MOB Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) Lords of the Middle Sea: The Roleplaying Game is in development. Based on Lynn Willis's 1978 futuristic proto-Steampunk board game, set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of a flooded North America, the tabletop RPG utilizes a streamlined version of the Basic Roleplaying system. Jason Durall, creative lead for the project, writes: For anyone curious about what influences might be going into this game, here's a preview from the appendix: INSPIRATIONAL SOURCES The following references may be of interest to Lords of the Middle Sea players and gamemasters. All provided inspiration and influence years ago or during the development process, whether profoundly or only peripherally. Some items on this list are controversial and/or contain outdated attitudes and concepts. Their placement here is not an endorsement, but merely an acknowledgment of their influence on the creative process. FICTION A Boy and His Dog (original short story), Harlan Ellison A Canticle for Leibowitz and Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman, Walter M. Miller The Chrysalids, John Wyndham Damnation Alley (novel), Roger Zelazny Deus Irae, Philip K. Dick & Roger Zelazny Dhalgren, Samuel Delaney The Drowned World, J.G. Ballard Exodus, Julie Bertagna The Flood, Maggie Gee I Am Legend, Robert McCammon The Labyrinth, Simon Stalenhag Logan’s Run and Logan’s World, William F Nolan The Nomad of Time, Michael Moorcock Oryx & Crake, Margaret Atwood The Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler The Penultimate Truth, Philip K. Dick The Postman, David Brin The Road, Cormac McCarthy Roadside Picnic, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Sand, Hugh Howey Wool (trilogy), Hugh Howey COMICS Killraven Saber FILM & TELEVISION Babylon A.D. The Bad Batch A Boy and His Dog Annihilation Book of Eli The Day After Tomorrow Damnation Alley Destination IO Doomsday Escape from New York, Escape from LA Extinction Firefly (television series) and Serenity (film) How it Ends Logan’s Run (film and television series) Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and Mad Max: Fury Road The Planet of the Apes (film series) The Postman Radioactive Dreams The Rain The Road The Rover Shadow in the Cloud Six String Samurai Stalker Until the End of the World Waterworld What Still Remains Zardoz Zombieland GAMES Lords of the Middle Sea (original board game, by Lynn Willis) Airship Pirates Aftermath Dogs in the Vineyard And Jason says, "And by all means I am still open for suggestions about new potential influences!" Art: excerpt from 'Bella Dama crew line-up' concept art by Ossi Heikkala. Edited November 18, 2023 by MOB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kross Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I Am Legend was written by Richard Matheson, not Robert McCammon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Yipee. Another fan of 'Damnation alley' (both novel and movie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Kloster said: Yipee. Another fan of 'Damnation alley' (both novel and movie). What about the song? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 2 hours ago, NickMiddleton said: What about the song? I didn't even knew it existed. By whom? I will try this evening on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) Mid-seventies Hawkwind at their finest… (not everyone’s taste, admittedly). Edited September 20, 2022 by NickMiddleton 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 No, but I like it! 1 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud64 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Damn! That's an evening of nostalgic music triggered for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 21 hours ago, Cloud64 said: Damn! That's an evening of nostalgic music triggered for me. Hmm, Hawkwind needs trigger warnings? Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud64 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 38 minutes ago, Bill the barbarian said: Hmm, Hawkwind needs trigger warnings? Well, one suspects if PXR5 were released now a trigger warning would be demanded for High Rise. Mine was merely the traditional usage of the word, as in kicked off/started. And a pleasant evening it was too, even if the music was not quite as, ahem, 'enhanced' as it would have been in my misspent youth. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Cloud64 said: Well, one suspects if PXR5 were released now a trigger warning would be demanded for High Rise. Mine was merely the traditional usage of the word, as in kicked off/started. And a pleasant evening it was too, even if the music was not quite as, ahem, 'enhanced' as it would have been in my misspent youth. well, I suppose NIck's to blame there! Thanks Nick! Apologies to @MOB for a small sidetrack but this derailment proves that... On 9/13/2022 at 9:32 AM, MOB said: Jason Durall, creative lead for the project, writes: For anyone curious about what influences might be going into this game, here's a preview from the appendix: ... Jason is most definitely on the right track with his creative muses! It set three of us off on flights of fancies based on just one of the listed title's derivation's music tribute. and hey I LOVE any game that has S.D. "Snake" Plissken's great movies listed as inspiration!!! Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svensson Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 My Space:1889 character, Capt. Wesley Jacob Devereaux, late of the 10th US Cavalry. [That's pronounced Wehs-leh Jay-cob Deh-veh-rooh for those of you unfamiliar with a South Carolinian accent] Looks like he'll fit in reasonably well 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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