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The best one we've played is Tour of Darkness for Savage Worlds (SW). The game is set in the Viet Nam war, which made it very accessible for my players having relatives who fought in the war and having seen all the movies we grew up watching. They really got into the story. Fewer fantastic...

I love the Conan stories by Howard. His other works don't do as much for me. Neither do the Conan pastiches. I have a dream of running a Sons of Conan game. Howard's stories will be the source material, but King Conan will still be a bodybuilder with an Austrian acent.

Condolences. They touch a lot of lives, and I hope they heal from their loss.

All likely very true. Here's hoping it is heroic & fun.

I think it's just different play styles. But, it seems to be at its worst in any game of the D&D ilk. Other games tend to be more heroic. I will likely give it a try and take a break (again) if it doesn't suit me. Perhaps it will surprise me.

I agree. But, here's the way it will go in my group. If I play my cripplingly flawed character in any way remotely taking the kinds of risks you describe, I will be the only one; and it will end up with me having to make a new character while the rest of the "heroes" skulk off--or worse loot...

We play weekly, so my goal is to get in 26 sessions this year. Of those, I would like to run (DM/GM) half. So, I chose the 11-20 range. I'd like it to be more. There is no shortage of games I would love to run.

Well, the dialogue here & within the group has at least convinced me that this is not the kind of game I want to play. I seek a more heroic game. I likely give it a try, maybe it will surprise me; but I'll mostly be playing against type.

So, another thread here and email discussions with my gaming group made me realize that my friends prefer a D&D play style that is very tactical & strategic (cowardly) whereas I prefer something more powergame & story oriented (heroic). The Hackmaster Basic (HMB) game that is on offer next...

Sounds even cooler here than it did at rpg.net. Congratulations and well done.

Well, the pre-game emails have taken a bad turn. The upshot is that all the players--me included--feel that their characters are underpowered, just from rolling stats; and the DM actually wants that kind of game. It has made me realize that old school D&D gaming to me does not mean tactics &...

After looking around the con's web site a bit, here are my suggestions: 1. Get a special dice bag with the logo for their breast cancer fundraiser. 2. Find a game you want to play or try and sign up for one. 3. Check out that flea market and dealer room. Both sound like fun.

Anyone have any experience with or play tips from Hackmaster Basic? Another player & DM in our group wants to run it. After rolling my stats, I'm a little underwhelmed. As a long time reader of Knights of the Dinner Table, I want to try it; but it seems like a lot of work for little reward...

I plot my revenge. I mean, I plan my next campaign.

Yes. Go to GenCon at least once for the sheer spectacle of it (I did). Local cons are great because you can see interesting guests and maybe play in a few fun games you don't know you love yet. Plus, the cost is much less (not just money but time).

Well, I'm running Gamma World now and I've successfully played con games, so here's my advice on blending them. 1. Decide what story you want to tell. It can be something as simple as, "go and vanquish the badders (badger men) and hoops (bunny men) that are terrorizing the village." In...

She has to be redeemed or destroyed, preferably both since she sounds like a DMPC. There are several good ideas for that upthread. Meanwhile, call her "Angel", make her a love interest and eventually give her her own show. Or, call her "Spike", make her a love interest, and keep her around...

Depends on the setting. Since the proferred example is Shadowrun, I'll offer that I've never understood the very classic D&D races transported to a modern setting. Fantasy races (Humans, elves, half-elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes & half-orcs) work for player characters in D&D type games...

Restricting it to fantasy, my Appendix N would include Tolkien (Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) & Howard (Conan); plus the movie versions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (bonus viewing for the animated versions) and Conan the Barbarian. Also, The 13 Warrior movie and novel Eaters of the Dead on...

After I wrote this reply, Villains & Vigilantes occurred to me. That game hearkens back to 1979, and the 1982 revised version was just cleaned up and re-released by its creators last year. We had a blast playing it as teenagers, and it is a good buy at present. The print version is $14.95...