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Commented Aug 16, 2011 on I am easily amused at WWdN: In Exile
I am easily amused
So io9 did this thing called the 10 Suckiest Fake Video Games That People Play In Science Fiction. Spoiler Alert: The Game from, uh, The Game is number one. 1) Suckdisk from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Actually, we don’t remember this game having an actual name on the show, but “suckdisk” f...
Wil: "My takeaway from Gamma World: I wouldn't want to play an entire campaign, because it's just a little too gonzo for me, but I think three or four sessions (would you call that a mini-campaign?) as a break from my regular game would be perfect."
A few years back, White Wolf had the GW license, and they did "Gamma World d20 Modern," so it was basically a 3e game with some of the tweaks specifically geared for d20M. It was a more serious take on Gamma World, which some people liked and some people hated. It was one of those cases where most people ended up liking it after they'd actually read the thing.
So if you wanted something Gamma World-esque but without the over-the-top gonzo-ness which makes it inappropriate for a long-term game, then Gamma World d20 Modern may be more your speed.
PDF rulebook here: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=624&affiliate_id=13
Other books in the line: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?cPath=1_262
Commented Sep 8, 2010 on PAX After Action Report, Part One at WWdN: In Exile
PAX After Action Report, Part One
PAX started for me, like it does for a lot of people, a few days early, when I was traveling to Seattle. I took the train from Vancouver (for $38, you really can't beat it) and met a couple of other guys who were on their way to PAX. I introduced them to Zombie Dice, and we played several games,...
Jealous. Damnit, Will.
Commented Sep 8, 2010 on PAX After Action Report, Part One at WWdN: In Exile
PAX After Action Report, Part One
PAX started for me, like it does for a lot of people, a few days early, when I was traveling to Seattle. I took the train from Vancouver (for $38, you really can't beat it) and met a couple of other guys who were on their way to PAX. I introduced them to Zombie Dice, and we played several games,...
That's okay. I figured you had the 19th on the brain due to the Big Bang Theory. (:
Commented Oct 13, 2009 on Memories of the Futurecast: Episode Six at WWdN: In Exile
Memories of the Futurecast: Episode Six
Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast. Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of...
Contrary to what the beginning of the Futurecast claims, it is not actually Tuesday, October 19th.
I blame a temporal inversion anomaly.
Commented Oct 13, 2009 on Memories of the Futurecast: Episode Six at WWdN: In Exile
Memories of the Futurecast: Episode Six
Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast. Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of...
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