Timewaster's Guide Archive

this was kind of a labour of love for me and Eric, and awesomely enough I have 2 more to post...

#2 will come in a couple of weeks.

http://www.gamegrene.com/node/790

BW isn't really as complex as it seems at first glance, the big thing is that its hard to drift mechanically. With the main books that is. The monster burner really gives you some license to play with the system because the Designer does something you almost never see, he explains why he set it up the way he did and how to balance EVERYTHING. Examples also exist online to allow you to play in a modern sci-fi or fantasy setting too. The designer admits that the game is hard to drift btw, because it was designed that way. The game was made to force GM's to stop abusing players because he used to.

Now SOTC is my next review, and I admit its juicy... but its kind of geared to one type of play, and even though Jeff and Judd of Sons of Kryos are trying hard to use it to play Eberron Noir (which can be found on their website or in their most recent Sons of Kryos Podcast) they have had a few problems with it (and also some novel solutions). SOTC does have the best GM advice I've ever read and Im thrilled Evil Hat is doing Dresden Files using that system (which will make D&D drift easier).

Drift if you haven't guessed by now is fiddling with a system to make it more personal. Its something old school D&D players are pretty familiar with. Its not essential, and I've found it often occurs when someone doesn't grasp the rules or when they need them to do something more.

But I have a GREAT idea Dr. P... come to Twiggycon 2 this June and play BW with me, I intend to run a demo. Then you can demo SOTC for me (so I can play).  DC isn't far, and we can find a place to put you up Im sure. It prolly won't even be expensive at all...

Like Prime time Adventures!!! How could I forget that!

I have to throw up the Eastern Standard Tribe flag  and say that the game has to be restricted to people who can be online between 8 and 10 EST.

Now what do peeps want to play.

anyone up for an online game of something... sometime? Cause I need to game.

I told my boss at the wine store when I got fired over the phone that I wish she had the courage to do it in person and that I thought she wasn't much of a person for not being able to look me in the eye and fire me considering the work I had done for her. When I got off the phone I thought she was going to cry. But you know what? People should say that, they should expect enough human courtesy from their employers. I am not a machine.

so its all about bricks.... hmmm...