Recent content by smcc360

I just got the new Sidewinders book for Savage Worlds, which is a Wild West sourcebook. I had this insane dream of combining it with D&D's Ravenloft setting in a Hammer horror-style mashup. Other than that, I've gotten addicted to buying themed decks of playing cards (cyberpunk, steampunk...

A well-written exploration on the history, evolution, and philosophy of bot D&D and role playing in general. Favorite quote: “…a blend of bad acting, bad writing, and not a little paperwork.” Edit: Sorry about the weird link—I have no idea how to fix that...

I don't know if I'd call it a necessary product, especially now that the SWADE Horror Companion exists, but it's a damn good product. It includes some fun adventures, good advice for character creation and campaigns, a Sanity system that some may prefer to the official Horror Companion version...

Nothing incendiary or inspirational. My group just has other games we like better.

Great news! Thank you. Because I don't need the book, but I do want that map.

I like to convert everything into Savage Worlds. Call of Cthulhu, D&D adventures, Star Trek, Uncharted... it's easy.

Oh, that's great! I have the original, but I can't wait to see this.

Chris Wooding’s Tales of the Ketty Jay series of fantasy diesel punk novels.

I don't play 5E, but I like the concept. Especially because it sounds like an entree at a Hawaiian restaurant.

Yeah, I thought it was terrific, too. I can't believe it did so poorly at the box office--it deserved better.

In my experience, the player is trying to outmaneuver an adversarial GM. Whether that GM is actually present varies from table to table.

We all tend to express things in game mechanics around the table--everybody enjoys the nuts and bolts of it. But if the GM has a different interpretation of something, or decides to houserule it on the fly, that becomes the new mechanic. For that session at least.

I enjoyed this game a great deal. Maybe Victory Games's James Bond 007 RPG was more innovative, but Top Secret: SI had a solid, dependable system that ran fast and smooth. A great improvement over its somewhat clunky predecessor, which was my first roleplaying game. TSR's other historical...

"...to each according to his need."