Lord Vincent Smallpees (R51 D58 O21) wants to seduce Lady Margaret Whateley (R45 D55 O23), the wife of his best friend Alfred Thompson. He choses to tell her he's been loving her for such a long time, that his heart will shatter if she ever refuses to be kind, or something like that. His Actor choses to roll below Vincent's Despair ; he rolls: it's a 11, which is a Success. Cowabunga!
I've played some steampunk rpgs, and the appeal is always the society, never the magik/techno trappings. I think this would be a hoot, and find myself strangely tempted... posted by jearbear at 8:52 AM on October 2, 2003
As someone who loved the idea of RPGs, but never was very interested in the whole "wizards and monsters" aesthetic of the D&D world, I've always been a little surprised and disappointed that there were not more thematic variations like this. posted by briank at 9:37 AM on October 2, 2003
For those who are interested, I understand that a more in depth (commercial PDF) version of the game is in preparation. posted by MattM at 10:26 AM on October 2, 2003
The Problems Table is a laugh riot.
I'm particularly amused at how being Irish is somehow in between being mute and fat. posted by thanotopsis at 10:35 AM on October 2, 2003
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Bronte-esqe maybe...but never Byronic.
< /pendantic> posted by dejah420 at 10:38 AM on October 2, 2003
Lots of us want to break roleplaying out of its little ghetto. That means changing not only the subject matter, but also the way the games work, structurally and socially. Conventional RPGs aren't inviting, they set a bar.
If they added a decent Psionics system, this game would have some potential. posted by Hildago at 6:14 PM on October 2, 2003
Somebody needs to mention Lumpley's kill puppies for satan. Okay, it's not exactly Wuthering Heights, but it's a damn good game. posted by maurice at 6:24 AM on October 3, 2003
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