tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6086958784736645065..comments2024-03-28T15:10:21.797-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Success!James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90571852695318116702010-05-24T20:31:50.355-04:002010-05-24T20:31:50.355-04:00I just re-scored a copy of both the original game ...I just re-scored a copy of both the original game and the Companion on eBay myself, for a pretty reasonable price. <br /><br />It really is a great little game, and don't let the title fool you; one of the best campaigns I ever played in (in any system) was set in Known Space, on WeMadeIt, and had nothing to do with the Ringworld itself at all.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69666218461240677662010-05-24T18:31:45.267-04:002010-05-24T18:31:45.267-04:00... and it was a good one Infamous.
It was so fu...... and it was a good one Infamous. <br /><br />It was so full of information on the Ringworld, and parts of Known Space, that Niven used large sections of it as his writer's bible when he was designing the Man-Kzin War series of books. <br /><br />He apparently sent photocopied sections of the rules (made with permission of course) to authors who had questions about things in the Known Space universe. <br /><br />It rocked! I GM'd the introductory scenario at a convention once and the table was full!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82179080173823168472010-05-24T18:08:24.400-04:002010-05-24T18:08:24.400-04:00Ringworld as in Larry Niven's Ringworld? I was...Ringworld as in Larry Niven's Ringworld? I wasn't aware that there was a game.Infamoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979774352890690528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32674010287023179122010-05-24T18:02:58.143-04:002010-05-24T18:02:58.143-04:00I am jealous!
In the early '90's, my best...I am jealous!<br /><br />In the early '90's, my best friend was emigrating to the USA and I gifted him with our group's only copy of the Ringworld game and companion. <br /><br />In retrospect, while I appreciate him saving me from that Machine Person Protector, I'd rather have the game now :) <br /><br />We always felt that the game's major weakness was that it should have been about Known Space (Niven's "future history" universe) and not just the Ringworld. Certainly this would have been a great supplement or another companion set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59522158082320585232010-05-24T16:52:45.507-04:002010-05-24T16:52:45.507-04:00Any plans for gaming with the Ringworld Rpg, James...Any plans for gaming with the Ringworld Rpg, James, or is it mainly research/reading material - insight into early Chaosium game design?KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374233546533225028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18728140386644934772010-05-24T16:22:50.599-04:002010-05-24T16:22:50.599-04:00nice score James!
Speaking of used games sellers....nice score James!<br /><br />Speaking of used games sellers... anyone else notice that Troll and Toad's prices are almost ridiculous?JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468586709952502011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70584457117564665002010-05-24T15:34:59.953-04:002010-05-24T15:34:59.953-04:00Wow, this takes me back. I remember as a teen at A...Wow, this takes me back. I remember as a teen at Aero Hobbies, one of the older guys who introduced me to Call of Cthulhu (which were actually pretty horrible games he ran - characters had Byakhees and Mi Go as pets, and gave them names like "Ferd" and shit) was friends with Sandy Petersen. Sandy had written him a letter about the work going on on Ringworld, and he brought the letter in to read to us. <br /><br />Things like that at Aero Hobbies (including helping playtest Supergame and playing in games with Dragon contributer Paul Crabough)back in the day really made me feel like I was right on the edge of the industry. Of course I wasn't really, but at the time it seemed pretty awesome.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.com