The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Wofano Wotanto]

For a lot of people it’s not sufficient that you like the thing. You have to love it. Love it so much you prove it by showing the group just how much you love it. Tons of posts displaying conspicuous consumption is one way. Being the most consistent defender of the faith brand is another. We see that here quite a bit. And of course heaping sufficient praise on dear leader the creator of the thing you love is another.

It is vitally important not to be perceived as insufficiently devoted to the Cause.

Then again sportbike riders are Power Rangers.

Kamen Rider feels unappreciated.

 

[Ryujin]

Kamen Rider feels unappreciated.

So does Ultraman, but that's their problem.

 

[Deset Gled]

There is at least one prominent game designer (whom I will not name) that I am convinced does not always understand his ideas, especially the good ones.

That's my description of George Lucas.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

So does Ultraman, but that's their problem.

Considering what that franchise made last year, no, he definitely doesn't feel unappreciated these days. Blazer revitalized the fan base better than any series in many years, and that's coming on the heels of Shin Ultraman.

 

[prabe]

That's my description of George Lucas.

I don't disagree, except Lucas is not to my knowledge a TRPG designer.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

I don't disagree, except Lucas is not to my knowledge a TRPG designer.

Well, who else designed all those Star Wars RPGs, then? Next you'll be telling me Spielberg didn't design the Indiana Jones game for TSR back in the day.

 

[soviet]

Well, who else designed all those Star Wars RPGs, then? Next you'll be telling me Spielberg didn't design the Indiana Jones game for TSR back in the day.

Tolkien's sculpting work for GW in the 2000s was phenomenal

 

[Deset Gled]

I don't disagree, except Lucas is not to my knowledge a TRPG designer.

No. But if you total up the TTRPGs based off of his creations, and then (if you're generous) add in all the story based adventure games from LucasArts, I think he's got a lot credits to his name in the industry.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

Tolkien's sculpting work for GW in the 2000s was phenomenal

I don't know, they look too much like movie actors to me. His 80's era sculpts were cruder but had more character.

I'm just glad Lovecraft's used a different writing style on Call Of Cthulhu than in his fiction. I imagine Chaosium refused to publish until he put some actual rules text in to replace all the "indescribably horrible" bits. Those didn't work great even in the monster section, but trying to shortcut character generation that way was just cheap.

 

[Ryujin]

I don't know, they look too much like movie actors to me. His 80's era sculpts were cruder but had more character.

I'm just glad Lovecraft's used a different writing style on Call Of Cthulhu than in his fiction. I imagine Chaosium refused to publish until he put some actual rules text in to replace all the "indescribably horrible" bits. Those didn't work great even in the monster section, but trying to shortcut character generation that way was just cheap.

What people don't realize is that Lovecraft did very well at describing his indescribable creatures by using a wealth of verbiage about what they did not QUITE look like.