Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea...

[Wormhole]

It's time for another Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea...

Good Idea: Pirate Hero

Bad Idea: Samoli Pirate Hero

[lapsedgamer]

Just a bad idea, I'm afraid.

Reality Show Hero. You play normals in supposedly true to life scenarios that are actually set up so that the GM's (read producer's) Mary Sue character wins every time.

[Michael Hopcroft]

Good Idea: CLAMP Hero

Bad Idea: Liefeld HERO

[CrosshairCollie]

Good Idea: 80s Cartoon Hero

Bad Idea: Anime Hero

[Curufea]

Good Idea: Anime Hero
Bad Idea: D20 Hero

[Certified]

Bad Idea: Gothic Hero
Worse Idea: American Gothic Hero

[BobGreenwade]

Good Idea: 80s Cartoon Hero

Bad Idea: Anime HeroHmm... I would have said it's the other way around. :straight:

Good Idea: three volumes of Champions Villains
Bad Idea: three volumes of Champions Nusiances.

[Kristopher]

Good Idea: 80s Cartoon Hero

Bad Idea: Anime Hero

Good Idea: Shinichirō Watanabe / Keiko Nobumoto Hero

Bad Idea: Akira Toriyama / Minoru Okazaki / Daisuke Nishio Hero

[matrix3]

Good Idea: Holocaust Hero (Post-apocalyptic setting)
Bad Idea: Holocaust Hero (WW2 concentration camp setting)

[Certified]

Good Idea: Holocaust Hero (Post-apocalyptic setting)
Bad Idea: Holocaust Hero (WW2 concentration camp setting)

I don't know Jews kicking Nazi arse could be fun.

[Certified]

Good Idea: Dresden Files Hero
Bad Idea: Dresden Dolls Hero

(I may have these reversed the jury is still out.)

[Blue Jogger]

Good Idea: Four-color Champions
Bad Idea: Four Crayons Champions

Good Idea: Running a campaign loosed based on Bubblegum Crisis
Bad Idea: Running a campaign based on EVERY anime

Good Idea: Fantasy Hero
Bad Idea: GM's Fantasies Hero

Good Idea: Dark Champions
Bad Idea: Playing Champions in the Dark

Good Idea: Cyber Hero 2056
Bad Idea: Vista Hero 256K

Good Idea: Holocaust Hero
Bad Idea: Hogan's Heroes Hero

Good Idea: Hero Sandwiches
Bad Idea: Sandwich Hero

[Ian Mackinder]

Good Idea: Street Hero

Bad Idea: Sesame Street Hero

[bubba smith]

good idea: Dresden files hero
bad idea: Dresden dolls hero

(i may have these reversed the jury is still out.)
we already have that ,as urban fantasy hero

[bubba smith]

Good Idea: 80s Cartoon Hero

Bad Idea: Anime Hero
amen to that
can someone swing the reptonfa for me?

[lemming]

Good Idea: Street Hero

Bad Idea: Sesame Street Hero

Hmm, Oscar as the Kingpin of the streets....

[lemming]

Idea: Sin City Hero

Bad Idea: Sim City Hero

[bubba smith]

good idea catfight HEROine
bad idea cattle stampede hero

[Michael Hopcroft]

bad idea cattle stampede hero

And remember Johnny Bison's advice -- "Don't drink and stampede!"

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: Our Heroes at War

Bad Idea: Ultimate Springtime for Hitler

[Curufea]

amen to that
can someone swing the reptonfa for me?

Not really, because the reverse is true.

[Blue Jogger]

Good Idea: Street Hero

Bad Idea: Sesame Street Hero

You make me want to write up Super Grover now.

[bubba smith]

good idea lucha libre HERO
bad idea mud wrestler HEROine

[bigbywolfe]

bad idea mud wrestler HEROine
:eek: Dude! If it's illustrated that is a great idea!


Or better yet, the first photo filled Hero supplement.:smoke:

[Certified]

:eek: Dude! If it's illustrated that is a great idea!


Or better yet, the first photo filled Hero supplement.:smoke:

Give us a chapter on Oil Wrestling as well and I think you've got a winner.

[jtelson]

good idea luch libre hero
bad idea mud wrestler HEROine

I don't know, any story with a group of Luchadores could pretty much substitute in mud wrestlers.

One of 5 sisters leaves the family after having been falsely accused of a crime; sinks into the depths of Bosch's Professional Woman's Mud Wrestling, three years later found murdered. Her 4 sisters are now following in her footsteps hoping to avenge her death and clear her name of the crime she didn't commit. Who is the mysterious Paul Hiram Bosch also known as the Man from Houston and what are his plans for these lovelies? Will these brave girls succeed in clearing their sister's name and visiting dirty wet justice upon her killer? Play Mondo Freudo a mini campaign for Herophiles everywhere who aren't afraid to get dirty

[Lucius]

It's time for another Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea...

Good Idea: Pirate Hero

Bad Idea: Samoli Pirate Hero

I don't get to play a heroic Navy SEAL who takes out a pirate with a single daring night time shot on a restless sea?


Bad Idea: Gothic Hero


But that could be so fascinating!

Did you know that no one sacked Rome more often than the Goths did?
Alaric the Goth sacked Rome for the first time in over 800 years, after it had stood unconquered throughout most of the Replican and Imperial phases of its history.
Vitiges the Goth didn't get through the walls but most certainly ravaged everything outside those walls.
Baudila the Goth sacked Rome TWICE and threatened to make Rome a “pasture for cattle.”

And that's just from the Age of Sacks – there's the Age of Migration, the tense and adventurous time when the Goths first crossed into Empire, their struggles against the Huns, the rise and fall of the Gothic kingdoms....I think Gothic Hero would be a great idea.


Good Idea: Dresden Files Hero
Bad Idea: Dresden Dolls Hero

(I may have these reversed the jury is still out.)

Good Mixed Genre Nightmare Idea – Dresden Dolls Files

Lucius Alexander

Palindromedary Hero

[Michael Hopcroft]

Good Mixed Genre Nightmare Idea – Dresden Dolls Files

I don't know. Rozen Maiden (a manga and anime about animated dolls playing a deadly game) sounds like good campaign fodder to me.

[bubba smith]

good idea the book of the destroyer
bad idea the book of cantrip[ouch call off kid samson trippy]

[Narratio]

Good idea: Werewolf Hero
Bad idea: Wereguppy Hero

[Ian Mackinder]

Bad Idea: Gothic Hero
Worse Idea: American Gothic Hero

Even Worse Idea: Goth Hero

[bubba smith]

Good idea: Werewolf Herothats a GREAT idea

[Certified]

I think Steve Jackson games did their versions of all the White Wolf settings including Werewolf: The whatever you put at the end. You may be able to pick that up and do a conversion if that's something you want to run with rules that don't make your head explode.

[jtelson]

Even Worse Idea: Goth Hero

Hmmmm...Perfect for a horror game - Goths self isolate - makes that part of the campaign setup just a little easier:

"Sure you saw a monster grab Mrs. Beanie; I'm guessing it was made up just like you. Now go away."

or even better

"We know you freaks had something to do with it! If one more of you says vampire I'm gonna toss the lot of you in for psych evals."
"But you psychologist is the vampire!"

