Tenkar's Tavern: Far West Forums are now Dead - So, Where Do We Get Our Promised Updates Now, Gareth?

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Far West Forums are now Dead - So, Where Do We Get Our Promised Updates Now, Gareth?

And so it was, in the month of January, in the year of our Lord 2022, that the Far West Forums went offline. Our savior, Gareth Skarka, had promised over the last few years that the forums would be his salvation from the toxic comments on the Far West Kickstarter page. Now, even this latest promise is dead - From the History of the Failed Far West RPG - Iconic for a Failed Success

I'm guessing we are being set up for yet ANOTHER failed delivery date in five days.

Gareth is nothing id no dependable in his unreliability.

But hey, the twit is still on Twitter. Nothing about Far West though...

The Tavern is supported by readers like you. The easiest way to support The Tavern is to shop via our affiliate links. DTRPG, Amazon, and Humble Bundle are the affiliate programs that support

The Tavern.

You can catch the daily Tavern Chat podcast on Anchor, YouTube,

or wherever you listen to your podcast collection.

6 comments:

Craig JanssenJanuary 27, 2022 at 9:24 AM
But Tenkar you got the cool personalized picture! That had to be worth the money you spent on your pledge. Let's see that picture again.
ReplyDelete
Replies
TheShadowKnowsJanuary 27, 2022 at 10:38 AM
I don't know what good his "updates" were anyway. He's completely full of shit.

Five days until he fails his most recent delivery "estimate", by the way.
ReplyDelete
Replies
BlackLotosJanuary 28, 2022 at 7:38 AM
At least he is now aware of the problem, as can be seen on the Far West Twitter account (https://twitter.com/thefarwest). But I'm really curious which option he will take.
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

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 ;)

Swords & Wizardry Light - Forum

RPGNow

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Far West Forums are now Dead - So, Where Do We Get Our Promised Updates Now, Gareth?

6 comments:

Blogs of Inspiration & Erudition