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| | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7,944 Sower of Insanity Moderator | Sower of Insanity Moderator Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7,944 | As Pam mentioned in the very first comment, Valdemar has always been a setting that has a great deal of appeal, followed closely by Bradley's pre-Recontact Darkover. On the other hand, as much as I love McCaffrey's world of Pern, I've never been particularly interested in playing a game based on that universe. There hasn't been any other fantasy setting that's stuck in my mind well enough to care about.
Well, except for Tolkein... and I always have an irrational urge to bash hobbits over the head. Huh.
"Everything is bad except unicorns." -- Phoebe | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 Wobbly Headed Administrator | OP Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 | I must admit, as much as I like reading high concept fantasy settings like Darkover, Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy, etc., I find when playing, there's something more accessible about traditional D&D-inspired settings. I suppose they feel less restrictive because they're designed for the players to muck about in and make a mess of. | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 173,519 Likes: 7 Babylon 5 Rules Administrator | Babylon 5 Rules Administrator Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 173,519 Likes: 7 | Yeah, I always wanted to play in the world of Greyhawk. I loved those colored maps when they came out with those odd names. Wanted to come from the Kingdom of Keoland or Geoff. | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,002 Likes: 1 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,002 Likes: 1 | I've always had a hankering to play or run a game where today's modern technology (telephones, automobiles, medicine/pharmacy, electricity, weaponry, etc.) was the magical treasure that adventurers find in a medieval setting. The gods are people that traveled back in time. Kinda like Conan meets G.I. Joe. | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 Wobbly Headed Administrator | OP Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 | Aye. That popped up a few times in the Mystara setting, but they never expanded on it. Dangerous territory for a D&D setting, I suppose. | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 22,197 Likes: 9 (Buffalo) Moderator | (Buffalo) Moderator Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 22,197 Likes: 9 | I ran a Greyhawk Campaign world once upon a time. Last time I played in it was Neal's TVS game though. | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 48,002 Likes: 1 Moderator | Moderator Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 48,002 Likes: 1 | Speaking of which, sure would be great to see that sequel | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24,679 Likes: 10 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24,679 Likes: 10 | years ago i had considered running a Pern game.
and some 'way-back machine' kind of D&D basic always has a level of appeal to me.... Keep on the Borderlands. that brings back memories when role-playing was new to me. | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 48,002 Likes: 1 Moderator | Moderator Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 48,002 Likes: 1 | I think I still have that module | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24,679 Likes: 10 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24,679 Likes: 10 | i know i do- i have a big collection of old D&D and AD&D modules. i also bought the complete B1-B9 'in search of adventure' combo book. | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,002 Likes: 1 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,002 Likes: 1 | I have enough AD&D and D&D modules, that if I decided to run face-to-face, every day, I might be done after a few years. | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,667 Moderator | Moderator Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,667 | Because I need to tell you what it is ...
A Bordertown game ... a Neverwhere type game ... | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 Wobbly Headed Administrator | OP Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 | Speaking of which, sure would be great to see that sequel Man, you guys are persistent! Taking Wolf's examples, modern fantasy is a subgenre that's developed in interesting ways. On the one hand you have the folkloric angle, like Bordertown, The War of the Flowers, Fables, etc., and then there's the slightly more popular cult/sci-fi angle of Kraken, Neverwhere, Unknown Armies, that sort of thing. Can anyone remember that d20 Modern setting, with the gnoll pimps? I think that was the most literal interpretation of modern fantasy I've ever seen. Similar to Shadowrun. | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,146 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,146 Likes: 10 | Hmm I remember a GRUPS book Goblins I think it was called where it was Victorian Steampunk type setting and everyone played a goblin. They were scheming, underhanded, blankity blanks. But it was a fun read. | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 Wobbly Headed Administrator | OP Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 | Ah, here we go! It was called Urban Arcana apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Arcana | | |
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