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Dungeon World and the Discussion

Mar 08, 2013 13:35

I have recently been looking closely at Dungeon World. The RPG seems to really push some people's buttons, so as a fan of D&D I was interested in trying to find out why. On its surface, it looks like a decent system for running D&D with a light yet explicit system. Most of the mechanics in Dungeon World leave you with a good impression, though ( Read more... )

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mr_orgue March 8 2013, 01:12:01 UTC

I am super excited to play Dungeon World but am a bit Dungeon'd out right now. I need some more non-dungeon-related games first. The book is shiny, though.

grandexperiment March 8 2013, 01:16:16 UTC

Beyond the Crystal Cave?

mr_orgue March 8 2013, 01:19:16 UTC

Nothing with a sword or a magic spell or a crystal cave or an elf.

I'd be really into some goddamn Orpheus right now to be honest. ah, if only for time.

grandexperiment March 8 2013, 01:51:19 UTC

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mashugenah March 10 2013, 19:42:05 UTC

The Apocalypse World Engine has been producing a bunch of interesting spin-offs. I haven't tried Dungeon World yet, but all the other flavours have been interesting. :)

grandexperiment March 10 2013, 20:00:53 UTC

Dungeon World has had me looking at the other *World games too. However, none really appeal outside of Monster of the Week. Monsterhearts is not a genre that greatly appeals, especially in the strangely concentrated form that the game produces. Apocalypse World leaves me a little cold. I don't think the flow of play is all that suitable to Cthulhu, so I am ambivalent about tremulus. Personally, I would love to see a *World game, along the lines of Dungeon World, for Traveller. Space World? The stats, careers, maps etc could all be given a very similar treatment :) A zombie survival horror would be good too ( ... )

mashugenah March 10 2013, 20:55:57 UTC

Unsurprisingly, I have had just about the opposite response to you! Truly, we will never agree on anything. :/ Actually, Monsterhearts doesn't really do much for me either.

Partially I have been less interested in Dungeon World because I've been far less interested in fantasy gaming generally for a while, rather than the game itself seeming in any way inferior.

I think you could do a zombie survival horror with Monster of the Week... maybe we can try this weekend.

grandexperiment March 10 2013, 21:02:06 UTC

Ha! Doesn't surprise me. :)

I was going to talk to you about a short run Dungeon World game (2-3 sessions) as well.

I was going to look at MotW for zombie survival horror, though it seemed more supernatural than I would like TBH.

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