Re: RPG Themes
- Posted by pig_snatcher at yahoo.com Nov 19, 2001
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<HTML><HEAD> <BASEFONT FACE="Century Gothic" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#CBCDE2"> <p><i>On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 17:03:47 +0000, Rod Jackson wrote:<br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>All,</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">></FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>I've been thinking yet again about RPG (role-playing game)</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>programming.</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>I would love to do a simple RPG, but one thing I find is that I</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>don't</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>want to just produce another fantasy-themed clone.</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">></FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>Typically, most RPGs fall into the category of fantasy. Some do the</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>"cyberpunk" thing... together, these two seem to make up the bulk of</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>computer RPGs. But I *know* that can't exhaust the possibilities of</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>virtual worlds. Does anyone have any ideas on other theme ideas? The</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>only non-typical one that comes to mind is a "superhero" theme,</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>which</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>I'm considering, but are there any others?</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">></FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">>Rod</FONT></i><i><br> </i><i><FONT COLOR="#000080">></FONT></i><i><br> </i><br> How about a western theme, with Cowboys, Indians, etc . . .</p>