Friday, October 4, 2019

Troika! Musings... How Much is Too Much?


Armorhawk
I'm still working on a Troika! setting book in the sci-fantasy aesthetic (very fitting to the game!). I finished the d66 table of backgrounds several weeks ago - the meat of any good Troika! setting. But I've been tweaking it here and there. I've replaced a few as better ideas emerge. Sometimes though it's very hard to make a choice because now I'm down to the point where all of them are near and dear.

I guess I could do two d66 tables. Or just do another book after this one. My inclination is to keep it simple and short because I feel like that's the great strength of this game. You start with some seeds and see what grows. Too many seeds might be untenable.

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  1. Doing a second book later might be the best plan. Don't think of it as throwing the unused ideas away. You just have them in your pocket for later.

    I'm really looking forward to this book.

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    1. Yeah I agree, that's how I'm leaning for sure.

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    2. Definitely hang on to the ideas! Hellboy in Mexico (also known as A Drunken Blur) is one of my favorite Hellboy stories, and it came out of an idea Mignola had jotted down years prior to development.

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  2. Maybe theme them to two different tables? Gritty sci-fi & galactic hope for example?

    Or grow the table d88?

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    1. d88?! Blasphemer! There is only the d6.

      lol... just kidding.

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