tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post3372918907850199626..comments2024-02-19T06:24:06.259-05:00Comments on High Trust, High Drama: High Trust, High Drama, Long WinterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08922028067291750836noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-46112790379831511832014-02-19T22:08:56.720-05:002014-02-19T22:08:56.720-05:00Perhaps the thing to do is to play a shorter, funn...Perhaps the thing to do is to play a shorter, funner game as a palate cleanser before jumping into the deep end of the TRIBE 8 pool?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922028067291750836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-61794977626131705222014-02-19T09:41:19.574-05:002014-02-19T09:41:19.574-05:00I get this itch sometimes too. I wouldn't eve...I get this itch sometimes too. I wouldn't ever trade out our story games on an ongoing basis, but I do feel this pull from time-to-time. It's a different type of play, and that's sometimes fun too, you know? If you like, perhaps we could find a time to indulge ourselves?<br /><br />I also agree about comedy. We've discussed it before, but I think the idea has some real merit.<br /><br />To pick on your comment about Tribe 8 (and I'm just putting this out there, and I may be over-emphasizing your comment), if it's not speaking to you ATM, your mention of thinking to run the game does not obligate you to run the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-55904686358851385362014-02-17T21:58:52.224-05:002014-02-17T21:58:52.224-05:00Prediction: The next step in developing our HTHD s...Prediction: The next step in developing our HTHD style involves exploring the edges of genres like comedy that we don't traditionally think of falling under the same aegis. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922028067291750836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-29240758630173957002014-02-17T17:29:51.267-05:002014-02-17T17:29:51.267-05:00Okay - defensiveness mollified. Thanks.
We've...Okay - defensiveness mollified. Thanks.<br /><br />We've just gotten really good at designing characters for / steering scenes towards angsty drama - but you're right, you don't want to have that ALL the time. I would also go for something lighter next - not slapstick or goofy, but something with drama and action/adventure, like you say.Rob MacDougallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062764977151219393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-71735868813099086202014-02-17T09:16:37.550-05:002014-02-17T09:16:37.550-05:00There is no part of Evil Pirate Bug Captain that I...There is no part of Evil Pirate Bug Captain that I don't like! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922028067291750836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-83766173517482082972014-02-17T00:42:52.362-05:002014-02-17T00:42:52.362-05:00Trying to run a diceless version of After The Bomb...Trying to run a diceless version of After The Bomb was perhaps my worst gaming con failure ever. And I once, as a co-GM in a pirate game, had my crew revolt for the evil pirate bug captain after being surprised that we had more crew in the basement of the boat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250930564759272073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-18146327845365549042014-02-16T22:39:18.846-05:002014-02-16T22:39:18.846-05:00It's certainly not SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA that...It's certainly not SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA that's getting me down -- that's been a great ride, end to end, and the last session was really good stuff. This post was not directed at your game, I promise, just at the tendency of games we play in the aggregate to include a lot of depressed folks. I sure wouldn't have started a blog about it, if drama wasn't something I liked. But even my own CARNABY STREET took a dark turn recently, although that was mostly player driven. I guess I'm hoping for a change of pace at some point. (And, since TRIBE 8 is about as serious as cancer, that's probably not going to be the game! Oh well.) <br /><br />Analogy: I would love to be playing in a game like THE UNCANNY X-MEN circa 1982-1986, when things were often pretty serious but there was also room for rollicking adventure and things that were just plain fun. Not WATCHMEN all the time. (Footnote: Frankly, I'd gnaw off my own arm for a chance to play a big, bright superhero game with costumes and dodgy science and over-the-top villains.) <br /><br />And I would love, love, LOVE to play some crime / cop drama. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922028067291750836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858029247961931587.post-26662321564272960712014-02-16T21:33:28.954-05:002014-02-16T21:33:28.954-05:00Misery, South Carolina - you sure you don't me...Misery, South Carolina - you sure you don't mean Misery, Tennessee? I feel a little defensive about this post! :) <br /><br />I know what you mean about the winter weather and I hear what you are saying about all the angsty gaming. But - but - I feel like I drifted this way because it's what our group seems to like! The blog is called "high drama" right? I guess it's worth thinking about what genres have a lot of high intensity drama without being depressing. I saw American Hustle last week and I continue to think crime / cop drama has a lot of potential. On the other end of things, the TimeWatch kickstarter is also making me daydream about gonzo time travel action (it doesn't take much).<br /><br />The days are getting longer! Rob MacDougallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062764977151219393noreply@blogger.com