[Curufea]

It should be - even worse idea: Emo Hero

"How many D6 is whining about my emotional problems?"

[Michael Hopcroft]

I think Steve Jackson games did their versions of all the White Wolf settings including Werewolf: The whatever you put at the end. You may be able to pick that up and do a conversion if that's something you want to run with rules that don't make your head explode.

This of course assumes GURPS doesn't make your head explode.

Actually, they only got through the Mage core before White Wolf pulled the plug on the GURPS conversions. (Why is something between the two companies; probably only those directly involved truly know).

One of the settings that GURPS never got to was Wraith: the Oblivion, one of the great disasters of RPG history. You played a restless ghost who spends most of his time feeling awful, with limited interaction with the real world. It's sort of like an RPG about being in Hell or Limbo. It proved very unpopular and went almost completely unplayed.

[Michael Hopcroft]

Hmmmm...Perfect for a horror game - Goths self isolate - makes that part of the campaign setup just a little easier:

"We know you freaks had something to do with it! If one more of you says vampire I'm gonna toss the lot of you in for psych evals."
"But you psychologist is the vampire!"

I HAD to Rep this.... So I did.

[Ian Mackinder]

One of the settings that GURPS never got to was Wraith: the Oblivion, one of the great disasters of RPG history. You played a restless ghost who spends most of his time feeling awful, with limited interaction with the real world. It's sort of like an RPG about being in Hell or Limbo. It proved very unpopular and went almost completely unplayed.

THAT sounds like Emo Hero.

[bubba smith]

Good idea pulp hero
bad idea pulped hero

[jtelson]

Good idea pulp hero
bad idea pulped hero

The heroes are a group of Orange growers in Florida during hurricane season...no
Security detail for a paper company in the Pacific Northwest in the late 60's...maybe?

Yeah, that one might just be a bad idea :)

[pinecone]

:eek: Dude! If it's illustrated that is a great idea!


Or better yet, the first photo filled Hero supplement.:smoke:

Mudwrestling heroine: The Larp!

[Celt]

This of course assumes GURPS doesn't make your head explode.

Actually, they only got through the Mage core before White Wolf pulled the plug on the GURPS conversions. (Why is something between the two companies; probably only those directly involved truly know).

One of the settings that GURPS never got to was Wraith: the Oblivion, one of the great disasters of RPG history. You played a restless ghost who spends most of his time feeling awful, with limited interaction with the real world. It's sort of like an RPG about being in Hell or Limbo. It proved very unpopular and went almost completely unplayed.

GURPS had the Vampire, Werewolf and Mage lines converted. They made somewhat more sense done that way. OTOH White Wolf's Storyteller system was prety much a broadstrokes system where the gameplay was supposed to revolve around the dramatic creation and roleplaying of the players and GM rather than nitty gritty rules. The problem is someone's roleplay is always getting on someone else's drama and vice versa. It never seemed to work out as well as Reese's did

The part of FAILTM you missed about Wraith (or Nose Roids as the original obscure logo read to us) is where another player is your character's shadow. From wikipedia "This Shadow is essentially a secondary personality that, if the wraith's primary personality (or Psyche) becomes vulnerable, asserts control of the wraith's body and senses for a time. These episodes, called Catharsis, only end when the primary personality manages to reassert itself." Yeah, let's just ensure the players are at each others' throats, why don't we?

[BobGreenwade]

Good Idea: The Book of the Destroyer
Bad Idea: The Book of the Bulldozer

[jtelson]

The part of FAILTM you missed about Wraith (or Nose Roids as the original obscure logo read to us) is where another player is your character's shadow. From wikipedia "This Shadow is essentially a secondary personality that, if the wraith's primary personality (or Psyche) becomes vulnerable, asserts control of the wraith's body and senses for a time. These episodes, called Catharsis, only end when the primary personality manages to reassert itself." Yeah, let's just ensure the players are at each others' throats, why don't we?

Just for clarity: That was an optional rule if the GM felt playing the player's shadows would be too much for him: The other option I can remember off the top of my head is that one group member co-gm'd playing all of the shadows.

[Celt]

Just for clarity: That was an optional rule if the GM felt playing the player's shadows would be too much for him: The other option I can remember off the top of my head is that one group member co-gm'd playing all of the shadows.

Fair enough. It's been so long since I looked at Wraith I don't recall all the details. I didn't own it and the opposition system was what was explained to me by the GM. That game never took off as most of the players felt it was a bad idea.

[Marcus Impudite]

Bad Idea: The Book of the Bulldozer
Actually, that might be rather amusing...

[Peregrine]

Fair enough. It's been so long since I looked at Wraith I don't recall all the details. I didn't own it and the opposition system was what was explained to me by the GM. That game never took off as most of the players felt it was a bad idea.

As bad as Wraith was, Changeling (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/HighOctaneNightmareFuel/TabletopGames)was even worse. (Scroll down to "White Wolf's Changeling: The Lost." and prepare to lose SAN.)

[Tech]

Good Idea: HERO games
Bad Idea: Villainous games

[bubba smith]

Good Idea: HERO games
Bad Idea: Villainous games
i wonder waha a VILLIAN games logo would look like?

[lemming]

i wonder waha a VILLIAN games logo would look like?

http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31643&stc=1&d=1242677368

[bubba smith]

god idea the champions
bad idea the punchingbags

[jtelson]

i wonder waha a VILLIAN games logo would look like?


http://www.peginc.com/games.html

You have to scroll down a bit to

Necessary Evil
When all the super heroes of the world are blown to kingdom come by an army of invading aliens who will save the day? Evil... The only forces left to take on the alien menace are the crafty and self serving super villains!

[bubba smith]

i saw it not bad

[jtelson]

Also my profile image is the logo for a major villian organization in my long running - now retired - Sentry campaign(s).

[Dr. Anomaly]

i wonder waha a VILLIAN games logo would look like?
Maybe something like one of these:

[Lucius]

As bad as Wraith was, Changeling (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/HighOctaneNightmareFuel/TabletopGames)was even worse. (Scroll down to "White Wolf's Changeling: The Lost." and prepare to lose SAN.)

I liked Changeling. And Mage.

Don't care for Vampires.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary thought Wraith sounded interesting.

[Ian Mackinder]

Maybe something like one of these:

Ex-cel-lent.

[Curufea]

Or

EXCellent....

[bubba smith]

back on topic
good idea athlete hero
bad idea tiddlywinks hero

[Celt]

http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31643&stc=1&d=1242677368

Ouch! And considering that Champions Online seems to take a lot fromt he CNM setting, best not to bring up painful memories

[Certified]

god idea the champions
bad idea the punchingbags

Isn't this how Seeker got pulled from 5th Ed?

Joking ...




Good Idea: Shakespeare Hero
Bad Idea: Mandatory use of iambic pentameter during gaming.

[bubba smith]

Isn't this how Seeker got pulled from 5th Ed?

