And now, I am currently awaiting the arrival of Qin: The Warring States, a new wuxia roleplaying game from France, that had a rave review on Midnight's Lair. As this could well be the last roleplaying game I purchase (except, The Dresden Files RPG, of course ... there are always exceptions!) I wanted it to be something special. And, from what I understand, Qin is a fantastical swords and sorcery game in the style of some of my favourite films: Crouching Tiger, House of Flying Daggers, Hero etc
Hopefully it'll make a bit more sense than Weapons of The Gods and Swords of The Middle Kingdom; both of which didn't seem to grasp that the fast style of play needed to simulate over the top martial arts and wild magic required slick, streamlined rules!
When I asked Nick the other night if we'd ever play another roleplaying game, he replied simply: "No!"; so it makes more sense to concentrate on the tabletop wargames anyway (they're more visually appealling for a start) and I've found over the years that the reality of roleplaying games is never as exciting as the "fantasy" - try watching a video of people roleplaying and compare it to the excitement and imagery of your favourite novel or film and you'll see what I mean.
I'd still like to find a new group to flex my old, tired roleplaying muscles, but at the moment, can't really see the point of throwing much more money away on books that only tease me with their possibilities, when I have no one to roleplay with. This will be an almost drugs-like obsession to kick, but I think by focusing on my other hobbies (particularly wargames) I'll finally be able to force the lid of that particular Pandora's Box closed!
As to Formula De, our 2007 season has stalled in the starting grid because of a "driver's strike over wages" (in the real world, Pete is studying for some professional qualification and doesn't have the time at the moment!)
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