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Old-school Rocks, Retro-clones Suck

Started by RPGPundit, January 30, 2009, 09:59:48 AM

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Dr Rotwang!

#180
February 09, 2009, 10:41:01 AM
Quote from: Mythmere;282819No, that's Dan Proctor, whose retro-clone game is selling in brick and mortar stores as well as the internet.:)
"Okay, so...I got a skid of bricks, three bags mortar...hey, look!  Labyrinth Lord!  Put one'a THOSE in my cart...dude, this store ROCKS."
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#181
February 09, 2009, 04:09:08 PM
Quote from: Dr Rotwang!;282831"Okay, so...I got a skid of bricks, three bags mortar...hey, look!  Labyrinth Lord!  Put one'a THOSE in my cart...dude, this store ROCKS."
You don't buy your RPGs at Home Depot?  Weird.
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#182
February 09, 2009, 05:57:23 PM
I don't mind the retro-clones.  They keep alive varieties of D&D and other RPGs that otherwise would never return to popular perception; being (as it were) above the fold is necessary in maintaining a viable player community.

S'mon

#183
February 09, 2009, 05:57:24 PM
Quote from: Mythmere;282819No, that's Dan Proctor, whose retro-clone game is selling in brick and mortar stores as well as the internet.:)

It also looks a hell of a lot prettier than FTA!  :p
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#184
February 09, 2009, 07:02:47 PM
Quote from: Mythmere;282819No, that's Dan Proctor, whose retro-clone game is selling in brick and mortar stores as well as the internet.:)

Labyrinth Lord is selling in game stores?

Very interesting.   I hope he does great.   I would probably buy a well-illustrated version of Mutant Future if I saw it in a store.

BTW, any difference between the Game Store versions and the Lulu version?

Anyone know the price?

Pierce Inverarity

#185
February 09, 2009, 07:29:03 PM
Quote from: Mythmere;282819No, that's Dan Proctor,

Nonono, it's the other way around.
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RPGPundit

#186
February 10, 2009, 09:34:51 AM
Quote from: Zachary The First;282739OSRIC, I believe.

Unless "P&P" is Gary Gygax posting from beyond the grave, its not really his game, is it?

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#187
February 10, 2009, 09:46:06 AM
Quote from: RandallS;281382(In other words, if you are trying to reach Old School gamers with Forward... to Adventure!, it doesn't look to me as if you being very successful at reaching them.)
Apparently so.

(I did wonder why Finarvyn started a query thread about it at Dragonsfoot, though. Doesn't he post over here as well, which should make it obvious that it's Pundit's game?)
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S'mon

#188
February 10, 2009, 10:19:48 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat;282878Labyrinth Lord is selling in game stores?

Very interesting.   I hope he does great.   I would probably buy a well-illustrated version of Mutant Future if I saw it in a store.

BTW, any difference between the Game Store versions and the Lulu version?

Anyone know the price?

UK price for Labyrinth Lord at eg Waterstones book shop is cheaper than buying if off Lulu (as I did).

US - Barnes and Noble has it listed here:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Labyrinth-Lord/Daniel-Proctor/e/9780615150314/?itm=4 - max price is $17.95 new but they sell second hand copies cheaper.

I only have a Lulu version, AFAIK it's the same.
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#189
February 10, 2009, 10:25:26 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;282933Unless "P&P" is Gary Gygax posting from beyond the grave, its not really his game, is it?

Oh no, someone's e-peen might be bigger so lets argue about what ruler we can use to measure!
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#190
February 10, 2009, 12:05:26 PM
Quote from: wiseman207;281220It's a guy who only likes older editions of D&D.  The steriotype is he's been "playing D&D since 75", is old, fat, bearded, and "WotC ruined D&D, you can pry my AD&D DM's Guide from my cold dead hand".

Oi!

Well, 1971.

And it's "brown box", not "AD&D DM's Guide".
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

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#191
February 10, 2009, 12:58:08 PM
Quote from: Old Geezer;282962Oi!

Well, 1971.

And it's "brown box", not "AD&D DM's Guide".

I was one year old when you started playing D&D. :p

flyingmice

#192
February 10, 2009, 01:03:31 PM
Quote from: PaladinCA;282967I was one year old when you started playing D&D. :p

I was 15. I didn't start playing RPGs until I was 21. I had to go through my "rock star" phase first... :P

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#193
February 10, 2009, 01:04:58 PM Last Edit: February 10, 2009, 01:08:19 PM by flyingmice
Quote from: S'mon;282873It also looks a hell of a lot prettier than FTA!  :p

Sorry. I don't do pretty. I can manage clean.... on a good day.

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#194
February 10, 2009, 01:13:03 PM
Quote from: GrimGent;282942Apparently so.

(I did wonder why Finarvyn started a query thread about it at Dragonsfoot, though. Doesn't he post over here as well, which should make it obvious that it's Pundit's game?)

Not surprising. Old schoolers don't want a new game. They want their old game, whichever old game it was. FtA! is a new game.

Old Schoolers should not be a target market for FtA! at all.

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