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- Article 31825 (33 more) in rec.games.frp:
- From: kammerdi@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Troy Kammerdiener)
- Subject: Re: The Complete Munchkin's Handbook
- Message-ID: <7095@rex.cs.tulane.edu>
- Date: 18 Apr 91 04:52:18 GMT
- References: <41190@cup.portal.com> <18FC135B@ncc1701.stgt.sub.org>
- Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
- Lines: 727
-
- In article <18FC135B@ncc1701.stgt.sub.org> space@ncc1701.stgt.sub.org writes:
- >I realize that this question will qualify me as a complete neophyte, but
- >here it goes:
- >
- > Please tell me the origin of the words "Munchkin" and "Monty Haul".
- > Thanks.
-
- I downloaded this from SJGames Illuminati bulletin board a couple of years
- ago (before the raid). It was uploaded to there by Walter Milliken, and
- supplemented by the users of the board.
-
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-
- REAL MEN, REAL ROLEPLAYERS, LOONIES AND MUNCHKINS
- By Jeff Okamoto, Sandy Petersen, and lots of others
-
- The whole thing started around 1983 or so at a party at Pacificon at
- the Dunfey Hotel in San Mateo in which the idea came up of classifying the
- different styles of roleplaying. They came up with four different types,
- which are explained below. Special credit goes to Perry Caro, Chris
- Guthrie, Rick Heli, Robert Allen, and Ken Kaufman, to name a few.
-
- The Real Man
- The tough macho type who walks up to the attacking dragon and tells him
- to leave before he gets hurt.
-
- The Real Roleplayer
- The intelligent cunning guy who tricks the constable into letting you
- all out of prison.
-
- The Loonie
- The guy who will do anything for a cheap laugh, including casting a
- fireball at ground zero.
-
- The Munchkin
- Need we say more?
-
-
- === PLAYER RELATIONSHIPS ===
-
- REAL MEN:
- *Real Men* think they're brothers in arms.
- *Real Roleplayers* hide behind them.
- *Loonies* harass them with stupid suggestions.
- *Munchkins* say "I'm a Real Man, too!"
-
- REAL ROLEPLAYERS:
- *Real Men* protect them, on the off chance they may come up with
- something useful.
- *Real Roleplayers* sigh with relief to know they're not alone,
- and then get their characters involved in love affairs
- and death feuds.
- *Loonies* harass them with stupid suggestions.
- *Munchkins* say "I'm a Real Roleplayer, too!"
-
- LOONIES:
- *Real Men* ignore them.
- *Real Roleplayers* sometimes harass them back by taking a
- stupid suggestion and making it work.
- *Loonies* declare a pie fight at 20 paces . . . and cheat.
- *Munchkins* try to imitate the jokes, and fall flat.
-
- MUNCHKINS:
- *Real Men* attack them on sight.
- *Real Roleplayers* trick them into being cannon fodder.
- *Loonies* make reasonable-sounding suggestions that will get
- the Munchkin killed in an amusing way.
- *Munchkins* query, "What's a Munchkin?"
-
- === GENERIC ===
-
- Favorite FRPG:
- *Real Men* play AD&D
- *Real Roleplayers* play RuneQuest III
- *Loonies* play Toon
- *Munchkins* play anything by TSR
-
- Favorite SFRPG:
- *Real Men* play Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game
- *Real Roleplayers* play Space Opera
- *Loonies* play a variant Spawn of Fashan
- *Munchkins* play anything by TSR
-
- Favorite 1920's RPG:
- *Real Men* play Gangbusters
- *Real Roleplayers* play Call of Cthulhu
- *Loonies* play a very variant Spawn of Fashan
- *Munchkins* play anything by TSR
-
- Favorite SHRPG:
- *Real Men* play Champions
- *Real Roleplayers* play Superworld
- *Loonies* play an extremely variant Spawn of Fashan
- *Munchkins* play anything by TSR
-
- Favorite modern day/spy RPG:
- *Real Men* play James Bond, 007
- *Real Roleplayers* play Justice, Inc.
