tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post4802411188341347264..comments2024-03-28T12:39:04.081+00:00Comments on Vampifan's World of the Undead: 7TV 2nd EditionVampifanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-76458618521363242332016-08-04T12:39:04.679+01:002016-08-04T12:39:04.679+01:00And there will be more, Steve. That's a promis...And there will be more, Steve. That's a promise!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-37128680078168225602016-08-04T12:08:02.427+01:002016-08-04T12:08:02.427+01:00Man oh man, what a different take I have on it now...Man oh man, what a different take I have on it now. I was riveted to every word. I just want moreeeeeeee.Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-49554784000307866082016-08-03T23:09:55.524+01:002016-08-03T23:09:55.524+01:00Good man. I think your opinions on it may have cha...Good man. I think your opinions on it may have changed from your original comments. ;-)Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-46807855344269161892016-08-03T23:08:25.635+01:002016-08-03T23:08:25.635+01:00We are so alike, Steve. The shows you mentioned an...We are so alike, Steve. The shows you mentioned and clearly loved were all amongst my own favourites. Indeed I could add a lot more to the list as I wallow in nostalgia. Suffice to say, I think we are both going to enjoy this game an awful lot!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-76095937232455278182016-08-03T16:45:32.238+01:002016-08-03T16:45:32.238+01:00...... Im off now to re-read your 7TV batrep, with......... Im off now to re-read your 7TV batrep, with an avidly interested, keen eye.Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-17130721109269631072016-08-03T16:44:17.148+01:002016-08-03T16:44:17.148+01:00You are so right Bryan. Like you, my youth was the...You are so right Bryan. Like you, my youth was the 70`s and I have vivid memories of that youth too. But somehow I had forgotten just how wonderful it is to re-live those glory days of our youth. My nostalgia has always been for period costume things like The Onedin Line, Dads Army, Poldark, War and Peace, and things like that, but I had somehow totally forgotten the other stuff: Hogans Heroes, It Aint Half Hot Mum, Blakes 7, Doctor Who, Land of the Giants, The Avengers, The Champions, Callan, etc etc etc. Falling back in love with this era has really opened my eyes to a lot of nostalgic potential... a lot of it due to the absolutely madly infectious enthusiasm from Tarot, who has a retro streak in her a mile wide (and she isn’t even old enough to have BEEN there, yet she gets it totally).<br /><br />I think we are all infected now, and all I can do is hold on for dear life, and enjoy the trip hahahaa.<br />Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-68914460425625466012016-08-03T16:27:51.102+01:002016-08-03T16:27:51.102+01:00Hallelujah, Steve! You have seen the light. I'...Hallelujah, Steve! You have seen the light. I'm not going to say "I told you so," because that is not my style but I will say "better late than never." 7TV2e is a real gem of a game. More so if you lived through the 1970's and can remember watching the TV series and films of that era. I hit my teens in 1970 and these shows and films had a big influence on me. Now I very much want to return to those golden days of my youth and recreate what I saw and enjoyed so much with these rules and an appropriate selection of miniatures. <br /><br />Your only limit is your imagination. Certainly Tarot gets it and I applaud her plans for her own campaign. There is still much I want to do and show with 7TV2e. With you, Hil and Tarot suddenly discovering how cool 7TV2e is I'm sure we'll have much to share and chat about for a long time to come. Happy days!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-24276273292515746942016-08-03T15:47:41.779+01:002016-08-03T15:47:41.779+01:00It’s not often I change my mind! Once it’s made up...It’s not often I change my mind! Once it’s made up, it tends to stay made up.... I`m like that. And yet, somehow... (how does he DO it) Bryan has this uncanny knack of doing just that.... manages to change my mind. He doesn’t say anything or do anything, he quietly smiles ay my negativity (when I don't like something) then bides his time. Often I don’t bite at all, but occasionally, just occasionally (happens enough to feel a right plonker when it happens) I wiggle onto that damn hook, and a light goes on, a door somewhere in my brain opens and a fresh breeze wafts in.<br /><br />I have missed out on soooooooo much, I see it now. 7TV2e is simply stunning. HOW could I have been so blind and overlooked it for so long. Tar` found a free PDF copy and got me to look at it “no... really look at it!” she told me. And I`m so glad I did. Okay I admit it, its possibly the best thing since sliced bread.<br /><br />I`m hooked.<br /><br />The whole thing, the rules, the miniatures, the 60`s and 70`s genre thing, it all just WORKS somehow. Torot wants to do Blakes 7, Hils is wondering if she might be able to use this to join Tar` in game play with her early days (20th century) comic books of the 40`s and 50`s, and there’s me feeling I`ve missed out... but all is not lost *starts thumbing through various options, and his eyes land upon..... 7TV ZOMBIES* mmmmmmmm!!!!!<br />Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-29839775529532108562016-07-31T17:15:14.762+01:002016-07-31T17:15:14.762+01:00Yes yes oh yes Bryan that's exactly what I wan...Yes yes oh yes Bryan that's exactly what I want it for. I`m so excited I can hardly breathe. but thank you yes, options, I need options hehe. Its horrible wanting something so badly and not having the money grrrrr lol<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-4145089145634885002016-07-31T17:03:22.403+01:002016-07-31T17:03:22.403+01:00Sorry for the long delay in replying to you, Tarot...Sorry for the long delay in replying to you, Tarot. Actually, getting to plat 7TV shouldn't cost you too much. It's a shame you don't have your own printer as that would save you quite a bit in printing out the PDF files. <br /><br />The counters can just as easily be replicated with home-made counters. The stat cards, like the rules should be printed out. Given how much it would cost you to get everything copied out at your local printers I wonder if it wouldn't be cheaper to just buy the boxed starter set anyway.