Re: (TFT) Stormbringer & Elric

[David Jackson <azog@bellsouth.net>]

Exactly...it's the whole swords and sorcery genre...

Which is a shame.  There's such great stories to tell.

I could easily see David Grouchy as Elric, Joe Hartley as Dyvim Slorn, and
Jay as Yyrkoon.   (Spelling and names as they are spat out of my rusty
mental machinery).

David Jackson


On 10/6/08 11:04 PM, "Todd Roseberry" <paleryder1@verizon.net> wrote:

> Even more testing of one's patience would be Hyborean magic. It's slow,
> dangerous, corrupting but big and powerful. Hard to role-play such a wizard
> if you're interested in "instant" magic.
> 
> Aidan
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> From: "David Jackson" <azog@bellsouth.net>
> To: <tft@brainiac.com>
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> 
> 
>> My big question about running a game in Elric's world is not so much
>> Stormbringer (which would be quite fun by itself), but a few other issues
>> of
>> the "swords and sorcery" genre which doesn't seem to translate way to
>> fantasy roleplaying.
>> 
>> For example, magic.  Magic itself is pretty well laid out - almost all of
>> it
>> is related to summoning of demons, devils, or elementals, and bending them
>> to your will (a concept I find fascinating).  But wizards don't go around
>> flinging fireballs or anything that is "instant".  Which appeals to me,
>> but
>> maybe not so much to others who want to roleplay a spellcaster.
>> 
>> David Jackson
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/6/08 9:36 PM, "David Michael Grouchy II"
>> <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>> The most dangerous aspect of Stormbringer was this:  Whenever the Sword
>>>> was
>>>> drawn, Elric was compelled, obligated and/or coerced to feed it the
>>>> blood
>>>> and souls for which it hungered and moaned, lest Stormbringer would
>>>> choose
>>>> it's own prey!  Elric certainly learned this the hard way, as on more
>>>> than
>>>> one occasion he was punished for his defiance.
>>> 
>>> Gavin,
>>>    This is exactly what should result from the contest of wills I
>>> describe.
>>> Having just reread the entire Elric series over the past two months I
>>> stand by
>>> the Stormbringer rules as listed.  Maybe they are not for everyone.
>>> Perhaps I
>>> should try a little harder to ''sell'' them.
>>> 
>>>    Implications
>>> 
>>>     The special rules below imply the consequence that no friendly wizard
>>> or
>>> ally that Elric met was of sufficient IQ to have the dissolve enchantment
>>> spell, which would have freed him from the sword.
>>> 
>>>     The feeble weakness and near death of Elrics early life was just a
>>> deception to get him to accept the sword.  The curse spell being
>>> overwritten
>>> by the cursed sword.
>>> 
>>>     No one in Melnibone seems to have access to remove thrown spells.  In
>>> fact
>>> most of Elrics quests to free his love were quests for this spell.
>>> 
>>>     In this low power world a beginning wizard is justified in commanding
>>> the
>>> respect of a king.
>>> 
>>>     A god is about IQ 17+.
>>> 
>>> David Michael Grouchy II
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Stormbringer
>>>>> (Special rules)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Stormbringer is a cursed sword, Strength minus five.  For every
>>>>> figure
>>>>> slain the curse is lifted by one point for the duration of the fight.
>>>>> After
>>>>> five kills the character is back to normal strength.  The advantage of
>>>>> this is
>>>>> that character gains character points at the attribute total of their
>>>>> cursed
>>>>> state.  Thus a 37 point character only requires 125 to get a point
>>>>> because
>>>>> at
>>>>> ST-5 they are only 32 total.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   The sword is also a prepared device to possess the wielder.
>>>>> Manufactured
>>>>> by the Chaos Duke Arioch.  Each session roll a contest of wills to see
>>>>> if
>>>>> the
>>>>> character will go on a mission of the players choosing, or a mission of
>>>>> Arioch`s choosing.
>>> 
>>> 
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