tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post791618884455526728..comments2024-03-28T00:53:49.609-07:00Comments on PLANET ALGOL: Random Thoughts - Does The OSR Need An Adventure Path?Blairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-44590484469977563792011-02-06T16:48:39.850-08:002011-02-06T16:48:39.850-08:00@ Paul: Looking forward to what comes of it :)@ Paul: Looking forward to what comes of it :)Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-1151641385544687282011-02-06T11:05:15.750-08:002011-02-06T11:05:15.750-08:00Yay! Thanks Paul!! I should have just used your os...Yay! Thanks Paul!! I should have just used your osr blog search tool :)<br />http://paulgorman.org/roleplaying/dnd/misc/osrsearch.htmlmigellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-77583271924617039632011-02-06T10:56:33.090-08:002011-02-06T10:56:33.090-08:00"I've squeezed my brain trying to remembe...<i>"I've squeezed my brain trying to remember who it was, and I haven't been able to yet."</i><br /><br />It was <a href="http://recedingrules.blogspot.com/2010/08/snake-island.html?showComment=1282849260090#c5778584699249039549" rel="nofollow">Telecanter, in a comment</a> to his own post about Snake Island.<br /><br />And I'm still in favor of this idea. In fact, maybe I'll take a run at it tonight. We had a round of 1-hour dungeon maps. How about a round 3-hour islets to jump-start this collaborative island-hopping sandbox?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096724870715714696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-2001260765944111012011-02-05T17:54:31.466-08:002011-02-05T17:54:31.466-08:00@ huth: Yes...a mega-dungeon structure w/o the act...@ huth: Yes...a mega-dungeon structure w/o the actual dungeon seems like an excellent template!Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-76324528743923066442011-02-05T14:51:32.026-08:002011-02-05T14:51:32.026-08:00Odysseus, at least, started the Path with a goal a...Odysseus, at least, started the Path with a goal and a bunch of bad rolls on the 'How's Poseidon Feeling Today?' chart. Perhaps if you arrange the <i>entire</i> path like a dungeon, the progressive exploration of each zone will make sense within the larger context (e.g. the 'Get In And Get Out' of most dungeons, or just the 'Get Out' of the Odyssey).huthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502682297320819595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-11046000336214627902011-02-05T14:48:00.905-08:002011-02-05T14:48:00.905-08:00Then it's just a very horizontal sandbox : P
...Then it's just a very horizontal sandbox : P<br /><br />It's probably why adventure paths usually involve a save-the-world incentive; Mango farmers in Kenya will be equally screwed by Nyarlathotep.huthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502682297320819595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-52514783608025279652011-02-05T02:28:24.184-08:002011-02-05T02:28:24.184-08:00@ C'nor: Ahh, I got you :)
@ huth: Who's ...@ C'nor: Ahh, I got you :)<br /><br />@ huth: Who's to say that they players need to be booted out of any environment? If they give up on the treasure hunt and decide to colonize the island they're exploring to become gentleman mango farmers, well, than the DM should play along and improvise...even if they have to deal with typhoons, cannibals, pirates, sea monsters, disease, etc.<br /><br />@ Il Male: You're welcome! :)Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-4058869085464724192011-02-05T01:11:21.636-08:002011-02-05T01:11:21.636-08:00@ Blair: OH MAN MY BRAIN IS BLEEDING!!!! This is e...@ Blair: OH MAN MY BRAIN IS BLEEDING!!!! This is exactly the kind of module I would have a blast running!Il Male™https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699384706214815033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-47251651762010813692011-02-04T21:34:39.889-08:002011-02-04T21:34:39.889-08:00The 'path' framework is simply imposing an...The 'path' framework is simply imposing an objective/win/completion trigger on a location. You can go back to Kenya plenty of times in MoN, but it's not going to be to blow up the same things. And the 'path' framework also implies a succession of environments, so the question is how to boot players out (with carrot or stick) once they've used it up.huthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502682297320819595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-86193602980084471842011-02-04T18:25:50.841-08:002011-02-04T18:25:50.841-08:00For the Island.
Capcha: Curseco. Curse Co. for a...For the Island. <br /><br />Capcha: Curseco. Curse Co. for all your cursing needs!C'nor (Outermost_Toe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01580315916281876117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-85500530973787840242011-02-04T16:24:55.905-08:002011-02-04T16:24:55.905-08:00@ Il Male: Oh Man, do I have a link for you! http:...@ Il Male: Oh Man, do I have a link for you! http://www.goblinoidgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=284<br /><br />@ Migellito: That sounds AWESOME!<br /><br />@ Evan: That pretty awesome, but a little to save-the-world for my aesthetic :)<br /><br />@ Bluskreem: Good question...reminds me of the Swords & Wizardry miniature affair; the OSR is cursed when it comes to lead tie-ins!<br /><br />@ Johnathan: I forgot about GDQ!<br /><br />@ Netherwerks: It seems to be an almost universal folklore motif, but if I had to blame anyone, perhaps Homer?<br /><br />@ Chicagowiz: Those are some very good points, and highlight the things I would like to be avoided in an OSR Adventure Path, although I feel there's no shame in a railroad if that's what all of the concerned parties want.<br /><br />@ Greg: Now imagine such a thing as a product for beginners!<br /><br />@ Carter: I'd prefer something gritty and worldly as opposed to epic ;)<br /><br />@ C'nor: I'm not sure I'm following you?<br /><br />@ Satyre: And I'm sure it will be amazing; and it's another example of the universal "weird island" motif!Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-17878338741854108592011-02-04T15:01:42.940-08:002011-02-04T15:01:42.940-08:00A mega-archipelago you say? Hmm. Intriguing...
