Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Grumpy RPG Reviews: Laws of Good Game Mastering


Episode 60: Laws of Good Game Mastering
  • Grumpy says "Laws of Good Game Mastering" reminds him of "On War,"
  • Acererak suggests invading Russia,
  • Grumpy disagrees,
  • "Laws" has nice chapters, each of which covers a separate issues,
  • The book is decent and recommended reading for beginners,
  • however it is also excessively optimistic about what goes on at a game table,
  • The book gets a 15 on a d20 roll,
  • Acererak nearly makes Grumpy cry.


Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Grumpy RPG Reviews: Record of the Lodoss War


Episode 59: Record of the Lodoss War
  • Marmo is a popular destination,
  • Grumpy explain anime to Acererek,
  • Grumpy faces rejection from others interested in anime,
  • Lodoss War is possibly unique in terms of gamer media,
  • It holds up pretty well, for being a 20+ year old anime,
  • It suffers when it stop being a kind of anime-actual play production and tries to be a standard fantasy production,
  • Record of the Lodoss War gets a 15 on a d20 roll,
  • Grumpy is responsible for turning Marmo into a tourist destination.