Hackmaster: Funny or not?

RPGPundit · December 15, 2006, 12:55:33 AM

Was it meant to be funny? Absolutely.

Is it actually funny? Well, its good for a few chuckles, some of the art is VERY funny.

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Melan · December 15, 2006, 02:20:43 AM

Its basic concept is funny, and not just funny, but very cleverly so. Insider's humour, but that's to be expected. Unfortunately, it couldn't be consistently kept up... the Hacklopedias, for example, are a mixture of the good and the uninspired (the two volumes I own, anyway).

ColonelHardisson · December 15, 2006, 09:20:30 AM

Quote from: MelanIts basic concept is funny, and not just funny, but very cleverly so. Insider's humour, but that's to be expected. Unfortunately, it couldn't be consistently kept up... the Hacklopedias, for example, are a mixture of the good and the uninspired (the two volumes I own, anyway).

Yes, you're dead-on about the inability of the designers to maintain the humor. The PHB and GMG were their best work, and the Hacklopedias taken as a whole are funny. But beyond those, and Little Keep on the Borderlands, the humor is spotty. The concept of the Temple of Existential Evil is both cool and funny, though.

rcsample · December 15, 2006, 09:36:23 AM

Quote from: fonkaygarryRotwang! doesn't approve. This is the death knell for the "funny" faction.

We win.

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON!!!!!

Nevermind...we're behind...

rcsample · December 15, 2006, 09:47:03 AM

Quote from: MelanUnfortunately, it couldn't be consistently kept up... the Hacklopedias, for example, are a mixture of the good and the uninspired (the two volumes I own, anyway).

Hence my earlier SNL comment. Or to put it another way:

Dude, "'Tis but a flesh wound" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail was funny the first couple times I saw the movie. Having heard it another 10000 times since in various gaming circles, not so much....

James McMurray · December 15, 2006, 12:15:42 PM

That's one of the reasons I like Labyrinth more than Holy Grail nowadays. HG was great, but Labyrinth doesn't see as much quoting. So things like Sir Didimus's "I shall conquer this mountain!" are still funny when you see them again.

Ancient History · December 15, 2006, 08:06:39 PM

I voted funny. I had a great two-man campaign going once.

The Yann Waters · December 15, 2006, 09:25:17 PM

Quote from: James McMurrayThat's one of the reasons I like Labyrinth more than Holy Grail nowadays. HG was great, but Labyrinth doesn't see as much quoting. So things like Sir Didimus's "I shall conquer this mountain!" are still funny when you see them again.

Hoggle: "Ignore them. They're just false alarms. You get them in the Labyrinth, especially when you're on the right track."

False Alarm: "Oh no, you're not."

Hoggle: "Oh, shut up."

False Alarm: "Sorry. Just doing my job."

Another False Alarm: "BEWARE, for the--"

Hoggle: "Just forget it."

AFA: "Please, I haven't said it for such a long time..."

Hoggle: "Oh, all right, but don't expect a big reaction."

AFA: "No, no, no: of course not... *cough* --for the PATH you take will LEAD to certain DESTRUCTION!"

Dr Rotwang! · December 16, 2006, 06:57:48 AM

Quote from: fonkaygarryRotwang! doesn't approve. This is the death knell for the "funny" faction.

We win.

Whoa! Ease up, there, Slick! I only said that it never grabbed my attention enough to sway my funny vote one way or the other.

Humor is hard to do right, so if HM is funny, I'll be surprised. But it's not a given thing that it isn't funny.

James McMurray · December 16, 2006, 03:27:28 PM

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!But it's not a given thing that it isn't funny.

Booyah!

I think...

Yamo · December 16, 2006, 05:31:12 PM

There needs to be a third, stronger "anti-funny" choice.

I guess the fact that you actually spent money on it can be considered a single successful joke. On you, but still.

rcsample · December 18, 2006, 11:13:32 AM

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!Humor is hard to do right...

True...but some humor is timeless.

James McMurray · December 18, 2006, 12:31:27 PM

Mindy was so hot! I'd have her egg any time.

jrients · December 19, 2006, 02:18:06 PM

I think HackMaster is funny but overdone. A boxed set with 64 pages of Basic HackMaster rules and a 32 page module would be completely awesome.

Dr Rotwang! · December 19, 2006, 03:29:42 PM

Quote from: jrientsI think HackMaster is funny but overdone. A boxed set with 64 pages of Basic HackMaster rules and a 32 page module would be completely awesome.

It would flip out and kick your Mom in the fa--

Uh, it'd be totally sweet.