tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018265247036237861.post5862425992241209390..comments2024-03-19T00:30:09.503-07:00Comments on DIY & dragons: Non-Core Underworld & Dungeon Alphabet DozenAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15493700749333105771noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018265247036237861.post-38451112109696273862019-09-10T11:44:23.606-07:002019-09-10T11:44:23.606-07:00I think there's fertile ground for some emerge...I think there's fertile ground for some emergent synergy - often, unnoticed themes from each text are repeated or overlapped in the others. Plus it can be interesting just as a thought exercise. "How would I run Veins of the Earth using Mothership?" etc etcIan Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131583390990219217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018265247036237861.post-92120604533439211062019-09-08T16:33:13.950-07:002019-09-08T16:33:13.950-07:00This sounds kind of like that #3bookrpg meme that ...This sounds kind of like that #3bookrpg meme that was going around awhile back - except that instead of choosing 3 books for their similarity, you're choosing 3 for their difference.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493700749333105771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018265247036237861.post-3331801643792298612019-09-08T16:31:14.048-07:002019-09-08T16:31:14.048-07:00You're right, this is kind of like the "1...You're right, this is kind of like the "10 monster setting" thing isn't it?<br /><br />It still just kind of intrigues me to say "start with a core of standard fantasy tropes, build outward from them in whichever way strikes your fancy, then remove the center and enjoy the weird donut bonus content."Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493700749333105771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018265247036237861.post-43745788331284388802019-09-06T07:14:55.770-07:002019-09-06T07:14:55.770-07:00Recently all my high-concept campaign ideas are ju...Recently all my high-concept campaign ideas are just chargen from X resource I have,e Y campaign setting, with bonus monsters/spells/whatever from Z. A good way to try and actually *use* all the books on the shelf.<br />Currently running Pernicious-Albion-in-Yoon-Suin but too early to say how wacky it'll getIan Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131583390990219217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018265247036237861.post-80162941113202731122019-09-06T06:07:07.445-07:002019-09-06T06:07:07.445-07:00I think this idea follows a general theme of const...I think this idea follows a general theme of constraint yielding creativity. As somebody who often lacks constraint in my worldbuilding, I've grown to appreciate its utility, at the very least as a creative exercise. I think this is why the 10 monster setting challenge appealed to me so much (<a href="https://weirdwonderfulworlds.blogspot.com/2019/05/four-10-monster-settings.html" rel="nofollow">and why I did so many of them</a>).maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.com