fireinthedust
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I've got a neice I'd like to introduce to the game. She's a great storyteller, and I'm certain she'll be a pro in no time. I'm a big fan of 4e, and the rules are simple enough I think she could have a lot of fun with them. Granted, for the context, I could likely do something involving ratings from 1-5 with abilities (just the modifiers, basically), or defences, and a special ability for each princess; something really simple.
My thinking on Settings is I'd like to a Disney Princess-style campaign setting. I mean, she's a big fan, and the classic disney films are, simply, classic. Theoretically, lots of material here.
I'm trying to think of a realm with different countries (each one has a princess or two), each based around a Disney film. Or even a fairytale land, like in Shrek, where all the different characters live.
1) Little Mermiad: Under the sea, the PCs who aren't Mermaids can use magic bubbles while they float, or ride dolphins, that sort of thing. The local princess, a mermaid, can shift into Mermaid form when underwater (like Splash; good movie, that).
2) Alladdin: Desert/arabian nights setting. Um, magic carpets. Can't think of a particular power like the mermaid setting.
3) Enchanted: or Sleeping Beuty, Snow White, I dunno. Ye basic medieval, waspy prince's & peasants campaign setting. There would be a forest with creatures in it (Troll love's kiss, seven dwarves, I dunno).
My ideal adventures would be problem solving over combat, like "help the unicorn get out of the river" or "catch the apples falling out of the tree", on top of any "fight yon dragon trogdor".
Any thoughts?
My thinking on Settings is I'd like to a Disney Princess-style campaign setting. I mean, she's a big fan, and the classic disney films are, simply, classic. Theoretically, lots of material here.
I'm trying to think of a realm with different countries (each one has a princess or two), each based around a Disney film. Or even a fairytale land, like in Shrek, where all the different characters live.
1) Little Mermiad: Under the sea, the PCs who aren't Mermaids can use magic bubbles while they float, or ride dolphins, that sort of thing. The local princess, a mermaid, can shift into Mermaid form when underwater (like Splash; good movie, that).
2) Alladdin: Desert/arabian nights setting. Um, magic carpets. Can't think of a particular power like the mermaid setting.
3) Enchanted: or Sleeping Beuty, Snow White, I dunno. Ye basic medieval, waspy prince's & peasants campaign setting. There would be a forest with creatures in it (Troll love's kiss, seven dwarves, I dunno).
My ideal adventures would be problem solving over combat, like "help the unicorn get out of the river" or "catch the apples falling out of the tree", on top of any "fight yon dragon trogdor".
Any thoughts?