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My 2ยข on 4E. I'm even more surprised by the scale of changes to the system, but I am very excited to give it a whirl.
But man, do I wish this system had been out a few years ago as the fighter's new arsenal of powers would have been excellent for my great drunken dwarf character.
A buddy of mine who has been a rabid defender of 4E for several months has now read the books and even run Keep on the Shadowfell several times.
He now *hates* 4E.
I will elaborate on his thoughts later this afternoon, but he's very unhappy right now.
I will be interested to hear -- both his reasons for hating and just what it was he was expecting that was making him rabidly pro pre-release. (I have no dog in the fight, but the controversy is interesting on all sides.)
Sean, I suppose I shouldn't be but that actually amuses me. Just my perverse sense of humor, I guess. I look forward to hearing more.
Ours still hasn't arrived, but every review makes it look more and more like a tactical fighting game. It could be a FUN tactical fighting game, but I don't think it's for me.
I mean, our gaming table is famous for exceeding any "time to play" estimate by at least two times because of role-playing.
In boardgaming news, our regular Saturday game was suspended due to a bad case of salmonella (mine), so we played a couple boardgames instead.
"Ra" is an Egyptian-themed bidding game. My DH always wins. I can't figure the game out, but at least I didn't come in last this time. It moves fast and has nice pieces. House rule: When you invoke Ra, you have to chant "Who is the fun god? Who is the sun god? Ra! Ra! Ra!" and do a dance.
"Winds of Plunder" is a pirate-themed game. Go on, act surprised. It's about wind, and plunder. You cruise around the Caribbean doing piratical things: establishing your reputation; gaining crew, provisions, and weapons; collecting booty; plundering other pirates. It's a victory point game, and quite unfortunately may have lead to a house rule requiring one ship to be named The Burning Stream and another to be named The Monkeyfucker.
House rule: When you invoke Ra, you have to chant "Who is the fun god? Who is the sun god? Ra! Ra! Ra!" and do a dance.
Ohh, iced tea everywhere.
"Ra" is an Egyptian-themed bidding game.
It's a different Egyptian-themed game, but this is a hilarious session report of a game of Amun-Re: [link]
Oh, that's hysterical.
Hrm, just saw in a distributor's catalogue, coming out in a month or so, Storming the Castle: The Princess Bride boardgame...