What this means is that for the first time in years I'll be able to have a regular face-to-face gaming group. Liverpool might not be a hub of RPG activity but I'm sure I can rustle up three or four people from somewhere to play. (If anybody reading this blog is around Liverpool, leave a comment!) Needless to say I'm quite excited about this and am already planning what game I want to run. Rules Cyclopedia, baby.
I might also try to get the wife involved. She hasn't expressed much interest, but then again she hadn't seen the Japanese edition of the Rules Cyclopedia yet.
Unfortunately, you're at the wrong end of the M62 for me (I'm just outside Hull) but welcome back anyway.
ReplyDeleteWives roleplaying - it sure makes finding time to run games easier. I've tried to interest Mummy Grognard in a game, and even bought her a set of Chessex Precision Ice Blue dice for Christmas. The problem lies in the fact that Junior Grognard tries to take over any game that he plays, so there is every possibility of a huge clash of egos.
Still, I wish you every success with your move. What's the PhD on?
Oh, man, I would love to see the Japanese version of the RC. I assume it has different illustrations?
ReplyDeleteNow I'm having flashbacks to those Capcom D&D arcade games set in Mystara...
Blizac: Fascinatingly different. I hope Noisms will post some of them so you can see.
ReplyDeleteI'm in Blackpool and could probably get to Liverpool for some gaming action, if you welcome Lancastrians.
ReplyDeleteDavid Grognard: Law. Basically international relations theory and law - why do States obey international law, how do they interpret it, etc.
ReplyDeleteBlizack: Follow the link - there's a big article about it complete with pretty pictures.
Rach: See above.
sacha3791: Don't know about Lancastrians but we can always feed you to the starving scousers. Send me an email. jean DOT delumeau AT gmail.
Hearing about spouse solo games just fills me with all sorts of happiness. I always look forward to gaming with @theprincesswife, although our lives don't afford us that so much these days.
ReplyDeleteMe and Kay might be interested... Either that or dinner followed by Zombies!!!
ReplyDeletebeing a converted wife myself i can sympathise, it always feels like we're stealing some players from their partners at weekends and there's a lot of negotiation goes on.
ReplyDeletetry a game with the mrs, see what she likes. i find girls tend to prefer the dialogue with npcs, puzzles and mystery solving stuff. lads like that too but they're looking forward to a massive punch up at the end. in a recent all female game (2 players) we had there was no fighting and hardly any dice rolled - it was all dialogue and totally engrossing. not saying women are peace-loving or any of that bullshit, it may have just been how the adventure was written (from the 3 brides book by james raggi), but it was very enjoyable nonetheless.
Dungeonmum: My wife is a particularly girly girl so she couldn't care less about fights. This could be a problem, as fights are my favourite part of any game. I'm sure we'll sort something out!
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or does that Japanese translation of the rules seem infinitely more beautiful than the original? The picture of the cleric casting cure light wounds seems so much more evocative than the illustrations in the original? It appears that the publishing company really went out of their way to make a version people would want to read.
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