unclecranky
5th Level Troll
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Post by unclecranky on Nov 25, 2018 15:02:37 GMT -5
Piper, it was half-joke, and half-reality. I assumed as much, but thank you for making sure I was receiving you properly! I am an OLD-SCHOOL T&T GM, who believes role-playing should be simple, silly, and NOT campaign-length ... (snip) So, would an observation you run more of a "shared" world rather than a campaign setting? The distinction may be over fine, but here's an example. I'm thinking about Robert A Heinlein's novels being an example of a shared universe. They all shared a "future history," reportedly carefully mapped out on a timeline RAH's study; but had no further connection to each other than existing set in the same universe. Stories would sometimes make a vague reference to a story occurring earlier in this supposed history, but weren't sequels (at least in the traditional sense of the word). This as opposed to Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" series, or Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire." Though each novel is a story in itself they are still part of a greater over-arching story being told. I hope I'm not over-analyzing, but I'm just trying to get a sense of how you do things. Thank you! Piper, do you read comic books? Think of my world as a sort of mix between Middle-Earth, then, and let's say... Riverdale from the Archie comics, with a fair dose of "Tarzan" and Land of the Lost tossed in. Things DO happen, and sometimes, they have far- reaching effects, but mostly, the characters don't LIVE (at least as adventurers) long enough to get good enough to make them happen. There aren't a lot of past-to-present connections because the players don't roll up, let's say, Dead Bob's lost step-son who's vowing vengence.
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unclecranky
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Post by unclecranky on Nov 25, 2018 15:04:02 GMT -5
Addendum: Although, they probably SHOULD.
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unclecranky
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Post by unclecranky on Nov 25, 2018 15:05:38 GMT -5
Killer pogo-canes roam unclecranky's world. None escape their horrific bouncing... Wow! That's a pretty neat idea, actually ... (MWAH ... ha-ha-ha-ha!)
Check out the thread "Item!Item! in Characters and Magic here, sometime.
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