.
you might be right with all the angst and soap opera a lighter hearted super hero like seeker might've gotten shown the door

[BobGreenwade]

Bad Idea: The Book of the Bulldozer
Actually, that might be rather amusing...It probably would, but I doubt that even I could come up with more than a couple dozen pages worth of material. (And I just wrote 115 pages in Haymaker! on the sense of smell.)

[Michael Hopcroft]

Even Worse Idea: Goth Hero

What -- don't you like sacking Rome?

[Dr. Anomaly]

Good idea: playing Champions in the new millennium

Bad idea: playing Champions: New Millennium

[Lucius]

What -- don't you like sacking Rome?

I LOVE sacking Rome!

Good idea: Gothic heroes sacking Rome, Italy
Bad idea: Gothic posers slacking in Rome, New York


Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary notes that if Lucius ever runs a remotely historical game it will probably be Gothic Hero

[BobGreenwade]

What -- don't you like sacking Rome?It depends. Paper or plastic?

[Certified]

It depends. Paper or plastic?

Burlap

/Hippie

[Lucius]

It depends. Paper or plastic?

Bag of Holding!

Lucius Alexander

Palindromedary saddle bags

[Curufea]

Bag of Holding!

Lucius Alexander

Palindromedary saddle bags

Is that an empire you have in your pocket?

[AnotherSkip]

This of course assumes GURPS doesn't make your head explode.

Actually, they only got through the Mage core before White Wolf pulled the plug on the GURPS conversions. (Why is something between the two companies; probably only those directly involved truly know).

One of the settings that GURPS never got to was Wraith: the Oblivion, one of the great disasters of RPG history. You played a restless ghost who spends most of his time feeling awful, with limited interaction with the real world. It's sort of like an RPG about being in Hell or Limbo. It proved very unpopular and went almost completely unplayed.

Errr try Playing "Changeling-the Incomprehensible Magic System" not only are you less powerful and interesting than mages but more 'ehhh who cares'.

[Lucius]

Errr try Playing "Changeling-the Incomprehensible Magic System" not only are you less powerful and interesting than mages but more 'ehhh who cares'.

Yeah, a few interesting ideas (what I liked) and some really crappy mechanics (which I didn't, mostly)

Lucius Alexander

Chimerical Palindromedary

[Celt]

Well, if you had a good comprehension of physics and could string a good line of BS to the GM, then you were pretty much a godling in Mage the Ascension.

[Certified]

Bad Idea: Rocky Hero
Good Idea (For Drinking): Rocky Horror Hero

[Ragdoll]

Good Idea: Anime Hero! :thumbup:

Bad Idea: Hentai Tentacle Hero .... :eek:


XD

[bubba smith]

Bad Idea: Rocky Hero
Good Idea (For Drinking): Rocky Horror Hero
wouldnt mr balboa work as a ninja hero character since boxers are martial artists of a sort

[Certified]

wouldnt mr balboa work as a ninja hero character since boxers are martial artists of a sort

Depends are we talking about Rocky Balboa from the god movie (the first one) or later films?

The first movie might be played out in a kind of Dark Champions/Pulp Hero kind of setting. The rest, sure, Ninja Hero it is.

...

I'd still rather play Rocky Horror Hero with drinking Rules in place.

[bubba smith]

Depends are we talking about Rocky Balboa from the god movie (the first one) or later films?

The first movie might be played out in a kind of Dark Champions/Pulp Hero kind of setting. The rest, sure, Ninja Hero it is.

...

.the first round er movie

[bubba smith]

good idea remo williams the adventure begins
bad idea joxer te mighty the adventure begins

[greenbriar]

good idea: Superman/Batman teamup
bad idea: Joxer/Gilligan teamup

[/LIST]

[bubba smith]

good idea: Superman/Batman teamup
bad idea: Joxer/Gilligan teamup

[/list]
oh PUH-LEASE NO

[bubba smith]

good idea zorro generation z
bad idea foxbat generation f

[greenbriar]

good idea: Heroculoids
bad idea: Smurf Hero

[bubba smith]

good idea two fisted hero package deal
bad idea puny wimp package deal

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: Super-Journalism (Parker, Kent, Olsen, Brant, etc)

Bad Idea: The Ultimate Blogspot

[bubba smith]

Good Idea: Super-Journalism (Parker, Kent, Olsen, Brant, etc)

Bad Idea: The Ultimate Blogspot
i hear that

[matrix3]

Good Idea:
Voltron Hero
Bad Idea:
Power Rangers XXIV Hero

[Michael Hopcroft]

good idea: Heroculoids
bad idea: Smurf Hero


For juvenile fantasy, Smurfs wasn't half bad. Particularly the original Peyo strips.

[bubba smith]

Good Idea:
Voltron Hero
Bad Idea:
Power Rangers XXIV Hero
they both sound like good ideas to me

[mattingly]

Halfway decent idea: Papa, Agent of S.M.U.R.F.

[ghost-angel]

Ouch! And considering that Champions Online seems to take a lot fromt he CNM setting, best not to bring up painful memories

No it doesn't. It takes everything from the Current Champions Universe.

Any resemeblance between the two is coincidence and/or legacy.

[bubba smith]

halfway decent idea: Papa, agent of s.m.u.r.f.
ow

[Certified]

Good Idea: Golden Age Hero
Bad Idea: Retirement Home Hero

[brionl]

Good Idea: Micronauts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronauts) Hero
Bad Idea: Microsoft Hero

And hey, I liked Changeling. The hardcover edition's magic system was a lot better than the stupid cards from the softcover. I liked Mage too.

[bubba smith]

good idea: Golden age hero
bad idea: Retirement home hero
winner

[Curufea]

I dunno - I could see a fun game of retired superheroes (and/or supervillains) in a retirement home.

"By Thrak! I summon my Zimmer Frame of Might!"

[brionl]

I dunno - I could see a fun game of retired superheroes (and/or supervillains) in a retirement home.

"By Thrak! I summon my Zimmer Frame of Might!"

"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy unite!"

The Tick cartoon also had an episode with a group of Golden Age heroes in a retirement home.

[ghost-angel]

rockets from the sockets!!

[jtelson]

Good Idea: Golden Age Hero
Bad Idea: Retirement Home Hero

All kinds of ideas spring up from Retirement Home Hero.

Horror (As all things flow from and to Horror): Tragically, our elderly tend to be marginalized, it would make for a great group in a Horror campaign (Of course you saw a ghost Grandpa...)

Supers: An old threat rises up from the past, the younger supers don't know how to handle it (Think Supers version of Space Cowboys), or the young supers are missing/killed you're all that's left, or see Horror but with super powers (Sure the Scarlet Skull's dangerous we'll take care of it gramps...)

[bigbywolfe]

good idea: Heroculoids
bad idea: Smurf Hero


Are you serious? Smurf Hero:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=114&pictureid=1321

[Zeropoint]

I'd hit that. If Gansta Smurf was out of the picture.

[Korren]

Bad Idea: Gothic Hero
Worse Idea: American Gothic Hero

"Summ'ns at da dowah!"

(That's "someone's at the door" with a heavy southern accent!)

