Hi Dark, True. I know of a few board games like that which have an RPG feel to them but aren't that complex. Off the top of my head Dark World would be such a game.
In Dark World the game board is basically a large evil castle. The heroes such as a knight, ranger, dwarf, and so on start out with standard weapons. However, as they play they can get magic items such as healing potions to restore there stamina points, magic shoes that give them an extra turn, or magic weapons that increases their attack damage. All of the enemy creatures such as skeletons, ogres, goblins, mummies, whatever have hit points too and if the hero's attack roll is hire than the maximum hit points that creature is dead. In that way it is like an RPG game but the use of dice and cards makes it more of a board game with some RPG mechanics. Cheers! On 9/2/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > There are actually several board games I'd love to play in accessible form, > > and of course right at the top of the list are the fantasy themed ones such > > as talisman, that played as simple rpgs, so any sort of accessible version > of those, or indeed anything like it where you have basic character rules, > different textual events with different squares and very simple dice combat > > mechanics would be wlecome indeed, ---- in fact sometimes I've wondered if > Jim kitchin could create a fantasy boardgame dungeon creator similar to > talisman with basic character stats and the ability to write different text > > descriptions on squares, or write different random encounter monster or item > > cards, after all, as the entire gamebook movement shows, rpg mechanics don't > > have to be hyper complex to be fun. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
