Originally shared by Oli Jeffery
Working on a Locke-Lamora-meets-Grand-Theft-Auto fantasy noir hack. Which of these titles do you like the best…
Working on a Locke-Lamora-meets-Grand-Theft-Auto fantasy noir hack. Which of these titles do you like the best…
Working on a Locke-Lamora-meets-Grand-Theft-Auto fantasy noir hack. Which of these titles do you like the best…
I know that the series are called the Gentlemen bastards, but for me that is more a description of the characters, rather than the setting and their special way of operating.
I think I would go with something like:
Ignoble Business
Finery and Daggers (A play on Cloak and Dagger)
Anyway, can’t wait to see what you come up with in terms of a hack.
You should check out Blades in the Dark for ideas!
Thomas Berton I’ve read it and I wasn’t really a fan. It seemed very mechanical and prescriptive, which isn’t what appeals to me about PBTA games. I know he credits Locke Lamora as an inspiration, but I also know he hasn’t read it!
(Which isn’t to say I don’t like John Harper, but I like his smaller more focused stuff )
Check out the Vlad Taltos books too!
Another suggestion.
Gentleman Scoundrels
Aaron Griffin I haven’t heard of those, will check them out!
Jim Jones That’s nice. I like gentlemanly / ungentlemanly from purely the sound of the word, but I worry about excluding women…
Aristocrat? Patrician? Gentleperson?
How about:
Inveterate Scoundrels
?
Also, I love the source material and the idea of a fantasy noir Dungeon World hack in that universe is HIGHLY appealing.
Jim Jones Such good books. It’s more sort of the style of that universe than exactly it, because I want city creation to be part of it, rather than everyone sticking to Camorr. Also it’ll be simpler re licensing if I ever get as far as publishing it! But much like Dishonoured and Blades in the Dark, you’ll be able to trace the lineage pretty easily.
I figured as much. I am interested in more of the noir, fantasy crime, heist style.
Oli Jeffery Don’t forget the classics: Fritz Lieber and his Lankmar novels!