tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post1109698789599191774..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: An Alchemical ProposalJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-73088153414094720662009-07-06T07:26:16.518-05:002009-07-06T07:26:16.518-05:00Late to the game, but I thought this was interesti...Late to the game, but I thought this was interesting as my friends and I did this a lot in the early 90s.<br /><br />Rules:<br /><br /><i>Stormbringer</i> (2nd /3rd ed)<br /><i>Adeptus Titannicus</i><br />Simple 10-page medieval miniatures rules picked up for $3 at the hobby shop<br /><br />Inspirations:<br /><br />Karl Edward Wagner's <i>Kane</i><br />The <i>Elric</i> saga<br />Patterns of trade in Maya civilization<br /><br />Result:<br /><br />High-fantasy campaign in which the last survivor of an ancient race leads Human armies against the forces of the Drukahn Empire, whose leader is actually the (maimed and insane) last survivor of an even more ancient race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-88390661408490905252009-06-29T05:22:44.689-05:002009-06-29T05:22:44.689-05:00Rules
B/X or AD&D 1e/2e hybrid
Supplements
Mu...Rules<br />B/X or AD&D 1e/2e hybrid<br /><br />Supplements<br />Mutant Future<br />Rolemaster: character law<br /><br />Fluff<br />Dying Earth<br />Call of Cthulu<br />Call of Duty 5 world at war: Nazi zombies!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-75198281541269855402009-06-27T07:22:18.947-05:002009-06-27T07:22:18.947-05:00Let's get RPS!
Rules - In A Wicked Age, using...Let's get RPS!<br /><br />Rules - In A Wicked Age, using Fudge ladder for scale and Feng Shui dice mechanics. Have I maxed the Pretentious meter yet?<br /><br />Supplements - whatever 4e D&D the player decides to bring to the table. Limit 1 per player. (Retro-stupid, but within reason)<br /><br />Fluff - Andrew Vachss' Burke novels, "Gorky Park," "Maltese Falcon," and "Sixth Sense." Throw in some random lines via the IAWA oracles to use as world Aspects...<br /><br />I'm running this tonight! The adventure is ostensibly Tomb of Horrors - but I have a wonderful noir plot twist to throw behind the Green Devil Face... I'll share later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591314495319520460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-23636260726008602872009-06-26T14:18:12.717-05:002009-06-26T14:18:12.717-05:00Oh yeah -- and when you open the book, there's...Oh yeah -- and when you open the book, there's a little chip that plays a song like a musical greeting card. But instead of playing "Happy Birthday," it plays Metallica's "Battery."Mike Kuciakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13345342370898964077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-31535123638964074702009-06-26T14:14:44.043-05:002009-06-26T14:14:44.043-05:00Rules:
4e
Supplements:
Masks of Nyarlathotep f...Rules: <br /><br />4e<br /><br />Supplements:<br /><br />Masks of Nyarlathotep from CoC, 1e Gamma World, 3e Oriental Adventures and White Wolf's Storyteller system<br /><br />Fluff:<br /><br />Conan ("Rogues in the House," "Red Nails" and "Beyond the Black River"), Heavy Metal (the movie), The Road Warrior, Italian horror movies, Master of the Flying Guillotine and Children of Men.<br /><br />If the result were a printed game, the art on the cover would be a black knight with a guitar strapped to his back blowing away Lovecraft ghouls with a machine gun while Frazetta-type women clung to him for safety... plus mushroom clouds in the background.Mike Kuciakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13345342370898964077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-8570434795766121012009-06-26T12:33:38.644-05:002009-06-26T12:33:38.644-05:00Great post. This is bending the rules of straight...Great post. This is bending the rules of straight fantasy fluffers a bit but here's what I came up with off the top of my head:<br /><br />Rules:<br />B/X<br /><br />Supplements:<br />Arduin Grimoires<br />Encounter Critical: Opponent Opuscule<br /><br />Fluffers:<br />Empire of the East by Fred Saberhagen<br />Rush: "Fly By Night", "Caress of Steel", & "2112" albums (this counts as one IMO)<br /><br />the 3rd heat:<br />RamayanaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378805534826189399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-63758420917060806792009-06-25T22:40:26.941-05:002009-06-25T22:40:26.941-05:00Adam Drew said...