Hey! I liked American Gothic! I was sad it got canceled!


And hey, I liked Changeling. The hardcover edition's magic system was a lot better than the stupid cards from the softcover. I liked Mage too.

I liked Mage a lot, too. My 3 favorite systems: Hero (Very specific powers), Mage (very generalized powers), Amber Diceless (VERY generalized powers)... odd, huh?

I have to say I liked Changeling 1st edition.... my name is on the playtesters list! <woot!>


Good Idea: Golden Age Hero
Bad Idea: Retirement Home Hero

Should read:
Good Idea: Golden Age Hero
Bad Idea Golden AgeD Hero


All kinds of ideas spring up from Retirement Home Hero.

Horror (As all things flow from and to Horror): Tragically, our elderly tend to be marginalized, it would make for a great group in a Horror campaign (Of course you saw a ghost Grandpa...)

Bubbahotep, anyone? Only Bruce Campbell.....

Korren

[Lucius]

"Summ'ns at da dowah!"

(That's "someone's at the door" with a heavy southern accent!)

Hey! I liked American Gothic! I was sad it got canceled!


Korren

?

How does a painting get canceled?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary is wary of invisigoths. They sack unseen!

[Certified]

All kinds of ideas spring up from Retirement Home Hero.

Horror (As all things flow from and to Horror): Tragically, our elderly tend to be marginalized, it would make for a great group in a Horror campaign (Of course you saw a ghost Grandpa...)

Supers: An old threat rises up from the past, the younger supers don't know how to handle it (Think Supers version of Space Cowboys), or the young supers are missing/killed you're all that's left, or see Horror but with super powers (Sure the Scarlet Skull's dangerous we'll take care of it gramps...)

Oddly enough I joined a game on Hero Central because I thought it would be a fun game concept.

[matrix3]

?

How does a painting get canceled?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary is wary of invisigoths. They sack unseen!

There was a TV show (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111880/) by that name, which I also quite enjoyed.

[bubba smith]

?

How does a painting get canceled?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary is wary of invisigoths. They sack unseen!he must've deen thinking ofthe tv show american gothic
here's one
goos idea american ninja movies
bad idea[or is it?]american luchadore movies

[Certified]

he must've deen thinking ofthe tv show american gothic
here's one
goos idea american ninja movies
bad idea[or is it?]american luchadore movies

Uhhh... Where's the good idea in that? Maybe ...

Bad Idea: American Ninja Movie Hero
Worse Idea: Beverly Hills Ninja Hero

[Korren]

?

How does a painting get canceled?

What's a painting?

Why would you give a painting a name? It's such a simple thing, that's just silly....:D

Good Idea: DaVinci Code Hero
Bad Idea: Del Monte Hero

Wait.... maybe that's backwards..... :D

Korren

[jtelson]

Good Idea: DaVinci Code Hero
Bad Idea: Del Monte Hero

Wait.... maybe that's backwards..... :D

A Del Monte Airfield campaign might be interesting if short lived (18-19 months game time). Could be run like DS-9 or Babylon 5.

[The Monster]

Are you serious? Smurf Hero:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=114&pictureid=1321Once you go blue, you'll always be true...?



Good Idea: The Ultimate Speedster
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Speedo

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: The Ultimate Evil

Bad Idea: The Ultimate Knievel

[Korren]

Good Idea: The Ultimate Speedster
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Speedo

Hey! I like speedos! :sneaky:


A Del Monte Airfield campaign might be interesting if short lived (18-19 months game time). Could be run like DS-9 or Babylon 5.

Do the landing planes have to dodge all the fruit plants?? :eek:


Good Idea: The Ultimate Evil

Bad Idea: The Ultimate Knievel

Actually, a traveling troupe of motorcycle stunt drivers that encounter mysterious, haunted locations & must fight the monsters/men-in-rubber-masks....

As long as one of the motorcyclists doesn't have a flaming head! :thumbdown

Good Idea: Space Hero game
Bad Idea: SpaceBalls (the) Hero game

Korren

[Certified]

Good Idea: Space Hero game
Bad Idea: SpaceBalls (the) Hero game

Korren

Must resist starting new campaign on Hero Central.... the power of the Schwartz compels me...

[jtelson]

Do the landing planes have to dodge all the fruit plants??

Well I was thinking more about the WWII air force base in the Phillipines but if we must, we must...

Reaping the Grapes of Wrath
The year is 2025, with global warming and population increases fruit, even canned fruit has become a luxery item in even the ,ost prosperous of nations. You're team works for DelMonte's (One of the last major Fruit Based Corporations) division of internal security under the control of the mysterious VP of Special Projects. You're task is to protect DelMonte's assets worldwide, acting as body guards, investigators, hostage negotiators and if necessary a small assault team. You'll also occasionally be asked to acquire corporate assets (Genetic Material, Copies of Trade Aggreements, Deeds and the like)from the competition. Sort of a cross between Shadowrun and Carmen Miranda...


<sigh>Should I be taking Bad Ideas as challenges?

[Lucius]

Well I was thinking more about the WWII air force base in the Phillipines but if we must, we must...

Reaping the Grapes of Wrath
The year is 2025, with global warming and population increases fruit, even canned fruit has become a luxery item in even the ,ost prosperous of nations. You're team works for DelMonte's (One of the last major Fruit Based Corporations) division of internal security under the control of the mysterious VP of Special Projects. You're task is to protect DelMonte's assets worldwide, acting as body guards, investigators, hostage negotiators and if necessary a small assault team. You'll also occasionally be asked to acquire corporate assets (Genetic Material, Copies of Trade Aggreements, Deeds and the like)from the competition. Sort of a cross between Shadowrun and Carmen Miranda...

"You have the right to wear fruit..."

(Reading them their Carmen Miranda rights)


<sigh>Should I be taking Bad Ideas as challenges?

It's been known to work for me.

Lucius Alexander

By their fruits shall ye know their palindromedaries

[Lucius]

Uhhh... Where's the good idea in that? Maybe ...

Bad Idea: American Ninja Movie Hero
Worse Idea: Beverly Hills Ninja Hero

Even worse - Beverly Hillbilly Ninja Hero

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary hopes that's as bad as it gets

[BobGreenwade]

Good Idea: The Ultimate Martial Artist
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Marital Artist

[bubba smith]

but thats the same thing

[bigbywolfe]

butt hats the same thing

Butt hats?



Typo Rep...

[Korren]

"You have the right to wear fruit..."

(Reading them their Carmen Miranda rights)

<groan> That is SOOO bad.... If I knew how to give "rep", I'd do so!


Good Idea: The Ultimate Martial Artist
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Marital Artist

I'm imagining the list of Foci on that second one.... I'd make a list, but an eight year old is reading over my shoulder! <ouch>:eek:

Korren

[Celt]

Good Idea: The Ultimate Martial Artist
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Marital Artist

Ah, classic message board mispellings. What else can they give us?

Good idea: The Ultimate Rogue
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Rouge

[mattingly]

http://www.herogames.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=114&pictureid=1321

Hey, I'd play a game of Smurfpunk.

