tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post574322378091627554..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: White Dwarf: Issue #72James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76400868227849447152023-04-28T12:54:03.355-04:002023-04-28T12:54:03.355-04:00Thanks for that list of final articles. What a sha...Thanks for that list of final articles. What a shame. I think the last issue I bought was 93.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37249933097898062392023-04-27T22:38:09.667-04:002023-04-27T22:38:09.667-04:00I totally count Car Wars and Paranoia in that camp...I totally count Car Wars and Paranoia in that camp, and I've never heard of Dark Future, so investigating I shall go! Path of the Lil was integral to Pitz Burke, and as a native younzer, I'm quite fond of it. It would be interesting to compare them and see if there are any differences.<br />michaeljpastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947206255545619757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10580471369165441562023-04-27T16:41:04.949-04:002023-04-27T16:41:04.949-04:00Ah yes, in #16, and reprinted in Best of WD Scenar...Ah yes, in #16, and reprinted in <i>Best of WD Scenarios I</i>, as well as the second edition of <i>GW</i> itself.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14845784440408000282023-04-27T14:45:16.452-04:002023-04-27T14:45:16.452-04:00Paths of the Lil by James Ward... That was it! Paths of the Lil by James Ward... That was it! Captain Blaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582988423795002336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8760219591929474862023-04-27T14:03:24.712-04:002023-04-27T14:03:24.712-04:00There was definitely a Gamma World scenario publis...There was definitely a Gamma World scenario published in a reasonably early issue of WD (thinking in the 20s or 30s) as I remember clearly playing it. Can't recall anything else though. Captain Blaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582988423795002336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24504942122925274182023-04-27T13:29:10.449-04:002023-04-27T13:29:10.449-04:00There were pieces for Metamorphosis Alpha in #1 an...There were pieces for <i>Metamorphosis Alpha</i> in #1 and #5 but no <i>Gamma World</i> as far as I can tell.<br /><br />Depending on your definition of "post-apocalyptic", WD did cover <i>Car Wars</i> in #41, 53, 59, and 62. It also covered GW's own <i>Dark Future</i> in #100-110 (missing #101 and #109), and #112, #124, and #125.<br /><br />And of course <i>Paranoia</i> as mentioned above, but again, that stretches the definition of "post-apocalyptic".thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46286823792326725602023-04-27T13:14:57.666-04:002023-04-27T13:14:57.666-04:00@thekelvingreen I've done some research and h...@thekelvingreen I've done some research and haven't been able to find out if White Dwarf ever did Gamma World (or other Post-Apocalyptic games). Do you know?<br />michaeljpastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947206255545619757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14313103262696343712023-04-27T06:04:13.061-04:002023-04-27T06:04:13.061-04:00For what it's worth:
The last Golden Heroes ar...For what it's worth:<br />The last <i>Golden Heroes</i> article is in #78.<br />The last <i>Traveller</i> article is in #82.<br />The last <i>(A)D&D</i> articles are in #93.<br />The last <i>Judge Dredd</i> article is in #96, the third part of a short campaign.<br />The last <i>Call of Cthulhu</i> article is in #99.<br />The last <i>RuneQuest</i> article is in #101.<br />the last <i>Paranoia</i> article is in #112.<br />The last <i>WFRP</i> article is in #140.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48981737407085096532023-04-27T05:58:34.319-04:002023-04-27T05:58:34.319-04:00We get a Golden Heroes article next issue, and the...We get a <i>Golden Heroes</i> article next issue, and then three more in #74, #76, and #78.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79390112544148426622023-04-27T03:32:55.943-04:002023-04-27T03:32:55.943-04:00Ah. That would make commercial sense.
