Old Man Henerson Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone. About a month or two ago, I finished reading William Hope Hodgson's The Night Land and I was inspired to make a campaign about it. Right now, I am working on a different campaign at the moment but I hope to get to it once I am finished with my current campaign. Has anyone else on this forum tried gaming in the Night Land? The setting is so fantastic that I am surprised that nobody has made anything with it, especially since it is the public domain. What do you guys think? Would this make a great game setting? Edited December 3, 2019 by Old Man Henerson Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I've never read it. I will have to hunt it down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Henerson Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, seneschal said: I've never read it. I will have to hunt it down. There is a free version here at this site. it is in the public domain now so it should be fine to download. Alternatively, you could get a book on amazon somewhere. I hope you enjoy it. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenspar Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I had the same thought after reading The Night Land, and it turns out no less a person than Sandy Petersen has had thoughts about using the setting as well. https://nightland.website/index.php/background/essays/194-gaming-in-the-night-land I've not tried it myself, but a cold world orbiting a dead sun, where human beings take refuge in a fortified structure menaced by almost incomprehensible forces would have great potential. One would have to give some thought to what remained in the Night Lands to explore or rescue, beyond obscure menaces, but the setting is very evocative. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Henerson Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Fenspar said: I had the same thought after reading The Night Land, and it turns out no less a person than Sandy Petersen has had thoughts about using the setting as well. https://nightland.website/index.php/background/essays/194-gaming-in-the-night-land I've not tried it myself, but a cold world orbiting a dead sun, where human beings take refuge in a fortified structure menaced by almost incomprehensible forces would have great potential. One would have to give some thought to what remained in the Night Lands to explore or rescue, beyond obscure menaces, but the setting is very evocative. There are always more secrets to find, not to mention you could have PCs who are not familiar with the book go on an adventure through it, perhaps even have them trace the protagonist's path through the book. I believe he left out entire portions of the land that you could go exploring through, not to mention what ever mission you have for the PCs could take them up beyond the walls of the canyon and into the icy ruins of the old world above where they could learn the true reason the earth has fallen into darkness. The Possibilities are endless. I found that site awhile ago myself. Probably for the same reasons you did. I copied all the stats and gathered some of the best pictures I found and have now been working on a world book in a word document for privet use. I still have a lot of work to do, but I think that this would make one of the best game settings in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Ten Candles RPG? https://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Henerson Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 18 hours ago, seneschal said: Ten Candles RPG? https://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles It is an interesting concept, but it does not sound like my kind of thing. Thanks for the suggestion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Henerson Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 18 hours ago, seneschal said: Ten Candles RPG? https://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles It is an interesting concept, but it does not sound like my kind of thing. Thanks for the suggestion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 20 hours ago, seneschal said: Ten Candles RPG? https://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles For what it is, Ten Candles is a great game. Inherently a one-shot. Nobody survives! Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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