tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8329325879295882049..comments2024-03-28T13:20:24.659-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Secrets of Bharas: Encyclopedia BharaticaCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68173097767982506402022-10-06T10:42:53.551-04:002022-10-06T10:42:53.551-04:00I started liking The Silmarillion the third time I...I started liking The Silmarillion the third time I read it. Maybe someday I'll read it in its original language along with The Hobbit and LotR, since I've only read the spanish translations of those works.Alejonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15726552141859554762021-04-18T13:40:03.048-04:002021-04-18T13:40:03.048-04:00While it is true that there are wikis, most of the...While it is true that there are wikis, most of them run into problems, either being poorly written, having bizarre tangents or just being bad in places. Plus, due to the nature of wiki writers, they tend to trend towards more modern and digital media.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35295395790095261572021-04-18T13:07:59.055-04:002021-04-18T13:07:59.055-04:00I thought about it with Malazan. The problem is th...I thought about it with <i>Malazan</i>. The problem is that there are wikis these days, so you wonder what you're putting in all that work for.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40736765981556108012021-04-16T02:12:40.848-04:002021-04-16T02:12:40.848-04:00It's funny you used Lord of the Rings as your ...It's funny you used Lord of the Rings as your example because for years I wanted to do precisely this with a big fantasy series. I finally did it with A Song of Ice and Fire, which I started around when the fourth book came out. My notes were messy and handwritten but they definitely helped me keep track of everyone and I enjoyed many a long lunchtime gradually working away at the books. I didn't keep notes for the fifth book and I wonder if that's part of the reason I didn't enjoy it as much.<br />Bunyiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568418061481970011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68592540918910644692021-02-08T05:49:42.528-05:002021-02-08T05:49:42.528-05:00No, Silmarillion was intended for publication, but...No, Silmarillion was intended for publication, but obviously the style was "problematic".<br />Personally I love it, and it gets better after the initial chapters, when Elves and later Men enter the story.<br />I hope it never gets rewritten. Why not create something original instead of the current trend of "remaking" classics?<br />What makes The Silmarillion so great in the first place is partly the old fashioned and different (I know, outrageous!) style. PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26303164868165318792021-02-07T23:20:02.267-05:002021-02-07T23:20:02.267-05:00The Silmarillion wasn't originally written as ...The Silmarillion wasn't originally written as something meant to be read as a whole. It was Tolkien's son (if I remember right) who consolidated a whole bunch of notes and half-written epic poems, many with several versions, into something readable. Dry, but readable.<br /><br />Tolkien, while not minding sharing his works with family, never intended for most of it to be read by others. He really did enjoy making languages, and epic histories to go with them, just for the fun of it.Drawdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950003192714973013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79706331828278996042021-02-07T04:29:38.370-05:002021-02-07T04:29:38.370-05:00I've started reading Silmarillion four times. ...I've started reading Silmarillion four times. Once I even made it past the halfway point.Tipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416637333851125884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61222535821342513482021-01-18T18:08:36.154-05:002021-01-18T18:08:36.154-05:00This has nothing to do with anything, but I haven&...This has nothing to do with anything, but I haven't watched SNL "live" since Dana Carvey was in the cast. I probably last watched it in 1992, before I headed off to college (that was the last time I watched a "late night" show, too). Over the years, I've been vaguely aware at some of the cast members and skits, but I've never watched a full episode.<br /><br />A few months ago, while having trouble falling asleep, I decided to get caught up on the last 30 years of the show. I have to admit something that no SNL viewer in history has ever admitted: the casts that joined the show AFTER the time I watched it regularly were much, much better than what I experienced, and the skits were much funnier. I'm sorry I never watched it "live" with Keenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, etc. Wow, do they improve on Dennis Miller, Victoria Jackson, and Ellen Cleghorne.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82966336675108452972021-01-17T20:32:19.562-05:002021-01-17T20:32:19.562-05:00The moment you mentioned talking to goats, I thoug...The moment you mentioned talking to goats, I thought, "I hope he makes a Mark Wahlberg reference." You never disappoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88782835707884482372021-01-17T19:18:50.746-05:002021-01-17T19:18:50.746-05:00Ahh, Chet, I can't wait for you to get to the ...Ahh, Chet, I can't wait for you to get to the golden era of Apple RPGs, specifically the Exile series (anything by Spiderweb, really) and Ambrosia Software's Cythera. Those are really the Ultimas of the Apple/Macintosh industrial complex.Teeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883945434429016309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69888595651765265732021-01-15T18:08:49.471-05:002021-01-15T18:08:49.471-05:00Aren't most TRPGs pretty much low-budget indie...Aren't most TRPGs pretty much low-budget indie titles? :)<br /><br />Traveller (at least the Mongoose base rules) has no character development, except for a short section on learning new skills. No experience or leveling, you just have to spend a couple of months of your characters time.