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John Aynge · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:21 am Post subject:

I'm a sold hard core GET RID OF IT type of guy. My first ed D&D...gone. My 2nd ed D&D...gone. My Call of Cthulhu going back to first ed...try and take it punk. Did you lose 5 or 6 SAN? Well, are you feeling lucky?

HEX, of course.
D&D 3.5
All sorts of AL QUADIM for 2nd ED D&D.
Call of Cthulhu from all sources. I love Pagan Publishings material, and now I love WORLDS oF CTHULHU.
ALL FLESH MUST BE EATEN
SKULL & BONES
SPYCRAFT
WEIRD WAR II
MUTANTS & MASTERMINDS

I see a ton of games at the store I manage so I honestly don't own that many. I just walk over to a shelf, grab what I need, read the information, and then put it back.

I don't own any Blue Planet, but a good friend who died a few years back contributed to the book. If anyone knows if Mike Douglas (not the actor) has a credit in ANY of those books I would appreciate knowing. I mocked and ridiculed him everytime he mentioned the game, and he always gave back what he got as far as ribbing goes.

However, as cool as all the books we all have, games we play, and all that jazz...WHAT GAMES TO YOU RECOMMEND PLAYING?

I always suggest Call of Cthulhu and Al Quadim. I'd suggest HEX, but you're here. So you probably already know about that one.
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CthulhuFnord · Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 28 Location: New England

Worlds of Cthulhu is realy great stuff. Have you noticed the Elder Sign popping up one the spines when they are lined up?
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John Aynge · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject:

The way my computer is set up so that I have that book case on my right hand side less than a foot where I sit. I'm looking at the spines right now, and it's groovy.

Dregg · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:

Wolverine · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject:

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Wolverine · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject:

Another one that's good for kids, or people that like rules-light games is The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchhausen. You might want to remove the rule of buying a round of drinks when playing with kids, but as something that stimluates their imaginations it is almost unsurpassed.
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Salem Saberhagen · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:19 am Post subject:

I currently own:

Call of Cthulhu
Savage Worlds
Castles & Crusades
Babylon 5 d20
Pendragon (5th Edition) & The Pendragon Campaign
Deadlands Reloaded
Swords Of The Middle Kingdom
Weapons Of The Gods
Space 1889
James Bond
Indiana Jones (TSR)
Marvel Superheroes (TSR)
Marvel Superheroes SAGA
Conan (TSR)
Ghostbusters
Lord Of The Rings (Decipher)
Villains & Vigilantes

... and supplements/adventures for many of these; and probably some others that are in storage that I can't remember. I'm a great believer in culling my collection every so often before it takes over my fiancee's flat and have therefore made eBay my "best friend" (it's also great for buying up old games as well, so I'm never short of things to look at).

I started gaming in 1977 (age 11), but haven't really played for over a decade as it's very difficult to find local gamers in Southern England. Have recently joined an excellent pulp Play-by-Email game -- which is what alerted me to Hollow Earth Expeditions. I haven't been this excited about a new game release since Weapons Of The Gods (and I hope I won't be as disappointed as I was with that ... not that I want to start my time on these boards by bashing another system).

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ColinChapman · Guest

Ah, Ghostbusters; now there was a game well ahead of its time (and one I forgot to include on my own list). Smile

Where do you live in England, by the way? I'm in the Westcountry (North Devon more precisely), so if you're in Devon you're always welcome to game with me.

cheers!
Colin

Salem Saberhagen · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:23 am Post subject:

jamat · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:40 am Post subject:

OK you asked for it.

FANTASY

Warhammer 2ed. (most of the supplements)
Gemini
Pendragon 5th Ed
D&D 3rd Ed (the three main books)
AD&D
Dying Earth
Runequest (latest from Mongoose)
Weapon of the Gods
Lord of the Rings (decipher)
Conan D20
7th Sea
Legend of The Five Rings (All the versions)

SCI FI

Traveller
Star frontiers
Cyberpunk
Shadowrun
Heavy Gear
Jovian Chronicles
A/State
Star Wars D6
Star Wars D20
Star Trek (decipher)
Start Trek (last unicorn)
Star Trek (FASA)
Mutant Chronicles
Blue Planet (all the books)
Star Ship Trooper OGL
Spy Craft 2.0
Ex Machina
Tales From the Floating Vagabond
Con X (new edition)
Meta Barons
Fading Suns
Feng Shui
Savage Worlds (all supplements)

HORROR

Call of Cthuhlu everything up to 2003 given to me buy a close friend before he passed away 2 years ago.
In Nomine (all the books)
Armageddon
Werewolf (both new and old)
Deadlands (all the supplements)
WitchCraft
All Flesh Must Be Eaten (all the books)
Chill

SUPERHERO

Mutants and masterminds 1st and 2nd ed (all supplements)
Champions
Golden Heroes
Living Legends
V&V
Brave New World (and all the supplements)
Necessary Evil
Silver Age Sentinels (both versions)
Aberrant (and all supplements)
Godsend Agenda D6
D6 Powers
Godlike
Wild Talents (on Order)

VICTORIAN

Space 1889
Victoriana
Steam Punk OGL
Dark Continent
Castle Falkenstein

OTHERS

Hell On earth

And now HEX

Well those are the ones I can remember of the top of my head but there are more.

