Okay, I just listened to this one again, and I’m still not sure what happened in this episode. We talk a little more about roller derby, Azuretalon writes too many questions, and we end with Tony trying to explain to William why there are multiple editions to roleplaying games.
Speaking of which, the Hat’s fifth edition is coming out. We’re calling it Hat Next. It’s awesome, but you’re going to have to buy the core books all over again.
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You may not know much about the actual game William, but you’re a very respectful person and I think the two of you get the vibe pretty well. And I would think they would appreciate that.
I think William’s question he was going to ask about your Dresden Files game is, “What if it sucks?”
You don’t HAVE to switch to new editions.
But what Tony said about trying to find a new game in the system you want to play.
The idea behind new iterations is to make it more accessible to the upcoming crop of players.
For instance, in very early versions of D&D being an Elf was a Class and not a race. You had to level up in “Elf”. When I started playing D&D it was 2nd Edition and there were rules about which races could be which classes and 3e did away with that. (It also did away with a rule called “THAC0” which made me VERY happy.)
It’s a process of evolution for the most part, and with 4e, WotC tried to be “revolutionary” rather then evolutionary.
ARGUABLY?
Personally, I kind of miss THAC0. Most likely because when it was in common use, I basically had the Player’s Handbook memorized. If I didn’t know the rule by heart, I knew exactly where in the book to find it; the unfortunate down side to playing a lot of new/different systems is I’ve not been able to learn one system well enough to be able to do that again.
Taking dirby virgins: That just sounds dirty.
Yeah for gaming soon! Does that mean it’s now time to introduce new characters? :p
You guys need to either: cut back on the video game babbling, talk about games for the Wii or buy me a system that can play some of these games.
You know you’re always asking for succient topcis; but when Bloodsparrow submitted “apple”, you got all cranky about it….
Armrests: I claim both. Though to be perfectly honest, I prefer theaters with the lift-up-able armrests so my wife and I can be closer during the movie.
Designations: I really think you’re going to have to define “normal human” before you can claim an individual is or is not one.
Canadians: So if you think there are too many good comedians from Canada, why would you start listing off bad actors/comedians from Canada (e.g. Bill Shatner, Mik e Meyers, etc..)?
Complementary beer: It’s a trifecta of poor taste: free beer is likely to be awful, a BK cup is an awful choice for anything not loaded with sugar, and it’s a cheap/chinzy thing to do.
DnD 5th Ed/Next: Meh. I’ve got some fond rememberences of DnD 2nd Ed, but I’ve not played using the system for years and I’ve moved on to better and brighter systems since then. The reasons that Tony gives, for why people might buy the next edition of DnD, aren’t necessarily good reasons but they are valid ones. Also for some people it’s more like a board game; they don’t want to have to think about things, they just want to play.
Devil’s Advocate: William’s not the judge, we the listeners are the judge.
RPG companies: I think there are many more companies that are successfull then just 1 or 2, but most of the others are small publishers.
Yeah, sorry about my comments running late of late. The job I started back in May comes with a much more locked down PC & network; so it’s much more problematic listening, making notes, and posting them to your site.