Tenkar's Tavern: Working on My First Interview...

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Working on My First Interview...

...of a gaming Industry Professional. Heck, my first interview of somebody who wasn't the victim of or witness to a crime. Go figure.

Very cool beans.

If the final result goes as well as the interview process itself is going, I may need to do more of these ;)

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Dr. Mike DesingApril 23, 2013 at 10:58 PM
As long as you don't lead off with questions about the pro's whereabouts at certain days and times or shine a light in his (her?) face, you should be okay (sorry, but the cliches were just too tempting to let 'em go).
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Stephen NewtonApril 23, 2013 at 11:24 PM
I was interviewed once by a gaming blog.. and then he shut it down before publishing it. Not sure if it was me who caused the shutdown or not, but my 15 mins of fame... gone!
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Gothridge ManorApril 23, 2013 at 11:34 PM
Is the puppet going to ask questions?
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DuncanApril 24, 2013 at 12:10 AM
"Where were you the night Mr... Gygax died? ... Really? You were at a 'party'?"
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DuncanApril 24, 2013 at 12:11 AM
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AnonymousApril 24, 2013 at 12:47 AM
Don't chance it. Leave the cuffs on.
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Why "Swords & Wizardry?"

Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups)

Because the shit works.

It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. Just much less rules hopping than I remember. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book)

I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Working on My First Interview...

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