actually, I was one of the few people I know who thought the second one sucked [insert random animal/alien parts here] (then again, I am also one of the least demented people I know ).

I dont really like where the second one took the story, they turned it from an apocaliptic horror/thriller into an action movie (not that it's that far off, but still)... The first one is still good though...

Coincedentally, my last MAJOR crush was on a girl who ended up on a bus trip to DC with me (I live in minneapolis). Out in DC, a group of us ended up watching RE 1, and she kept on ranting about how NOT SCARY it was ...
(earlier that day I got to show her the ropes of a james bond game on PS2, and subsequently hand her, and everyone else that was there, their hindquarters in the multiplayer mode... ah... good times...)

Thanks for the visual! Definitely looks like it'll work for what I had in mind. The sets will function quite well as an expansion to my current modern terrain building plans. Once I get deeper into UM, I'll make sure to pester you all for building tips and ideas .

Ran my own first game of Spycraft 2.0 yesterday - all I can say is that the more I go over the system the more I like it.

In particular - Action dice are awarded for attempting something cool and nifty, and the award is made before the attempt is made - so the player has the die available to make the attempt successful if needed.

The GM gets and uses Action dice to boost his own rolls, but they are not unlimited - making it a lot easier to balance a scenario.

And all sorts of wonderful things to spend action dice on! Much cooler than the D20 Modern version, and you get a lot more of them.

The NPC rules are very nice, the best that I have seen for a D20 type game. Mooks, Henchmen and Masterminds all are handled slightly differently, with most using up a lot less space than the equivelant character in D20 Modern (with the exception of the Mastermind, who may or may not be statted out as a full blown character. Meanwhile, Mooks (properly called 'Minions' in the game) can be wiped out by the dozen.

All sorts of optional rules that can be added to a campaign or scenario.

So far, so good.

The Auld Grump - who went from an all night game straight into an 11.5 hour workday... He is way too old for this s***!

The second game was set for tomorrow, but I am stuck working. (60 hours this week. Ugh.)

Has anyone else played a game of SC2?

What were your experiences? (If I can't play this week myself then maybe I can do so vicariously through the games of others...)

The Auld Grump

*EDIT* Last week was the first week in more than a month where I had less than 10 hours of overtime...