Comments on: Indie role-playing games

By: Mikko Saari

Mikko Saari — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:17:30 +0000

I know my dungeon crawl needs are satisfied 100% with Baldur’s Gate games (on PS2, not the more complicated PC versions). If that’s not enough, then there’s the Dungeon Crawling Championship tournament here in Tampere, which is basically simple D&D-style role playing, where players compete against the dungeon masters, who try to kill off the characters. Should be fun…

By: Iain Cheyne

Iain Cheyne — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:17:40 +0000

I could try a dungeon crawl type game, but what I am after is the free-flowing gameplay of an RPG. Like I said, I think I’ll be lucky to persuade my game group, but I’ll try…

By: Peter Haslehurst

Peter Haslehurst — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:28:33 +0000

I guess there is Kandamir, and Battlestations, which might both qualify as boardgame RPG’s?

By: The Tao of Gaming

The Tao of Gaming — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:36:41 +0000

Son of Random Notes

Mikko's post on Indie role-playing games struck a nerve. I remember reading Greg Costikyan's post on

By: The Tao of Gaming

The Tao of Gaming — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:36:22 +0000

Son of Random Notes

Mikko's post on Indie role-playing games struck a nerve. I remember reading Greg Costikyan's post on

By: Iain Cheyne

Iain Cheyne — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:29:35 +0000

Thanks Mikko! I will definitely check these out.
I hope I can persuade my group to play an RPG. It might be quite a culture shock for them.