/tg/ - Traditional Games

I also remember hearing about another series of books called Lone Wolf which I believe got a digital release as a kind of visual novel. I may have to ask in the VN thread on /v/ if they have anything like that available. Additionally you might want to look at something like the Queen's Blade series of books. They are purely combat, but I believe they can be run solitaire and could serve as the basis for a new type of entry in the genre, one where the player creates their own combat book as they go through adventures learning techniques and spells. Finally, I remeber someone posting about a group of books, "Mystic something or other" that could be used a resource to remove the GM work from a game. Combine with your system of choice and you can create your own adventures for play alone or with a group.

What I'd like to see is a system where character creation starts at the beginning with you selecting certain traits (brash versus cautious, outspoken versus introverted, booksmart versus streetsmart, etc.) that then either directly decide your actions at certain parts or add modifiers to rolls. So if you're brash maybe your character will be more likely to explore a dark cave (for good or ill) and cautious characters might be more prone to running from fearful yet actually weak encounters. That being said with languages like python and videogame design tools like RPGmaker being so easy to use I feel many of these ideas are easier to realize in the digital realm.

>>424891

Thank you for the Eamon link. I'd never heard of it before, but it seems amazing.

It's insane how much was accomplished with ancient hardware.

Some FF books (the more popular ones) also got modern adaptations, look for Fighting Fantasy Classics on Steam, there's even a free adventure (Bloodbones, FF 61). The adaptation is fairly straightforward, just with some looping background sounds, and it even has the great original artwork (nothing goes above 80's inksketches).

Still, the collection is far, far from complete, and you don't get that nice book feel you get with the real thing.

>>424855

>Lone Wolf

https://www.projectaon.org

the author released all his books for free which makes him a true hero.

since it's open there are a few automatic versions (web based and standalone) to make stuff easier to digest. it's not all combat and you have some skills which affect your route. was even working on my own version before I found those, least got problem-solving lessons out of it

>Finally, I remeber someone posting about a group of books, "Mystic something or other" that could be used a resource to remove the GM work from a game.

just pick any dungeon crawler boardgame which has more or less fluff and integration of it to some the degree (heck magic realm is basically that and it's 40 years old), there are also a few solo pnp modules for various systems. on the opposite end there's stuff like sherlock holmes consulting detective. dunno if any fantasy stuff exists, but probably.

if you're into boardgames there's also time stories which is kinda like a game book which can be played as a group with different characters (and since it's pretty popular it should've spawned some clones).

in general gamebooks.org is an incredible resource for finding stuff etc.

>What I'd like to see is a system where character creation starts at the beginning with you selecting certain traits (brash versus cautious, outspoken versus introverted, booksmart versus streetsmart, etc.) that then either directly decide your actions at certain parts or add modifiers to rolls.

there's legacy of dragonholt from FFG (the only book probably, since the designer behind it quit), certain entries have several options depending on skill and what you did before. it was sold as a dm-less adventure you can play with more than one player, but char creation seemed pretty pointless for half it's options (I highly doubt the trans character will have any relevant entries, but never checked) and it's best played solo due to how the "coop" feature it's implemented (basically you spend tokens or take turns, can't remember really).

but I'm biased when it comes to that one since I'm a fan of the universe (it's the same for the boardgames).

there's also the arkham horror lcg which is kinda like a card based pnp game, but it's more playing than reading, although some of the later stuff has some varying branch depending on what you were able to do/decided on.

Blood Sword was my gamebook series of choice.

i have never heard of these before. i had heard of pick your own adventure but found it boring. trying out the java game right now. thank you for sharing this.