mallet Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Another Nick Cave song that's was the basis for a great Campaign: Tupelo Looka yonder! Looka yonder! Looka yonder! A big black cloud come! A big black cloud come! O comes to Tupelo. Comes to Tupelo Yonder on the horizon Yonder on the horizon Stopped at the mighty river Stopped at the mighty river and Sucked the damn thing dry Tupelo-o-o, O Tupelo In a valley hides a town called Tupelo Distant thunder rumble. Distant thunder rumble Rumble hungry like the Beast The Beast it cometh, cometh down The Beast it cometh, cometh down Wo wo wo-o-o Tupelo bound. Tupelo-o-o. Yeah Tupelo The Beast it cometh, Tupelo bound Why the hen won't lay no egg Can't get that cock to crow The nag is spooked and crazy O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Ya can say these streets are rivers Ya can call these rivers streets Ya can tell ya self ya dreaming buddy But no sleep runs this deep No! No sleep runs this deep No sleep runs this deep Women at their windows Rain crashing on the pane Writing in the frost Tupelos' shame. Tupelo's shame O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O go to sleep lil children The sandmans on his way O go to sleep lil children The sandmans in his way But the lil children know They listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood They listen to the beating of their blood The sandman's mud! The sandman's mud! And the black rain come down the black rain come down the black rain come down Water water everywhere Where no bird can fly no fish can swim Where no bird can fly no fish can swim No fish can swim Until The King is born! Until The King is born! In Tupelo! Tupelo-o-o! Til The King is born in Tupelo! In a clap-board shack with a roof of tin Where the rain came down and leaked within A young mother frozen on a concrete floor With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Tupelo-o-o! O Tupelo! With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Well Saturday gives what Sunday steals And a child is born on his brothers heels Come Sunday morn the first-born dead In a shoebox tied with a ribbon of red Tupelo-o-o! Hey Tupelo! In a shoebox buried with a ribbon of red O ma-ma rock you lil' one slow O ma-ma rock your baby O ma-ma rock your lil' one slow O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Mama rock your lil' one slow The lil one will walk on Tupelo The lil one will walk on Tupelo Black rain come down, Black rain come down Tupelo-o-o! Yeah Tupelo! And carry the burden of Tupelo Tupelo-o-o! O Tupelo! Yeah! The King will walk on Tupelo! Tupelo-o-o! O Tupelo! He carried the burden outa Tupelo! Tupelo-o-o! Hey Tupelo! You will reap just what you sow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal_sage Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character lets see.... Blind Guardian doesn't really count (since most, if not all, of their songs are about fantasy characters that already exist) Through the Fire and the Flames by Dragon Force was a major influence on Decibel (the self dubbed Norse God of Rock) but only in a "its so over the top its damn near cartoony) kind of way. Holy Wars by Megadeth was an inspiration for my first ever character, Malhavoc the Half-Elven Ranger. Awake by Godsmack is nearly a line by line history of Stjerne "Barfrost" Ericson, a very Louis (of Anne Rice fame) type of vampire that hated vampires and vowed to slay them or die trying, especially his "mom" a Roman by the name of Cassandra. Carry on my Wayward Son by Kansas is tied deeply to the Gabriel Chapman/Graviton character i wrote up for DH a few issues ago, and a Drop Kick Murphey's song, the name of which evades me at the moment (but the chorus is "I'll drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and fight, drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and fight, and if i see a pretty girl, i'll sleep with her tonight, oh drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and fight") is the main inspiration for Kel/Guardian, and a few Boston songs were involved in the making of Kurt/Vision as well. an entire fantasy campaign world began from way to much Therion, Amon Amarth, and Hammerfall (for the uninitiated, that would be a Norse campaign setting, in which the cosmology is actually yggdrasil and the whole nine yards, as all three of these bands deal in Norse inspired heavy metal) that about does it for me. there are more, but none come to mind at the moment. most of my characters have some basis in music, mostly because music is my first love (i'm with G-A on that one, as i also often astound my friends, switching between Death Metal to Bluegrass, and hitting all points in between) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalinth Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character and a Drop Kick Murphey's song, the name of which evades me at the moment (but the chorus is "I'll drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and fight, drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and fight, and if i see a pretty girl, i'll sleep with her tonight, oh drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and fight") is the main inspiration for Kel/Guardian, and a few Boston songs were involved in the making of Kurt/Vision as well. To the best of my knowledge, this song is "Irish Drinking Song (Drink and