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I'm on my way back... what to do?

Post by LAYF » Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:15 am

So.. hay all..

as I said in another post (or multiple...)
I'm slowly on my way back...

now, it wont be as before where i was online every day, more or less.
it will be once in a while, at least, with responses from me...


BUT... those of you who knows me, also know i can't help but trying to run a game if I'm around you guys for a longer period..
I also want to draw and tell stories...
and i also want to,and to, and then i....

yea... I tend to get carried away....
but i do not have that kind of time any more... sadly...

SO!!
what I will do this time, is:
run a single game that will combine these things...

now, i do not have the mechanics yet, but it will be rules light.
what i do know is:
-it will be open for all.
-it will update probably less than once a week.
-from an update have been posted ill give people X days to respond, and Y days where ill answer questions. this will change based on the challenge ahead.
-the main character will be a goblin.
-it will have the "regenerates" quality from my old horror game (the character will die if things go to bad, but will regenerate in a safe place, memory intact this time, not for horror, just to make the game possible... )
-picking the "right" or a working solution to a problem will reward the player(s) with some form of action points that can help later.

and this is my early drafts for a style:
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that is all that is set in stone...
so what id like from you guys is to tell me:
-what setting would you like? fantasy, modern, future, steampunk or?
-any special wishes for story plot? (pm is okay, but so is posting here)
-name ideas for the goblin (i call this one Target, but he is just practice)
-anything else you can think off....

see you guys...
-Best regards LAYF

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Post by Nerre » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:23 am

Nice to see you are on your way back to. I too am thinking about how to handle the games i ran in the past and how to still play/gm with less time at hand. And like you, i too want to practice more with my wacom tablet. ;)
I would have suggested doing somethign together, but i got no fix schedule and don't want to put more preasure on me than i already have, so i will just keep an eye on your game or participate in it. :D
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Re: I'm on my way back... what to do?

Post by Patdragon » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:21 am

Nice to see you you coming back Looks.
As I've only played in the one Super hero game with you (which I enjoyed and was sad we didn't quite finish) I wouldn't mind seeing any world but would lean towards a modern superhero/ steam punk world.
Plot - our goblin friend is the favorite minion or a dark overlord (of sorts and yes i've been playing the card game), where he keeps getting sent out on missions.
As for names it really depends on what you choice for plot and theme, but i'd suggest in true goblin form Follows orders blindly or Fob.
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Post by BadgeAddict » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:26 am

I say this with great selfishness (at leasr I'm being honest). It would be very awesome to see you come up with a space aged mystery...similar to the old space quest games.

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Post by ChuckDaRighteous » Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:56 pm

I'm always a fan of fantasy worlds, but its your game, do what makes you happy.
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Post by WearsHats » Sat Sep 27, 2014 1:10 pm

Yay! Looking forward to whatever gets chosen. No particular preference, but I'm glad to have you back and the game sketch sounds pretty cool so far.

As for a name, I realize it's not very Goblins, but I nominate Timmy. It's a long story, but the phrases "Timmy fell down the well" and "we're going to need another Timmy!" may be evocative to some. (From Lassie and Dinosaurs, respectively.)
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Post by Quarg » Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:15 pm

No the goblin name of Timmy is...
Just_Timmy...
Or "Just call him Timmy now shut up and go away!"

But we await your return LAYF...
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Post by thinkslogically » Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:21 pm

Woot! Good to see you back layf :-) do whatever you think will be fun for you to run and I will look forward to seeing what you come up with.

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Post by LAYF » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:31 pm

Hey all, thanks for the replies...
keep it up please ;)

so... I've decided on a style... but not a setting...

but wanted to practice and see it in "action"/test it out...

this:
WearsHats wrote:Yay! Looking forward to whatever gets chosen. No particular preference, but I'm glad to have you back and the game sketch sounds pretty cool so far.

As for a name, I realize it's not very Goblins, but I nominate Timmy. It's a long story, but the phrases "Timmy fell down the well" and "we're going to need another Timmy!" may be evocative to some. (From Lassie and Dinosaurs, respectively.)
gave me an idea...

so... this here is bacicly how I will "tell the game"

It will be a "build your own story adventure" and the style will be this:

ANYTHING BELOW IS A UPDATE SAMPLE, NOT ACTUAL GAME

Oh, hello there.
My name is Timmy, I know I know, not a very goblin like name...
But that was what the Teller decided for me when I was born, she said it would make sense some day.
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So, one day, I'm out getting water for the clan, you know hoping to get some in one of those old human wells, long since collapsed. and this annoying goat decides that I need a horn to the butt!
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The fall was not that bad.. it was the landing that sucked... on the plus side, the well was dry, so I'm not drowning....
so I sat her for some hours, hoping to get help, but.. well...


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... as my father put it "Timmy! you ain't worth nothing if it wasn't for that magically locked gold neck band of yours!"
I have no idea what it does, not even our teller does...
So here I am, trapped in a Well, a stupid dog barking away up top, and no help in sight,
What would you suggest I do?
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-Best regards LAYF

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Post by WearsHats » Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:12 pm

I like it! Love the art style, too.
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Post by thinkslogically » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:17 am

Awesome! That looks really cool!

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Post by kida » Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:10 am

Good to see you back LAYF,
The sample looks great.

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Post by LAYF » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:47 am

Thanks all...

Hmm... okay, I think I'll go with the Steampunk world idea... that can combine both fantasy and some other things.... and i Can even use Timmy above.... okay.... I think I know what to do....

Stay tuned.... ;)
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Post by spiderwrangler » Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:17 am

Don't have anything to add except... :cheer:

Mostly posting so I don't lose this later. I like the sketchy style... is your coloring on the same layer as your lines, or separate?
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Post by BadgeAddict » Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:26 am

Steampunk sounds very cool, this is my excited face. :| (this is my actual RL excited, sad, happy, etc face)

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Post by Nerre » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:46 am

You got a cool style one your own now. Even if it is minimalistic, the chars have almost full facial expression! great!
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Post by LAYF » Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:57 am

New info in recruitment....
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Post by LAYF » Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:03 am

-Best regards LAYF

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Post by simwolfe » Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:22 am

Well then, thanks for the info. Surely it could be more fun.


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