- *Loonies* play an unrecognizable variant Spawn of Fashan
- *Munchkins* play anything by TSR
-
- Favorite Post-Holocaust RPG:
- *Real Men* play Twilight 2000
- *Real Roleplayers* play The Morrow Project
- *Loonies* play an extremely unrecognizable variant of Spawn of Fashan
- *Munchkins* play anything by TSR
-
- Favorite King Arthurian RPG:
- *Real Men* play Chivalry and Sorcery
- *Real Roleplayers* play Pendragon
- *Loonies* play a variant of Spawn of Fashan so variant it shouldn't
- be called Spawn of Fashan anymore
- *Munchkins* play anything by TSR
-
- Favorite World/Setting:
- *Real Men* play in Greyhawk/Sanctuary
- *Real Roleplayers* play in Glorantha
- *Loonies* play in Southern California
- *Munchkins* play wherever has the most magic items
-
- Favorite Gaming Magazine:
- *Real Men* read The General
- *Real Roleplayers* read White Dwarf
- *Loonies* read the last few pages of Dragon/comic books
- *Munchkins* read anything by TSR
-
-
- === FANTASY ===
-
- Favorite Dungeon Activity
- *Real Men* fight Red Dragons
- *Real Roleplayers* bluff the Ogres
- *Loonies* tell dirty jokes to Green Slime
- *Munchkins* do whatever gives the most experience/rip each other off
-
- Favorite Melee Weapon:
- *Real Men* use Broadswords/Bastard Swords/Pole Axes
- *Real Roleplayers* use Rapiers and Main-Gauches
- *Loonies* use Stage Knives
- *Munchkins* use whatever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Thrown Weapon:
- *Real Men* throw Spears/Javelins
- *Real Roleplayers* throw Bolas
- *Loonies* throw their friends' magic items
- *Munchkins* throw whatever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Missile Weapon:
- *Real Men* shoot Long Bows/Composite Bows
- *Real Roleplayers* shoot Crossbows
- *Loonies* shoot Catapults loaded with offal
- *Munchkins* shoot whatever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Improvised Weapon in Barroom Brawl:
- *Real Men* use bare hands/tables
- *Real Roleplayers* use chairs, chair legs or pokers
- *Loonies* use plastic Pepsi bottles or toothpaste
- *Munchkins* use, you guessed it, whatever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Improvised Thrown Weapons:
- *Real Men* throw Munchkins (can you blame them?)
- *Real Roleplayers* throw beer mugs, pool balls and rocks
- *Loonies* throw Nerf frisbees
- *Munchkins* are too busy running from the Real Men/Whatever gives the
- most plusses
-
- Favorite AD&D Spell:
- *Real Men* cast Fireballs
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Find the Path
- *Loonies* cast Otto's Irresistible Nose-Picking
- *Munchkins* cast Smite Ruler and Transfer Loyalty of Populace
-
- Favorite RQ3 Spirit Spell:
- *Real Men* cast Bladesharp 10 on their swords
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Demoralize on their foes
- *Loonies* cast Befuddle on their friends
- *Munchkins* cast Fireball
-
- Favorite RQ3 Sorcery Spell:
- *Real Men* cast Dominate Human on others
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Damage Resistance on their familiars/themselves
- *Loonies* cast Dominate Human on themselves
- *Munchkins* cast Meteor Swarm
-
- Favorite RQ3 Divine Spell:
- *Real Men* cast Berserker on themselves
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Heal Body
- *Loonies* cast Face Chaos on the Crimson Bat
- *Munchkins* cast Timestop
-
- Favorite GURPS Magic Spell:
- *Real Men* don't use magic, but they'll let the mage cast Hawk Flight
- on them so they can pursue the foe
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Lend Language on the strangers they meet
