Re: Odyssey

From: "Brett W. Johnson" <bwj@concentric.net>

Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Rob Rodgers wrote:
> Here are some things I think would add interest to the game:
>
> 1.  Construction, like building castles
> 2.  Summoning spells for melee combat
> 3.  Random events
> 4.  More active NPC characters and armies--move around, attack you, etc.
>
> Any others, or comments on these?
>
> Rob Rodgers
> rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu

I am only into Turn 3 of my first Odyssey HQ game, but I would prefer to see
NONE of these things (except maybe one).  The primary reason for this is the
focus on Characters (ie HEROES).

2) I suspect this would (especially if implemented as a MD spell) negate the one
weakness of mages, that once engaged they are toast.  This provides the reason for
having several fighters in a party to provide cover for the mage(s).

3) I would HATE this!  There is a lot of randomness in the game as it is, what with
%rolls that fail and other players who nab titles, dens, etc before you do.

4) Basically this is just a repeat of #3.  As things stand if your party gets attacked
and killed it is because you screwed up (by attacking a strong den or moving over
strong den w/ encounter set yes) or because another player goes out of his way to
screw you (with the risk of failure).

In fact one of the things that got me to play Odyssey in the first place was the
LACK of "random events".  There is little more frustrating than having a random
event screw up 3-4 turns careful planning.

-Brett

References

Odyssey
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Odyssey
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000