Mazes and Monsters retro clone
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Rex Blunder
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Progress on the PDF is going well! I'm hoping to have it done in less than a month.
It's surprisingly difficult to put together even a joke RPG. I'd like to end up with an actually playable ruleset. The average RPG has a LOT of rules, and, surprisingly, a few minor details were left out of the Mazes and Monsters movie.
It's especially difficult because I'd actually like the M&M clone to be reasonably fun to play. Given the choice between fun and mindless fidelity to the movie, I am of course choosing mindless fidelity. But often, it's a false dichotomy, and Mazes and Monsters is leading me to interesting design.
Let me know if anyone is interested in playtesting in a few weeks.
It's surprisingly difficult to put together even a joke RPG. I'd like to end up with an actually playable ruleset. The average RPG has a LOT of rules, and, surprisingly, a few minor details were left out of the Mazes and Monsters movie.
It's especially difficult because I'd actually like the M&M clone to be reasonably fun to play. Given the choice between fun and mindless fidelity to the movie, I am of course choosing mindless fidelity. But often, it's a false dichotomy, and Mazes and Monsters is leading me to interesting design.
Let me know if anyone is interested in playtesting in a few weeks.
Rune
Once A Fool
Technomancer
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This is the greatest idea ever! I am eager to read the final product.
Raven Crowking
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+1! Eagerly awaited, Sir!
M.L. Martin
Hero
So when do we get OM&M, based on the book's version of the rules set? 
Rex Blunder
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By the way, a playtest version of the Mazes and Monsters Manual chapters 1-3 are now up at blog of holding.
Thunderfoot
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Having read the book, I must say the rules are completely wrong. Your "RONA" matrix is skewed for the players and I think the Maze Controller was being generous with the treasure.
Also everyone KNOWS gorvilles have a greenish yellow hue, NOT a green coloration. I swear, it things like this that just burn my butt... OM&M is the only true version. This is heresy, heresy I say!!!!
Of course this is all just farce - I have to say you've done a phenomenal job on these rules. Your backward engineering is truly captivating. "RONA" is priceless. However you might actually want to try to find the book, it's utter tripe, but some of the rules might be clearer (I can't really remember too clearly, I mean I was 11 when I read the book and that was in 81 or 82 before the TV movie came out.)
Also everyone KNOWS gorvilles have a greenish yellow hue, NOT a green coloration. I swear, it things like this that just burn my butt... OM&M is the only true version. This is heresy, heresy I say!!!!
Of course this is all just farce - I have to say you've done a phenomenal job on these rules. Your backward engineering is truly captivating. "RONA" is priceless. However you might actually want to try to find the book, it's utter tripe, but some of the rules might be clearer (I can't really remember too clearly, I mean I was 11 when I read the book and that was in 81 or 82 before the TV movie came out.)
Achan hiArusa
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