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  2. Crazy campaign ideas (Silly or serious)

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    Re: Crazy campaign ideas (Silly or serious)

     

    This is one I actually ran, until the players moved away.

     

    The PCs were a rock band that travelled from town to town playing. They also were mecha drivers. The setting was a frontier world where the normal law didn't really reach, so it had a western/frontier feel to it. The reason the PC used mecha, is that on this world (a mining/farm world) dinosaurs existed, and they went after any other kind of transport. The anthropomorphic look of the mecha made dino's think they were living, and they would, mostly, keep their distance.

     

     

    So I ran a SF/Western/Mecha/Dinosaur game. :)

     

    And this well over a decade ago.

     

    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...

  3. Crazy campaign ideas (Silly or serious)

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    Re: Crazy campaign ideas (Silly or serious)

     

    All of them? :D

     

    Seriously, you've just described Ninja Scroll perfectly. Not to mention a few whacked live-action films.

     

    Ninja Scroll:

    http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptionsanime/animechar.html#NS

     

    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.:cool:

  4. Crazy campaign ideas (Silly or serious)

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    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.

  6. Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous)

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    Geisha Hero (another Porn Hero subgenre supplement)

     

    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.)

  8. You know your PCs have an Image Problem if...

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    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.

  9. Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous)

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    Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous)

     

    SNIP

     

     

    Hero does have a "cartoon" setting. Although not exactly Bugs Bunny type, it is done rather well. DCTAS

     

    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)

  13. Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous)

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    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! :P)

     

    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.)

  16. Your PC's might be underpowered if...

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    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...

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