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Post by dm_mainprize on Apr 21, 2015 17:42:56 GMT
Hello DMs gonna post this one kinda early since I will be at work till later in the evening and wanted to get this out for you guys. So this weeks episode was about lore, characters items and ideas from league of legends, a video game that some of us play, some of us have heard of and some of us know nothing about. It shows that there are literally leagues of lore out there in the world for us to use and draw inspiration from. So for this exercise I want to try a new form of DM-nastics. We shall call it passing the baton. I will start by listing something I draw inspiration from it could be anything, a book, a movie, a song, a comic, a game and the next person to post should do a quick google/Wikipedia search and list something from this resource that they to think is worth mentioning. My hope with this method is to expose us all to something we may have never heard of or never taken the time to look up on our own. It will also serve the purpose of creating dialogue between 2 DMs about a topic of inspiration. It will require a tad bit more effort than normal DM-nastics but that's a good thing! Stretch our mental muscles a bit. So I will start. Something I draw inspiration from is a video game called The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. Don't forget to add your topic of inspiration at the end of your post responding to the one above. Remember to have fun! Link to DM-Nastics Segment #7 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 5:39:50 GMT
The alphabet of the dragon language is constrained by the use of writing with three talons and a vestigial fourth digit called a dewclaw. Thus, each character appears with at most three scratches, and sometimes a dot.
It's an interesting observation I pulled up when scrounging for something obscure, but potentially useful in world craft. Another good example of anatomy influencing cognition, humans use a base-10 number system because we have 10 digits on our hands. Since hands are the most basic tools a creature can use to interact with the world, how does this influence their intellectual output? It's an important detail to consider, when you want to add a layer of neat to your world. If not hands, what does a sapient creature use to record information?
So, passing the baton... The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies of all time, go!
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Post by friartook on Apr 22, 2015 14:32:27 GMT
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
If that's not enough...
There'a a lot there, but the two I'd explore are the ideas of the Dread Pirate Roberts and the Fire Swamp.
The Dread Pirate Roberts is a mask; an identity put on and passed on to a worthy successor. Is this something you can insert for your PCs? What if there is a famous bandit or adventuring band, with distinct members sporting unique names a traits. They created these identities, and the band became so successful that, when they went to retire, they passed the names on to a new band. Are the PCs the next successors?
The Fire Swamp; so much there to explore as a setting. The hazards make it a dangerous place to travel, but in D&D, one has to ask, "Who (or what) would live there?" Is it a tribe of lizardfolk? Salamanders? Is there an ancient temple devoted to worship of fire in heart of the forest?
Passing the baton: A Song of Ice and Fire book series (aka, Game of Thrones for the HBOers). I've gleaned tons of inspiration form these stories and characters, what speaks to you for use in your campaign or world?
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Post by Samuel Wise on Apr 22, 2015 16:08:31 GMT
I have never seen Game of Thrones or read its books. However, I was able to glean a lot from reading just a little about a Song of Ice and Fire: The books are based on the War of the Roses, which is by far the most interesting point in history. My favorite video game, Final Fantasy Tactics is also based on the War of the Roses... I really like the idea of several parties all vying for the crown of a country (or the world?). That is what I would take from it.
Passing the baton: I tried to avoid saying Lord of the Rings, so I have to go with the next best fantasy. The story I have gleaned tons of inspiration from (recently) is Monty Python's The Holy Grail...
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Post by joatmoniac on Apr 22, 2015 19:15:44 GMT
That is an awesome place to get inspiration from! In a lot of ways Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a far more accurate representation of what happens at a gaming table than Lord of the Rings. It is a great way to create controlled chaos. For me personally I enjoy adding some humor in the game because a world/game devoid of humor will wear down player and DM both over time. If you can open up opportunities for your players to get crazy it will often times be easier to bring them back because they will know that eventually they will be set loose once again. The style is also fantastic for a one off adventure that throws everything out the window and is just good ol fashioned fun!
Passing the baton: For me I love Marvel Comics, more specifically the team based titles, for inspiration. The Avengers and X-men are the most common of course, but Uncanny X-force is my favorite by far.
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Post by friartook on Apr 22, 2015 19:20:11 GMT
In a lot of ways Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a far more accurate representation of what happens at a gaming table than Lord of the Rings. LMAO!! This, all over the place!! |
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Post by DMC on Apr 22, 2015 20:42:01 GMT
In a lot of ways Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a far more accurate representation of what happens at a gaming table than Lord of the Rings. LMAO!! This, all over the place!!  |
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Post by dm_mainprize on Apr 24, 2015 15:32:45 GMT
Passing the baton: For me I love Marvel Comics, more specifically the team based titles, for inspiration. The Avengers and X-men are the most common of course, but Uncanny X-force is my favorite by far. So I did some googling and reading. Uncanny X-Force seems awesome and I want to read it now. I noticed the first story arc has to do with Apocalypse, who is a big bad guy, but in this story he has been reborn as a young child. This creates an area of morally questionable actions for X-Force as they hunt apocalypse down ad once capturing him struggle with whether or not killing a child is something they want to do. This seems like a great campaign idea for players, take a villain whom they have defeated in the past and reincarnate them and send the party to hunt them down not knowing that the villain is simply a harmless child for now. That is a campaign I would love to play in. Perhaps make all the player be paladins or clerics see if that ratchets up the difficulty of the final decision. Passing the baton:(i know i am cheating, i passed the first baton hehehe) Book: Larry Niven's Ringworld. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 17:56:37 GMT
Rishathra is...
Actually, no I'm going to leave this one alone.
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Post by Samuel Wise on Apr 24, 2015 20:34:11 GMT
Passing the baton:(i know i am cheating, i passed the first baton hehehe) Book: Larry Niven's Ringworld. I am going to copy your cheating (only because of what you passed). I have never heard of Ringworld, but I am super excited to read it now. The entire idea sounds awesome! First off, is it even worth mentioning that it is about a world that is in the shape of a ring (which always seems like a fun plot device). That alone contains awesome ideas for a game. I think I enjoyed learning about Pupeteers and how they are spirits that are only affected by antimatter. This really is an awesome looking book that I am going to have to read. Passing the baton: One book that I get a lot of interesting ideas from is Sea-Fairies by Lyman Frank Baum. It is set in the same universe of the Wizard of Oz, but is far better and it contains some of my favorite character ever written. |
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