Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath?

[BaneOfNyarlathotep]

I recently had an idea that I would abandon my current sad attempt at a Mythos-themed game in favor of an RPG based on The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. What I'd like to know is, would anyone play it? Would anyone be interested if I made it? And also importantly, would there be any copyright complications? If it were to be made I would not plan to sell it.

[trevlix]

So are you talking about a new scenario for an existing RPG or a new RPG altogether?

[BaneOfNyarlathotep]

Sorry, I should have been more clear. This would be a new PC game.

[trevlix]

Ah - I think that would be cool.

And do you have any links to your current endeavor?

[BaneOfNyarlathotep]

Thanks!

As for the current endeavor... it exists only on my computer, and consists of about 1/3 of Arkham with a hard-to-control character, and approximately one church with a Shoggoth and four Mythos idols inside of it.

[Taavi]

Why not start simpler with a text adventure?

[BaneOfNyarlathotep]

Why not start simpler with a text adventure?

In my case, a text adventure would actually be harder to pull off. :P

Plus, there's already a text adventure for Kadath, although it's incredibly outdated and entirely in Spanish.

[Emrys]

The problem with the dream quest is that it effectively consists of walk - talk - walk - talk - get NPC drunk - walk - talk - talk - talk - get kidnapped - get locked up - get rescued - jump - walk - wait - wait - wait - sit on ship - walk - talk - get kidnapped - walk - talk - walk - watch battle - walk - eavesdrop - walk - talk - watch battle, etc., etc.

That said, a Skyrimesque version of the dreamlands (very little combat, barter only, the ability to "dream" items into being the stronger you get within the game) could be rather wonderful.

[BaneOfNyarlathotep]

I have thought about that, and I've decided that I will unfortunately probably have to inject or overdramatize things to make them more interesting. Ex. Nyarlathotep battle instead of encounter, various quest, etc.
I never thought about the dreaming things up idea. That's actually a really cool concept!

[Clangador]

Just make it more exciting than the original story. Do it for sanity's sake.

[Emrys]

It's been a long time since I read them, but I think Brian Lumley's Dreamlands series were a lot more action orientated than any of Lovecraft's stories (not that that's saying much).

[BaneOfNyarlathotep]

Just make it more exciting than the original story. Do it for sanity's sake.

As much as I love the original story, I have to agree with you - at times it was incredibly monotonous. I remember it rambled on constantly about things that weren't really that interesting.

[MrHandy]

I'd be interested in playing this. I'm not a lawyer, but I don't see any copyright problems under U.S. law, as all of Lovecrafts works are public domain as far as I know. If you bring in Lumley, that may change things. I also don't know if there will be copyright issues with other countries' laws.

[Clangador]

As much as I love the original story, I have to agree with you - at times it was incredibly monotonous. I remember it rambled on constantly about things that weren't really that interesting.

It is very boring. I just listened to it a couple weeks ago.

[BaneOfNyarlathotep]

It is very boring. I just listened to it a couple weeks ago.

Wasn't there a lot of, "And then Pickman did this, and they didn't know what to do. So then the night-gaunts did this, and they signed a treaty. The treaty detailed this and this and this, and this and this, and this was seen by X and Y as good. But Z had a problem, and so they rewrote it to include this and this and this..."