tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post921535771275319488..comments2024-03-28T00:53:49.609-07:00Comments on PLANET ALGOL: Burned Out!!! (and possible solutions)Blairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-23761324440574391142011-01-19T10:42:06.147-08:002011-01-19T10:42:06.147-08:00So cool! Wow, these all sound awesome. Don't b...So cool! Wow, these all sound awesome. Don't be afraid to hibernate if you need a break. Usually you come back stronger and more focused.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923748337647812135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-30285127090981543102011-01-17T20:16:04.792-08:002011-01-17T20:16:04.792-08:00If I weren't far, far, away I'd play a Cre...If I weren't far, far, away I'd play a Crewman (Like Hethor or Jonas), in the Gene Wolfe campaign. Or maybe a non-evil Alzabo. Perhaps you could do it as a play-by-post? Then again, that's probably a silly thing to do just so that one blog reader can join.C'nor (Outermost_Toe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01580315916281876117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-90472351659136868602011-01-14T12:34:17.745-08:002011-01-14T12:34:17.745-08:00@ Scrounger: Oh...have you? ;)
That would be rad,...@ Scrounger: Oh...have you? ;)<br /><br />That would be rad, thanks for the offer!Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-22974627940568553492011-01-13T18:32:54.382-08:002011-01-13T18:32:54.382-08:00Also, I'd run a classic dungeon for a mini con...Also, I'd run a classic dungeon for a mini convention here. And help with organizing, etc.Scroungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289845412936443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-21541871899593085132011-01-13T18:28:45.591-08:002011-01-13T18:28:45.591-08:00I would be so stoked on a Barsoomian Empire of the...I would be so stoked on a Barsoomian Empire of the Petal Throne!<br /><br />Any of the above sound good though. <br /><br />We have exhausted a lot of the most exciting areas in the Algol hexmap.<br /><br />Although it would be a crime to leave so much of that megadungeon unexplored...Scroungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289845412936443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-19868543393659696952011-01-13T14:36:40.644-08:002011-01-13T14:36:40.644-08:00Thanks for the kind feedback everyone!
As a discl...Thanks for the kind feedback everyone!<br /><br />As a disclaimer, it may seem like I'm bursting with ideas, but in actuality, regarding initiative and enthusiasm I am burnt out...but it's a work/finances/real-life stress thing that's impacting my creativity.<br /><br />It may seem like I'm bursting with great ideas, but it's more of a product of having 40-odd hours a week where my brain is desperate for intellectual activity :)<br /><br />@ Jay: Somehow I think organizing a mini-con may actually be more work than many of the other projects ;) BTW, congrats regarding the Brave Halfling/X-Plorers thing!<br /><br />@ Ckutalik: I have 40 hours a week when my brain is lying fallow...<br /><br />@ B. Portly: Thanks, that looks to be worth raiding for some material! I'd prefer to go with something GW or OD&D in nature for the game engine...I have enough problems powergaming Fallout via skills and perks and becoming an unstoppable angel of death when I play the game :D What I'm aiming for is using the "set dressings" (esp. alternate earth guns!) and perhaps a simplified skill system to do something Fallout-ish rather than emulating the game mechanics of the series.<br /><br />@ Greg: I'd love for you to contribute!<br /><br />@ Mkotschi: Haha, is that a more vulgar/literal "cockatrice?"<br /><br />@ Christian: I've said it before, but I've always found your enthusiasm contagious ...thank you!<br /><br />@ Dyson: Please tell me that the table of contents is a d12 random table...<br /><br />@ JOESKY: I WOULD BE HONORED! <br /><br />@ Mattias: Don't get me wrong...Algol is my baby and I love it, I just need something else to dump my rpg creativity into.<br /><br />@ Kelvin: That is certainly true..except for the Gene Wolfe thing, and one-shots would be great fodder for a con!<br /><br />@ Zak: "Earthworm...I'm a lot like you!" Somehow I knew Grief would incite you!<br /><br />@ Melan & Chris: You may have convinced me.<br /><br />@ Netherwerks: I'll take you up on the offer! I love The Black Ziggurat, but like I don't even want someone to end up with the misapprehension that it belongs to any one person. Now as a regular feature in the zine... that works with the BZ ethos.<br /><br />@ Cyclopeatron: Ohhh...is that a challenge? ;)Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-39159871557791340932011-01-13T08:38:22.559-08:002011-01-13T08:38:22.559-08:00Do the micro-con! And everything else!
btw, I'...Do the micro-con! And everything else!<br /><br />btw, I'll sue your ass if you call your 'zine Cyclopean. It's "tro" away from my fragile ego. ;)Bob Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073807225519106277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-6634619735667952822011-01-13T06:34:54.717-08:002011-01-13T06:34:54.717-08:00Do it all and take no prisoners doing it. We'd...Do it all and take no prisoners doing it. We'd love to contribute to the 'zine if you're ever interested. TekuMars sounds frikkin' awesome.<br /><br />Why not just do Black Ziggurat and make it For everyone as well? That'd be even more DIY-punk ethic...netherwerkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361800925618339097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-16459868881236806742011-01-13T04:35:22.414-08:002011-01-13T04:35:22.414-08:00* Jewel Throne (...of the Earth)
* TekuMars
These...* Jewel Throne (...of the Earth)<br />* TekuMars<br /><br />These make me happy in my gaming parts.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-12795352550610358362011-01-13T02:30:46.664-08:002011-01-13T02:30:46.664-08:00Jewel Throne!
