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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Saturday Nite Netflix at the Tavern - Repo, The Genetic Opera

My God, we lasted less then 10 minutes into this horror before we had to tap out. It was... not sure how nicely I can say this... a flaming pile of putrid piss. I don't even think a case of beer would have helped us find a redeeming funny in it. When I need to do some penance for a really huge sin, I'll sentence myself to viewing this piece of crap.

So, of course I had to follow it up with Krod Mandoom. The lady chuckled a bit before falling asleep. I think Archer (from last week) might have been a better choice.

I was thinking LotR: The Fellowship, but at 3 hrs I think she would have enjoyed one hell of a nap. I love it, but I don't think she'll make it past the 10 minute set up in the beginning.

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The Acrobatic FleaApril 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM
I once tried to get my wife to watch Fellowship on DVD and she made it to the end of the first disc and asked - quite pointedly - "is there much more of this?" When I told her, she said: "No thanks" and left the room. I haven't tried again :D
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HiggipediaApril 3, 2011 at 4:34 PM
I concur. Repo is garbage.
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JDJarvisApril 3, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Wow, you lasted 10 minutes. I've watched a Japanese Pantomime opera productions of MacBeth sung in Italian that were more coherent and far, far more enjoyable. REPO is really sad.
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Why "Swords & Wizardry?"

Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups)

Because the shit works.

It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. Just much less rules hopping than I remember. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book)

I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Saturday Nite Netflix at the Tavern - Repo, The Genetic Opera

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