We general stuck with Dwarf Tossing in our games.. Halflins would suffice if
necessary however.
I did have a group ask if they could 'invent' polo in the fantasy world I
was running.. they wanted to use various things other than a ball though, so
I kind of declined, although they tried to fit it in whenever possible.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex de Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [ogf-d20-l] Are Sports Corrupting RPGs?
> Hmm. I wonder how many gamers have tried to develop a
> sports-system beyond the "classical gladiatorial"
> games in the context of their games.
>
> The J.R.R. Tolkein's novel _The Hobbit_ has a golf
> description in it. Why couldn't we develop, I guess
> like Warhammer's snotball (I don't play Warhammer), a
> pseudo-sport for our games.
>
> Throw in some magic, and the fantasy world takes off.
> I'd rather not hear the modern-times references to pop
> culture, but I guess being the non-sport junky I don't
> get it. Spike the dwarfball, pass the elfskin, punt
> the whole thing over the fence, so we can get on
> gaming.
>
> But if the characters had to play the game, what type
> of game would it be?
>
> Alex deMorris,
> Viking Games.
>
>
> --- Faustus von Goethe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Curse that non-interactive, couch-potato
> > "entertainment" for corrupting the
> > purity of our art.
> > not-Faust
> > >From: Clark Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: [ogf-d20-l] Are Sports Corrupting RPGs?
> > >Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:54:03 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >OK-
> > >
> > >Here is a non-d20 specific topic but I figured I
> > had
> > >to post email that had nothing to do with Faust
> > ASAP
> > >before I went insane. That way I would be
> > guaranteed
> > >to have non-Faust related email in my inbox. Even
> > if
> > >it was only my own email.
> > >
> > >I think I just had the all time most annoying move
> > by
> > >a pair of players in my Thursday night D&D session
> > of
> > >all time:
> > >
> > >The two dwarves in the party (fighter and cleric)
> > have
> > >taken to getting up and singing "Who let the
> > dwarves
> > >out" after they kick a little butt on my monsters
> > in
> > >combat. The first time it was funny. (Real funny,
> > >actually). Then amusing. Now tedious. They get up
> > from
> > >their chairs, high five each other and dance around
> > >for a few minutes.
> > >
> > >Then the thief got revenge. He said, "hey, are
> > their
> > >_characters_ actually doing that?" I said yes. He
> > >said, "then I loot the bodies while they are
> > screwing
> > >around." When I rewarded him with some sweet gems
> > >he got up and started singing "who let the gems
> out."
> > >The dwarves were pissed.
> > >See what the Super Bowl can do to D&D.
> > >Clark "not talking about the Faust thing" Peterson
> > >http://www.necromancergames.com
> > >"3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel"
>
>
>
> =====
> Anything for Nicodemus...
>
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