I might as well toss my two cents in on this as well. :) On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Karen J. Cravens wrote: > Well, since a few Phoenycians have participated (in their own blogs), I > guess I'll spread this, from > http://www.livejournal.com/users/matt_snyder/37084.html. I'm not usually > much into surveys, but: > > 1. What is the first RPG you ever played? D&D, the red-boxed Basic set. That and Car Wars were my first introduction to games beyond what Hasbro sold. (How times have changed...) > > 2. What RPG do you currently play most often? I play AD&D 2nd edition almost weekly, as that's what that group is accustomed to. I also play almost semi-weekly in Carl's heroes game using Fudge. > > 3. What is the best system you've played? Fudge, though I don't play or run it as much as I'd like. With AD&D, I tend to lose the story amongst the rules too much. > > 4. What is the best system you've run? Fudge, for the same reason as above. > > 5. Would you consider yourself an: Elitist/ Min-Maxer/ Rules Lawyer? Some of all, really. Story of my life is that I never seem to fit conveniently into stereotypes. > > 6. If you could recommend a new RPG which would you recommend? Why? Unfortunately, I haven't been able to keep up with the recent game releases. So much of it is D20 related that it seems there's nothing new out there. > > 7. How often do you play? Mostly weekly in one game, and mostly semi-weekly in the other. > > 8. What sort of characters do you play? Leader? Follower? Comic Relief? > Roll-Player/ Role-Player? It depends on the campaign and the other characters. If I can, I'll make a character that fills a hole in the group dynamic. Roll/Role: I try to focus on role-playing, but easily fall out of character when trying to solve in-game problems. In AD&D it's very easy for me to simply fall back on the rules and let the character take a back seat to the game. :( > > 9. What is your favourite Genre for RPGs? I'm not sure. I've almost entirely played fantasy, but that's due to situation more than interest. I think I've convinced the fantasy-centric player in the weekly campaign to give the Star Wars-esque campaign I'm working on a try, so hopefully I'll have a chance to see how that goes. > > 10. What Genres have you played in? Mostly fantasy, occasionally short sci-fi games. Currently in my first Heroes game and having fun. > > 11. Do you prefer to play or GM? Do you do both? I used to enjoy both, though after 5 years of almost no gaming at all I have learned that GMing is _not_ like riding a bicycle. Once I have a chance to relearn how to run a game, it'll be a lot more enjoyable. > > 12. Do you like religion in your games? Religion tends to take a back seat to other things. I don't try to explore religious issues in a game, but at times they do come up. > > 13. Do you have taboo subjects in your games or is everything "fair game"? My main thing is that the characters are heroes. They may be "dark" heroes, but the hero part takes precedence over the dark part. I don't kill off characters often, but a PC that randomly slaughters innocents won't live very long. > > 14. Have you developed your own RPG before? I think every serious gamer has thought about this at one point or another. I was playing around with ideas for my old Alpha Station campaign, and came across Fudge while mining various free rpg systems out there for ideas. I think I still have those system notes in a binder around here somewhere... > > 15. Have you ever been published in the Gaming Industry? If so...what? I don't believe I have; if so, I've slept since then, so I could easily have forgotten. :) -Bill Hamilton ---------------------------------------------------------------- GAMERS Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gamers/
