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Comment on Game Design Journal: Pointman, Hacker & Thief Pt. 3 by Andrew Modro

Andrew Modro — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:08:18 +0000

I’m excited to see how you’ll handle things like chases and modern weapons, especially with respect to the spy/thriller genre. It’ll be interesting to see the contrast with what we’re doing for Resolute, Adventurer & Genius (since it’s pulp action-adventure).
Andrew Modro´s last blog ..Blue Hex

Comment on Game Design Journal: Pointman, Hacker & Thief Pt. 3 by Renae

Renae — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:52:13 +0000

I think that part of the fun of a good spy story is that both sides are trying to anticipate the moves of the other. They make educated guesses based on their opponents’ histories, MO’s, personalities, etc. Of course they’re wrong often, or don’t take into account that the other side is doing the same (iocaine anyone?) It’s a bit like chess. Not sure how that can work into P,H & T, but there it is.

Comment on Fueling Imagination By Exploring Your Own Backyard by My Favorite Blogs: Dice Monkey : My Girlfriend is a DM

My Favorite Blogs: Dice Monkey : My Girlfriend is a DM — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:12:14 +0000

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Comment on Using Watchmen as the basis for a campaign by Matthew Arcilla

Matthew Arcilla — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:27:20 +0000

I have a similar idea in the works: The Fantastic Four as an Eberron Party.

After the Last War, all military funding went into Xen’drik expeditions for weapons-grade artifacts. When Riaan Redeker was threatened to lose financing for his experimental planar-breach ship, he took his fiancee Soranda Thorn and her brother Jovi and launched prematurely despite pilot Brenn Kraal’s concerns about shielding.

You can guess what happens next. The final party makeup has Redeker as an artificer, Soranda a psion, Jovi a sorcerer and Brenn a warden.
Matthew Arcilla´s last blog ..Poker Face- Even DMs Make Bluff Checks

Comment on Using Watchmen as the basis for a campaign by Mark

Mark — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:25:12 +0000

Oh, I will.

Comment on Using Watchmen as the basis for a campaign by acrobatic flea

acrobatic flea — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:20:27 +0000

Maybe just the once then… swiftly followed by a nice, homecooked, candlelit meal the next day.

But you must let us know if you do try this…
acrobatic flea´s last blog ..Book Of The Month- The Mark Of Nerath

Comment on Using Watchmen as the basis for a campaign by Mark

Mark — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:15:21 +0000

Oh! That’s evil! And a fantastic idea. I think I’d be sleeping on the couch after that, though.

Comment on Using Watchmen as the basis for a campaign by acrobatic flea

acrobatic flea — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:10:37 +0000

“Many times, my wife will be told a small key element to the upcoming game so she can suggest to the other players the next course of action.”

Using a ringer??? That’s a wicked tool in your arsenal… especially when you ‘accidentally’ feed your wife a piece of false information!!!
acrobatic flea´s last blog ..Book Of The Month- The Mark Of Nerath

Comment on Using Watchmen as the basis for a campaign by Mark

Mark — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:02:13 +0000

@Lynn: You’re right, a group of newbies would be much better to run it for, since they’d be less likely to catch on.

@Flea: Changing a few key elements could actually really throw off the players, even if they caught on as to what you were doing. If suddenly, it turns out, Silk Spectre is the big bad, you’d keep them on their toes.

@Nick: I think player meta-knowledge can be a wonderful thing and be used for fantastic purposes, including helping aid the story along. Many times, my wife will be told a small key element to the upcoming game so she can suggest to the other players the next course of action.

Comment on Using Watchmen as the basis for a campaign by Nick

Nick — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:16:55 +0000

My gaming friends would see it coming a mile away, which is too bad because I think you’re right, this would totally rule as a campaign. One way I could actually see it working is by making it a hard sci-fi game. If you placed it in a setting that felt like Asimov’s “Foundation” series and do a lot of work to remove the serial numbers, maybe they won’t see it coming.

Of course, there’s something to be said for player meta-knowledge. In some games the players are an integral part of the setting creation process and help establish who the big bads are and why they are. Maybe the players go into the game knowing who the movers and shakers are and what dirty secrets they’re hiding. I’d be stoked knowing I was going into a game where the plot was modeled after Watchmen so long as I knew that my decisions could honestly remove the plot of the game from being parallel to the plot of Watchmen. I would want character motivations and actions to dictate the game’s outcome.
Nick´s last blog ..Andport- Savage Magic- Part II