- *Loonies* cast Mystic Mist in the town square
- *Munchkins* cast Enslave on the city guard
-
- Favorite AD&D Psionic Ability:
- *Real Men* use Body Weaponry
- *Real Roleplayers* use Shape Alteration
- *Loonies* use Sea Anemone Hypnosis
- *Munchkins* use Assume Godhood
-
- Favorite Alignment:
- *Real Men* are Lawful Good
- *Real Roleplayers* don't use alignment
- *Loonies* are Amoral Silly
- *Munchkins* are whatever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Religious-type Character:
- *Real Men* play Paladins
- *Real Roleplayers* play Clerics
- *Loonies* play street preachers
- *Munchkins* play Demigods
-
- Favorite Non-Human PC:
- *Real Men* play Dwarfs
- *Real Roleplayers* play Morokanths
- *Loonies* play a Dwarf-Elf halfbreed
- *Munchkins* play whatever gives the most plusses/Demi-gods
-
- Favorite Undead to Summon:
- *Real Men* summon Ghosts
- *Real Roleplayers* summon Wraiths
- *Loonies* send in an AD&D troll wearing a sheet
- *Munchkins* summon Cerberus
-
- Favorite Way of Extracting Information from the Goblins:
- *Real Men* torture them
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Legend Lore/Telepathy/Mind Read
- *Loonies* tell puns to them
- *Munchkins* peek behind the GM's shield
-
- Favorite Demon/Devil:
- *Real Men* like Asmodeus
- *Real Roleplayers* like Cacodemon
- *Loonies* like Spiro Agnew
- *Munchkins* like Satan's grandfather
-
- Favorite God:
- *Real Men* worship Humakt/Orlanth
- *Real Roleplayers* worship Issaries/Lhankor Mhy
- *Loonies* worship Hare Krishna
- *Munchkins* worship whoever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Miscellaneous Magic Item:
- *Real Men* love Adamantine Claws
- *Real Roleplayers* love Repulsor Rays
- *Loonies* love Radioactive Teeth/+3 Kleenex
- *Munchkins* love Uru's Hammer
-
- Favorite Potion:
- *Real Men* drink potions of Superheroism
- *Real Roleplayers* drink potions of Animal/Plant Control
- *Loonies* drink potions of Jell-O
- *Munchkins* drink potions of Deity Control
-
- Favorite Ring:
- *Real Men* wear rings of Elemental Control
- *Real Roleplayers* wear rings of Free Action
- *Loonies* wear rings of Smurf Control
- *Munchkins* wear rings of Infinite Wishes/the One Ring
-
- Favorite Stick (Rod/Staff/Wand):
- *Real Men* wield staves of Striking
- *Real Roleplayers* wield wands of Healing
- *Loonies* wield rods of styrofoam
- *Munchkins* wield staves of Deity Power
-
- Favorite Armor:
- *Real Men* wear Plate Mail
- *Real Roleplayers* wear Elven Chainmail
- *Loonies* wear Horse Barding
- *Munchkins* wear powered armor a la Starship Troopers
-
- Favorite Helm:
- *Real Men* wear a Helm of Brilliance
- *Real Roleplayers* wear a Helm of Telepathy
- *Loonies* wear a Helm of Blindness (``Works great against medusas'')
- *Munchkins* wear a Helm of 360-Degree Vision with Force Field
-
- Favorite Shield:
- *Real Men* don't use shields (can't wield a two-handed weapon)
- *Real Roleplayers* use a Kite Shield
- *Loonies* use a panty shield
- *Munchkins* don't get the previous joke/use a Shield of Automatic Parry
-
- Favorite Glove/Gauntlet:
- *Real Men* fight bare-handed
- *Real Roleplayers* wear Gloves of Dexterity
- *Loonies* wear THE Glove of Michael Jackson Charisma
- *Munchkins* wear Gauntlets of Infinite Ring-Wearing
-
- Favorite Footwear:
- *Real Men* wear Seven League Boots
- *Real Roleplayers* wear Boots of Stealth
- *Loonies* wear house slippers
- *Munchkins* wear Boots of Infinite Speed
-
- Favorite Mount:
