From here to eternity.......
Otan o Tolkien egrafe prin miso aiwna (kai kati parapanw) ta sugkramata tou, pote den perimene oti 8a anoigan tetoioi "tromaktikoi" orizontes fantasias kai dhmhourgikothtas, einai sigouro, oti to ergo tou, 8a htan polu megalutero apo 87 biblia kai alla tosa poihmata, gia tous mu8ous kai tous 8rulous ths dytikhs Eyrwphs. Ola kekinhsan thn dekaetia tou 1970, (stis arxes ths an den kanw la8os), opou enas an8rwpos, oi 8eoi na ton exoun kala, ksekinise mesa sto spitaki tou, mazi me thn 7xronh tote koroula tou na oramatizetai ena paixnidi, san ton gkriniarh h to fidaki as poume, opou oi paiktes 8a epernan tous hrwikous rolous magwn, polemistwn, stayroforwn ierewn, (h alliws klhrhkwn), kai fusika kleytwn. To prgma doulepse apsoga me ton en logw kurio (Gary Gagax to onoma aytou, tou agiou an8rwpou), na dhmhourgei thn etairia TSR "Tactical Simulator Rules", kai kapoious basikous kanones opou oi paiktes bash enos "senariou", opws onomazontan oi peripeties, pernan to rolou kapoiou hrwa pou PANTA h8elan na paiksoun, paratousan ta spitia tous (nai, nai, mhn ekplhseste, to background se tetoia paixnidia einai megalo kai apeirws ektenes), kai na trexoun se treles "peripeties", opws p.x. o kurios Bilbo Baggins pou phge kai skotwse mazi me allous 13 nanous, an 8umaste, ton drako Nosfisth, sto biblio tou J.R.R.Tolkien, Hobbit. Ta pragmata tote, htan apla, (oute o kurios Gygax perimene na parei to paixnidi tou tetoio mege8os pou phre sta metepeita xronia), kai pernouse tis wres tou diaskedazontas me tous filous tou, h thn korh tou, tous opoious tous xrhshmopoiouse san playtesters, gia na pernane ta apogeymata tous. Kapoios loipon, petakse thn idea na ekdosoun ta biblia kai tous kanones gia na ma8ei kai to euru koino ta "paixnidia rolwn" h "role playing games" h, en suntomia, "r.p.g." To prwto bhma egine, baftizontas epishmws thn etairia TSR, kai opws 8a elege kai o Shelock Holmes ston"dear friend" Watchon, "the game is afoot"....
R.P.G. FAQ.
. Ti einai to RPG?
- Einai ta arxika twn leksewn Role Playing Game, opou oi paiktes ypoduontai hrwes kuriws mesaiwnikhs epoxhs, me Ippotes kai Drakous, gia paradeigma.
. Dhladh? Ti enooume upoduontai? Forane panoploies kse8hkarwnoun spa8ia kai bour sto pshto?
- Oxi. Kala 8a htan ola ayta, alla 8a emoiazan san na ksephdhsame apo tis selides CD booklet Black metal sugkrothmatws ths Souhdias. Otan leme "upodoiontai", enomoume exoun ena xarti mprosta tous, xwris tamplw kata kurio logo, merika zaria, ena molubi h stilo, kai polu oreksh kai fantasia. Ta ypoloipa ta kanonizei o ekastote "diaithths" o opoios analoga to "paixnidi" exei kai diaforetiko onoma.
. Diaithths? Me sfurixtra kai xrwmatista kartelakia? Ti malakies mou les?
- Oxi. Me ton oro "diaithths", enooume enan tupa, o opoios einai gnwsths twn kanonwn tou paixnidiou pou 8a paiksoume, exei diabasei merikes fores to "senario" to opoio 8a mas paiksei.
. "Senario". Kala re, paixnidi 8a paiksoume h 8a gurisoume tainia?
- Me ton oro "senario", opws exei epikratisei na apokaleitai h ka8e peripeteia, enooume mia proka8orismenh roh sto paixnidi, h opoia nai men einai elastikh kai mporei na diamorfo8ei analoga me to ti 8a kanoun oi paiktes, alla tous krataei kai mesa se ena basiko plaisio kinhsewn kai gegonotwn. Gnwrizei ti ex8roi 8a mas epite8oun, an uparxoun mu8ika terata pou fulane gefures kai zhtane xrysafi gia na mas afhsoun na perasoume, klp.
. Gia na katalabw dhladh: O tupos einai o "kakos" ths pareas?
- Oxi. O "Dungeon Master", h o "Keeper" h opws legetai se ka8e paixnidi, einai o "endiamesos" anamesa se emas kai se ayta pou prokeitai na sunanthsoume. Den xairetai otan mas skotwnei p.x. h otan prokeitai na xasoume (yeah right!!!), alla kanei auto pou eipame kai sthn arxh: ton diaitith, krataei ta "hnia".
. Ok. Kai pes oti ta kataferame telika kai paiksame, kai teleiwsame to "senario". Poios nikaei? H pws kseroume oti exoume nikhsei?
- Fantasou to skhnhko san na paizeis kleftes kai astynomous: An eisai sthn meria twn astynomwn otan piasete olous tous kleftes exeis nikhsei. Kai to anti8eto. H nikh einai sulogikh, opws kai sulogikh einai kai h prospa8eia. To idio sullogikh einai kai h hta. An xasei h omada sou den xanei mono o magos, p.x., alla kai o polemisths, kai o klhrikos, kai o kleyths. Oso gia to 8ema "pote exoume nikhsei", mhn fobasai, 8a uparxei panta ena kraygaleo gegonos to opoio 8a sto upen8umisei.
. Kai poso krataei auto?
- Koita. Auto einai ena 8ema to opoio einai upo suzhthsh. Mporei na einai ena mikro "senario" to opoio onomazetai kai "quest" kai na teleiwsei mesa se ena apogeyma, alla mporei na einai kai ena megaluterhs ektashs "senario" kai na krathsei apo merikes meres mexri kai mhnes, kai onomazetai "campaing". Auta sunh8ws einai kai ta wraiotera, giati ousiastika zeis mesa se enan fantastiko kosmo, opou ola mporoun na sumboun, kai to kalutero ap'ola: 8a eisai sigoura ena kommati sthn istoria autwn twn gegonotwn.
. Pou upografw???????
- Xexexe.....
Kai h istoria sunexizetai.......
