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So Grognardia is back I guess?

Started by Arkansan, August 12, 2020, 04:43:09 PM

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Arkansan

August 12, 2020, 04:43:09 PM
There is a new post as of yesterday, a review of Mork Borg. I note that the comment section is turned off as of now.

http://grognardia.blogspot.com/

Brad

#1
August 12, 2020, 06:01:19 PM
I really like the blog post with the apology about his Kickstarter fiasco...
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

Ratman_tf

#2
August 12, 2020, 06:15:56 PM
This should be good for a few yuks.
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-Haffrung

SavageSchemer

#3
August 12, 2020, 07:26:51 PM
I always enjoyed his blog back when. I have to admit that seeing the first post since 2012 was for freaking Morg Bork was disappointing. I am totally not a fan of the game and have no interest in reading about it. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing more from Grognardia.
The more clichéd my group plays their characters, the better. I don't want Deep Drama™ and Real Acting™ in the precious few hours away from my family and job. I want cheap thrills, constant action, involved-but-not-super-complex plots, and cheesy but lovable characters.
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Arkansan

#4
August 12, 2020, 09:51:12 PM
Quote from: SavageSchemer;1144603I always enjoyed his blog back when. I have to admit that seeing the first post since 2012 was for freaking Morg Bork was disappointing. I am totally not a fan of the game and have no interest in reading about it. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing more from Grognardia.

I feel the same, I don't really have any particular interest in Mork Borg, but I did enjoy his content back in the day. Still, it's hard to look at it through quite the same lens given all that happened.

mAcular Chaotic

#5
August 13, 2020, 04:07:10 AM
I always loved his blog and don't care what happened in the past, I'm all in for more posts.
Battle doesn\'t need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don\'t ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don\'t ask why I fight.

Spinachcat

#6
August 13, 2020, 04:53:00 AM
I may know less about Mork Borg after reading his review.

It's colorful, hard to read, based on doom metal (maybe) and allegedly fascinating, but based on the review, the actual game sounds almost tacked on as an afterthought.

Any Mork Borg fans here?

If so, start a thread.

HappyDaze

#7
August 13, 2020, 08:42:16 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat;1144661Any Mork Borg fans here?

I feel like we're talking about something the Swedish Chef put on the RPG menu.

PencilBoy99

#8
August 13, 2020, 10:22:33 AM
He was on a podcast a few months back and was pretty candid and apologetic about his kickstarter.

Ratman_tf

#9
August 13, 2020, 10:56:26 AM
Quote from: PencilBoy99;1144694He was on a podcast a few months back and was pretty candid and apologetic about his kickstarter.

Got a link?
The notion of an exclusionary and hostile RPG community is a fever dream of zealots who view all social dynamics through a narrow keyhole of structural oppression.
-Haffrung

Mistwell

#10
August 13, 2020, 11:41:57 AM
Might be this one (I have not listened yet):

https://hobbsnfriends.com/2019/12/03/57-james-maliszewski/

PencilBoy99

#11
August 13, 2020, 12:15:46 PM
Yes. He didn't blame his mistake on anyone else.

What always weirds me out about these Kickstarter things is that they don't get help sooner. Grognardia's thing eventually got fulfilled, but had to get fulfilled by another organization. Same thing with Cortex Prime. You're never going to get ANY money if the product doesn't get out.

Like with the Lotfp thing. Are you seriously telling me he couldn't find any fans or other developers that he couldn't give a % of future profits to to finish it?

RandyB

#12
August 13, 2020, 12:18:55 PM
Yeah. He's owning his mistakes, which is a damn sight better than a lot of people do, with Kickstarters or any thing else.

Ratman_tf

#13
August 13, 2020, 12:32:29 PM
Quote from: PencilBoy99;1144718Yes. He didn't blame his mistake on anyone else.

What always weirds me out about these Kickstarter things is that they don't get help sooner. Grognardia's thing eventually got fulfilled, but had to get fulfilled by another organization. Same thing with Cortex Prime. You're never going to get ANY money if the product doesn't get out.

Like with the Lotfp thing. Are you seriously telling me he couldn't find any fans or other developers that he couldn't give a % of future profits to to finish it?

Part of the critique is that he didn't have an exit plan if things went south, and bailed instead of passing off the work before dropping off the radar.
The notion of an exclusionary and hostile RPG community is a fever dream of zealots who view all social dynamics through a narrow keyhole of structural oppression.
-Haffrung

BoxCrayonTales

#14
August 13, 2020, 02:33:38 PM
I'm only familiar with his blog because I used his Dwimmermount campaign setting as a source for more creative takes on fantasy races. I liked how he made dwarves asexual males who reproduced by carving new dwarves from stone.
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