tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post8596261700527532100..comments2024-03-26T22:31:03.068-06:00Comments on Realms of Chirak: Genres that Need an OSR White Box TreatmentDoctor Futurityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post-681784539323307172016-02-16T03:04:26.986-07:002016-02-16T03:04:26.986-07:00To contrast--look how big Mutant Future is and all...To contrast--look how big Mutant Future is and all it's doing is emulating a specific kind of fantasy-science post-apocalypse. A genre book aimed at something broader, or with more "dials" for realism is going to need all sorts of special detail. Probably as much or more than Mutant Future offers just doing a Gamma World reskin. Heck...I think I'd be happy with a game that did Aftermath, but in a mechanically simple package. Aftermath is a great example of how old school mechanical complexity to support genre emulation could get waaaay out of hand.Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post-50665814410346941212016-02-16T03:00:58.421-07:002016-02-16T03:00:58.421-07:00I suspect to do a proper post-apocalypse genre gam...I suspect to do a proper post-apocalypse genre game you would want a full book (i.e. the game will give you the tools to emulate anything from Fallout to Metro to The Last Postman). But if you want a specific genre emulation, a sourcebook could do it, sure. My theme here is the idea that a full-treatment game will generally be a more complete, rounded experience overall; so when I'm talking post-apocalypse, I'm not talking any one flavor (be it Gamma World, Aftermath or Stalker) but rather a book that lets you do all of that....or as close as feasible. White Lies, as a good example, currently gives enough content in its book to support James Bond, Top Secret, Mission Impossible, Kingsman, X-Files and more....but it's not tied to any single genre angle. A sourcebook focused on Stalker would likely work fine, but if you write a more general post-apoc. setting you'll probably end up with a full rulebook, anyway....and there are enough special rules for post-apoc to make it worth the extra effort, I feel. Especially if you want to make it cover a wide array of subgenres for the post-apoc field.Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post-75721840155337944152016-02-16T02:46:58.581-07:002016-02-16T02:46:58.581-07:00will this even require a full-scale separate game?...will this even require a full-scale separate game? This could easily be a STALKER supplement for White Lies. no need to reinvent the wheel...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post-17652414968116757202016-02-16T01:06:10.425-07:002016-02-16T01:06:10.425-07:00Completely agree. I'm personally leaning for s...Completely agree. I'm personally leaning for something Metro: 2033ish in feel, and STALKER would also be a very cool premise for a paper and pencil post-apoc tale.Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post-24802453553338513462016-02-15T15:10:40.634-07:002016-02-15T15:10:40.634-07:00Post-apocalyptic games do not have to be Gamma Wor...Post-apocalyptic games do not have to be Gamma World-type. "Harder" apocalypses are possible, not to mention the huge gaming potential of STALKER-type treasure-hunting in a contaminated zone which is essentially an open-air megadungeon with actual mini-dungeons in it...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post-9465683524998748452016-02-15T12:26:07.383-07:002016-02-15T12:26:07.383-07:00Intriguing...I wonder if there's a chance it w...Intriguing...I wonder if there's a chance it would ever get translated....Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566357373248344031.post-86098690611793551952016-02-15T09:07:43.573-07:002016-02-15T09:07:43.573-07:00There's already a very good rule-light OSR cyb...There's already a very good rule-light OSR cyberpunk RPG on lulu : Nanochrome2 (it's in French though).Kyorouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039756343930755030noreply@blogger.com