tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8394545099043269716..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: My Top 10 Non-D&D RPGs (Part I)James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39773096533910802722023-02-20T12:56:11.118-05:002023-02-20T12:56:11.118-05:00I really was expecting Traveller as #1, given how ...I really was expecting <i>Traveller</i> as #1, given how often he professes that D&D was his first love but <i>Traveller</i> is his true love.John Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123235797335728124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73176378569816564802023-02-18T07:12:39.021-05:002023-02-18T07:12:39.021-05:00Tomorrow calling. Still feel that way? I would h...Tomorrow calling. Still feel that way? I would have guessed his #1 and #2 would be inverted. :)Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5684625284004776662023-02-18T07:11:31.269-05:002023-02-18T07:11:31.269-05:00Worth noting that Allan's review is for 1st ed...Worth noting that Allan's review is for 1st edition. The game is currently on 4th, which is being published under license by Ulisses Spiele and came out relatively recently. The mechanics of the various editions have mutated a fair bit over the years but remained mostly similar (much like, say, White Wolf/Onyx Publishing's World of Darkness games). There were also OGL/d20 and LARP versions of the setting.<br /><br />If nothing, the complaint about the original interior artwork (which was actually done by some of the same artists that worked on White Wolf products, and whose style I rather like) no longer applies to the current edition. :)Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16403071090342229312023-02-17T09:00:08.170-05:002023-02-17T09:00:08.170-05:00No prizes for guessing what will be #1 on this lis...No prizes for guessing what will be #1 on this list... :)John Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123235797335728124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42856952271554478392023-02-17T08:34:40.080-05:002023-02-17T08:34:40.080-05:00Gangbusters, funny! there were still people alive ...Gangbusters, funny! there were still people alive in my neighborhood growing up, that had lived as young people during Prohibition. the 42 gang etc. Francisco Verdugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688083926283386191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23790375016494690912023-02-17T06:28:10.108-05:002023-02-17T06:28:10.108-05:00Played all of them, although Gangbusters only had ...Played all of them, although Gangbusters only had a couple of outings when it was new and I've managed to get enough Pendragon in to really enjoy it, both owing to lack of long-term interest from other players. Actually was mulling over how difficult it would be to mod GB for use in the 1940s and 50s for adventures inspired by the masses of old time radio shows out there.<br /><br />T:2300 (which I will always stick the "Traveller" in front of, confusion be damned) is probably the "hardest" scifi TTRPG I've played over the years - although it's still pretty soft by literary standards. The Balkanized setting is a large part of the appeal for me, and reminds me strongly of the loosely-defined default setting of the various Ground Zero Games miniatures games the "Tuffleyverse" as it's known by fans:<br /><br />http://www.frits.cistron.nl/tuffleyverse/<br /><br />Twilight: 2000 was far too depressing for me when it first came out and never appealed at all. While we've gotten past Y2K at this point I'm not convinced we won't all (well, the survivors, anyway) be LARPing Twilight: 202X whether we like it or not, which makes me even less interested in engaging with the new Twilight:2000 as a TTRPG.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83077995713458740412023-02-17T00:39:00.076-05:002023-02-17T00:39:00.076-05:00James- I am thrilled that you took me up on my sug...James- I am thrilled that you took me up on my suggestion, and I'm especially glad that you received it as intended. I have done some professional writing in my life and I know how difficult it can be to come up with ideas for new content. You are gifted in that regard, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to throw you a bone. Thanks for all of your articles over all of the years. It's an impressive body of work.Norwegian Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449040444591006529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22844848632021405632023-02-16T19:45:21.661-05:002023-02-16T19:45:21.661-05:00Pendragon remains one of two games that I'd de...Pendragon remains one of two games that I'd dearly like to play and learn to play properly. The other one on my list is Bushido, so I'm maybe hoping that that is in your other five.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69856721178169675342023-02-16T16:30:55.300-05:002023-02-16T16:30:55.300-05:00I have practically identical feelings about (and p...I have practically identical feelings about (and probably very similar experiences with) Pendragon and 2300 AD.<br />I sure agree on the idea that Pendragon is a "perfect" game.artikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474295473142339717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-322115503907726992023-02-16T14:27:56.265-05:002023-02-16T14:27:56.265-05:00I have no issue with any of these, despite only pl...I have no issue with any of these, despite only playing a coupleRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872338936249305301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79949917683984651472023-02-16T14:12:57.943-05:002023-02-16T14:12:57.943-05:00My review from Pyramid Magazine #23 (1997) is at h...My review from Pyramid Magazine #23 (1997) is at <a href="https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/games_reviews_fading_suns.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/games_reviews_fading_suns.html</a>, which may help a little.<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85374518654204433102023-02-16T13:40:41.450-05:002023-02-16T13:40:41.450-05:00Not familiar with Fading Suns at all. Maybe I sho...Not familiar with Fading Suns at all. Maybe I should do something about that.John E. Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424841103552780730noreply@blogger.com