OpenEuphoria

Re: RPG Themes

• Posted by rforno at tutopia.com Nov 16, 2001
• 442 views

Very good idea, Cassidy. Maybe consulting "Games People Play" and "What do
you say after you say hello?" by psychiatrist Eric Berne would be a helpful
step.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cassidy Napoli" <gonzotek at yahoo.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: RE: RPG Themes


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> Mmm..On the Superhero concept...what about Super Villians?  I've watched
> the first few episodes of "Smallville"  and the lex luthor character is
> interesting, to say the least.  Actor's always say it's more fun to be
> the bad guy.
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> My other thought is something a little different.  A game where the goal
> is to die a happy man.  It would take you through the different stages
> of life, from birth to death, and you would meet various people and
> either become friends or enemies.  You could find someone to marry, have
> children, pets, whatever.  Your career wouldn't come into play in the
> game and neither would material possesions, except perhaps housing
> because of the marriage/family thing.  Basically the concept  be winning
> by being a good person, and not winning by acquisition (money, objects,
> points).
>
> Rod Jackson wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I've been thinking yet again about RPG (role-playing game) programming.
> > I would love to do a simple RPG, but one thing I find is that I don't
> > want to just produce another fantasy-themed clone.
> >
> > Typically, most RPGs fall into the category of fantasy. Some do the
> > "cyberpunk" thing... together, these two seem to make up the bulk of
> > computer RPGs. But I *know* that can't exhaust the possibilities of
> > virtual worlds. Does anyone have any ideas on other theme ideas? The
> > only non-typical one that comes to mind is a "superhero" theme, which
> > I'm considering, but are there any others?
> >
> > Rod
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