Muppet Champions

[austenandrews]

Someone asks you to run a Muppet Champions game. What do you do?

[Chimpira]

Cackle with glee and immediately start to design Beaker's gadget pool and limited invulnerability.

[Lucius]

Begin working on Miss Piggy's martial arts with its signature move: Pork Chop.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary asks if we're talking Muppet Show muppets or Seseme Street muppets....

[austenandrews]

The Muppet Show, with the usual possibility of cameos from Sesame Street.

[keithcurtis]

Statler and Waldorf would have PRE Attack, requires incantations (heckling).

Keith "Writing up the Swine Trek using Hero Vehicle rules" Curtis

[jkwleisemann]

Call dibs on Gonzo, of course. :3

He was a formative influence on me, if you ask my family. ;)

[CrosshairCollie]

Someone asks you to run a Muppet Champions game. What do you do?

Without looking at the rest of the thread ...

Stat SuperGrover.

[austenandrews]

Campaign Concept: Muppets Take Marvel

[input.jack]

Campaign Concept: Muppets Take Marvel

Is there some way we can make that really happen? (Its GOTTA be better than Civil War)

[transmetahuman]

Dibs on Animal!

[CrosshairCollie]

Dibs on Animal!

Berserk: Whenever he feels like it, 14-, Recover 8-. :)

[Spidey88]

Dibs on Kermit! You see his swordplay and acrobatics in "Muppet Treasure Island"? He could totally be a martial artist/acrobat/Captain America (Captain Swamp? Amphibian Avenger? Marsh-ian Manhunter?) -type guy.

He'd probably have some impressive leadership and tactical skills, what with the way he keeps the chaos that is the Muppet Theatre from imploding - but I could see him losing his cool a lot. Bonus to PRE, only while frustrated?

Naturally, he'd probably also have:

gobs of superleap (frog + radiation accident = BOING!)

extra inches of swimming, with LS: extended breathing

Increased arc of perception: sight group (ping-pong ball eyes)

double-jointed (felt + foam rubber physiology)

bonus to STR: only for escapes (slippery, froggy skin)

bonus HTH damage: OIF (banjo)

Extra limb, inherent (tongue) - not exactly accurate, but frog-themed

LS: Safe Environment (Muppet Theatre in general - you can't tell me that place isn't a deathtrap for a non-Muppet!)

LS: Longevity (he's what - almost 52 now? Still as healthy and youthful as ever!)

VPP: Endless reserves of optimism, (only usable when all the chips are down, requires extra time for introspective soul-searching)

Psych Lim: Terrified of French restaurants

Dependence: Live insects, every 6 hours

DNPC: Robin - or better yet, Robin would be his kid sidekick!

Soc Lim: object of Miss Piggy's affection (That's got to be a pain sometimes!)



As for the others, this is what feels right to me:

Miss Piggy: Martial brick with Find Weakness. Berserk: 14-/8- (when other woman displayes affection for Kermit or steals her spotlight)

Fozzie: Gadgeteer with comedy-based utility belt. Pie-launcher, rubber chicken nunchuks, spinning bow tie for helicopter-type flight, Groucho Marx glasses for a universal disguise, etc. Drain EGO: requires incantations (horrible jokes) - or Drain STUN (puts people to sleep)

Gonzo: High defenses, Physical and Energy Damage reduction, or regeneration. Can summon swarms of loyal chicken followers. Flight or Superleap, with OIF (cannon or trampoline of opportunity). Mental Defense (as he's a complete Wierdo).

Animal: Could he be anything but a berserk Brick? Maybe a powerful bite a la Matter-Eater-Lad too.

Bunsen Honeydew would obviously be a Gadgeteer (he already is, anyway), Beaker would be nigh-invulnerable, and Muppet Labs would bestow 6d6 Unluck on anyone in it. Bunsen might be able to summon Gorillas by trying to use the less than functional Gorilla Detector.

