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Message no. 1
From: JOHANNA BURWELL-KALES <burwell@******.EDU>
Subject: Re: other roleplaying games..
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 19:55:19 -0700
Well, looking at the group lately, very few messages were on it,
and made me decide to post this.
i am considering buying a couple of different roleplaying games.
( not all of them, only one or two. ) I was wondering if anybody has
played, heard rumors, or read material on these games:
Space hulk
Macross II
Star wars
Kryomek
Car wars
Death race
Also, I wanted to know if anyone else has ever played the Call of
Cthulhu game, I have before, and wanted to know what anyone else thought
about it. I personally think it is great if you like H.P. Lovecraft.
The monstors in it can really make any character a meat puppet or cannon
fodder.
Later,
--Silver--
Message no. 2
From: Luke Kendall <luke@********.CANON.OZ.AU>
Subject: Re: other roleplaying games..
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 13:10:07 +1000
> Also, I wanted to know if anyone else has ever played the Call of
> Cthulhu game, I have before, and wanted to know what anyone else thought
> about it. I personally think it is great if you like H.P. Lovecraft.
> The monstors in it can really make any character a meat puppet or cannon
> fodder.

A bit depressing after a while. You always _know_ that your characters
can only win in the short term. In the long term, the best result you
can hope for is to go mad (and start a new character).

Our most gripping adventure was a real rush, though. One by one, the
party was tricked into reading the Revelations of Glaaki. I think two
people survived.

luke
Message no. 3
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: other roleplaying games..
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 23:16:20 -0400
>>>>> "JOHANNA" == JOHANNA BURWELL-KALES
<burwell@******.EDU> writes:

JOHANNA> Space hulk

It's a tactical board game, not an RPG, and a really fun one at that. Think
Aliens with marines in powered armor.

JOHANNA> Macross II

It's Palladium, which is to say, it sucks rocks.

JOHANNA> Star wars

Really nice, if you can deal with the movie cast being gods compared to any
PC :).

JOHANNA> Kryomek

Never heard of it.

JOHANNA> Car wars

Another fun tactical game. Autoduel is the RPG (never played it). Our
Fearless Leader Robert Hayden will have a different take on the topic :).

JOHANNA> Death race

Never heard of it aside from the movie "Deathrace 2000" :).

JOHANNA> Also, I wanted to know if anyone else has ever played the
JOHANNA> Call of Cthulhu game, I have before, and wanted to know what
JOHANNA> anyone else thought about it. I personally think it is great if
JOHANNA> you like H.P. Lovecraft. The monstors in it can really make any
JOHANNA> character a meat puppet or cannon fodder.

I personally refuse to play in a game in which Cthulu actually exists, for
the simple reason, "why bother? it's all for naught in the end, anyway."

--
Rat <ratinox@***.neu.edu> | "Odds don't matter when Humans want
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/ratinox | something bad enough." --UHED series 507
Message no. 4
From: Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: other roleplaying games..
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 12:12:28 -0400
Yeah, I have played Call of Cthulhu before. It is indeed a great game,
with insanity and/or death lurking around every twisted corner.

Ia! Shub Niggurath! The Goat with Ten Thousand Young!

Marc
Message no. 5
From: "J.W.Thomas" <cm5323@***.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: other roleplaying games..
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 17:32:12 +0100
>
> Yeah, I have played Call of Cthulhu before. It is indeed a great game,
> with insanity and/or death lurking around every twisted corner.
>
> Ia! Shub Niggurath! The Goat with Ten Thousand Young!
>
> Marc
>
ALL HAIL!! f'tania r'lyeh a'strophealt!!
I love Cthulhu....the mood and sanity are something else>

CHOPPER
who loaths you, and who do you loath?
CTHULHU! CTHULHU!
Message no. 6
From: The Dodger <csc086@*****.LANCS.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Other roleplaying games...
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 22:29:38 +0100
> I was wondering if anybody has played, heard rumors, or read material on
> these games:
> [..]
> Kryomek

I've never played Kryomek but I've had a look at it, and I've read plenty
of reviews, and from what I can tell, it's a pretty good game. It's a
skirmish game, as you know, designed for use with the 25mm miniatures
produced by Fantasy Forge, which has now, incidentally, gone bankrupt, but
the directors formed a new company, and have bought back the license for
Kryomek. The rules are meant to be pretty cool, but the gem is the back-
ground and setting, which is reminiscent of Aliens - humans vs. slavering
aliens, basically, in the far future, when humans have colonised most of
the galaxy. Really good gritty sci-fi...

> Also, I wanted to know if anyone else has ever played the Call of
> Cthulhu game...

I once played an inspired 1920's CoC scenario at Leprecon '92, I think it
was... (Leprecon is an annual convention in Trinity College, Dublin, Tir
na nOg) It was set in Antartica, but me and a friend held up the start of
the game for half an hour by insisting on mucking around in England for a
bit, despite divine intervention by the GM and so on... *grin*
We finally gave in after the GM threatened that he would make a point of
joining the group I was GMing for the Shadowrun competition the following
day... :)
There's also a brill 1990's scneario for Call of Cthulhu in the first
issue of The Last Province, the now-defunct Scottish roleplaying mag.

/> The Dodger
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Message no. 7
From: Gareth Owen <glowen1@*****.NHS.GOV.UK>
Subject: Re: other roleplaying games..
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 17:54:48 +0100
>
> Well, looking at the group lately, very few messages were on it,
> and made me decide to post this.
> i am considering buying a couple of different roleplaying games.
> ( not all of them, only one or two. ) I was wondering if anybody has
> played, heard rumors, or read material on these games:
> Space hulk
It's GW, so I won't touch it - doesn't mean it's not good.
> Macross II
?
> Star wars
Excellent game. The rules are simple, consistent and easily learned,
and *everyone* knows the background. A personal favourite.
> Kryomek
A wargame rather than a boardgame - 25mm sci-fi. Nice setting and
background.
> Car wars
Another goody. Many claim this is not a true RPG, but I think there is
just enough depth to play it as an RPG. Excellent, darkly humorous
setting. Good if you just want a tactical combat game with fast cars.
Another personal favourite.
> Death race
?
> Also, I wanted to know if anyone else has ever played the Call of
Yeah, it can be really scary (especially playing by candlelight).
I won't play this anymore, partly for religious reasons, but mainly
because in the long run you cannot win. You either go insane or die.
Sooner or later.
> Later,
> --Silver--
See ya

GLO


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