11-10-2010, 11:11 AM | #21 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
That would be me. Thanks for noticing.
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11-10-2010, 12:12 PM | #22 |
Petitioner: Word of IN Filk
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Longmont, CO
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
Absolutely! And when finances are a little easier (right now, I'm even barring myself from $8 PDF purchases), you will have yourself another customer ...
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11-10-2010, 01:44 PM | #23 | |
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
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1. Hey, I was going to buy this anyway! 2. Looks interesting enough that I might buy this on its own. 3. This'd be nice to have for free -- I might like it. 4. Meh. For the record, Adventures in Oz fell into category 2. My logic behind the bundle was that if sum(cat(1)::normalprice) > $25, then I'd have been an idiot not to get the bundle, and so I did. But after reading through the stuff, I've had to recategorize after the fact: 1. OMG, this was awesome. So glad I got this. 2. This was really good and useful. 3. Kind of disappointing (or "just what I expected" if I had low hopes). 4. Bleh. Oddly, more than a few things from category 1 dropped into category 2 -- I'm still glad I picked 'em up, but after reading them, I'm glad I got 'em for the bundled discount. Conversely, a few category 2 or 3 things jumped into category 1! Adventures in Oz and Don't Rest Your Head come right to mind; I ended up being really impressed with both. Knarf, I gave AIO a short, 5-star review on DriveThruRPG -- well-deserved. For anyone reading this, if you're looking for a simple system that really tries to capture the spirit of Oz, this is the one to check out.
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11-10-2010, 03:33 PM | #24 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
Thank you so much for the review, Rev! I've gotten a few star ratings on the game, but that's the first time a buyer has left a review for me. Off-site reviews have been mostly from the Oz fandom, so getting a gamer's eye view was valuable as well.
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11-10-2010, 07:10 PM | #25 |
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Alsea, OR
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
Yeah, I've not read it in detail, but AIO is very clearly written from a skim, and works hard to present it straight. It was the "Wait, what's this? I've got to see it since it's in the bundle..."
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11-10-2010, 08:43 PM | #26 |
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicago
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
Okay, my curiosity is piqued. Before I create an account with yet another online store, are there any plans to sell the game through e23?
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11-11-2010, 01:03 AM | #27 | |
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
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Until then, it is available at a few other sites, too. And if you want the print version, you can get that over at Lulu.com. |
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11-11-2010, 08:13 PM | #28 | |
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: The Wizard of Oz: The RPG?
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I hope you've read the original dimension-hopping Oz adventure by Philip Jose Farmer, A Barnstormer in Oz. I pulled it off the shelf of a used bookstore, flipped to a random page and read: Hank held the .45 in both hands, and he loosed three bullets. The two behind the simian which had attacked Nabya fell. The Winkie and the Monkey were rolling over and over on the ground. Unable to shoot from a distance without endangering Nabya, Hank ran up to them. When he got the chance, he fired, and the bullet went through the back of the creature's head and blew its face all over Nabya. The surviving Flying Monkey ran off but collapsed before it got sixty feet away... Sold! I can't believe I haven't managed to use Oz in a campaign yet, though I've had plans to before. |
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