On the other hand, Bunsen could be a great supervillain! Can you imagine if he broke into Fort Knox and turned all the gold there into cottage cheese?



This could be a SERIOUSLY awesome campaign...

[gojira]

I stat up the Dark Avenger of the Night: The Cookie Monster.

His calling card is a scattering of cookie crumbs with every criminal he apprehends....

[BobGreenwade]

Dibs on Animal!Oh, rats!

I guess I'll take Fozzie, then.

[CrosshairCollie]

But, for the luvva Henson, nobody play the Count. Combat will slow to a stop ...

*clatter of dice*
"One, One Stun! Two, Two Stun! Three, Three Stun!"
(an hour later)
"Forty-Three! Forty-Three Stun! AH AH AH AH AH!"

[transmetahuman]

But, for the luvva Henson, nobody play the Count. Combat will slow to a stop ...

*clatter of dice*
"One, One Stun! Two, Two Stun! Three, Three Stun!"
(an hour later)
"Forty-Three! Forty-Three Stun! AH AH AH AH AH!"

Bwahahahaha! So repped!

[Teflon Billy]

Dibs on the Mad Dynamiter!

TB --"Did someone say...BOOM!"

[CrosshairCollie]

Dibs on the Mad Dynamiter!

TB --"Did someone say...BOOM!"

aka Crazy Harry. :)

[Spidey88]

Lew Zealand could have a whole bucket o' fish, much like Hawkeye or Green Arrow:

Boxing glove fish

Explodofish

Bolafish

etc.


All of which could lead to interesting results if he missed his target.

After all:

"I throw the fish, and they come back to me!"

[lemming]

We had a Beaker clone in our base lab. He had Danger Sense 18- with the lim "Could do nothing about it"

[Half Baked]

You could also do a journey to that strange and sick alternate Muppetworld of the Feebles :D.

[SSgt Baloo]

Am I the only one here having Greg the Bunny (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280257/) flashbacks?

Let's hear it for Fabric/Americans!

[Vestnik]

Is there some way we can make that really happen? (Its GOTTA be better than Civil War)

The Muppets: Civil War

[Log-Man]

The Muppets: Civil War
The Muppet Registration Act was initiated by Sam the Eagle, but it never would have passed without the evil genius of... Dr. Teeth!

[mattingly]

At GenCon, I sometimes run my Muppets Versus Toy Story scenario for Champions.

Kermit, Fozzy, Piggy, Gonzo, Chef, Rowlf, Lew, Animal, Harry, Honeydew, Beaker, Sweetums, Scooter, Sam, and Teeth fight out among themselves until only half remain, and the winners take on Buzz, Woody, Hamm, Potato, Rex, Peep, and Slinky.

Statler and Waldorf are "Everyman characters." Any of the players can speak up as the hecklers and crack a joke against their fellow critter.

[garou]

The Muppet Registration Act was initiated by Sam the Eagle, but it never would have passed without the evil genius of... Dr. Teeth!

Nah, Sam is too close to being Captain America in mindset. It would take someone with a "Yes sir" mentality, someone likeable. Like Scooter.

No one mentioned statting up Sweetums yet.


"Jack not name, jack job!"


Gonzo should have Rizzo as a sidekick, too, and Camilla as a DNPC.

[BobGreenwade]

I've changed my mind. I'm yielding up Fozzie so I can play the Swedish Chef.

[L. Marcus]

. . . Hey! Ex Officio (as a native swede) the Chef is mine!

[mattingly]

Most of the muppets have the Physical Lim "hand puppet", which gives them a -1 OCV for using their hands and feet (since they're being propped up by tiny sticks, but a +1 OCV with their bite). The Swedish Chef and Rowlf do not have that Disadvantage.

[BobGreenwade]

Most of the muppets have the Physical Lim "hand puppet", which gives them a -1 OCV for using their hands and feet (since they're being propped up by tiny sticks, but a +1 OCV with their bite). The Swedish Chef and Rowlf do not have that Disadvantage.Nor Fozzie, or the larger guys like Big Bird and Sweetums.

