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In lugnet.castle, Leonard Hoffman writes:
> First of all, are you aware of the Isle of Mist, a castle community concept
> wherein different people from different worlds would send expeditions to a
> mysterious Isle of Mist that held some unspecified secret. It was a cool idea
> that attracted alot of people, but eventually died because the moderators had
> other things to do (real life, etc).
Ineed. IOM was a good concept and an inspiration to games like Starship (as
indicated on the Starship background page
http://www.valyance.com/starship/background.htm)
It would be interesting to see what gaming possibilities there are in
Castle. These sorts of games all have details to struggle with. IMO, there
are two additional obstacles that a Castle RPG would need to consider:
1) Many Lego Castle builders have heavily defined fantasy realms with strict
borders that do not easily mesh with other people's realms (in space, such
as in Starship RPG, everyone can have their own world, and everyone else's
world is alien). Simply giving each player their own nation or continent is
not enough for those with well established medieval worlds.
2) There are two distinct groups of Castle builders: those who employ high
fantasy elements (magic, undead, mythical beasts, etc.) and those who stick
to historical or semi-historical settings (with only sword swinging humans).
This division further complicates the blending of individual players' worlds.
Now, such things *could* be dealt with, one way or another. *Warning,
shameless plug coming up!* One possible way to deal with it is have each
person's castle world be a planet in Starship (or a similar game) and
provide a little space travel (or magical teleporting if you prefer) to
allow minifigs from one world to visit another. <grin>
> I think the essence of any real concept of a Campaign is how it would work. A
> great concept, but the "how" of it is a make or break.
>
> From what I've seen of Lego RPG games (and most interactive rpg) is the
> relative *lack* of combat. In IOM, combat was expressly forbidden unless both
> players agreed, which seems to me to be kinda un-like what combat actually
> means... but then again, it would be unfair is one guy with a big army killed
> everyone off... also in the new space rpg, Starship, combat doesn't seem
> super-likely.
Yes and no. Yes, most of these types of game are very light on combat. And
yes, tabletop RPGs and related fantasy tend to be heavy on combat. That
difference alone is not necessarily bad, IMO. But furthermore, in Starship,
there is potential for combat scenarios. Each Player Ship must register a
quality of characteristics including Weapons and Armor. This information is
available for Sector Mediators to determine resolution of events.
To clarify, each SM that hosts an adventure in Starship may run things as
they wish. Some may follow the traditional solve-the-mystery adventures
that inspired the game, but others are free to include combat. I would
agree though, that to keep things fair, that most combat we are likely to
see in Starship will be encounters with NPCs and not Player-to-Player. But
then again, if an SM permits it, it can and will happen.
> My Point= keep thinking about this idea, especially the "how"s of it, and I
> betcha it will spark more interest.
Absolutely! It took eight of us discussing and debating the "how"s of
Starship via newsgroup and e-mail, and over a period of five months, to get
as far as we have. And I still think our communal discussions will continue
for some time, as the game hasn't actually proven itself yet. The "how"s,
and their discussion, are of high importance.
If you guys develop a Castle RPG, I would be interested to see how it comes out.
FUT lugnet.fun.gaming
Cheers,
-Galactic Mediator Hendo
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| (...) I guess since im coming up with this thing i would be a mediator or as i call it, campaign master. I wasnt thinking of meshing peoples worlds, like in IOM, i was just refering to the IOM as something that intruiged me and should be an (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.gaming)
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| <snip> (...) the easiest way around both problems is simply follow the IOM plan: a neutral, undefined large continent/island that is just beyond anybody's borders, with the "mist" that disables mechanical and magical workings. The problem, of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.gaming)
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| (...) Hey Aramir, love to see people thinking about projects and ideas for the community. First of all, are you aware of the Isle of Mist, a castle community concept wherein different people from different worlds would send expeditions to a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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