Although I applaud Andy for his strident defense, I must say that anyone who wasn't expecting Pundit to fly off the handle about something should read more of his reviews, or even his blog in general, or anything he's posted to the internet ever.  Overblown rhetoric is his thing, people.

Quote from: Zachary The First"And here's to good old Boston / The land of the bean and the cod / Where Lowells talk only to Cabots / And Cabots talk only to God."

An excellent survey of the situation, except you have your Cabotses and your Lowellses mixed up! It reads "Where Cabots talk only to Lowells, and Lowells talk only to God."

I am very proud my native city has a Sacred Codfish. Shows they have their priorities straight!

From Shackleton's The Book of Boston:

"In the new Hall of the Representatives, in this new part of the building, hangs a wooden codfish "as a memorial of the importance of the Cod Fishery to the welfare of this Commonwealth," as the phrasing was of the resolution which ordered, in 1784, that a codfish be suspended "in the room where the House sat." That was in the old State House, still standing down town, and it would also seem that the custom was older than that particular fish. It is almost certain, too, that this very codfish of wood, now hanging in the new room of the Representatives – their second room in the new State House – is the very one which was suspended in the room in the old State House in pursuance of the resolution of 1784, for in 1895, over a century afterward, it was ordered that the "removal of the ancient representation of a codfish" from the old hall to the new be carried out. Whereupon, a committee of fifteen proceeded to the old room of the Representatives, and, wrapping the symbolic wooden cod in an American flag, proudly bore it in state to the new room, which would seem to be the third room for this sacred codfish, as it is commonly called."

-clash

Leisure Games is only in London in the loosest sense of the word.  It's so far up the northern line that only sheep and guys in kilts get off at their nearby tube stop.

Quote from: Mr. AnalyticalLeisure Games is only in London in the loosest sense of the word.  It's so far up the northern line that only sheep and guys in kilts get off at their nearby tube stop.

Speaking of sheep and guys in kilts getting off, why don't Scots wear trousers?

OK, OK! So I like old jokes! Heck, I am an old joke!

-Clash (Clan Graham of Montrose)

Reminds me of a quote I once read about the Unitarian church:

"The Unitarian church is based on the Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of man, and the Neighbourhood of Boston".

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Quote from: RPGPunditReminds me of a quote I once read about the Unitarian church:

"The Unitarian church is based on the Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of man, and the Neighbourhood of Boston".

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Hehe! Nailed that one!

-clash

Quote from: McrowYou sir, are a classy guy. I have seen more that one publisher lose his cool over a harsh (rightly or not) review.

I've seen more than one publisher lose their cool over a complimentary review, because the reviewer dared to suggest that their product "wasn't perfect" or "wasn't for everyone".

So, good on ya! :cool:

Quote from: jrients;41532Although I applaud Andy for his strident defense, I must say that anyone who wasn't expecting Pundit to fly off the handle about something should read more of his reviews, or even his blog in general, or anything he's posted to the internet ever.  Overblown rhetoric is his thing, people.

So, I've discovered. These are reviews for RPGPundit, not a review. It is hard to take any of his reviews seriously... I guess I'll just use them as lulzfactories.

Quote from: RPGPundit;39937Its just, if what you want is a fast "pick-up" game of pure pulp action, this is NOT the game for you, IMO.  The biggest mistake the authors made (mistake, as opposed to ideological design choice) was how they marketed the game.

I think that the secret to any FATE game is that once you "get" the system it rums a lot smoother than many other games out there. It's that initial "holy cow, that's a lot of pages" that kind of overwhelms you at first.

And I'll confess that my signed hardback copy is sitting on my shelf near my computer. I think that SotC has a lot to offer a gamer, if you like this style of play.

I really think the execution was godawful. It was written by people who clearly didn't really understand the genre, and who used the worst iteration of the FATE rules possible to create the shittiest most pretentious game they could, that almost entirely subverted the real "spirit" of Pulp action.

If you want a much better version of a pulp game from someone who really does fucking get it, look at Two Fisted Tales.

And if you want a much, much better way of presenting the FATE system that doesn't shoebox you into Forge/storygames territory, look at Starblazer Adventures.

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I did not expect that at all, but thanks for the effort.

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