Golden Age adventures

[Redmenace]

I'm starting a WW2 supers game and I was wondering if anyone who had done so prior had any advice, anecdotes, useful sources and or webpages, adventure and or character ideas you'd like to toss my way.

To give you some idea of what page I'm on, here is a brief introduction to my campaign.

We are running 5th edition and using J.I. and Golden Age of Champions. We borrow heavily from Marvel and DC continuity of characters with players having the choice of playing pregens ot established heroes or of making their own.

The campaign started off in October of '41 with the pcs getting together to stop the Joker's Halloween rampage. From there we proceeded to an alternate history of Pearl Harbor then induction into the Oss. Currently, the heroes are in 1940s Wakanda, trying to stop the nazis from grabbing the Vibranium deposits and recreating the experiments that created Captain America's invulnerable shield.

This makes it sound like I'm a continuity hound but what what I am really interested in any advice anyone has to offer.

Thanks in advance.

[Agent X]

Originally posted by Redmenace
I'm starting a WW2 supers game and I was wondering if anyone who had done so prior had any advice, anecdotes, useful sources and or webpages, adventure and or character ideas you'd like to toss my way.

To give you some idea of what page I'm on, here is a brief introduction to my campaign.

We are running 5th edition and using J.I. and Golden Age of Champions. We borrow heavily from Marvel and DC continuity of characters with players having the choice of playing pregens ot established heroes or of making their own.

The campaign started off in October of '41 with the pcs getting together to stop the Joker's Halloween rampage. From there we proceeded to an alternate history of Pearl Harbor then induction into the Oss. Currently, the heroes are in 1940s Wakanda, trying to stop the nazis from grabbing the Vibranium deposits and recreating the experiments that created Captain America's invulnerable shield.

This makes it sound like I'm a continuity hound but what what I am really interested in any advice anyone has to offer.

Thanks in advance.

You might want to designate theaters of operation for all of your German and Japanese Masterminds. Red Skull here, Baron Blitzkrieg there, etc.

If you need to generate a few extra Nazi villains you might check the Project 3000 thread. I have a bunch of Nazi characters' names that I offered recently to the list. The problem with your resources from the comics is that most of the Nazis are schemers and not good in an all out fight. These names will suggest more "Super" in the Nazi Supervillains.

[Redmenace]

Thanks, I'll check out the thread. Don't worry about the Axis schemers, they've got plenty of muscle behind them.

[Patriot]

I would love to play in that campaign....Anyone playing the Knight owl?


Watch The Movie 1941....make your players watch it to..it will get them in the mood.

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by Patriot
Watch The Movie 1941....make your players watch it to..it will get them in the mood.

At the risk of heading farther afield, other good WW2 Training Films for Champions should include Rocketeer

[Tom]

To help put yourself in a "period" frame of mind, try to find <u>The Complete Superman Collection</u>.

My wife picked it up on DVD on a whim at the local library to help entertain the kids over the weekend, and we were both surprised to discover that it was a collection of original animated "shorts" dating from 1941 to 1943.

Quite worthwile in its own right, it should help put you and your players in an appropriate frame of mind.

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by Tom
To help put yourself in a "period" frame of mind, try to find <u>The Complete Superman Collection</u>.

My wife picked it up on DVD on a whim at the local library to help entertain the kids over the weekend, and we were both surprised to discover that it was a collection of original animated "shorts" dating from 1941 to 1943.

Quite worthwile in its own right, it should help put you and your players in an appropriate frame of mind.

Some of Max Fliesher's best work. Be aware, however, before treating the kiddies to a view that some of the themes present the Japanese in a very unflattering light.

[Redmenace]

Originally posted by Patriot
I would love to play in that campaign....Anyone playing the Knight owl?

