tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post3159111542024063564..comments2024-03-25T00:18:14.319-07:00Comments on Against The Wicked City: Scenario building: from cliche to complexity!Joseph Manolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-14814981958936224282022-01-19T07:08:52.043-08:002022-01-19T07:08:52.043-08:00For longer than I care to admit, my adventures hav...For longer than I care to admit, my adventures have been one dimensional instances of one of the eight deeply unoriginal D&D scenario concepts. That ends today. My players thank you!<br /><br />Oh, Sly Flourish sent me.SonOfSofamannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-5471445756646688862018-02-15T11:55:20.069-08:002018-02-15T11:55:20.069-08:00No problem - glad you found it useful!No problem - glad you found it useful!Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-69726418193794364332018-02-11T00:29:02.836-08:002018-02-11T00:29:02.836-08:00Huh... I do this, but didn't realize that'...Huh... I do this, but didn't realize that's what I do and usually took a tortuous and convoluted road to reach that point. Now that I know, I can streamline the process and make it quick and convenient.<br /><br />Very enlightening. Thanks.Sebbychouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926245481649892523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-24891506148569798692017-05-22T16:00:34.522-07:002017-05-22T16:00:34.522-07:00Thanks! If you do run it, do let me know how it go...Thanks! If you do run it, do let me know how it goes!Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-89974894043364669562017-05-22T15:59:41.121-07:002017-05-22T15:59:41.121-07:00Well, like I said, this took me about thirty minut...Well, like I said, this took me about thirty minutes to work out. (The typing up took a bit longer, but if it was for a real game then I'd just have left it as some scribbles in a notebook.) So it's not *that* tall an order even if you're a pretty serious slacker about GM prep!Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-31555550226215988392017-05-22T15:57:20.616-07:002017-05-22T15:57:20.616-07:00Thing is, if you let them bounce for long enough, ...Thing is, if you let them bounce for long enough, they usually stop being cliches any more. By the time the goblins have teamed up with the rangers to stop the King of the Elves from marrying the Bugbear Queen (for diplomatic reasons), it won't matter that they all started off as generic placeholders: the dynamic chaos of actual play will turn them into something rich and strange, instead...Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-638481363611854732017-05-22T15:02:35.136-07:002017-05-22T15:02:35.136-07:00Yeah - great way to think about it. I take a fairl...Yeah - great way to think about it. I take a fairly Lazy DM approach which means I rarely do this much set up but I may try it next campaign. Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151421349574401246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-66286797217915438192017-05-22T12:17:43.082-07:002017-05-22T12:17:43.082-07:00Funnily enough this is exactly what I did with my ... Funnily enough this is exactly what I did with my Pathfinder campaign. There is literally nothing in it that isn't a hoary fantasy cliche, but there's so MANY bouncing off each other all at once that hopefully it's fun. Stitch Seamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493128814546844907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-31268820002387946282017-05-22T11:46:03.425-07:002017-05-22T11:46:03.425-07:00Brilliant. I love your blog, I love the Wicked Cit...Brilliant. I love your blog, I love the Wicked City (and I can't wait for an opportunity to gamemaster it) and I love your idea of romantic fantasy. Also, I'm absolutely going to use this adventure generation method.Elad Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598559880125923834noreply@blogger.com