- *Real Men* ride heavy war horses
- *Real Roleplayers* ride palfreys
- *Loonies* ride sheep
- *Munchkins* ride heavy war tyrannosauri
-
- Favorite NPC:
- *Real Men* like Tarl Cabot
- *Real Roleplayers* like Medea
- *Loonies* like Doctor Who
- *Munchkins* like Darth Vader/Teela Brown
-
- Favorite Animal to use as a Familiar:
- *Real Men* have Black Cats
- *Real Roleplayers* have Owls
- *Loonies* have Slugs
- *Munchkins* have whatever gives the most plusses/Ancient Red Dragons
-
- Favorite Kind of Elf:
- *Real Men* like the Pinis' elves
- *Real Roleplayers* like Tolkien's elves
- *Loonies* like Santa's elves
- *Munchkins* like Storm Giants with pointed ears
-
- Favorite Kind of Dwarf:
- *Real Men* like Tolkien's Dwarfs
- *Real Roleplayers* like Glorantha's Dwarfs
- *Loonies* like the Seven Dwarfs
- *Munchkins* like Earth Elementals with beards
-
- Favorite Food to take on Expeditions:
- *Real Men* bring along burgers, fries, milkshakes, and pizza
- *Real Roleplayers* bring along iron rations
- *Loonies* bring along Froot Loops/aluminum rations
- *Munchkins* bring along whatever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Fantasy Author:
- *Real Men* read J.R.R. Tolkien ``Lord of the Rings''
- *Real Roleplayers* read Robert Asprin's ``Thieves' World'' series
- *Loonies* read Robert Asprin's ``Myth'' series
- *Munchkins* read E. Gary Gygax
-
- When they encounter a sleeping dragon:
- *Real Men* wake it up and THEN attack it.
- *Real Roleplayers* sneak away quietly.
- *Loonies* tie its shoelaces together.
- *Munchkins* have their 34th-level thief backstab it with their
- +17 Sword of Slay Anything, and then put all its treasure
- in one backpack and run away.
-
- Favorite Town Activity:
- *Real Men* drink ale in the tavern and start bar fights.
- *Real Roleplayers* drink wine in the tavern and talk to everyone.
- *Loonies* order watermelon daquiris and start food fights.
- *Munchkins* say ``What's a town?''
-
-
- === SCIENCE FICTION ===
-
- Favorite Science Fiction Weapon:
- *Real Men* use Laser Pistols/Blasters/Light Sabers
- *Real Roleplayers* use Stun Guns/Tanglers
- *Loonies* use Thermonuclear Hand Grenades/Tripod Flamers
- *Munchkins* use whatever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Method of Handling Alien Monster:
- *Real Men* drive off the Bug-Eyed Monsters invading the Earth
- *Real Roleplayers* negotiate with the refugees from the evil Empire
- *Loonies* hitch a ride with Vogons
- *Munchkins* invade the BEMs' home planet and enslave them all
-
- Favorite Science Fiction Movie:
- *Real Men* watch the Star Wars films
- *Real Roleplayers* watch ``2001: A Space Odyssey/2010: Odyssey Two''
- *Loonies* watch ``The Three Stooges Go To Mars''
- *Munchkins* watch the Star Trek films
-
- Favorite Method of Space Travel:
- *Real Men* use Hyperspace/Warp Drive
- *Real Roleplayers* use suspended animation
- *Loonies* use the Infinite Improbability Drive
- *Munchkins* push the button and it goes
-
- Favorite Star to Put a Colony Around:
- *Real Men* colonize Beta Lyrae
- *Real Roleplayers* colonize Alpha Centauri
- *Loonies* colonize Cygnus X-1
- *Munchkins* colonize wherever gives the most plusses
-
- Favorite Science Fiction Author:
- *Real Men* read Isaac Asimov
- *Real Roleplayers* read Arthur C. Clarke
- *Loonies* read Bored of the Rings/Doon/Hitchhiker
- *Munchkins* read E. Gary Gygax
-
- Favorite Monster:
- *Real Men* like the Alien
- *Real Roleplayers* like the Moties
- *Loonies* like the beach ball from Dark Star
- *Munchkins* like E.T.