Jamat

JohnK · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:51 am Post subject:

Hullo, Jamat,

I am gratified to see that someone actually came up with a list of rpgs they own that is longer than mine.

I'm also a huge fan of the DYING EARTH rpg, as well as WITCHCRAFT (moreso than ARMAGEDDON), as well. Smile

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HarrierPotter · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:57 am Post subject:

This is hard by memory Smile

I also have, and am including, a lot of PDFs:

CURRENT PLACES OF HONOR

Cat
Conspiracy X (2nd ed)
Hollow Earth Expedition
Lord of the Rings (Decipher, complete)

D&D / D20

D&D Blue Book
AD&D 1st and 2nd
D&D 3.0/3.5 (almost everything core + Eberron)
- Iron Heroes
- Arcana Evolved
- Ptolus
- Northern Crown
Conan D20 (core)
D20 Modern (most of it)
- Sidewinder Recoiled
Mutants and Masterminds 1st and 2nd ed (core)
Spycraft (1st ed almost complete)
- Stargate (complete)
Star Wars D20 (complete)
True20
- Blue Rose

EDEN / UNISYSTEM

All Flesh Must Be Eaten (core + some supplements)
Buffy/Angel (complete)
Conspiracy X (2nd ed)
Witchcraft/Armageddon (complete)

WHITE WOLF / STORYTELLER

Exalted (1st and 2nd core)
Trinity (core)
Werewolf (new core + WoD core)

DP9 / SILHOUETTE

Gear Krieg (1st ed, most)
Heavy Gear (1st ed, complete)
Jovian Chronicles (1st ed, some supplements)

POLITICALLY INCORRECT GAMES
Genre Diversion
- Coyote Trail
- Ghost Stories
- Hard Nova ][
Iron Gauntlets
Two-Fisted Tales

OTHER STUFF

Alternity (all Dark Matter, some Stardrive, Gamma World)
Artesia
BESM (last)
Burning Empires
Call of Cthuhlu (latest core)
Cyberpunk (1st, 2.0.2.0 and 3rd)
Deryni Adventure
Earthdawn (latest ed)
Ex Machina
Fading Suns
Godlike
GURPS
- 4th ed core books
- Transhuman Space (complete, amazing world!)
High Medieval
Ironclaw/Jadeclaw (cores)
Legend of The Five Rings (latest ed.)
MechWarrior (2nd and 3rd, I'm a HUGE BattleTecher)
Mekton
Pendragon (5th ed)
Run Robot Red
Rune
Savage Worlds (core)
Shadowrun (2nd and 4th)
Space: 1889
Spaceship Zero
Star Trek (FASA)
Star Trek (Last Unicorn complete)
Star Trek (Decipher complete)
Star Wars D6 (last edition, core)
Terra Incognita
Terran Trade Authority
Traveller (original)
Usagi Yojimbo (Gold Rush)
Victoriana
Warhammer (Green Ronin + some supplements)
Ziran

Okay, having seen that list in preview, I'm somewhat frightened Laughing

I've probably run less than half of those, but I don't feel bad. RPGs are to me what sports stats and hot rods are to a lot of folk. There good unto themselves and I enjoy just reading them and examining the mathematics of them.

Before HEX, I was planning on an X-Files-ey thing using ConX and Witchcraft. I might still pursue that first.

Recommend? Yeah, so taste-specific. For fantasy, I prefer Decipher's Lord of the Rings for it's high fantasy feel and magic system; it's easy to adapt to your own world. I don't have a fave sci-fi system. D20 Modern/Future has lots of great 'stuff,' but I don't really like level-based sytems. The various Politically Correct stuff is quick and dirty and easily expandable.
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HarrierPotter · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:12 am Post subject:

Not to derail the topic, but after making my 'big list' post, a thought occurred to me about FASA. It really says something that all their major game lines have survived the closing of the company. Earthdawn is being published by Redbrick (out of New Zealand I believe). Shadowrun is carried on by FanPro, primarily with German support, and BattleTech (also by Fanpro) is going stronger than ever.

I think this has as much to do with the strength of their worlds/games as it does the power of the Internet. The Internet keeps otherwise dead games alive, but it doesn't get them published and in stores.
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Scarlet Spider · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Madison, WI

I figure this is probably the best place for my first post, and I've seen some great titles reading though here Very Happy

I've gotten a bit jaded within the last few years since I work as a game store clerk, but here's my current "In-Use" List, as well as the list of the different systems I have on my shelf.

In-Use
Shadowrun, 4th Edition
Fireborn
Hollow Earth Expedition
In Nomine
Trinity

Rest of the Collection
D&D 3.5
d20 Modern
Paranoia XP
Shadowrun, 3rd Edition
Mage: The Ascension
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Vampire: The Masquerade
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
Grimm (d20 edition, eagerly awaiting the standalone edition)
BESM
Mutants & Masterminds
Normal, Texas
Warmachine

Shopping List
GURPS
Edge of Midnight
Exalted, 2nd Edition
Iron Kingdoms
Anima
Hordes

I have a tendency to stay more with modern & future settings, and don't care much for generic fantasy. I was pleasantly surprised by HEX when it came into the shop, and have my game group excited about my upcoming campaign.
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