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Bêthberry · 01-25-2003, 01:30 PM

Airerûthiel,

Maikadurion's story provided lots of room for interesting and unique appproaches to Tolkien RPGs. It was fun to read for that reason and seemed to fit in well with what we would like to encourage at Rohan: games that go beyond the usual, the normal, the expected, in order to provide interesting reading for people who aren't gamers.

Rohan is a place to start being imaginative and creative in developing both characters and plots. If you want to do a more traditional Tolkien game, you can always run it in The Shire. That's okay! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

However, get to know some of the other gamers at Rohan by interacting with them at The White Horse; see what kinds of plots and characters everyone finds interesting. You can also look at Maikadurion's life from the perspective of other gamers; think of how other characters would fit into it. This would be one way of broadening the story to interest other gamers.

Also, in future, please save your questions in this thread for the proposal which Nonesuch is writing and the process he is going through.

Maybe we should have a thread at Rohan for questions about other game ideas? PM me if you think this is a good idea and I will open one. You can also email the Rohan reviewers, Gandalf_the Grey and Susan Delgado, about your ideas. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Bethberry

[ January 25, 2003: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

01-25-2003, 01:30 PM	#29
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Airerûthiel, Maikadurion's story provided lots of room for interesting and unique appproaches to Tolkien RPGs. It was fun to read for that reason and seemed to fit in well with what we would like to encourage at Rohan: games that go beyond the usual, the normal, the expected, in order to provide interesting reading for people who aren't gamers. Rohan is a place to start being imaginative and creative in developing both characters and plots. If you want to do a more traditional Tolkien game, you can always run it in The Shire. That's okay! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] However, get to know some of the other gamers at Rohan by interacting with them at The White Horse; see what kinds of plots and characters everyone finds interesting. You can also look at Maikadurion's life from the perspective of other gamers; think of how other characters would fit into it. This would be one way of broadening the story to interest other gamers. Also, in future, please save your questions in this thread for the proposal which Nonesuch is writing and the process he is going through. Maybe we should have a thread at Rohan for questions about other game ideas? PM me if you think this is a good idea and I will open one. You can also email the Rohan reviewers, Gandalf_the Grey and Susan Delgado, about your ideas. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Bethberry [ January 25, 2003: Message edited by: Bethberry ] __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.