* Fierce feline predators five times your size

* Evil sorcerous mastermind

* Magic mushrooms that grant, like, total power-ups, dude

* Enough ammo for mutually assured destruction

* Hot blue chicks; okay, only one hot blue chick


It's like using Bunnies & Burrows to play Watership Down...


Actually, it's starting to sound more like Watchmen, at three inches tall...

[ghost-angel]

* Hot blue chicks; okay, only one hot blue chick

That's a magical construct created to destroy you!

[Korren]

That's a magical construct created to destroy you!

I thought ALL chicks were?

K

[Lucius]

<groan> That is SOOO bad.... If I knew how to give "rep", I'd do so!

Korren

Find the scales symbol in the upper right corner of the post. Click on it. Reputize.

Of course, you need to make a few more posts and get reputized yourself before it counts for much. But you can certainly register approval.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary warns that Lucius is incorrigible - so don't incorrige him!

[Lucius]

Good idea: Pulp Hero

Bad idea: Pulped Hero

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary is sure it's been done.

[Lucius]

That's a magical construct created to destroy you!

So why didn't Papa Smurf figure out that the best way to neutralize Gargamel's (did I get the name right?) cunning plan to ruin their little blue utopia, was to clone Smurfette so that every smurf could have one?

Or two?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary reasons that if a magical construct can be created once, what's to keep it from being created multiple times?

[lemming]

Bad idea: Pulped Hero


A tale of the Orange Juice wars.

[bubba smith]

Good idea: Pulp Hero

Bad idea: Pulped Hero

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary is sure it's been done.
yes i did that one earlier

[greenbriar]

good idea : Call Of Cthulu
bad idea: Call On Cthulu
Worse idea: go out with Cthulu

[Blue Jogger]

The palindromedary reasons that if a magical construct can be created once, what's to keep it from being created multiple times?

According to Wikipedia (I love that Smurfette has her own entry), it took several days (in private with Papa Smurf) to transform Smurfette from her crude form into the Smurfette that we know. And a lot longer for her to learn basic empathy. This makes it impractical to create one hundred or two hundred, but not unlikely to say make a half-dozen or so for the Smurf elite.

Although, Papa Smurf apparently use the same formula to produce a human hag to plague Gargamel, so it seems to be a very flexible spell to say the least.

[Celt]

good idea : Call Of Cthulu
bad idea: Call On Cthulu
Worse idea: go out with Cthulu


Worst idea: Call Girl Cthulhu

[bubba smith]

good idea college footballl reruns
bad idea college football games interspersed with former players reminising

[Korren]

Although, Papa Smurf apparently use the same formula to produce a human hag to plague Gargamel, so it seems to be a very flexible spell to say the least.

or.... unpredictable.... perhaps Papa was trying to recreate Smurfette & got the hag, instead... then said, "Yeah, that's what I was aiming for.... to annoy Gargamel!":eek:

This one's probably been done:

Good Idea: Gadget Hero
Bad Idea: Inspector Gadget Hero . . . . Go, Go, Gadget VPP!!!

Korren

[jtelson]

good idea college footballl reruns
bad idea college football games interspersed with former players reminising

Bit of a stretch but small town watering hole, former HS football players and cheerleaders, one's a deputy, bartender, bum etc sitting around reminising - little Springsteen in the background. It's puts me in mind for...

Murder Mystery - (hmmm woulda thought horror: although group of people, some friends, in an isolated bar does have Infiltraitor Horror or Zombie Apocolypse written all over it.)

Anyway Murder Mystery Mini Campaign: Call it Glory Days or Bound for Glory - run it in 5 to 15 sessions. Could work.

[Lucius]

yes i did that one earlier

Good idea: Beating me to Pulp Hero :o
Bad idea: Beating me to a pulp :help:


Good idea (?): Manga Hero
Bad idea (!) : Mangled Hero


Lucius Alexander

Good idea: Palindromedary taglines

[jtelson]

Bad idea (!) : Mangled Hero

Also known as "Only the Very End of John Woo Movies Hero", or "Hard Sell to Your Group Hero"

[Korren]

Good idea (?): Manga Hero
Bad idea (!) : Mangled Hero


audio joke:

Good Idea: Manga(Japanese comics) Hero
Bad Idea: Mange(Italian word for EAT) Hero

Korren

[SSgt Baloo]

I am reminded of the similarly-titled segment from Animaniacs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animaniacs).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8PhzrmBgMI

[bigbywolfe]

Good Idea: Psychic Hero
Bad Idea: Psychedelic Hero


http://www.herogames.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=114&pictureid=1110
Sadly, I’ve played with that GM…

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: Hero Book of Trolls, Ogres, and Humanoids

Bad Idea: Ultimate Shrek Sourcebook

[Lucius]

Good/Bad idea?: Del Monte Hero

Carmen Miranda Rights

You have the right to fresh fruit. If you cannot afford fresh fruit, you
have the right to canned, dried, or otherwise preserved fruit. If you
cannot afford any fruit, you have the right to a peel, but your peel
will be fruitless and you will not suck seed. You have the right to one
cup of fruit juice, fresh or from concentrate, as long as you don't get
fresh and concentrate on answering our questions. Now tell us what we
want to know or you will be subjected to further pun-ishment.


Should I break this out into its own thread now?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary claims the right to wear hats made with wax fruit

[BobGreenwade]

Naked Gun: The Cthulhu Files

[jtelson]

Naked Gun: The Cthulhu Files

Is that a good idea?


or a Great Idea?

[Supreme Serpent]

Good idea: Valdorian HERO
Bad idea: Valtrex HERO

Good idea: Everyman
Bad idea: Each and every man

Good idea: Fantasy Hero Grimoire
Bad idea: Fantasy Hero Armoire

Good idea: Hero System Bestiary
Bad idea: Hero System Bestiality

[Lord Liaden]

Good idea: changing the HERO rules to suit the kind of game your group wants to run.

Bad idea: starting a discussion forum thread about official changes to the HERO rules. :rolleyes:

[BobGreenwade]

Is that a good idea?


or a Great Idea?

It's the wrong thread. :o

[jtelson]

It's the wrong thread. :o

Aiming for genre crossover nightmares weren't ya?

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: The X-Files HERO

Bad Idea: The Lone Gunmen HERO

[Ian Mackinder]

Good Idea: The X-Files HERO

Bad Idea: The Lone Gunmen HERO

Worse Idea: Cancer Man HERO?

[tkdguy]

Worse Idea: Cancer Man HERO?
Cancer Man HERO may not be too bad, except for the name. The character is powerful and ruthless, and he seems to be involved in everything.

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: Hero System Timing: Guide to Block, Abort, and Dodge

Bad Idea: How Stella Got Her Phase Back

[John-Walton]

Good Idea: Hero System 6th Edition

updated stats for More Intense Gaming


Bad Idea: Hero System New Edition

updated stats for Urban Rhythm and Harmony

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: Hero System Guide to the Suburban and Rural.


Bad Idea: Sling Blade Hero

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Space Pirate HERO

Bad Idea: Space Taliban HERO

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: RISK HERO


Bad Idea: Catan Hero



Anyone else got wood for sheep ?

