lizard wrote: "A generalized "Modern War!" game (D20 or otherwise) would, IMO, probably have more usability and a longer shelf life. Anyone who wants to run Osama-hunting adventures can trivially do so without that being the major hook of the game."
I agree. I think the single best book would be a Non-D20 skill based (rather than level) setting that deals with Terrorism, Espionage, Spying, Counters for Both, Hostage Rescue, Special Ops, Anti-Militia, Covert Operations, Anti-Drug, etc. Call it Rainbow Six the RPG *grin* This is a REALLY theme specific area and right now I haven't seen much in the way of innovation in D20 to properly handle it. IMHO people want more Tom Clancy OR closer to reality style spy and door kicking in type games than James Bond. I mean, what would more cool than playing a game where you are a West German Spy in Berlin in 1952 or a Special Ops Team in a Counter Terrorist Cell stationed in Japan doing runs on Nerve Gas Terrorists and Pirates in Indonesia? Or am I the only one that likes this kind of stuff...? Richard Stewart -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of lizard Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Uhm...joke or not? (Holistic, please respond) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 1/16/02 2:54:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Was it GDW or WEG who made an absolute mint on their Gulf War book? > One or the other did. >> > > > GDW did the Gulf War Fact Book. TSR also did a board game (Line in the Sand) > about the Gulf War which allowed you to "solve the crisis with diplomacy or > an array of high tech weaponry!" I found both rather noxious at the time. > The Gulf War Fact Book, IIRC, was just historical data, maps, and other information of general interest to anyone interested in the military and geographical aspects of the war. (I don't know how much political/social background, if any, it contained) This differs considerably from a (hypothetical) Twilight 2000 supplement/variant set in the Gulf War -- published during the war. A generalized "Modern War!" game (D20 or otherwise) would, IMO, probably have more usability and a longer shelf life. Anyone who wants to run Osama-hunting adventures can trivially do so without that being the major hook of the game. Then again, it's not my money on the line. I have to presume Holistic did their market research before announcing this. _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
