The Lords (again), gaming and 40K RPG

[matgb]

Buy a peerage! . Pledgebank pledge is here. Just really a follow up to this and this from last August.


Also, although mapp beat me to it (saw the announcement on draich_goch's PC), GW announce a 40K RPG. If any one game is going to get me roleplaying again (given that the new WFRP failed although it does look very well done), it's the same system but set in one of the best realised gothic sci-fi backgrounds out there. Let's face it, it's more OTT that Dune, and better realised with better internal consistency.

Today, I slept until after 12, had a shower, drove to Jason's and played LoTR Warmaster (Battle of the Five Armies). I bought it when it came out (a year ago), and we've never actually played it. Given that a painted set went on eBay recently for over £150, we thought we'd give it a go with a view to painting the figures, playing it a few times and selling it off. We liked it so much we decided to paint them up, sell them off, and use the proceeds to buy a new set. However, in order to get me painting, we're going to arrange a time to do it at his, painting is something I can only do in a social situation otherwise I get distracted. Haven't painted more than a Formule De model for years...

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[tiredstars.livejournal.com]

Half of me says "oooh, cool!", half of me says "oh no, another thing for my friend mark to pester me to start playing and to distract him from finishing the armies he currently has..."

It's interesting though; I don't know what systems GW uses for its RP games. Inquisitor's not the same system as WHFRP is it? So are they gonna drop that?
A RP game using regular 28mm models is much more sensible than Inquisitor's large scale anyway.

I just misread "painting is something I can only do in a social situation" as "painting is something I can only do in a socialist situation".

[matgb]

Inquisitor isn't really an RPG; they sold it as such, but it really wasn't. It's very close up skirmish, and when I've played it I used 28mm and I think CMs instead of inches, worked fine.

WHFRP is an old, and very good, RPG system. Doesn't need figures (although they help resolve fights), percentile, and a very interesting experience system. Haven't played the new version, yet. PRobably will at not-uni-con if that gets organised.

As for the latter; haven't tried paining in a John Lewis yet, but a friend used to manage a co-op and had a painting desk in his office...

[draich-goch.livejournal.com]

The 40kRP game is being developed by Green Ronin, the same people who did the WFRP game which seems to be pretty good. I have done no real roleplaying for several years now, which is a shame as its what started my gaming off. Mat, start roleplaying again!

It is nice to finally see a 40k roleplay come out though, its only taken them 20 years.

[mapp.livejournal.com]

To say that I'm excited about the W40k RPG is a bit of a fib - I've got very high hopes for it. As you say, it's one of the better gothic science-fiction settings, and the WFRP system is pretty well thought out, as well as having had plenty of time for people to iron out any bugs.

My worry is that, well, I won't find anyone who will run it, so I'll end up running it, which will then lead me to suffer some kind of nervous breakdown. In fact, Mat, you could run it! Well volunteered! I'll roll up a character just as soon as the rules come out.

[matgb]

Me run an RPG. Never going to happen, I suck at running games; I forget the plot, lose character sheets, forget to prepare for daft player actions, etc.

Not going to happen. Someone will though.

[dainul.livejournal.com]

pre...pare?

I tend to run games with a vague idea of what's going on in the background, a vague idea of where I expect them to go, and a hope that I can ad-lib around the players' inevitable unexpected course of action. I do not try and plan for what the players are going to do - it never works.

[matgb]

Yeah, but I don't react well; I'm a planner, reaction speed not good, I'm the worst GM ever overall, not the right character type. Could probably sketch out a decent campaign, but someone else would need to run it.

Oh, aside, google ad in my inbox to this comment notify email links to this:
http://www.snaggletoothgames.com/warhammer40k/index.html

It's two years out of date, and they're still paying for a per-click ad campaign. Let's here it for stupid...