Adventure Module Suggestion

[grinch]

In case you don't remember, I posted an adventure idea here set in the Land of Fiction a while back when I was known under the pseudonym of Toymaker66. It was a sprawling tale which involved the diabolical Professor Moriarty using a former children's presenter to break down the walls of reality between the Land of Fiction and the real world. The presenter naturally being manipulated by the good professor into abducting children from the real world to act as his own personal audience. 

For a lot of reasons, I never finished the idea but I thought it would be interesting if I adapted it as an adventure module. Basically, to cut a long story short would anyone be interested in the idea at all? My notes are in rather disarray at the moment but it generally involves statting up a lot of Fictional characters. Some of whom are mostly self aware having been given the gift of free will by Moriarty (and some merely by the Land becoming more unstable) and who are determined to either stop or help Moriarty from achieving his plan which, if successful, will result in the entire population of the Land of Fiction breaking through into the real world. This will naturally chaos and possibly irreperable damage to the fabric of reality. 

I plan to have to have the PCs start in the real where they will quickly discover that there has been an alarming amount of child disappearances in the area only to trace the source back to the Land of Fiction. There, much like the original Mind Robber they will be quickly seperated before reuniting to stop Moriarty. If they can avoid becoming another inhabitant of the Land that is.

I was planning on having a lot of random tables to determine areas and enemies/fictional characters they will encounter. More than likely, during their intial adventures in the Land of Fiction where they are seperated. Not only to highlight just how strange and eculidean this land is but also allow for some interesting match ups. Naturally, the good citizens of the Land are affected by what Moriarty has done and will require the help of the PCs or in some case try to stop them. A good example would be Noddy requring the help of PCs to stop a Martian Tripod from annihilating ToyTown or evade the likes of the Crooked Man who wants the chance to cause havoc in the real world. Permanently. (Yeah, a lot of Fictional Characters will require stats. Oh joy.) 

Enough rambling aside, this is just my thoughts. If anyone likes or has any suggestions on how to refine the idea then please speak up. I would love to hear what you have to say. 

[greyhame]

I'd love to read your adventure - I'm always looking out for new modules for my campaign as I don't have much time to create them myself.

[misterharry]

Yes please. I love seeing New adventures written up, and the Land of Fiction is a great setting (so long as it's not overused).

If you need some suggestions for fictional characters there are stats for several in The Sixth Doctor Expanded Universe Sourcebook, and the Crooked Man is covered in the Fourth Doctor's.

[grinch]

Dec 2, 2018 13:20:27 GMT misterharry said:

Yes please. I love seeing New adventures written up, and the Land of Fiction is a great setting (so long as it's not overused).

If you need some suggestions for fictional characters there are stats for several in The Sixth Doctor Expanded Universe Sourcebook, and the Crooked Man is covered in the Fourth Doctor's.

Marvellous. I'm glad there is some interest. I'll begin making notes now. It'll be the first module I've ever written so it will probably take a while and I will probably end up bothering you veterans of the game in terms of feedback and the like. As well as proper adventure structuring. 

Who knows? If all goes to plan and it's liked, I might even consider doing more. I have a few ideas in the works involving other aliens. Does a module featuring the Scorchies sound at all appealing? Or even the Carrionites? 

[misterharry]

Dec 2, 2018 13:29:28 GMT grinch said:

Does a module featuring the Scorchies sound at all appealing? Or even the Carrionites? 

A Scorchies adventure certainly gets my vote!

[grinch]

Would I be allowed to post a Google Doc link here so people can monitor the module as it is currently WIP or would that be violating the rules of this forum?

[Nyder]

Dec 3, 2018 8:07:37 GMT grinch said:

Would I be allowed to post a Google Doc link here so people can monitor the module as it is currently WIP or would that be violating the rules of this forum?

Yes of course you can - no problem with that at all.

[grinch]

docs.google.com/document/d/1zsBRReFut7r4-4_a3gN9RnlJsMVoswmDtwUAT6pZzdo/edit?usp=sharing

[misterharry]

Dec 3, 2018 18:47:31 GMT grinch said:

docs.google.com/document/d/1zsBRReFut7r4-4_a3gN9RnlJsMVoswmDtwUAT6pZzdo/edit?usp=sharing

It's asking me to sign into my nonexistent Google account to be able to get this. Is there an option to make access less restricted?

