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Q&A with WEG's Scott Palter

Started by brettmb, February 05, 2016, 09:34:08 AM

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brettmb

February 05, 2016, 09:34:08 AM
I recently interviewed Scott Palter via a list of questions. Scott was the force behind the original incarnation of West End Games back in the day. He is responsible for publishing the original Star Wars D6, Ghostbusters, Hercules/Xena RPG, Paranoia, etc. -- some amazing games. He was kind enough to oblige me. This should put a few rumors to rest.

http://www.pigames.net/store/blog.php?entry=2452

Christopher Brady

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February 05, 2016, 11:34:14 AM
Cool!  Thanks for this!
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brettmb

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February 05, 2016, 01:27:09 PM
Glad you enjoyed it.

Warthur

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February 05, 2016, 02:51:05 PM
It isn't loading for me - something up with the DNS.
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February 05, 2016, 03:31:08 PM
Thanks. Reminds me of some great games and fun times and at the same time makes me sad for the demise of WEG.
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February 05, 2016, 03:32:08 PM
Quote from: Warthur;877094It isn't loading for me - something up with the DNS.

Are you getting an error?

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February 05, 2016, 03:59:52 PM Last Edit: February 05, 2016, 04:05:03 PM by Daddy Warpig
Quote from: brettmb;877045I recently interviewed Scott Palter via a list of questions. Scott was the force behind the original incarnation of West End Games back in the day. He is responsible for publishing the original Star Wars D6, Ghostbusters, Hercules/Xena RPG, Paranoia, etc. -- some amazing games. He was kind enough to oblige me. This should put a few rumors to rest.

http://www.pigames.net/store/blog.php?entry=2452

Scott's a great guy, long time member of the Torg Mailing List. Talked with him a few times.

I'll definitely have to give this a read.

EDIT:

Value chart was by Greg Gorden who ALSO designed Mayfair's DC game. A lot of other concepts came over from DC, like Effect Value and Acting Value.

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February 05, 2016, 04:30:08 PM
Quote from: brettmb;877104Are you getting an error?
Not any more - must have been a momentary glitch.
I am no longer posting here or reading this forum because Pundit has regularly claimed credit for keeping this community active. I am sick of his bullshit for reasons I explain here and I don\'t want to contribute to anything he considers to be a personal success on his part.

I recommend The RPG Pub as a friendly place where RPGs can be discussed and where the guiding principles of moderation are "be kind to each other" and "no politics". It\'s pretty chill so far.

Bren

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February 05, 2016, 05:28:18 PM
Quote from: Daddy Warpig;877113Value chart was by Greg Gorden who ALSO designed Mayfair's DC game.
It's not everyone who can (or wants to) build logarithms into an RPG. Greg is a very clever man and he's done some great work. (Also a very fun GM.)
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brettmb

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February 06, 2016, 01:54:04 PM
Quote from: Daddy Warpig;877113Value chart was by Greg Gorden who ALSO designed Mayfair's DC game. A lot of other concepts came over from DC, like Effect Value and Acting Value.
Good to know. Thanks.

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February 09, 2016, 02:36:37 PM
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February 09, 2016, 03:54:54 PM
I've got a couple more Q&A's in the works. Hopefully, they'll be interested too. I just hope that Dan Davenport doesn't get jealous :) (just kidding, Dan).

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February 09, 2016, 09:13:06 PM
Quote from: Bren;877131It's not everyone who can (or wants to) build logarithms into an RPG. Greg is a very clever man and he's done some great work. (Also a very fun GM.)

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February 25, 2016, 10:50:51 PM
Quote from: brettmb;877971I've got a couple more Q&A's in the works. Hopefully, they'll be interested too. I just hope that Dan Davenport doesn't get jealous :) (just kidding, Dan).

The more, the merrier. ;)
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