"Staff" picks

[EUOL]

He's the best we have.  (See my post on the huge rant-thread in this section.)

[Tage]

I have a side-note for this, based on a post in another thread here. I see no reason why we shouldn't post Staff Picks (and the like) which are only of interest to our regulars. As I mentioned, we can make this a community site. People can read an article like that and get a feel for the regulars here, maybe decide they agree or disagree, start lurking, and eventually jump in. I've seen it happen in many other places.

[Fellfrosch]

Alrighty. My problem with the Staff Pick right now is the topic--I'm just not as interested in game systems as SE is, and I'm finding it very hard to pick one out without falling back on setting and such. What I'm going to do is suggest a handful based on aspects of their system: this one has a clever character creation system, this one has a neat damage system, etc.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

then recommend three: say you like one for combat, one for skills, whatever. Or wait till the next one. I have three people who told me they'll submit for it, and that's enough for me to try a second week.

[Mistress of Darkness]

I think it's a good idea to have a summary page for someone to quickly glance through, without having to invest the time in reading/skiming a longer review. A hook if you will.

Unfortunately, like Fell, I don't much about game systems. I love Hero and will submit my take on that. Maybe this "Staff Picks" section could be expanded? I love Movies and will run that section of "Staff Picks" if anyone is interested?

Umm . . . and I don't take criticism well--as EUOL, etc. can attest--so if you don't like the idea, I will get the point from your silence.

Thanks

[Fellfrosch]

Silence is a stupid way to get the point of something.

()

[Mistress of Darkness]

Yes, but it's harder to take silence personally, and start a fight over it.  

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Staff picks will be different each time around. I intend to hit specific points. I'll be doing an RPG setting bit eventually, which I'm sure will get lots of palladium hits.

I'll be doing movies and books soon enough, don't you fret.

[Mistress of Darkness]

Okay, I'll leave it to you then.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Best Card Game: Fluxx

Funny and unpredicatable flux will drive you crazy, who has the cookies who has the milk? Who knows!

Best Science fiction RPG: Classic Traveller
Basic Black never seems to go out of style, and this games one of the classiest ever made. If you like your Sci-fi hard, and your characters hardened this is the game for you.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

You missed the point, Jeffe. You're supposed to email me on the current topic. 3 choices. under 50 word reasons. The current topic is Roleplaying SYSTEMS (not publishers, settings, or genres, but mechanic systems).

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

incidentally, that deadline is today, some of you said you were mailing, but few have.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

ahh solly.

[Entsuropi]

I mailed, but totally ignored the word limit. So everyone else has 150 words, i have 300.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

incidentally, this is getting made TODAY. So i need those emails. if I don't get at least one more, I'm writing up this one and ditching the project.