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<blockquote data-quote="Von Ether" data-source="post: 1494879" data-attributes="member: 15582">You know in some ways, games like Urban Arcana are more old school than some of the stuff out there: Old School GM : &quot;Okay, you defeated the beholder, now in the next room is a medusa!&quot; Old School Player : &quot;Ha! I knew polishing my silver shield would come in handy some day! Wow! This is just like the Greek myths!&quot; O.S. GM : &quot;uh, yeah, right.&quot; Old School GM : &quot;Okay, you defeated the beholder, now in the next room is a medusa!&quot; New School Player : &quot;What? Why didn't these next door neighbors kill each other?!? According their motivations and ecology, this set up has no realism at all!!!&quot; O.S. GM : &quot;uh, yeah, right.&quot; Urban Arcana GM : &quot;Okay, you defeated the beholder mafia boss, and now in the next room a medusa meth dealer!&quot; Urban Arcana Player : &quot;Hmm, I bet they both got discounts on their rent. It must mean their landlord is a Shadow critter too. He's next on our list!&quot; GM : &quot;uh, yeah, you are completely right! Saw right through me there!&quot; *Starts scribbling quick notes about the landlord for next week's game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Von Ether, post: 1494879, member: 15582"] You know in some ways, games like Urban Arcana are more old school than some of the stuff out there: [b] Old School GM [/b] : "Okay, you defeated the beholder, now in the next room is a medusa!" [b] Old School Player [/b] : "Ha! I knew polishing my silver shield would come in handy some day! Wow! This is just like the Greek myths!" [b] O.S. GM [/b] : "uh, yeah, right." [b] Old School GM [/b] : "Okay, you defeated the beholder, now in the next room is a medusa!" [b] New School Player [/b] : "What? Why didn't these next door neighbors kill each other?!? According their motivations and ecology, this set up has no realism at all!!!" [b] O.S. GM [/b] : "uh, yeah, right." [b] Urban Arcana GM [/b] : "Okay, you defeated the beholder mafia boss, and now in the next room a medusa meth dealer!" [b] Urban Arcana Player [/b] : "Hmm, I bet they both got discounts on their rent. It must mean their landlord is a Shadow critter too. He's next on our list!" [b] GM [/b] : "uh, yeah, you are completely right! Saw right through me there!" *Starts scribbling quick notes about the landlord for next week's game. [/QUOTE]

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