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I love the simplicity of it. The heroes are clear. The goal is clear. The rules are clear. Sure, you can do some roleplaying if you want, but in the end...that monster needs to die and that treasure needs looting.
There is not deep story arc. No long character backgrounds. Just a simple plot to explain a simple goal.
"These guys are bad and have stuff the good guys want...go gettim."
How is that not a work of damn art?
Just thinking about it makes me want to play it. Or, if it's just overly simple, play an honest-to-god,
Maybe it is because the game I am prepping is modern fantasy and very character driven, or maybe I just read to many old school gaming blogs. It is very likely I think about playing Hero Quest to much.
But seriously. One of these days I need a gaming group that would sit down, turn on some pointless anime or movie to half-watch, bust out some high carb food and play a dungeon crawl. I tend to run epic-story-driven games and attract players who love them. But one day I want to emphasize the GAME in role-playing game.
Yet you hate 4e.......
ReplyDeleteI got bored with 4e. I actually love parts of it.
ReplyDeleteI just hate magic items, character creation, and those fucking synergistic effects.
One day you should just throw some sheets at your players, say "Twink the hell out" and run some dungeon crawl where you're constantly rolling double handfuls of dice. :D
ReplyDeleteThat would be a dungeon crawl with d6 or some Shadowrun 2nd edition. I think d6 would technically allow for greater numbers of actual dice on table. (there are charts for 50+d6 in some resources, particularly possible with the use of Force/Fate points).
ReplyDeleteTwinking, however, is somewhat easier with Palladium, Shadowrun, or D20 3.X. Highest number of dice I ever rolled for Sr was like 20-something.
It's not a bad idea by any measure, but it would get old unless the threats scaled with it right (which is hard when you have Jonathan 'massa-twink' at the table).