What is your biggest RPG heartbreak?

[MNblockhead]

My first time going to Gen Con when I was in high school I got a chance to play a short demo of Gary Gygax's new game with Gary as game master. It was awesome to met and speak with him, but the game was...

Cyborg Commandos

I lied about liking the game and said I was going to buy it after getting money from my parents, which was another lie.

 

[John R Davis]

Stars Without Number might help there.

Yeah. Played a campaign of that. The system generation stuff was fine, a lot about the rules I wasn't a massive fan of.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

My first time going to Gen Con when I was in high school I got a chance to play a short demo of Gary Gygax's new game with Gary as game master. It was awesome to met and speak with him, but the game was...

Cyborg Commandos

I lied about liking the game and said I was going to buy it after getting money from my parents, which was another lie.

I was probably 20 and went to Gen Con in Milwaukee. I had my AD&D players and other books ready for an autograph, just in case.

In a booth was Gary Gygax and one other individual. There was no line at this moment. I debated with a friend about getting his autograph and ultimately decided not to bother him.

a quarter century later I am still annoyed with my youthful social anxiety. Some years later I sent an email and got a response from him.

He said if you are at a con “do buttonhole me.”

classic gygax. I had to look up “buttonhole” though I was able to infer the meaning. But bottom line: he would have gladly signed my books. And now of course it’s too late.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I was probably 20 and went to Gen Con in Milwaukee. I had my AD&D players and other books ready for an autograph, just in case.

In a booth was Gary Gygax and one other individual. There was no line at this moment. I debated with a friend about getting his autograph and ultimately decided not to bother him.

a quarter century later I am still annoyed with my youthful social anxiety. Some years later I sent an email and got a response from him.

He said if you are at a con “do buttonhole me.”

classic gygax. I had to look up “buttonhole” though I was able to infer the meaning. But bottom line: he would have gladly signed my books. And now of course it’s too late.

Was the other individual Dave Arneson?

 

[aramis erak]

Two systems that I was really excited about but alas:

MERP. Awesome lore! Not so awesome rules IMO. At least I can reuse those awesome maps.

Oh, but the rules are awesome, too. Just not a good fit for the awesome setting work!

The rules, as a game not set in Middle Earth, are excellent. At least at low levels, which is as much as I've played/run.

It's Rolemaster Light. With a number of streamlining elements making it approachable. Run some D&D modules with it, and it shines.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

Was the other individual Dave Arneson?

Don’t think so. The other guy was younger.

if I figure out the year, I might be able to pair it with one of his projects. Could have been dangerous journeys actually.

I bet it was: I was there in 93.

 

[Marc_C]

Minor Heartbreak: I played a lot of Infinity the miniature game. Loved the rules, loved the setting. When Corvus Belli announced a RPG I was super hyped. But when I saw it would use the 2d20 system by Modiphius I was turned off. Infinity already has a d20 roll under system integrated in it. They should have used that as basis for their RPG.

 

[Scott Christian]

Two systems that I was really excited about but alas:

MERP. Awesome lore! Not so awesome rules IMO. At least I can reuse those awesome maps.

Dangerous Journeys. Probably the less said the better.

We played MERP for years. What a taxing system, but for some reason, we didn't mind it when we were young. (Magic system was so terrible too.) Then, we switched to Dangerous Journeys. We used Thunder Rift from D&D as the setting. It might have been some of the best gaming we have ever done. We loved the ruleset. That said, it was lopsided to say the least for assassins and magic-users that had that special bonus (forgot what it was).

 

[MNblockhead]

I was probably 20 and went to Gen Con in Milwaukee. I had my AD&D players and other books ready for an autograph, just in case.

In a booth was Gary Gygax and one other individual. There was no line at this moment. I debated with a friend about getting his autograph and ultimately decided not to bother him.

a quarter century later I am still annoyed with my youthful social anxiety. Some years later I sent an email and got a response from him.

He said if you are at a con “do buttonhole me.”

classic gygax. I had to look up “buttonhole” though I was able to infer the meaning. But bottom line: he would have gladly signed my books. And now of course it’s too late.

That's a bummer but also cool that he responded to your e-mail so positively.

I did get him to sign my issue #1 of Polyhedron. Not sure why that, it is just what I had handy, I suppose. I wish I would have brought one of the Greyhawk booklets from the boxed set or a module like Through the Looking Glass.

 

[Tonybro001]

Being forced to play in VTT and my old club collapsing during lockdown. Now restrictions have been lifted I am back to face to face gaming at my new club Dragons Keep Roleplay Club

When life gives you lemons make lemonade