Mostlyjoe Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 I'm in the early brainstorming stages of a Fantasy HERO based Urban Fantasy game. I'm trying to hash out some details about characters/magic items/and world management. Here is the setting pitch: 10 years ago a great seal was opened and all the hidden places on our world opened up. Dark corners opened into hellish pits, abandoned buildings became golbin markets, and the grand Labyrinth opened betneath us. The Labyrinth in a nutshell is a vast underworld of interconnected dimensonal layers that seem towards the "Golden Realm". (That's us btw: We're the prize at the end. The lost civilization of wonders. Or so the few refugees that have exited have told us.) The world went nuts for a few years. But eventually we found out the Laybrith was passive, it's just there touching our world in the dark corners, and lost allys. Didn't take long for some venture capitalists to rub two pennies together before expedition teams looking for profit started going below. They brought back artifacts, "magic" (jury is still out what this stuff is...), and other things that have become very valuable to those willing to go deep. It's the 10th year since the maze below opened up, and your a pro hired to go deep looking for riches. You're going deep! PC's are a mix of ex-military, hired professional experts, big game hunters, thrill seakers, dumb shmucks, and refugee guides all plumbing the depths of the Labyrinth for their patrons. I'm currently debating the best starting point value for this crew. I'm going to allow for limited magic, action movie powers (ala Pulp Hero), and a good handful of military gear. General focus of the game will be exploration and discovery with some cool monster fights, dealing with the 'locals'. Basically, magical StarGate. Thoughts? Suggestions for starting points? I'll throw more as I hash out ideas here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Desmarais Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Re: Dungeon World (working title) You might find some ideas here: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=537941 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlyjoe Posted September 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Re: Dungeon World (working title) As a RPG.net regular I remember that old thread but I've actually got another going with more current info. No, I'm doing work in the more HERO system specific number space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Re: Dungeon World (working title) I guess the first thing is all your players going to be human. You could probably cookie cut things. There are various threads going on now about this same thing. Commando hero, Monster Hunter International, and a new one on the other genres section. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: Dungeon World (working title) There's an old book series called Labrynth that has a similar concept. Also, from what I remember, it's a good (albeit complex) read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: Dungeon World (working title) I guess the first thing is all your players going to be human. You could probably cookie cut things. There are various threads going on now about this same thing. Commando hero, Monster Hunter International, and a new one on the other genres section. CES Links? What I remember of the original thread was generally good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: Dungeon World (working title) Links? What I remember of the original thread was generally good. The monster hunter threads are in the Dark Champions forum. The Commando Hero is in Other Genres. They should still be at the top of the first page somewhere. I don't have the links handy. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: Dungeon World (working title) The monster hunter threads are in the Dark Champions forum. The Commando Hero is in Other Genres. They should still be at the top of the first page somewhere. I don't have the links handy. CES Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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