Search results

I keep thinking of that Shakespeare fellow. What a bunch of sad players he had to deal with. For instance, he lets one guy play a Prince of Denmark. He gives the character all sorts of plot, a dead father, and a murderous step-father, and what does the character do? He sits around and does...

I found Nóm, is that close enough? "Nóm, Nómin: 'Wisdom' and 'the Wise', the names that the men of Beör's following gave to Finrod and his people in their own tongue." I don't have the other books Christopher Tolkien released, but I do know he changed the spelling of some of the names, Melkor...

Five Nazgul On weathertop, Aragorn only fought five Nazgul. The other four appeared during the race to the ford. Also Sixth Point - "Missed the Heart" Yes, Frodo was far more durable then the Nazgul had estimated, but he was also incredibaly fortunate. The Witch-King had been aiming for...

Re: Argellan Rulz... That's so cool. Do you know if a character, name of Victor Sharnhurst, made it down there? He currently runs one of the best Larps in New England, name of Exile. I cannot find the URL to save my life today. I'm sure you were told of the infamous "Hedgehog Manuever" as...

Then you are extremely fortunate, Corinth. If I were to make Ren Faire equipment for you, then you are absolutely paying me for my time as well as materials cost. Life is too short to make garb and accessories for other people for no recompense. $80 for a full costume seems pretty...

What about Kinko's? How much would it cost to get things printed at Kinkos? I know they like getting PDF files for printing, and the last time I checked they were a lot cheaper than a $30 ink cartridge. They even have different binding options. Has anyone looked at this as a serious option...

I've seen pictures of the latex weapons, from various web sites. They really look very nice. Much much cooler than our round foam weapons. I've also seen some nice looking pvc pipe weapons, but there are questions as to weapon safety. The game I've looked at near Seattle has a lot of...

Re: WLS Rules! Yeah, this is huge. I've walked on the field as the only first-level character in a game where everyone else was 10th level or higher, and really, it's not a lot of fun. I also like that Wildlands tends to let their first level characters be a little more powerful than NERO...

Boffer Larps rule! Tho, I understand in England and Europe, they use Latex foam weapons that look really sweet, but are much less soft than our US pvc pipe+foam versions. They're also much better at pulling their blows, I understand. I haven't had the best of experience with the NERO games...

I think a Critic's Choice for each category is too much, but an overall Critic's Choice might be useful. Also, having a second-place prize seems to be overly-patronizing. With 5 products per category, having only one winner is a good thing (there can be only one!) I think having WotC...

I'll grant this, but there is a continuum between levels and spending points as you get them. I agree the lumpiness of levels can contribute to wanting to play (just one more level, mom!). But I think you could easily introduce a lumpy advancement system that isn't levelling. CODA's idea of...

1) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, by Stephen R Donaldson 2) A Fire upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge - Hard space opera at its finest! 3) The Sandman by Neil Gaiman - oh wait, that's Nobilis 4) Bone by Jeff Smith - I wanna be in a cow race! 5) The Known Space...

I kinda like the Thomas Covenant option. There's nothing *here* that can oppose the Main Evil, so you have to summon your dingus from outside. Make it a hairy, scary, nigh-impossible job just to summon the dingus. And then you get Thomas Covenant (ref: Stephen R. Donaldson), who's nearly...