tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post3799578705521216245..comments2024-03-27T01:53:40.812-06:00Comments on Classic RPG Realms: Why is Choosing a Game System so Hard?Sizzaxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-86991853705808864742011-08-24T18:16:33.508-06:002011-08-24T18:16:33.508-06:00Hey thanks everybody. Good advice all around. I ju...Hey thanks everybody. Good advice all around. I just started classes today, and handed out about 6 sign up forms without even really trying. We just have the two posters near my classroom door. I'm giving Labyrinth Lord a closer look -- I really like LL Society -- and I really like th resources you listed. But I haven't ruled anything out yet. I offered a choice of systems on the club application, but I retain right of dismissal if it should come to a close call.Sizzaxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-67967399857457194712011-08-24T13:39:32.981-06:002011-08-24T13:39:32.981-06:00While I personally think you should run with a ret...While I personally think you should run with a retro-clone like those you and other posters mentioned, I think 4e is the wisest choice given the demographics of the cohort. Being impressionable youth, going with a game that's highly supported by the market, has attractive material, and is mainstream, will create even more momentum in the club.<br /><br />That said, it's a shame that unless someone like you opens their minds to different gaming platforms, they may never know the joy and adrenaline that comes from successes and lessons learned in failure playing a truly lethal game.<br /><br />Whatever you do, good luck! It's still role-playing!Steven Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10057323960845111471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-91225072508410050392011-08-24T12:17:22.287-06:002011-08-24T12:17:22.287-06:00Have you considered Green Ronin's Dragon Age R...Have you considered Green Ronin's <a href="http://greenronin.com/dragon_age/" rel="nofollow">Dragon Age RPG</a>? I know it's not a retro-clone, but it does have a very easy to learn system, offers a computer game try-in, is currently supported, plus it feels like D&D when played.sirkerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527561024623753968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-74695739083337262622011-08-23T11:22:09.935-06:002011-08-23T11:22:09.935-06:00I'm going with Microlite 20. With the resource...I'm going with Microlite 20. With the resources you have on hand and the sheer flexibility of the system I have built my entire engine off the concept. From the 2 page lean and mean up through all the fleshed out versions the world is your oyster. Just look at purpleduck for how much more source material you can add for free:<br /><br />http://www.purpleduckgames.com/calendar-of-updates<br /><br />and this tag page is very helpful to track down specifics.<br /><br />That big honkin' compilation from Randall Stuckey probably has all you need.<br /><br />To me it offers a new comer the best of the old and the new without costing a fortune or scaring people away who are intimidated by 300 page books.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814063435676111475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-53549783247150676012011-08-23T08:48:13.641-06:002011-08-23T08:48:13.641-06:00I'll second LL, but also put in a nod to C&...I'll second LL, but also put in a nod to C&C. Both are pretty easy to pick up. I'm a big believer in system being an influence on play style. Depending on your players and the type of game you want to run, certain systems might not be suitable for what you want to do.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-29581045708658619492011-08-23T08:11:24.076-06:002011-08-23T08:11:24.076-06:00Take the middle road and go with Labyrinth Lord. C...Take the middle road and go with Labyrinth Lord. Chuck in it's Advanced Edition Companion and you've got 1e AD&D without all the bits that most people didn't use anyway. Feel like a 0e game, plug in the Original Edition Characters supplement. Want something post-apocalyptic or futuristic, use the Labyrinth Lord-compatible Mutant Future. <br /><br />All in all a nice suite of games that are easily compatible with the other clones and the original games. <br /><br />And then there are third party plug'n'play options, such as <a href="http://lawfulindifferent.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Lawful Indifferent’s</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/35938478/AA-Vol-1-Player-Option" rel="nofollow">Aremorican Addendum Volume 1: Player Options</a> for an advanced game, or Relative Entropy Games' <a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/engines-empires-campaign-compendium-%5Bebook%5D/12921171" rel="nofollow">Engines & Empires</a>, for "a game of gaslight-and-steamworks science fantasy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com