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Post by hengest on Aug 15, 2021 14:25:26 GMT -5
Like a Floating Disk tripping people or a spell to make the ground slippery, etc? Some of this feels more S&S but also makes the magic user more dependent on support from fighters. Even things like the various walls just set boundaries on the battlefield, and Bless and Protection (well, those are largely clerical, but still) spells are useful but not directly applicable. I definitely feel that spells like Evard's Black Tentacles are more atmospheric than throwing a fireball or lightning bolt, too. I guess yes, along these lines. I should look at S&S again. All ideas welcome, but I was thinking of a system with magic present but really low-utility in combat. I suppose for many this would spoil the fun of combat. I'm just thinking out loud: what would a system look like with MUs who were useful but rarely useful in combat? |
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Post by hengest on Aug 31, 2021 21:19:24 GMT -5
Posted an unusual (for me) creative attempt on ironnerd's forum here. I had a real good time taking inspiration from the BECMI flavor of that forum and letting it run through my usual brainstorming habits. |
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Post by Admin Pete on Aug 31, 2021 23:19:11 GMT -5
Posted an unusual (for me) creative attempt on ironnerd's forum here. I had a real good time taking inspiration from the BECMI flavor of that forum and letting it run through my usual brainstorming habits. That is some really good stuff over there! |
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Post by ironnerd on Sept 1, 2021 9:32:26 GMT -5
Posted an unusual (for me) creative attempt on ironnerd 's forum here. I had a real good time taking inspiration from the BECMI flavor of that forum and letting it run through my usual brainstorming habits. I would not call that an "attempt". You achieved some pretty cool creativity there!
"Is this the woman's first time spying as a mouse?"
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Post by hengest on Sept 2, 2021 8:30:26 GMT -5
Posted an unusual (for me) creative attempt on ironnerd 's forum here. I had a real good time taking inspiration from the BECMI flavor of that forum and letting it run through my usual brainstorming habits. I would not call that an "attempt". You achieved some pretty cool creativity there!
"Is this the woman's first time spying as a mouse?"
I liked that mouse idea! And it all came from an online dice roller and the tables you posted! Your thread on alignment and languages over at your BECMI forum really has me thinking. Maybe not quite along the same lines, but at least thinking. If I post anything that comes from these thoughts, I'll link over to that thread. |
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Post by hengest on Sept 13, 2021 17:30:10 GMT -5
Puzzle:
game without HP.
Can there still be risk of death (and therefore, character fragility, tension, a sense of risk, and so on) without this mechanic?
Can there still be player engagement and immersion without this mechanic?
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Post by hengest on Sept 13, 2021 17:31:44 GMT -5
Question:
is there an ideal degree of PC "grit" (ability scores, skills, etc.)?
Or an ideal range of "grit" / "crunch"?
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Post by hengest on Sept 13, 2021 17:48:31 GMT -5
Notes:
The world we live in is in fact largely incomprehensible to us, and a game setting full of mystery is actually more like regular life than we might expect.
Our experiences are largely mediated by technology but technology is basically irrelevant to the experiences themselves. Technology acts only as an extension or booster for basic human capacities, largely sensory and mechanical. Emotional and intellectual capacities are largely untouched by technology, except as mediated through the senses.
My habits of imagination are only minimally sensory. Vision is a kind of fog, only a general sense of placement. No hearing, no smell unless I force it in, no touch, no taste.
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Post by hengest on Oct 9, 2021 22:26:45 GMT -5
Much of the material in this subforum is strange events, people, items, places that seem otherworldly or like they are in some kind of border space between worlds.
A game setting cannot have only that sense of mystery. Something has to be familiar as well. It doesn't have to be crude and rude, but it should feel familiar and at least potentially real-world real.
So we need connections between what feels familiar (despite being fiction or fantasy) and what feels attractive, border-like, faerie-like, mysterious, truly magic.
Can there be a way to generate connection-types between the regular and the otherwordly? Is a meta-table of this type doable?
