Tenkar's Tavern: A WTF Kickstarter

Saturday, February 20, 2016

A WTF Kickstarter - Rpg Maker For Terro

See that video snip above? You'll need to watch the video to have any hope of making sense of the pitch used for Rpg Maker For Terro:

There isn't much more to say as there isn't much more to be said. Hey, at least he's only asking for $85. Maybe if we all chip in we can include money for a haircut.

Oh, and thank God there are no risks and / or challenges associated with this project:

Lets all say it together: "Zero Backed! First Created!"

(isn't this more of a GoFundMe type of scenario?)

7 comments:

Nicholas BergquistFebruary 20, 2016 at 2:39 PM
Wow. He could also afford a copy of RPG Maker by getting a job. It's amazing what you can afford when you are employed.
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David BlackFebruary 20, 2016 at 2:53 PM
his headphones cost £80 in the uk, short on cash, this man is not.
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Bob BrinkmanFebruary 20, 2016 at 2:54 PM
This is a joke right? This kid cannot be serious.
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Stephen PennisiFebruary 20, 2016 at 4:19 PM
I guess mom and dad said no.
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Ian WyckoffFebruary 20, 2016 at 6:03 PM
kickstarter has gotten weird
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Jayson GardnerFebruary 20, 2016 at 10:25 PM
No $1 contribution level? Genius game designer he is not.
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lordkhaalisFebruary 22, 2016 at 2:45 AM
WTF? KS hasn't stepped in and killed it yet?
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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 (thank you Kickstarter) (edit) BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and will soon have some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep ~~shipping shortly~~ in my grubby hands awaiting a review..

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls (and still waiting on dT&T to ship).

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 48, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Saturday, February 20, 2016

A WTF Kickstarter - Rpg Maker For Terro

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