The Main Man Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I had this idea of creating package deals out of various Action Actors. The idea is that you can take any character and add this particular Package Deal to simulate that character if they were played by that actor in a movie. Example: A GM decides that Arnold should play the Harbinger of Justice, so he add's Arnie's package deal to the HoJ:eek: and now it's Arnold as the HoJ. Later on after that campaign, another GM decides that he prefers if Bruce Lee plays the HoJ:eek:, and inserts that package deal instead. The idea of an Actor Package Deal is that it boils down an actor's roles to the perceivable patterns in all of their movies, and leaves out any character specific details. My only problem is getting started. A little help from the community? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Acting KS: The Acting World PS: Actor Reputation: Known Actor "Weren't you in that movie?" Hmmm... More later QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsage Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals I had this idea of creating package deals out of various Action Actors. The idea is that you can take any character and add this particular Package Deal to simulate that character if they were played by that actor in a movie. Example: A GM decides that Arnold should play the Harbinger of Justice, so he add's Arnie's package deal to the HoJ:eek: and now it's Arnold as the HoJ. Later on after that campaign, another GM decides that he prefers if Bruce Lee plays the HoJ:eek:, and inserts that package deal instead. The idea of an Actor Package Deal is that it boils down an actor's roles to the perceivable patterns in all of their movies, and leaves out any character specific details. My only problem is getting started. A little help from the community? Try this: http://surbrook.devermore.net/herosource/actionhero.html You'll also find various other movie types on Surbrook's Site too, such as Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Steven Segal. -Carl- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Perk: Celebrity Oratory Mimic Acting PS: Actor KS: Acting KS: Stunt Falls KS: Stage Combat KS: Martial Arts Lots of Int and Pre based skills Of course for Arnold you have to add PS: Politician PS: Governator KS: Politics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals I had this idea of creating package deals out of various Action Actors. The idea is that you can take any character and add this particular Package Deal to simulate that character if they were played by that actor in a movie. This sounds like character generation in the old "Hong Kong Action Theatre!" game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals If I'm reading you correctly, it's not so much the actor package that you are looking for but the Actor. Arnold: +5 STR DF: Accent Bruce Lee +6 DEX +1 SPD DF: Yelps is that more like it? IF so: Bruce Lee needs "ARMOR vs Mooks" As does Steven Segal Jean Claude Van Damme has DAM RED vs Mooks, but invisible so it looks like he's getting the crap kicked out of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals If I'm reading you correctly, it's not so much the actor package that you are looking for but the Actor. Arnold: +5 STR DF: Accent Bruce Lee +6 DEX +1 SPD DF: Yelps is that more like it? IF so: Bruce Lee needs "ARMOR vs Mooks" As does Steven Segal Jean Claude Van Damme has DAM RED vs Mooks, but invisible so it looks like he's getting the crap kicked out of him. Yes, that is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoutybloke Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Arnold needs more str- while in the real world it's probably around 13, in films he's usually portrayed as well into the legendery range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals I would say +8 or even +10 to simulate the dramatic reality of his characters. Surprisingly, he should have bonus INT because a LOT of his characters do not win with sheer brawn, but have brains as well. Arnold Schwarzenagger +8 STR +3 INT so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braincraft Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Arnold needs more str- while in the real world it's probably around 13 You do know that he was a world-class champion bodybuilder, right? And that even years out of competition, he still possesses the approximate dimensions of a brick sh%thouse? (If anything, most of his movies downplay this; how in hell is a giant Austrian bodybuilder sneaking anywhere?) It's not like he's one of those guys who lets their body go to pot in their old age; he maintains some sort of exercise regimen. You saw him in that last Terminator movie, right? In any case, I am fairly certain that he could beat you or I handily in an arm-wrestling contest, and I consider myself to be in pretty good shape. 