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May I suggest a game? Maid RPG should be WTF enough for the column, seeing as the default game puts players in the roles of anime maids, and the sample playthroughs consist of rampant ephebe-lesbianism. That said, it's also a lot of fuDON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT
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CommissarMega posted:May I suggest a game? Maid RPG should be WTF enough for the column, seeing as the default game puts players in the roles of anime maids, and the sample playthroughs consist of rampant ephebe-lesbianism. WTF? Bad modules and monster manuals are one thing, but I am not sure I want anybody with any shred of humanity left reading that guide.
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Oct 2, 2009 16:16
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Holy poo poo I take it back, WH40k update has nothing on this one! Please keep up the good work!
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Oct 2, 2009 19:19
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I'd still love to see some Rogue Trader stuff, or maybe the RAMPANT FURRY ARTWORK in just about any Werewolf the Apocalypse book.
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Lockback posted:WTF? ACtually, I've given it a read and... it's surprisingly fun, though you'd have to be into anime to have a full appreciation of the in-jokes, of course. System's also quite simple, and I daresay it's a good way to pass a boring evening (in before innuendo). One of these days, I might just run a PbP game in the TG forums. That said, I'm sure it'd be considered Something Awful (oooh, aren't I witty?) by a majority of the world, hence my suggestion that it be included for the next WTF, DnD?
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CommissarMega posted:ACtually, I've given it a read and... it's surprisingly fun, though you'd have to be into anime to have a full appreciation of the in-jokes, of course. System's also quite simple, and I daresay it's a good way to pass a boring evening (in before innuendo). One of these days, I might just run a PbP game in the TG forums. On that note, what about the original Big Eyes Small Mouth? Some friends of mine forced me to play in in High School and I remember it being ANIME!!!!!!!!111 to the point where I couldn't stand it. And I unironically liked Sailor Moon back then.
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Wandering Knitter posted:On that note, what about the original Big Eyes Small Mouth? Some friends of mine forced me to play in in High School and I remember it being ANIME!!!!!!!!111 to the point where I couldn't stand it. For all its anime pretensions, it's only anime if you play it like that. I've played a whole gamut of settings from post-apoc to 40K (pre Dark Heresy) using BESM 2nd Edition, and it was only anime related in that I borrowed a friend's DVDs after one session. Hell, even Maid isn't all that anime; I've seen it adapted to Paranoia (Friend Computer is the Master, players are Troubleshooters, Maid uniforms are changed to Alpha Complex overalls) and lighthearted games of Dark Heresy. Mekton Zeta and Cthluhutech might be considered a bit more anime-ish, seeing as Japan has a monopoly on giant robots, but there's enough elements in each to ensure that if you're not into KAWAIIDESUNEDRILLPOWAH, you're not missing out on anything. EDIT: And it's just occurred to me that I know far too much about this stuff. CommissarMega fucked around with this message at 02:59 on Oct 6, 2009 |
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CommissarMega posted:ACtually, I've given it a read and... it's surprisingly fun, though you'd have to be into anime to have a full appreciation of the in-jokes, of course. System's also quite simple, and I daresay it's a good way to pass a boring evening (in before innuendo). One of these days, I might just run a PbP game in the TG forums. Several games of Maid have actually been run by TGers over Skype. There are recordings floating around somewhere.
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Oct 6, 2009 02:57
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All of these were really funny. Never stop shoveling them out, please. Thanks.
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Oct 25, 2009 08:20
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I've really been enjoying these, keep up the great work! I'd love to recommend a Rifts book where a lot of the robots have a gun for a penis, but I sold all of my books ages ago and you have about a 50/50 chance of picking one anyways.
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http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/traveller-artwork-steve.php I've never played Traveller, but this was probably the funniest WTF DnD yet. I think it was the combination of Ducktales and Kevin Simbieda artwork that put it over the edge.
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Zack and Steve re: eating farts made me fall out of my chair. I could have hurt myself, Zack and Steve! I could have been seriously injured! (I did not really fall out of my chair but this was very funny)
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While reading this article, I couldn't stop thinking about what rabid fans of the systems you're parodying would think. How much hate-mail do you guys get? Can we see a sampling? Or do RPG nerds somehow have a (gasp!) sense of humor?
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BiggerJ posted:While reading this article, I couldn't stop thinking about what rabid fans of the systems you're parodying would think. How much hate-mail do you guys get? Can we see a sampling? Or do RPG nerds somehow have a (gasp!) sense of humor? And, really, I don't think there's anyone who's still a fan of, say, the Street Fighter RPG.
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WUH-OH! WTF, So guys, I couldn't quite tell if that last bit at the end was a joke or not, but seriously: don't do it. Please.
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It sucks that the Unseen designs -- even after they cockteased us -- are still unseen. I have a friend that designed what I call a "degenerate" mech: small, jump capable, but with a ridiculous number of machine guns. I think it was like 40. He called it the Shrike. Basically, he would jump it right in front of you and unload with everything. With 40 individual dice rolls, you're going to get a few crits here and there. Annoying as gently caress.
