The Future of Liminal En Garde

[Ymbert Montgomery]

Hi all,

I wanted to get August returns out first, but after a lot of thought I have decided to step down from running the game.

As some of you know, I'm now in a position where working for home is my only feasible option and I've decided to try and shift more seriously into professional game design. The problem there is that it's too tempting to do things like tinker with En Garde! rules when I could be working on products for publication!

I'd like to thank all of you, past and present, for making the game what it is. Without this experience I don't think I'd be looking seriously at game design at all. I'd also like to specially apologise to our three new players who haven't had much of a game at all yet!

There's really two options here.

If someone or a few people want to take on the game I'm happy to get my notes in a useable form for them and transfer it over.

Alternatively, I can do people one last turn or (and I think this might be better if the game is ending) I can write up a "what happened next" for each character and publish it as the last bit of press.

And naturally, if any of you have a game to plug do so! (I believe Jim's game has ended but a new one may or may not be happening?)

For myself, I'm not going anywhere in the long term. My current plan is to take a few months off to get my work in progress published (it's a set of skirmish wargame rules for pub brawls) and then look at some less ambitious hobby projects. I'm looking at running Founding Fathers by play by forum over a few months (partially dependent on when I get the last expansion exported from the US), maybe some boardgames either by PBF or on Tabletop Simulator (I have my eye on La Revolution Francaise) and that kind of thing. The big project should still happen at some point but I'm going to be doing a few games on a smaller scale before really getting onto that one!

If that sounds of interest let me know; I'm planning to set up a mailing list to let people know about all those kinds of things.

Thank you for playing in Liminal En Garde! It's been both a privilege and a pleasure running the game for all of you.

[Jacques Bougiedure]

What is your time investment excluding tinkering with the rules?

[Ymbert Montgomery]

That's actually more difficult to answer then you'd think, because it varies depending on turn complexity. But I'd say around 2-3 evenings a week plus bits and bobs here and there.

[Ymbert Montgomery]

Note:

If this is a question about taking over it's worth mentioning I have lots of other people's house rules I can pass on, some kindly provided by Cliff.

[Monique Adelina De'Ath]

Well sad to hear the news as I've found the game really great to be a part of but you have given us all, I think I am correct to say, several years of entertainment and all for free!

I'd love to say I could take it on but I simply don't have the time due to several jobs and being in the middle of a local election campaign. I'd be happy to continue if someone else rises to the challenge.

I have no regrets about the game aside from the fact that Bastian's cunning long term plan to become CPS and make a 'certain' high profile arrest......oooh...wonder who that could have been....😉.....won't become reality!

[Valerie Valanon]

First of all: Thank you, Sam, for the effort of keeping up Liminal EnGarde! for quite a time running. It was really fun to play - even if sadly Guy died due to some unlucky dice. But Valerie did make up for it I guess.

During the game I appreciated most your willingness to discuss rules which seemed not to fit into the game plan for any reason. And to invent new rules, which often had made the game more detailed and more challenging. At the same time you somehow managed to maintain a balance between the different careers, even if it needed some fixing sometimes. 

If you ever need any volunteers for some alpha- or beta-tests for any of your planned project(s), don´t hesitate to send a message.

[huillaume]

Sad to hear, bu I understand you. I guess GMing the game is quite a lot moer demanding than just playing it.

In any case, thank you for you hard job. It has entertained us all, mostly in times where we need the most.

Mar 11, 2022 19:19:47 GMT Valerie Valanon said:

If you ever need any volunteers for some alpha- or beta-tests for any of your planned project(s), don´t hesitate to send a message.

Add me too.

[vinlander]

Sam,

I know how much bookkeeping is involved in running this kind of game, and the more complicated the rules, the harder and more time consuming it becomes. Quite literally, you have spent years on this allowing your players one of the best experiences of pbem I have ever had. My only regret is that I lack your talents to pick up the game and run with it. As others have said, I would love to be a part of your next adventure.

To my fellow players, we may never actually meet in person, but this is one of the things the internet has done for us -- created friendships from nothing among people thousands of miles apart. I look forward to our paths crossing again soon.

And Auguste Balls, well, running a theatre is probably not as much fun as it would have been in Liminal. He is one of my favorite RPG characters, and I have had hundreds.

All the best to each of you.

Jeff Myhre

[jacques]

Thank you Sam and Everyone Else,

All good things come to an end.

The great fun I had in playing Liminal was due to everyone’s creativity and thoughtful role playing but most of all to Sam’s creativity and hard work.

Sam your amalgamation of our initiatives was seamless. That left me in awe and deep appreciation.

Sadly I lack the creativity of picking up the GM mantle. My monthly newspaper would read like a monotonous timeline.

Going forward I want to play any game with all of you anytime and anywhere. I live in the US in Gretna, Nebraska. Should any of you find yourself traveling this way please contact me.

Should you get into a good PBEM that could use another player please let me know; I’ll do the same for you.

Let’s exchange emails so that we can stay in touch:

Cliff Franks [e-mail]

[vinlander]

Jeff Myhre email —. [e-mail]