Comments on: C6: The Official RPGA Tournament Handbook (1987) https://www.vintagerpg.com/2025/02/c6-the-official-rpga-tournament-handbook-1987/ The Art & History of Tabletop RPGs Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Stu Horvath https://www.vintagerpg.com/2025/02/c6-the-official-rpga-tournament-handbook-1987/#comment-41178 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:59:56 +0000 https://www.vintagerpg.com/?p=56620#comment-41178 In reply to Andy.

“I would never run a tourney at my house” had me cackling. Great story!

]]> By: Andy https://www.vintagerpg.com/2025/02/c6-the-official-rpga-tournament-handbook-1987/#comment-41177 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:39:25 +0000 https://www.vintagerpg.com/?p=56620#comment-41177 I have only played in one tournament at a con, but it brings back such fond memories. The tournament was over two sessions and we were pretty far behind after the first. Then we decided to play like pro’s in the second. Spend zero time deciding which way to turn. “Always turn LEFT”. Ran away from monsters as often as possible. “Just say no”. Got creative enough in combat that the GM let us roll with it. If a vampire poly-morphs into an octopus, does he get 8 touch attacks with “Vampiric Touch”? Probably not according to the rules, but it was such a great idea the GM let us run with it. If a gnome takes on gaseous form and gets breathed in by a young green dragon before restoring his natural state, does the dragon get any armor class being attacked from inside its lungs? The GM wisely decided not to debate the internal biology of a made up monster. The gnome must make some saves against poison but gets to attack against AC 0. With seconds left in the time slot we emerge from the dungeon.

So the guys at Table 2 are celebrating their ‘win’ when our GM runs up to the admin guy and says “My table actually got out of the dungeon. We need to add up the scores again”. And so it was that we snatched victory from the jaws of Table 2.

But yeah, this book kind of lame and I would never run a tourney at my house.

]]> By: Elliot https://www.vintagerpg.com/2025/02/c6-the-official-rpga-tournament-handbook-1987/#comment-40821 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:14:13 +0000 https://www.vintagerpg.com/?p=56620#comment-40821 Also the Great Lakes seem to have migrated south. I guess that’s what happens when a globe turns into a die.

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