AdamLeisemann

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Emoticon Hero ( This is Defender) Triumph Hero (with stats for the infamous Insult Comic Dog) Soap Opera Hero Vol. II (Who shot Doctor Destroyer? Was it Valerius the Harper? Mechanon? Wilson? The Fatman? Blooperman? Defender? Or someone else? Find out, on "As the Dice Roll!")

Re: Crazy campaign ideas (Silly or serious) I showed this series idea to my brother and here's his respinse (with one word censored) jkwleisemann: *giggles* Y'know the first thing I thought when I saw that? "Y'know, that would've been a b****in' cartoon back in the day...." AdamLeisemann: LOL jkwleisemann: I mean... what's better than BraveStarr meets Dinosaucers meets Jodie and the Pussycats? :-P AdamLeisemann: Josie. jkwleisemann: Typo. Meant that. And once again we show our age...

Re: Crazy campaign ideas (Silly or serious) Well, I never did see Ninja Scroll (judging from the content descriptors, it kinda came off as at least partially hentai) but it is a game idea I've had for a long time, something different from your usual Champions clone and your usual Bushido/Sengoku clone. I will admit that it is a very anime idea. Though I wanted to see about a more realistic slant to it. How would the Japanese really see metahumans? Though I suspect there is a reason that it's the basis for so many anime. It works. Even if it lacks originality.

This thread is for discussion of a number of campaign ideas that might seem intriguing but might not work for some reason, or might need a very specific kind of player. Basically, variations on Champions that most folks might not normally consider. Here's an example: Samurai Champions A mixture of Champions-style superpowers and Feudal Japanese Chanbara Action a-la Ninja Hero/Fantasy Hero, set in Feudal Japan, examining how superpowers would work in 16th Century, during the Sengoku Era. You could play a mythological creature (based off of the Asian Bestiary) or a human endowed with superhuman powers, facing threats to the people of Nihon/Nippon/Japan/whatever you want to call it.

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Filmmaker Hero (Be a director or a movie star!) Tear-jerker Hero (always a sad ending) Classical Literature Hero (Always just plain depressing)

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Excuse me for being a tad anal here, but that would actually be Baishun Hero. Geisha were entertainers, not prostitutes. Baishun were the prostitutes working at "Reed Houses" that were always run by a woman who was once a Baishun herself (Sorry. I've been reading Sengoku.)

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Whose HERO is it anyway? Kink Hero (supplement to XXX Hero) Stand Up Comic Hero The Ultimate Pest

You might have an image problem if: The Leech is your Romantic rival. ...And he's in a Superior position. Your team shows up, and Dark Seraph wins the Civic Minded Citizen of the Year award. You show up to fight Doctor Destroyer, and he feels confident enough to take off his mask and show off his boyish good looks. Crooks would rather hang with the Punisher than with you. After the fight, Mechanon sues you for injuries sustained while trying to Destroy All... Organics ...And wins, because the jury couldn't believe that a sweet, loveable robot like him could *possibly* have done all the things a ruthless cad like you said he did. ...Despite the fact that the news broadcast his soliloquoy detailing his master plan around the world.

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I am well aware of DC: TAS. I got it for my brother as a birthday present. Anyways... More to avoid: Toy Hero "Toy" Hero (entirely different. Supplement to XXX Hero) Passion Play Hero (some game companies will never learn that using a game to push religion will always result in the game being horrid)

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) More that I would avoid: Choaniki Hero Sideshow Hero Ideas: If you guys did a Cartoon Hero, I might have some ideas for a setting for a Cartoon Hero/Dark Champions hybrid setting. It still needs work, but I can provide some ideas.

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Hallucinogenic Hero (WHEEEEEEE! Fingers... ) Psychoanalytic Hero "Special" Hero (think of The Ringer )

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Housepet Hero (though I will admit to being interested in what a HERO system game based on Watership Down would be like...)

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Sprite Hero (Based on Bob & George or 8-bit Theater. Good comics, but not exactly ideal for games) Nascar Hero (We all know that Nascar and Gaming don't mix! ) Blaxploitation Hero (A subset of Dark Champions that is guaranteed to offend any African American.) Furry Hero (I'm a fur fan, but given how the media depicts us (rather defamingly), it either better be good stuff or simply avoided.)

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Would Flame War be a combat skill? Maybe a martial art?

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I might want to look those up sometime...

Re: Your PC's might be underpowered if... From my brother: Send off on the "If Pinky is your strategist:" If Brain is your team's brick. (and the VG Cats edition. Read from http://www.vgcats.com) You're underpowered if... Dr. Hobo is the team medic. Leo is the team mentalist. Major Payne is the team seductress. Krug is the team speedster. Ternaldo is the most competent brawler on your team. Pantsman is your team rival... all by himself... and is both Professional, Romantic, and In A Superior Position. Dr. Von Kruglor's Self Catching Robots get away Johnny Evilguy is your most feared enemy.. From me: If you look more intimidating in High Heels... If the master villain is Dan from Street Fighter Alpha...

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Cartoon Hero ("What we do is what you just can't do!")

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Microbe Hero X-Play Hero (G4 Reference.) Chumpions (the inept Champions) Dork Chumpions (Dark Champions gone incompetent)

Re: Idea: Foxbat's Justice Association Admittedly, ny brother and I just came up with the idea randomly, but... If Foxbat were the greatest hero known to earth... We'd have a lot to worry about...

Soap Opera Hero (Will Valerie find out that her lover is secretly Mechanon? Will Takahide Yakamura ever recover from his Sacrifice Throw induced Coma? Find out this and much more on... "As the Dice Roll!") XXX Hero (No more needs to be said... Well, it has nothing to do with Vin Diesel or the State of the Union.) Happy Tree Hero (Again... The less said, the better)

Here's an idea for a comedic Champions campaign: What if Foxbat became a hero instead of a villain, and he just so happens to be the world's BEST hero? And he forms a team of other incompetents and wierd freaks tro form a Justice Association ?

Re: Your PC's might be underpowered if... If your most effective power is anatomical separation, you might be underpowerred.

Re: Your PC's might be underpowered if... If your strongest attacks are your puns... If your name is "Fred; the Nameless Extra".. If your Hunted is "Pet Gerbil (Mo Pow, Harshly Punish) 11-"... You might be underpowerred.

Re: Your PC's might be underpowered if... If those fakes that make up Bravo's "Fab Five" cam beat your team down in a fist fight... If you studied your martial arts from the 3DO game "Way of the Warrior" (read about it here: http://grblitz.overclocked.org/fighters.htm You will have to scroll down a bit)... If Rip Taylor looks macho compared to your entire team... ...You may be underpowerred.

Re: Your PC's might be underpowered if... If your strongest attack is a 1d6 Energy blast... If your best defense is cringing... if your costliest power is Life Support.. You might be underpowerred.