How about this for dedication and commitment I made it to day 3 of this very late #RPGaDAY2020 thing?
I suppose what could have made this better was actually doing this at the correct time. But then again these words would have got lost amongst the far better content by others.
I’m rambling let’s get on with todays inspiring topic for #RPGaDAY2020…
Wow this was a difficult one.
What came to mind first? I think if I was being honest it was WTF? Quickly followed by my mind going to Greek mythology and thinking of the thread used by Theseus to find his way out of the labyrinth, home of the minotaur.
What has this got to do with RPGs?
Well I have in my notes for the campaign I am running (currently on hold due to the Covid-19 stuff, who knows when it will start back up?) a mention of basing an island for the party to stumble upon based on this Greek myth.
The idea is to have them land on an island, stumble across the entrance to the labyrinth and end up taking on a minotaur. The other option was to stick more closer to the myth itself. Map wise for the labyrinth I would use maybe a suitable Dyson Map or (and I have done this search months ago) a real labyrinth design from ancient times (there are some photos of one or two online).
Another idea that came to mind was to homebrew some thread as a magic item. I’ve not thought through yet what powers to give this magical thread. But I’d be researching magical thread from fairy tales. In Rumpelstiltskin he uses gold thread. Which I like the idea of. It almost becomes a treasure at that point, plus any magical power I decide to give it.
Once again we can also look towards Greek myth for some ideas for powers to give the magic item. Such as from The Odyssey and Odysseus’s wife Penelope who was able to stop time by ravelling the threads she weaves at the end of each day.
I like the idea of a magic ball of thread that will guide it’s owner out of any maze/labyrinth. But the owner would have to attune with the magic ball of thread first.
That’s just some early spitballing about a magic thread off the top of my head, and some quick google searches.