tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post7057996359758948083..comments2024-02-27T00:19:14.984-08:00Comments on Burning Zeppelin Experience: CartomancyMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741134687274260833noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-86714336260633049272009-01-21T12:37:00.000-08:002009-01-21T12:37:00.000-08:00Oh, you could also try to take a step towards Ben ...Oh, you could also try to take a step towards Ben Lehman's Polaris, mood wise, and turn the decadent into more decadent, the hard into harder. But not in a cliche manner, but in a fairy-tale manner.<BR/><BR/>Think Titus, the movie version with Anthony Hopkins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-67177602663460543342009-01-21T12:32:00.000-08:002009-01-21T12:32:00.000-08:00Heh. Interesting. I had some thoughts for a game o...Heh. Interesting. I had some thoughts for a game of Fae Lords who tell stories of humans and such, but aside from not knowing where to go further with it I put aside all my RPG designs due to some burning out.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, <A HREF="http://socratesrpg.blogspot.com/2005/12/what-are-big-three.html" REL="nofollow">The Big Three</A>, which are actually as far as I know, tied to Troy Costisick, and he says no one knows where they originated ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-90702192605594049302008-12-10T00:29:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:29:00.000-08:00Wouldn't a world where Fate was a known (and knowa...Wouldn't a world where Fate was a known (and knowable) quantity make for some interesting cultural shifts? Winning battles and wars would become less about planning and skill and more about finding the right key points and holding them, however weird and random they might be. I'm seeing a whole new realm of conflict and espionage, in which scrying and cloaking are the weapon/defense synthesizers. That is, you win by tricking your opponent into making the wrong sacrifice, backing the wrong hero, holding the wrong artifacts.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, emotional/psychological warfare would end up a lot more potent, since the Heroes on either side are really the linchpin of any plan, and if they can be persuaded to deny their winning Fortunes (or embrace their losing Dooms), then your war is won with hardly any casualties at all.<BR/><BR/>It seems like armies would be almost an afterthought; whoever controls the Heroes controls the world. You'd have diplomacy that was almost literally like a group of people around the gaming table (I'm assuming that those strong enough to change their Fates are rare, of course).<BR/><BR/>I mean, just think about what it would mean to know the future, to be able to know the course your life will take (and to wonder if you are strong enough to challenge it).Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-65903589585412077442008-12-09T23:17:00.000-08:002008-12-09T23:17:00.000-08:00I've seen the Stackpole books around, but I haven'...I've seen the Stackpole books around, but I haven't had a chance to read them yet. They don't sound like my thing, really. A little too historical stylistic accuracy, whereas I'm more of a hyper-real, if it's consistent I don't care if it makes sense sort of guy.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you like Cartomancy, though. I'll send you the rules when I'm ready for broad playtests, if you like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-31767077141255494642008-12-09T22:21:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:21:00.000-08:00Damn, that sounds like a fun game. I've been toyin...Damn, that sounds like a fun game. I've been toying around with designing an RPG myself, and came up with a similar idea to your requirement that characters must intertwine their fates. BTW, I have heard of a series of books by Michael A. Stackpole that uses the term Cartomancy. I haven't read them myself, but you might want to check them out.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182579211549382453noreply@blogger.com