Old Scouse Roleplayer

One solution is to only buy books published before 2020, there are quite a few I haven't read yet...

I prefer the two finger salute...

I didn't know it was still going. Really enjoyed it back in the 90s...

I think that dice rolls should be in the open (apart from e.g. "failed roll or nothing to find" rolls), and appreciate it when GMs do the same. If PCs die, then that's part of the game. The peril is part of the fun (for me at least).

BitD we didn't always roll in the open, but I still lost plenty of AD&D characters. As we moved through the 80s I used to roll behind the screen and sometimes fudge the dice.

Since coming back to the hobby I've appreciated a different approach, I don't know that it's RAW as it's not a rules thing.

a cartoon character says it 's a massive responsibility in a dark room ALT: a cartoon character says it 's a massive responsibility in a dark room

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You won't believe this, but I wasn't big on TPKs back then. I'm not too much now tbh, but when you get a reputation...

It was the first time I realised you could have a good time with very simple rules. At the time, I had just played Pendragon and tried to recreate the same type of game with a fair degree of success, but it was only 1 or 2 sessions.

I have this, picked up at a bargain price from Games of Liverpool back in the 80s - I guess it just wasn't selling well. I ran it not long after, so I guess that means I was far ahead of my time? 😜

Arseholes just don't care... their being on their phone is more important than anyone's life. See it all the time.

Happy Birthday Andy, have a great day!

The claim is that it's all hosted in Europe. From the website.

I have one of these. It was amazing for the first 5 minutes.

Also played Tales of the Old West with @chrisesharp.bsky.social steering the herd. We're heading off on the Western Trail - yeehaw!

Absolutely! Tons of great buildings in the city, so much to see when you look up from street level, lots of history.

Lots still to like in Liverpool... there are two "The Grapes", one on Matthew St and the other up by the bombed out church which the best one, still a great pub!

I loved the old building before they modernised it, but it really is fantastic now.

That's a shame, but try not to let it bother you.

Hope you've banned them from future events! 😅

I've migrated over and it all looks good, works the same. The process was a bit of a faff though with multiple stages of emails and verification. I'm sure it'll be worth it.

Played it yesterday on Boardgame Arena, it's a cracking little game.

Woah, he's a stunner!

Tikka says hi!

Thanks, I'll check it out!

Reminds me of the old Paddington Bear show

Had no idea this is a thing, very interesting. And good luck!

Happy birthday! That's a great pressie - I look forward to hearing tales of the TPKs that are bound to follow.

That's where I'm at, had this pair for near 4 years as prescription hadn't changed. I think they're just scuffed. Waiting until I turn 60 in a few months so I can get a free eye test...

Yep, signed up for this one...

However, I wouldn't be playing anywhere near as much without online games so I'm a big fan.

I love Foundry, it makes running games easy.

It's not as good as face-to-face though, it's too easy to be distracted as a player and tech issues can slow the game down. Also as a GM there's a temptation to over prepare e.g. each NPC/Monster has to be set up in Foundry, but it's not always needed.

I love playing online, 95%+ of my games are online.

It's great for playing with remote friends, very convenient (no travel!) and can be a lot of fun setting up and running games. It also means I'm playing with people I want to play with rather than just who is available locally.