Isawa Sideshow
First Post
Hrm. It was just a suggestion, but I'll leave this closing argument.
Who are we doing the guide for, and why are we doing it?
Are we doing it just for ourselves, without any concern to what people actually want out of the guide? Are we not trying to make a "serious" netbook that people can actually use without batting an eyelash?
Because if that's not our goal - making a book full of serious crunchy bits that can be used in game - then why bother worrying about how feasible the rules are and how well-balanced the items within are? Why even worry about it, if all we care about is doing as close a translation of the original BoUCK as possible. Let's face it, while the original was a good read worth a few chuckles, the rules within weren't so good. I definitely wouldn't have used the vast majority in the game.
However, if we're actually making a book for people to use in normal games -- ones without a lot of overt slapstick humor -- then we should focus on doing just that. We should focus on getting the crunchy bits as smooth and polished as possible, and removing elements that might make people disregard the book as juvenile humor.
What I'd like to see is the d20 BoUCK to be a sort of "Kama Sutra" for gaming - a serious discussion of sex, sexual techniques, sexual persuasions, sexual circumstances, and the consequences of sex. The Kama Sutra isn't full of information on inflatable dolls and prismatic dildos and such, but it's still a classic guide on sex, and is revered as such and consulted often.
Meanwhile, the humorous aspects can be moved to a more "Xxxenophile"-type add-on, where the people who want the goofy humorous spells and items can go. I'm not saying that they don't have their use, but they don't honestly belong in a serious guidebook. That's why they have an add-on of their own.
And as far as "hentai" goes, I consider hentai to be over-the-top sexuality that just borders on silly, not necessarily dark. Hentai can be dark, but it can also be very light-hearted and silly, too - check out Rei-Rei or F3 some time to get an example.
Anyway, that's my take on it. Agree or disagree as you wish.
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And on a completely unrelated note, I won't be able to make playtesting Friday night - something popped up early Saturday morning that can't miss; can we reschedule for sometime next week? That will give me more time to revise the rules, then.
Who are we doing the guide for, and why are we doing it?
Are we doing it just for ourselves, without any concern to what people actually want out of the guide? Are we not trying to make a "serious" netbook that people can actually use without batting an eyelash?
Because if that's not our goal - making a book full of serious crunchy bits that can be used in game - then why bother worrying about how feasible the rules are and how well-balanced the items within are? Why even worry about it, if all we care about is doing as close a translation of the original BoUCK as possible. Let's face it, while the original was a good read worth a few chuckles, the rules within weren't so good. I definitely wouldn't have used the vast majority in the game.
However, if we're actually making a book for people to use in normal games -- ones without a lot of overt slapstick humor -- then we should focus on doing just that. We should focus on getting the crunchy bits as smooth and polished as possible, and removing elements that might make people disregard the book as juvenile humor.
What I'd like to see is the d20 BoUCK to be a sort of "Kama Sutra" for gaming - a serious discussion of sex, sexual techniques, sexual persuasions, sexual circumstances, and the consequences of sex. The Kama Sutra isn't full of information on inflatable dolls and prismatic dildos and such, but it's still a classic guide on sex, and is revered as such and consulted often.
Meanwhile, the humorous aspects can be moved to a more "Xxxenophile"-type add-on, where the people who want the goofy humorous spells and items can go. I'm not saying that they don't have their use, but they don't honestly belong in a serious guidebook. That's why they have an add-on of their own.
And as far as "hentai" goes, I consider hentai to be over-the-top sexuality that just borders on silly, not necessarily dark. Hentai can be dark, but it can also be very light-hearted and silly, too - check out Rei-Rei or F3 some time to get an example.
Anyway, that's my take on it. Agree or disagree as you wish.
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And on a completely unrelated note, I won't be able to make playtesting Friday night - something popped up early Saturday morning that can't miss; can we reschedule for sometime next week? That will give me more time to revise the rules, then.