Worst Writing In An RPG

Werekoala · February 25, 2010, 11:29:25 AM

GURPS: In Nomine - maybe it was just me. I really TRIED to understand it. Some of the words were quite nice, and even a few of the sentences seemed to make sense, but trying to comprehend it was like beating my head against a wall for a couple of days.

Sigmund · February 25, 2010, 11:35:26 AM

Quote from: ColonelHardisson;362836Which type of humor is this a failure of?

j/k

Take your pick really. You'd probably be right.

Aos · February 25, 2010, 11:38:02 AM

Quote from: ColonelHardisson;362745Yeah, but the Canuck's girlfriend looks pretty hot in this pic, so he's ultimately the winner.

If by hot you mean, squat and kinda beefy, I'm totally with you. Not that there aren't plenty of hot Canadian girls that are actually hot, though.

ColonelHardisson · February 25, 2010, 12:05:11 PM

Quote from: Aos;362844If by hot you mean, squat and kinda beefy, I'm totally with you. Not that there aren't plenty of hot Canadian girls that are actually hot, though.

Riiiight...I guess my standards are so much lower than the obvious boyfriend of a supermodel.

Aos · February 25, 2010, 12:21:48 PM

whatever

Benoist · February 25, 2010, 12:53:01 PM

Quote from: ColonelHardisson;362836Which type of humor is this a failure of?

j/k

I must admit, this made me lol enough to spill coffee through my nostrils. Nice.

RPGPundit · February 25, 2010, 01:37:38 PM

Part of the problem with GURPS' version of In Nomine was that it was a bit like trying to take Scary Movie and remake it into a dead-serious art film. Its an absurd endeavour, so no surprise its going to be a little incomprehensible.

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Warthur · February 25, 2010, 03:19:44 PM

Quote from: jgants;362670I didn't know anyone actually read Weapons of the Gods. I remember it solely as a RPG.NET darling for a few weeks then never heard anything about it again.

I did more than read it, I played in a campaign! It took us six sessions before we realised that we weren't playing it wrong, the rules really *were* that daft...

Benoist · February 25, 2010, 03:37:45 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;362933Part of the problem with GURPS' version of In Nomine was that it was a bit like trying to take Scary Movie and remake it into a dead-serious art film. Its an absurd endeavour, so no surprise its going to be a little incomprehensible.

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Agreed. The original game, with its gonzo satirical elements and goofy humour, is infinitely superior, IMO.
(I'm talking of the actual In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas game here, the French original)

Warthur · February 25, 2010, 03:53:48 PM

Quote from: Narf the Mouse;362732Oh, it's on now, you yankee! Watch out, or we'll burn the White House again!

Not unless you ask nicely for our British matches you won't.

RPGPundit · February 26, 2010, 08:01:30 AM

Quote from: Benoist;362972Agreed. The original game, with its gonzo satirical elements and goofy humour, is infinitely superior, IMO.
(I'm talking of the actual In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas game here, the French original)

Exactly. The original is ok, but the GURPS version tries to turn it into a White Wolf game and fucks up completely.

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Age of Fable · February 27, 2010, 03:51:15 AM

ACCESS TO STORED ITEMS
In order to get an item which has been stored in a container, the character must get access to the container, open it and sort the desired item out from the other items in thecontainer. The time taken in doing this can be of serious importance if this is being done in the middle of a desperate situation. The player should state that the character is beginning to get an item and inform the Gamesmaster of where it is kept. The character will then be engaged in the process for a number of Actions. The exact number should be known only to the Gamesmaster. The [sic] will announce to the player that he has found the item at the end of the Action on which it is "found".

(from Aftermath)

Age of Fable · February 27, 2010, 03:58:04 AM

Quote from: BedrockBrendan;362323I don't know anything about Wraththu, but from the quote you posted and what I gathered by glancing at the review, it looks like some kind of joke or half serious game. My guess is they were deliberately trying to write a bad poem in order to be funny. If that is the case, I'd say it isn't so terrible. If I am wrong, and they weren't trying to be funny, lord help us.

I get the impression the author was serious - in fact, with the same "new paradigm in role-playing" tone that The Window and FATAL took.

chadu · February 27, 2010, 09:49:11 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;363111Exactly. The original is ok, but the GURPS version tries to turn it into a White Wolf game and fucks up completely.

Or succeeds utterly (at making it a WW game).

Six of one, half-dozen of another.

Narf the Mouse · February 27, 2010, 01:49:02 PM

Quote from: chadu;363388Or succeeds utterly (at making it a WW game).

Six of one, half-dozen of another.

...50% of twelve...