I think it ...Ah. That would make commercial sense.<br /><br />I think it was 1987 when I saw Dragon in my local branch of John Menzies.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85748421051525809972023-04-26T16:53:30.873-04:002023-04-26T16:53:30.873-04:00* a vote for Polyhedron coverage is not necessaril...* a vote for Polyhedron coverage is not necessarily a vote *against* continuing White Dwarf coverage ;-)<br /> michaeljpastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947206255545619757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16981863781796117502023-04-26T16:08:07.633-04:002023-04-26T16:08:07.633-04:00It kind of looks like the promise of a Golden Hero...It kind of looks like the promise of a Golden Heroes article every issue has gone by the wayside. Was GH this big a flop early on, or had GW decided to stop supporting it?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467431641317104916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76236452779310462762023-04-26T12:55:17.382-04:002023-04-26T12:55:17.382-04:00Amusingly enough, you can tell from looking at Dra...Amusingly enough, you can tell from looking at <i>Dragon</i> roughly when <i>White Dwarf</i> switches to GW only, or at least I think you can. There's a point at which the number of adverts appearing in <i>Dragon</i> for UK gaming stores increases abruptly and massively; this puzzled me until I realized that they probably could no longer advertise in <i>White Dwarf</i>.John Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123235797335728124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40797654654533134342023-04-26T11:25:03.151-04:002023-04-26T11:25:03.151-04:00I am quite prepared to be corrected.I am quite prepared to be corrected.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-92132181073165754582023-04-26T11:20:05.774-04:002023-04-26T11:20:05.774-04:00I am pretty sure the Samurai character for the Tal...I am pretty sure the Samurai character for the Talisman expansion is illustrated by Dave Andrews, but let me get back to you on that. :-)fantasygamebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240994072742026340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76651773750328079942023-04-26T10:37:54.783-04:002023-04-26T10:37:54.783-04:00I'd urge you to keep going until WD93 which is...I'd urge you to keep going until WD93 which is when I think WH40K was launched and it was all GW from there.<br /><br />That said, I'm also very interested in Polyhedron having never even heard anything about it.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41322872751831281492023-04-26T10:37:05.198-04:002023-04-26T10:37:05.198-04:00If you can find them, I'd highly recommend Sor...If you can find them, I'd highly recommend Sorcerer's Apprentice. Sadly overlooked "treasure" of the Golden Age.JEFFBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862106711059104379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-12218265314469021462023-04-26T08:57:25.400-04:002023-04-26T08:57:25.400-04:00Fear of Flying was reprinted (and I think slightly...Fear of Flying was reprinted (and I think slightly updated) in the Fearful Passages adventure collection, which were all themed around things happening while travelling on ships, planes, trains, etc.<br /><br />Sleigh Wars was indeed a fun little game, albeit not up to the level of the better Dragon magazine insert games.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65384758282068624952023-04-26T08:47:02.317-04:002023-04-26T08:47:02.317-04:00Oh, and I also vote to carry on. #99 or #100 is pr...Oh, and I also vote to carry on. #99 or #100 is probably a good cut off point in terms of general RPG coverage, although WFRP articles persist up to somewhere around the #140s.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59975036869070476072023-04-26T08:44:27.543-04:002023-04-26T08:44:27.543-04:00I definitely don't have this one but "The...I definitely don't have this one but "The Necklace of Brisingamen" is familiar. It's possible I played it or perhaps it's been reprinted somewhere.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73862336327436146752023-04-26T08:04:47.334-04:002023-04-26T08:04:47.334-04:00Wabbit Wampage — now there's a name I haven...Wabbit Wampage — now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A good idea that just didn't click the way it should've. I remember my disappointment when we finally got it to the table. Could have been a romp instead of a slog.Japehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546174855736059213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8325358452569571662023-04-26T05:37:16.307-04:002023-04-26T05:37:16.307-04:00There are some excellent issues to come, so I'...There are some excellent issues to come, so I'd urge you to press on!Sir Harrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064391207365006286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15547226355619054602023-04-26T01:37:27.363-04:002023-04-26T01:37:27.363-04:00I have almost all the issues from 52 to the early ...I have almost all the issues from 52 to the early 100s when it had become indisputably a Warhammer mag, this is one of the few that is missing - I suspect because we played Sleigh Wars that Christmas eve, I don't remember any of the details except that it was fun (actually thinking of it does remind me of my bedroom at the time). I've been hugely enjoying this series, each entry unlocking old memories and a heady waft of nostalgia - thank you!dave dowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318272469276577477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53732669823806717272023-04-25T21:14:59.586-04:002023-04-25T21:14:59.586-04:00Seconded on both counts. Also, I'd recommend ...Seconded on both counts. Also, I'd recommend Gateways magazine, if you've seen it. It featured a regular column by Gygax.jdh417https://www.blogger.com/profile/14541882649762424101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58593997360816702252023-04-25T19:32:30.644-04:002023-04-25T19:32:30.644-04:00... and one for continuing with White Dwarf, at le...... and one for continuing with White Dwarf, at least until it becomes a total GW mouthpiece.csmc1stsgthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746179195997775649noreply@blogger.com