A stranger walks into town...

[seanpatrick]

Hi all,

I'm Sean.  I live in th UK and I've been involved in gaming & RPGs for around 20 years now.  I started with Warhammer 40K, then started roleplaying with Tunnels & Trolls, D&D and eventually Vampire.

I've played a lot of complex games and a lot of simple ones.  I'm beginning to miss the simple ones.

My main aim in the game world right now is to make something a bit like Warhammer Quest but with a rule system more like Hero-Clix.  I'm also trying to work on a RPG which will be compatable with the board game :)

[MortiS-the-Lost]

Sean, Welcome to the Lost and the Damned Forum

[Richie the Orc]

Hi Sean, welcome to the forum! I like the sound of a simple gaming system!

[seanpatrick]

Thanks dude - and good choice of a username :)

The only problem I'm finding is that I'm beginning to make this game more and more like Warhammer (battle & quest) and less like the "Heroclix in a dungeon" type game I had first invisaged.

[MortiS-the-Lost]

seanpatrick wrote

 "Heroclix in a dungeon"

would that not be MageKnight?

[seanpatrick]

I have heard of MageKnight but I think it was discontinued before I started plotting my dungeon game ideas.  From what I saw of MK it looked like it was still very much a Team VS Team game like Heroclix.  I want to create something where you are either solo or co-op (although maybe Deathmatch/Team games could be tried too).

One thing I'm doing differently in my game is creating "mooks" for the general baddies.  Heroes will probably have a nice neat 10 hit points.  Monsters will have around 3hp on average.  Orcs or tough guys may have 4.  Big monsters & bosses will have many hp but then they are for the party to take on as a team.

I mention Heroclix/MK a lot but I'm not using a click-base system.  You get hp as you would with most adventure games and your special powers are useable anytime (although you can use them all up - I'm either implementing pips or cards to represent them).  

I really just liked the simple stats in Heroclix - plus I thought the 2D6 attack rolls offered more varied in-game results than rolling a single D6 as you would in WHQ or many other games.

I'm struggling to think of a cool way to implement magic though.  I love Warhammer's magic dice & dispel dice system so I may do a small-scale vesion of that.

[Alcidas]

hello and welcome

[Marchomer]

Welcome!
I think this forum will help you with your projects, there are tons of "inspiring" stuff here!

seanpatrick wrote

I've played a lot of complex games and a lot of simple ones.  I'm beginning to miss the simple ones.

I think this is a fact that happens to any long time player... me too... "Nostalgia effect!"

[seanpatrick]

Thanks guys.  I must admit my game has been going round in circles for a while now.  I'm sure I can get some kind of prototype up and running soon though.  It'll probably just be a free PDF download. :) :) :)

[seanpatrick]

Some cool profile pics coming up on this forum BTW :)

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[seanpatrick]

Thanks dude - I've found people on this forum to be very friendly and helpful so far.  

[General Biakal]

where abouts in the uk you based?

[seanpatrick]

Nottingham.

[General Biakal]

no fucking way!!! me too!

we will have to sort out a splinter LatD group and exculde all those inbred west country yokel fucks! with all their webbed hands and Auntie- cousins and wicker men...

[Billiam Babble]

He mentions Tunnels &Trolls and Warhammer Quest in the same post!?
  
I like the cut of this man's jib!

[Billiam Babble]

General Biakal wrote

no fucking way!!! me too!

we will have to sort out a splinter LatD group and exculde all those inbred west country yokel fucks! with all their webbed hands and Auntie- cousins and wicker men...