Recent content by Thomas Shey

The very first example I was going to give, in fact (though I'm not personally fond of it). I guess it also depends on whether you're talking about movies that had a broad impact, or a strong one in SF fandom: I'm not sure how well how many were well remembered outside of the latter, but within...

I'll say the same thing about this I've said when people suggest it about the Hero System; trying to move into the niche Savage Worlds has thoroughly colonized is not liable to be a net benefit. Heavy crunch systems definitely have lost a lot of their market, but tossing away much of what you...

While I value the current period heavily because people are doing good work both within and without the trad sphere, I'm kind of the mind that thinks the 1985-1995 period is what I consider the hobby at its healthiest. Arguably that's me showing my prejudices though, since its before the 3e era...

I gather we're ignoring the 50's here? There's some that (though they've mostly disappeared into the rear view mirror at that point) were considered kind of important earlier.

One of the hardest things to do sometimes in gaming is transitioning from one game to another that is very similar but different in fundamental ways. It can throw you off worse than going to something radically different.

I said "after one meaty suppliment", but honestly, it depends on the game and what its covering; some need more add-on materials than others. I'd call Champions Complete pretty self-contained for example. But Savage Worlds I wanted more material.

Just looked it up, and looks a lot like a lot of early econoboxes, honestly.

When I was young and dumb, I owned an already somewhat aged Ford Maverick. I remember more than one yahoo in sports cars who found out the hard way that thing had a V8 and could cling to the road like a tick.

Its not terrible, but most of the brutalist buildings I've liked have had somewhat more creative design. I mean anyone can (and do) just slap down a big block.

We did it briefly with ships at one point...

Maybe a little too much glass.

They're also kind of Brutalist, which is a look that really works for some people (with buildings, honestly, I'm one of them) and is just awful to others. So that sort of angular look and the fact it very much stands out from other cars is probably a selling point for some people. The problem...

Because the D&D sphere has been so prone to PC-relevant add-on books--and because there's such a reputation for power-bloat and other problems in them, 3PP or not--there's been a certain kneejerk tendency to set up the barricades around the core books and fend off all comers, within or without.

Its probably turning into an flammable/inflammable problem.

I don't know if its related, but I've had two different deliveries that I got messages about today saying they'd be delivered tomorrow instead.