 optional field  | 19 Sep 2014 9:24 p.m. PST |
Does anyone think Spies, Swashbuckling and Pulp seem similar enough to me that they ought to be included into a single board? |
| Rakkasan | 19 Sep 2014 10:26 p.m. PST |
There are some similarities but swashbuckling refers to period of time from maybe late 1600s to early 1800s. Pulp generally refers to the early to mid 1900s. Spies could refer to any time frame and any era, real or imaginary.
I do not think they are similar enough to be included in a single board. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 20 Sep 2014 6:12 a.m. PST |
Even though I'm a huge fan of decreasing the number of specific boards around here… No. |
| deephorse | 20 Sep 2014 6:16 a.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 20 Sep 2014 7:42 a.m. PST |
No.
I actually think that multiplying boards is a goof thing, since it encourages more threads in that subject.
Therefore, shrinking and consolidating the number of Boards is a Bad Thing. |
| tkdguy | 20 Sep 2014 4:44 p.m. PST |
I'd rather keep those boards separate. |
| Winston Smith | 20 Sep 2014 5:46 p.m. PST |
Why do you think Spies and Swashbucklers are similar enough to be combined? To me there is a huge difference. |
| CeruLucifus | 21 Sep 2014 4:38 p.m. PST |
I also am missing the similarity between Spies and Swashbuckling. I was surprised to find we have boards for both Swashbuckling (under Napoleonics) and Pirates (under Renaissance). And I could not find Spies. |
| optional field | 22 Sep 2014 1:38 p.m. PST |
Why do you think Spies and Swashbucklers are similar enough to be combined? To me there is a huge difference.
The outlandishly central role of a one or a few central heroes, the outlandish behavior, the common occurrence of improbable events, the frequently formulaic plots (entertaining but still formulaic) and the emphasis on certain recurring tropes (e.g. we must save the king/prime minister/president/head of state from the evil cardinal/criminal mastermind/terrorist; we must get the virus/artifact/magic item/McGuffin before the villain in order to prevent the tragic event, etc). Would any of us be surprised to if it were suddenly discovered that the fencing scene in the James Bond film "Die Another Day" was a shot for shot recreation of scene from an Erol Flynn movie? (it isn't so far as I'm aware but I think the point is made). |
| Winston Smith | 22 Sep 2014 2:56 p.m. PST |
You haven't convinced me.  |
| Sergeant Paper | 23 Sep 2014 10:07 p.m. PST |
Nope. There are only what, TEN original plots, and all else is chrome. So lumping wildly disparate chrome together because they share plots is double plus ungood. |
| Sergeant Paper | 23 Sep 2014 10:09 p.m. PST |
You may choose to genre-bend, and do spy stores in pulp or swashjbuckling, but it does NOT make all pulp into spy, nor all spy into swashbuckling. |
| Pyrate Captain | 07 May 2015 9:26 a.m. PST |
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| Servo3000 | 07 May 2015 9:32 a.m. PST |
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| The Shadow | 07 May 2015 12:01 p.m. PST |
Nope. Pirates have their own page, and other types of "swashbucklers", medieval to 18th century, have their own pages too. Super-spy "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", post pulp era, should have their own page as well. |
| capncarp | 09 May 2015 7:38 p.m. PST |
Swashbuckler/Spy: Jame Retief of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne. Lots of fun but not a lot of opportunity for gaming.
Spy/Pulp= Pulp. 'Nuff said.
Pulp/Swashbuckler= Pulp. Again. |
| Twoball Cane | 09 May 2015 7:44 p.m. PST |
A spy among air pirates? That could be interesting for pulp air and swashbuckling. |
