Tenkar's Tavern: The Far West Missed Deadlines Tracking Page

Thursday, March 31, 2016

The Far West Missed Deadlines Tracking Page - More Fun than TWO Far Wests

Last night in Tavern Chat, the topic of the Far West Kickstarter came up. I had remembered there was a page that tracked the number of promised completion dates for Far West that Gareth had given his adoring fans - but I had no idea where to find it.

Well someone dropped a link to Is Far West Out Yet? I think it was Tim Snider but not 100% sure. Anyhow, the amount of promised completion dates is mind boggling.

I'm only going to screenshot through the end of 2013:

And some folks wonder why backers are pissed. There's a dozen more missed dates after those.

Now, for you your musical entertainment:

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Bert IslaMarch 31, 2016 at 8:09 AM
At this point, even if the book gets finished I doubt we'll ever see physical copies as the money is likely long since gone and with it the funds needed to ship out those physical copies.
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DarkhorseMarch 31, 2016 at 9:02 AM
I can't help laughing at that site. *claps*
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Gaming RoninMarch 31, 2016 at 10:02 AM
And I'm still over here waiting for metamorphosis Alpha.
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Gaming RoninMarch 31, 2016 at 10:03 AM
And I'm still over here waiting for metamorphosis Alpha.
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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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Thursday, March 31, 2016

The Far West Missed Deadlines Tracking Page - More Fun than TWO Far Wests

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