Post by Stormcrow on May 10, 2013 9:47:49 GMT -6
Reading Wayne Rossi's blog posts that analyze the setting implied by the Outdoor Survival map and the D&D random encounter tables, I noticed how Mars-dominated the deserts could be. I've only ever read A Princess of Mars, and don't know a lot about the other elements of the series.
It occurred to me that we've had forty years to find new genres with which we can populate D&D. Much of this is only useful in space and futuristic settings, but surely there must be some new areas that can be thrown into the D&D melting pot.
The main existing types include "lost worlds" in swamps, prehistoric and humanoid tropes in mountains, Martians and Arabian tropes in deserts, pirates and sea monsters in water, classical mythology in forests, and Tolkien scattered around. Horror surrounds magic-users and is battled by clerics. The supplements added new tropes, including kung-fu and psychic powers.
What came out after D&D that would be obvious additions? That is, suppose we were designing D&D for the very first time today. What broad elements would we throw into it.
Some elements of Star Wars seems an obvious candidate. I could easily see adding the Force, light sabers, and aliens like Wookies.
What else? Surely popular fantasy hasn't been that dry since the 1970s. The trouble is, I'm drawing a blank.
It occurred to me that we've had forty years to find new genres with which we can populate D&D. Much of this is only useful in space and futuristic settings, but surely there must be some new areas that can be thrown into the D&D melting pot.
The main existing types include "lost worlds" in swamps, prehistoric and humanoid tropes in mountains, Martians and Arabian tropes in deserts, pirates and sea monsters in water, classical mythology in forests, and Tolkien scattered around. Horror surrounds magic-users and is battled by clerics. The supplements added new tropes, including kung-fu and psychic powers.
What came out after D&D that would be obvious additions? That is, suppose we were designing D&D for the very first time today. What broad elements would we throw into it.
Some elements of Star Wars seems an obvious candidate. I could easily see adding the Force, light sabers, and aliens like Wookies.
What else? Surely popular fantasy hasn't been that dry since the 1970s. The trouble is, I'm drawing a blank.