:straight:

[CourtFool]

Anyone else got wood for sheep ?

Depends. How much BODY wood do you need and how much END do sheep cost?

[Lucius]

Good Idea: RISK HERO


Bad Idea: Catan Hero



Anyone else got wood for sheep ?

:straight:



Ultimate Base

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary thinks that book should be celebrated with a dance. It would be the Ultimate Base Ball

[jtelson]

Ultimate Base

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary thinks that book should be celebrated with a dance. It would be the Ultimate Base Ball

Or a hop, so it would be the Ultimate Base jump.

[Curufea]

Good Idea: RISK HERO


Bad Idea: Catan Hero



Anyone else got wood for sheep ?

:straight:


Mind you Risk is a dice lovers game and Catan is diceless :)
It would be possible with diceless Hero rules...

[Michael Hopcroft]

Mind you Risk is a dice lovers game and Catan is diceless :)
It would be possible with diceless Hero rules...

IMHO, Catan is a much better game than Risk. Strategically it makes much more sense.

Good Idea: Hero Goes to the Movies

Bad Idea: Hero Goes to the Standing Stillies

[CourtFool]

Good Idea: Horror Hero
Bad Idea: Hors d'oeuvres Hero

[bubba smith]

good ide lucha libre hero
bad idea soccer/football hero

[Certified]

good ide lucha libre hero
bad idea soccer/football hero

Bubba, really? Surely you have seen Shaolin Soccer.

[bubba smith]

Bubba, really? Surely you have seen Shaolin Soccer.
no no really

[ghost-angel]

Post-Apocalyptic Winnie the Pooh Hero.

I don't know if it's good or bad, but I wanna play it.

[Nolgroth]

Post-Apocalyptic Winnie the Pooh Hero.

I don't know if it's good or bad, but I wanna play it."Silly mutant bear!"

[Lucius]

Good/Bad idea?: Del Monte Hero

Carmen Miranda Rights

You have the right to fresh fruit. If you cannot afford fresh fruit, you
have the right to canned, dried, or otherwise preserved fruit. If you
cannot afford any fruit, you have the right to a peel, but your peel
will be fruitless and you will not suck seed. You have the right to one
cup of fruit juice, fresh or from concentrate, as long as you don't get
fresh and concentrate on answering our questions. Now tell us what we
want to know or you will be subjected to further pun-ishment.


Should I break this out into its own thread now?


I started the thread.

Was that a good idea or a bad idea?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary claims the right to wear hats made with wax fruit

[GhoulMaster]

Good idea: The Ultimate Brick

Bad idea: The Ultimate Brickhouse

("She's a brick" pause for breath "HOUSE. She's mighty mighty, she's letting it all hang out..."

[Peregrine]

Why would that be a bad idea? ;)

[GhoulMaster]

Good idea: Gadgets and Gear

Bad idea: Gidget's So Gear (50's pop-movie character crossed with early Beetles)

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: Hero System Guide to the Undead

Bad Idea: the Ultimate Groovie Ghoulie

[Lucius]

Good idea: The Ultimate Brick

Bad idea: The Ultimate Brickhouse

("She's a brick" pause for breath "HOUSE. She's mighty mighty, she's letting it all hang out..."

I may have an idea for my next contribution to the "Song Based Characters" thread....

Lucius Alexander

Where did I put the palindromedary?

[Kraven Kor]

I think at least some of the stuff in this (http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4488397) Fark thread would work :D

[Paulie Romanov]

Good Idea: IRA Hero

Bad Idea: IRS Hero

[death tribble]

Explain to the British Catholic how IRA Hero is a good idea instead of being in extremely poor taste.

[Ian Mackinder]

Explain to the British Catholic how IRA Hero is a good idea instead of being in extremely poor taste.

... Or the Irish Protestants, for that matter.

[jtelson]

Explain to the British Catholic how IRA Hero is a good idea instead of being in extremely poor taste.


... Or the Irish Protestants, for that matter.

I would say that there's a difference between "Terrible things about which I have strong feelings because of my involvement/proximity" and "Things which are in extremely poor taste".

Also Good Ideas and Poor Taste are not remotely mutually exclusive.


Edit: Also any discussion about the IRA or the like should probably take place in NGD

[Ian Mackinder]

I would say that there's a difference between "Terrible things about which I have strong feelings because of my involvement/proximity" and "Things which are in extremely poor taste".

Also Good Ideas and Poor Taste are not remotely mutually exclusive.

Edit: Also any discussion about the IRA or the like should probably take place in NGD

Hardly my intention to get into THAT whole line of discussion, merely trying to point out that the attempt at humour was not in good taste.

[GhoulMaster]

Why would that be a bad idea? ;)

Because "Built like a brick house" is a polite way of saying "Really really fat."

[bubba smith]

good idea green lantern first flight
bad idea pink penlight last landing

[BobGreenwade]

Because "Built like a brick house" is a polite way of saying "Really really fat."Not according to the Commodores. :king:

[bigbywolfe]

Because "Built like a brick house" is a polite way of saying "Really really fat."
Actually it isn’t. “Built like a brick house” (sometimes also brick S***house) commonly refers to a woman who is “stacked”, which is to say, large busted. It can also be used to denote being muscular in men, particularly for short, stocky, “solid” builds. (Often the S-house version of the saying is used with men, where just saying house is more common for women, but this varies by location). “Brick house” denotes being “solid” or “sturdy” and has nothing to do with being overweight or obese.

[Pariah]

Good idea: Book of the Destroyer
Bad idea: Steve's Big Book of C.L.O.W.N

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Conan the Barbarian HERO

Bad Idea: Joxer the Mighty HERO

[Pariah]

Good Idea: Reading an Astronomy book to help you prepare a setting for your new Hero System campaign.

Bad Idea: Reading Hero System Fifth Edition (Revised) to help you prepare for your Astronomy final.

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Reading an Astronomy book to help you prepare a setting for your new Hero System campaign.

Bad Idea: Reading Hero System Fifth Edition (Revised) to help you prepare for your Astronomy final.
Quite right. You should be reading Star HERO instead.

[Pariah]

Quite right. You should be reading Star HERO instead.

Surprisingly enough, Star Hero taught me more useful astronomy than the textbook I used in my Astronomy class in college.

Or maybe that's not surprising....

[tkdguy]

It actually has quite a bit of useful information.

[GhoulMaster]

Good (?) idea: Luche Libra Hero
Bad idea: Redneck Wrasslin' Hero

Much Better idea: Naked Mud Wrestling Hero. :thumbup:

[bubba smith]

good idea gi joe a real american hero
bad idea dradnoks a real mecinary biker gang

[Pariah]

Good Idea: Using Saturn V rocket boosters as improvised throwing weapons.

Bad Idea: Using Saturn V rocket boosters as a way to work on your tan.

[GhoulMaster]

Good idea: Fantasy HERO

Bad (?) idea: Sexual Fantasy HERO

[Certified]

Good idea: Fantasy HERO

Bad (?) idea: Sexual Fantasy HERO

As someone who runs a Podcast on Kink and Sexuality let me just say those 3 point CSLs add up quick.

