New Post Apoc Sci Fantasy game from TSR- GiantLands 1st Edit

[jeffb]

Not Kidding.


Jim Ward, Ernie, and another name I don't recognize.

Link to website and pre-orders

Linkage

[tetramorph]

Is a TSR "restart" a good thing?

Seriously, I'm just asking.

Do they really have rights to the full name, are they really "Tactical Studies Rules," or just some company named "TSR" technically referring to nothing in particular?

It would be totally rad if they really worked in the spirit of TSR.

It would be a horrible loss if they tarnished the name.

[jeffb]

Technically there hasn't been a "Tactical Studies Rules" since the late 1970s when they changed the name to TSR Hobbies or TSR games or whatever. Just T S R

I'm pretty sure Ernie has published stuff under the new TSR previously- possibly Tim Kask and Frank Mentzer too.

[Finarvyn]

I think this is the same group that created "Gygax Magazine" (which was killed when somehow the Gygax sons failed to have the rights to use the Gygax name) and I think this TSR group sold the new Top Secret game written by Merle Rasmussen. I don't think the group is actually new.

[asaki]

While you can play this game at a table, it’s also the key to a new active world, where live-action roleplay and costumes are encouraged. Soon you’ll also be able to join us at live events and a GiantLands theme park where you can go on adventures as your favorite characters in a living game world!

What O__O

[geoffrey]

Thanks for the heads-up! This is the first that I've heard of it. I hope the game knocks our socks off.

Here's the link to its old Kickstarter:

[jeffb]

Jun 11, 2021 21:06:48 GMT -6 asaki said:

While you can play this game at a table, it’s also the key to a new active world, where live-action roleplay and costumes are encouraged. Soon you’ll also be able to join us at live events and a GiantLands theme park where you can go on adventures as your favorite characters in a living game world!

What O__O

Yeah I saw that too.

They probably have a bridge and some oceanfront property in AZ for sale, too

That said, the game looks fun. I just can't seem to muster up enthusiasm to drop $80 for a "own it just to read and sit on my shelf" purchase anymore. My GG Met Alpha Hardcover already does that.

[bobjester0e]

The cover looks fantastic! But this is a game that would sit on my shelf, unplayed, too. :/

[DungeonDevil]

(*skeptical smirk, arms crossed*)Is this for real? Are we being played for chumps?!

Jun 12, 2021 8:13:38 GMT -6 jeffb said:

My GG Met Alpha Hardcover already does that.

Wanna lighten your bookshelf?

[jeffb]

Jun 13, 2021 15:47:35 GMT -6 DungeonDevil said:

(*skeptical smirk, arms crossed*)Is this for real? Are we being played for chumps?!

Jun 12, 2021 8:13:38 GMT -6 jeffb said:

My GG Met Alpha Hardcover already does that.

Wanna lighten your bookshelf?

Even if I did, my stuff is in storage in another state right now.

But, I'm probably going to leave all my best pieces, including that, to my Kids.