Comments on: And no goddamned elves http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/ true confessions, incoherent rants, tyops Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:50:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jason http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/#comment-616 Jason Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:45:07 +0000 http://dev.ambernight.org/archives/2006/07/24/175#comment-616 I vaguely remember a Dragon magazine ad for one of the billions of indie (or small press or whatever the term was back then) RPGs of the mid 80s with the selling point "best of all NO ELVES". Seems like all fashions in fantasy recycle sooner or later, maybe my dream of the 'self-pitying leper saves the universe' MMO genre taking off will come true after all. I vaguely remember a Dragon magazine ad for one of the billions of indie (or small press or whatever the term was back then) RPGs of the mid 80s with the selling point “best of all NO ELVES”.

Seems like all fashions in fantasy recycle sooner or later, maybe my dream of the ’self-pitying leper saves the universe’ MMO genre taking off will come true after all.

]]> By: Richard Campbell http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/#comment-615 Richard Campbell Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:21:20 +0000 http://dev.ambernight.org/archives/2006/07/24/175#comment-615 The original Fallout had an ad like the "no goddamned elves" bit. Can't find a copy right now, but the lines were something like: "Fallout. A classic RPG*" "*Without any magic, elves, dragons, or other crap." The original Fallout had an ad like the “no goddamned elves” bit. Can’t find a copy right now, but the lines were something like:

“Fallout. A classic RPG*”

“*Without any magic, elves, dragons, or other crap.”

]]> By: Syntax Heir http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/#comment-614 Syntax Heir Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:29:22 +0000 http://dev.ambernight.org/archives/2006/07/24/175#comment-614 GURPS? That's all D6 isn't it? Heh... yeah that counts. It's been a long time but I thought cyberpunk was decidedly "non-elf". I guess they've invaded. While we're discussing fantasy MMOs, WTF hasn't anybody made my Wild West MMO yet? C'mon, cowboys and outlaws? Trains to rob and wagon caravans to hold up/defend? Small pioneer towns? Cosmopolitan big cities? Sherrifs, bounty hunters, houses of ill-repute! C'MON!! It's already written in our country's history just slap down the code already! Do I have to think of everything? And yes Virginia there are 'no goddamned elves'. Oh! Another thing! <a href="http://www.burningsea.com/" rel="nofollow">Pirates of the Burning Sea</a> had better not suck all brands of ass! I will not be pleased to see Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Edward Teach, Grace O'Malley et al misrepresented. /whew GURPS? That’s all D6 isn’t it? Heh… yeah that counts. It’s been a long time but I thought cyberpunk was decidedly “non-elf”. I guess they’ve invaded.

While we’re discussing fantasy MMOs, WTF hasn’t anybody made my Wild West MMO yet? C’mon, cowboys and outlaws? Trains to rob and wagon caravans to hold up/defend? Small pioneer towns? Cosmopolitan big cities? Sherrifs, bounty hunters, houses of ill-repute! C’MON!! It’s already written in our country’s history just slap down the code already! Do I have to think of everything? And yes Virginia there are ‘no goddamned elves’.

Oh! Another thing! Pirates of the Burning Sea had better not suck all brands of ass! I will not be pleased to see Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Edward Teach, Grace O’Malley et al misrepresented.

/whew

]]> By: Amber http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/#comment-613 Amber Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:50:00 +0000 http://dev.ambernight.org/archives/2006/07/24/175#comment-613 I'd love to see an MMO based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_10_%28comic%29" rel="nofollow">Top 10</a>. I just finished reading Volume 1, and the MMO possibilities are huge. They'd have to make sure not to simply make another CoH, and possibly even work closely with Alan Moore. I’d love to see an MMO based on Top 10. I just finished reading Volume 1, and the MMO possibilities are huge. They’d have to make sure not to simply make another CoH, and possibly even work closely with Alan Moore.

]]> By: Tim http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/#comment-612 Tim Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:39:17 +0000 http://dev.ambernight.org/archives/2006/07/24/175#comment-612 /drool A Steve Jackson game would be great (Cyberpunk in particular). How about a Teenagers from Outerspace? I don't remember an elf there... /drool A Steve Jackson game would be great (Cyberpunk in particular).

How about a Teenagers from Outerspace? I don’t remember an elf there…

]]> By: Amber http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/#comment-611 Amber Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:07:46 +0000 http://dev.ambernight.org/archives/2006/07/24/175#comment-611 Sorry to lose the geek points, but I actually had to Wiki RIFTS and Palladium, having never heard of either. (RIFTS seems to have elves btw, so perhaps it's another title you're thinking of?) I played GURPS once though, does that count? Damn, and here I thought I was being original. Sorry to lose the geek points, but I actually had to Wiki RIFTS and Palladium, having never heard of either. (RIFTS seems to have elves btw, so perhaps it’s another title you’re thinking of?) I played GURPS once though, does that count?

Damn, and here I thought I was being original.

]]> By: Syntax Heir http://ambernight.org/2006/07/24/and-no-goddamned-elves/#comment-610 Syntax Heir Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:44:20 +0000 http://dev.ambernight.org/archives/2006/07/24/175#comment-610 "And no goddamned elves" Wasn't that an ad campaign for the RIFTS system? Either you're far geekier than that for which I've given you credit or you should be writting for Palladium. “And no goddamned elves” Wasn’t that an ad campaign for the RIFTS system? Either you’re far geekier than that for which I’ve given you credit or you should be writting for Palladium.

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