batguy Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 How can I run a super hero rpg game based on the dc comics mini-series”jsa:the golden age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 My recommendation is to first pick up this product: Golden Age Champions. Then its just a matter of having the background and characters lined up (The Template books have various knockoffs of well known characters with the serial numbers filed off) and some adventures. Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 For most genuine Golden Age games, that's excellent advice. But what I believe batguy is specifically referring to is a somewhat different animal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Age_(comics). Pretty 1990s in tone, plot and themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batguy Posted November 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 57 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: For most genuine Golden Age games, that's excellent advice. But what I believe batguy is specifically referring to is a somewhat different animal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Age_(comics). Pretty 1990s in tone, plot and themes. Yeah,that is what i am referring to.Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I won't be of much help. Iron Age is far from my comic reading and gaming sensibilities, and I have almost no experience with it and no advice on running it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 From memory, most of the heroes were more or less retired, only coming out of retirement when the plot made it necessary. Good for the story, not so good for a game. At the very least, the PCs still need to be hero-ing, although you might be able to start with them retired. That would require a suitable threat. A serious point - the actual plot of The Golden Age should be avoided. It could be fun to run - but would require unfortunate levels of GM manipulation, if not outright railroading. Something like it could happen eventually, but only if it grew organically from the events of the game, using NPCs the players and PCs cared about. Lord Liaden and Scott Ruggels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Admittedly, one of my favorite campaigns was a Golden Age Champions game. We were called the Allied Forces and I had a Canadian brick by the name of Iceberg (with his trusty dog Frobisher!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Well, I could snark about giving everyone huge shoulderpads and ridiculous guns, but just the Book of Templates series with various suggestions on how to build known published characters gives you the template, then the rest is in the comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: Well, I could snark about giving everyone huge shoulderpads and ridiculous guns, but just the Book of Templates series with various suggestions on how to build known published characters gives you the template, then the rest is in the comics. It's not a "huge shoulderpads and ridiculous guns" book. Also, it's DC, so the Book of Templates series isn't very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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