@Mike D:
Holy sh*t I w...Adam Drew said...<br /><br /> @Mike D:<br /><br /> Holy sh*t I want to play your game!<br /><br />---<br /><br />Thanks Adam, it would be one dark and grim epic.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13199531732115178349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-18171213111244331982009-06-25T21:59:53.083-05:002009-06-25T21:59:53.083-05:00I suppose I get what your saying but I honestly do...I suppose I get what your saying but I honestly don't think I would, generally speaking, do this for a game. I'm a bit of a genre junkie, really playing up a particular genre's cliches. Sometimes its to reinforce the genre, sometimes I play against type (which works best after you've established type for a several sessions). <br /><br />Basically what this means is I'm unlikely to use the Monster Manual in my Traveller game when I have access to Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, The Wildlife of Star Wars or the Alien Compendium's from Alternity. I am likely to use all three of those however.<br /><br />Its not that I won't add offbeat elements, but I tend to play off a theme. That's my version of self-limiting my campaign and again, its something I always do.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-2897304841056354682009-06-25T21:21:18.706-05:002009-06-25T21:21:18.706-05:00@Barking Alien: Jay hit it on the head...it's ...@Barking Alien: Jay hit it on the head...it's the same thing about choosing to write sonnets instead of poetry. Sure, writing sonnets is writing poetry but the limitations in line length, rhyme scheme, and line count force creativity.Pulp Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486803457210325703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-49563841828525208122009-06-25T20:18:49.951-05:002009-06-25T20:18:49.951-05:00@Barking Alien, You're right, we all do this t...@Barking Alien, You're right, we all do this to some extent, but I think the key that Jeff has hit upon here is the idea of setting limits so you can't wander too far in your sandbox. You can't pick a whole book series--just one book, issue, etc. At the same time, you have to choose antithetical elements that play against type.<br /><br />I'm rather smitten with this technique as a brainstorming tool, esp. since I realized you could use this for writing in general. I've been scribbling out several themes already. I'm up to 18 so far. <br /><br />Kudos to Jeff and for everyone submitting such fantastic ideas!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-84009121030744975952009-06-25T20:13:14.934-05:002009-06-25T20:13:14.934-05:00@Mike D:
Holy sh*t I want to play your game!@Mike D:<br /><br />Holy sh*t I want to play your game!Adam Drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-30361739905982061772009-06-25T19:28:47.850-05:002009-06-25T19:28:47.850-05:00Thanks, Jeff!Thanks, Jeff!Adam Drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-60300981778621651082009-06-25T19:24:19.287-05:002009-06-25T19:24:19.287-05:00I can hardly pick only only 3
Base:
Homebrew of C...I can hardly pick only only 3<br /><br />Base:<br />Homebrew of C&C/True20/HackMaster Basic or whatever<br /><br />Supplements:<br />Hacklopedia<br />Fomalhaut by Gabor Lux from various Fight On! #3 and others.<br /><br />Fluff:<br />Conan the Barbarian (movie)<br />John Carter of Mars<br /><a href="http://www.hulu.com/search?query=Cleopatra+2525" rel="nofollow">Cleopatra 2525</a>Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-89975453315913945612009-06-25T19:10:34.620-05:002009-06-25T19:10:34.620-05:00Hmmm, I think I've always done this. I love th...Hmmm, I think I've always done this. I love the post but get a feeling about it I don't usually connect with a Jeff Rient post, a mix of "Been There, Done That" and "Deja Vous".<br /><br />My D&D campaigns have always been some combo of:<br /><br />Rules: AD&D 1st or D&D 3.0 + Champions combat + Assorted House Rules<br />Setting: Final Fantasy (All/Mixed) + Tellos + Legion of Super Heroes.<br /><br />My Traveller campaigns have always been some combo of:<br /><br />Rules: Original/Classic Traveller + MegaTraveller + Assorted House Rules.<br />Setting: Larry Niven + Halo meets Mass Effect + The Terra Trade Authority Books (with a heap of Traveller canon in the background)<br /><br />Don't we all do this? I'm not sure what the difference is between this and the type of sandbox game you normally address.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-84687618644053844232009-06-25T16:46:38.752-05:002009-06-25T16:46:38.752-05:001. System: Ruins and Ronins version of S&W Wh...1. System: Ruins and Ronins version of S&W Whitebox (technically cheating I guess)<br /><br />2. Supplements: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oriental-Adventures-Dungeons-Dragons-Supplement/dp/0786920157/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245964056&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Oriental Adventures</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Expanded-Psionics-Handbook-Roleplaying-Supplement/dp/0786933011/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245965287&sr=1-3" rel="nofollow">Expanded Psionics Handbook</a><br /><br />3. Fluff: A Princess of Mars, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Worlds-Extrasolar-Springer-Astronomy/dp/038744906X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245966045&sr=8-4" rel="nofollow">A non-fiction book on exo-planets</a>, and Ghostbusters the movieJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-19141889580920618422009-06-25T14:05:35.489-05:002009-06-25T14:05:35.489-05:00ok. Thanks Jeff.ok. Thanks Jeff.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-10862922712491841312009-06-25T13:26:48.273-05:002009-06-25T13:26:48.273-05:00http://www.therpgsite.com/showpost.php?p=131188&am...http://www.therpgsite.com/showpost.php?p=131188&postcount=17Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-18635605001395146422009-06-25T12:55:46.002-05:002009-06-25T12:55:46.002-05:00"Gygaxian building blocks"?