Fight)" A number of songs mentioned on this thread are ones I have either used or thought about using. I have recently become a big fan of The Cruxshadows, and their song "Defender" is one that I've been thinking about. The most relevant part of the lyrics follows - There is no fact, that cannot be challenged No course of fate, we cannot repair The means to an end is in the beginning Strength to endure, comes out of despair Where there is love, there is life And where there is life, there is hope And in hope we find the sight to see The essence of divinity And through each moment believing She knows, that I will not leave her One life held fast to another Love lives, and I will defend her "Eye of the Storm" also by the Cruxshadows is another one that I have a partly done character for. Again, it is a fairly long song, so just a short quote The trials you now are facing They are not greater than your will For there is nothing under heaven You cannot overcome See the door that lies before you And know this too shall pass The confrontation of your tears In strength drawn from the past When the silent voices whisper Find the course that is your own And however great the obstacle You will never be alone [snip] I believe in what I fight for And I have paid for it with pain I am here because my contributions May help turn this fate away And all who stood by and did nothing Who are they to criticize? The sacrifices of others Our blood has bought their lives This is the moment of truth At the point of no return Place faith in your convictions As the boundaries start to blur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGuardian Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Harvester of Eyes Flaming Telepath Revenge of Vera Gemini Magna Of Illusion Back in the late 80's (when I was in college) I would routinely go through my album collection, pick an album, and have a nearly instant super villain team. Flaming Telepaths was the title I used for the story arc and Harvester of Eyes, Subhuman, Astronomy, and Dominance were the villains of the piece... It was the first times I managed to really get across horror in an rpg... at least two of the players had eeeewww reactions to my version of Harvester of Eyes. A mass of branching tentacles which ended in either eyes or knives. I suspect if I was creating harvester after Neil Gaiman had created the Corinthian it would have been a bit different. Other albums / song titles I remember using Synchronicity (Police), Lighning's Hand (from a Kansas album), and Peter Gabriel's album with the melting face (security perhaps?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singingcrow Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Black Betty by Spiderbait!!! Or anything by AC/DC!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character "The Show Must Go On" by Queen and "I Would Do Anything For Love" by Meatloaf combined to inspire my demon-cursed mage Dante. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Yeah, I built a Veteran of the Psychic Wars. "Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple gave me a few characters and an entire WH40k Marine Chapter Can you remember remember my name As I flow through your life A thousand oceans I have flown And cold spirits of ice All my life I am the echo of your past I am returning the echo of a point in time Distant faces shine A thousand warriors I have known And laughing as the spirits appear All your life Shadows of another day And if you hear me talking on the wind Youve got to understand We must remain Perfect strangers I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow A strand of silver hanging through the sky Touching more than you see The voice of ages in your mind Is aching with the dead of the night Precious life (your tears are lost in Falling rain) And if you hear me talking on the wind Youve got to understand We must remain Perfect strangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character I get a lot from Disturbed, too. Another mission, The powers have called me away. Another time, To carry the colors again. My motivation, An oath I've sworn to defend. To win the honor, Of coming back home again. No explanation, Will matter after we begin. Another dark destroyer that's buried within, My true vocation. And now my unfortunate friend, You will discover, A war you're unable to win. I'll have you know, That I've become... Indestructible. Determination that is incorruptible. From the other side. A terror to behold. Annihilation will be unavoidable. Every broken enemy will know, That their opponent had to be invincible. Take a last look around while you're alive, I'm an indestructible master of war. Another reason. Another cause for me to fight. Another fuse uncovered, Now, for me to light. My dedication, To all that I've sworn to protect. I carry out my orders, Without a regret. A declaration, Embedded deep under my skin. A permanent reminder, Of how we began. No hesitation, When I am commanding the strike. You need to know, That you're in for the fight of your life. You will be shown, How I've become... Indestructible. Determination that is incorruptible. From the other side. A terror to behold. Annihilation will be unavoidable. Every broken enemy will know, That their opponent had to be invincible. Take a last look around while you're alive, I'm