Hey folks, thanks so much for showing interest! My cold, black, little heart is simply all a flutter from the enthusiasm my ideas have generated. I am keeping a tally to see what is piquing the most interest, in hopes that I can narrow it down to a single game to begin with. I really appreciate the input and questions, so I will do my best to consider said input and answer your questions, especially if it means helping you decide which of these games you would like to play! So, since I am a compulsively methodical creature, let me go on to answer the questions raised in colour coded list form!
Fables Inspired: 4 votes
All of your good folks are completely picking up what I am putting down here. Once Upon a Time, could certainly be used as inspiration, but obviously with some big differences. The big angle with this story would be that they are in an environment that seems perfect, there is no way out of the environment (or choice to come in), all they know of their lives before being in the environment is exactly what happened in the stories (so this means there is no real cross over of the stories before they ended up in this mysterious utopia) and that it is all these storybook character and only these storybook characters
Teen Superhero Team: 2 votes
All the comparisons of the atmosphere/feeling I am trying to create with this game are completely bang on. Noir-sh, darker and gritty, with possibly a little satire and mirroring of today’s conspiracy laden world thrown in to the mix. Thanks humans!!!
Maxx: I certainly do remember that game!! I had a teacher in it, because I wanted to get down and nasty in a very adult way...and I did!! I really appreciate the offer of your cast of NPCs, if his is something that is voted for by our lovely site members, I might just take you up on that! Just as a clarification (I’m sure you knew anyway) this is most definitely not going to be in a school.
Lady Jallyn: I totally get where you are coming from on playing teens. The heroes in this game would be no younger than sixteen and going all the way up to no older than twenty-five. This team would be the “up and comers”, folks who are still kind of green to the whole superhero thing, the younger people who have less experience on their side, but great potential...the folks who are still bright and full of hope for saving the world with their powers. The team that may have one catch all sponsor or investor, but the individuals are big or hard hitting enough to have individual big money sponsorships or merchandise deals. This team doesn;t get the high profile cases and is only just getting noticed in the media, especially as individuals. And besides, half the fun of RP is making idjit choices that we would never make in real life!!
Cynara: Get it guuuuuuuuuurl!!!
BPRD: Tabloid Investigation Unit: 3 votes
Maxx: The Weekly World News is still available online in all its crazy glory, its beautiful
Jallyn: Yeah, your triple combo comparison is quite accurate. The choice of playing weirdos or humans is entirely down to the player, both are available! Bear in mind we will need some characters that can be that party face to deal with the out in the wild normal humans, so if your weirdo can present as a garden variety human, that is a bonus...if not, then they will not be dealing one on one with public witnesses and their roles will be more research and meeting other weirdos based. The folks on this unit aren’t on Hellboy’s team not because they aren’t good enough, but because...well for a bunch of reasons. Hellboy’s team are frontline, they are the team you send in when shit has gotten real. They are sent in when things need to be fought or put in their place, which can sometimes mean putting them in the ground. They are like the high profile “Oh shit, everything has exploded and it’s about to get entirely out of hand” The Tabloid Investigation Unit is more low key. They do more research, digging up to see if claims that are being made are true and once it is discovered, they are either trying to keep it under wraps or quietly terminating the problem before it gets big enough to call in Hellboy’s team. Sure, there may be folks in this unit that have aspirations to make it Hellboy’s team, there might even be folks who have scaled back for an “easier gig” or even been demoted. Generally, its just a different unit within the same organisation.
Krystal: I will not fight you.Doug Jones is not one of the best character actors out there, but the actualnumber one, best character actor, he is also a treasure and should be protected.
Pacific Rim/Cthulhutech/Godzilla/Neon Genesis Evangelion: 1 vote
Maxx: ..don't even think about trying to breach my A.T field.
Krystal: For sure Escaflowne, could certainly be used as inspiration, because any mecha is great mecha. You also will never be as old as Maxx, because he is older than time itself, so don’t feel bad about getting older.
Modern Post Apocalyptic/Fantasy: 4 votes
Maxx: Yep, you were the only one that submitted a character, that kinda put the old kibosh on the whole thing. If I remember correctly, he was a pixie, which I had set as being the creatures that were most commonly known as tooth fairies. In this setting pixies are detrivores, so they live off of other creatures organic debris….bones, hair, teeth, toenails, fingernails….yum.
Krystal: Never heard of The Shannara Chronicles before you mentioned it. I had a little looky-loo at some trailers and kind, sorta not really. Think more like Netflix’s Bright….but the world is more organic. Like if we were to take a trip there, we would be on par for technology with a few differences in there being more advanced. Everything is made from organic, naturally occurring things, but still modern, so your skyscrapers downtown are actually tress or giant crystal formations, your cell phone doesn’t have a battery and wi-fi it runs on magic and crystals, you favourite bar is a troll bar that plays great music, but don’t go on Fridays because that when the goblins take over and their karaoke will literally make your poor human body shit yourself.
Again, thanks so much folks!! If you have any, please make sure to keep those questions coming. I have two other players that have promised me (you know who you are, guys!!) that they will play whatever I end up running, so hopefully we can have something soon!! Cheers, folks!