Post originally by Ben Monroe at 2005-04-08 07:37:49
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Dan,
Thanks for the great review! It's a really neat feeling for me, that after nearly 15 years, people are still enjoying that book.
I did note one thing I thought I should mention. Not many people have noticed it, but the "organization" of the book is set up very much in a mock-chronology of horror film history.
In other words, after reading all the scenarios, I set them in order of "when I thought this movie might have been made."
I mention this only because in the fish people scenario, I too was a bit put off by the forced impregnation. However, I thought it was a fine scenario, and to me it struck a, "Aha! This is sleaze cinema circa 1982" vibe. Honestly, I could really see that movie having been made around the time of "Humanoids From the Deep" "Piranha 2: The Spawning" and other epically-terrible films from the early 80's.
If you look at the scenarios in order, I think you'll sort of see what I mean. I hope so, anyway...
Post originally by Dan Davenport at 2005-04-09 06:56:59
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Ben Monroe wrote:
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<b>Dan,
Thanks for the great review! It's a really neat feeling for me, that after nearly 15 years, people are still enjoying that book.</b>
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I agree that it's an excellent review. It makes me wish I was more a fan of one-shots than I am, or that the last scenario had become the basis for a larger setting. (And I definitely agree regarding kid-killing thing. I just can't keep up my enthusiasm for a game in which that happens.)
I do want to make sure that you know this was a review by Darren and not by me. Granted, we both use the same font and both write long reviews, but credit where credit is due and all that jazz.
Post originally by OldSkoolGeek at 2005-04-09 10:52:02
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Obviously, you've never seen THE FUGITIVE.
Marshal Biggs: It's hinky, Sam. I mean, this guy is a college graduate. He became a doctor. I mean, he ain't gonna go through here with all this security. Hinky.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Biggs, what does that mean, hinky?
Marshal Biggs: I don't know. Strange. Weird
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Well, why don't you say strange or weird? I mean hinky, that has no meaning.
Marshal Biggs: Well, we say hinky.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: I don't want you guys using words with no meaning.
Marshal Biggs: [Sotto voce] How about
'bullshit?' How about 'bullshit,' Sam?
Post originally by Siskoid at 2005-04-19 09:57:00
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I love those anthologies and have mined them a lot. In the original collection, I've used Ancient Nazi Midget Shamans (without the section where you play the kids, and it won best scenario of the year in my group), Honeymoon in Hell (didn't do so well, but it was fine) and The Land That Time Ignored (you misquoted the title) but tweaked with cheapo super-powers (you could see the strings, etc.) just for a multi-genre effect.
And I plan to keep on mining it.
I've used BB2 as well, though the scenarios seem written more as stories than games, so they take more conversion effort. Still, El Tigre, and An Alien Kicked sand in my face have both been rousing successes with my players.
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