Wraeththu is a colossal misfire of an adaptation, mixing inaccurate information with a bad system and a number of really creepy assumptions. Plus, I figured out how to use HTML, which is kind of like giving a small child a howitzer and an unlimited supply of shells.
Re: [RPG]: Wraeththu: From Enchantment to Fulfillment, reviewed by Darren MacLennan (
A quick search seems to tell me that "Trait Ziggurat Barley" (real name: Spulturatorah!) was connected to The Window, not Wraeththu.
Anybody got a link to or recall what the Wraeththu game was?
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Re: [RPG]: Wraeththu: From Enchantment to Fulfillment, reviewed by Darren MacLennan (
I made it to 'Foom'. From what I remember of a childhood of reading comics, FOOM = Friends of Ole' Marvel. So I think your soul goes to Stan Lee when you go 'Foom'.
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Re: [RPG]: Wraeththu: From Enchantment to Fulfillment, reviewed by Darren MacLennan (
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A quick search seems to tell me that "Trait Ziggurat Barley" (real name: Spulturatorah!) was connected to The Window, not Wraeththu.
Anybody got a link to or recall what the Wraeththu game was?
Oh, no - it was written in the margins of the Wraeththu game, rather than being its own product. Last I remember. (Edit: I remember this being connected to Wraeththu - maybe I'm wrong. I could have sworn that it was written as a parody of Wraeththu's enormous margins.)
And yes, the game was called Spluturatorah, which I forgot to change in the review. In fairness, HTML is harder than it looks.
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Re: [RPG]: Wraeththu: From Enchantment to Fulfillment, reviewed by Darren MacLennan (
While I didn't get some of the "in jokes" and I still have no clue as to what this game is supposed to be (which, I guess, is kind of the point), I found the review to be an enjoyable read.
I'm sorry it was only through your suffering that I found delight.
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While I didn't get some of the "in jokes"
Which ones? I can expand on 'em.
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Re: [RPG]: Wraeththu: From Enchantment to Fulfillment, reviewed by Darren MacLennan (
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Originally Posted by Nalanod
While I didn't get some of the "in jokes" and I still have no clue as to what this game is supposed to be (which, I guess, is kind of the point), I found the review to be an enjoyable read.
Yeah, welcome return of old favourite
Incidentally, as a connoisseur of bad RPGs and fellow reader of Wraeththu: FETF let me summarise. The game is supposed to be a post-apocalyptic fantasy, where the main protagonists are hermaphroditic creatures who are taking over the world. Its system is extremely typical of the fantasy heartbreaker genre, being an uncomfortable mish-mash of old D&D, Elric and Mage. The novels on the other hand are pseudo-homoerotic political / romantic fantasy.
Incidentally, the image of the knife on the cover IS attributed, there's a brief note on the credits page telling the reader it's a photograph of a knife made by United Cutlery. However I knew the author for a brief time and he did once mention to me that he had asked for permission to use the image but had never received a reply to the email he sent, so on that basis he was assuming acceptance and using it anyway. I cannot be wholly certain that he didn't later receive permission to use the image as this comment was made a month or so before the book's final publication, so I wouldn't like to point any legal fingers. However this kind of attitude strikes me as somewhat discourteous to say the least.
I continue to maintain that Wraeththu could make a good RPG for the right audience (read: fans of the novels) and more importantly using rules designed for romance and political intrigue. Trying to play it as a fantasy heartbreaker just isn't in the spirit of the novels, from what I've been able to ascertain.
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