<br /> <br />I'll send you an e-mail and we can discuss this further. Trust me, you do have options. :-)<br />For your proposed Blake's seven campaign, 7TV2e would be ideal.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-57055226769656088102016-07-30T18:18:54.369+01:002016-07-30T18:18:54.369+01:00hmmmmm, I have just found the free PDF rules and n...hmmmmm, I have just found the free PDF rules and now have them saved (but its going to cost me a lot to copy them out: best price locally is 20 cent a page, and 1 euro a page for colour). Will I need to print out all those tokens too?<br /><br />I`m very interested to give this a go, especially the Blakes 7 bit. But worry its going to cost me an arm and a leg to get to the point where I can use the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-68542501380839424522016-07-29T19:06:50.076+01:002016-07-29T19:06:50.076+01:00They are, Tarot. I have a lot of happy memories of...They are, Tarot. I have a lot of happy memories of watching the kind of TV shows in the 1970's these rules are trying to emulate.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-80963597105406962972016-07-29T18:56:02.822+01:002016-07-29T18:56:02.822+01:00these rules look really, r-e-a-l-l-y interesting.these rules look really, r-e-a-l-l-y interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-69046374938215302422016-02-11T22:23:46.751+00:002016-02-11T22:23:46.751+00:00So shiny it's positively dazzling!So shiny it's positively dazzling!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-69418349497409531562016-02-11T18:44:46.984+00:002016-02-11T18:44:46.984+00:00Very shiny!Very shiny!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616664689882136444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-3327748157390911572016-02-10T10:48:34.742+00:002016-02-10T10:48:34.742+00:00I sent you an e-mail, Clint, regarding your commen...I sent you an e-mail, Clint, regarding your comment. I am sure we will both enjoy the game in our own unique ways.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-80267894189143057412016-02-10T05:26:35.850+00:002016-02-10T05:26:35.850+00:00CDG do indeed make moonbase personnel. So UFO from...CDG do indeed make moonbase personnel. So UFO from our youth is a strong possibility. And while you have no first hand knowledge of 1st edition I am the same about 2ed. But I would think there is enough overlap for us both to enjoy the game. I look forward to seeing your first AAR.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-31035111231526842272016-02-09T22:16:45.302+00:002016-02-09T22:16:45.302+00:00Ha, ha! And yet more great ideas, Simon. How could...Ha, ha! And yet more great ideas, Simon. How could I have forgotten about Men in Black? Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-69121133788029400272016-02-09T22:13:55.735+00:002016-02-09T22:13:55.735+00:00Wow, now that is high praise, Simon. Let's hop...Wow, now that is high praise, Simon. Let's hope CDG does update 7ombieTV.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-24509922130031861342016-02-09T20:52:39.773+00:002016-02-09T20:52:39.773+00:00There are rules for basic zombies in the Paranorma...There are rules for basic zombies in the Paranormal Exterminator guid. I'm hoping to play some cops and MiB vs Monsters and zombies at some point.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-6115899817322991022016-02-09T20:50:56.184+00:002016-02-09T20:50:56.184+00:00It would be perfect for that as well great idea!It would be perfect for that as well great idea!Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-87488368703467620182016-02-09T20:50:24.471+00:002016-02-09T20:50:24.471+00:00I am hoping for 7ombietv to get converted it would...I am hoping for 7ombietv to get converted it would be awesome and possibly my goto game for zombie gaming.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-20909839658189558862016-02-09T18:48:02.104+00:002016-02-09T18:48:02.104+00:00Many thanks, Simon, and once again, thanks for rec...Many thanks, Simon, and once again, thanks for recommending 7TV2e to me. I just know that I'm going to have a lot of fun with it as I grew up with so many of the cult TV series it is based on.<br />Funnily enough, using zombies in 7TV2e is a very low priority for me. My favourite scene from World War Z? None whatsoever! Shite is shite no matter how much you try to put a shine on it! ;-)Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-74059217650397541822016-02-09T18:42:05.469+00:002016-02-09T18:42:05.469+00:00Thanks, Clint. As I said in my review I know nothi...Thanks, Clint. As I said in my review I know nothing about 1st edition 7TV so I can't comment on which version is best. I do know however, that I like 7TV2e very much. I, too, would love to do a UFO scenario. UFO Aliens and Moonbase personnel must be made by CDG. The Minions will work well for normal SHADO operatives.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-12718201979511110112016-02-09T18:22:25.554+00:002016-02-09T18:22:25.554+00:00A terrific review Bryan, and many thanks indeed fo...A terrific review Bryan, and many thanks indeed for the link and plug. I really do envy you as I think those who haven't played 1 edition are in for a real treat. I though, am finding it a bit harder to get into simply because I have to unlearn a lot of what I learnt, and some of the newer rules are a bit too simplistic imho. For example I really like the 2nd Edition Countdown Mechanic over the Event cards. But I'm not sold on Plot Points nor adding them to combat rolls. Still its something I will be persevering over the coming months - though ultimately I may well end up with an amalgamation of the two!! Either way this box set is a great investment and I've no doubt you'll have tremendous fun with it - especially as more casts are produced by "Crooked Dice". I'll certainly wager you;re looking forward to zombies being introduced so you can re-enact your fave scenes from "World War z" ;-)Blaxklerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986635840718583767noreply@blogger.com