Take a look at this windswept isle. Just 14.5 hectares, but with a shipwreck and Viking fort. And I'd bet an adventure could be written to play up that emptiness and fill it with possibility.If you haven't heard about the Sea of O'sr, this page expains the concept - adventures for old school roleplaying games based on islands - and has links to entries. I've had something big and weird in mind for a while; weird stays, but maybe downsized.
If anyone's wondering whether a similar project could be set up more for sci-fi, or more event-based, even wargaming scenarios, have a look at Harald's excellent Nightfall. I'd be in for sure.
On the subject of the nautical and new material, ckutalik over at Hill Cantons has a three-part challenge, to create a strange ship, a coastal location and a seafaring faction. It's open to all.
The post title quotes John Masefield of course, "Sea-Fever".
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Thanks, Porky. Miss Wiggy sends puppy hugs.
Happy Writing :-)
Oh, that's cool. I stupidly agreed to GM a game of Endland (low-tech post-apocalyptic scenario) and I think I can use this stuff, with some modifications.
@ The Happy Whisk - Thanks, and to you too. Wiggy gets those hugs right back. Is this puppy love?
@ Jedediah - Endland is a cool name. I don't know anything about it, but I found this. Endland is the line of islands bottom right; you can click for a close-up.
Endland has only been published in German and I think it's already out of print again after the 2nd edition. I plan to write about it when I get down to setting up the adventure I want to run (I'm already nervous when I just think about this). The setup is somewhere in that zone where Mad Max, D&D and Stalker (the Tarkovsky movie) meet.
That's something I'd be interested in. I read a post recently in which the author said how sad he felt at not being able to play all the games destined to remain behind language barriers. I feel pretty much the same way. I'd love to read your thoughts on Endland.
Puppy love for sure. Thanks for those links.
Back to the dishes for me ...
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