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Take my money!

Started by Ghost Whistler, April 12, 2010, 05:48:55 PM

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Ghost Whistler

#15
April 13, 2010, 03:37:34 PM
Quote from: Silverlion;373344What do you mean by that? I sometimes get the feeling they are meant for pick up play--but I don't feel that's a bad thing at all. My complaints with Savage Worlds have to do with its combat focus, and less support for other actions in play, but I think its a solid game myself.

Is it the size of some of the books? The page count?

I think it's a combination of quality, what's actually provided (Slipstream is way too thin on the ground) and the way the SW stuff is presented. I don't have a problem with it, though the settings don't really appeal to me, but that's how they come off. They just don't grab me. Whereas Gurps on the other hand just looks anaemic, staid and textbook. I'm not the biggest fan of generic systems anyway.
"Ghost Whistler" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). Parental death, alien battles and annihilated worlds.

Cylonophile

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April 13, 2010, 04:43:37 PM Last Edit: April 13, 2010, 04:47:09 PM by Cylonophile
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;373228I already have SW, but there's something rather 'disposable' about it. All the worldbooks look a bit, well, cheap.

Anyway, I decided to give Rogue Trader a go. I will probably never play it, and the enormours crew idea is still stupid, but I like big books and I wanted something to be inspired by as well. Plus money burns a hole in my pocket.
I'm not a fan of savage worlds, but the "Slipstream" product for it seems nice, I played a game of it at a convention and had a good time.

I guess they didn't feel like getting the rights to "flash gordon", but then again why work with a bunch of lawyers if you can avoid it?
Go an\' tell me I\'m ignored.
Kick my sad ass off the board,
I don\'t care, I\'m still free.
You can\'t take the net from me.

-The ballad of browncoatone, after his banning by the communist dictators of rpg.net for refusing to obey their arbitrary decrees.

Cylonophile

#17
April 13, 2010, 04:47:43 PM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;373233what does that mean?
I think it means the guy is a savage worlds fan.
Go an\' tell me I\'m ignored.
Kick my sad ass off the board,
I don\'t care, I\'m still free.
You can\'t take the net from me.

-The ballad of browncoatone, after his banning by the communist dictators of rpg.net for refusing to obey their arbitrary decrees.

Ghost Whistler

#18
April 13, 2010, 05:06:11 PM
Quote from: Cylonophile;373383I think it means the guy is a savage worlds fan.

Enough of this tangent.
"Ghost Whistler" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). Parental death, alien battles and annihilated worlds.

Kinetic

#19
April 14, 2010, 01:02:18 PM
Quote from: Phantom Black;373220Do you play Savage Worlds?

If yes: There's a series of PDFs out that's called "Fantasy Toolkits" (or so) and has nice rules and ideas on how to do a setting yourself.

If not: Disregard this post.

Even though you made your choice already... :D

There's also the Fantasy Companion which has no setting implied or forced.  For $20 it's a nice little package with pretty good production value (imo).  I'm a big fan of Savage Worlds and I love the new companions they are coming out with.

boulet

#20
April 15, 2010, 12:47:26 PM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;373211I was thinking about some kind of fantasy toolkit, but there aren't really any. They all come with settings, explicit or implied by way of the design choices.

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;373366I'm not the biggest fan of generic systems anyway.

Am I the only one receiving mixed signals here?
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