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Slendermech ripped me out of my mechs chest and put me in a large plastic bag. Fantastic job as always. It makes me want to take a ruler and make random lines until a mech design appears. Victor Surge fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Dec 24, 2009 |
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Dec 24, 2009 20:39
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quote:Dorkiest Mechs of 3025 holy god YES To be fair though, they've been totally revamped and the artwork in the revised 3050 and Project Phoenix books make them much nicer looking now 
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Also, if you plan on doing any other Battletech books, for the love of god you MUST do the original 3055 Tech Readout. It has probably the worst artwork of the entire series, like painfully bad.
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This one owned completely. My favorite bit wasquote:Zack: At least if it tips over it can shoot itself back upright. as that's exactly what I thought when I was looking at it.
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Victor Surge posted:Fantastic job as always. It makes me want to take a ruler and make random lines until a mech design appears. These mech designs are more angular & blocky than my fifth grade notebook doodles, which were more or less entirely stealth tanks, robo-mans, and X-Wings/TIE Fighters. It's hard to pick out a dorkiest design though, they're all so indistinct.
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Tuxedo Ted posted:So guys, I couldn't quite tell if that last bit at the end was a joke or not, but seriously: don't do it. Please. Or if this must come about : use the original, uncensored printing. Later ones removed some of the hilariously bad artwork/worst excesses of the writing. I am a little sad that I'm versed enough in the system to know this.
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First article of the new year, kicking it old school: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/steve-old-gygax.php Good to see this series return.
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Very amusing! I liked the idea of a giant making his own skintight underwear, like a Calvin Klein of the Monstrous Humanoid world. Also that bit at the end about 4th edition. Have you considered doing a 4th ed. book? The art might be more professionally made but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be full of silly fantasy stuff to chuckle at either.
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Mar 11, 2010 20:02
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Ha. This got a link on io9 via Boing Boing. http://io9.com/5490963/the-original-dungeons--dragons-art-is-satanically-hilarious/gallery/
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I have to say thatquote:Five Unloved Odd Bodies Dead in Farty Basement Following Marathon Hobgoblin Pogrom Any chance of doing some of the material for Spelljammer? I can provide scans if necessary.
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Thanks for the offer, but I have so many PDFs at this point there is almost no D&D product made before 3E that between us we can't cover. I even found the old monstrous compendium binder inserts for Spelljammer. Readers have also scanned in a bunch of really weird books from other RPG games. The material is plentiful.
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If you guys ever do any GURPS articles in the future, please do one on the Goblins source book. The only thing more messed up in than the Goblin social structure is the brief discussion of their reproduction.
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This was a great update guys, nice work!
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elpintogrande posted:I have so many PDFs at this point there is almost no D&D product made before 3E that between us we can't cover. There's some pretty odd material from 3E too: Blue Magic?
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Just wanted to say the WTF series is my favourite stuff from the front page. Not much else to add that everyone else hasn't said.
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Dolash posted:Very amusing! I liked the idea of a giant making his own skintight underwear, like a Calvin Klein of the Monstrous Humanoid world. I really kind of like the idea of Zack and Steve as those kinds of Angry, Old School Grognard types who can't accept the changes Wizards made. Nucleic Acids fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Mar 12, 2010 |
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Nucleic Acids posted:I really kind of like the idea of Zack and Steve as those kinds of Angry, Old School Grognard types who can't accept the changes Wizards made. Or better yet, the semi-offical World of Warcraft tabletop RPG.
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HitTheTargets posted:Or better yet, the semi-offical World of Warcraft tabletop RPG. If that's what it took to make the game enjoyable, then I'm happy with it. Nucleic Acids fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Mar 13, 2010 |
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Nucleic Acids posted:If that's what it took to make the game enjoyable, then I'm happy with it. I don't know if you mean the WoWification of D&D or the tabletopization of WoW, but I didn't mean to lambaste anything. I meant I like the idea of Zack & Steve as diehard D&D fans who would mercilessly mock the tabletop Warcraft game.
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HitTheTargets posted:I don't know if you mean the WoWification of D&D or the tabletopization of WoW, but I didn't mean to lambaste anything. I meant I like the idea of Zack & Steve as diehard D&D fans who would mercilessly mock the tabletop Warcraft game. My apologies, I guess I spent too much time reading grognards.txt. Either way, I really would like to see them tackle a 4th Edition book, as even though the production values are higher than in many past cases there has to be more than enough wonky art for them.
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I loved the "minotaurs call it maze" exchange. There's something really special about the abrupt shut-down of a pun.
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I can't wait for the inevitable Vampire one --- all that early 90s goth-y art will be good fodder for Steve and Zack. While I'm in here, bring back the Barbarian's Dojo, Steve!
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I'm glad you got a lot of meterial Zack because I was missing this feature. Great stuff. I dig the Pikachu tail on the Tremere's head.
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