tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post1893956177342063534..comments2024-03-16T06:33:15.879-07:00Comments on Den of the Lizard King: In praise of lethality in old-school RPGsOmer Golan-Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-71216228481217918972017-02-12T21:58:39.988-08:002017-02-12T21:58:39.988-08:00EXACTLY!EXACTLY!Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-60152926272065513012017-02-12T18:07:38.483-08:002017-02-12T18:07:38.483-08:00No real chance of death equates to no real drama, ...No real chance of death equates to no real drama, in my opinion.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194498658099267685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-31101664677221670272016-05-17T22:06:24.170-07:002016-05-17T22:06:24.170-07:00Exactly/Exactly/Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-69501068536055289102016-05-17T18:20:25.230-07:002016-05-17T18:20:25.230-07:00Love it when a character gets what's coming to...Love it when a character gets what's coming to him...builds up the setting as the rest of us realize the stakes, get to avenge him, recruit his replacement, and so on. It's just a game. Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-44524465814258866532016-01-28T02:43:44.923-08:002016-01-28T02:43:44.923-08:00Any playstyle is great as long as the group enjoys...Any playstyle is great as long as the group enjoys it... Some love cinematic play, other love more lethal play...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-85978502846672368522016-01-27T21:12:26.020-08:002016-01-27T21:12:26.020-08:00More power to anyone who enjoys high-mortality RPG...More power to anyone who enjoys high-mortality RPGs, but myself I only ever played them that way back in the seventies because there was no precedent for playing any other way. What's changed in the gaming culture is that people understand they have options now, and different people want different experiences.<br /><br />The first time I ever played D&D, I must have rolled up a dozen characters before one of them survived long enough to make it past the first encounter. And while the experience immediately got me addicted, over the years, the closer I got to a more cinematic style of game, the happier I became. Don't get me wrong. I can enjoy a good rogue-like computer game, and I'm an absolute shark when it comes to strategy board games. But when I pull out the old character sheet, I'm looking for a slowly unfolding plot and long-term character development, not nail-biting suspense. It's certainly not because I've never tried it the other way, and it's not because I've drunk anyone's Kool-Aide. It's just who I am.Giacomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394854064455879344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-72080241255501801672016-01-25T03:06:16.914-08:002016-01-25T03:06:16.914-08:00Thanks! I'm trying to convert my D&D 3.5E/...Thanks! I'm trying to convert my D&D 3.5E/5E group to S&W or ACKS but I'm not sure how to convince them...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-22848927328433820412016-01-25T03:05:32.016-08:002016-01-25T03:05:32.016-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-38278662437139203302016-01-25T03:05:22.601-08:002016-01-25T03:05:22.601-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-35762764140322303692016-01-25T02:34:18.471-08:002016-01-25T02:34:18.471-08:00Great article. So true.Great article. So true.Baron Garottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09937381703027602000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-15958722137761764972016-01-24T19:30:41.838-08:002016-01-24T19:30:41.838-08:00Really enjoyed this post. I do kind of enjoy the o...Really enjoyed this post. I do kind of enjoy the older school way of playing.commissarmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453787431294606707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-27752287880113664602016-01-24T19:17:54.894-08:002016-01-24T19:17:54.894-08:00Great article. So true.Great article. So true.Baron Garottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09937381703027602000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-2632111728333730002016-01-24T15:44:16.150-08:002016-01-24T15:44:16.150-08:00Nicely put. Lethality and taking big risks are ma...Nicely put. Lethality and taking big risks are major features of my weekly games with middle schoolers -- they really seem to appreciate a gaming environment that has both persistence and lasting consequences.Jarrett Perduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781934913113611353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-57992931974703867832016-01-24T12:22:09.962-08:002016-01-24T12:22:09.962-08:00Thanks! And my post was less about younger players...Thanks! And my post was less about younger players and more about latter—era games...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-19353455263553214912016-01-24T12:14:58.890-08:002016-01-24T12:14:58.890-08:00Thanks! And my post was less about younger players...Thanks! And my post was less about younger players and more about latter—era games...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-64950357735038646222016-01-24T11:57:58.566-08:002016-01-24T11:57:58.566-08:00Good post!
I'm another who much prefers the le...Good post!<br />I'm another who much prefers the lethal flavored games.<br />It's not just the younger players who want the softer/safer variety though. I was in a group with a bunch of grognards where not a single PC died in years of gaming. Somehow they'd gotten the idea that characters are SUPPOSED to go on for years and years and develop long histories... that anything less is failure. No surprise that the GM's wife was writing fan fiction that often blurred into our game sessions. <br />Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-39949969240731705752016-01-24T11:28:17.132-08:002016-01-24T11:28:17.132-08:00Yes I agree to, with everything I think! :)Yes I agree to, with everything I think! :)Anders Kirsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155559519626327744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-55739880315224738222016-01-24T10:58:05.753-08:002016-01-24T10:58:05.753-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014248690808215206.post-89247023907096082722016-01-24T10:51:37.613-08:002016-01-24T10:51:37.613-08:00Well put. I could not agree more.Well put. I could not agree more.ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.com