This is one of those times.
As I sit here thinking about some regular sections and such for the Unofficial OSR Zine, the idea of a "Mad Libs" styled Mini Dungeon came to mind. Instead of using nouns, verbs and the like, it would be things like "choose humanoid", "choose mindless undead" and "giant _____" in the room encounters. Could even work out a system for traps too.
Maybe it's silly, but no two dungeons would run the same. Besides, silly can be fun too.
If you have no idea what Mad Libs are, Wikipedia defines it as:
Mad Libs (from ad lib, a spontaneous improvisation) is a phrasal template word game where one player prompts another for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story. The game is frequently played as a party game or as a pastime.Maybe under the title "Spontaneous Dungeons".
Or maybe i just need some sleep ;)
This made me smile... as such probably worth it.
ReplyDeleteGet some _______ (noun) you'll ________ (verb) better in the morning.
ReplyDeleteyou fuck! i almost spit water on my comp screen!
Deleteheh
lol
DeleteYou might find this interesting:
ReplyDeletehttp://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2010/07/synonym-for-fortress-on-compound-noun.html
I think you mean this one:
Deletehttp://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2013/03/search-and-replace-dungeon.html
There's already a game that does this, though it's a kids RPG. :) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1801360072/adventure-maximus
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