Re: OOC Discussion
In reply to Elwood (msg # 145):
I played in one of his games at Gary Con 3 or 4 years ago. It was a systemless sci-fi adventure. Everyone died eventually. Jim's game heavily emphasizes player skill to the point your character sheet doesn't really matter. He describes the situation and you have to make choices that won't get you killed. His voice is great. He sounds like a disappointed kindergarten teacher every time someone does something stupid and gets themselves killed. I had a lot of fun. Everyone should try to get to one of the old school cons (e.g., Gary Con, North Texas RPG Con, Gamehole Con) and play with some of the Old Guard (folks like Frank Mentzer, Jim Ward, Tim Kask, and friends) before it's too late. I've been very fortunate to play with just about all of them, particularly Frank Mentzer (I played in his home face to face campaign for several years). I learned a lot from all of them, especially Tim Kask. I don't think I'd like playing again with Tim, but he blew my mind with the way he runs his games. Very, very enlightening. (Tim's a great guy, btw, I just like a little more structure in my rules sets).