tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post5716700299240103562..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Winter War report, part 2Jeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-57592179697887996292009-02-11T16:05:00.000-06:002009-02-11T16:05:00.000-06:00"I assume it was a crowded, noisy con game room?"Y..."I assume it was a crowded, noisy con game room?"<BR/><BR/>Yeah, but since we were easily the loudest, most unruly group in the room, it didn't bother us much.Chris Tichenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866673632888599928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-81061647965388214202009-02-11T14:43:00.000-06:002009-02-11T14:43:00.000-06:00that a twelve player game might be a little rough ...that a twelve player game might be a little rough around the edges<<BR/><BR/>Haven't done that since high school, and to be honest these days I would rather take a kick in the nuts. <BR/><BR/>I assume it was a crowded, noisy con game room? Hats off to you for pulling it off, bro.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-78629503238302682242009-02-11T08:37:00.000-06:002009-02-11T08:37:00.000-06:00I'm sorry, we covered this in a previous blogpost....I'm sorry, we covered this in a previous blogpost.<BR/><BR/>Thread closed.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-83934574042197346092009-02-11T01:36:00.000-06:002009-02-11T01:36:00.000-06:00I wouldn't want to hijack the comments page here, ...I wouldn't want to hijack the comments page here, but I'm just saying that, according to the GNS essays I've read on the Forge page,<BR/>the idea that a "story" might simply be a series of funny/interesting/cleverly constructed incidents (like in this here Winter War adventure) strung together never seems to occur to the people who came up with GNS theory. Which is strange.<BR/><BR/>To me, distracting bees with a twinkie is not only a clever strategy (Gamist-wise) but a good story, too (Narrativist-wise).<BR/> <BR/>That's why RPGs are fun--you accidentally create a story while you're busy trying to kill monsters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-61395333378928520842009-02-11T00:56:00.000-06:002009-02-11T00:56:00.000-06:00Zak S,Do I sense some bitterness about GNS there? ...Zak S,<BR/><BR/>Do I sense some bitterness about GNS there? ;)<BR/><BR/>Heh, as flawed as that theory is in many respects, I don't think you're being fair there. The game Jeff has described seems to me, in GNS terms, like great Gamist fun. There is no need for "emo" or whatever else for it to be valid in GNS terms, and I don't know why you seem to equate "GNS" with "Story", or "Story" with "emo".<BR/><BR/>That's, in fact, one of the things I really enjoy about OD&D: the unabashedly "game" aspect of it, which seems to have disappeared somewhere in the 80's. I don't play to create an epic story or explore the depths of the soul... I play to be faced with challenges and, with planning and wit and quite a bit of luck, -maybe- win and come back with loot. Cheering and cursing along the way, as the dice command :)<BR/><BR/>Great report, btw! I wish I could have played in that game.Pedro Gómez-Estebanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687795630870308889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-5059969951449400262009-02-10T23:00:00.000-06:002009-02-10T23:00:00.000-06:00I had a pre-made pc, but somehow didn't show u...I had a pre-made pc, but somehow didn't show up with a pencil, so never made any back ups. I guess making back ups was bad mojo, because Ragin' Rondo made it all the way through with nary a scratch despite being a front line fighter all the way through. Mind you, donning the black plate mail about two thirds the way through certainly helped. <BR/><BR/>(Name's a play on the name of the starting point guard for the Boston Celtics, by the way.)<BR/><BR/>After 25 years of playing D&D, I think I finally figured out how to play fighters... Smash the smashable things... let the smart magic-user and thief types deal with strange, probably trapped stuff. They die screaming, on fire, you get the treasure.<BR/><BR/>The 12 person game was a blast, but it pretty well confirmed my long held belief that the ideal size for a game is 1 DM and 4-6 players. However, I liked the size of the group in terms of pcs, which confirmed my long-held belief that those 4-6 players should have all sorts of cronies, henchmen, hirelings, etc. along with them.Chris Tichenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866673632888599928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-78568056489136704302009-02-10T21:13:00.000-06:002009-02-10T21:13:00.000-06:00This is just superb. Jeff, are you making it to G...This is just superb. Jeff, are you making it to Gen Con this year? You need to register this event! Or just announce you'll be running it at a certain time, and I will be there, reserve PCs at the ready.Zachary Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166638173640517627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-74367963839714662722009-02-10T21:12:00.000-06:002009-02-10T21:12:00.000-06:00Kathleen's first character, the MU Alette, had Sle...Kathleen's first character, the MU Alette, had Sleep memorized. It would have come in handy had you gone in the other dungeon or if the wandering monsters rolls had gone the right ways.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-57049306544253331292009-02-10T20:25:00.000-06:002009-02-10T20:25:00.000-06:00Did any of the magic-users or elves in the game ta...Did any of the magic-users or elves in the game take Sleep? Joe's M-U had <I>Hold Portal,</I> Aname had <I>Read Magic,</I> and I don't remember anyone casting a spell all night.<BR/><BR/>Alex made a cleric as his replacement PC...and failed both of his attempts to turn undead!<BR/><BR/>We got so distracted disarming a bunch of skeletons that we forgot to explore the Pharoah's treasure boat.<BR/><BR/>Shumate's second PC was named Princess Darling Nikki. Prince fans will find that pretty funny.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-46775670638891710212009-02-10T20:11:00.000-06:002009-02-10T20:11:00.000-06:00The haikus of Aname the Forgotten:after much talka...The haikus of Aname the Forgotten:<BR/><BR/>after much talk<BR/>a halfling is sacrificed<BR/>the gem still crackles<BR/><BR/>a fight with treasure<BR/>an explorer's life is short<BR/>greed is eternal<BR/><BR/>(Not my best efforts, but note that both were written during the fight with the diamond will-o-wisp, which I think may have killed a couple PCs all on its own. The halfling was already dead.)Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-55362644864608861902009-02-10T19:45:00.000-06:002009-02-10T19:45:00.000-06:00" Ah, the howls of protest were like music to my e..." Ah, the howls of protest were like music to my ears!" This is the part that made me laugh out loud!OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-89041637918494807872009-02-10T18:50:00.000-06:002009-02-10T18:50:00.000-06:00I want to link to this page if I ever have to disc...I want to link to this page if I ever have to discuss flaws in GNS theory with somebody because, despite the fact that it is full of amazing kickass fun, accrding to GNS, none of the the events that happened here really "count" as "player-contributions to the story" since none of them have any thematic/moral/emo content.<BR/><BR/>To most gamers, distracting giant bees with a twinkie is about as serious and awesome a contribution as you could ever hope to make to a story. To GNS people, it's just an "exploration of setting".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-47963727358899383042009-02-10T18:29:00.000-06:002009-02-10T18:29:00.000-06:00The party’s first encounter being a bunch of zombi...<B>The party’s first encounter being a bunch of zombies. Only then did they discover that by independently rolling up 12 PCs they somehow ended up with nary a cleric between them!</B><BR/><BR/>This part made me laugh out loud!Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.com