The Forge Forums Read-only Archives
The live Forge Forums
|
Articles
|
Reviews
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
May 20, 2022, 05:36:31 AM
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
Forum changes:
Editing of posts has been turned off until further notice.
Search:
Advanced search
275647
Posts in
27717
Topics by
4285
Members Latest Member:
-
Jason DAngelo
Most online today:
70
- most online ever:
565
(October 17, 2020, 02:08:06 PM)
The Forge Archives
Independent Game Forums
lumpley games
(Moderator:
lumpley
)
New Fanboy
Pages: [
1
]
« previous
next »
Author
Topic: New Fanboy (Read 3427 times)
Andrew Cooper
Member
Posts: 724
New Fanboy
«
on:
July 02, 2006, 05:24:13 PM »
I got my hands on a copy of Dogs in the Vineyard this weekend and have read it almost twice through now. When I first heard about Dogs, I was like, "A western.... *yawn*" However, I listened to people talk about it and read actual play reports. It caught my interest enough for me to determine to get a copy and at least read it. I have now done so and these are my thoughts.
It's a brilliant piece of writing and game design. I'm a fan of Capes. I'm a fan of TSOY. I'm a fan of Sorcerer. But DitV is the very first game I have read through and said to myself, "I could run this right now and not wonder if I'm doing it right." The text is focused and accessible. It tells the players and the GM... "THIS is what you are supposed to be doing. THIS is exactly how you do it." I'm not saying anything bad about all the other games I listed. They're awesome. Vincent just did an outstanding job of communicating precisely how his game is supposed to work and how anyone can make it happen and I just wanted to rave about it a little while. He worked hard. He deserves to watch the new fanboys rave.
But beyond the raving, I will be playing DitV and I will be keeping a copy beside me as I'm designing and writing my own game as a blueprint of how to do it the right way. Thanks for a great game, Vincent.
Logged
Andrew Cooper
The Shadow of Cerilia
Burning Realms
lumpley
Administrator
Member
Posts: 3453
Re: New Fanboy
«
Reply #1 on:
July 03, 2006, 05:13:02 AM »
Thanks, Andrew. My pleasure.
-Vincent
Logged
Gary N. Mengle
Registree
Posts: 3
Re: New Fanboy
«
Reply #2 on:
July 03, 2006, 05:29:58 AM »
I got the chance to play in Eric Provost's event at Origins. It blew my socks off. My head is now swimming with ideas for DitV and all the different thing that could be done with it.
Logged
Gary N. Mengle
GamerChick
Member
Posts: 19
Re: New Fanboy
«
Reply #3 on:
July 04, 2006, 07:33:16 AM »
Quote from: Gary N. Mengle on July 03, 2006, 05:29:58 AM
I got the chance to play in Eric Provost's event at Origins. It blew my socks off. My head is now swimming with ideas for DitV and all the different things that could be done with it.
Oh. My. God. YES. I played at that table, and it was one of the most intense role playing experiences I've ever had. Gary's character and mine were diametrically opposed in one conflict, and not only did he shoot me (and nearly kill me), but when he was dying himself I was able to forgive and heal *him*.
The game was *amazing*, and I have been raving about it to anyone who will stop long enough to listen to me ever since.
Jae Walker
Logged
Taltos
Member
Posts: 22
Re: New Fanboy
«
Reply #4 on:
July 07, 2006, 05:56:48 PM »
What!? there was an Origins event? Blast the demons that kept me from it!
I picked up my copy of Dogs after a good discussion at the indie-rpg booth and then when I read it I poured through the event book looking for a game. I couldn't find anything. Was it early (Thur/Fri)?
Logged
http://www.mj12games.com/ftm
http://www.vbamgames.com/products/vbm250/
Pages: [
1
]
« previous
next »
Jump to:
Please select a destination:
-----------------------------
Welcome to the Archives
-----------------------------
=> Welcome to the Archives
-----------------------------
General Forge Forums
-----------------------------
=> First Thoughts
=> Playtesting
=> Endeavor
=> Actual Play
=> Publishing
=> Connections
=> Conventions
=> Site Discussion
-----------------------------
Archive
-----------------------------
=> RPG Theory
=> GNS Model Discussion
=> Indie Game Design
-----------------------------
Independent Game Forums
-----------------------------
=> Adept Press
=> Arkenstone Publishing
=> Beyond the Wire Productions
=> Black and Green Games
=> Bully Pulpit Games
=> Dark Omen Games
=> Dog Eared Designs
=> Eric J. Boyd Designs
=> Errant Knight Games
=> Galileo Games
=> glyphpress
=> Green Fairy Games
=> Half Meme Press
=> Incarnadine Press
=> lumpley games
=> Muse of Fire Games
=> ndp design
=> Night Sky Games
=> one.seven design
=> Robert Bohl Games
=> Stone Baby Games
=> These Are Our Games
=> Twisted Confessions
=> Universalis
=> Wild Hunt Studios
-----------------------------
Inactive Forums
-----------------------------
=> My Life With Master Playtest
=> Adamant Entertainment
=> Bob Goat Press
=> Burning Wheel
=> Cartoon Action Hour
=> Chimera Creative
=> CRN Games
=> Destroy All Games
=> Evilhat Productions
=> HeroQuest
=> Key 20 Publishing
=> Memento-Mori Theatricks
=> Mystic Ages Online
=> Orbit
=> Scattershot
=> Seraphim Guard
=> Wicked Press
=> Review Discussion
=> XIG Games
=> SimplePhrase Press
=> The Riddle of Steel
=> Random Order Creations
=> Forge Birthday Forum