[grinch]

Let me see what I can do.

[thereviewer]

Dec 3, 2018 18:47:31 GMT grinch said:

docs.google.com/document/d/1zsBRReFut7r4-4_a3gN9RnlJsMVoswmDtwUAT6pZzdo/edit?usp=sharing

grinch,

I was going to contact you about how the link didn't seem to be working, but it appears the problem seems to have been corrected now. Anyways, I have some suggestions for possible interactions in the Land of Fiction. Some of which I remember you'd posted about (and I helped suggest one), so here is my suggestion list as it stands:

Hit-Girl takes on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Android 18 from Dragon Ball Z discusses the human factor in cyborgs with the T-800 (Terminator 2: Judgement Day Version).

Darkseid tries to take the Infinity Gauntlet from Thanos before he can complete it.

John Wick fights against Robin Hood (take your pick on which version)

Samurai Jack teams up with Beatrix Kiddo (AKA The Bride from Kill Bill) to fight against a legion of pirates from One Piece.

Negan from The Walking Dead fights Ash Williams from The Evil Dead series.

Let me know if these ideas for characters and interactions in the Land of Fiction sound good.

[misterharry]

Dec 3, 2018 19:04:26 GMT grinch said:

Let me see what I can do.

Thanks for sorting it.

[misterharry]

Dec 4, 2018 3:52:07 GMT thereviewer said:

John Wick fights against Robin Hood (take your pick on which version)

Or how about a multitude of fictional Robin Hoods, each with a different dodgy accent?

[thereviewer]

Dec 4, 2018 13:13:59 GMT misterharry said:

Dec 4, 2018 3:52:07 GMT thereviewer said:

John Wick fights against Robin Hood (take your pick on which version)

Or how about a multitude of fictional Robin Hoods, each with a different dodgy accent?

misterharry,

It's another good idea, especially considering we had a new Robin Hood film this year. Albiet not a good one, but it would be kind of funny to see Taron Edgerton's Robin Hood fighting against Patrick Troughton's version. Truth be told, I was trying to think of a person for John Wick to fight and Robin Hood seemed to come first to mind. Although I suppose you can always have John Wick VS The Punisher.

[misterharry]

Dec 4, 2018 13:28:13 GMT thereviewer said:

It's another good idea, especially considering we had a new Robin Hood film this year.

I can't claim the credit for it though - a similar thing was done with Sherlock Holmes in the Faction Paradox novel Erasing Sherlock (albeit in the City of the Saved rather than the Land of Fiction).

[grinch]

Hmm. Running into a problem here, due to the nature of the Land of Fiction I can't help but feel that it would be too easy for PCs to take advantage and simply wish the characters away due to them being fictional. Much like how the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe do to the likes of the Unicorn. As per the notes, the main story of the module is that due to Moriarty's machinations, the land is slowly tearing its way into reality and some characters have become aware of their fictional nature. Maybe I should play off that at all? I'm aso struggling to distinguish what seperates the self-aware characters and the ones who are still bound by their narratives. I was thinking maybe that the self-aware characters can see the White Robots/Toy Soldiers and are less susceptible to the influence of the Master Brain and that the ones who are still completely oblivious to anything outside their story hence only speaking with the words they were given and unable to see certain things.

For instance, maybe in Scenario #1 The mass majority of ToyTown are unaware of the existence of the Dragon terrorising their town (simply blaming its activities on the Elves or their more... racially questionable characters. You can look up what I am talking about.) and that Noddy and Big Ears are the only ones aware. Basically, I'm just throwing ideas out at this point.

[grinch]

Also if anyone has any suggestions for scenarios that each individual PC could encounter whilst separated in the Land of Fiction then please do speak up. I’ve already roughly planned two (feedback is most welcome) but want to do up at five/six to account for large groups. Also much like the Land of fiction I don’t want this to just be about meeting various fictional characters. To truly highlight how strange this place is I want to tackle things like puzzles or maybe word games they could solve. Still, like I said I’d appreciate any suggestions.

