Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer

Alden Loveshade · 10-10-2022, 02:48 PM

What are the Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer? Now you can find out!

I wrote this (hopefully) humorous article that not only mentions GURPS, it includes the cover of GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves and mentions Steve Jackson Games.

I'd love comments there!

https://scifi.radio/2022/10/10/top-1...ing-old-timer/

Balor Patch · 10-10-2022, 05:44 PM

Pendragon
Prince Valiant RPG
Powers & Perils

What kind of Role-Playing Old Timer doesn't own, much less know, another RPG starting with "P". Hrumph.

Whitestreak · 10-10-2022, 06:33 PM

Nice article.

Most, if not all, of those apply to me.

Thanks. I think.

Prince Charon · 10-10-2022, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Alden Loveshade

What are the Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer? Now you can find out!

I wrote this (hopefully) humorous article that not only mentions GURPS, it includes the cover of GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves and mentions Steve Jackson Games.

I'd love comments there!

https://scifi.radio/2022/10/10/top-1...ing-old-timer/

Finally, an article of that type that doesn't make me feel old! Thank you!

Sure, several items are closer than I'd like, but not quite there yet.

Rasputin · 10-10-2022, 09:45 PM

I've actually gamed in a nursing home, which was weird.

corwyn · 10-10-2022, 11:24 PM

Mazes and Monsters was a game?

Alden Loveshade · 10-11-2022, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Balor Patch

Pendragon
Prince Valiant RPG
Powers & Perils

What kind of Role-Playing Old Timer doesn't own, much less know, another RPG starting with "P". Hrumph.

Thanks! I restricted the list to Origins Award winners (although in several games on the list there's more than one version.) I admit I purposely looked for a game that was the only Origins winners for Best RPG that started with whatever letter so I could throw in a cornball joke.

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Originally Posted by Whitestreak

Nice article.

Most, if not all, of those apply to me.

Thanks. I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

Finally, an article of that type that doesn't make me feel old! Thank you!

Sure, several items are closer than I'd like, but not quite there yet.

You're welcome! And don't ask me how many of those apply to me (although I am the one who made the list.)

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Originally Posted by Rasputin

I've actually gamed in a nursing home, which was weird.

I got to admit I never did that!

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Originally Posted by corwyn

Mazes and Monsters was a game?

As far as I know, it was never a real game. But it was a fictional game and the name of a novel and movie.

whswhs · 10-11-2022, 06:23 PM

I guess I'm the new guy: I only answered Yes to one of the twelve.

Alden Loveshade · 10-11-2022, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by whswhs

I guess I'm the new guy: I only answered Yes to one of the twelve.

And Sean Punch said six of them definitely fit him!

Really I think some of it comes down to how literally someone takes the points. There's some points there that don't technically fit me--but would with just a slight rewording....

Fred Brackin · 10-11-2022, 09:46 PM

12. Not literally. It was 2 dozen people (not all guys) in the basement of the student Union.

9. Again not literally. Maybe 2 or 3 editions ago. Not many systems literally have 6 or more editions.

7. Definite no. Particularly for D&D 5e. Previous editions had significantly better indexes.

Everything else is not even that close.

10-10-2022, 02:48 PM	#1
Alden Loveshade Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hmm, looks like Earth, circa CE 2020+	Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer What are the Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer? Now you can find out! I wrote this (hopefully) humorous article that not only mentions GURPS, it includes the cover of GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves and mentions Steve Jackson Games. I'd love comments there! https://scifi.radio/2022/10/10/top-1...ing-old-timer/ __________________ The Times They Are A-Changing! Your income is about to change Pyramid #4/4: Fantasy/Magic II The Alchemists' Guild and much more GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves My first GURPS supplement

10-10-2022, 05:44 PM	#2
Balor Patch Join Date: Apr 2013	Re: Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer Pendragon Prince Valiant RPG Powers & Perils What kind of Role-Playing Old Timer doesn't own, much less know, another RPG starting with "P". Hrumph.

10-10-2022, 06:33 PM	#3
Whitestreak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Elk Grove, CA	Re: Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer Nice article. Most, if not all, of those apply to me. Thanks. I think.

10-10-2022, 09:45 PM	#5
Rasputin Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA	Re: Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer I've actually gamed in a nursing home, which was weird. __________________ Cura isto securi, Eugene. My GURPS blog.

10-10-2022, 11:24 PM	#6
corwyn MIB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, SK	Re: Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer Mazes and Monsters was a game? __________________ MiB 7704 Playing: GURPS Nordlond Dragons of Hosgarth Running Savage Worlds Slipstream (Flash Gordon style pulp)

10-11-2022, 06:23 PM	#8
whswhs Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS	Re: Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer I guess I'm the new guy: I only answered Yes to one of the twelve. __________________ Bill Stoddard I don't think we're in Oz any more.

10-11-2022, 09:46 PM	#10
Fred Brackin Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer 12. Not literally. It was 2 dozen people (not all guys) in the basement of the student Union. 9. Again not literally. Maybe 2 or 3 editions ago. Not many systems literally have 6 or more editions. 7. Definite no. Particularly for D&D 5e. Previous editions had significantly better indexes. Everything else is not even that close. __________________ Fred Brackin