Re: [BNW] Dissapointments

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

>You got a high quality game out there, complete on its own in one book,

But that is the one point that we differ on - whether BNW is a complete
game or not.

>unlike other companies that supposedly you can do with one book, but
>*cough cough White Wolf* you need the Guide to This and the Guide to That
>in order to actually use it properly.  I don't know what you want as a
>gamer.  Way it seems, you want to be handed all the elements of the
>stories which can be used or not.  If that's the case, you might as well
>watch a movie, since that is a pre-packaged story for you.

An accusation that can be leveled at any RPG that supports it's own lines.
It's a succesful formula.

>> Produces a book of just packages and makes it extremely cheap 6.95
>
>Ok, so now I have to buy a background book, and a book of Packages, and a
>rule book?  What about those of us that are creative and can make up our
>own packages (I have six new ones already done)?  We have to buy all this
>stuff?  I think not.  :)

Why not - with what you get in the main book, you HAVE to buy the bargainer
book and gadgeteer book if you want to play them.

Even with White Wolf (at least Werewolf), you could play EACH tribe
straight out of the main rulebook.  The complete character class books
expanded each tribe - but they weren't needed to complete them.

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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com

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