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Post by hengest on Oct 13, 2021 13:40:27 GMT -5
Notes: The world we live in is in fact largely incomprehensible to us, and a game setting full of mystery is actually more like regular life than we might expect. Our experiences are largely mediated by technology but technology is basically irrelevant to the experiences themselves. Technology acts only as an extension or booster for basic human capacities, largely sensory and mechanical. Emotional and intellectual capacities are largely untouched by technology, except as mediated through the senses. My habits of imagination are only minimally sensory. Vision is a kind of fog, only a general sense of placement. No hearing, no smell unless I force it in, no touch, no taste. So where did I come up with all these posts from? I think most of them are based on a simple idea: isolating the strange from the usual mix of strange and spooky, and trusting that something slightly strange will jog the imagination of anyone who chooses to run it. Now, does that actually cover all my posts? And is there another idea I can run with for a while? |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 18, 2021 14:26:01 GMT -5
Puzzle: game without HP. Can there still be risk of death (and therefore, character fragility, tension, a sense of risk, and so on) without this mechanic? Can there still be player engagement and immersion without this mechanic? I think you could run it without HP, a lot of things can be removed and hidden. It is all about trusting the referee to be fair. I can describe the health of your character and not use HPs. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 18, 2021 14:26:54 GMT -5
Question: is there an ideal degree of PC "grit" (ability scores, skills, etc.)? Or an ideal range of "grit" / "crunch"? I would say yes, but I would hate to try to define it. And that range is different for everyone. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 18, 2021 14:29:08 GMT -5
Notes: The world we live in is in fact largely incomprehensible to us, and a game setting full of mystery is actually more like regular life than we might expect. Our experiences are largely mediated by technology but technology is basically irrelevant to the experiences themselves. Technology acts only as an extension or booster for basic human capacities, largely sensory and mechanical. Emotional and intellectual capacities are largely untouched by technology, except as mediated through the senses. My habits of imagination are only minimally sensory. Vision is a kind of fog, only a general sense of placement. No hearing, no smell unless I force it in, no touch, no taste. So where did I come up with all these posts from? I think most of them are based on a simple idea: isolating the strange from the usual mix of strange and spooky, and trusting that something slightly strange will jog the imagination of anyone who chooses to run it. Now, does that actually cover all my posts? And is there another idea I can run with for a while? Have an Exalt! I like what you are doing in this and other threads. Don't try to overthink it, just jot down your ideas as they come to you. |
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Post by hengest on Dec 18, 2021 9:24:35 GMT -5
Here I am again, on my journal thread. I have been busy and exhausted, dealing with this and that. But am trying to get my act together again...
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Post by El Borak on Jan 9, 2022 0:07:13 GMT -5
Posted an unusual (for me) creative attempt on ironnerd 's forum here. I had a real good time taking inspiration from the BECMI flavor of that forum and letting it run through my usual brainstorming habits. I would not call that an "attempt". You achieved some pretty cool creativity there!
"Is this the woman's first time spying as a mouse?"
You should cross post that here too, assuming ironnerd doesn't mind. |
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Post by hengest on Jan 10, 2022 22:41:58 GMT -5
El Borak good idea, I asked him about that. Otherwise...I'm at one of those times when I have been able to post a fair bit but my energies are not really marshalled. This is always my problem. I feel like these hooks and things are not bad. If only I knew how to write and sell a fantasy novel! Hm...
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Post by El Borak on Jan 11, 2022 0:28:21 GMT -5
El Borak good idea, I asked him about that. Otherwise...I'm at one of those times when I have been able to post a fair bit but my energies are not really marshalled. This is always my problem. I feel like these hooks and things are not bad. If only I knew how to write and sell a fantasy novel! Hm... I think these "hooks and things" are great. Oh don't we all wish that. |
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Post by hengest on Jan 11, 2022 23:57:53 GMT -5
(Going to try to aim for ten a day for a month, allowing myself to work ahead but not fall behind. Can I make it work as a discipline without losing the bit of creativity I have going? We will see. I don't imagine this is important to anyone but me, am doing this purely to encourage myself to post and push myself to think is new ways, not to post mindlessly.)
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Post by Admin Pete on Jan 12, 2022 0:35:21 GMT -5
(Going to try to aim for ten a day for a month, allowing myself to work ahead but not fall behind. Can I make it work as a discipline without losing the bit of creativity I have going? We will see. I don't imagine this is important to anyone but me, am doing this purely to encourage myself to post and push myself to think is new ways, not to post mindlessly.) One thing that will spur creativity is interaction and feedback from other posters. |
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Post by ironnerd on Jan 15, 2022 18:55:20 GMT -5
I would not call that an "attempt". You achieved some pretty cool creativity there!
"Is this the woman's first time spying as a mouse?"
You should cross post that here too, assuming ironnerd doesn't mind. Anything I (ironnerd) post over on the BECMI forum is fair game. Feel free to cross-post, share, critique, alter, or modify. |
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Post by hengest on Jan 18, 2022 21:46:08 GMT -5
Admin Pete I know what you mean. I am at my best in interacting with people in the few areas where I am semi-competent. I have trouble arranging such meetings, though, since I'm competent in a narrow set of things and there just aren't that many people who are even interested. This board is a notable exception. ironnerd Will do, thank you!
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