Jewel Throne! :DJewel Throne!<br />Jewel Throne! :DMelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-54546918011119819962011-01-13T01:49:17.786-08:002011-01-13T01:49:17.786-08:00Grief!!!!
I wish I could be more articulate on th...Grief!!!!<br /><br />I wish I could be more articulate on the subject than that.<br /><br />Do all the things!Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-14541659495218549562011-01-13T00:33:30.983-08:002011-01-13T00:33:30.983-08:00Also remember that you don't have to go the wh...Also remember that you don't have to go the whole hog with these. Sometimes a one-shot is enough to get your fix of a certain setting and to blow away the cobwebs.<br /><br />So don't be put off by the number of ideas you have on the boil, because you could do all of them!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-11508055339416363912011-01-12T23:37:13.903-08:002011-01-12T23:37:13.903-08:00Doing a Con sounds a great idea for recharging the...Doing a Con sounds a great idea for recharging the creative batteriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-34591392581643589072011-01-12T22:57:40.682-08:002011-01-12T22:57:40.682-08:00I think, you have the same problem like me. Too mu...I think, you have the same problem like me. Too much ideas and not enough time. <br /><br />There are a lot of great ideas, especially the Dune, Fallout, Lemurian and EotPT things, but I think, Algol is still the best. :)Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936874766468598377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-30424036295643011372011-01-12T22:45:36.849-08:002011-01-12T22:45:36.849-08:00IFY
OU DO THE ZINE I WOULD LIEK TO CONTRIBUTE MY R...IFY<br />OU DO THE ZINE I WOULD LIEK TO CONTRIBUTE MY RULES FOR THE FLUMF PC CLASS (IT IS A RACE CLASS)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-67415734459659305352011-01-12T21:09:47.390-08:002011-01-12T21:09:47.390-08:00The zine is a lot of fun. I just started mine, a 1...The zine is a lot of fun. I just started mine, a 12 page old-school zine, and it is invigorating to put it out there.Dyson Logoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352404068239792475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-4218454609756190512011-01-12T20:39:48.058-08:002011-01-12T20:39:48.058-08:00Zines are rad. I say do it. I hear you on the burn...Zines are rad. I say do it. I hear you on the burn out.christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-56717186806364615072011-01-12T19:14:09.095-08:002011-01-12T19:14:09.095-08:00Oh hell yes! I am so with you on the crudelydrawn...Oh hell yes! I am so with you on the crudelydrawncrustpunkdigestzine. I have thought about this myself many times, but alas I am lame. If you do the zine you must include this image on the cover.<br /><br />http://fantastic.library.cornell.edu/dbgfx/800/F030-002.jpg<br /><br />Seriously.mkotschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442422156486691317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-51461721168809028112011-01-12T19:05:03.540-08:002011-01-12T19:05:03.540-08:00Yeah, man, you're not burnt out -- those are s...Yeah, man, you're not burnt out -- those are some very do-able ideas. Maybe you just need to switch gears for a bit. I'd love to see that spacey Vancian campaign in particular. And the 'zine idea would rock. I vote for 'Cyclopean'! But whatever it's called I'd love to contribute.Greg Gorgonmilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397374629757817360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-12528236592818875702011-01-12T18:44:19.063-08:002011-01-12T18:44:19.063-08:00Exodus started out as a licensed 3E Fallout tablet...Exodus started out as a licensed 3E Fallout tabletop rpg till someone realized another company was squatting on the rights to a pnp rpg:<br /><br />http://gluttoncreeper.net/<br /><br />I have a pdf of the rules and it's 99% Fallout with the serial numbers filed off. Feats actually make sense here, as they emulate the Fallout system.B. Portly Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15481964118769949033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-81712386571340193002011-01-12T18:40:31.356-08:002011-01-12T18:40:31.356-08:00For someone burnt out, you do have a ton of incred...For someone burnt out, you do have a ton of incredible ideas. I kept saying "yes" and "hell yes" in my head at each one.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-24469912560637847372011-01-12T17:59:56.989-08:002011-01-12T17:59:56.989-08:00Wow, those all sound like good projects, and I'...Wow, those all sound like good projects, and I'd love to see you develop them all eventually. However, all but one have some element of writing, so I vote for the Vancouver OSR-con, since you'd get to focus purely on playing and give your mind a rest!<br /><br />And as far as writers block/creative bloc goes--been there, I hear ya! ;)<br /><br />/previous post was crud, sorry!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.com