tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post2447314989627559406..comments2024-03-24T18:59:07.813-07:00Comments on ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: GAMMA WORLD IS HERE...Zenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-48569936492511409322018-10-15T16:35:48.975-07:002018-10-15T16:35:48.975-07:00Still have my first editions of both GW and MA. We...Still have my first editions of both GW and MA. We ran it hard and combined it with elements of both D&D and Boot Hill. We used monsters from the brand new AD&D Monster Manual and creatures we made up ourselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257209866402007472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-28189742965535336792018-10-13T08:56:27.230-07:002018-10-13T08:56:27.230-07:00In the wayback times when the only RPG books I rec...In the wayback times when the only RPG books I recall having were Basic (the Holmes edit), Monster Manual, DMG, and Gamma World I made a ridiculously deep zoo dungeon with mutant kobolds and trolls with the final ultimate encounter being a pair of Pit Fiends armed with Fusion Rifles guarding a very annoyed Orcus locked in a cell.JDsivrajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674833512849495283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-2394661916772917342018-10-12T22:14:39.908-07:002018-10-12T22:14:39.908-07:00Awesome! Soon to be mine again!Awesome! Soon to be mine again!J.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06487345400331904026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-26941784568046598132018-10-12T15:25:51.828-07:002018-10-12T15:25:51.828-07:00Thanks for the comments! I meant to write somethin...Thanks for the comments! I meant to write something about the artwork (I'll have to add that), but the fact that most of the art is by Trampier contributes to the consistent tone. His work here is very '60-70s "underground comix".Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-84074901200890363502018-10-12T15:23:35.124-07:002018-10-12T15:23:35.124-07:00That's right, I did see that. Thank you. So ra...That's right, I did see that. Thank you. So random how they add the various products...Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-63023485615933419892018-10-12T14:47:19.599-07:002018-10-12T14:47:19.599-07:00I would add that currently the 2nd Edition GW vers...I would add that currently the 2nd Edition GW version of the GM Screen is currently available on DriveThruRPG. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390212096405368847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-42020220486380659012018-10-11T07:42:05.079-07:002018-10-11T07:42:05.079-07:00I was (happily) surprised that they released this ...I was (happily) surprised that they released this edition, considering the half dozen variations they had to choose from. Back in the day I owned 2E, though I also possessed GW1 and GW2, as well as the GM screen/mini-module. I made the mistake of loaning the whole slew to a buddy who ended up selling/losing it (though he made it up to me years later with a giant crate of old Ral Partha minis). I’ve been trying to put the collection back together ever since.<br /><br />I did, of course, spring for the full PDF/PoD option. Reading through the PDF I am again astounded at the unification of THEME present in the original book. 2E never felt truly post-apocalyptic (kind of like running gun battles in Vampire never really felt “Gothic Horror”), but the original background/setting text of 1E, for me, clears up a lot of what appears “gonzo” in the later editions.<br /><br />Also, have to say I find it sad and disturbing the bit about polarizing special interest factions and issues of ideology and ramped-up terrorism that led to the apocalypse. No Cold War global conflict here, but something much closer to what we’re seeing today...in 1978!<br /><br />Anyway, fantastic buy. Love the map (and it’s intended use, per the rule book). Very nice pick-up.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.com