tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714327904580798843.post5176046234028708569..comments2024-03-16T20:19:35.738+00:00Comments on alea iactanda est: Experiments in Horror - Silent Legions (part 3 - final)Alea iactanda esthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951704235056042923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714327904580798843.post-86483872526685987832021-07-28T18:09:45.143+01:002021-07-28T18:09:45.143+01:00Thinking back on it, humour ws definitely the best...Thinking back on it, humour ws definitely the best way to go, as a serious game where the characters suddenly decided to investigate a murder would have felt really awkward.<br /><br />Midsomer Murders started a little serious, but kept getting sillier as the seasons piled up -- though they mostly play it straight. The crowning achievement was when someone was murdered with a large wheel of cheese.<br /><br />I like my Traveller like I like my wine: a bit on the dry side.Alea iactanda esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951704235056042923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714327904580798843.post-53911395763655604392021-07-28T17:37:57.309+01:002021-07-28T17:37:57.309+01:00Anytime a Terrence dies (regardless of how they sp...Anytime a Terrence dies (regardless of how they spell their name), a little part of me dies with them. ;)<br /><br />I agree with your assessments about the plot getting slightly incoherent in the middle (see my comment on chapter 2) and that the PC’s had little motivation. At one point, near the end of Ch. 2 I think, I said to myself, “Why is this group even invested in this plot? Were one of them connected to it in some way?” I looked back and realized no, they just were in the vicinity of the murder and decided, for no apparent reason, to investigate on their own. A pretty stupid reason to go and get yourself killed.<br /><br />However, I do disagree with your thoughts about reigning in the silliness. As also mentioned in my after Ch. 2 comments, I enjoyed the humor. While humor and horror don’t always team up well, I think it worked here, mainly because you set the tone early by deciding to go with the whole Midsomer Murders theme and cast actors as your PCs. I am not familiar with Midsomer, but, even if it is more serious than lighthearted, your take reminds me of the movie trend of the past several decades of reviving old serious television series as comedic movies. (i.e. Dragnet w/Dan Akroyd or 21 Jump Street w/Jonah Hill)<br /><br />Of course, some of my fondness for the humor might be due to the fact that I read this as a break from your Traveller series (around chapter 19), which was a bit on the dry and serious side.<br />Teviko604https://www.blogger.com/profile/11932187325952307491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714327904580798843.post-32319164050269712322018-05-02T18:48:33.155+01:002018-05-02T18:48:33.155+01:00Nor I, really. I was expecting a session or two af...Nor I, really. I was expecting a session or two after they explored the house.Alea iactanda esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951704235056042923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714327904580798843.post-44136597197160296442018-05-01T00:26:35.471+01:002018-05-01T00:26:35.471+01:00Now THAT is an ending I didn't see coming!Now THAT is an ending I didn't see coming!Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987843264254276569noreply@blogger.com