SSgt Baloo Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Crimes shall never be presented in such a way as to create sympathy for the criminal, to promote distrust of the forces of law and justice, or to inspire others with a desire to imitate criminals. If crime is depicted it shall be as a sordid and unpleasant activity. Criminals shall not be presented so as to be rendered glamorous or to occupy a position which creates a desire for emulation. In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds. Scenes of excessive violence shall be prohibited. Scenes of brutal torture, excessive and unnecessary knife and gunplay, physical agony, gory and gruesome crime shall be eliminated. No comic magazine shall use the word horror or terror in its title. All scenes of horror, excessive bloodshed, gory or gruesome crimes, depravity, lust, sadism, masochism shall not be permitted. All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated. Inclusion of stories dealing with evil shall be used or shall be published only where the intent is to illustrate a moral issue and in no case shall evil be presented alluringly, nor so as to injure the sensibilities of the reader. Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited. Profanity, obscenity, smut, vulgarity, or words or symbols which have acquired undesirable meanings are forbidden. Nudity in any form is prohibited, as is indecent or undue exposure. Suggestive and salacious illustration or suggestive posture is unacceptable. Females shall be drawn realistically without exaggeration of any physical qualities. Illicit sex relations are neither to be hinted at nor portrayed. Violent love scenes as well as sexual abnormalities are unacceptable. Seduction and rape shall never be shown or suggested. Sex perversion or any inference to same is strictly forbidden. Nudity with meretricious purpose and salacious postures shall not be permitted in the advertising of any product; clothed figures shall never be presented in such a way as to be offensive or contrary to good taste or morals. The Cat Without a Name: Would probably be scolded for spending days away from the group having "unspecified fun", but otherwise no change. His claws are quite tame compared to his sleep-inducing power, and never saw much use anyway. The gifts of dead mice to his "servants" (other members of the superteam) would probably happen off-camera. Bob Tiger, Thunder Rabbit: It really depends on whether the thought that either of these guys might be romantically involved with a seemingly normal human (BT is married to a fairy princess; TR is something of a playboy) might be declared a perversion, but it could fly under the radar. TR's social life would become less interesting if all his dates ended with a chaste kiss at her front door (whoever "her" is this issue). Lance O'Bannon, the Singing Cowboy: He'd just about define the CCA ideal of a hero. Heck, the only thing he ever used his pistols for is shooting guns out of people's hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Microman II: I don't think he'd be effected at all. Diomedes: Silver Age Batman rather than Bronze Age, in a nutshell. Not a real significant change. Hermes: Forget Hermes personally, the setting in general would need such an extensive rewrite as to be almost incomprehensible. Not that such things are thrown around gratuitously, but pretty much every one of those rules is violated at one point or another. Hermes personally? Actually wouldn't mind living in a world where those rules were natural law. But then, most sane beings would prefer to live in a world where Gehinnom can't exist. ( Gehinnom: Imagine a self-made Satan building Apokalips on Earth ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Anthem would retire - sometimes the world passes you by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Ultimately, though, the CCA/Silver Age isn't just the weird stuff. It's there, and it's a good part of the fun, but it isn't everything. I will also add that the 60s Marvel stuff was all Comics Code Approved. The silliness isn't the whole story. I agree with all your points, I could get behind such a game and lots of players "our" ages could, but the younger players don't have those connections or history. They want slavering "THUD, bang, gotcha!" bad guys and good guys based on Wolverine or something similar. As I said, it'd be very tough to play a Silver age CCA game with players who feel or believe that the Iron/Rust age story is what it's all about, over more than a couple of nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Prophet Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Okay… It took a bit of time, but here I go… Format is: Name (Faction/Violates #): Description of violations… Phantom Photon (Heroine/10): As a magic wielding blaster PP has on many occasions fought against many of the prohibited enemies. So she would have to face more mundane enemies, or other magic wielders, no more werepuppies L Polarity Shift (Heroine/12 and 13): PS is a living gravity field that has come to Earth. She has next to no concept of “socially acceptable” and barely understands humanity. When she was first encountered by the players she was nekkid (12) and she spent much of the encounter being taught what clothing was. I don’t think she would last as a prude, it’s part of her “charm” and all the Presence attacks against thugs/minions is part of her combat tactics. Res-Cue (Heroine/broke 12 in her first appearance): Kind of a moot point seeing as Res-Cue was never built… Otherwise she would fit into a silver age game/comic flawlessly as a healing heroine… Purge (Villain/all except: 6): Purge is a villain who’s getting a second chance (call it time wedgie’s revenge…) A silver age comic writer who wrote a story about Purge would probably be fired… Now for the gruesome details… After players read the short comic about Purge (post his accidental death at the hands of one of the heroes) they actually felt sorry for his psychotic self (CCA #1). Purge was a famous rock star who used his national tour to hunt down other metahumans (CCA #3). He killed three heroes then was killed by a hero (CCA #4). His draining of metahuman lifeforce is definitely a violation of CCA #5, 7, 10, 11, and 12-18 (one of the heroes was a heroine that he seduced, you can guess the rest.) Danger Man (Hero/none): Danger Man is a pure silver age hero, even if he’s officially the DNPC of Galaxy Shield… Galaxy Shield (Heroine/13): She’s struck a few poses that could be called “suggestive” but other than that, she’s another silver age heroine… Crimes shall never be presented in such a way as to create sympathy for the criminal, to promote distrust of the forces of law and justice, or to inspire others with a desire to imitate criminals. If crime is depicted it shall be as a sordid and unpleasant activity. Criminals shall not be presented so as to be rendered glamorous or to occupy a position which creates a desire for emulation. In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds. Scenes of excessive violence shall be prohibited. Scenes of brutal torture, excessive and unnecessary knife and gunplay, physical agony, gory and gruesome crime shall be eliminated. No comic magazine shall use the word horror or terror in its title. All scenes of horror, excessive bloodshed, gory or gruesome crimes, depravity, lust, sadism, masochism shall not be permitted. All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated. Inclusion of stories dealing with evil shall be used or shall be published only where the intent is to illustrate a moral issue and in no case shall evil be presented alluringly, nor so as to injure the sensibilities of the reader. Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited. Profanity, obscenity, smut, vulgarity, or words or symbols which have acquired undesirable meanings are forbidden. Nudity in any form is prohibited, as is indecent or undue exposure. Suggestive and salacious illustration or suggestive posture is unacceptable. Females shall be drawn realistically without exaggeration of any physical qualities. Illicit sex relations are neither to be hinted at nor portrayed. Violent love scenes as well as sexual abnormalities are unacceptable. Seduction and rape shall never be shown or suggested. Sex perversion or any inference to same is strictly forbidden. Nudity with meretricious purpose and salacious postures shall not be permitted in the advertising of any product; clothed figures shall never be presented in such a way as to be offensive or contrary to good taste or morals. On a side note... I've noticed that when I was in the military most of my players played "silver age" characters (maybe one in 30 characters was a Wolverine or Punisher)... It seems like my players now (that I've left the service) are more prone to play "Kill the villain" type characters, with the exception of people I used to play with prior to joining... Maybe it's repressed anger or (and I don't mean to anger/offend anyone, if I do I appologize now "Sorry") lack of experience with violence and it's real effects, but it's just odd that seems to happen that way (military personnel= thinkers, civvies = killers)... Or it could just be the age difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoutybloke Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Silverbolt: realize that there's no place in this world for "a thug with tin legs" now that the Yakuza can't actually win. Retire, marry Suzzanne,(hoping that a descrete vail will be drawn over her cyberfetish) and spend his time trying to re-habilitate the Clowns street gang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vann the Red Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Oddly, this would have pretty much no effect on either Scion or Thump. And Thump is in a DC campaign... Vann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority Tao: Would have to be almost totally revamped for the silver age. As it stands, she's practically an Iron Age character in a Bronzish age game. Her costume would be made less revealing (it's not unusually skimpy just fits like paint), her attitudes towards lethal force and morality adjusted substantially and some other details written out of her origin all together. She would find the change... nonsensical but operate according to the new "regulations" since that is her nature. Ivy could work. Her outfit would be –clearly- a green leotard with a leaf and flower motif and her domestic life more stable (no divorce or custody battle, affair, possible triad relationship…). The return to a more innocent age might be nice for awhile but the imposition and artificial restrictions would begin to grate after awhile (and though she'd be loathe to admit it some of the more "questionable" aspects of her life she'd sort of started to enjoy). Eve could be slipped into the Silver age without much change. She's half way there already. Valkyrie is about the same as Eve, CaK and all. Both would probably enjoy the change, particularly Eve. Valkyrie's penchant for steamy (lady porn) romance novels might be curtailed and that would grate on her eventually (and she is a grown woman…). Eve might notice that her friends aren't quite the same even if things are "nicer" and be torn. It would largely depend on how the "adults" felt about it. Velocity's costume would be modified but she wouldn't change much. It would creep her out to see radical feminist mother converted something more "normal" (as much as she's wished for that in the past)… Shidoku would be revolted. Trapped in the Superfriends!? No way, things would have to change and pretty gosh darn (argh!) quick! Fighting in a full length kimono is the pits (argh!) and what's with this fighting fans bull pocky (*mutter*). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Approved by the Comics Code Authority With all the talk about ages and comics and what all, it had to happen…. The Cosmic Being of Nigh Infinite Power Plwoht d’veyece (the same one responsible for the Peace of Earth WWYCD for you continuity hounds) has returned. Tired of all the…bad, unfamily friendly exploits the PCs in your world has been up to he imposes the Comic Code on your character’s world. All characters are transformed to fit into the Code even their backgrounds are altered though, being reluctant to tamper too much with free will PD has left their memories of the way things were intact, certain they’ll find their new friendlier world much better... How would your character change? What would they think of their new Silver Age world? some links that might helpful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority http://lambiek.net/comics/code.htm Well, given that Nova is purposefully and proudly as much un-CCA as you can get, he would a) throw up in disgust for being stuck into Pleasantville use his powers to reverse any change was imposed on himself c) track PD down and tell him it was all for naught since he's a thoroughly family-unfriendly cosmic powerhouse so it wouldn't be too hard for him to unnicefy most of the world back on his own and therefore PD might as well set things back the way they are supposed to be d) threaten that if PD even thinks to do some crap of this sort ever again, he's going to stuck the biggest, nastiest Universal Nullifer he can find way up PD's £$%& butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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