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<blockquote data-quote="Herobizkit" data-source="post: 5461101" data-attributes="member: 36150">Final Fantasy Tactics.A rich story-line punctuated with fight after fight after fight, but (usually) each fight has a purpose, theme, or mini-RP in it.Heck, if none of them have a Nintendo DS, you could rip the whole series of &quot;quests&quot; from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 and they'd never know or care.How's it fun for YOU?&nbsp; Well, the most fun comes from planning ahead, and since they want a simple game, it's pretty easy.&nbsp; Did you ever play MUDs as a kid/teen/adult?&nbsp; If not, the core concept was basically a grid with cardinal exits, each &quot;room&quot; connected by a &quot;door&quot; (N,S,E,W,Up,Down, and sometimes &quot;In&quot;).&nbsp; The fun for you would probably come form designing the areas where they plan on traveling and how to coalesce a story from seemingly random fights.&nbsp; And the whole idea of &quot;optional side quests&quot; will drive your players ever forward.&nbsp; So, to sum up:* They want a game, give 'em a game.&nbsp; MUDs, Final Fantasy Tactics (et al), the later Dragon Quest series (paying tribute to the &quot;you cannot go here until A, B, and C&quot;, period), and World of Warcraft should give you all kinds of inspiration.* The fluff, or what exists in your game, is still entirely in your control.&nbsp; Connecting unrelated plots, or laying tracks for the railroad, is where the fun is.&nbsp; You're the chef; the players are hungry patrons.&nbsp; They'll eat whatever you cook, whether it's coq au vin or burgers... what do you want to make?* 4th edition is specifically designed for the battle map, so don't be too surprised if fighting is what your players want to do - it's visual versus imaginary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Herobizkit, post: 5461101, member: 36150"] Final Fantasy Tactics. A rich story-line punctuated with fight after fight after fight, but (usually) each fight has a purpose, theme, or mini-RP in it. Heck, if none of them have a Nintendo DS, you could rip the whole series of "quests" from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 and they'd never know or care. How's it fun for YOU? Well, the most fun comes from planning ahead, and since they want a simple game, it's pretty easy. Did you ever play MUDs as a kid/teen/adult? If not, the core concept was basically a grid with cardinal exits, each "room" connected by a "door" (N,S,E,W,Up,Down, and sometimes "In"). The fun for you would probably come form designing the areas where they plan on traveling and how to coalesce a story from seemingly random fights. And the whole idea of "optional side quests" will drive your players ever forward. So, to sum up: * They want a game, give 'em a game. MUDs, Final Fantasy Tactics (et al), the later Dragon Quest series (paying tribute to the "you cannot go here until A, B, and C", period), and World of Warcraft should give you all kinds of inspiration. * The fluff, or what exists in your game, is still entirely in your control. Connecting unrelated plots, or laying tracks for the railroad, is where the fun is. You're the chef; the players are hungry patrons. They'll eat whatever you cook, whether it's coq au vin or burgers... what do you want to make? * 4th edition is specifically designed for the battle map, so don't be too surprised if fighting is what your players want to do - it's visual versus imaginary. [/QUOTE]

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