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Locations as encounter tables, the living dungeon

Started by The Traveller, October 02, 2012, 07:51:35 AM

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The Traveller

#15
October 06, 2012, 05:15:10 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;589697I find this all a little needlessly complicated.

RPGPundit
A little complexity in exchange for a lot of (possibly wasted) labour and the addition of not a few new options seems to my consideration a fair trade. Which parts do you find needless?
"These children are playing with dark and dangerous powers!"
"What else are you meant to do with dark and dangerous powers?"
A concise overview of GNS theory.
Quote from: that muppet vince baker on RPGsIf you care about character arcs or any, any, any lit 101 stuff, I\'d choose a different game.

Stephen (Alto)

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October 07, 2012, 10:02:59 PM
I am going to be running a game that will end up in the Shifting Chaos of Limbo, this might just be perfect for that section since there is no set map and finding something you are looking for takes hours minimum.

Yes it is a bit complicated, but not as bad as some other stuff I have used/developed in games.

The Traveller

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October 08, 2012, 03:04:07 AM
Quote from: Stephen (Alto);589924I am going to be running a game that will end up in the Shifting Chaos of Limbo, this might just be perfect for that section since there is no set map and finding something you are looking for takes hours minimum.

Yes it is a bit complicated, but not as bad as some other stuff I have used/developed in games.
Excellent let us know how that gets on, I've been using it in lieu of mid scale maps for five years now myself. Really restores the mystery to mysterious complexes. Large scale country maps are as mentioned fine though, and small scale (one room) maps still have their place.

Mind you its just multiplying a few small numbers together, I'm not sure how complicated that is, plus its front loaded. There's a tendency these days to class anything that's not adding single digits together to be too complicated - lets face it, this isn't a hobby for people who can only count on their fingers.
"These children are playing with dark and dangerous powers!"
"What else are you meant to do with dark and dangerous powers?"
A concise overview of GNS theory.
Quote from: that muppet vince baker on RPGsIf you care about character arcs or any, any, any lit 101 stuff, I\'d choose a different game.
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