tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517321471093430132.post1388766233966080551..comments2023-03-24T05:51:51.946-04:00Comments on The Lords of Hack: Kings of Orion - ReviewUndead Mercutiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08323575933960160998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517321471093430132.post-87474421376086644162012-06-02T16:39:04.044-04:002012-06-02T16:39:04.044-04:00I thought the whole "dark Secret" thing ...I thought the whole "dark Secret" thing was cool, though it did make it hard to justify being a kniight when I really just wanted to sow havok and destruction...not that we didn't do enough of that. But certainly see how it could work better in a different sytle campain. Hmmm. Deadlands has a new Noir suppliment coming out for Savage Worlds.bobcorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380431921109710135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517321471093430132.post-26853925396447321072012-05-31T18:06:01.580-04:002012-05-31T18:06:01.580-04:00I find myself conflicted with the dark secrets. I...I find myself conflicted with the dark secrets. I liked having a secret from the rest of the party along with the benefits, but most of them seemed to be along the lines of the 'You're what? KILL IT, KILL IT WITH FIRE!' type scenarios. I suppose, with work on my part I could've convinced the rest of the party that my character was a friendly vampire (hoping for no Twilight jokes), but the rest of the group probably had the same sort of secrets.<br /><br />I thought the campaign itself was nifty, but I really wish I had gone with the apeman first. I'm afraid I just didn't have as much fun with a serious thinker of a character.JLeibertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517321471093430132.post-20544130671376228662012-05-31T16:44:39.751-04:002012-05-31T16:44:39.751-04:00Yeah, the Dark Secret was more suited to a game wi...Yeah, the Dark Secret was more suited to a game with a different vibe such as Call of Cthulhu or Paranoia. Maybe I'll use it again for some kind of one-shot where the threats could come from within as well as outside the group. <br /><br />As it was, Panthro's Dark Secret was that he was fleeing a past life as a computer hacker -- by taking on his new identity as a Knight of Orion who was a computer hacker.Undead Mercutiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323575933960160998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517321471093430132.post-24543221866400441662012-05-31T09:07:48.233-04:002012-05-31T09:07:48.233-04:00I did enjoy the in medias res too (and not just be...I did enjoy the in medias res too (and not just because it's Latin).<br /><br />The dark secret thing kind of messed me up. It turns out that my Dark Secret, which I spent way too much time on, was more or less the least dark of all of them, I guess. I never did figure out what Marlon's was. I suppose the problem is that "preparation Dave" is such a different guy than "game table Dave". I almost should have played one session, and then thought up a dark secret.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the game play. I also really, really needed a break from being behind the screen, I am now completely refreshed and back to my GM OCD self. Thanks for a good time.Dave Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971903563992591718noreply@blogger.com