[thereviewer]

Dec 5, 2018 22:09:15 GMT grinch said:

Hmm. Running into a problem here, due to the nature of the Land of Fiction I can't help but feel that it would be too easy for PCs to take advantage and simply wish the characters away due to them being fictional. Much like how the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe do to the likes of the Unicorn. As per the notes, the main story of the module is that due to Moriarty's machinations, the land is slowly tearing its way into reality and some characters have become aware of their fictional nature. Maybe I should play off that at all? I'm aso struggling to distinguish what seperates the self-aware characters and the ones who are still bound by their narratives. I was thinking maybe that the self-aware characters can see the White Robots/Toy Soldiers and are less susceptible to the influence of the Master Brain and that the ones who are still completely oblivious to anything outside their story hence only speaking with the words they were given and unable to see certain things.

For instance, maybe in Scenario #1 The mass majority of ToyTown are unaware of the existence of the Dragon terrorising their town (simply blaming its activities on the Elves or their more... racially questionable characters. You can look up what I am talking about.) and that Noddy and Big Ears are the only ones aware. Basically, I'm just throwing ideas out at this point.

grinch,

Depending on if you choose to incorporate other Land of Fiction Continuities such as what you did with including The Scorchies and the Kleptons, here's what I can suggest for working around the wishing characters away problem: perhaps much like how in the Twelfth Doctor Comics Christmas Special where he met the Toymaker again after the Toymaker's Realm had undergone changes that made it impossible for even the Toymaker to correct despite his limitless power, you could explain that perhaps the Land of Fiction having not had a new Master Brain in so long (not to mention the abuse it's put under thanks to the villains) the laws of reality within the Land of Fiction have changed so it's not so easy to just wish something away until the bad guys are defeated. In order for other fictional characters to be able to see and interact with each other, it could always be a great opportunity to do some Jiggery-Pokery and craft some new items to allow fictional characters to see and interact with the other ones. Perhaps the PC's even get assistance from someone like Legends of Tomorrow's Rip Hunter or even Time Surgeon AKA the character featured in the Titan Twelfth Doctor comics that was made from a comic writer who got his hands on a UNIT File about the Doctor and adapted them into comic form while changing the names and likenesses around a little. Just a suggestion here.

[misterharry]

Dec 5, 2018 22:09:15 GMT grinch said:

I'm aso struggling to distinguish what seperates the self-aware characters and the ones who are still bound by their narratives. I was thinking maybe that the self-aware characters can see the White Robots/Toy Soldiers and are less susceptible to the influence of the Master Brain and that the ones who are still completely oblivious to anything outside their story hence only speaking with the words they were given and unable to see certain things.

I would suggest that the self-aware characters have free will - they no longer have the Literally by the Book trait and are no longer restricted to saying the words from their source stories or obeying the Master Brain. They can make up their own minds and do what they choose to do (or at least they can make a roll to resist their orders). Clearly, this means that they might choose not to obey Moriarty, so he needs to select his allies carefully.

In addition, maybe the self-aware characters are the ones that can no longer be dismissed if observers believe them to be fictional - they have attained a sufficient degree of reality that this no longer works on them.

[grinch]

Dec 6, 2018 14:37:27 GMT misterharry said:

Dec 5, 2018 22:09:15 GMT grinch said:

I'm aso struggling to distinguish what seperates the self-aware characters and the ones who are still bound by their narratives. I was thinking maybe that the self-aware characters can see the White Robots/Toy Soldiers and are less susceptible to the influence of the Master Brain and that the ones who are still completely oblivious to anything outside their story hence only speaking with the words they were given and unable to see certain things.

I would suggest that the self-aware characters have free will - they no longer have the Literally by the Book trait and are no longer restricted to saying the words from their source stories or obeying the Master Brain. They can make up their own minds and do what they choose to do (or at least they can make a roll to resist their orders). Clearly, this means that they might choose not to obey Moriarty, so he needs to select his allies carefully.

In addition, maybe the self-aware characters are the ones that can no longer be dismissed if observers believe them to be fictional - they have attained a sufficient degree of reality that this no longer works on them.

Nice, thanks very much misterharry. As you can see, I’m very much a novice when it comes to making scenario modules so I doubt this will be finished until mid next year. Not to mention how long it’s going to take to work out all the plot holes and see how it runs mechanically.