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39915854822170132512021-01-15T16:44:57.149-05:002021-01-15T16:44:57.149-05:00TRPGs without character development? Sure, they ex...TRPGs without character development? Sure, they exist; but they're largely limited to low-budget indie titles, or to parody RPGs like Toon and Paranoia (depending on edition).Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47434315105569908362021-01-15T15:29:01.538-05:002021-01-15T15:29:01.538-05:00But even those sessions are taking place in the co...But even those sessions are taking place in the context of a rule set that has things like experience and leveling, right? Is there any tabletop role-playing game whose base rules don't have a mechanism for character development?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46549906039170614952021-01-15T12:30:15.346-05:002021-01-15T12:30:15.346-05:00Ugh I dropped a whole sentence and didn't noti...Ugh I dropped a whole sentence and didn't notice it there......after sessions please imagine I wrote in properly "where you play one-off or predesigned characters only for that one session." My apologies.Honor Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992100501425422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80052615056868381052021-01-15T12:27:48.933-05:002021-01-15T12:27:48.933-05:00Not that I disagree that character development is ...Not that I disagree that character development is a key need for a CRPG.....in tabletop gaming often "one-off" adventures are played in which no development is expected in between more serious sessions. And the TSR Marvel game had several adventures where you'd play specifically as the Marvel Heroes instead of your own character though they could be reconfigured for original characters as well. Usually you'd be unable to develop those characters (for obvious reasons I should think).Honor Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992100501425422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61693419506945598982021-01-14T17:27:15.614-05:002021-01-14T17:27:15.614-05:00Chet sure has lived an interesting life for a guy ...Chet sure has lived an interesting life for a guy who spends most of his spare time in front of a computer! Most of the other gaming addicts I know barely find the time to pack their bongs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6484530542183148462021-01-13T16:06:23.194-05:002021-01-13T16:06:23.194-05:00Agreed - I just finished DQ7 and it was like this ...Agreed - I just finished DQ7 and it was like this with the NPCs that had relationships and affected each other across times but you could never really participate even to say hey i knew that guy/gal. I liked the stories in DQ7 but I did feel like an onlooker who could only affect things by battling bad beasts.Gamerindreamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22718695188705360972021-01-13T11:00:30.804-05:002021-01-13T11:00:30.804-05:00I'm so glad to hear it. That looked intriguing...I'm so glad to hear it. That looked intriguing. I'm sorry I haven't had a lot of time to invest in it yet.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31944013843287698022021-01-13T07:58:01.313-05:002021-01-13T07:58:01.313-05:00*Eventually* copyright will allow for such a thing...<i>*Eventually* copyright will allow for such a thing.</i><br /><br />Technically, 2043 in the UK, but I will be surprised if it transfers to the public domain without some sort of legal battle.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84637735493546790682021-01-12T23:04:05.804-05:002021-01-12T23:04:05.804-05:00Every now and then I'll read the Silmarillion,...Every now and then I'll read the Silmarillion, thinking that this will be the time I "get it." Every time, I forget what happened as soon as I turn the page. I remember the broad strokes of major events and that's it.<br /><br />Nightfall in Middle-Earth is one of my favorite albums, I just wish the book were half as invested in its own events as Hansi was when he adapted them into lyrics.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025511634630902101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19813537614900904612021-01-12T22:48:28.698-05:002021-01-12T22:48:28.698-05:00*Eventually* copyright will allow for such a thing...*Eventually* copyright will allow for such a thing. Bruce Brenneisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322005049442981571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53131811886827384472021-01-12T22:08:06.586-05:002021-01-12T22:08:06.586-05:00Not strictly relevant to this post, but I'd li...Not strictly relevant to this post, but I'd like to thank you for introducing me to Nox Archaist--I picked it up today and have been enjoying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69778215019637966322021-01-12T21:19:47.812-05:002021-01-12T21:19:47.812-05:00I love The Sìlmarillion. I read it again last year...I love The Sìlmarillion. I read it again last year. Of course I am also GMing a Middle Earth campaignJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362851153913826825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17587541878940067182021-01-12T18:09:02.587-05:002021-01-12T18:09:02.587-05:00The Silmarillion is like the skeleton of a great s...<i>The Silmarillion</i> is like the skeleton of a great series, with grand plot ideas but lacking the dialogue and characterization to bring it to life. It would take a lot of work from a good writer to flesh it out into a story the way <i>The Hobbit</i> and <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> are, even if copyright would allow for such a thing.<br /><br />You could also listen to the metal adaption, <i>Nightfall in Middle-Earth</i>.Man of Stonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-102733355567266912021-01-12T15:27:39.898-05:002021-01-12T15:27:39.898-05:00Trials and tribulations of you as you'd like t...Trials and tribulations of you as you'd like to be, would maybe be more accurateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662425072207899994noreply@blogger.com