an indestructible master of war. I'm... Indestructible. Determination that is incorruptible. From the other side. A terror to behold. Annihilation will be unavoidable. Every broken enemy will know, That their opponent had to be invincible. Take a last look around while you're alive, I am indestructible. (Indestructible.) Indestructible Determination that is incorruptible. From the other side. A terror to behold. Annihilation will be unavoidable. Every broken enemy will know, That their opponent had to be invincible. Take a last look around while you're alive, I'm an indestructible master of war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character More evocative Disturbed lyrics I've used: Ah ah ah ah ah!! Ooh, Devon Won’t go to heaven She’s just another lost soul, about to be mine again Leave her we will receive her It is beyond your control will you ever meet again Devon No longer living Who had been rendered unwhole. As a little child, she was taken and then forsaken you will remember it all Let it blow your mind again Devon lies beyond this portal take the word of one immortal Give your soul to me For eternity release your life to begin another time with her End your grief with me there’s another way release your life take your place inside the fire with love Sever Now and forever you’re just another lost soul about to be mine again see her, you’ll never free her you must surrender it all And give life to me again Fire All you desire As she begins to turn cold and run out of time you will shiver till you deliver you will remember it all Let it blow your mind again Devon lies beyond this portal take the word of one immortal [Chorus] [solo] “Take me away, yeah” [Chorus] Ooh, Devon No longer living Who had been rendered unwhole. As a little child she was taken, and then forsaken you will remember it all Let it blow your mind again Burn… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Disturbed's "Prayer" is also good. Godsmack's "Bad Religion" BOC's "Shadow Warrior" became O-kami's theme song. I used to play it before every game. Also from BOC: "I Am The One You Warned Me Of", and "Damaged" -- two great villains Kid Rock's "American Badass" became a DC character MCR's "I'm Not Okay" and "I Never Told You What I Do For A Living" became two more. As Oscar Wilde said: "Bad poets borrow. Good poets steal." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Rolling Stone's "Paint it Black" Saliva's "Click Click Boom" Evanescense: "Bring Me To Life" Queensryche's "Eyes of a Stranger" BOC again: "Career of Evil" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character I could go on, but I stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penemue Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Ahhh... allow me to offer this story as a word of warning: I may as well share the Worst Character Concept Ever, submitted to me by a prospective player in a Champions game I was going to run (but never got off the ground): The Superlative (Invincible, Indestructible, etc.) Hammer-Wheel. The Invincible Hammer-Wheel's power is that he has hammers for hands and wheels for feet. Or it could have been wheels for hands and hammers for feet. The player himself wasn't sure, but my mental picture of the character is a man with monster-truck wheels plugged into where is arms should be, who drives up to villains and kicks them with his sledgehammer feet. Here's basically how the conversation went: Player: I hear you're running a superhero game. Can I play? Me: Sure. Do you have a character concept in mind? Player: The Invincible Hammer-Wheel! Me: Uh... (keep in mind this was to be a "serious" supers game) Player: He has hammers for hands and wheels for feet! Or, wheels for hands and hammers for feet. I haven't decided. Me: And how did he come by these "powers?" Player: He was born that way. Me: Must have been rough on his folks... Player: He was raised by farm implements. Me: And his motivation for doing good? Player: He lives in the woods. So whenever people bring up their "worst concept" horror-stories, all I have to say is, totally deadpan and monotone, "The Invincible Hammer-Wheel. He has hammers for hands and wheels for feet. He was born that way. He was raised by farm implements. He lives in the woods." This sounds like a character Dwight Shrute from the office would make up. Was this player a beet farmer/ Battlestar Galactica fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Vetran of a thousand psychic wars from Blue Oyster Cult: a burnt out mentalist from a dimension/planet where they fight with minds rather than bullets. He's seen it all, he's fought for decades and has been so scarred and traumatized that his formerly vast psychic powers have been damaged and he can barely stand to use them any more. He fled the wars and hides on earth, using his powers only when he has to, and nowhere near at peak capacity. Lots of mental powers (really pushing the limits of the special effect, such as some of the more extreme and freaky psionic powers from D&D) but it's physically painful and costs a lot of END, plus ego rolls, to use them above a minor level. Very grizzled, worldly, jaded, and cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Not Champions strictly speaking but I did create a character named Silver Dagger, inspired by the folk song. Her daddy was a werewolf so now she uses her magical silver dagger to hunt "monsters". