me of the prizes you could supposedly win by playing the Atari Swordquest games for the 2600. Also a series that was never finished as far as I know. Must have been a trend of the 80's.<br /><br />Really though, I must have completely missed this game when it came out as I don't recall it in the slightest. I'll be curious if anyone in my usual circles has either. <br /><br />Now an RPG based on Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" might be memorable...Coldstreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140235342917611032noreply@blogger.com