A Return to MonkeyDome
It is no secret that Swords began as MonkeyDome, and that MonkeyDome was inspired Beyond Thunderdome. But what you may not already know is that I saw Fury Road last night and it was a magnificent, pulse-pounding, flame-throwing masterpiece.
And it's got me thinking about taking Swords back to its roots and getting neck deep in some Mad Maxian post-apocalyptical tale.
As it stands, MonkeyDome is basically a series of non-stop Perilous Phases. The addition of the Discovery and Rogues' Phases would be new and welcome beats. That's easy enough. Morals are also in MD in the form of Lessons. Mysteries will probably have to go to keep the supernatural from seeping in.
The big change would be the tones. MD's tones are Grim & Zany inspired by the rather uneven nature of Beyond Thunderdome. There is a vast and deliberate gulf between those tones. Swords uses tones that are drawn closer together, comparatively speaking. But I think the tones for a Fury Road inspired hack would need to be closer together still. A shift into the left or the right lane of that nihilistic highway into the wasteland.
What tones would you use?
MonkeyDome can be found here: https://dig1000holes.wordpress.com/other-games/
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