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Why I like Gamma World so much.

Started by J Arcane, January 27, 2012, 03:09:52 PM

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beeber

and a gerry anderson production, too!  neato

J Arcane

It's gorgeous.  The writing and animation are kiddy crap, but the design!  Oh lord the design.  So detailed and so very Matthews.  It's beautiful.
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Quote from: J Arcane;522848EDIT: Holy shit, Rodney Matthews made a cartoon show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw3137pI11Y

This is pretty cool!

Soylent Green

Quote from: J Arcane;522834so, thanks to a helpful #rpgnet chatter, I've been directed to Roger Dean:  http://www.rogerdean.com/paintings/

OMG, this is soooo what I was on about in the OP.

You're obviously not a Yes fan.

And there you have it, not only do I still play roleplaying games at my age, I'm also still addicted to prog music. I never really stood a chance.
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J Arcane

In my dreams, Rodney Matthews does my game cover.
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beeber

Quote from: Soylent Green;522855You're obviously not a Yes fan.

And there you have it, not only do I still play roleplaying games at my age, I'm also still addicted to prog music. I never really stood a chance.

true.  i was never a prog fan but loved the covers.  combine that with some erol otus creatures, and that's a game world i'd get lost in for quite some time :D

TAFMSV

It's too bad this didn't have an LP inside, rather than Albuquerque Starport, eh?  I wonder if the Dead Kennedys medallion has any special properties?


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Soylent Green

Yup, I've still got that GM screen. It's got a lot of personality.

Over the years I have managed to rationalise my Gamma World collection which at one stage included every rule, source and adventure book up to and including the awful 6th (D20) edition.  But I finally manged to break free from my obsessive collector habit. I even managed not to buy the 7th (D&D 4e) version at all though I have played it quite a bit - can't say I care for it.
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The Butcher

GW never did anything for me, but the idea of a Mutant Future/Labyrinth Lord crossover game (possibly with shades of Hawkmoon) is enticing.

isomage

Quote from: J Arcane;509861But one thing that sticks out in my mind, is the art from those days.  My best friend growing up had this great book of art from one of the artists who did a lot of the Elric book covers.  And it was chock full of album art from 70s and 80s rock and metal bands, totally unrestricted, probably drug-induced visions of sci-fi and fantasy mashed together into vividly colored vistas of just pure fucking weird.

Sounds like Rodney Matthews.
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J Arcane

This thread and my recent work reminds me that I really do need to check out Jorune one of these days.
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Simlasa

Quote from: J Arcane;522848Holy shit, Rodney Matthews made a cartoon show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw3137pI11Y
'Holy shit' is right! I'm a fan of Matthews and Gerry Anderson and had not a clue that show existed... damn... thanks for pointing that out!