-
- Favorite Variant Human:
- *Real Men* play Heavy Worlders
- *Real Roleplayers* play Light Worlders/Spacers
- *Loonies* play Sex Androids
- *Munchkins* play Enhanced Humans with all the advantages
-
-
- === MISCELLANEOUS ===
-
- Favorite Bar to Hang Out In:
- *Real Men* hang out at the Vulgar Unicorn
- *Real Roleplayers* hang out at the White Hart
- *Loonies* hang out at the Big Bang Burger Bar/Restaurant at the End
- of the Universe
- *Munchkins* hang out wherever they don't get carded
-
- Favorite Superhero:
- *Real Men* like Batman (The Dark Knight)
- *Real Roleplayers* like Jericho
- *Loonies* like Bat-Mite/Flaming Carrot/Cutey Bunny
- *Munchkins* like Galactus
-
- Favorite Modern weapon:
- *Real Men* use .44 Magnums
- *Real Roleplayers* use Walther PPKs
- *Loonies* use water pistols
- *Munchkins* use Infinite-Repeating Uzis
-
- Favorite Actor:
- *Real Men* like John Wayne
- *Real Roleplayers* like Claus Kinski
- *Loonies* like Curly
- *Munchkins* watch Saturday-morning cartoons
-
- Favorite Actress:
- *Real Men* like Raquel Welch
- *Real Roleplayers* like Adrienne Barbeau
- *Loonies* like Phyllis Diller
- *Munchkins* are far too young to know about Sex
-
- Favorite Actor to play James Bond:
- *Real Men* like Sean Connery
- *Real Roleplayers* like George Lazenby
- *Loonies* like David Niven
- *Munchkins* like Roger Moore
-
- Favorite Card Game:
- *Real Men* play Gin
- *Real Roleplayers* play Bridge
- *Loonies* play Fizzbin/Fungus and Fruitbats
- *Munchkins* cheat at Poker
-
- Favorite Music:
- *Real Men* listen to Bruce Springsteen
- *Real Roleplayers* listen to 14th-century madrigals
- *Loonies* listen to Weird Al Yankovic
- *Munchkins* watch MTV
-
- Favorite Magazine:
- *Real Men* read Soldier of Fortune and argue about whether the ads
- are real.
- *Real Roleplayers* read the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and argue
- about the point value of disadvantages.
- *Loonies* read National Lampoon and bitch about how it's gone downhill.
- *Munchkins* read comic books and argue about whether Spider-Man
- should have married MJ.
-
- Favorite Convention Activity:
- *Real Men* ``Do the Dealer's Room''/hang out in the con suite
- *Real Roleplayers* go to seminars/hide in their rooms and play games
- *Loonies* play video games/do hoax zines
- *Munchkins* run and shout and cut in lines
-
- Favorite Gaming Awards:
- *Real Men* vote for the (new) Charles Roberts awards from 3W
- *Real Roleplayers* vote for the Origins Awards
- *Loonies* come in at the end of the Origins ceremony to vote
- on the Silver Hatchets
- *Munchkins* vote for the Strategists Club awards
-
- Favorite Type of Dice:
- *Real Men* like 20-siders
- *Real Roleplayers* use three 6-siders
- *Loonies* use 30-sided for everything
- *Munchkins* have them all, and like to roll as many as possible
-
-
- === CALL OF CTHULHU ===
-
- Favorite Spell:
- *Real Men* don't believe in magic
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Elder Sign
- *Loonies* cast Summon Smurf
- *Munchkins* cast Control Cthulhu
-
- Favorite Monster:
- *Real Men* like Deep Ones
- *Real Roleplayers* don't like any of them
- *Loonies* like Masters of the Universe Slime
- *Munchkins* like Azathoth
-
- Favorite Type of Character to Play:
- *Real Men* play Private Investigators
- *Real Roleplayers* play Professors of Ancient Egyptian Archaeology
- *Loonies* play Red Indian Sex Maniacs
- *Munchkins* play Magic-Users
-
-
- ===PARANOIA===
-
- Capsule Opinion:
- *Real Men* think the weapons are OK, but hate the background.
