The Shadow of Yesterday

[jeregenest]

So I'm reading this, and beside finding the background duller than dull (yet another game I must strip the poor fantasy world from) I find myself grappling with ways to remove the stuff obviously designed to allow this to be an "autistic stranger game". This may be so difficult it makes the game unplayable for me.

Comments

[telepresence.livejournal.com]

"autistic stranger game"?

[heron61.livejournal.com]

I must admit also being puzzled about this phrase. I agree with the initial criticism of the world and am not particular fond of the rules, but I'm not certain what that particular phrase refers to.

[jeregenest.livejournal.com]

An autistic stranger game is a style of game where the rules assume that the pople plaing it are a bunch of strangers that have no ability to interact with each other beyond that context of the rules.

[judd-sonofbert.livejournal.com]

Could you give an example of such a rule?

I'm fascinated.

[zigguratbuilder.livejournal.com]

What are those parts? You mean the Secrets and stuff, or are you talking about something else?

-Andy

[balthial.livejournal.com]

Interesting concept, I think I know what you mean. I found that the game worked pretty well in play, but I agree about the setting.

[ewilen.livejournal.com]

Haven't played the game but I rather like what I've read of the system--except that a number of conflict resolution rules aren't as clear as they seem at first.

I agree about the world background, though--not very interesting.

[locke61dv.livejournal.com]

I haven't yet read the full TSOY text, but did you see the "Solar System" version, i.e. with the world of Near stripped out?

http://www.anvilwerks.com/src/tsoy2/solar_system.html