[Sweeper]

Good Idea: Guitar HERO :rockon:
Bad Idea: Boy Band Hero :no:
I blame drugs: Real Roadie Hero :whip:
("I like the Quiet One." 'Why?' "Because he doesn't speak.")

Good Idea: Mutant City Blues HERO :thumbup:
Bad Idea: NYPD Blues HERO :thumbdown
Fnord: Blues Brothers HERO :joint:
("Attention all Units, BOLO for two white males dressed in black suits in a stolen police cruiser floating six feet off the ground on I-90. Suspects are not armed but considered dangerous)

Good Idea: The Miranda Rights :)
Bad Idea: Waiving the Miranda Rights :idjit:
Naughty Idea: Officer Miranda Right :eg:
("So I arrest this guy for suspicion of armed robbery and the moron kept going on about his crime-spree...")

[FireTiger]

Good Idea: PS238, Teen HERO
Bad Idea: Alma Mater HERO


Alma Mater 1st ed by Steve Davis, Andrew Warden (1982) Oracle Games A grossly humorous RPG about high-school students of anarchic bent at a generic high-school setting, "Central High". The cover by Erol Otus shows juvenile delinquents gathered at the front door of their high school, with drug-dealing and fornication in evidence. The inside cover is a map of Central High School. The system is skill-based. Character creation is class-based with random-roll attributes. You roll 7d10 and assign one die to each of seven attributes: Strength, Coordination, Appearance, Intelligence, Learning Drive, Courage, Willpower, and Constitution. You pick one of seven classes: Average Kid, Brain, Cheerleader, Criminal, Jock, Tough, and Loser. You then generate your social level based upon your class and a d10 roll, which in turn generates your starting money and allowance. Your age (from 13 to 17) and birthday are then generated. You get attribute increases when you turn 16, 17 and 18. You then randomly generate problems, ranging from "Moderate Acne" to phobias and so forth, with increased problems for lower Appearance. You have initial skills based on class, including high-school specific skills such as Cheating, Drinking, Studying, and Crudeness. The core book includes rules for activities ranging from drug use, animal reactions, and dealing with the contents of the chem lab to pregnancy. Players score points for Social Success (for dating, partying, etc.), Academic Success (for grades), and General Success (including miscellaneous such as successful crimes for the Criminal and Tough classes). The game includes an explicit victory condition that whoever has the most Success Points after four years of game time wins the campaign.

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Highlander HERO
Bad Idea: Toyota Highlander HERO

[Lucius]

Good idea: Fantasy HERO

Bad (?) idea: Sexual Fantasy HERO

See my write ups on Fembots and Hyborean Dancing Girls (in their own threads.)

I think Hierax has made contributions along these lines, if I recall correctly.

Someone started a thread "Is this Android Anatomically Correct?" a long time ago.

Lucius Alexander

Palindromedary Hero

[Pariah]

Good Idea: Guitar Hero

Bad Idea: Banjo Hero

[bubba smith]

good idea guitar hero
bad idea harmonica hero

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: GI Joe HERO
Bad Idea: Sloppy Joe HERO

[Badger]

Equipment as a player

Good: d6
Bad: d2

[quozaxx]

Good idea: A GM's imaginary world
Bad idea: The GM's real world

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Halo HERO
Bad Idea: Hula HERO

[Lucius]

A tale of the Orange Juice wars.

Maybe I should change Del Monte Hero to Pulped Hero

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary is sure there needs to be an adventure in there titled "Pulped Fiction."

[Egyptoid]

Good Idea: Hero System Back to the Future Guidebook.

Bad Idea: Adventuring in the Sci Fi Worlds of George McFly.

[jtelson]

Maybe I should change Del Monte Hero to Pulped Hero

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary is sure there needs to be an adventure in there titled "Pulped Fiction."

Pulped Fiction
In 2025 Florida has lost a large portion of its land but is the only source of real oranges in the world (most juices now being made using artificial flavors and vitamin supplements). Tyrese Brett an orange grower and geneticist, contacts Del monte claiming to have created a strain of seedless oranges that will grow almost anywhere and offers to sell his research and samples to the company. The team is dispatched to handle the transaction. The Team arrives at Brett's estate amid warning of an approaching hurricane. The team completes the transaction (one way or another) and recieves the information (briefcase with 666 combination) when a teams from one or more rival companies arrive on the scene to intercept. As the action heats up the hurricane hits in full force...

[bubba smith]

Pulped Fiction
In 2025 Florida has lost a large portion of its land but is the only source of real oranges in the world (most juices now being made using artificial flavors and vitamin supplements). Tyrese Brett an orange grower and geneticist, contacts Del monte claiming to have created a strain of seedless oranges that will grow almost anywhere and offers to sell his research and samples to the company. The team is dispatched to handle the transaction. The Team arrives at Brett's estate amid warning of an approaching hurricane. The team completes the transaction (one way or another) and recieves the information (briefcase with 666 combination) when a teams from one or more rival companies arrive on the scene to intercept. As the action heats up the hurricane hits in full force...
not bad its juciey real juicey

[Pariah]

Good Idea: Using The Force to win a game of chance to get your ship repaired.

Bad Idea: Using The Force to win at Spin the Bottle.

[Pariah]

Good Idea: A gun that shoots death rays!

Bad Idea: A gun that shoots manta rays!

[Lucius]

Good Idea: A gun that shoots death rays!

Bad Idea: A gun that shoots manta rays!

Johan Walbaum was a genius in more than one field, but eventually he went hopelessly insane. One manifestation of his madness was a superstitious dread of manta rays, which he called "The devilfish!" He designed a speargun that is in most respects identical to the common scuba diver's hunting weapon, but equipped with a built in sonar and targetting computer programmed to identify and target rays in general, and manta rays specifically. No one has managed to reverse-engineer the design yet, and most of the examples known are kept as curiosities.

Lucius Alexander

I almost wrote it up as a Focus, but the palindromedary talked me out of it.

[Michael Hopcroft]

Good Idea: A gun that shoots death rays!

Bad Idea: A gun that shoots manta rays!

Worse Idea: A gun that shoots Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

[Curufea]

Worse Idea: A gun that shoots Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Or for the particular vindictive single minded killer: A gun that shoots Ray.

[mattingly]

Good Idea: A gun that shoots death rays!
Bad Idea: A gun that shoots manta rays!
Worse Idea: A ray that shoots guns!

[SSgt Baloo]

Good Idea: Ice Age Hero

Bad Idea: Ice Sculpture Hero

[Michael Hopcroft]

Good Idea: Ice Age Hero

Bad Idea: Ice Sculpture Hero

Come on, don't you like Ice Golems?

[Nevenall]

Good idea: A character with a mithril sphere
Bad idea: A character who is a mithril sphere

[Pariah]

Good Idea: Playing a character with a Bag of Holding.

Bad Idea: Playing a character who can't fight his way out of a wet paper bag.

