assault Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: TV to rpg "In the worlds before Monkey, primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven, the moisture of the Earth, the powers of the Sun and the Moon all worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said, "With our thoughts, we make the World". Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDestiny Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: TV to rpg "In the worlds before Monkey' date=' primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven, the moisture of the Earth, the powers of the Sun and the Moon all worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said, "With our thoughts, we make the World". Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!"[/url'] YES! Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvar Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: TV to rpg "In the worlds before Monkey' date=' primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven, the moisture of the Earth, the powers of the Sun and the Moon all worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said, "With our thoughts, we make the World". Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!"[/url'] Excellent! Repped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg The anime Bleach has potential (if not already done yet) (no end on character types for sure) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg The Prisoner? The Avengers? Mission Im-freaking-possible, before Tom Cruise sodomized it? Going to the cartoons that I dearly *want* to see done as RPG's, to the point of being willing to do myself.... Thundarr Pirates of Dark Water Centurions possible Thunder Cats And others, I'm sure.... Oh, oh yeah Pirates of Dark Water and Thundarr, 2 cartoons largely forgotten that would just be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg "In the worlds before Monkey' date=' primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven, the moisture of the Earth, the powers of the Sun and the Moon all worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said, "With our thoughts, we make the World". Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!"[/url'] I wanna be Piggy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg The anime Bleach has potential (if not already done yet) (no end on character types for sure) The only 'anime' RPG I know about was BESM. There are several series and OVA's that would make great TV shows. If, that is, the people making them could resist the temptation to kiddify them based on the idiotic 'they're cartoons' syndrome so ingrained into the US television universe. 'Bleach' would do well, but some of the similiar but more finite series set in the 'modern world' could as well. Such as 'X' and 'Aquarian Age'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg The only 'anime' RPG I know about was BESM. There are several series and OVA's that would make great TV shows. If, that is, the people making them could resist the temptation to kiddify them based on the idiotic 'they're cartoons' syndrome so ingrained into the US television universe. 'Bleach' would do well, but some of the similiar but more finite series set in the 'modern world' could as well. Such as 'X' and 'Aquarian Age'. i hear you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickback Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg I wanna be Piggy! Heh, and here I was thinking that the problem was that everyone wants to be Monkey. Ghost in the Shell been mentioned yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Ghost in the Shell been mentioned yet? Don't think so... And great thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quozaxx Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Well, if we include cartoons... Any cartoon based from a comic book Danny Phantom Johnny Quest Avatar (which is actually being done on Hero Central) Galaxy High G. I. Joe The Real Ghostbusters Transformers Dragon's Lair Popeye Tarzan Young Sentinels (1977) Shazam Isis Ark II (1976) Monster Squad and if you don't mind role playing an animal... Mighty Mouse Underdog Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Re: TV to rpg God knows I tried to make a GI Joe rpg, using the Star Frontiers rules, which was the only "modern" game I had. I might have tried something similar with Recon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werehawk Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg "5-4-3-2-1. Thunderbirds are GO!" A deadly disaster. Hundreds if not thousands of people facing certain death. The emergancy services helpless to render assistance if they can at all. Then, when all seems lost, a small fleet of advanced vehicles and equipment with highly trained and dedicated crews proceed to do the impossible; perform a daring rescue against all possible odds and save the lives of everyone before dissappearing as mysteriously as they had arrived. How can you not go wrong with this set-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg UFO The Invaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Well, if we include cartoons... Any cartoon based from a comic book Danny Phantom Johnny Quest Avatar (which is actually being done on Hero Central) Galaxy High G. I. Joe The Real Ghostbusters Transformers Dragon's Lair Popeye Tarzan Young Sentinels (1977) Shazam Isis Ark II (1976) Monster Squad and if you don't mind role playing an animal... Mighty Mouse Underdog Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Both the ghostbusters and TMNT have games but I don't know if GB is still being produced. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Let's see...there's a Battlestar Galactica (new series) RPG currently available, along with a "Quickstart Guide" that offers the PCs the option of either being (A) a group that manages to hook up with Galactica and the Exodus Fleet, ( becoming part of the Resistance on Caprica, or © joining up with another fleet escaping the destruction of the Colonies (finally, a game that actually offers the BSG fan- base that contributes 'second fleet' stories to archives such as FanFiction.net the chance to use their fleet/setting as the basis for a campaign). As far as other TV series that could be adapted for use as an RPG setting, there's the old but short-lived series Fantastic Journey (I think I'm remembering the title correctly). The premise of that particlar show was that there was this huge island hidden within the Bermuda Triangle that was split up into different time zones, separated by dimensional(?) barriers. This had the effect of allowing a PC-type group membership in the main cast which wouldn't have been poss- ible in the outside world: an empath from the 23rd Century with a psychic "tuning fork", a young woman from an advanced human society, a "Dr. Smith" type character (not really evil, just morally challenged; played by Roddy McDowell), and, of course, a few people from our own time (one of whom was a young boy played by Ike Eisenmann -- Scotty's ill-fated nephew in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) who shared a common goal: to find a way off of the island and out of the Triangle, hopefully finding a way back to their own times in the process. Another TV setting that would make for an interesting RPG campaign world is the future world envisioned by Gene Roddenberry in his TV-movies Genesis II and Planet Earth, both of which featured the character of Dylan Hunt (not the Kevin Sorbo version; the original who was portrayed first by Alex Cord and later by John Saxon). Speaking of cartoons that might be adapted for RPG use, I happened to make a bit of a discovery yesterday while YouTubing. I came across some clips from the Flash Gordon animated series from the late 70s/early 80s, and in listening to the dialogue, realized that the same guy who provided the voice for Flash Gordon is the same one who did the voice for Thundarr the Barbarian (I can't remember his name, though). One cartoon that hasn't been mentioned as a possible candidate for an RPG adaptation is that interesting mix of Starships and Six-guns from the 80s, Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg The Serenity rpg is still online. There's also a Babylon 5 game, but I don't know if it's still alive. Not the one produced by Chamelon Eclectic. There used to be a Buck Rogers game a decade ago; it didn't do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Mongoose has the B5 game and they are ending the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvar Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Time Tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Re: TV to rpg I've got the Serenity RPG. It's published by Margaret Weiss Productions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quozaxx Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Thought up a few more cartoon based possible rpgs: Ben 10 Ben 10: Alien force Mucha Lucha El Tigre and OK, I'll mention it... Powerpuff Girls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Re: TV to rpg space ghost the role-playing game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Re: TV to rpg "In the worlds before Monkey' date=' primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven, the moisture of the Earth, the powers of the Sun and the Moon all worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said, "With our thoughts, we make the World". Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!"[/url'] I remeber Monkey. And the song 'Born with no legs on a mountain top...' Monkey Magic. And Legatus The Water Margin would make a good RPG. 108 heroes vs the evil Kao Chu. Apart fom Lin Chung, I liked the Tiger Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Re: TV to rpg One not mentioned: The Starlost. Rightfully forgotten, due to poor scripting and atrocious plots (Harlan Ellison was involved at first, but demanded his name be removed from the credits) it only went for a few episodes before being killed. Righteously. However, the premise is Gold. A group of people discover that their idyllic, agrarian existence is bounded by walls - and find the door. They are actually on a generation ship carrying millions of people, all in their own cultures' separate biospheres, most knowing nothing of what lies beyond. But they also find a problem - the ship has suffered a disaster, the crew is dead, and the ship is on a collision course with a distant star... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickback Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Re: TV to rpg Thought up a few more cartoon based possible and OK, I'll mention it... Powerpuff Girls... That could be a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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