tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post4693298503051904190..comments2024-03-29T00:46:13.625-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Other GamesJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-27031830176764512562022-06-06T20:13:22.039-07:002022-06-06T20:13:22.039-07:00I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Tunnels...I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Tunnels & Trolls, the second RPG ever published and the first to feature rogues as a playable class. T&T rogues were, in my opinion, cooler than D&D thieves. They had a stronger Cugel the Clever/Grey Mouser/Jack of Shadows vibe.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046621780928992582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-10431069366685683672022-06-06T08:20:38.463-07:002022-06-06T08:20:38.463-07:00I hear you. But I'd avoid "Peaky Blinders...I hear you. But I'd avoid "Peaky Blinders" if I were you. ;)Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-35562166998423991552022-06-05T22:35:53.933-07:002022-06-05T22:35:53.933-07:00I always say I watch Stranger Things just to point...I always say I watch Stranger Things just to point out historical innacuracies ("That song didn't come out until 1987!", "There were no Gap stores in the Midwest in 1985!")Kevin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06076147424768269913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-69403541578824965142022-06-05T20:02:27.921-07:002022-06-05T20:02:27.921-07:00In general, I agree...as I said, this is just me r...In general, I agree...as I said, this is just me reacting to having my particular nerd-rage button pushed. <br /><br />On the other hand, when they go out of their way to show kids playing with 1E books (rather than a combination of different books from different eras) and *I* know there's no "rogue" mentioned in those books...yeah, it bugs. Especially because I have hang-ups/issues about the evolution/development of this particular game and the transition from "thieves" to "rogues" is indicative of some of the worst parts of this development.<br /><br />But...to each their own. The average Stranger Things fan probably cares not one iota. To me, it's as dissonant as watching a WWII film like "Midway" and listening to Kenny Loggins sing "Highway to the Danger Zone" during the fighter sequences. JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-72403754135787770152022-06-05T19:52:17.040-07:002022-06-05T19:52:17.040-07:00I was hoping that T2000 would have a better sand b...I was hoping that T2000 would have a better sand box setting. It's sort of there but not really enough. I just glanced through the system but read must of the setting stuff and it's 20% of what you would need for a full campaign.<br /><br />If I was going to fix Gama world I think the way I would do so is assign each power a point value. Startung characters get 100 points of mutations. You roll randomly until 50 of your points are determined the pick the rest of your points. So let's say you roll one really great 70 point power, then you pick one or two lesser powers. Or maybe you roll three lesser power and have 45 points left an can pick one big one or more small ones. Players don't necessarily build there characters but they can customize them some. sevenbastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961009160456478009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-16383965278259324712022-06-05T19:01:50.661-07:002022-06-05T19:01:50.661-07:00"14th level rogue character...in 1986." ..."14th level rogue character...in 1986." Eh. I can completely ignore this. Like you said the show is not about D&D/AD&D. They did the Kas/Vecna stuff correct and they have gotten a lot of new people into it.<br />I have picked up a few copies of the D&D 5 set for people at work, all coming to me asking about D&D and Stranger Things. <br />So a couple of anachronisms? I can get past that.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-53769736129857972072022-06-05T10:41:39.410-07:002022-06-05T10:41:39.410-07:00Yeah…that, too. Jeez…I could do a whole post on t...Yeah…that, too. Jeez…I could do a whole post on tattoo protocol of the 80s. Like, if you had a tat you were probably in the military, or else you were very purposefully opting out of normal society. And how tats would be on the arm only (usually upper arm where it would be covered by a shirt sleeve) and how there weren’t all that many tattoo parlors…especially in small towns (had to go someplace with a strong Navy presence), and IIRC you had to be at least 18 if not 21 to get inked.<br /><br />Tats were a huge part of west coast rock culture because A) these were booze-swilling bar bands with nothing else going and B) they had access to the parlors. But I can remember my uncle (a hard rock drummer/artist from Missoula) not being able to get his first tat till he was in his early 20s (circa 1986) and having to come out at least as far west as Spokane…if not Tacoma…to get it.<br /><br />Hawkins, Indiana? Come on.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-56025811068971675482022-06-05T10:21:45.506-07:002022-06-05T10:21:45.506-07:00To be fair, the show really isn’t about D&D…
;...To be fair, the show really isn’t about D&D…<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-18554268390600003182022-06-05T10:20:44.418-07:002022-06-05T10:20:44.418-07:00Ugh. That’s what I’m dreading. Thanks for the cand...Ugh. That’s what I’m dreading. Thanks for the candid review.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-64703917846007319472022-06-05T09:41:42.644-07:002022-06-05T09:41:42.644-07:00It is the little details that wreck things. I caug...It is the little details that wreck things. I caught the rogue thing and was irritated by it as well. The other one was the DM and his tattoos, having and comment about, kids did not have them in 86. I am perceiving the show as a veneer, they are writing in costume. Lazy. Johnny F. Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290656343479879897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-24816128609668354332022-06-05T08:43:45.636-07:002022-06-05T08:43:45.636-07:00I guess my nerd came out also when I heard the 14t...I guess my nerd came out also when I heard the 14th level rogue. But I've tried to not let their D&D references spoil the show. Although I don't give much gaming 'cred' to the Duffers. I think they are worse in some ways, they have a little knowledge of the game. They know some of the terms and characters, but I don't feel they have the understanding. But they made Stranger Things.<br /><br />I'm interested in what you think of the Twilight 2000. I've been on the fence about getting the updated version. Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-4278893805386471552022-06-05T03:46:56.473-07:002022-06-05T03:46:56.473-07:00We unboxed the new T2K, appreciated the contents a...We unboxed the new T2K, appreciated the contents and I promptly rolled up a character. And it has sat, unplayed, with no other characters rolled up, for months. Like other Free League games it's just bland, like grits with no salt or butter. Classic Traveller (or Cepheus Engine Modern War) would be a much better system for it.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210010478861727496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-2005457023901166622022-06-04T18:37:42.053-07:002022-06-04T18:37:42.053-07:00Wow, I'm letting down the side... I didn't...Wow, I'm letting down the side... I didn't even notice the rogue anachronism!<br /><br />I was too worried about whether or not someone could "play too much Nintendo" over spring break of 1986, and the answer is "probably not, but maybe". The NES was given a test release in Los Angeles in February 1986 followed by a nationwide release in September. So it is just barely possible for kids in southern California to have one during Spring 1986. Now whether the guy from Hawkins should have that phrase at the ready is another story, and later on when the girl in Indiana with the 14th level rogue says she wants "a goddamn Nintendo" I think that is really pushing it.Jesse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802754799848483493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-42350707336972774292022-06-04T17:30:03.298-07:002022-06-04T17:30:03.298-07:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP3kffG2EKg
It...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP3kffG2EKg<br /><br />It's hardly the show's only error. Simulated Knavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220636533241212000noreply@blogger.com