Well I am about to embark on an exciting and, I must admit to myself, over ambitious attempt at a board game. Not just any simple roll dice and go around the board until the "end", but the much more complex type of board game enjoyed by gamers. I will be using several different platforms, many different rule systems, inventing a few rules that others will say "we don't do that", characters that some will like and some won't, and basically screw things up now and then. But I look forward to the enjoyment of creating something. It isn't even a necessity that anyone even play it. I'm doing this strictly for the joy of creation and to push myself to see if I can do this. I expect this endeavor to last me at least a year with all the research, oops, shit, fucks, test playing, embarrassment, and guts it will take to complete.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Quests

Quests. Quests. Quests.

Stuck.

How about the one where the PCs rescue... no.

Been there, done that.

Go to {this place} and collect... no.

Boring.

Rid the world of the evil... no.

Played too many times.

What would entice a group of fighters, warriors, healers, wizards, into a dangerous dungeon. A place where they know for A FACT that the likelihood of them returning is next to zero. A princess? Possibly if they have a great affinity for the kingdom from where she comes from. To collect a shit ton of gold and jewels? Get a good halfling rogue and that is just a matter of time, without the danger of almost certain death. Rid the world of the evil God or Goddess who is going to rid the world of all good. Possibly. There is a personal stake in this one.

Revenge.

That is almost always a good one. Can always figure out plenty of reasons for revenge. Very much a personal stake in this one. And good friends will always stand by to help in vengeance.

The rape of a sister.
The stolen lands and lies that caused the imprisonment of one of the parties whole family.
To find and kill a mob of Nuglub Gremlins that murdered an entire village, that are working for the mysterious dungeon lord.
The kidnapping and murder of one of their own party.

This could be good. A game of revenge. Could work.



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