tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post5638748430007953123..comments2024-03-13T23:09:50.841+00:00Comments on Vaults of Nagoh: Lets Read Mythus pt15Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-76122932866697808312012-05-30T23:19:40.167+01:002012-05-30T23:19:40.167+01:00I've upgraded to a propeller fez.
Much as I&#...I've upgraded to a propeller fez.<br /><br />Much as I'd like Wizards of the Coast to wake up and release all the old stuff as pdf or print-on-demand, I'd happily let it all fade into obscurity if it meant Games Workshop would put <i>Realms of Chaos</i> back into print.<br /><br />And <i>Freebooters</i>. <i>Freebooters</i> was brilliant.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-16426419612007436442012-05-30T11:38:28.224+01:002012-05-30T11:38:28.224+01:00If you turned the entirety of Miffus into one long...<i>If you turned the entirety of Miffus into one long acronym, I wonder if said acronym would reveal some wisdom?</i><br /><br />I'm sure this was what actually happened that Arthur C. Clarke story "The Nine Billion Names of God". Of course, the 36 Tzadikim would instantly mobilise to stop such an insane project from ever coming to fruition...<br /><br /><i>...patchouli-scented Hippy Crystal Chick class...<br />I'd be very surprised if such a class didn't turn up in an early issue of White Dwarf.</i><br /><br />Dual-statted for RuneQuest and AD&D, of course. <br />*checks* <br />Four witch classes in Dragon (#4, #20, #43, #114); no mention of any in WD. Bizarre.<br /><br /><i>Realms of Chaos had a wonderful d12-by-d12 table for generating daemonic names.</i><br /><br />Is there anything RoC is not useful for? It's like a universal gaming tool that just keep on unpacking fractal juicy goodness like some nineth dimensional hyperfruit. There is much that Mythus (and indeed all other human endeavour) could learn much from RoC.<br /><br /><i>I have a philosophy degree. I can assure you that my STEEP is cross-fed to the maximum possible K/S.</i><br /><br />*Cannot unpicture Kelvin in kick-ass propeller beany*Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-63195017776944936812012-05-29T16:59:41.380+01:002012-05-29T16:59:41.380+01:00(given their own TLAs as P-/FPM *gluk*)
If you tu...<i>(given their own TLAs as P-/FPM *gluk*)</i><br /><br />If you turned the entirety of <i>Miffus</i> into one long acronym, I wonder if said acronym would reveal some wisdom?<br /><br /><i>Is sight-reading so risibly easy?</i><br /><br />Paul McCartney can't read music. I'm not sure what that proves, however.<br /><br /><i>a pretty comprehensive patchouli-scented Hippy Crystal Chick class</i><br /><br />I'd be very surprised if such a class didn't turn up in an early issue of <i>White Dwarf</i>.<br /><br />"Coldbody", "Darksee" and "Shadowskulk" look like the kind of meaningless gibberish one sees in <i>D&D4</i> monster descriptions: "Oh noes, it's a Shadowskulk™ Minotaur™!"<br /><br /><i>Don’t ask how you can learn their full Truename though; the text is stonily silent on the matter.</i><br /><br /><i>Realms of Chaos</i> had a wonderful d12-by-d12 table for generating daemonic names.<br /><br /><i>(Oh, and that misspelling, like Magick and -craeft, just gets more annoying with time.)</i><br /><br />I thought, nay hoped, "Phaeree" was you being snarky.<br /><br /><i>Oh my sides! I can only wonder how many philosophers EGG ever met. </i><br /><br />I have a philosophy degree. I can assure you that my STEEP is cross-fed to the maximum possible K/S.<br /><br /><i>Job done. I am rock!</i><br /><br />Yes. Yes you are. We salute you, sir.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-62150833844468863552012-05-29T15:14:13.640+01:002012-05-29T15:14:13.640+01:00We're now halfway through the pain. Whether th...We're now halfway through the pain. Whether this milestone is cause for rejoicing or seppuku remain to be seen...<br /><br />Gary missed a trick by not making philosophy a 'resist magic by rationalising it away' ability aka <i>Mage</i>. That might have been fun (for a given value of 'fun').Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-25568661662248667542012-05-29T15:02:23.743+01:002012-05-29T15:02:23.743+01:00We English take our pleasures sadly. The dour and ...We English take our pleasures sadly. The dour and repressed nature of our kind is such that we only truly feel alive when given the opportunity to grumble about things. <i>Mythus</i> is like one big fat target for griping, and thus (perversely) welcome.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-91281754493778256242012-05-29T13:50:56.916+01:002012-05-29T13:50:56.916+01:00I've been having to make Sanity rolls just to ...I've been having to make Sanity rolls just to read these summaries. What God-like capacity you must have, Chris.Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-42796760969049742252012-05-29T12:21:43.050+01:002012-05-29T12:21:43.050+01:00Let's Read Mythus: the slow-motion train-wreck...Let's Read Mythus: the slow-motion train-wreck of Role-Playing Games that NEVER ENDS!!<br /><br />I second wondering how many philosophers EGG ever met, on account of having taken a few semesters of philosophy way back in university and being almost completely turned off the subject by the participants... also, based on what I observed, Philosophy should crossfeed to some form of Tavern-based skill, most likely sub-areas such as Hold Forth On A Topic, Denigrate Opponent's Position And Order Drink Simultaneously and Remain Unaffected By Alcohol Whilst Expounding ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com