tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post874197103539437514..comments2024-03-28T08:17:07.009-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Review: White Star by James SpahnTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-85543962872808892922015-05-08T06:47:06.976-05:002015-05-08T06:47:06.976-05:00Having grown up on Traveller and Star Frontiers I ...Having grown up on Traveller and Star Frontiers I would have agreed with you.<br /><br />But it really works here. Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-55955931176078214272015-05-08T02:13:22.159-05:002015-05-08T02:13:22.159-05:00While class and level systems may have been ok for...While class and level systems may have been ok for the old standby of pseudo-medieval setting I can't see the desire to try to shoe horn other setting like scifi into such rules. I'll take my old Star Wars D6 system any day if I want that OSR space opera feel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592977444576971900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-23559985285029939732015-05-07T02:21:42.979-05:002015-05-07T02:21:42.979-05:00I'm not necessarily crazy about the White Box ...I'm not necessarily crazy about the White Box as a basis for gaming, especially the vague hand-waving and leaving lots of stuff to the GM, but this game did make me want to design a campaign setting right away. It seems to do for late 20th-Century sci-fi what OD&D did for mid 20th-Century fantasy fiction: codify the cultural dreamspace into a diverse but expandable kitchen sink.Kevin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06076147424768269913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-46125793393892653742015-05-06T18:37:42.317-05:002015-05-06T18:37:42.317-05:00I bought it earlier this week and after reading it...I bought it earlier this week and after reading it immediately got to work on a campaign star chart on a huge hex sheet. It's been quite a while since a game captured my imagination like that.ron65https://www.blogger.com/profile/06074986703119342744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-40943154987633718592015-05-06T16:58:44.798-05:002015-05-06T16:58:44.798-05:00And now I bought it. Thanks, Tim. Thanks so much. ...And now I bought it. Thanks, Tim. Thanks so much. Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-12581597248033313532015-05-06T14:50:04.692-05:002015-05-06T14:50:04.692-05:00I agree with you Tim, there is a lot to like and v...I agree with you Tim, there is a lot to like and very little to not like. I will be doing races though similar to what was done in the white box. I am also dying to put together a "smuggler" class!Rhonin84https://www.blogger.com/profile/12705745087341419896noreply@blogger.com