Comments on: Podcast #38: National Public Gamers http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/ Three role-players from Durham, NC and their podcast. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: mazirian http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-57 mazirian Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:16:01 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-57 Go there, my son! Go there. Go there, my son! Go there.

]]> By: Jason http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Jason Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:53:24 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-56 Don't tempt me. I actually took it on vacation and made up a couple dozen characters on the flight. Don’t tempt me. I actually took it on vacation and made up a couple dozen characters on the flight.

]]> By: mazirian http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-55 mazirian Wed, 30 May 2007 22:19:50 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-55 So Traveller (Classic) is next up, right? ;) So Traveller (Classic) is next up, right? ;)

]]> By: John Powell http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-54 John Powell Wed, 23 May 2007 04:43:35 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-54 Hey guys, great show. The T2k really got me looking over the old school on my shelf - especially all the Chadwick stuff. Tonight I made characters for Traveller 2300, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and Space:1889. Wooee! did that boy have some hits and misses! Anyways, I'm looking forward to the next podcast, and meeting Clinton in Seattle for Go Play NorthWest. Cheers! Hey guys, great show. The T2k really got me looking over the old school on my shelf – especially all the Chadwick stuff. Tonight I made characters for Traveller 2300, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and Space:1889. Wooee! did that boy have some hits and misses!

Anyways, I’m looking forward to the next podcast, and meeting Clinton in Seattle for Go Play NorthWest.

Cheers!

]]> By: James Jeffers http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-53 James Jeffers Tue, 22 May 2007 23:23:29 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-53 We used to get all hot-n-heavy by bringing it stateside. We shot the crap out of post-war Florida. We used to get all hot-n-heavy by bringing it stateside. We shot the crap out of post-war Florida.

]]> By: Chris Bennett http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Chris Bennett Tue, 22 May 2007 18:21:40 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-52 Ah..that's good info, thanks Clinton. I remember having just two players as well, but we wanted to run like a LAV-25 and a HMMMV with a TOW, so we needed like 5 or 6 NPCs. And so to make it challenging we'd end up in firefights with like 30 Polish cavalry and a BRDM. Oops. I tell ya, that 'Pirates of the Vistula' was pretty hot. I'd like to go back and play that. Ah..that’s good info, thanks Clinton. I remember having just two players as well, but we wanted to run like a LAV-25 and a HMMMV with a TOW, so we needed like 5 or 6 NPCs. And so to make it challenging we’d end up in firefights with like 30 Polish cavalry and a BRDM. Oops.

I tell ya, that ‘Pirates of the Vistula’ was pretty hot. I’d like to go back and play that.

]]> By: Clinton http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Clinton Tue, 22 May 2007 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-51 Grenade, rocket, and mortar rules are totally bonkers, I'll admit. Rifle and handgun rules, on the other hand, were pretty easy. We were able to flow through combats pretty simple by keeping the participants down to 5 or 6 (with two protagonists, this was kind of necessary), and not pushing too hard on recoil. Since there's no real mechanical advantage to firing more bullets than you can handle with the recoil, no NPC ever did. Grenade, rocket, and mortar rules are totally bonkers, I’ll admit. Rifle and handgun rules, on the other hand, were pretty easy. We were able to flow through combats pretty simple by keeping the participants down to 5 or 6 (with two protagonists, this was kind of necessary), and not pushing too hard on recoil. Since there’s no real mechanical advantage to firing more bullets than you can handle with the recoil, no NPC ever did.

]]> By: Chris Bennett http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Chris Bennett Tue, 22 May 2007 15:37:39 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-50 One question, tho. How do you keep the game and the narrative flowing with all of the crunchy gun pr0n rules? My recollection (from 20-25 years ago) is that we approached the game with high hopes but got bogged down for entire sessions trying to drudge through a seemingly simple skirmish or ambush. "Dude, was that an ICM shell or an ICM-DP from that 155? " "Shut up, I'm trying to figure out the blast radius on that MK-19." "Is Thundarr on yet?" One question, tho. How do you keep the game and the narrative flowing with all of the crunchy gun pr0n rules? My recollection (from 20-25 years ago) is that we approached the game with high hopes but got bogged down for entire sessions trying to drudge through a seemingly simple skirmish or ambush.

“Dude, was that an ICM shell or an ICM-DP from that 155? ”
“Shut up, I’m trying to figure out the blast radius on that MK-19.”

“Is Thundarr on yet?”

]]> By: Clinton http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Clinton Tue, 22 May 2007 14:58:23 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-49 Jon, Version 2.2. I've read the first edition, and don't care for it, although I've never played it. The second edition is what I cut my teeth on. Jon,

Version 2.2. I’ve read the first edition, and don’t care for it, although I’ve never played it. The second edition is what I cut my teeth on.

]]> By: Jon Hastings http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Jon Hastings Tue, 22 May 2007 13:41:37 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/05/21/podcast-38-national-public-gamers/#comment-48 Hey guys - Big fan of your podcast. Question (may have been answered but I missed it): which edition of T2K were you using? Hey guys -

Big fan of your podcast.

Question (may have been answered but I missed it): which edition of T2K were you using?

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