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Re: (TFT) Bored of the Rings (was Up the Creek)
"Philip Wiles" <PAW@merichem.com> wrote:
> TIM Benzedrine! That's it.....I guess I'm mixing up my epic characters.
>
> Do I smell a new TFT Microquest here?
Funny you should mention that. As I've been reading the list's opinion
of the various MQ's, I realized that most folks feel that GrailQuest is
the only excellent one out of the bunch, so I've been thinking of
attempting one of my own.
While I wouldn't be using a straight rip-off of either BotR or Pratchett's
Discworld, it would be a lot closer to that flavor than a dead-serious
game. When I re-re-reread Tolkien a while back, the lack of humour struck
me. There are scenes of merriment, like Bilbo's party, but nothing ever
seems _fun_. I think that tone has held in almost every fantasy-based
RPG scenario published. There are exceptions, sure, but I think there
need to be more!
One of these days...
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