15 is the absolute dirt floor for Arnie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoutybloke Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals You do know that he was a world-class champion bodybuilder, right? And that even years out of competition, he still possesses the approximate dimensions of a brick sh%thouse? (If anything, most of his movies downplay this; how in hell is a giant Austrian bodybuilder sneaking anywhere?) It's not like he's one of those guys who lets their body go to pot in their old age; he maintains some sort of exercise regimen. You saw him in that last Terminator movie, right? In any case, I am fairly certain that he could beat you or I handily in an arm-wrestling contest, and I consider myself to be in pretty good shape. 15 is the absolute dirt floor for Arnie. At his peak in 67, he lifted a 267kg stone, which would have put him at around str17(I don't have TUB). However that was 40 years ago.He's slimmed down considerably since then, although he still has an imressive pysique for a sixty year old man who's had major heart surgery. Now, bodybuilding is about muscular hypertrophy, not maximum weight lifted. The characteristics benchmark table puts the high end for a non-olympian weightlifter at 13, so thats what I based my estimate on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals However, once again, this is not about the real Ahnold. This is about if you compiled all of his movies and analyze what all of them generally have in common and what can be extracted from any character the actor plays which can be replaced by the abilities of another actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoutybloke Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Stephen Segal: 12 +4 Dex 5+5 pre 2 Ps: CIA agent 4 WF: Small arms, Martial arts weapons 3 Contact: CIA-8 3 Combat driving 3 Stealth 3 Streetwise 5 KS Aikido -14 Martial Arts: 4 Block 4 Fast Strike 3 Throw 3 Hold 16 +2 with all combat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Stephen Segal: 12 +4 Dex 5+5 pre 2 Ps: CIA agent 4 WF: Small arms, Martial arts weapons 3 Contact: CIA-8 3 Combat driving 3 Stealth 3 Streetwise 5 KS Aikido -14 Martial Arts: 4 Block 4 Fast Strike 3 Throw 3 Hold 16 +2 with all combat This is the cinematic Seagal. The real one has more aikido and less CIA. SPY magazine did an expose before it went belly up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocelot Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Bruce Willis +3 rPD Regeneration, OAF: Shirts EB 10d6, Explosion, Incantations: Expletive-ridden cliche Jackie Chan +3 SPD +5 DCV, Requires an Acrobatics Roll Psy Lim: No Guns Samuel Muthertruckin' Jackson +10 PRE +10 PRE, Only for PRE Attacks, Only When Holding a Gun and Soliloquizing +10 INT, Only to Make Perception Rolls, Only When He's Got that CRAZY Gleam in His Eye Pierce Brosnan +20 PRE, Only to Resist PRE Attacks +5 PD, Only vs. Airborne Fruit Thrown By Drag-Queen Nannies Luck 3d6 Will Smith Combat Driving/Combat Piloting; Side Effect: Does 4d6 RKA to all nearby vehicles, Visible: HipHop/Techno Soundtrack HA +4d6, Only vs Aliens +10 COM, OIF - Incredible Fashion Sense Christopher Walken Mind Control, Extra Time (5 min), Incantations (Layer-riddled Monologue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoutybloke Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals This is the cinematic Seagal. The real one has more aikido and less CIA. SPY magazine did an expose before it went belly up. Yes, that's what I was going for. Segal always plays characters who are either serving or retired/fired CIA. I doubt the real segal has combat driving, streetwise or all combat skill levels either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals [quote=Ocelot;1560447 Christopher Walken Mind Control, Extra Time (5 min), Incantations (Layer-riddled Monologue) Ocelot you forgot: Psych Lim: Thinks all music needs more cowbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals This sounds like character generation in the old "Hong Kong Action Theatre!" game thanks for reminding me, i've been trying to remember the name of that game for a few days to edit my post in the list of gaming books thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alverant Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Richard Dean Anderson +3 INT +2 PER rolls Powerful Contact +10 PRE Defense Only 2d6 Luck Distinctive Feature: Deadpan humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarron Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Re: Actor Package Deals Will Smith Combat Driving/Combat Piloting; Side Effect: Does 4d6 RKA to all nearby vehicles, Visible: HipHop/Techno Soundtrack HA +4d6, Only vs Aliens +10 COM, OIF - Incredible Fashion Sense Will Smith almost always has a foot chase scene where he catches the guy. So I'd give him +3" running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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