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What old school games do you really dislike?

Started by thedungeondelver, August 29, 2010, 07:13:04 PM

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Simlasa

#30
August 30, 2010, 02:51:51 PM
I never liked AD&D that much... it was only through the psychedelic prism of Arduin that I was able to stand it as long as I did.

At one point I went into a 'realism' phase where I adored stuff like Phoenix Command and GDW's crunchier stuff... but I got over it.
I did like the Rhand setting though... some of the Living Steel supplements are fun.

The Butcher

#31
August 30, 2010, 02:59:22 PM
Quote from: Simlasa;401988I did like the Rhand setting though

Of course you're a fan of Rhand, as your avatar attests. :D

skofflox

#32
August 30, 2010, 03:04:46 PM
Quote from: The Butcher;401993Of course you're a fan of Rhand, as your avatar attests. :D

:rotfl:
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

Running: AD&D 2nd. ed.
"And my orders from Gygax are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to play in my beloved milieu."-Kyle Aaron

Simlasa

#33
August 30, 2010, 03:38:10 PM
Quote from: The Butcher;401993Of course you're a fan of Rhand, as your avatar attests. :D
No, actually... I'm not at all... I'm just following Akrasia's lead in putting up an avatar of a philosopher I revile.

The Butcher

#34
August 30, 2010, 04:04:46 PM Last Edit: August 30, 2010, 04:08:41 PM by The Butcher
Quote from: Simlasa;402003No, actually... I'm not at all... I'm just following Akrasia's lead in putting up an avatar of a philosopher I revile.

I for one welcome our new reviled philosopher overlords.

Seriously, though, what is this Rhand setting anyway?

arminius

#35
August 30, 2010, 04:15:18 PM
If it counts as old-school, I'll second whoever said Robotech. I don't have anything against Palladium in general, but that game left a bad taste. Impulse buy of the core book when it first appeared, since I enjoyed the cartoons, followed by a let down as the game didn't seem to offer either the soap-opera element or a really effective game of space-maneuver-combat.

skofflox

#36
August 30, 2010, 05:32:29 PM
Quote from: The Butcher;402006I for one welcome our new reviled philosopher overlords.

Seriously, though, what is this Rhand setting anyway?

Rhand is a setting for Leading Edge games power-armor/space RPG 'Living Steel'.
:)
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

Running: AD&D 2nd. ed.
"And my orders from Gygax are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to play in my beloved milieu."-Kyle Aaron

Lord Hobie

#37
August 30, 2010, 07:09:09 PM
At age 13 I expected GANGBUSTERS to be the answer to a fevered prayer before I bought it. Unfortunately, it proved to be bland, boring and dry as toast.

Lord Hobie
 

Zachary The First

#38
August 30, 2010, 08:17:20 PM
The Indiana Jones RPG.
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Koltar

#39
August 30, 2010, 08:23:11 PM
Quote from: The Butcher;402006I for one welcome our new reviled philosopher overlords.

Seriously, though, what is this Rhand setting anyway?

Guys, her last name was spelled as " Rand " since it was lifted from the name of a typewriter brand or model that she liked when she started writing in America.


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skofflox

#40
August 30, 2010, 08:49:52 PM
Quote from: Koltar;402053Guys, her last name was spelled as " Rand " since it was lifted from the name of a typewriter brand or model that she liked when she started writing in America.


- Ed C.
Geesh..Its a joke man...a play on words. :rolleyes:
Rhand is a fictional setting for a Leading Edge Games RPG...
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

Running: AD&D 2nd. ed.
"And my orders from Gygax are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to play in my beloved milieu."-Kyle Aaron

Akrasia

#41
August 30, 2010, 11:43:48 PM
Quote from: Simlasa;402003No, actually... I'm not at all... I'm just following Akrasia's lead in putting up an avatar of a philosopher I revile.

Heh.  I think you misunderstood me.  :)
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Akrasia

#42
August 30, 2010, 11:45:35 PM
Quote from: Koltar;402053Guys, her last name was spelled as " Rand " since it was lifted from the name of a typewriter brand or model that she liked when she started writing in America.

:rolleyes:  (This would be too easy...)
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Akrasia

#43
August 30, 2010, 11:51:10 PM
Quote from: Zachary The First;402051The Indiana Jones RPG.

Yes, that was quite bad.  No rules for character creation were included, because TSR assumed that everyone would be thrilled to play the amazing non-Indy characters like "Short-Round".  :rolleyes:

Also deeply irritating was FGU's Space Opera.  I think that I spent a full month in 1982 trying to figure out how to make a character.

I can't think of any other RPGs that I either actually read or played that I disliked from the pre-1990 era.  I just didn't play games that did not appeal to me!
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Nicephorus

#44
August 31, 2010, 10:13:07 AM
I have a suspician that the Indiana Jones rpg was like the ET Atari game in that it was extremely rushed to meet a movie schedule and the name was supposed to sell it.  I've never even read it as it died so quickly but I've never heard anything good said about it.
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