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You know, it occurs to The People's RPG Reviewer that some of you trailer park trash out there won't like Murphy's World. You'll complain and say, "Moe, we don't like Murphy's World. We don't get the jokes. We don't find them funny."

Well, that's just fine and dandy. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, even if they are wrong. Murphy's World is funny. In fact, it's hilarious. Now, some of the peons living out in the colonies will look at a few of the jokes and shrug their pencil their bony shoulders all the way up their pencil thin necks. That's okay. They can't help it, they're just born stupid.

But those of us with taste and refinement, those of us with style and panache can't help but love Murphy's World. For the hard driving, hard drinking, hard loving elite, this is a book of beauty, baby!

The book, for those too lasy to get themselves a copy and too dumb to figure it out from the title, is about the world claimed by Sean Murphy, a fine figure of a character, even if he does sound like one of those Irish types. He crashlands on a planet where everything's weird, but funny weird. There's Italian Giants, hard working blue collar dwarves, greaser brownies, hippie trolls, and a potpourri of generally weird stuff. It's a world where the planet itself (well, the sun, actually) is actively out to get you.

But the great part is it's all done for laughs. Most RPG games have been fairly poor when it came to laughs. I mean, let's not get started on Paranoia. The only successful comedy RPG has been Traveller (a joke many players have yet to get).

The funniest joke in Murphy's World? Well, I'm glad you asked, now shut your damn trailer trash mouth! The funniest joke in this book is, without a doubt, the names of two of the more northerly lands, Etobicola and Scarberia; to travel between them, you have to voyage on the Tee-Tee Sea.

Now, some of you aren't laughing. Which will happen. Unless you happen to live in the greatest city on Earth, you might not catch the reference. Well, if you think I'm gonna explain it to you, you're sadly mistaken.

In fact, I think I've spoken enough for one day. Buy the damn book, know your role, and smell what the Moe is cooking, or I'll have to lay the smack down on you.

Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 4 (Meaty)

Murphy's World
Author: Kevin Davies w/ David Brown Category: game Company/Publisher: Peregrine Cost: $19.95 Page count: 152 ISBN: 0-927821-23-0 Capsule Review by Justin "The Moe" Mohareb on 01/07/99. Genre tags: Fantasy Science_fiction Horror Far_Future Space Comedy Espionage Vampire Gothic Asian/Far_East Generic	You know, it occurs to The People's RPG Reviewer that some of you trailer park trash out there won't like Murphy's World. You'll complain and say, "Moe, we don't like Murphy's World. We don't get the jokes. We don't find them funny." Well, that's just fine and dandy. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, even if they are wrong. Murphy's World is funny. In fact, it's hilarious. Now, some of the peons living out in the colonies will look at a few of the jokes and shrug their pencil their bony shoulders all the way up their pencil thin necks. That's okay. They can't help it, they're just born stupid. But those of us with taste and refinement, those of us with style and panache can't help but love Murphy's World. For the hard driving, hard drinking, hard loving elite, this is a book of beauty, baby! The book, for those too lasy to get themselves a copy and too dumb to figure it out from the title, is about the world claimed by Sean Murphy, a fine figure of a character, even if he does sound like one of those Irish types. He crashlands on a planet where everything's weird, but funny weird. There's Italian Giants, hard working blue collar dwarves, greaser brownies, hippie trolls, and a potpourri of generally weird stuff. It's a world where the planet itself (well, the sun, actually) is actively out to get you. But the great part is it's all done for laughs. Most RPG games have been fairly poor when it came to laughs. I mean, let's not get started on Paranoia. The only successful comedy RPG has been Traveller (a joke many players have yet to get). The funniest joke in Murphy's World? Well, I'm glad you asked, now shut your damn trailer trash mouth! The funniest joke in this book is, without a doubt, the names of two of the more northerly lands, Etobicola and Scarberia; to travel between them, you have to voyage on the Tee-Tee Sea. Now, some of you aren't laughing. Which will happen. Unless you happen to live in the greatest city on Earth, you might not catch the reference. Well, if you think I'm gonna explain it to you, you're sadly mistaken. In fact, I think I've spoken enough for one day. Buy the damn book, know your role, and smell what the Moe is cooking, or I'll have to lay the smack down on you. Style: 5 (Excellent!) Substance: 4 (Meaty)