tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post6239289964876399671..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Types of AdventureTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-39859949250767766162011-02-13T06:38:45.112-08:002011-02-13T06:38:45.112-08:00I don't know if you're a fan, but Star Tre...I don't know if you're a fan, but Star Trek: Deep Space 9 is just like a Western frontier town in space, complete with stock figures such as the local bartender (Quark), the local sheriff (Odo), lots of different races and factions vying for control of the region, etc.Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-15717120007102675712011-02-13T06:36:27.536-08:002011-02-13T06:36:27.536-08:00Great ideas here. It also seems to me that once y...Great ideas here. It also seems to me that once you have your core concept in place -- frontier town vs. forces of lawlessness for the western genre -- you can still create "side adventures" or modules that involve treasure hunts etc. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, and THE WILD BUNCH are all westerns (or quasi-westerns) that use the treasure-hunting / heist motifs.Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-1704471352177863582011-02-12T20:18:45.847-08:002011-02-12T20:18:45.847-08:00All these ideas are good but would require stronge...All these ideas are good but would require stronger economic rules than the run of the mill system provides. And of course, could be ported back to the Weird Medieval Fantasy milieu once developed.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-78029499130738583672011-02-12T18:44:42.228-08:002011-02-12T18:44:42.228-08:00Good thoughts. I think Deadwood is a good fit. O...Good thoughts. I think <i>Deadwood</i> is a good fit. On the space frontier side, the anime <i>Outlaw Star</i> sort of does the thing you suggest. leaving its overarchig plot aside.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com