New post today revisits an older post from Age of Ravens. I’ve been hunting through for game concepts I haven’t gotten to the table. In this case it comes from a 2010 comic project. It’s a two-page pitch for a fantasy animal-based story. So ignore the bad game fiction form factor and instead consider these questions: a. is the concept interesting enough to play in and b. how would you?
Age of Ravens: Rats of NIMH Meets Evil Hogwarts (Gauntlet Blog)
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woah that’s a comprehensive overview of the game!
wasn’t Nimh from an 80s animated film? kinda dark fantasy like dark crystal/labyrinth.
i think its great to keep some journals of games, rather than look back and go yeah what happened again?- which seems like a waste.
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I like how this story could exist as an evolution of a plot point that was kind of overlooked. “Yeah so these weird wizards are experimenting on animals.” “Huh, weird, anyway we’re here for the treasure, guess we’ll have to fight this weird pig along the way.” I think that you’re on the right track with Fate, especially when combining “animal” aspects with “monstrous or magical” aspects. I also like it as a magical take on Animal Farm.
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This is DEFINITELY a world I’d like to mess around in 
Reminds me a bit of The Secrets Of Cats - magic animals is kinda my jam
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