- *Real Roleplayers* think the campaigns are too short.
- *Loonies* think the game isn't funny enough.
- *Munchkins* don't think the game is supposed to be funny.
-
- Favorite Service Group:
- *Real Men* like Armed Forces.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Tech Services and CPU.
- *Loonies* like R&D.
- *Munchkins* like IntSec.
-
- Favorite Secret Society:
- *Real Men* like Anti-Mutant, Frankenstein Destroyers, and PURGE.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Free Enterprise and Sierra Club.
- *Loonies* like Corpore Metal, Death Leopard, and Mystics.
- *Munchkins* like Psion.
-
- Favorite Mutant Power:
- *Real Men* like Adrenalin Control.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Hypersenses.
- *Loonies* like Project Total Chaos.
- *Munchkins* like characters with the works.
-
- Favorite Weapon:
- *Real Men* like cone rifles.
- *Real Roleplayers* like laser pistols.
- *Loonies* like chainsaws and anything from R&D.
- *Munchkins* like Plasma Generators.
-
- Favorite Target:
- *Real Men* shoot Commie Mutant Traitors.
- *Real Roleplayers* shoot the Munchkins' characters.
- *Loonies* shoot anything fragile-looking.
- *Munchkins* shoot anything in sight, starting with the other PCs.
-
- Favorite Mission:
- *Real Men* like to hunt down Commie Mutant Traitors.
- *Real Roleplayers* like to try to survive the briefing.
- *Loonies* like to place themselves under surveillance and report
- hourly.
- *Munchkins* like to attack a rival Alpha Complex.
-
-
- === TFOS ===
-
- Capsule Opinion:
- *Real Men* can't understand the game at all.
- *Real Roleplayers* think the game is silly.
- *Loonies* think the game is about them.
- *Munchkins* want to play their 700-point Champions character.
-
- Favorite Character Type:
- *Real Men* play Near Humans.
- *Real Roleplayers* play Humans.
- *Loonies* play green fuzzy blobs that drip slime.
- *Munchkins* play Deities.
-
- Favorite Powers:
- *Real Men* have Superspeed, Monster Out, and Superstrength
- *Real Roleplayers* have Teleport, Deep Freeze, and Talk to Aliens.
- *Loonies* have Bounce, Summon Pizza, and Telephone.
- *Munchkins* have all of them.
-
- Favorite Knacks:
- *Real Men* like Shoot Big Raygun and Flying Saucer Piloting.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Figure Things Out and Look Cool in Shades.
- *Loonies* like Weird Science and Eat Anything.
- *Munchkins* like Do Anything I Want.
-
- Favorite Weapon:
- *Real Men* like Zap Guns.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Duplicator Guns.
- *Loonies* like Goop Guns and Boy/Girl Guns.
- *Munchkins* like AT-AT Walkers.
-
- Favorite Transportation:
- *Real Men* use flying saucers.
- *Real Roleplayers* use the Number 42 Crosstown Expedience Route.
- *Loonies* use Rocket Sneakers.
- *Munchkins* use Battlestars.
-
-
- === CHAMPIONS ===
-
- Capsule Opinion:
- *Real Men* think this is how the world *should* be.
- *Real Roleplayers* think there's too much combat.
- *Loonies* think it's a great system for simulating reality.
- *Munchkins* think starting characters don't have enough points.
-
- Favorite Character Type:
- *Real Men* like Bricks.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Mentalists.
- *Loonies* like Cream-Puff Projectors.
- *Munchkins* like visiting Gods.
-
- Favorite Power:
- *Real Men* like Damage Resistance.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Telepathy.
- *Loonies* like Instant Change with the advantage Usable on Others.
- *Munchkins* like Autofire Find Weakness.
-
- Favorite Attribute:
- *Real Men* like Strength.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Ego.
- *Loonies* like Comeliness.
- *Munchkins* like Speed.
-
- Favorite Disadvantage:
- *Real Men* like Berserk.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Psychological Limitations.
