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**Legend of the Five Rings**: Though I've played 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions of this game, this was our first time playing 4th. Unlike Ars Magica 5th, this felt a lot more like an iterative improvement over previous versions. I like the game and the setting, and it was a fun return to the game. | **Legend of the Five Rings**: Though I've played 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions of this game, this was our first time playing 4th. Unlike Ars Magica 5th, this felt a lot more like an iterative improvement over previous versions. I like the game and the setting, and it was a fun return to the game. | ||
- | **Legend (Runequest)**: | + | **Legend (Runequest)**: |
- | **Pathfinder**: | + | **Pathfinder**: |
**Edge of the Empire**: Having had much fun playing the old D6 Star Wars game, this was an interesting return to the universe, but I'd have to say that I much prefer the original system. Though others liked the dice system, I didn't personally. The fact that I have oodles of dice already, but can't actually use any of them in the game is somewhat annoying. I also like dealing with simple numbers rather than trying to remember what all the symbols mean. It was fun, but I'm not a fan of the system. | **Edge of the Empire**: Having had much fun playing the old D6 Star Wars game, this was an interesting return to the universe, but I'd have to say that I much prefer the original system. Though others liked the dice system, I didn't personally. The fact that I have oodles of dice already, but can't actually use any of them in the game is somewhat annoying. I also like dealing with simple numbers rather than trying to remember what all the symbols mean. It was fun, but I'm not a fan of the system. | ||
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+ | **The Laundry Files**: Based on the books by Charles Stross, the Laundry Files is a modern take on Call of Cthulhu. The idea is that you work for a division of the British Civil Service, hunting down nasty things that threaten the existence of humanity whilst filling in time sheets and expensive claims. I'm not a fan of games set in the modern day, nor of Cthulhu, but those in the group who like both had great fun. | ||
**Eclipse Phase**: This was a setting I've been meaning to play or run for years, and I finally got a chance to run it. It's a great Hard SF setting, but the rules were not so great. Again, it's a d% system with a horribly complicated character generation system. As GM, I also never quite got the hang of the faction system, which is an important part of the game. We had fun playing it, and I may want to return to it at a later point, but I might look at using a different set of mechanics. | **Eclipse Phase**: This was a setting I've been meaning to play or run for years, and I finally got a chance to run it. It's a great Hard SF setting, but the rules were not so great. Again, it's a d% system with a horribly complicated character generation system. As GM, I also never quite got the hang of the faction system, which is an important part of the game. We had fun playing it, and I may want to return to it at a later point, but I might look at using a different set of mechanics. | ||
- | **The One Ring**: Technically, | + | **The One Ring**: Technically, |
**D&D 3rd**: Lastly, I've been running a 3rd Edition D&D game throughout the year online using [[http:// | **D&D 3rd**: Lastly, I've been running a 3rd Edition D&D game throughout the year online using [[http:// | ||
- | This year we will probably do more of the short adventures. As well as _The One Ring_, we have _Shadows | + | This year we will probably do more of the short adventures. As well as //The One Ring//, we have // |
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