A Little Help - League of Legends idea

[Neros]

Hello there

I've been thinking about trying to run a game set in the world of Runeterra, also better known as League of Legends. I've played it for some time and got tired with it (and started playing Heroes of the Storm instead).

But the characters and lore in the world is still very interesting to me, and I think the way it is written and settup would fit very well with the mechanics in MURPG. Epic battles, great heroes and villainous villains. It just needs a little cleaning so it becomes more rpg-friendly/suitable. The only problem I am having is deciding on how to tackle it since there is so many possibilities.

The only thing I am really certain about is that the players should create their own characters since there can be a very big power difference between some of the already created champions (Bard and Ms. Fortune for example).

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Path of a Hero
This idea is basically just singleplay where each player will play out the character's own story. This is basically how most of the characters on Runeterra's story are told. Very few really have the degree of "standing together" that we see in a classical rpg setting.

This type of game could end up becoming a more classical setting though, if some of the characters backgrounds aim in the same direction, but can be hard to pull off due to how many places a character can hail from and their political views.

Pros
* The stories could easier have a focus on the characters themselves since each would have their individual story
* There could be many more varities in characters since no region would be off limits.

Cons
* Before the game can really get started, each character will have to be created so the plot and story can be build around them. This would extend the time it would take to make the game ready.
* There is no one besides the GM for the player to interact with

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Band of Heroes
This idea is where it is more a classical rpg setting. A theme/place will be selected and each player will have their own character which is part of a group or is guided toward the group, which in turn will discover something together, following a story arc toward greatness.

Pros
* A group will allow for interaction with each other
* A wider variety of skills and abilities could be covered

Cons
* Classical settings can feel railroaded from time to time, especially on a forum
* It narrows down the types of characters that can be played greatly

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Summoner's Rift
This idea is very much like the old "Danger Room" thread back in the old days of the forum, were any player could ask to play a character (their own creation or a already existing one) and play it against an opponent of their choosing (or opponents).

I am thinking this could work fine as a sub-board no matter which of the choices are made as the main setting.

Pros
* Good ol' Brawling
* Great way to test my 2.0 rules

Cons
* Not sure if there really is a con since its just a simple "game mode" everyone can participate in

[Gris]

I wouldn't think of Runeterra as a world to rpg in, but it's true that it has untapped potential and a lot of wriggle room to improvise. I'd like to play and I naturally lean towards options one and two as I don't care much for games that are mostly combat. I basically agree with the pros and cons you pointed out, so I guess it will come up to your personal preference and the tendency of the players that are interested in this.

[kito]

i'm all for option 2 myself. (just an RPG style in Runeterra) tho if you want any help with the lore or ideas I still spend most my game time on league and its stuff (now would be a particular good time as you can have the adventurers go on be what make the "pre seasion" changes happen like when ez found wuglets lanter and added it as an item to the game.

Summoner's Rift could be an option but I don't see the need for it as it would not play like the game or have the same feel and if you only want to 1v1 there are plenty of rpg sights out there to do that on.

[Neros]

Gris
I wouldn't think that either, especially with the way the League works. It is in essence, just one big brawling spot with no rpg value in it. So fare, I can't see any reason for the characters to use it except for those who have a vague reason for doing so (best reason so fare I can remember is Fiddlestick's).

Enter the arena, be depowered by some all-mighty-being and fight for some political reason you might not yourself support at all.. I mean, beings like Bard and Aurelion Sol are so godly that I cannot for the life of me see how or why they would be shackled by the rules of the League. I've read Sol's background, and how some random culture could bind him is... Weird in my head...

That is why I am gonna remove, or at least heavily modify how the League works in Valoran. This will allow the characters to follow their goals much more "rp'ish" instead of joining the league which rarely seem like would help them achieve the goal. Again, most of them have little reason to join since there isn't really anything to be gained from it unless it is a political dispute you want to win.

But as I wrote, The Summoner's Rift idea would be separate from the main story.. Actually, the Summoner's Rift wouldn't be a story at all

I really enjoyed the Danger Room back in the olden days. As a new member to the way of playing on a forum (and also MURPG), it was really nice and helpful to play small battles so I could get use to how it all worked. I didn't have to worry about joining someones game and ruining it..... I miss that old thread.. 

But I am not that an experience GM. Especially on forums, so I am trying to find out the best way for me to handle a setting like this.

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kito
I keep up to date with the going-ons in Runeterra. As I said, I really enjoy their stories and characters. So when they expand/renew their lore, I am always excited to see what it is

But as I mentioned above to Gris, I am planning on removing or heavily altering how the League works since it adds very little in the way of rp with beings as powerful as the Summoners existing. So the setting will be build around the characters and nations on Valoran. Not the league.

So there will be no seasons in the setting since these are purely a pc game aspect, not mentioned in the lore itself. In the lore, the league is just a place for nations to settle their differences instead of going to war.. Basically... And having the items is 

But the Summoner's Rift idea isn't meant to be like the game. Just a brawl to try out the system like throwing a Teemo against a angry Rengar.

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As I wrote my reply, I realized I should probably have mentioned what my plan had been in more detail, and for that I am sorry..

But from what you two have said, it sounds a little like the classical method might be the better choice for me.

[kito]

I did not mean add in item, I meant you could make the "quest" end up being things added to leage now on the pbe. Like the new plant system there putting in mabi the teams finds rare seeds and sells them or gets them for the league Mabie all or some of the items are stolen from the leage and the teem (all there to join or somthing works together to get them back but fails to get them all leading to items like aegis getting removed from the league (as it will be removed next season) ect...

[Neros]

Aaah. That was what you meant.

That is one of the possible things that could be done if you had the League. However, I think how the summoners are written needs to be changed for it to be a possibility since you would be stealing from gods. But then again, the ones who is doing the stealing could be a god them self.

But as I said, the League will not be part of the setting I am working on.