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Post by WildKnight on Apr 20, 2011 17:40:05 GMT -5
And no, I don't need any comments on my bad English. I did that on purpose.
So my side project (aside from my book and all my church stuff) is a new comic book setting. I'm currently planning on actually running it as a game some time in the future. What I'd like to do is start with the Golden Age (World War II) and run a game there, so that rather than a written background, the setting has a natural evolution. I did this with my D&D setting and it was very successful.
One of the things thats important with me in this is to really capture the Golden Age feel, but I wonder if this is even possible with the cynicism and attitudes of modern fans. What I don't want is for it to become someone's social commentary on the "naive" nature of Golden Age comics.
Another thing I definitely want is to have a broad array of potential origins, rather than embrace a single shared background for all characters in a manner similar to X-Men.
Anyway, since you guys are some of the most creative people I know... fire away.
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Post by Night Hawk on Apr 20, 2011 17:48:05 GMT -5
Wait so, I am unsure if I am understanding this right.. You are deciding to run a game in the near future, and for the capture of the golden age you want, is this going to be like what the country was like during WW2? like would the characters be in America or off in the battlefield fighting Japan or Germany?
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Post by WildKnight on Apr 20, 2011 18:36:03 GMT -5
Wait so, I am unsure if I am understanding this right.. You are deciding to run a game in the near future, and for the capture of the golden age you want, is this going to be like what the country was like during WW2? like would the characters be in America or off in the battlefield fighting Japan or Germany? Actually, I'm thinking of starting the game a bit before the U.S. gets involved in the war (directly). What I'd like to do is start with a game about home-grown, low-powered heroes, and then once that's established, create a second game based on the Allied super-humans in WWII, possibly with some characters from the original game transferring and becoming frontline super heroes, and those characters being replaced in the original game with new "homefront" costumed vigilantes. |
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Post by andyman on Apr 20, 2011 18:40:22 GMT -5
If you asked me to co-author it with you, I would suggest retelling your own family history from that time period... but just add a super-powered twist. I bet your ancestors were real characters.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 18:45:56 GMT -5
An old WWII vet told me about his life before the war, during the great depression. He said "Shit, we were so poor we didn't know there was a depression." I'm working on a M&M 2e game based in WWII. There's a pretty nifty supplement for the golden age. you should check out. I know you hate the system, but the guide has some good archetypes, and NPC ideas complete with stats. |
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Post by WildKnight on Apr 20, 2011 18:48:02 GMT -5
If you asked me to co-author it with you, I would suggest retelling your own family history from that time period... but just add a super-powered twist. I bet your ancestors were real characters. I really only know anything about my maternal Grandfather's side of the family, though my Dad is quite the family historian and I could get the necessary information from him I bet. As far as I understand it, my Dad's side of the family emigrated from Canada not too long before the War. |
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Post by comicfan on Apr 20, 2011 19:03:04 GMT -5
I'd say avoid gray areas of morality in the Golden Age games. Honestly that's the best advice I can think of at the moment. If a player has to ask 'Is my character a good guy or a bad guy?' after looking at his characters actions, it should be clear the character is not a good guy. Perhaps put in a Morality point system to help them see if their good or not (Like the Darkside points from Star Wars).
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Post by andyman on Apr 20, 2011 19:49:05 GMT -5
If you asked me to co-author it with you, I would suggest retelling your own family history from that time period... but just add a super-powered twist. I bet your ancestors were real characters. I really only know anything about my maternal Grandfather's side of the family, though my Dad is quite the family historian and I could get the necessary information from him I bet. As far as I understand it, my Dad's side of the family emigrated from Canada not too long before the War. Is your dad Wolverine? |
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Post by WildKnight on Apr 20, 2011 19:51:10 GMT -5
Uh... no. Though he is pretty nimble for a guy in his 60's.
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Post by andyman on Apr 20, 2011 22:12:35 GMT -5
I see. He must be named Eugene. |
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Post by WildKnight on Apr 21, 2011 5:53:58 GMT -5
Puck's real name is "Eugene" eh? Learn something new every day.
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Post by andyman on Apr 21, 2011 18:01:07 GMT -5
"eh"? You are Canadian! That proves it! And Puck's name is Eugene Judd. (He and Ashley were seperated at birth.) |
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Post by WildKnight on Apr 21, 2011 20:12:05 GMT -5
I'm not Canadian, but I grew up awfully close to Canada, and I spent a lot of time drinking in their bars between the ages of 19 and 20  |
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Post by andyman on Apr 22, 2011 21:16:35 GMT -5
You're Canadian by association then. The closest I ever came to that was going to the theater to watch Strange Brew when I was 8. |
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Post by comicfan on Apr 23, 2011 1:17:16 GMT -5
LOL!!!
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