What?"Gygaxian building blocks"? <br /><br />What?AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-47189360180393942032009-06-25T12:50:59.246-05:002009-06-25T12:50:59.246-05:00Wow, this is very close to how brainstorm out new...Wow, this is very close to how brainstorm out new campaigns. I just have never seen it written down before. I do prefer more complex rule sets though.rmckee78https://www.blogger.com/profile/09615862275814728575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-85216637576669302922009-06-25T12:32:02.582-05:002009-06-25T12:32:02.582-05:00Rules:
OD&D
HackMaster
Arduin Grimoires 1-3
F...Rules:<br />OD&D<br />HackMaster<br />Arduin Grimoires 1-3<br /><br />Fluff:<br />H.P. Lovecraft<br />Pretty Much anything by Gene Wolfe<br />The Areas of my Expertise by John Hodgmanboogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800800984287585594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-55832707170737292422009-06-25T11:45:36.310-05:002009-06-25T11:45:36.310-05:00Frakkin' rad idea. I particularly like your ad...Frakkin' rad idea. I particularly like your advice to LIMIT the fluff sources and to avoid the Canonical Loremasters of Wikidom.<br /><br />My rulesets: OD&D&S&W + GBI/Risus + The R.E.C.G.F.C.F.RPGS&T.M.S.<br /><br />My Fluff: '80s science-fantasy animation (see, I limited it! I didn't include My Little Pony. But I will) and Flash Gordon (this includes Star Trek and Star Wars in my mind).<br /><br />Ah, I can't do it. The Mutant Earth is Kitchen Sink all the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-64150171961001572102009-06-25T10:26:26.480-05:002009-06-25T10:26:26.480-05:00CityTech(Urban Battletech)
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Mutant Future
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OD&am...CityTech(Urban Battletech)<br />+<br />Mutant Future<br />+<br />OD&D<br />x<br />Aliens x Hellraiser<br />+<br />Gwar x Primus x Clutch x Master of Puppets<br /><br />I think I just scared myself a little.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790771329858521422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-30790568205252822122009-06-25T09:56:22.792-05:002009-06-25T09:56:22.792-05:00Adam, great stuff!
"(or pick, if you can'...Adam, great stuff!<br /><br />"(or pick, if you can't handle surprise)" cracked me up!<br /><br />"Since you are a Hero, you have some capacity for Magic." is a great concept.<br /><br />I'm just eating the writing up!<br /><br />"You start the game with one of the following packages (all packages include belts, backpacks, and that sort of thing; also, anyone who wants one can have a cool hat)"<br /><br />All in all, it's well written and looks like it would be a hoot to play. You should send it to Fight On! for publication.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-68075561926412629112009-06-25T08:55:59.391-05:002009-06-25T08:55:59.391-05:00Awesome post, Jeff. I think this could be just th...Awesome post, Jeff. I think this could be just the thing to shake up my homebrewed Traveller setting, which I'm afraid is too staid.KenHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613789646908929989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-80155771638796982472009-06-25T07:08:54.189-05:002009-06-25T07:08:54.189-05:00Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials...man, I ...Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials...man, I used to pore over this book religiously. Imagine a campaign set on Thype's world!Chadnoreply@blogger.com