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Dumpshock Forums _ General Gaming _ One of the most poignant "Fantasy F-n Vietnam" blog posts I ever read

Posted by: Wounded Ronin Jan 6 2013, 12:12 AM

http://hillcantons.blogspot.com/2011/04/fantasy-fckin-vietnam.html

This is one of the most poignant write ups of Fantasy Fucking Vietnam I've ever read. Author recounts playing D&D with his dad and how the war affected their game.

Posted by: nezumi Jan 6 2013, 01:26 AM

A little short on details. But I do like the idea of buying nothing but molotov cocktails and dogs. I might have to remember that one.

Lighting the dogs on fire ... maybe not so kosher.

Posted by: Wounded Ronin Jan 6 2013, 04:47 AM

QUOTE (nezumi @ Jan 5 2013, 08:26 PM)

A little short on details. But I do like the idea of buying nothing but molotov cocktails and dogs. I might have to remember that one.

Lighting the dogs on fire ... maybe not so kosher.

So get some kosher hot dogs!

Posted by: Wounded Ronin Jan 9 2013, 09:33 AM

This is so hardcore my head has just exploded. Just up on the internet in a nice web page the US Army has a great piece on communicable disease and fever of unknown origin (FUO) during the Vietnam War.

I am SO ready to make a 1st edition style tropical disease table! Your character is totally going to come down with dengue in my campaign!

http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/vietnam/GenMedVN/ch04.html

EDIT: Holy crap. Do not eat C4 plastic explosive.

"Section III. Toxic Effects Following Ingestion of C-4 Plastic Explosive"

Near the bottom of: http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/vietnam/GenMedVN/ch22.html

Posted by: nezumi Jan 9 2013, 02:36 PM

If you do, please share (And include any rights or restrictions for use/distribution/publication)

Posted by: Wounded Ronin Jan 10 2013, 09:00 AM

QUOTE (nezumi @ Jan 9 2013, 09:36 AM)

If you do, please share

(And include any rights or restrictions for use/distribution/publication)

Well, I'm flattered. I'm considering trying to write some kind of module, so I guess those details remain to be seen/figured out.

Posted by: Wounded Ronin Jan 13 2013, 12:22 AM

Would anyone feel comfortable running a module I wrote for OSRIC?

Or would people really only want to run 1st edition D&D per se?

Is Hasbro going to cast Chain Lightning on my testicles if I write a module for 1st edition D&D?

Posted by: pbangarth Jan 14 2013, 11:17 PM

QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Jan 12 2013, 07:22 PM)

Is Hasbro going to cast Chain Lightning on my testicles if I write a module for 1st edition D&D?

Are your testicles that far apart that this spell is needed, rather than Lightning Bolt?

Posted by: nezumi Jan 15 2013, 01:53 AM

I don't know D&D at all. I also don't know what OSRIC is. But ignoring total ignorance of the rules, I'd be happy to play.