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Zalmoxis

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« on: May 08, 2006, 04:35:58 PM »
Most people have a few games they wish they had in their collection, but don't for various reasons. Three that come to my mind are all from Green Ronin; Testament, Trojan War and Damnation Decade. Anyone play these or see them in action? All three seem pretty darned cool to me, especially the first one and the last one.

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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2006, 04:48:50 PM »
I've not played any of those, hardly even heard of them.

Three games I want are Over the Edge, Dogs in the Vineyard and Primetime Adventures. Edit: Add Unknown Armies to the mix. Looks way kewl.

Dogs and PTA I guess I'll order eventually. I've been on the hunt for a copy of Over the Edge for a while now. Not easy to find, unfortunately.

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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2006, 04:53:43 PM »
I have Testament and Trojan War, but haven't had the chance to play them. Testament looks great, though, and really is different from just about any RPG I've seen. They really made an effort to evoke the mood of the setting.

The game I'd like to have is Ringworld from Chaosium. I like Larry Niven's Ringworld books, as well as his Known Space setting in general. The game I've heard is a really good adaptation, and has a lot of cool reference material that would be of interest to non-gamers. Over the past 20+ years I've tried to track it down, but the only times I've ever seen it for sale is on eBay, and it always goes for way more than I'm willing to bid.
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2006, 05:04:32 PM »
I wish I had the original Paranoia books. I found scanned copies, but they're not the same...
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2006, 06:20:11 PM »
M&M, Spycraft 2.0, and all of the accessories to go with them.

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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2006, 07:09:44 PM »
I wish I had Superworld from Chaosium.

I had the Superworld mini-game that came with Worlds of Wonder and we had a ton of fun with it. I always wondered what the "Full version" was like.
 

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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2006, 07:39:07 PM »
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I've been on the hunt for a copy of Over the Edge for a while now. Not easy to find, unfortunately.

Here you go:

http://www.compleatstrategist.com/index.asp?PageAction=MFGSEARCH&ManfID=26&Page=3

'Bout a third of the way down, on the right.

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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2006, 07:42:18 PM »
The entire Dragon Warriors series.  I have books 1-4, and am constantly looking for a good deal on the last two.  They show up on ebay every now and then, but always go up way high.  One of these days I'll sneak under the radar and get them for around $10-15.

(and yes, I know they are free on the underdogs website, I have those but I want the actual books too)
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« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2006, 08:45:00 AM »
Testament, Trojan War, M&M 2.0 - I meant to pick them up and never got around to it.  I missed out on original Paranoia and original Gamma World - I didn't buy much as a kid due to low funds.  The Dune rpg, just to see what all the fuss is about.

Two old GDW games that I played and loved but never owned: Fifth Frontier War and Invasion: Earth.

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« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2006, 07:52:28 PM »
I'd like a copy of Primetime Adventures, and  the entireDragonwarriors set myself, didn't they release a hardcovere 2E OTE though recently?
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« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2006, 08:41:41 PM »
Ringworld.

The original mechanoids.
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« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2006, 11:29:47 PM »
RuneQuest 1st and/or 2nd edition, The Fantasy Trip, and Adventures in Fantasy

In the 80's, I always wanted to checkout OD&D/AD&D's competitors, but never did.
 

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« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2006, 08:59:44 AM »
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RuneQuest 1st and/or 2nd edition, The Fantasy Trip, and Adventures in Fantasy

Have you seen Legends of the Ancient World?  It's basically a cleaned-up streamlined version of TFT from a company called Dark City Games, and the basic rules are available as a free download on their website.

I'm running a game using just the basic rules over at rpgnet and having a blast.  The full version of the rules, called The Book of Heroes, will be out later this year.
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« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2006, 09:11:44 AM »
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Have you seen Legends of the Ancient World?  It's basically a cleaned-up streamlined version of TFT from a company called Dark City Games, and the basic rules are available as a free download on their website.

I'm running a game using just the basic rules over at That big successful forum that people come to here from when they are kicked from there and having a blast.  The full version of the rules, called The Book of Heroes, will be out later this year.

Thanks!  I'll have a look.
 

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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2006, 09:55:05 AM »
Every supplement ever published for SkyRealms of Jorune. Damn, I should have got on that train when I had the chance :(

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