Tjack Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Since we’ve gone through the discussions of the stats and possible write-ups for The Beverly Hillbillies and Hogan’s Heroes, I thought it might be fun to see what other shows we could dissect. Even though there’s a write up for a Slayer in Surbrook’s Stuff and it has its own game, I always thought Buffy the Vampire Slayer would work well as a Champions campaign. The characters start small and grow in power over time, with Psych & other Disads coming and going in character. Are there any other shows that you always wanted to either play or run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 There's a Taffy Winters in Champions Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 You could adapt The Champions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Champions But there is also The Man of the Uncle and The X-Files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Wild, Wild West/Brisco County Jr. mashup Pariah, Cygnia and Old Man 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 As long as it is the TV series of Wild Wild West and not the film. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Somebody, somewhere had the idea that Jim West & Artemus Gordon were code names and that there were multiple teams in identical RR cars working through out the west. Kind of like the idea that James Bond is the code name for whoever has the number 007. A Steampunk game set in the American West would be cool. You could have West, Gordon, Brisco, Kwai Chang Caine...who else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, death tribble said: You could adapt The Champions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Champions But there is also The Man of the Uncle and The X-Files A Swinging ‘60’s Spy game would be another good one using the Danger International rule book. You could include members of the Impossible Missions Force and Alexander Scott & Kelly Robinson from I-Spy. I wouldn’t play him but some twisted soul might even want to run Maxwell Smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 There used to be a lot of "I want to play the A-Team". But I'd think building a tank out of tin cans each session would get old after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, Tjack said: Somebody, somewhere had the idea that Jim West & Artemus Gordon were code names and that there were multiple teams in identical RR cars working through out the west. Kind of like the idea that James Bond is the code name for whoever has the number 007. A Steampunk game set in the American West would be cool. You could have West, Gordon, Brisco, Kwai Chang Caine...who else? Lazarus Man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Lazarus Man? Old west amnesiac with agent skills and a vague memory about Lincoln’s assassins played by Robert Urich, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 MacGyver. The original, please. Or, speaking of RDA, Stargate. Modern military action campaign with elements of science fiction and pulp mythology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I would rather this be TV Hero, otherwise we'd be implying subcategories of the Superhero genre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 It’s really about turning TV shows and their characters into a Hero Games playable game. If somebody wants to discuss the show Heroes or Bruce Lee’s version of Kato I don’t want to be the one to stop them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pariah said: MacGyver. The original, please. Or, speaking of RDA, Stargate. Modern military action campaign with elements of science fiction and pulp mythology. Do you mean “Legend” a short lived UPN series where RDA played a cowboy named Ernest Pratt who was payed to pretend to be dime novel hero Nicodemus Legend and he had a crazy European inventor sidekick played by John DeLancie? That would fit the aforementioned Western Hero campaign or are you suggesting an ‘80’s campaign of its own? With Michael Knight, KITT and the Misfits of Science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, Tjack said: With Michael Knight, KITT and the Misfits of Science. How about a 70s-80s "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen TV Heroes" campaign? Angus MacGyver, Michael Knight, Steve Austin, Jamie Sommers, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Pariah said: How about a 70s-80s "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen TV Heroes" campaign? Angus MacGyver, Michael Knight, Steve Austin, Jamie Sommers, etc.? Who else would you put in there? I vaguely despise Automan, but Man from Atlantis and my personal all time favorite Ralph Hinkley The Greatest American Hero would work. As a matter of fact my very first Champions character was Bill Maxwell getting the suit after Ralph retired and the “Green Guys” rejuvenated him. I blended his backstory to include his using the cover name of Kelly Robinson during the late ‘60’s. Pattern Ghost and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 44 minutes ago, Tjack said: Who else would you put in there? I vaguely despise Automan, but Man from Atlantis and my personal all time favorite Ralph Hinkley The Greatest American Hero would work. As a matter of fact my very first Champions character was Bill Maxwell getting the suit after Ralph retired and the “Green Guys” rejuvenated him. I blended his backstory to include his using the cover name of Kelly Robinson during the late ‘60’s. Mork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 26 minutes ago, archer said: Mork! The entire Orkan race are total pacifists. The whole planet won the intergalactic title for Hide & Go Seek. It kind of leaves not much for him to do in combat scenes. But as an NPC...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Tjack said: Kwai Chang Caine Almost put Kung Fu on there, then I realized after watching some fight scenes from the show on YouTube, that that show was proof the Old West had the telegraph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Manimal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Tjack said: A Swinging ‘60’s Spy game would be another good one using the Danger International rule book. You could include members of the Impossible Missions Force and Alexander Scott & Kelly Robinson from I-Spy. I wouldn’t play him but some twisted soul might even want to run Maxwell Smart. The one campaign of Danger Int I played in lasted until phase 8 of turn one. A steampunk Wild West/Deadlands/Brisco County/Kung Fu campaign could really work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 36 minutes ago, tkdguy said: Manimal? Sounds great! How would you write him up? Wasn’t he an expert on different cultures or something? I could look it up but let’s see how you all would do the research and make these characters happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Tjack said: The entire Orkan race are total pacifists. The whole planet won the intergalactic title for Hide & Go Seek. It kind of leaves not much for him to do in combat scenes. But as an NPC...? Mork can still kidnap people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, Old Man said: The one campaign of Danger Int I played in lasted until phase 8 of turn one. A steampunk Wild West/Deadlands/Brisco County/Kung Fu campaign could really work though. What era were you playing in? I find that carefree spy stories don’t really work after the late ‘70’s. 1 minute ago, dmjalund said: Mork can still kidnap people But why would he? Give me a scenario. Tell me a story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Tjack said: What era were you playing in? I find that carefree spy stories don’t really work after the late ‘70’s. But why would he? Give me a scenario. Tell me a story. Watch the episode of Happy Days where he first guest stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.