Sweeper Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Nexus's poll http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61674 and Hemit's Horizon Academy notes http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56379 got me wondering: Would you play a Dark Teen Champion TAS game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Hmm is this another attempt to promote Machine Girl? Actually there are several anime and Japanese dramas and movie that have teens existing in a Dark Champions style universe. Examples include Code Noir and Boogie-Pop Phantom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Never heard of Machine Girl until you mentioned it. Hmmm... that 's the kind of girl even The Batman would say, "She has issues." I was actually thinking a lighter version of The Warriors and Hull High mixed with Sky High. Hence the TAS modifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Angst, lower power levels, melodrama, black leather...I'm not sure how a Dark Champions: TAS Teen game would differ from a standard Teen Champions game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Angst' date=' lower power levels, melodrama, black leather...I'm not sure how a Dark Champions: TAS Teen game would differ from a standard Teen Champions game. [/quote'] The notion of a Teen DC:TAS reminds me of Kim Possible, actually. Maybe darken it up a little bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? The notion of a Teen DC:TAS reminds me of Kim Possible' date=' actually. Maybe darken it up a little bit?[/quote'] Hmm... A Kim Possible based game would be pretty sweet. My buddy Mindy would probably be all for it as KP is one of her favorite Cartoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Play4Keeps Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Let me see I've got it. You want to combine Dark Champions: bad **** happens, blood flows, nothing's black&white with Teen Champions: Oh the angst! Oh I'm not popular! Oh my parents suck! with TAS: life's a cartoon, everything's black&white, all problems are solved in half an hour (with a preachy moral at the end) All that, in one setting?!? Sorry, my mind won't tie itself into knots like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? I happen to agree that that would be too weird. Now, Boogie Pop would be cool, something like that, but when I think of DC and teens, I think something like Kite. But I'm generally more for the darker game settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? The notion of a Teen DC:TAS reminds me of Kim Possible' date=' actually. Maybe darken it up a little bit?[/quote'] or Totally Spies and darken it up a fair bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Let me see I've got it. You want to combine Dark Champions: bad **** happens, blood flows, nothing's black&white with Teen Champions: Oh the angst! Oh I'm not popular! Oh my parents suck! with TAS: life's a cartoon, everything's black&white, all problems are solved in half an hour (with a preachy moral at the end) All that, in one setting?!? Sorry, my mind won't tie itself into knots like that. Its Dark Champions: The Animated series which can run the spectrum between "C.O.P.S" and "Batman the animated series" Just like "vanilla" Dark Champions can be everything from Daredevil to Spawn. For that matter, "Teen Champions" doesn't necessarily have to loaded down with angst. Batman the animated series was not a preachy, all problems are solved in half an hour (at least no more than other television shows) and there were no preachy morals at the end, AICR, at least not the GI Joe style "And knowing is half the battle!" type It seems like the setting would be similar to the shows that were mentioned "Kim Possible" or Totally Spies except more serious, drop the camp and comedy elements, use more "real world" problems and issues, less cartoonish violence. The animated series aspects would involve probably less lethality or at least less gore, the PCs would be more on the side of the angels so to speak (but not total white hats or shining paladins). The most difficult part. IMO, would be coming up with a plausible reason why the players organization is using such young operatives or they've decided to go this route on their own. I think it could be fun it was handled well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrewySquirrel Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Its Dark Champions: The Animated series which can run the spectrum between "C.O.P.S" and "Batman the animated series" Just like "vanilla" Dark Champions can be everything from Daredevil to Spawn. For that matter, "Teen Champions" doesn't necessarily have to loaded down with angst. Batman the animated series was not a preachy, all problems are solved in half an hour (at least no more than other television shows) and there were no preachy morals at the end, AICR, at least not the GI Joe style "And knowing is half the battle!" type It seems like the setting would be similar to the shows that were mentioned "Kim Possible" or Totally Spies except more serious, drop the camp and comedy elements, use more "real world" problems and issues, less cartoonish violence. The animated series aspects would involve probably less lethality or at least less gore, the PCs would be more on the side of the angels so to speak (but not total white hats or shining paladins). The most difficult part. IMO, would be coming up with a plausible reason why the