Tell me about Blue Rose

[Benben]

Any of deLint's Newford books or stories

Oh hey! Thanks for mentioning those. They're generally modern urban fantasy, but they do share a lot with the genre.

This both heresy and damning with faint praise but I consider Ed Greenwoods Spellfire series to be Romantic Fantasy too. Elaine Cunningham's Harper books, Elfshadow and Elfsong, could be lumped into the genre as well.

 

[Crothian]

I know I'm going to get it for saying this....

If DnD is the "action-adventure film" of role-playing games, then Blue Rose would be the "chick flick" of same.

Not really. There really are no movies that really capture the feel of Blue Rose well. IT has action and good guys and bad guys as well as an adiditonal level of emotion. I think they would be more dramas then action films.

 

[sinmissing]

I know I'm going to get it for saying this....

If DnD is the "action-adventure film" of role-playing games, then Blue Rose would be the "chick flick" of same.

Actually, you need to try just a little harder.

Blue Rose can be found in the entire plot of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings taken from Aragon's perspective. All the elements are there.

 

[Krieg]

It wouldn't work, entirely different genres. You're better off using the Book of Erotic Fantasy for a Gorian campaign.

My original post was TIC. Gor is probably about 180 degrees from the target the designer's were aiming for and I was making light of that fact.

Although to be honest I don't see why Blue Rose wouldn't work. Social interaction (such as it is) is roughly as important as swordplay in Norman's books. Blue Rose would probably work pretty well for a Gorian game.

BoEF on the other hand might be a tad overkill, I don't remember Tarl Cabot gaining new abilities/powers from his umm...exploits.

 

[Wombat]

I feel a bit sorry for Blue Rose.

I love the mechanics, but the hang-up for many people is the setting and the notion, in a male-dominated hobby, that this is the "girl version" of D&D.

I could see these rules being used in many settings where social interaction is at least as important as combat.

 

[Crothian]

I feel a bit sorry for Blue Rose.

I love the mechanics, but the hang-up for many people is the setting and the notion, in a male-dominated hobby, that this is the "girl version" of D&D.

I could see these rules being used in many settings where social interaction is at least as important as combat.

Ya, it is a shame since gamers at first seem to open to new ideas and new things a little more then most people, but when it comes down to it most are as close minded as the rest of humanity.

 

[Nisarg]

It doesn't hit you over the head with the Romantic Fantasy. IT doesn't force you to involve love in your games or any of the other stuff. I bet you could run this almost as is, but not tell anyone you were running Romantic Fantasy and it would be fine. Though becasue of this stigma Romantic Fantasy has with it, if you mention it in the same game it wouldn't work.

Or you could just run it in a totally different setting.

The Blue Rose system is not tied to the setting. I'm running it in Port Blacksand, the City of Thieves (from the old Fighting Fantasy novels), and its going unbelievably well.

Nisarg

 

[Crothian]

yes you can, the only thing really tied to the setting is the races

 

[Nahat Anoj]

The Blue Rose system is not tied to the setting. I'm running it in Port Blacksand, the City of Thieves (from the old Fighting Fantasy novels), and its going unbelievably well.

Man, you are my hero. I loved that book when I read it as a kid. When I was in London for Spring Break, I found it at a book store and bought it .

Not only is BR not tied to the setting, BR isn't really tied to the genre. While my campaign takes place in Aldea, my first adventure was more similar in feel to Call of Cthulu. So you can easily toss "romantic fantasy" out the window.

Jon

 

[Nisarg]

yes you can, the only thing really tied to the setting is the races

Even then, everything except the animals works outside the setting. Other than the animals, you've basically got orcs, aquatic elves, elves, and dark elves.

Nisarg