The Gaming Den

in vaguely related news: the guy behind the Realms of Arkania games and Planescape: Torment (Guido Henkel) is pitching a new game called Thorvalla that is supposed to be reminiscent of The Dark Eye (german pnp system). So far, no real info other than it being set in a norse like setting + turn based...

I didn't think you could actually get to fight the big bad at all - pretty much the whole thing is blocked off because of one conversation you can't actually do. Now granted, I didn't play the game much, but my sister played the hell out of it and was pretty certain that it can't be done. Your sist...

As a person who was hopeful, I have begun to lose inertia and interest in the project for lack of any real information and for whatever tidbits of "yes, cooldowns are in, but they are awesome cooldowns". Also, the forum is flat out scary. The things people want... they... they don't even k...

Do you really doubt that people who LARP are (on the whole) less socially-well adjusted than people who don't?

Or are you curious to the specifics? I guess I am too, a bit.

As has already been stated, but in my own view:

What's wrong with LARPing is the same thing that's "wrong" with liking terrible music, telling bad jokes, and enjoying Taco Bell.

Subjective, opinion, each his own blah blah blah

They haven't really specified much in way of system/mechanics, unfortunately. I'm honestly ok with Vancian casting so long as resting is not extremely simple (it was ridiculous in NWN). If they go for some kind of mana/mp route then I'm ok with that as well, as long as potion chugging isn't viable.

Hey, old user who still lurks re-registered to post. Mask of the Betrayer was a great game, and one of the very few that could satisfy an actual 'evil' playthrough. It alone is reason enough to buy NWN 2, even if you end up skipping the OC. Likewise, KotOR 2 was bugged to hell and incomplete, but th...