(TFT) My Thoughts on TFT as RPG

[Phillip Roath <drake_63@sbcglobal.net>]

Howdy Fellow Gamers, 
   
     I am a big Fan of "The Fantasy Trip", I have many fond memories of playing Melee/Wizard
  in high school during the lunch hour. It was great for getting in several good battles as they 
  were deadly and quick. On the weekends my friends and I got together to do the "Microquests" and later when the advanced books came out we did use TFT as a full blown
  RPG. 
    
     As I was generally the GM for the TFT sessions,(I had all the books and microquests at the time), I loved the versatality of the system. The talents gave enough detail to define tasks, and there was enough of them to give you good parameters for designing your own unique talents for you particular "Universe". 
   
    Was "The Fantasy Trip" an RPG?? Yes and No, it depends on how you use it. An RPG
  is nothing more than advanced pretending, like playing cops and robbers, or army when you 
  were a kid.  Some roleplayers and GMs are more sophisticated than others, or have differing 
  styles, but the main focus is to forget the real world and real problems for a little while and have fun.   In the Fantasy world we sometimes have a better chance, or at least a chance, 
  to overcome lifes little obstacles. In the real world we feel like the bug more often than we 
  feel like the windshield. 
   
     I have played many diferent so called RPGs, and the system of the game never mattered 
  as much as how well the GM was able to make his world come to life in my imagination.
   
    Those are my humble thoughts and if I can find an old notebook I mis placed from days 
  long past I may post some of my notes on weapons and Tech that I once made-up for 
  my own universe and maybe even an experimental spell or two for your favorite Wizards.
    
     BTW I'm Phillip and pleased to meet you all.
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