[Balabanto]

Some games you get tired of playing. Muppets vs. Toy Story you NEVER get tired of playing.

[austenandrews]

Astounding First Issue!
Don't miss the comic event felt 'round the world:

The Misavengers
Earth's Flightiest Heroes!

featuring

Kermit Rogers aka "Skipper" America
Janet Van Swyne aka the Fulsome Firefly
Fore, the Bear of Thunder
Gonzo Spark aka the Iron
Janice "Wanda" Mentional aka the Starlet Witch
Zoot aka the Double Vision
Pepe Pym aka the Admonishing Shrimp-Man

as they battle such terrible arch-villains as

Count Numeria
Bert the Conqueror
the inescapable Eltron

with

Sam "Jarvis" Eagle as the Butler

and

Statlu & Ualdorf aka the Watchers

[keithcurtis]

Without looking at the rest of the thread ...

Stat SuperGrover.

I love this painting:
http://www.toymania.com/news/images/0905_palross.jpg

Keith "Thank you, Alex Ross" Curtis

[moquif]

Would Mr.Snuffalopagus (sp) get the "Crew Required" disadvantage? I'd give him the DNPC Big Bird since he's an imaginary friend so need BB to exist and some hefty invisibility.

[garou]

Would Mr.Snuffalopagus (sp) get the "Crew Required" disadvantage? I'd give him the DNPC Big Bird since he's an imaginary friend so need BB to exist and some hefty invisibility.

Snuffy hasn't been an imaginary friend since '85. The producers of Sesame Street were worried about the message he might be inadvertantly sending (that if an adult doesn't see it, it never happened) in the wake of some sex abuse scandals. So, in '85, the adults finally met Snuffy, proving that he is indeed, real.

He would, however, have the "Disappearing Act" skill from Dark Champions.

[Vondy]

I decline with a good natured chuckle. :straight:

[moquif]

Snuffy hasn't been an imaginary friend since '85. The producers of Sesame Street were worried about the message he might be inadvertantly sending (that if an adult doesn't see it, it never happened) in the wake of some sex abuse scandals. So, in '85, the adults finally met Snuffy, proving that he is indeed, real.

He would, however, have the "Disappearing Act" skill from Dark Champions.

Ahh I thought I saw adults interacting with him once, but didn't know it was made "official". I outgrew the show years earlier.

[garou]

Ahh I thought I saw adults interacting with him once, but didn't know it was made "official". I outgrew the show years earlier.

My youngest sister was a "caboose" (12 years younger than me), so she was watching it about that time. Wiki helped confirm the date, but I recalled him interacting with the regular human cast when she watched it.

In another year or so, I'll be watching it again, since my son is almost to that age. At least it will be a step up from WonderPets.

[austenandrews]

In another year or so, I'll be watching it again, since my son is almost to that age. At least it will be a step up from WonderPets.
Hey! ;)

[assault]

While we're on superpowered kids' shows: Power Rangers Wiggles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiggles).

[dustytomes]

Dibs on Sweetums!!!

[Basil]

I'll take Zoot. I'll sit around and look out of it all the time. :lol:

[StGrimblefig]

How about the Muppet News anchor, who has a massive unluck that always has something bad happening to him related to the story he is reading?

(The Muppet Wiki (http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) was instrumental in finding this character)

[BobGreenwade]

Dibs on Sweetums!!!I beat you to it. :p

[Kevin Schultz]

I try to powergame the campaign, and play Moya, from Farscape. (Or maybe an UrSkek (http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/UrSkek) from The Dark Crystal.)

[Arkham]

I try to powergame the campaign, and play Moya, from Farscape. (Or maybe an UrSkek (http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/UrSkek) from The Dark Crystal.)

If we're playing that way, I'm totally snagging Yoda.