- *Loonies* like Dependency on Spinach Egg Noodles.
- *Munchkins* like Unusual Looks.
-
- Favorite Power Limitation:
- *Real Men* like Always On.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Limited Uses.
- *Loonies* like Activation on 8-.
- *Munchkins* like Focus and Multipower.
-
- Tactics in Hostage Situations:
- *Real Men* demonstrate what'll happen to villians who injure hostages.
- *Real Roleplayers* create an illusion of the hostages getting away.
- *Loonies* taunt the villians.
- *Munchkins* waste the villians with their 10d6 Autofire Armor-Piercing
- Ranged Killing Attack, and use Regeneration Usable on Others to
- heal the injured bystanders.
-
-
- === FANTASY HERO ===
-
- Capsule Opinion:
- *Real Men* like how expensive magic is.
- *Real Roleplayers* don't like how expensive magic is.
- *Loonies* like the bizzare disadvantages you can create.
- *Munchkins* like the crossover from Champions.
-
- Character Type:
- *Real Men* play Dwarven Knights.
- *Real Roleplayers* play Elven Mages.
- *Loonies* play Halfling Knights.
- *Munchkins* play their Champions characters.
-
- Favorite Spell Limitations:
- *Real Men* wish there weren't any, so magic would be even more
- expensive.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Gestures, Incantation, and Concentrate.
- *Loonies* like Side Effects.
- *Munchkins* use the Champions rules.
-
- Favorite Spells:
- *Real Men* like any kind of magic greatsword.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Percieve and Illusions.
- *Loonies* like Dominate usable on Self Only.
- *Munchkins* like Blast, Variable Advantage, Reduced END to zero.
-
-
- === GURPS ===
-
- Capsule Opinion:
- *Real Men* think there aren't enough combats.
- *Real Roleplayers* think there aren't enough supplements.
- *Loonies* think there aren't enough disadvantages.
- *Munchkins* think there aren't enough hit points.
-
- Favorite Advantages:
- *Real Men* like Combat Reflexes, Strong Will, High Pain Threshold and
- Toughness.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Charisma, Danger Sense, Empathy, Literacy and
- Voice.
- *Loonies* like Luck, Absolute Timing and Unusual Background.
- *Munchkins* like Magery 3, Patron (Superman), and PK (80).
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- Favorite Disadvantages:
- *Real Men* like Gigantism and Berserk
- *Real Roleplayers* like Sense of Duty and Poverty
- *Loonies* like Severe Delusions, Severe Phobias, Split Personality,
- Total Pacifism and Berserk - all at the same time.
- *Munchkins* like Enemies and Dependents (for the points).
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- Favorite Skills:
- *Real Men* like Brawling, Two-Handed Sword, Broadsword and Shield.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Acting, Bard, Detect Lies, Diplomacy,
- Fast-Talk, Merchant, Savoir-Faire and Streetwise.
- *Loonies* like to use ALL skills at a default level of 5.
- *Munchkins* like Fast-Talk GM and Whine.
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- Favorite Combat Spell:
- *Real Men* don't use magic.
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Blur and Flash.
- *Loonies* cast Create Object (cream pies) and throw them.
- *Munchkins* cast Armor, Shield, Invisibility and Deathtouch.
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- Favorite Non-Combat Spell:
- *Real Men* still don't use magic.
- *Real Roleplayers* cast Major Healing.
- *Loonies* cast Drunkenness on the other PCs.
- *Munchkins* cast Linking spells on everything they own.
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- Favorite Supplement:
- *Real Men* like Horseclans and Ice Age.
- *Real Roleplayers* like Space, Horror and Japan.
- *Loonies* like Toon.
- *Munchkins* like Fantasy, Horror and Autoduel - in the same game.
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- Supplement Most Wanted:
- *Real Men* want Wild West and World War II.
- *Real Roleplayers* want Illuminati.
- *Loonies* want Pet Rocks/Creeks & Crawdads.
- *Munchkins* want Supers and Mecha, to add to their
- Fantasy/Horror/Autoduel game.
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