I've been thinking of ideas for a contest I could run (briefly considered bringing back the game of life, but thought I would try something new) and one of the ideas I've come up with is a very simple RPG.
The basic idea is that contestants (Player Characters) get to explore a dungeon, fight monsters for gold and experience, find items such as weapons and armor, and ultimately score points by trading in gold. I've begun working on a contract for this idea. So far I've hammered out many of the basic concepts. I initially considered putting in a concept of a store where players can buy and sell items they no longer need, but I was having a hard time coming up with an interesting game mechanic for this, and it occurred to me that allowing for partnerships to join the contest as non-Player Characters to fill this role would be more interesting. I still have a lot more work to do, so I wanted to see if there was any interest in such a concept before I spend too much time on it. The current version of the proto-contract isn't formatted properly for sending via email, so I won't post that just yet, but if there is interest in this concept, I'd be happy to format the proto-contract to send it out either publicly or privately for discussion. -- Jeff Weston (Sir Toby) PGP public key available from http://pgp.mit.edu/ PGP Key ID: 0x14B456ED
