a new game

MadLordAnarchy · Post by **MadLordAnarchy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:08 am

With any game, you can throw the rules out the window and just do what you want with it. That's the way I enjoy BB or any RPGs.

I would add that if someone was to create their own game, they'd probably have to be able to write in a recognised language. 1337 doesn't fit well with the kind of person that plays BB as they tend not to be 12.

Fronko · Post by **Fronko** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:53 am

What does 1337 mean anyway? I seem to stumble over it here and there and it probably has something to do with replacing letters by number "coz itz cool" ...

But does it actually MEAN something?

Sorry for OT.

MadLordAnarchy · Post by **MadLordAnarchy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:57 am

1337 is leet which is short-hand for elite. It is a way for internet kids to show off to each other and evolved from them not being able to type words fully. Text messaging (SMS) has made it more mainstream.

It is very irritating as written language needs punctuation and 1337 doesn't provide that.

Pardus · Post by **Pardus** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:23 pm

h4x0r is the name of the language from what i have bothered to gather

"hacker speak" AKA I'm a tryhard who wants to sound cool!

trying to follow a movement they know nothing about, or at the most they pay lip service to it

Fronko · Post by **Fronko** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:26 am

Thanks for the enlightenment.

I will probably never be that cool.

Munkey · Post by **Munkey** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:28 pm

It's not cool, but it is good for the odd player name.

BadMrMojo · Post by **BadMrMojo** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:08 pm

In a vaguely related note, I got into BB by running a one-night RPG game based loosely off of memories from ancient issues of White Dwarf. The result (Hero system in case your're curious) was pretty fun and that got me searching and that's how I found FUMBBL and ended up getting a copy of the boardgame.

It's pretty easy to take a concept like BB and make your own rules for it. Look at Phil's ElfBowl for an example.

Of course, making those rules fair is really the tough part - if you're even concerned about doing so. Unfair rules can still be fun, with the right opponent/drinking partner.

Shadow Monkey · Post by **Shadow Monkey** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:50 am

The best place to start is the basics. It's a fantasy game with lots of fantasy races, but it's always best to start with the good ole humans. Figure out how they function in the game helps get the core rules of the game. Once you can run humans in the game smoothly and entertainingly, then you can start figuring out how other races might work into the game.

After that comes skill/feats/traits, and how advancement works. In case you haven't noticed, game design is a hobby of mine