Hejsan! (swedish for hello)
I am currently working on a computer RPG based on the old Mutant rules ( i dont know if it is known outside of sweden). It is supposed to be the computer version of the game...
But when i was working on it the other day i got an idea. The problem with CRPG''s as i see it, as an old pen-and-paper roleplayer, is that once you played a game to the end there is nothing more you can do with it. Of course, if it is a very big and expensive
game this often takes some time but if it is done in a day or two then i get the feeling i wasted my money.
So, i had the idea that what if my "game" was only a set of rules complete with a library of monsters, mutations, weapons and so on. Just as an old fashion RPG. And this game would contain something like an adventure-compiler (or whatever to call it) that would enable anyone to write adventures(scenarios to the game. As of yet i havent figured out any implementation details but the way i see it there are the following goods and bads with this idea:
GOODS:
-the adventure wont end once you played one scenario
-there could be many, many adventures avaliable on the net for example
-the oldfashioned RPG feeling wouldnt be lost
BADS:
-in some sense all the scenarios would have to follow one predetermined "pattern". Otherwise it would probably be a LOT of work with the adventure-kompiler
-there could be a lot of work with it anyway (is it worth it?)
i am sure there are many more goods and badss but i leave that to you as an exercise (as my teacher says
)to figure them out
so....a longer mail than i thought it would be
what do u think? is it doable?
thanx in advance
--Spencer
