by DickyD00

the best writers read books outside of their comfort zone. Maybe this means trying some female artists for typical Dune/Tolkein dumdums - Leigh Brackett, CLMoore, Daphne DuMaurier, Cecelia Holland, Tiptree Junior to learn how to write tightly and roundly for everyone.

by DickyD00

when reviewing stuff context is king. I want to know which 6 games it's closest to and why it's done it better or worse with examples.
Sure a sentence of silly fluff but overindulgence means you'll ultimately put people off wading though poetic nonsense.
Youtube avoids context so everyone can say everything is great to bag another free game. Most reviews aren't reviews, they're advertorial in exchange for a free game.

by aramis

latindog wrote:

I could only imagine running this sort of scene if, in the midst of the celebration, something shocking happened. Otherwise a celebration like this would likely be given short shrift in my experience

In Pendragon, the reason to have the soirée is to (1) get the rumors, and (2) get the glory for the conspicuous consumption, and (3) get some experience checks by using some non-combat skills.

by aramis

Masalla tea.

by aramis

Dunheved wrote:

But how do you organise your orc - genealogy? Who's the biggest, and what are the differences in capability? (I will add my own views in a separate post though)

My preferred is (Large to small)
Ogre
Uruk
Orc
Hobgoblin
Goblin
demigoblin (~WHFRP/WFB/WH40K Snotlings)

I prefer pig-faced to greenskins, but not enough to retcon any setting definitions.

I don't mind hobgob and orc trading position in sizes.

Now, in the early 90's, my Fantasy Hero game world only had one Orkoid race - Orcs. But they were part of the major civilizations. And were Homo Orcanthropus... largish human sized, but with the lower body fat of the other Hominini, and pronounced canines, and similarly stronger but lower endurance, and not as charismatic.
The "Goblins" were catfolk. One player said, "That's dumb" - he was uninvited. That campaign ended with them having negotiated coöperation with sentient wasps...

by aramis

pdzoch wrote:

Do you have any interesting rpg concepts or ideas for organizations, guilds, corporations, companies, unions, collectives, or agencies you have been keeping in your back-pocket? Do share.

None that I'm willing to share. One of my players reads these.

One that I used many years ago was a hoot to run: a poser-gang in CP 2020... "The Hansies und Franzies"... a whole posergang doing SNL Hans & Franz impressions and bulked out...

by khorgor

Related Item: Jay Dragon

I thought 150 was really good. Until I had to exchange ge it of course. $200+ for something I might not ever play is a bit too much unfortunately

by GrimoireOfJank

Karkared wrote:

GrimoireOfJank wrote:

Darn dragons...

Dam dragons?
Aquatic dragons that live in dams. The adventurers that get paid for slaying them are called "Dambusters".

Well now I want to incorporate beaver dragons in something.

by Derang3d

Related Item: Herald's Call

Ah. Might help if you put'm inline and make'm a bit smaller, then. Scrolling up and down doesn't make for a good comparison :).

by MichaelLavoie

The local team in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (a summertime league for college players to raise their profiles and hopefully enhance their chances of being selected by Major League teams in the annual draft) hosted the league's All-Star game this week. One of the guests of honor was former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee, a notoriously non-conformist, unconventional, and quirky soul (he was nicknamed "Spaceman") whose off-field antics and statements entertained fans and appalled team management back in the 1970s when that sort of thing was tolerated even less than it is today. He once famously referred to his manager (Don Zimmer) as "a gerbil." Another time, upon being asked by a reporter if he ever smoked marijuana, he replied that he didn't, but he did sprinkle it on his granola for breakfast every morning. A fun guy and always worth having around. Anyway, this got me thinking that Warren Zevon had written a song about him, which I immediately had to listen to.

Warren Zevon - Bill Lee
Youtube Video

This reminded me that Zevon also wrote a song about another sports figure, boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini. So, of course, I had to listen to that one too.

Warren Zevon - Boom Boom Mancini
Youtube Video

by Karkared

GrimoireOfJank wrote:

Darn dragons...

Dam dragons?
Aquatic dragons that live in dams. The adventurers that get paid for slaying them are called "Dambusters".

by Inari44

REMINDER TO EVERYONE!

DO NOT DELETE ANY ITEM.

Don't delete for any reason. Follow the instructions in the header for marking it sold.
Sold with a username link if it sells here.
Sold - traded + Sold - withdrawn are options for traded or withdrawn items.

The VFM tools only recognize the word SOLD for unavailable items. If you do not have the word SOLD in the description, it is still sorted as available.


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MEETUP EVENT INFO
The meetup event is organized by qwaserity. We share it with the math trade. The bottom part is quoted from his post in the math trade announcements about the meetup.

IMPORTANT POINTS:
BE ON TIME! That's 8 am! No one wants to stand around waiting for a single late person to finally show up and most trades will finish within 30 minutes.
SIGN IN.
DROP OFF YOUR TICKET (if you have one). Not required, but getting a bunch will help us keep getting assigned the large space.
Wear a sign with your USERNAME.
Do NOT set up in the hall. Even if you are from the VFM.

Event tickets: https://www.gencon.com/events/311362
Get one only if you'll bring it and turn it in. Having them turned in is how gen con event organizers know we have the numbers for the event space we are assigned. You can get in without one.

If you have questions, geekmail me or ask them on the MT discussion forum:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3680635/gen-con-2026-math-t...

qwaserity wrote:

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE MATH TRADE (followed by suggestions for the new folks):
Show up on time. Better yet, show up a few minutes early and grab a good spot.
PLEASE, don't set up in the hallway. If one person does it, everyone will want to do it. Plus, people won't find you. Seriously, they'll walk by you three times before they see you.

There will be a table in the hallway with four items of interest:
1. A huge sheet with everyone's name on it. Grab one of the big pens and circle your name so we know you are here. IF you're here for the flea market, sign your name and circle it.
2. A map of the room. You can write your name on it if you're going to settle in. This way, others can find you.
3. A box marked "Tickets". Please drop your event ticket off. Don't give us a generic ticket; that just gives GenCon $2 and we get nothing from that. It's okay if you don't have one but the beancounters like their numbers.
4. A pile of blank sheets so you can make a name sign if you forgot one.

Settle in or wander around. HINT: the best set up is to bring a friend so you can do both. Try to set up along the outside of the room, especially if you have a lot of trades.
We should have a table of freebies in front of the bar. Pick up any trades, promo, shiny objects over the weekend and drop them off or pick up something from this table.

About fifteen or twenty minutes into the trade, I'll find a perch so we can call names. If you are down to one or two trades, let me know and we'll yell for your lost traders and find them for you.

FOR THE NEW FOLKS:
Make a spreadsheet of your trades. Write your name on the back side of the sheet so we can see your name as you wander around.
Check out the area a few days before. There has been hourly parking right in front of the building before but I have no idea if that still exists.
If you have any questions, ask them in the discussion thread. Better to ask now than on Sunday morning.
The math trade should only take about 45 minutes but your mileage may vary.

HAPPY TRADING!