players organization is using such young operatives or they've decided to go this route on their own. I think it could be fun it was handled well. I like my teen games to be very campy, so this style wouldn't appeal to me. I'd think a Dark Teen Champions game would have a feeling (for the Teen PCs) of being just a litte bit over their head. A little of the noir detective plot: a little thing uncovers something *BIG* and possibly just beyond our teen heroes abilities. Something like a Scooby Doo style mystery uncovering a Yakuza Plot. I keep thinking of a early 1990s teen film where a boy on a French class trip to Paris stumbles into a superspy plot where everyone thinks HE is the superspy, because the spy came in (by sheer random chance) with his name as his cover, on the same day. (No, it wasn't 'Cody Banks') In champs universe terms, I'm thinking about what happens when the 'gritty, realistic' Hudson City style heros discover, say, instead of a VIPER nest, a Kings of Edom plot hatching in their spandex-free city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? I like my teen games to be very campy' date=' so this style wouldn't appeal to me.[/quote'] I don't think it would be to everyone's tastes but I don't think it's as weird and incomprehensible as some felt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? I like my teen games to be very campy, so this style wouldn't appeal to me. I'd think a Dark Teen Champions game would have a feeling (for the Teen PCs) of being just a litte bit over their head. A little of the noir detective plot: a little thing uncovers something *BIG* and possibly just beyond our teen heroes abilities. Something like a Scooby Doo style mystery uncovering a Yakuza Plot. I keep thinking of a early 1990s teen film where a boy on a French class trip to Paris stumbles into a superspy plot where everyone thinks HE is the superspy, because the spy came in (by sheer random chance) with his name as his cover, on the same day. (No, it wasn't 'Cody Banks') In champs universe terms, I'm thinking about what happens when the 'gritty, realistic' Hudson City style heros discover, say, instead of a VIPER nest, a Kings of Edom plot hatching in their spandex-free city. "If Looks could Kill" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102095/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoutybloke Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? For source material for a teen Dark Champions game, I recomend the Alex Ryder books by Anthony Horrowitz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventus Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? I read this thread and I could not get the song by Warrant: 18 & life out of my head. I think a great title would be: 21 Jump Street! What???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? I read this thread and I could not get the song by Warrant: 18 & life out of my head. I think a great title would be: 21 Jump Street! What does a show about a bunch of creepy late 20 yr olds hanging out around a high school have to do with Teen Dark Champions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventus Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? What does a show about a bunch of creepy late 20 yr olds hanging out around a high school have to do with Teen Dark Champions? you make them YOUNGER! then it would be 16 jump street! just darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? you make them YOUNGER! then it would be 16 jump street! just darker. JIC: I was poking at the show, not you. Those were some old looking high school students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? What does a show about a bunch of creepy late 20 yr olds hanging out around a high school have to do with Teen Dark Champions? Well, you can credit(or blame) the show for giving Johnny Depp his start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventus Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Then you cross it with the Warrior's Movie for a darker mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? Just to clarify: 18 and Life was done by Skid Row. Sorry, my hair metal sense was tingling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawknight Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? The Robin comic from DC comics had a number of issues that could have been an amalgamation of the different genres. Even horror with the Man-bat family issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? BatMan: The Animated Series rocked. It would be a great basis for a street level campaign - with or without powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: 'Smells like Teen Spirit'? I'd say Buffy the vampire slayer would be a good option as a template for a teen dark champions game. you have combination of the Humour and the angst first loves and first heart breaks mystery mayhem and supernatural power. on the other hand the more serious episodes of the teen titans cartoon would also work while there was a lot of goofy stuff in that show to keep the younger kids entertained there was some very good serious stories. for example the Interactions between Slade and the gang, Ravens father issues, Cyborg going under cover to infiltrate the hive academy and Jinx switching sides when she fell in love. these would be great elements to incorporate into a campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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