...A mega-archipelago you say? Hmm. Intriguing...<br /><br />Isn't Geoffrey McKinney working on an <a href="http://carcosa-geoffrey.blogspot.com/2010/10/lotfp-to-release-geoffrey-mckinneys.html" rel="nofollow">island-based sandbox for LoTFP</a>?satyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479802116614818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-91334652447804181052011-02-04T14:08:56.607-08:002011-02-04T14:08:56.607-08:00I offer the trolls and their language, from Morill...I offer the trolls and their language, from Morillar.C'nor (Outermost_Toe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01580315916281876117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-50228654318026483562011-02-04T13:18:46.078-08:002011-02-04T13:18:46.078-08:00Great idea -- I'd love to participate in and/o...Great idea -- I'd love to participate in and/or purchase such an epic project!Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-69774562427756805762011-02-04T13:02:19.130-08:002011-02-04T13:02:19.130-08:00NetherWerks: I've squeezed my brain trying to ...NetherWerks: I've squeezed my brain trying to remember who it was, and I haven't been able to yet. Hopefully they see this and remember! :)migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-78732094977201448402011-02-04T12:08:53.071-08:002011-02-04T12:08:53.071-08:00"It can be a series of interconnected sandbox..."It can be a series of interconnected sandbox-ish environments with an overarching narrative."<br /><br />That's essentially every campaign I've ever run. The procession of environments tends to be player-driven for the most part.Greg Gorgonmilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397374629757817360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-8708967925087182192011-02-04T10:33:51.252-08:002011-02-04T10:33:51.252-08:00I did my Quick Start as an open ended game. You co...I did my Quick Start as an open ended game. You could call it "sandbox" but it was not written as a path.<br /><br />Paths limit what a player can do. I'm not interested in appealing to mass market. If someone isn't going to "grok" out-of-the-box thinking, then probably old school gaming isn't what's going to appeal to them. <br /><br />In those "paths", certain things "have to happen" just like in a computer game or our favorite later editions. How does that promote out of the box thinking, original creativity or freedom?Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-36846241938607089482011-02-04T09:48:19.666-08:002011-02-04T09:48:19.666-08:00@Migellito: That sounds like an incredibly fun ide...@Migellito: That sounds like an incredibly fun idea. We'll whip up an isolated island for the Sea of Os'r next week. and no, it won't be in Zalchis...though there might be a cavern that leads down to a long lost ruin that holds a peculiar green gem in it...<br /><br />Who started this Isolated Island idea/meme anyhow? It's sheer genius, really...in a gamer-lunatic sort of way...just the way we like this sort of thing...netherwerkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361800925618339097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-48335978457495194392011-02-04T07:30:22.820-08:002011-02-04T07:30:22.820-08:00Sure, why not. Afterall, wasn't the GDQ serei...Sure, why not. Afterall, wasn't the GDQ sereis pretty much an adventure path? I've been toying with something of the sort. I can never seem to get focused enough to really complete the first adventure but it is on my mind for sure. I will get to it at some point. Although I've been saying that since 2006. Ah well, I can't complain. My side tracks are mostly due to illustration commissions rather than sheer flakiness although I'm sure there is a bit of that involved as well ;).Xyanthonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902260753434100101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-72692567278070928612011-02-04T07:23:33.556-08:002011-02-04T07:23:33.556-08:00What ever happened to the LL/Otherworld box sets?What ever happened to the LL/Otherworld box sets?BlUsKrEEmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050270487818381832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-58511849789978512172011-02-04T06:31:59.209-08:002011-02-04T06:31:59.209-08:00We could always do something like Jeff Rients'...We could always do something like Jeff Rients's suggestion:<br /><br />http://jrients.blogspot.com/2009/07/epic-sandboxery.htmlMirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745062840676790649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-33148626251890463572011-02-04T06:25:28.743-08:002011-02-04T06:25:28.743-08:00I remember a few months ago someone suggested the ...I remember a few months ago someone suggested the idea that all the old school bloggers write up an isolated island (similar to X1, but of whatever size/complexity one wished,) which would all then be put into a big sea. Add adventurers, hijinx ensue. I suggested a name for the body of water - The Sea of Os'r :)migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-90299571476356944602011-02-04T06:19:38.463-08:002011-02-04T06:19:38.463-08:00Mmh, maybe something like X1: The Isle of Dread bu...Mmh, maybe something like X1: The Isle of Dread but bigger? I mean, a couple of island instead of a single island.Il Male™https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699384706214815033noreply@blogger.com