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ISO Kowloon-esque floorplan/map

Started by War Rocket Ajax, February 17, 2017, 08:06:51 PM

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War Rocket Ajax

February 17, 2017, 08:06:51 PM
I've always thought that a Kowloon analogue would be an outstanding campaign setting. For those unaware of it, this is a decent TLDR:

http://www.archdaily.com/361831/infographic-life-inside-the-kowloon-walled-city

Basically, urban adventure cranked up to 11.

Now I've been playing RPGs since the 80's but on this forum I see discussions of many games I've never played or even heard of. So my question is, have you seen any RPG style maps for something like this? I don't have the creativity to do something like that justice, but it is so unique it would surprise me if no one else had ever thought if it. TIA

Matt

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February 17, 2017, 08:09:47 PM
Quote from: War Rocket Ajax;946229I've always thought that a Kowloon analogue would be an outstanding campaign setting. For those unaware of it, this is a decent TLDR:

http://www.archdaily.com/361831/infographic-life-inside-the-kowloon-walled-city

Basically, urban adventure cranked up to 11.

Now I've been playing RPGs since the 80's but on this forum I see discussions of many games I've never played or even heard of. So my question is, have you seen any RPG style maps for something like this? I don't have the creativity to do something like that justice, but it is so unique it would surprise me if no one else had ever thought if it. TIA

No, but that link is awesome. Always what I thought it would be like living inside the SDF-1.

Simlasa

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February 17, 2017, 08:41:44 PM
Somewher I've got GW's old floor tile set for Judge Dredd/Rogue Trader... and it came with a booklet that had random generation tables for huge urban hab blocks. Maybe too futuristic but that's the sort of thing I might start with... and have a bunch of standardized apartment/shop plans that I can pull from. Beyond that, just capturing the atmosphere... smells and sound and NPCs... vs. trying to map it out with any precision.

dbm

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February 21, 2017, 09:02:53 AM
Ebberon had Sharn - a city built up in layers. That might give you something to work with in a fantasy vein.
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