tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post1183089337369246899..comments2024-02-16T22:05:32.773+02:00Comments on LotFP: RPG: Gaming Inspiration from MediaJimLotFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-26733055054141746052011-05-30T03:07:08.561+03:002011-05-30T03:07:08.561+03:00Never wondered what became of the guy who witnesse...<i>Never wondered what became of the guy who witnessed the Fall of the House of Usher.</i><br /><br />Became a Cultist of Zuggtmoy. <i>Duh.</i>huthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502682297320819595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-54093719288223277562011-05-27T19:45:15.701+03:002011-05-27T19:45:15.701+03:00If you're reading as a Referee looking for ide...If you're reading as a Referee looking for ideas, of course the protagonists won't hold your interest. But what about the antagonists and secondary characters?<br /><br />Some of my most memorable sessions revolved around NPC villains we loved to hate. (Granted, the GM responsible for most of those experiences had an amazing stage presence.) The legate from Midnight that destroyed our village and hounded us when we started to become a threat, the rival Duke determined to annex our small duchy without unsheathing a sword, our tormentors in Grimm -- a wizard who cared more for his imp familiar than we his slaves, the aforementioned imp, and Hansel and Gretel reinterpreted as charismatic Teutonic cannibals -- will stick with me long after I forget the details of Eredane, Dunharrow, and the Grimm Lands.semiprometheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207709959053404464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-15104515580068147602011-05-27T04:24:36.952+03:002011-05-27T04:24:36.952+03:00Interesting.
See I just was reading through my co...Interesting.<br /><br />See I just was reading through my copy of Grindhouse Edition and frankly I want to know more about the character of the Flame Princess. There is an evocative story there in the art. <br />I almost care nothing for the world she is in. I want to know about <i>her</i>.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-47787408497436011632011-05-27T04:13:09.789+03:002011-05-27T04:13:09.789+03:00The value of most fictional works to gaming seems ...The value of most fictional works to gaming seems to be in supplanting the main characters with your own creations, possibly to see how they attempt to resolve the situation. Thus, I use the setting and incidents of the scenario as they tend to be more valuable to me as a gamer. This viewpoint lets me snag all sorts of ideas from not only fantasy novels, but medieval literature, Victorian political prose, and even current newspapers. I suspect this is probably how most of us operate.<br /><br />I loved Moorcock's books until the damn Eternal Champion, where he SPOILER revealed that all his characters, ie Elirc, Hawkmoon, etc are all the same person in various incarnations fighting evil as it occurs. Arrrgh!!<br /><br />I also wholeheartedly agree with you James, that the prequel events to Mountains of Madness would be far more interesting to game. The expedition to Antarctica, the discovery of the ruined city and its initial explorations, and then the discovery of the Elder things before they kick the crap out of the whole camp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-2931062279312998692011-05-27T00:54:29.924+03:002011-05-27T00:54:29.924+03:00Conan with only CHA 10! Surely not. I'd go for...Conan with only CHA 10! Surely not. I'd go for at least a 16; force of personality and all that.<br /><br />I'm inspired by setting, set scenes, and interesting creatures. E.g. the shadow monsters in Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life (like the LotR cave trolls, but disappear into stone); or Moria in all its ruined glory.<br /><br />But for me, pictures prove even more inspirational: I often flip through deviantArt looking for images that spark my imagination; sometimes that might be a character, but more to do with the style and fashion of it, than whatever the character's personality is...Simon Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243845335993440168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-23097679336854923762011-05-26T23:13:18.506+03:002011-05-26T23:13:18.506+03:00WAHT THE HELL IS
GOING ON THE INTERNETS???!? FIRST...WAHT THE HELL IS<br />GOING ON THE INTERNETS???!? FIRST LAND OF NOD SAY CONAN IS ONLY CHA 10 AND NOW FLAME PRINCESS SAYS SHE DO NOT WANTHIM? CONAN ALWAYS GETS THE PRINCESSS......................THATSWHY HE IS CONAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1<br /><br />IM AM GOING TO DRINK SOME PBR TALLBOYS NOW AND IF THIS NOT A FIX WHEN I GET BACK.. TROUBLE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-74511051229370773942011-05-26T22:46:05.229+03:002011-05-26T22:46:05.229+03:00The two things I get from other media are 'ton...The two things I get from other media are 'tone' and 'character conflict'(by which I mean the whole spectrum: character vs. society/gods/himself/culture/his companions/monsters/the environment).<br /><br />I don't see it as 'character or setting' but the bonds between that really make a game memorable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-30940739802256351882011-05-26T21:17:28.568+03:002011-05-26T21:17:28.568+03:00If a player's character is inspired by Conan, ...If a player's character is inspired by Conan, that's one thing. If a DM's pet-NPC is... that's something else (and worse).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.com