Friday, August 18, 2006
RPG brainstorming: Part seven
Yeah, I know; this brainstorming crap just keeps on going.
I just finished reading Terra Primate, and while it's not bad, I have to say it's below Eden's standards. Or maybe it's not. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from a book that's basically about playing out Planet of the Apes-esque scenarios. Personally, I think most of the ideas aren't worth anything more than a one-shot.
However, one pulp fiction setting inspired me a bit. Of course, I have to give Pulp Zombies some credit, as well. Additionally, Rawl is probably a big factor in this idea. Really, the idea can be summed up in two words: Indiana Jones.
While pulp stories can be kind of fun here and there, they can also be pretty damn lame. The idea behind Indiana Jones is pretty damn cool, though -- and I know it's one of Rawl's favourite characters. So what if we took the basic ideas behind Indiana Jones and his adventures, and turned it into a series of RPG adventures that somehow feature the same player characters -- kind of like how the Indiana Jones movies feature Jones, Sallah and Marcus Brody appear again and again.
Anyway, it's a thought. It wouldn't even have to be a regular campaign. We could play it in stops and starts, and even have some guests come in to take on one-off PCs (like Indy's string of women, Short Round or even Henry Jones).
On another note: How would Stargate SG-1 or Sliders work as an RPG? Hmm...
I just finished reading Terra Primate, and while it's not bad, I have to say it's below Eden's standards. Or maybe it's not. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from a book that's basically about playing out Planet of the Apes-esque scenarios. Personally, I think most of the ideas aren't worth anything more than a one-shot.
However, one pulp fiction setting inspired me a bit. Of course, I have to give Pulp Zombies some credit, as well. Additionally, Rawl is probably a big factor in this idea. Really, the idea can be summed up in two words: Indiana Jones.
While pulp stories can be kind of fun here and there, they can also be pretty damn lame. The idea behind Indiana Jones is pretty damn cool, though -- and I know it's one of Rawl's favourite characters. So what if we took the basic ideas behind Indiana Jones and his adventures, and turned it into a series of RPG adventures that somehow feature the same player characters -- kind of like how the Indiana Jones movies feature Jones, Sallah and Marcus Brody appear again and again.
Anyway, it's a thought. It wouldn't even have to be a regular campaign. We could play it in stops and starts, and even have some guests come in to take on one-off PCs (like Indy's string of women, Short Round or even Henry Jones).
On another note: How would Stargate SG-1 or Sliders work as an RPG? Hmm...
// posted by Chris @ 9:15 PM 
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