In my last post I talked a bit about my game du jour, Fists & Fury. Therein I brought up the idea of creating a
setting for players to take the tactical fighting game into full-on role-play. I’ve been mulling over several ideas, from
setting it in ancient China, to creating a fantasy clone of the ancient Orient,
to even setting it in the American Wild West (this based on a recent bookread). But, none of that really appealed
to me, mainly because it had all been done, and usually done better than I can
do it.
But one idea has kind of stuck with me, and even though it’s
not 100% original, I can at least make it somewhat unique. Basically, I’m thinking of a post-apocalyptic
future, where, after some great war, machines don’t work properly, if at all,
and modern weapons are useless simply due to the scarcity of ammunition and the
lack of knowledge to produce more.
Some of you may notice a passing resemblance to one of my
favorite Manga and Anime films, Fist of
the North Star (not to be confused with that horrid live-action one). Basically, take out all of the biker gangs,
cars, and firearms, and add in a wider serving of martial arts, and there you
go.
Right now, I’m thinking of not using a nuclear war, so no
mutants and bizarre creatures.
Basically, the characters would be fighters who wander in an “old west”
type of agrarian setting, defending common folk from bandits and other
villains, with the liberal use of martial arts.
I think that that late-80’s retelling of Shane known as Steel Dawn
(starring post-Dirty Dancing Patrick
Swayze) would serve as a good model.
Probably a perfect model, actually.
Thoughts and/or opinions?
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