tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post1527960950396920921..comments2024-03-26T11:47:07.063+00:00Comments on BigLee's 'Miniature Adventures': The Evil's of ChoiceBigLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-75680327184985924062010-05-27T16:01:52.689+01:002010-05-27T16:01:52.689+01:00Shucks Tony, your making me blush!
Seriously tho...Shucks Tony, your making me blush! <br /><br />Seriously though, thank you very much for the feedback, its a big boost and a great honour.<br /><br />There are more 4E related posts in the pipeline so keep your eyes peeled.BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-85253973303201352402010-05-25T07:12:05.525+01:002010-05-25T07:12:05.525+01:00PS: It's posts like this that really are a hit...PS: It's posts like this that really are a hit with this rpg blog fan. I read about 20 of them fairly religiously, and few of them do I anticipate reading as much as yours. Even when you're writing about something I have less connection to (military shows, WWII history), your sincerity and infectious curiosity always draw me in. At this point, I'd rate yours among the top rpg blogs along with such excellent sites as Grognardia. So here's one Big Lee fan who hopes you don't step back the posting too much. I need my daily drug! Signed, your avid reader across the pond.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875162048260852724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-24623992775727327542010-05-25T01:09:10.234+01:002010-05-25T01:09:10.234+01:00Great conversation. You've nailed some of my o...Great conversation. You've nailed some of my own frustrations with 4e -- even as our group has generally had a lot of fun with it. And that's where I am right now: as a DM, I find it so easy to set things up in 4e (over earlier versions), and the players find it generally so enjoyable to play, we aren't going to stop anytime soon. But that hasn't stopped my frustrations with the way 4e's designers promoted playability over reality ("healing surges," anyone?). So while I, too, am feeling like the choices are now so bewildering the idea of a "setting" is now all but superfluous (with DDI coming out with setting-busting new classes and powers seemingly daily, what's the point of trying to stick to a milieu?) my reaction has been not to quit playing, but instead to develop something as completely opposite to 4e as possible. It's a low-magic, gritty system that rips off a half-dozen great systems, from Harnmaster to Runequest to Traveller, and goes for a tactile and lethal reality that's incredibly setting-specific. So far in early playtesting, my players are also finding it a nice antedote to 4e (which, I'll say again, we're still enjoying very much).Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875162048260852724noreply@blogger.com