So I’m browsing the web and I came across www.spellfury.com.  Understand that I’m pretty much into whatever has to do with D&D or sword and sorc type stuff.

Spellfury doesn’t really have much to do with D&D other than it is a sword and sorcery type live action movie.  Okay, movie might be a bit of a stretch.  Basically it looks like a bunch of like-minded people getting together and filming some serious live-action role-playing with some low-budget special effects thrown in for fun.

What can I say, its pretty fun stuff.

Personally I never got into live-action role-playing.  Not because I have a particular aversion to live-action role-playing, but more because circumstances never really came together for it.  Between the wife and kids I barely have time for the role-playing that I do let alone gearing up for a live game.  That, and all the friends I have (had) who do live action role-playing now live in other states (which is to say that I now live in another state).

But I digress.  The point is that if you are into low-budget fun and checking out others who are also into low-budget fun then check out spellfury.com.  It is worth the short trip over, and if you don’t like it then it is worth the short trip back to leave your opinion here.

Now, be forwarned that the website is nearly impossible to navigate.  There is a huge clutter of art in various locations, so it can be more than just a tad difficult to figure out where to go.  Luckily the movie bits are all there on the front (at least I didn’t find any anywhere else), so no worries about navigating through a jumble of links to get to the juicy bits.

There is also a message board, though at the moment it appears to be more or less dead.

Did I mention low-budget?  As in friends getting together to have fun, which is what D&D is all about.  You can call it cheesy.  You can call it simple.  There are lots of things to call it.  Mostly I think it is just fun.  I think that is what I liked about it.  It is just people having fun with what they love, regardless of the opinions of others.  That is something I can respect.

I’ll be following their continued adventures until inevitably they run out of time and/or money and the project dies.

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When it comes to designing adventures, one of the hang ups can be finding a place to start.

Building individual components isn’t necessarily all that difficult.  Putting together a monster with a treasure packet is a fairly simple process.  Making a story that makes some degree of sense can be a bit more difficult – especially if the players decide not to play along.

Building a setting around a fantasy story that you like – a book, a movie, a game – can be an excellent way to build flavor into your game without stressing yourself.

My main rule of thumb when designing this way is – Keep the setting; make new characters.

The look and feel of a world, the kinds of creatures found there and their habits add a lot of flavor.  Keep these elements and the players will almost instantly recognize where they are and how they are supposed to act.

By eliminating over-familiar characters and plot devices the players will be able to find their own adventures.  If there is a personality in the story that you liked a lot, then go ahead and have that personality – but change some aspect.  Change the name, the location, or clue that they are guarding.  Changing these aspects of the characters will keep the players guessing as to what is coming next.

Taking multiple elements from different stories is an easy way to build in originality.  If you enjoy watching mysteries, then take elements from a modern mystery and apply it to your world.  A serial killer that needs to be caught might use magic instead of weapons.  The flavor and feel of the mystery are the same, but can be applied to your universe and given a unique spin.

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