01-06-2018, 10:34 AM | #221 | |
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I have hundreds of pages of monsters, spells, alternate rules, gear, etc. and have previously distributed them in pdf form to a few interested people, but I won't do so any more because all my new material is mixed up with original text from various old books of TFT in a huge, IP-violating jumble. It will take me a few weeks to disentangle these so that the materials I post or otherwise distribute are 100% new content. And even then I think it is probably smart to run things past the author, both as a courtesy and so that you have a chance to learn about any changes that make your materials out dated before you go to the bother of distributing them. The example of the OSR community shows that fan-produced and third-party materials can greatly energize a game line so we should all get our creative juices flowing. But this would be exactly the wrong time to do that in ways that mess with the author's ability to formulate, produce and sell the core products. |
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01-06-2018, 11:21 AM | #222 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: London Uk, but originally from Scotland
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Re: December 26, 2017: The Fantasy Trip Returns Home
Much as I'd love an official bestiary (and I do hope we get one Steve!), one of the joys of TFT is how easy it is to create or adapt monsters for yourself.
Just assign ST/DX/IN/MA/Armour/Damage plus any special abilities and away you go. The only system easier was Tunnels and Trolls where you only assigned one value (MR). |
01-06-2018, 12:19 PM | #223 | |
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Location: Arizona
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1) Marko was posting all this stuff for the convenience of modern players using a system that had been "dead" for over three decades when he put it up. 2) Now that the system is going to be "live" again, he won't NEED to publish the stuff already in the books, and his Bestiary will more than likely morph into "here's some cool old monsters from the original book that didn't make it into version 2 (I'm thinking of the Hymenopterans, here, possibly), and some additional beasts, dinosaurs, creepy-crawlies, etc. that people have come up with." Which solves all those problems you talk about rather neatly. I might also point out that it's still so incredibly early in this process that I frankly imagine Steve hasn't really had the time to sit down and think about all of this, much less discuss what he OUGHT to do legally speaking with his lawyers (he needs to ensure he isn't compromising his copyright by whatever decisions he makes regarding fan sites, and "fair use" policies). Then Marko would need to be given some time to actually make the changes in his web page, etc... In short, while talking about all of this is important, the REALLY important discussion has to happen between Steve and Marko, and I rather suspect Steve isn't really ready for an in-depth talk about the details yet (though he probably has some ideas about what he'd LIKE to do). |
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01-06-2018, 03:45 PM | #224 | |
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Beaverton, OR
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Trencher Spirit Monster Rating: 60 / 120 / 240 Where Encountered: Isolated inns and homesteads Number Encountered: Just one Movement: Slow Specials: Immune to normal weapons. Followed by 258 words of description, much of it behavioral. This is a "haunt," a supernatural creature designed as much to set a mood as to be a tough opponent. I know it is WAY early for SJGames to look at submissions but gears are turning in my head . . .
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01-06-2018, 05:19 PM | #225 |
Join Date: May 2007
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Re: December 26, 2017: The Fantasy Trip Returns Home
Just a quick request: purple bellbottoms are okay, but could we not have a return of the purple Speedo?
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01-06-2018, 07:23 PM | #226 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Cleveland, OH USA
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Re: December 26, 2017: The Fantasy Trip Returns Home
Regarding the present and future of online resources, I'd venture that the SJ Games Online Policy now applies to TFT as well. I did a quick review and tweak to our Facebook TFT Group last week to make certain we had no infringing material, and that a notice/disclaimer was in place.
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01-06-2018, 08:15 PM | #227 |
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Re: December 26, 2017: The Fantasy Trip Returns Home
I'll toss in another couple of unasked for pieces of advice.
Meaningful characters make stories. Compelling stories sell fictional settings. The other crucial thing to sell RPGs in fictional settings is a really good game system synergistic with said setting. You already have that last thing. So, this time around, try to infuse Cidri with compelling narratives. Plus also: You already have a game line that is a toolbox (GURPS). So TFT, being single-genre, is setting-centric. So... I'd tap somebody like Corey Doctorow, Ken Hite, or some other talented writer willing to crank out some classic Fantasy and weave some powerful narrative IP around Cidri. That would give the product line real legs. Budget constraints of course, dictate feasibility. But do you want to resurrect TFT for a short game or a long one?
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01-06-2018, 11:30 PM | #228 | |
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Location: Arizona
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01-06-2018, 11:39 PM | #229 | |
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Arizona
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01-07-2018, 12:14 AM | #230 | |
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Harker Heights Texas
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Please Keep TFT grounded in fantasy. |
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