Comments on: Pen and Papering http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/05/pen-and-papering/ Games, turtles and other things Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:18:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Girl http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/05/pen-and-papering/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Girl Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:06:43 +0000 http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/?p=14#comment-303 And it was good. And it was good.

]]> By: Joe Tortuga http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/05/pen-and-papering/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Joe Tortuga Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:46:50 +0000 http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/?p=14#comment-300 There will be loot, and it shall be good! So sayeth the Maker. There will be loot, and it shall be good!

So sayeth the Maker.

]]> By: Girl http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/05/pen-and-papering/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Girl Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:58:23 +0000 http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/?p=14#comment-295 1. Is there loot? 2. Can I loot? 3. Can I accumulate wealth... aka LOOT? 1. Is there loot?

2. Can I loot?

3. Can I accumulate wealth… aka LOOT?

]]> By: Joe Tortuga http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/05/pen-and-papering/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Joe Tortuga Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:26:15 +0000 http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/?p=14#comment-293 I know that we had a lot of fun creating Ironclaw characters, but the combat seemed really complicated to me. I've looked at the others but they mainly don't have the flavor my group wants. I suspect we'll play Dresden Files when it comes out, but that's going to be as far as I stretch them. I tried to talk them into Primetime Adventures, and almost made that work. But, ultimately, if there is no loot, I don't have buy-in. Loot implies killing, and dungeons and lots of other stuff. I think I just need to get what I need out of D&D, and I'm going to talk a bit more about that tomorrow. FWIW, I would love to have a group open to playing all those games (well I don't care about Buffy or Serenity much). I do have some folks playing My Life With Master with me on Wave so that'll help a bit. The game I'm playing in should be pretty story-centric, too. I know that we had a lot of fun creating Ironclaw characters, but the combat seemed really complicated to me. I’ve looked at the others but they mainly don’t have the flavor my group wants. I suspect we’ll play Dresden Files when it comes out, but that’s going to be as far as I stretch them.

I tried to talk them into Primetime Adventures, and almost made that work. But, ultimately, if there is no loot, I don’t have buy-in. Loot implies killing, and dungeons and lots of other stuff. I think I just need to get what I need out of D&D, and I’m going to talk a bit more about that tomorrow.

FWIW, I would love to have a group open to playing all those games (well I don’t care about Buffy or Serenity much). I do have some folks playing My Life With Master with me on Wave so that’ll help a bit. The game I’m playing in should be pretty story-centric, too.

]]> By: Sewicked http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/05/pen-and-papering/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Sewicked Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:16:27 +0000 http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/?p=14#comment-292 For some fairly rules light (2 versions of combat, a basic one & an advanced) there's Ironclaw &/or Jadeclaw. The furry aspect delights some people & horrifies other. It's no odder than playing an elf really. There are very few 'monsters', except in the April Fool supplements. There's a few undead and some elementals & that's it. There's more man vs man & man vs nature type stuff. And yes, I do really like that game, why do you ask? There's also the Guardians of Order Tri-stat system; like Big Eyes, Small Mouth. Spirit of the Century looks awesome, but you already know about that. There's also Buffy & Serenity if you like the media tie-in (& yes, the game system is playable, I ran a Buffy game for awhile). For some fairly rules light (2 versions of combat, a basic one & an advanced) there’s Ironclaw &/or Jadeclaw. The furry aspect delights some people & horrifies other. It’s no odder than playing an elf really. There are very few ‘monsters’, except in the April Fool supplements. There’s a few undead and some elementals & that’s it. There’s more man vs man & man vs nature type stuff. And yes, I do really like that game, why do you ask?

There’s also the Guardians of Order Tri-stat system; like Big Eyes, Small Mouth. Spirit of the Century looks awesome, but you already know about that. There’s also Buffy & Serenity if you like the media tie-in (& yes, the game system is playable, I ran a Buffy game for awhile).

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