Your intangible gaming Xmas wishlist

[Imret]

ATTN: Mr. Claus

We have your wife.

If you want to see her again, you will bring us the following:

- A regular, cohesive gaming group not propped up by its collective disfunction.

- Actually, any gaming group at all not composed of utter social misfits (see RPG.net Creepiest Gamer thread for who I mean) would be awesome right now. They should think my homebrew world/system is , also.

- 48-hour days.

You have four weeks, Mr. Claus. Don't disappoint us.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Dear Santa

Please erradicate the following terms from usage in any language on earth

Roll Playing vs Role Playing
Broken
Shafted
Fluff vs Crunch
T$R
M$
OD&D(1974)

If this could be done i may even perform a good deed.


But probably not.

PW

 

[Imret]

Dear PW,

I will address your concerns as listed.

Roll Playing vs Role Playing

Done! It shall now be "Gold Playing" (for the accumulation of the same) vs "Silver Playing" (as per the phrase, "silver-tongued devil".

Broken

Busted it is!

Shafted

Unpowered! Done!

Fluff vs Crunch

"Flavor text vs Mechanics".

T$R

I agree, but does anyone still do this?

M$

See above.
"You are the emperor of last year."

OD&D(1974)

So, errrr...what would you call it, then?

In conclusion, I'm very sorry you missed the "What gamer jargon should be eliminated" thread at RPG.net, but some people like different play styles and some people write poorly thought-out classes and companies like to make money. Changing the words gamers use to express these concepts will affect this not one bit.

- S. Claus

 

[jdrakeh]

I'd like to play, in person.

Ditto. But it looks like Christmas may have come early for me in that regard (I'm playing in a GURPS game on Thursday and a Victorian Age Vampire game on Saturday). Now, all I want is to find some people interested in playing a fantasy game other than D&D 3x (preferably Advanced Fighting Fantasy or Chivalry & Sorcery Rebirth) and I'll be happy.

 

[Steel_Wind]

I'll settle for a suede dice bag and that Spell Compendium.

I'm a cheap date.

I agree the Spell Compendium is a hard good - but as near as I can tell, a sude dice bag >>is<< intangible as the retail version does not seem to exist in Toronto. It's an online fantasy only.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

...to get my main D&D group to play something other than D&D, even if only occasionally.

Santa, put me on the list for that one too!

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Dear PW,

I will address your concerns as listed.


Done! It shall now be "Gold Playing" (for the accumulation of the same) vs "Silver Playing" (as per the phrase, "silver-tongued devil".

I actually like this a lot better.

Busted it is!

You could do better than that. What the heck to you pay those elves for anyways?

Unpowered! Done!

Not bad. How about s**tkicked?

"Flavor text vs Mechanics".

Which is what it really is - shocking!

I agree, but does anyone still do this?


See above.
"You are the emperor of last year."

Yup. I see it nearly every day.

So, errrr...what would you call it, then?

CrapD&D?

In conclusion, I'm very sorry you missed the "What gamer jargon should be eliminated" thread at RPG.net, but some people like different play styles and some people write poorly thought-out classes and companies like to make money. Changing the words gamers use to express these concepts will affect this not one bit.

- S. Claus

I don't go to RPG.net. Signal to noise ratio and all that...

 

[SelcSilverhand]

ATTN: Saint Nicolas Claus or Current Resident:

This is your first notice.

Our records indicate we have not yet received the below listed product(s). Please verify the shipment of the indicated items. If items have already been shipped please provide tracking information.

-----
Item #1234 - Regular Gaming Group. Ad. "This high quality gaming group will balance between Role and Roll playing in all of your DnD games! They will work together like a crack team of professionals to overcome obstacles! Guaranteed to a) pick up plot hooks. b) pay attention during critical plot moments, and c) not engage in rule lawyering for an hour with the DM."

Item #4321 - Campaign-Gro Terrarium. Ad. "This 12" glass and plastic shell is the perfect way to grow your very own Campaign! Tired of inconsistancies, cookie cutter NPC's, and vast blank spots on your maps of homebrewed worlds? Try the new Campaign-Gro Terrarium to create your own world guaranteed to engage your players and help them appreciate the NPC's you spent hours lovingly crafting! *Warning* Product does not prevent players from killing lovingly crafted NPC's."

Item #3214 - Calendar Book. Ad. "Having troubles getting your gaming group to meet on a regular basis? Tired of 3+ months of no gaming? Then the Calendar Book is right for you! It will help you balance the schedules of 1-8 players to get them to your games on a consistant basis!"

Item #4123 - A pony. Ad. "Brown with shaggy coat. Slightly used."
-----

 

[howandwhy99]

Item #3214 - Calendar Book. Ad. "Having troubles getting your gaming group to meet on a regular basis? Tired of 3+ months of no gaming? Then the Calendar Book is right for you! It will help you balance the schedules of 1-8 players to get them to your games on a consistant basis!"

Great googly moogly could we use this one...

Santa, could you whip something up to ensure greater attendance all around?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Dear Santa,

I have been a good boy, and I'm not asking for much. I would like the 3.5 DMG SE, an external 120 gig hard drive and a 12X dual-layer dvd +/- r/rw burner for my my computer.