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character This sounds like a character Dwight Shrute from the office would make up. Was this player a beet farmer/ Battlestar Galactica fan? I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character You know you game a lot when you listen to a song and feel inspired to make a character for Champions, or even a team of NPCs... or is it just me? I'm betting not. An example "Mr. Roboto", Vincent Kilroy is a brilliant scientist, now laying in a coma ward recovering from severe burns, or is he?His creation, Mr. Roboto fights crime and helps the common man even as it evades a mysterious cabal of powerful men and seeks to bring them down. His secret? Kilroy's mind is in his own creation transfered during the attack that nearly killed him. I'm going more by lyrics than the videos that they're often with myself, but whatever works. Anyone else ever use music for a character making muse? Hmmmmmm.... thinking about the all the characters I've created... and the answer is: no, never made a hero based or inspired by a song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Artist formerly known as PRINCE Gallery NXSFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Hiemforth Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Our Champions group in college had an ongoing thing for a while with characters (both heroes and villains) with names/motifs based on songs by Genesis, or current or former members of Genesis. I know we had (at a minimum) Sledgehammer, Big Time, Invisible Touch, Man On The Corner, and Red Rain. There may have been more... it was a long time ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenn Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character http://www.rcuhero.net/scsheets/pinballwizard.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corven_Ren Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character I made a villain based on a villain that appeared in the KISS: Psycho Circus comic book series, whose name was the same as one of their songs. Here he is. Mr. Make Believe Val Char Cost Roll Notes 15 STR 5 12- Lift 200.0kg; 3d6 [1] 18 DEX 24 13- OCV: 6/DCV: 6 15 CON 10 12- 12 BODY 4 11- 20 INT 10 13- PER Roll 13- 30 EGO 40 15- ECV: 10 15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 12 COM 1 11- 3 PD 0 Total: 3 PD (0 rPD) 3 ED 0 Total: 3 ED (0 rED) 4 SPD 12 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 6 REC 0 30 END 0 30 STUN 2 Total Characteristic Cost: 113 Movement: Running: 6"/12" Leaping: 3"/6" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers END 165 Mental Illusions 12d6 (Human class of minds), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Area Of Effect (18" Radius; +1 1/4) (165 Active Points) 50 Mind Control 6d6 (Human class of minds), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Area Of Effect (5" Radius; +1) (75 Active Points); Conditional Power Only Vs. Children (-1/2) 24 Completel Insanity: Mental Defense (30 points total) 10 Kitchen Knife: HKA 1/2d6 (1d6+1 w/STR) 1 Skills 5 Children's Games: KS 15- 2 Children's Moives and TV Shows: KS 11- 3 Acrobatics 13- 9 Sleight Of Hand 16- 3 Acting 12- 3 Disguise 13- 3 Mimicry 13- Total Powers & Skill Cost: 277 Total Cost: 390 200+ Disadvantages 20 Psychological Limitation: Cold Blooded Killer (Common, Total) 20 Psychological Limitation: Obsessed with Children (Common, Total) 25 Psychological Limitation: Treats Everything Like A Game (Very Common, Total) 10 Reputation: Child Mollester & Killer, 11- 15 Social Limitation: Public Identity (Frequently, Major) 25 Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 20 Hunted: Primus 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 15 Corven's Sicko Villain Bonus 40 Experience Points Total Disadvantage Points: 150 Background/History: Origin is curently in the works Personality/Motivation: Mr. MakeBelieve is the worst case scenario in a meta human. He uses his powers to attack the most innocent of all, children. He is John Wayne Gacy with mental powers. Quote: Singing: "Come with me, and you'll see, a world of pure imagination." Powers/Tactics: Mr. Make Belive possess the ability to create powerful mental illusions. He also possess the ability to control the minds of children. It is believed that he could control other human beings as well but his own sick mind will not allow him to do so. His usual tactic is to first set up a 'play area' in some abandoned building and then using his mind control lure children there. Once he has done so he uses his illusions to make the children believe they are in some magical playland and do not want to leave. And from there I am sure you can get the idea of what he does next. Appearance: Darrel Suggs is a lanky man in his mid 20's. When 'entertaining' children as Mr. Make Believe he wear a ringmaster style outfit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character I was idly playing with HeroDesigner making a speedster that I couldn't come up with a name for. Then Headlong by Queen came on the radio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character DC villain from Motorhead's "The Hammer" Motorhead's "The Iron Fist" was copywritten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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