Anyone know of a decent turn-based RPG that I could get?
My immediate answer was:
Pity my old-school ways, my first thought was "What's wrong with Dungeons & Dragons? Get some buddies around the table and have at it."
because
When I was a teenager, my mother (probably talking about TV, but maybe something else, I disremember) once said to me, "If something is becoming more important than people, the something is likely a problem, and you have to re-prioritize."
and
For me D&D is first and foremost a social activity, otherwise known as an Opportunity to Snark; and I go for doing that in person.
But there really aren't too many turn-based fantasy RPGs anymore, as they are hard to write. The ones Gud mentioned are the best (Icewind Dale/Heart of Winter and Baldur's Gate II are my favorites) but they are old, so maybe the person's already played them.
Not much help; we play either Civ or various FPS games when we play computer games, but 90% of our game time is tabletop, either board games or RPGs.
I tended to modify the rules to make things less tactical.
They made the whole GAME more tactical with 3.5, but I've been working hard to get more role-playing and less dice-rolling in, because, well, the dice hate me.
I have no comment on the "Marriable" article, except it's just silly. To expect people to live without art is ridiculous, and that's what their thesis seemed to be. I know there was a wrap-up of "balance" and "don't let fantasy affect your expectations of reality" but the real ire seemed to be directed at any human creation, be it literature, movies, or furniture. @@