Though, I don't like Shadowrun...
Too bad. It'd be fun to play with you.
How do you feel about Serenity?
Wesley: We're going to bring Angelus in alive. Connor: No we're not. Gunn: I thought you said capturing him wasn't an option. Wesley: Changed my mind. Connor: Change it back.
'Why We Fight'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Miracleman - Aug 13, 2008 9:07:18 am PDT #1212 of 26133
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 13, 2008 11:31:08 am PDT #1213 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
I've not played the game, but of course the source material won't be a problem.
Miracleman - Aug 13, 2008 11:37:29 am PDT #1214 of 26133
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Hmmm...
Laga - Aug 13, 2008 11:54:13 am PDT #1215 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I never could get the hang of space travel.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 13, 2008 12:06:20 pm PDT #1216 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Try getting out and pushing.
Pix - Aug 17, 2008 10:51:53 am PDT #1217 of 26133
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Heh. MM, you just reminded me of the time Ted brought a helicopter down on everyone's heads. ("Are you sure you want to do that? Okay...")
Miracleman - Aug 18, 2008 4:10:34 am PDT #1218 of 26133
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Heh. MM, you just reminded me of the time Ted brought a helicopter down on everyone's heads. ("Are you sure you want to do that? Okay...")
BWAH!! I forgot about that.
Laga - Aug 18, 2008 8:21:21 am PDT #1219 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Another thing I'm liking about 4.0 is cheating death. My character did an incredibly bone-headed thing last session and three of us were near death several times during the encounter but with the help of healing surges and second winds we were able to turn it around and emerge victorious.
Volans - Aug 18, 2008 9:22:43 am PDT #1220 of 26133
move out and draw fire
I'm still dubious on the cheating death thing.
I think 4.0 is corporate, in the sense that the party IS the character. Party build is what's key, not character build (although that obviously feeds in to party build).
And it seems like either everyone in the party is alive, or it's a TPK.
So it's kind of like a solo adventure played simultaneously by multiple people.
Which on the one hand is fun; it's the Three Lives approach made famous by Atari. On the other hand it undercuts the ability for some characters to keep moving forward and recruit new characters.
Laga - Aug 18, 2008 10:57:20 am PDT #1221 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
It wasn't all me, if the rogue hadn't failed his hide check and gotten hit with sticky goo we could have run away but in 3.5 we all would have died. I get attached to my characters and I hate making everyone wait while I re-roll. And it wasn't knowing death is difficult that made me do the dumb thing, I was thinking in terms of RL and forgot that after the bad guys saw us we'd all roll initiative and a lot of them would have a shot at us before we could retreat. Maybe death is a little harder than it should be, at least my character for sure should have died but I can't say I'm not glad I didn't.