Sadly no so far the characters are

Eaglescout, a Native American US Army Ranger in a costume
Batman 2, the first Robin taking over for Bruce
Captain America, the 1941, newly emerged hero
Victory Siryn, a Helenistically beautiful sonic blaster
Nachtfeur, a defector from the Nazi Ubermensch, a blaster
American Eagle, a Thanagarian Hawk cop, investigating 1) why there is a
Hawkman already on Earth, 2) why there is a Green Lantern here as well, 3) trying to figure out if Superman is actually a surviving Kryptonian, and 4) If he is, trying to recruit him for Thanagar and/or deprive the Lantern Corp the same.
The Catwoman, reformed, atleast for the duration of the War
Bazooka Joe, a Army demolitions expert assigned to the Heroes who has taken to wearing a lone ranger mask, a complete loony.
Liberator, a black superhero who is forced hide his race less it demoralise the White Allied fighting man, or so say his commanders.

Watch The Movie 1941....make your players watch it to..it will get them in the mood.

Excellent suggestion. I was thinking of showing them the WW2 Justice League Finale but that will work well.

At the risk of heading farther afield, other good WW2 Training Films for Champions should include Rocketeer

Another good selection, every scene in that movie is overflowing with period style

To help put yourself in a "period" frame of mind, try to find The Complete Superman Collection.

I had no idea it was on DVD. Much thanks for the heads up on that. I'm off the Suncoast vidstore.

Some of Max Fliesher's best work. Be aware, however, before treating the kiddies to a view that some of the themes present the Japanese in a very unflattering light.

All our players are childless adults, unless you take into account our state of maturity. Thanks for the warning though,

[Pol Rua]

Other films to check out should include the serials of the day.
Captain Marvel, with Tom Tyler is fantastic, even though C.C. Beck hated it.
Spy-Smasher is also good. But the creme de la creme is the Commando Cody stuff. Zombies of the Stratosphere, Radar Men on the Moon, King of the Rocketmen... that sort of stuff.

Pure Gold!

Anyhoo, sounds like your campaign is in good hands, mate.
Have you read the Byrne Batman/Captain America 40's crossover? That's also good.


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Pol.
(Serial thriller)

[Redmenace]

Yeah, the serials are always good for plots and cliffhangers. Not that I need the excuse. I'll see what I can do about finding some.

Most of my visual "research" has been watching the Indianna Jones trilogy, episodes of Batman the animated series, and various specials on the History Channel.


As to the Batman-Capt. America book, yes I've read and enjoyed it very much. SPOILER BEGIN I never quite bought that the Joker would be that bothered to be working for the nazis though. He seems to be more of a "I like the cut of their jib" sort. SPOILER END

[Law Dog]

Originally posted by Redmenace


As to the Batman-Capt. America book, yes I've read and enjoyed it very much. SPOILER BEGIN I never quite bought that the Joker would be that bothered to be working for the nazis though. He seems to be more of a "I like the cut of their jib" sort. SPOILER END

I kind of liked that twist on Joker. He's a dirty, psychotic murderer, but darn it, he's still an American. It seemed to catch the nationalism of the time. For a similar incident just a little earlier, check out M with Peter Lorre, where the bad guys organize a manhunt to find the child killer.

[Redmenace]

Hmmn, good point about the Joker.

M is a incredible movie, I'm thinking of making a modified Dr. Qual, Golden age of Champions, based off of him.

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by Law Dog
I kind of liked that twist on Joker. He's a dirty, psychotic murderer, but darn it, he's still an American. It seemed to catch the nationalism of the time. For a similar incident just a little earlier, check out M with Peter Lorre, where the bad guys organize a manhunt to find the child killer.

Sort of reminded me of that scene in Rocketeer where the Mob and the FBI gang up against the Nazis because: "I may not make an honest living, but I am 100% American!"

I love that stuff

[Agent X]

Originally posted by MisterVimes
Sort of reminded me of that scene in Rocketeer where the Mob and the FBI gang up against the Nazis because: "I may not make an honest living, but I am 100% American!"

I love that stuff

In my campaign, many Golden Age American villains joined the Armed Services to fight the Axis.

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by Agent X
In my campaign, many Golden Age American villains joined the Armed Services to fight the Axis.

That's a classic 'bit'... We had the heroes guilt the villains into signing up. Two villains got in an arguement because one wouldn't join in to fight the japanazi rats!