Re: Legends, inter company item comparison

From: drhj@v1.astro.cf.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)

Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1993 11:51:53 +0000

In article 23919@ifi.unizh.ch, aiko@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (aiko gieskens) writes:
> I'd just like to add something to the discussion,
> as I've had a chat with our GM here in The Netherlands during a Pub-meet
> (by the way do they organize such things also at other companies, some
> meeting where the GMs will be as well?). He said that the modules can be
> totally redesigned, if one is willing to put enough time in it.
> "Unfortunately" he said "I don't have the time for that" so one can
> expect the databases at PBM-Express to be identical to the MG ones.
> However, NCOA items can differ from COA, as it's a redesign from MG with
> a lot of faults corrected (too low prestige, too powerful weapons, too
> weak monsters). Also some familiars have been replaced with different
> ones (More interesting ones I might say). Basically I have seen quite a
> bit of similarities between the toughness of NCOA and NIC, although NCOA
> seems just a notch easier.
>
> But obviously the guys in Austria put a lot of time in it (they
> translated the whole thing) so one might expect quite some differences
> too, as they were busy with it anyway.
>
> One last thing, is PBM-Express the only place where they're running NCOA
> or are there different places?
>
> Aiko

Hi There Aiko,

Yes, other companies do have pubmeets where the GM turns up.  Really I should say
that the players organize a pubmeet and encourage the GM to roll up.  This has
happened twice at the Fiddlers Elbow, Brighton, UK with Steve Upton showing up
both times.  Unfortunately he comes by car so the player trick of buying the GM
LOTS of beers is just not viable.  I believe this event is meant to be 6 monthly
or so and can find out the date of the next one if people are interested.

NCOA is played in the States (I think, as I've recieved item id's from there) and
here in the UK.  It is called CROWN 8 here, which my confuse some players.  NCOA
is definitley a redesign as you say, which is why the item list has those entries
with its own module specifier.  List updates will be posted soon.  Typing additions
and corrections in inbetween my WORK!

Dean

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Re: Legends, inter company item comparison
aiko@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (aiko gieskens)
Tue, 01 Jun 1993 13:01:04 +0000