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Point of View: Hungary

Started by Settembrini, May 17, 2007, 02:04:20 PM

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Settembrini

May 17, 2007, 02:04:20 PM
I interviewed resident poster and old-school afficcionado Melan on my blog. It was pretty interesting to hear about how things are in a different country.

Check it out!
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Calithena

#1
May 17, 2007, 02:18:10 PM
Melan is one of my favorite people on the whole internet. Good questions about the Hungarian scene - that's very interesting stuff - but I'd like you to do a follow up where you ask him about his games! Man is a tough GM and top-flight dungeon designer!
Looking for your old-school fantasy roleplaying fix? Don't despair...Fight On!

Settembrini

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May 17, 2007, 02:28:56 PM
Feel free to suggest more concrete questions!
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Calithena

#3
May 17, 2007, 02:46:20 PM
Actually, I'd just like to hear him rattle off about adventures he's run, both in terms of what happened, how he set up certain situations, what players did that surprised him and took things in a fun direction, etc.

Ask him also about circular routes in dungeon design - that essay is a classic.
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May 17, 2007, 03:03:58 PM
Whoops, didn't see this thread, so I posted in Sett's forum and gave him a job. Seriously, that was very interesting stuff, and I would track down Mr. Mondbuchstaben and interview him also.
Ich habe mir schon sehr lange keine Gedanken mehr über Bleistifte gemacht.--Settembrini

jrients

#5
May 17, 2007, 03:14:34 PM
That's a great interview.  Thanks, Set!
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Dirk Remmecke

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May 18, 2007, 03:52:16 AM
Quote from: Pierce InverarityWhoops, didn't see this thread, so I posted in Sett's forum and gave him a job. Seriously, that was very interesting stuff, and I would track down Mr. Mondbuchstaben and interview him also.

Whatever you would like to know - you can always ask me directly. I am here.

(That "Mondbuchstaben" account on RPGnet is quite old. Today I prefer to use my real name in any conversation. And while it surely strokes my ego that you seem to view me that way, I am not an Old Geezer. I started roleplaying in 1984, using Red Box D&D.)

Dirk
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Dirk Remmecke

#8
May 18, 2007, 04:02:49 AM
Quote from: MelanUntil then, enjoy these retro-kitsch cover pictures from late 80s issues of Galaktika (warning, high T&A content):
[snip links]

Those remind me of the covers of Métal Hurlant/Schwermetall (and to a lesser extent, Heavy Metal).

Philippe Caza, Moebius, Richard Corben...
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Melan

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May 18, 2007, 04:23:48 AM
And I just got a correction from the clerk of the largest and oldest game store in the country: both CCGs I mentioned are still in print and selling well. Well, oops.
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Alnag

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May 18, 2007, 06:16:36 AM
I really like to read about RPG situation in neighbouring countries. I think it is true experiment of different developments of the hobby in slightly different conditions. I am also pretty surprised, that Hungary has had gaming scene before the fall of Iron curtain. Because we haven't as far as I know.
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