Re: [WW] Thoughts and Help requested about mission idea

["Simon Hurr" <shurr@paradise.net.nz>]

Wiggy,

You are correct in saying that the SAS were not formed by that point - that
is one thing I've changed for my game, along with their role in the early
years of the war - they have been formed to perform this sort of dirty work.
I intend for the SAS to change its role over time, especially as the extent
of the Germans dabbling with the Occult  becomes apparent and the OSI comes
into being to deal with it. The SAS will then become more like it really was
in WWII.

I've not seen Medal of Honor: Underground - I've got Medal of Honor: Allied
Assault though. What was the secret level in Underground?
And yes, I've tried to base certain aspects of the first few missions on
WWII movies to give the players a little insight as to conditions,
environments etc. Although no player should ever be able to get away with
killing as many Germans as Clint Eastwood did in Where Eagles Dare ;-)

I certainly take your point re: the horror side of things, and I do intend
for the place to be populated with a few failed experiments - grossly
distorted doggies that can put the willies up the team and so on. There
won't be all that many guards at the complex so the team won't know when to
expect them either - I was intending a couple of the encounters (especially
the early ones) to be ambushes to keep the team edgy.

It's also been difficult to get a lot of suspense going in the PBEM as some
of my players are a bit on the useless side and don't reply to game posts
all that quickly - the only player who gets a lot of suspense is me waiting
to see if anyone replies :-)

Thanks for the reply!

BJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Wade-Williams" <wiggywade@hotmail.com>
To: <weirdwars@gamerz.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [WW] Thoughts and Help requested about mission idea


> Sounds like a cross between "Where Eagles Dare" and the secret level in
> "Medal of Honor: Underground"!
>
> The basc idea sounds fine, but as an aside, the SAS weren't formed in
> November 1939. Even if they were, special forces in WWII generally weren't
> used the same way as in today's age. They were also distrusted by high
> command as being of proven value. Afrika Korpse has more on the SAS.
>
> One comment on the overall style is that it may be too gory and not enough
> horror (i.e. suspense, things that make them jump rather than puke, people
> refusing to go into dark rooms without lobbying a grenade in first, etc.).
>
> Just my 2c worth.
>
> Wiggy
>
>
> >From: "Simon Hurr" <shurr@paradise.net.nz>
> >Reply-To: weirdwars@gamerz.net
> >To: <weirdwars@gamerz.net>
> >Subject: [WW]  Thoughts and Help requested about mission idea
> >Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:26:37 +1200
> >
> >Hey there,
> >
> >We've just finished the second adventure in my PBEM, and I'm in the
process
> >of designing the third. However, as with the last time I did this, I'm
> >getting a little stuck so I thought I'd ask you for your thoughts on the
> >concept :-)
>
>
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