Countdown Thread

[Geoffrey]

Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG will be released in February 2012. To be conservative, let's assume a release date of Feb. 29, 2012.

As I type this it is November 21, 2011 in the western hemisphere. That means that, as of right now, there are exactly 100 days until the release of the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.

[Devil Swine]

100 bottle of beer on the wall,100 bottle of Beer!
Take one down,pass it around!
99 bottles of Beer on the wall!

[GnomeBoy]

I suspect that the exact date won't be known (or even estimated) until the thing is at the printers.

But I hope it'll be available before the 29th -- and that I can pick it up at DunDraCon on President's Weekend.

Continuing:

99 flagons of ale on the wall, 99 flagons of ale
Take one down, slosh it around
98 flagons of ale on the wall

[Geoffrey]

I suspect that the exact date won't be known (or even estimated) until the thing is at the printers.

But I hope it'll be available before the 29th -- and that I can pick it up at DunDraCon on President's Weekend.

Continuing:

99 flagons of ale on the wall, 99 flagons of ale
Take one down, slosh it around
98 flagons of ale on the wall

You're getting ahead of yourself. There are still 99 more days!

[Geoffrey]

Ah, now we're at 98 days.

[GnomeBoy]

I never let math ruin a good sing-a-long...

[Geoffrey]

Now there's only 91 days to go. See how time flies?

[JediOre]

See how time flies?

Like a pig with wings!

[GnomeBoy]

Now there's only 91 days to go. See how time flies?

Time flies like an arrow...

-- Fruit flies like a banana.

[JediOre]

Fruit flies like a banana.

True that!

[Devil Swine]

Time is passing so slowly!

[finarvyn]

Time is passing so slowly!

It's a relativity thing. As you move faster and faster, close to the speed of light, time seems to run slowly. (Depending upon your reference frame.)

The solution is that you need to slow down. Maybe take a nap.

[Geoffrey]

Now we're in the eighties: Only 89 days left.

[finarvyn]

Now we're in the eighties

Man, I loved the eighties. Big hair bands, still in school, lots of time to play D&D. What a decade! Some times I wish I was still in the eighties.

[JediOre]

Some times I wish I was still in the eighties.

So do I. The memories are grand.

The games that come to mind:
AD&D
Bard's Tale
Star Raiders, the Temple of Apshai, and my glorious Atari 800 (My favorite system to date)
Joust, just one of many great arcade games
Dark Tower
Risk
Stratego
Land Slide

The books:

The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Earth Sea Trilogy
The Sword of Shannara
The Riftwar Saga
The Belgariad series

And of course the movies:

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back and Return of the Jedi
The Indiana Jones films
Star Trek II-IV
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
The Dark Crystal


The list for each could be much longer!

[finarvyn]

JediOre, I assume that yours is supposed to be a list of things that you discovered in the 80's, not things that were made in the 80's. Otherwise, half of your list would be wiped out.

Sounds like we enjoy many of the same things, however.

[Geoffrey]

Now we're on day 88. I graduated from high school in '88.

I think 1977-1983 represents a golden time for sci-fi/fantasy movies:

the original Star Wars trilogy
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Alien
E. T.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
etc.

[Blood Axe]

Ha! Im building a time machine so I can get my copy sooner!
In 88 days I will finish working on my time machine, then travel to the future.....wait a second.....damn!

[JediOre]

JediOre, I assume that yours is supposed to be a list of things that you discovered in the 80's, not things that were made in the 80's. Otherwise, half of your list would be wiped out.

Sounds like we enjoy many of the same things, however.

Finarvyn, you assume correctly. I was eleven in 1980 and was becoming a voracious reader.

[GnomeBoy]

Ha! Im building a time machine so I can get my copy sooner!
In 88 days I will finish working on my time machine, then travel to the future.....wait a second.....damn!

Did you use the machine to bring yourself the instructions, eliminating about 83 days worth of trial-and-error, like I told you to do back on July 27th, 2013?

[finarvyn]

Ha! Im building a time machine so I can get my copy sooner!
In 88 days I will finish working on my time machine, then travel to the future.....wait a second.....damn!

Ever seen the episode of BIG BANG THEORY where Leonard and Sheldon decide that if either one of them builds a time machine that they will return to the exact instant in time where they made the agreement ... then they look around for a few seconds and get all depressed.

[Blood Axe]

Some times I wish I was still in the eighties.

So do I. The memories are grand.

The games that come to mind:
AD&D
Bard's Tale
Star Raiders, the Temple of Apshai, and my glorious Atari 800 (My favorite system to date)
Joust, just one of many great arcade games
Dark Tower
Risk
Stratego
Land Slide

The books:

The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Earth Sea Trilogy
The Sword of Shannara
The Riftwar Saga
The Belgariad series

And of course the movies:

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back and Return of the Jedi
The Indiana Jones films
Star Trek II-IV
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
The Dark Crystal


The list for each could be much longer!

Awww man...good times. Im turning 40 now. Got my first Red Box Basic set when I was 9, back in '81, for Xmas. My Mom did not want me to have it- she saw an episode of the 700 Club. D&D teaches you to worship the Devil, witchcraft, Satanic orgies,etc,etc. LOL. My Dad got it for me anyway....but he had to read it first. Luckily he was a big Tolkein fan. He declared it harmless- just like Lord of the Rings! - he said. Awwww.....good times.

[JediOre]

My Dad got it for me anyway....but he had to read it first.

I like your dad's style. That's how things went in my house. My folks had to review things before it came into my sister's and mine hands.

I remember when Star Wars came out. I was eight and DYING to see it. Since it was PG, my dad and my friend's dad went to the film first. My friend and I was waiting at my front door when our dad's drove up the gravel drive-way. My dad got out of our family car, walked to the front door and told my sister, my friend, and me to get in. He and my friend's dad took us back to the theater the same day!

[goodmangames]

Oh, the pressure, the pressure! I can feel the days ticking away. Gotta meet this deadline!!

[Ducaster]

Oh, the pressure, the pressure! I can feel the days ticking away. Gotta meet this deadline!!

Yes you do! I plan to be flying back to the UK to live for a few years about then! It'd be nice to take a copy with me rather than wait for the inevitable transatlantic lag!

PS Hi all sorry been away family illness and other RL troubles. FYI the game in Atlanta continues apace even if not been able to report on it.