Echo3Niner Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) So, have a new campaign starting Saturday (05/29) and I have the first few games planned out - I also have the campaign-long concept planned <link>; what I need some assistance with will be the "normal games" that fill in the campaign. What kind of "'normal games" or filler games, would makes sense for two cosmic-powered supers? One is a hyper-flying energy shooter (Binary/Silver Surfer), the other is a cosmic powered martial/brick. In a "normal" campaign; it's fairly easy - bad guys are robbing a bank, or blowing something up, or stealing a super-weapon, etc. A little harder for me to come up with the run-a-the-mill cosmic-level "normal games". All ideas welcome! Edited May 28, 2021 by Echo3Niner Edited link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Maybe try running the space/cosmic version of “You’re all in a tavern”. A sleazy space station bar, (think Quark’s or that place on Tatooine) waiting around for somebody to make contact or for a ship to arrive, or the players ship to be repaired or cleared through customs. Start with the D&D tropes and build from there. If it’s just a filler episode you don’t need to pour to much deep thought into it. By their very nature fillers are supposed to be a palette cleanser between serious adventures. Just have fun, that goes for you as well as the players. Echo3Niner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Save the Planet from the asteroid. Stop the pirates interrupting the trade routes. Capture the escapee(s) from the intergalactic super-max. Evade and stop the bounty hunters after you. Guard the diplomatic conference from a terrorist. It's just a matter of scale. You can use old Silver Surfer, Green Lantern or LSH plots as best fits your campaign tone. Echo3Niner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo3Niner Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Grailknight said: Save the Planet from the asteroid. Stop the pirates interrupting the trade routes. Capture the escapee(s) from the intergalactic super-max. Evade and stop the bounty hunters after you. Guard the diplomatic conference from a terrorist. It's just a matter of scale. You can use old Silver Surfer, Green Lantern or LSH plots as best fits your campaign tone. Oh, I like the escapee(s) from Intergalactic super-max! I also like the diplomatic conference. Both those fit nice in my campaign. I also like a variation on the "save the planet from the asteroid"; thanks to Debris (TV show), I can do "save the planet from falling alien debris" and then spinoff with "now deal with the ramifications" and "where did this come from?" Thank you; great ideas! 10 hours ago, Tjack said: Maybe try running the space/cosmic version of “You’re all in a tavern”. A sleazy space station bar, (think Quark’s or that place on Tatooine) waiting around for somebody to make contact or for a ship to arrive, or the players ship to be repaired or cleared through customs. Start with the D&D tropes and build from there. If it’s just a filler episode you don’t need to pour to much deep thought into it. By their very nature fillers are supposed to be a palette cleanser between serious adventures. Just have fun, that goes for you as well as the players. For cosmic-powered supers, that's a bit extreme (as it could quickly escalate into collateral damage up to and including destroying the planet they're on)... However, did remind me of the "captured for the arena" trope... Thanks for the inspiration. Edited May 28, 2021 by Echo3Niner closed parentheses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Judges at a beauty pageant. Participants in a spaceship race. Mysterious time travel event with no apparent motive. Heist at a space museum where the security guard steals a flight ring and a flying security robot then tries to flee into the past. Oruncrest, assault and Echo3Niner 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo3Niner Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, archer said: Heist at a space museum where the security guard steals a flight ring and a flying security robot then tries to flee into the past. That's an interesting one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ockham's Spoon Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Return exotic alien creature to its owner (probably the child of an important political or military figure) or to the zoo. But the creature is hard to catch as it can turn invisible, desolid, and/or it teleports. And as they chase it around, it causes a number of accidents where the heroes would be compelled to save innocent people. You might watch the Harry Potter spin-off movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for inspiration. Echo3Niner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 I'm surprised no one has mentioned a high-powered hero classic, saving people from natural disasters: earthquake, wildfire, hurricane, etc. Of course the cause of the disaster doesn't necessarily have to be natural... Echo3Niner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo3Niner Posted May 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Ockham's Spoon said: Return exotic alien creature to its owner (probably the child of an important political or military figure) or to the zoo. But the creature is hard to catch as it can turn invisible, desolid, and/or it teleports. And as they chase it around, it causes a number of accidents where the heroes would be compelled to save innocent people. You might watch the Harry Potter spin-off movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for inspiration. I LOVE this one - for sure on the list! Thanks. 3 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: I'm surprised no one has mentioned a high-powered hero classic, saving people from natural disasters: earthquake, wildfire, hurricane, etc. Of course the cause of the disaster doesn't necessarily have to be natural... Yeah, first game for the human hero; earthquake in San Francisco and Golden Gate bridge is collapsing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 How about if their Hunteds team up together? Their evil doppelgängers from Dimension X show up? The most famous superteam on the planet offers them a try-out? Firewing shows up and offers a challenge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Echo3Niner said: Yeah, first game for the human hero; earthquake in San Francisco and Golden Gate bridge is collapsing... If you want an already designed version of this, I suggest Steve Perrin's "The Star-Devourer". The Champions stats are 2e/3e, but conversion is trivial, if not unnecessary. Incidentally, it's one of the finest Batman/Superman-type scenarios ever published. The Awesome character gets to play with the monster while the Normal-ish character gets to solve the problem. Lord Liaden and Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 18 hours ago, archer said: Heist at a space museum where the security guard steals a flight ring and a flying security robot then tries to flee into the past. 16 hours ago, Echo3Niner said: That's an interesting one... I'm nothing if not original.... Steve, Echo3Niner, Hugh Neilson and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 5/28/2021 at 7:32 PM, Echo3Niner said: That's an interesting one... I think that might be a reference to Booster Gold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo3Niner Posted May 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Ninja-Bear said: I think that might be a reference to Booster Gold? If you meant on my part; it was unintentional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 16 hours ago, Ninja-Bear said: I think that might be a reference to Booster Gold? If you meant on my part, it was completely intentional. Oruncrest and Echo3Niner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Foiling space pirates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mr. R said: Foiling space pirates! Reynolds Wrap FTW! Mr. R, Lawnmower Boy and Echo3Niner 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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