Tuesday, May 10, 2011

MAY RPG BLOGGER CARNIVAL KICK OFF! - Crossing Genres

As some of you know, I've been out sick pretty badly for the last few weeks, so it has put me out of blogging condition and away from the keyboard, but now that I'm gradually on the bend, I thought I would take the time to at least start off the May RPG Blogger Carnival which this month is being hosted by none other than yours truly here at The Dump Stat!

The topic for this month's carnival is genre mixing.  Genre mixing in RPG's is the process of taking two or more genres of game and mixing them together.  This month, I want to hear about your experiences mixing RPG Genres together and how that experience turned out.

For example, you could mix the Super Hero Genre with the Fantasy Genre and come out with something really, really cool.  Maybe you want to mix Steampunk and Horror, or Comedy.  Whatever.  I want to hear about your experiences mixing different genres together.  If you have tips or advice feel free to post as well!  Make sure to leave a comment linking to your posts here on the kickoff post so that I can find them easier! Take care all and happy blogging.
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  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    My contributions:

    Mixing Genres
    http://berinkinsman.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/rpg-blog-carnival-mixing-genres/

    Kitchen Sink Settings,Samurai Jack Style
    http://berinkinsman.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/rpg-blog-carnival-kitchen-sink-settings-samurai-jack-style/

    Kitchen Sink Settings, Encounter Critical Style
    http://berinkinsman.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/rpg-blog-carnival-encounter-critical-kitchen-sink-settings/

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  2. FitzMay 11, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Great topic!

    Here's my contribution so far... May be another before I'm done:
    http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/05/the-gassy-gnoll-crossing-the-genre-streams-rpg-blog-carnival/

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  3. KevinMay 11, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    My contribution to the carnival:

    Dinosaur Wranglers d6-lite
    http://www.korpg.com/blog/?p=5329

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  4. Ory-SenpaiMay 11, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Great stuff! Thanks everyone for their contributions!! Keep them coming ;)

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  5. NukeHavocMay 17, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Here's my initial entry:

    Crisis on Infinite Munchkins
    http://www.nuketown.com/games/rpg-carnival/crisis-on-infinite-munchkins

    Admittedly it's not specifically about RPG cross genre games, but rather about mashing up Munchkin sets. I thought it was appropriate given how much Munchkin draws from RPGs for inspiration. :)

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  6. Ory-SenpaiMay 17, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Thanks Nuke! Sounds interesting!! Crossing Munchkin sets seems like a very worthy posting subject from Crossing Genres :)

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  7. Ory-SenpaiMay 17, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Here's another addition from @ObsidianCrane from Twitter - Found at This is My Game http://www.myrpgame.com/2011/05/11/arcana-punk-a-world-of-magic/#comment-1995

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  8. Da' VaneMay 18, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Um, do I even need to write articles for this RPG Carnival? DVOID Systems premier product line, D-Jumpers, is designed as a multi-genre setting, so we could just put the RPG Carnival logo on that, and every one of articles would be relevent. Seriously...

    Okay, check out our website at http://www.dvoidsystems.com for details of this, including http://www.dvoidsystems.com/products/ for more on D-Jumpers. We really could use the publicity.

    Meanwhile, I would just like to point out that we are working on updates to our D-Jumpers products, so we will be preparing some hopefully killer articles on multi-genre gaming for you. Enjoy!

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  9. Ory-SenpaiMay 18, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    Well, D-Jumpers certainly looks very interesting. I'll have to give that a look see at some point ;) thanks for directing us to it.

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  10. A.P. KloskyMay 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Great topic for this time around, as I'm writing a product about this very idea! As such, I got to post a preview of my upcoming eBook/PDF--"The Pendulum Method".

    http://platinumwarlock.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-which-warlock-swings-on-pendulum.html

    Cheers!

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  11. Ory-SenpaiMay 18, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Yay! more additions this month means this month just keeps getting better and better :)

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  12. BobMay 20, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    My comeback post! Not took part in the carnival in 18 months! :(
    http://grumpyoldgamers.posterous.com/putting-your-own-twist-on-genre-mashups

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  13. Dyson LogosMay 21, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Love the theme, and am hoping to put together a coherent post regarding CELTPUNK - our group's failed attempt to mix SLAINE and CYBERPUNK.

    Because really - Cyber-enhanced druids and warped ones fighting it out on the streets of Ireland and the depths of cyberspace? Yes please!

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  14. Ory-SenpaiMay 22, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Welcome back Bob! good to see you're still posting and still grumpy ;)
    Looking forward to hearing about CELTPUNK. Sounds pretty cool. I am a fan of Runepunk, but that seems to be in a bit of a different direction. Looking forward to see what you come up with Dyson :D

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  15. Dyson LogosMay 24, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    While not my promised CeltPunk article yet, here's an article on Genre Bending with the Dream Park RPG

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  16. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    I scribbled a bit about Genre Bending:
    http://surpriseround.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/genre-bending/

    Thanks for hosting the Carnival!

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  17. AnonymousMay 28, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    Yes! A mashup can only mean one thing for TheRandomDM, an opportunity to make another TABLE! I've taken Classic Movie Tropes and made a Genre Mashup table to help you develop your next campaign.

    http://wp.me/p19Zjp-4C

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  18. Dyson LogosMay 31, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Slaine Hacks the Corporate Masters!

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  19. Jim WhiteMay 31, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    I finally went back and edited the post I started a while back, now that it's the end of the month. Enjoy and feel free to comment or get in touch. I'm happy to share more details or just talk about cross-genre ideas.

    http://gamerblog.twwombat.com/2011/05/crossing-genres.html

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  20. The RPG GuyMay 31, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    I have a post I'm finalizing on mixing genres. I'll provide a link a bit later.

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  21. Jaap de GoedeMay 31, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Here's my two cents:

    or Why You CAN mix Fantasy and Sci Fi - and what to watch.

    http://www.darkdungeon2.com/2011/05/rpg-blog-carnival-mixing-sci-fi-into.html

    Cheers for the cool subject. Maybe I'll have another post two days late ;-)

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  22. Ory-SenpaiMay 31, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    These are all excellent! Thanks everyone. While the next carnival kicks off, I'm going to keep this one open for about one more week, mainly so I can finally get a couple of my posts up :P Thanks everyone!!

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  23. The RPG GuyJune 2, 2011 at 3:54 AM

    4 Quick Tips for Genre-Mixing from The RPG Guy:
    http://therpgguy.com/2011/4-tips-to-combine-genres-for-your-rpg/

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  24. Da' VaneJune 3, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    I don't know if you got our trackbacks, so I'll post the links here - I've got TWO articles in time for the carnival:

    The first covers how dimension hopping is different from a multi-dimensional game: http://www.dvoidsystems.com/the-gate-keeper-redux/

    The second looks into what is important when creating a multi-dimensional game,and what makes genre important. After all, there is a difference between multi-genre and generic... http://www.dvoidsystems.com/genre-blending/

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