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Game's Only Saving Grace...

Started by Lawbag, December 27, 2011, 07:41:06 AM

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Lawbag

December 27, 2011, 07:41:06 AM
MERP and Rolemasters only saving grave are the critical hit tables.

If it wasn't for the sanity roll, Call of Cthulhu would have died a death.

The only saving grace of ADND was the THAC0, and that was a British invention!

If it wasn't for the Halfling Ratcatcher character class, WHFRP would have been rubbish.

If it wasn't for Anne Rice, V:TM would have been a laughable mess.

I'm sure there are others, both serious and tongue in cheek...
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Serious Paul

#1
December 27, 2011, 09:56:21 AM
Shadowrun is it's setting. Otherwise it'd be D20 Modern.

TristramEvans

#2
December 27, 2011, 10:14:15 AM
World of Synnibar's only saving grace is the flying bears with laser eyes.

If it wasn't for Neil Gaiman, Changeling:the dreaming would never have existed.

The saving grace of Fantasy wargamming is finally! stats for Jesus.

The saving grace of role playing games in general is funky dice.

beeber

#3
December 27, 2011, 10:26:01 AM
the saving grace of traveller is the chance to die in character generation

flyingmice

#4
December 27, 2011, 10:34:06 AM
The saving grace of StarCluster is... ummmm... is...

I got nothin'.

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TristramEvans

#5
December 27, 2011, 10:39:32 AM
Quote from: flyingmice;497643The saving grace of StarCluster is... ummmm... is...

the last page?

flyingmice

#6
December 27, 2011, 10:58:04 AM Last Edit: December 27, 2011, 12:52:04 PM by flyingmice
Quote from: TristramEvans;497645the last page?

Close, but nobody ever gets that far...

-clash
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Currently Designing: StarCluster 4 - Wavefront Empire
Last Releases: SC4 - Dark Orbital, SC4 - Out of the Ruins,  SC4 - Sabre & World
Blog: I FLY BY NIGHT

jeff37923

#7
December 27, 2011, 12:47:34 PM
Quote from: beeber;497640the saving grace of traveller is the chance to die in character generation

Bastard beat me to it....:D
"Meh."

James Gillen

#8
December 27, 2011, 03:35:52 PM
Quote from: Serious Paul;497636Shadowrun is it's setting. Otherwise it'd be D20 Modern.

The saving grace of D20 Modern is the Gnoll Pimp.

JG
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Rincewind1

#9
December 27, 2011, 05:43:01 PM
The saving grace of Warhammer was the combination between gritty rules and gritty world. Otherwise it'd be just a mediocre world alongside mediocre rules.
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

Serious Paul

#10
December 27, 2011, 07:57:24 PM
Quote from: James Gillen;497708The saving grace of D20 Modern is the Gnoll Pimp.

I actually liked that once my players had basically mastered D&D 3.5e they could easily transition to D20 Modern without learning anything new.

TristramEvans

#11
December 27, 2011, 08:15:46 PM
Quote from: Serious Paul;497805I actually liked that once my players had basically mastered D&D 3.5e they could easily transition to D20 Modern without learning anything new.

D20 Moderns' only saving grace is you don't have to learn anything!

Simlasa

#12
December 27, 2011, 08:44:24 PM
OD&D's saving grace was that it didn't have any other RPGs to compete with.

David Johansen

#13
December 27, 2011, 11:36:21 PM
GURPS Fourth Edition's saving grace was the beautiful artwork in GURPS Magic.
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James Gillen

#14
December 28, 2011, 01:05:47 AM
Quote from: TristramEvans;497815D20 Moderns' only saving grace is you don't have to learn anything!

[spit take]
-My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.
 -Christopher Hitchens
-Be very very careful with any argument that calls for hurting specific people right now in order to theoretically help abstract people later.
-Daztur
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