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Star Wars HERO

Bad Idea: Hardware Wars HERO

[Lucius]

Good Idea: Star Wars HERO

Bad Idea: Hardware Wars HERO

Better Idea: War Hardware HERO

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary ponders hard hero war wares

[mattingly]

Bad Idea: Hardware Wars HERO
You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll kiss three bucks goodbye!

[SSgt Baloo]

Good Idea: Star Wars HERO

Bad Idea: Hardware Wars HERO

But I LIKE the wookie monster!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0Cz-rSLi8

[bubba smith]

Good Idea: Playing a character with a Bag of Holding.

Bad Idea: Playing a character who can't fight his way out of a wet paper bag.why would anyone want to play ME?

[Ian Mackinder]

Good Idea: Playing a character with a Bag of Holding.

Bad Idea: Playing a character who can't fight his way out of a wet paper bag.

Worse Idea: Playing a character who has just been left holding the bag.

[jtelson]

Worse Idea: Playing a character who has just been left holding the bag.

That's like the start of 1 in 6 of my campaigns. You've all just been left holding the bag - go!

[bigbywolfe]

Good Idea: A Superhero with Acid based Powers. Caustic Spit: RKA “With my caustic spit I’ll have this trap melted and we’ll be free in no time!”
Bad Idea: A Superhero with Acid based Powers. Detect, (Colors) Discriminating, acts as part of the Smell/Taste sense group. “Can you taste it man!? The colors, the colors. Oooh, Yellow!”

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: The Ultimate Martial Artist
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Con Artist

Good Idea: The Ultimate Speedster
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Speedo

Good Idea: The Ultimate Brick
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Brick Oven

Good Idea: The Ultimate Mentalist
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Mental Asylum

[Certified]

Good Idea: The Ultimate Martial Artist
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Con Artist

Good Idea: The Ultimate Speedster
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Speedo

Good Idea: The Ultimate Brick
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Brick Oven

Good Idea: The Ultimate Mentalist
Bad Idea: The Ultimate Mental Asylum

Grifter Hero - Con Men working the angles looking for the big score.

Olympic Hero - Political Intrigue and sports competitions.

Carthage Hero - Adventure, survival, escape, can you avoid becoming the next sacrifice?

Arkham Hero - From HP Lovecraft to Gotham City what horrors lurk outside your cell?

These all seem like good ideas to me.

[bubba smith]

Grifter Hero - Con Men working the angles looking for the big score.

Olympic Hero - Political Intrigue and sports competitions.

Carthage Hero - Adventure, survival, escape, can you avoid becoming the next sacrifice?

Arkham Hero - From HP Lovecraft to Gotham City what horrors lurk outside your cell?

These all seem like good ideas to me.
i like olympic hero best mainly sinse my great niece is on the olympic development team for soccer
can someone swing the reptonfa at certified for me thanks

[tkdguy]

Not rpg-related, but...

Good Idea: Putting vanilla ice cream on your chocolate cake

Bad Idea: Putting tomato ketchup on your chocolate cake

[bubba smith]

Not rpg-related, but...

Good Idea: Putting vanilla ice cream on your chocolate cake

Bad Idea: Putting tomato ketchup on your chocolate cake
qft
good idea lara croft tomb raider
bad idea lara croft corperate raider

[Egyptoid]

Olympic Hero - Political Intrigue and sports competitions.

Can you get enough IPE on your CON booster to get by the Doping Refs?

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Airship Hero
Bad Idea: Air Guitar Hero

[Certified]

Can you get enough IPE on your CON booster to get by the Doping Refs?

Doping rep applied.

[Certified]

Good Idea: Rock Star Hero

Bad Idea: The Osbournes.

[cranialspasm]

Good Idea: Dresden Files Hero
Bad Idea: Dresden Dolls Hero

(I may have these reversed the jury is still out.)

OMG I laughed so hard I had to run to the bathroom!

If you played Dresden Dolls Hero, you'd have hysterical skills.
"I have a 8- in piano"
"What do you play?"
"PIANO!"

[Michael Hopcroft]

I actually looked that up. When i saw the title, I originally thought of Rozen Maiden, which would make a bizarre campaign (Dolls that play with you.)

[cranialspasm]

Maybe something like one of these:

OMG! Vampire Mr. Burns and Snidely Whiplash! I love those icons so much it's hurting my insides.

[cranialspasm]

Good Idea: Dark Angel Hero
Bad Idea: Dark Shadows Hero

Good Idea: Vampire Hero
Bad Idea: Twilight Hero

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Having a brainstorm session with your players for your next HERO campaign.
Bad Idea: Having a brain freeze session with your players for your next HERO campaign.

[bubba smith]

[quote=cranialspasm;1894864]Good Idea: Dark Angel Hero
Bad Idea: Dark Shadows Hero

quote]
BAD idea as someone who watched the original run of dark shadows i beg to differ, the show would make an excellent UFH campaign

[Certified]

OMG I laughed so hard I had to run to the bathroom!

If you played Dresden Dolls Hero, you'd have hysterical skills.
"I have a 8- in piano"
"What do you play?"
"PIANO!"

Hay give Miss Palmer a bit more credit than that she probably has a good 14- or 15- but if we're playng Dresden Dolls Hero I want the stats on Yoko aka Neil Gaiman.

Joking and Source (http://www.dorktower.com/2009/07/22/dork-tower-wednesday-july-22-2009-ono-you-dont/)

[Certified]

[quote=cranialspasm;1894864]Good Idea: Dark Angel Hero
Bad Idea: Dark Shadows Hero

[quote]

BAD idea as someone who watched the original run of dark shadows i beg to differ, the show would make an excellent UFH campaign

I think a Dark Shadows game has a lot of potential. Just look at how many times they've tried to remake it. They are in fact still trying since we'll have a movie next year.

[SSgt Baloo]

Good Idea: Iron Age Hero
Bad Idea: Ironing Board Herohttp://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh279/Selich_photos/smiley_ironing.gif


Good Idea: Bronze Age HERO
Bad Idea: Brass Hat HERO http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c219/SSgtBaloo/th_salute10re.gif


Good Idea: Silver Age HERO
Bad Idea: Silverware HEROhttp://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u312/kitami_chan/eat.gif


Good Idea: Golden Age HERO
Bad Idea: Golden Shower Hero :sick:

[Nothere]

Good Idea: Watching wrestling to prepare for a session of Lucha Libre Heros
Bad Idea:Prepareing by hiring burly men to wrestle in your living room.

[bubba smith]

Good Idea: Watching wrestling to prepare for a session of Lucha Libre Heros
Bad Idea:Prepareing by hiring burly men to wrestle in your living room.
hire some pretty girls to wrestle each other instead

[Certified]

hire some pretty girls to wrestle each other instead

That's a different kind of role-playing

[Ian Mackinder]

hire some pretty girls to wrestle each other instead

In Gello.

Mmmmmmmm. G-e-l-l-o.

[tkdguy]

Good Idea: Getting a droid sidekick in your Star Wars campaign.
Bad Idea: Naming your droid H1N1.

[BobGreenwade]

In Gello.

Mmmmmmmm. G-e-l-l-o.I think you mean Jell-O.