The Indie Gaming Scene

Abyssal Maw · October 11, 2006, 04:37:21 PM

Quote from: Zachary The FirstI think Cornell or the Professor there would take mortal offense to such a system befouling their indie cred.

jhkim, that links seems busted for me... :confused:

Edit: Story-Games' entrance page graphic is so cheery, isn't it? I like seeing it.

Yeah, they hid the topic! What gives. I AM NOT APPEASED. I want to see them getting all sweaty trying to be ironic.

Oh well. I'm also eagerly waiting for the Cornell Richardson explanation of Go-Play. That one ought to be fun.

jhkim · October 11, 2006, 04:41:52 PM

Quote from: Abyssal MawPlease. There can never be a D20 version of "Limbo Fever"!

This is a game about tackling thematic dancefloor issues and making powerful morality statements!

Look, I know it won't be as good as the original, but the players around here will only play D20. But if I show them "Limbo Fever D20", they'll totally play it because they know that D20 means it has streamlined, fun mechanics.

Andy K · October 11, 2006, 04:45:03 PM

Quote from: Andy KOh and BTW, while I got the prerequisite rise out of the blog, now I find it pretty hilarious.

By the way, I just saw the recent comments on this Blog.

I have upgraded the Blog Terror Alert from "Pretty Hilarious" to "Fucking Awesome".

Seriously, who is this guy? I smell Pundit.

In any case, it is some seriously funny shit now, and I'm looking forward to it continuing. I might even have to post some comments later!

-Andy

jhkim · October 11, 2006, 04:45:27 PM

Quote from: Zachary The FirstI think Cornell or the Professor there would take mortal offense to such a system befouling their indie cred.

jhkim, that links seems busted for me... :confused:

Edit: Story-Games' entrance page graphic is so cheery, isn't it? I like seeing it.

Sorry about that. Don't know what happened to the link, but at least I can show the awesome cover image that Jason came up with:

Zachary The First · October 11, 2006, 04:46:49 PM

Quote from: jhkimSorry about that. Don't know what happened to the link, but at least I can show the awesome cover image that Jason came up with:

Sweet mother of mercy. I am in tears.

:killingme:

Andy K · October 11, 2006, 04:54:07 PM

Quote from: jhkimSorry about that. Don't know what happened to the link...

There are certain categories which you cannot view if you're not a member: Stuff like Forum Discussion, Little Ideas (where this link was), Directed Self Promotion, Links to Offsite Discussion, ~~Sex party~~, etc.

-Andy

JamesV · October 11, 2006, 05:40:48 PM

Hell, I will now argue that half the fun of Indie Gaming Scene is posting comments. The posts are such great material to start with.

fonkaygarry · October 11, 2006, 06:59:10 PM

I forsee a monthlong golden age, followed by six months of "it's just not the same" carping from those of us who were there first, man. That will be followed by a long "I'm quitting teh net" entry, which will provoke AoOs from everyone with Fighter class levels within a 5 foot step.

Kyle Aaron · October 11, 2006, 11:16:24 PM

Quote from: TonyLBI'm fascinated to watch whether people think it's lampooning them or lampooning some other guy. So far, mostly (but not universally) they seem to feel that it's lampooning some other guy.

The site itself is obviously mocking the Forgers. But the comments on the posts are also mocking RPGPundit. I don't think they're mocking me, since I'm not well-known, but they're certainly mocking of the sort of things I say.

And it's all funny

Kyle Aaron · October 11, 2006, 11:27:35 PM

I mean there's this comment:

Quote from: The RPG GriotI can't believe that you all listen to his Pig-Dog filth! Can't you see that any game that isn't d20 isn't SUCCESSFUL, and therefore it isn't fun?

I would blow up a bus full of babies if it meant that one of you Filthy Pig-Dogs would stop inflicting your horrible games on the rest of us.

More to come.

And also,

Quote from: The RPG GriotAlways the Elite Pig-Dogs and their equating D&D to Walmart.

Well, WALMART gives MILLIONS of people ALL over the world jobs! What about My Life with Master? That game didn't grant Anyone a job! In fact, the Pig-Dog author still works a day job: Therefore his game is unsuccessful!

I am sick and tired of these elitists because they are not as smart as me but they think that they are. The games you play are totally insignificant, and nothing you ever say or do will influence ANYONE in the population. Ever. They will never change ANYTHING.

BUT WE MUST STOP YOU NOW BECAUSE YOU ARE DESTROYING GAMING EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD!

And the rpg griot's avatar is one of Che smoking a cigar. And a "griot" is "A storyteller in western Africa who perpetuates the oral tradition and history of a village or family." Which, according to the recent interview of RPGPundit, is pretty much what a "pundit" is.

If that's not a parody of RPGPundit, I don't know what is.

blakkie · October 11, 2006, 11:33:28 PM

I think the real mystery in all of this is whether this post by RPGPundit, where he seems to encourage deep examination of the motivations of a randomly generated pensioner, is ment as a parody or...... :eek: :forge:

:mischief:

RPGPundit · October 12, 2006, 12:04:19 AM

Quote from: jhkimOh, feh. That's just teasing them.

Done. The Story Games thread, we're feverishly working on the Limbo Fever design...

Limbo Fever: How Low Can You Go?

The link doesn't seem to work. Maybe its that you need to actually have an account with "storygames" to be able to read it (annoying of them, since I have no intention of signing up there). Care to tell me if anyone has actually complained bitterly about it?

RPGpundit

RPGPundit · October 12, 2006, 12:11:35 AM

Quote from: JimBobOzThe site itself is obviously mocking the Forgers. But the comments on the posts are also mocking RPGPundit. I don't think they're mocking me, since I'm not well-known, but they're certainly mocking of the sort of things I say.

And it's all funny

You'll note that the guy who is parodying me isn't nearly as funny as the main blog itself. Its obviously someone who felt burnt by the satire of the blog and is trying to fight fire with fire.

But as for me, I'm flattered. Again, it just confirms that I'm important enough for them to think that attacking me is somehow "fighting back" against the criticism of indie gaming in general.

RPGPundit

RPGPundit · October 12, 2006, 12:14:25 AM

Quote from: blakkieI think the real mystery in all of this is whether this post by RPGPundit, where he seems to encourage deep examination of the motivations of a randomly generated pensioner, is ment as a parody or...... :eek: :forge:

:mischief:

Dude, you continue to work with the stereotype that advocates of traditional gaming are somehow against actual roleplaying. There's nothing I like more than taking a character that is... well, a challenge to figure out, and figuring out what makes him tick and his motivations. There's nothing "Indie" about that; that's what we all used to do back when you had to roll randomly for all your stats and then try to make a personality out of it.

RPGPundit

blakkie · October 12, 2006, 12:39:49 AM

Quote from: RPGPunditDude, you continue to work with the stereotype that advocates of traditional gaming are somehow against actual roleplaying. There's nothing I like more than taking a character that is... well, a challenge to figure out, and figuring out what makes him tick and his motivations. There's nothing "Indie" about that; that's what we all used to do back when you had to roll randomly for all your stats and then try to make a personality out of it.

No, what I'm doing here is continuing to work with throwing your own bullshit back in your face. Poking fun at your obscene foolishness. The absurdity of your diatribes.

Because, quite frankly, that's what I do best. I see someone selling snake oil and I feed it back to them. Don't like the taste of your own, hey? Well I'd expect you wouldn't. But you know what to do about that, stop peddling crap.