tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8285750868210376242..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Open Friday: Shameful InspirationsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4447094503918420562010-10-19T15:24:32.798-04:002010-10-19T15:24:32.798-04:00Hey! One of my most successful one-shots ended wit...Hey! One of my most successful one-shots ended with the players figuring out they were...dun-dun-DUN!... already dead. It's by far the setting I get the most requests to return to. I think what made it work is the players really had no idea until the denouement, and they figured it out for themselves rather than me needing to do a big reveal.Joshua Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91349257126412066412010-10-19T06:28:59.862-04:002010-10-19T06:28:59.862-04:00I would say the most recent shameful thing would h...I would say the most recent shameful thing would have to be my last game I played. I play the Dawn of War games which take place in the Warhammer 40k universe. I found myself talking like the orks from the game when trying to play out an Orc encounter in D&D. I would have gotten away with it too but one of the guys at the table plays Warhammer and called me on it lol. <br /><br />I've had run ins with Drizzit wanna bes to. It's funny to hear them explain that it has nothing to do with R. A. Salvatore's books. LOLZ.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13584878162954242446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13612951345056797682010-10-17T05:27:46.682-04:002010-10-17T05:27:46.682-04:00"@SAM
"DSM-IV for a Mechwarrior game, bu..."@SAM<br />"DSM-IV for a Mechwarrior game, but that was more serious than shameful (I call it "documenting"), at least until a player started basing his character in the Bad Liutenant (the Harvey Keitel one). "<br /><br />oh, you mean you ran an evangelon game..... "<br /><br />I couldn't stand a single Evangelion episode, so I wouldn't know how to do it. :-P<br /><br />And since they never got inside a mech, not even when a liver-eating psichotic clan elemental scaped the police blockade... ;-)SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145507030952525432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79589829629651811792010-10-16T22:29:27.707-04:002010-10-16T22:29:27.707-04:00I recently ran a game of octaNe in which several o...I recently ran a game of octaNe in which several of the NPCs were figures from Black Sabbath album covers. The main villain's henchmen were the evil, treacherous street gang from the movie The Warriors.Wade Rocketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785499425476736769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6974121824715049722010-10-16T19:37:53.669-04:002010-10-16T19:37:53.669-04:00Back towards the end of my schooldays, I got a lit...Back towards the end of my schooldays, I got a little bit engrossed in <i>Resident Evil 2</i>, resulting in a <i>Conspiracy X</i> scenario which lifted the entire plot of the game, only with aliens behind the zombie plague.<br /><br />A recent issue of <i>Fight On!</i> printed an adventure of mine which was full of awful puns, including a trio of planets named after the Supremes.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33958943243888724542010-10-16T17:57:39.290-04:002010-10-16T17:57:39.290-04:00Hmm, it could be a long list. The Leather Men fro...Hmm, it could be a long list. The Leather Men from Barbarella. A magical stand in for a dalek in my recent L5R adventure. The Doctor showing up in both Shadowrun and L5R campaigns. Adventure ideas cribbed from cartoons, comic books, movies, TV shows . . .<br /><br />But, as most of them worked out pretty well in play. I cannot truly say that I am ashamed about any of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77093317377490654452010-10-16T13:04:08.142-04:002010-10-16T13:04:08.142-04:00When I was in Edinburgh Scotland, I took a guided ...When I was in Edinburgh Scotland, I took a guided tour of the catacombs beneath the city and learned from the tour guide that medical students would often rob graves in order to procure cadavers on which to do their studies. <br /><br />This theme has surfaced in several of my campaigns In one game the PC's were hired by the Church of the Death God to find out who was stealing the bodies from the cemeteries and gallows around the town (turned out to be med students And a pack of ghouls. In another seedier campaign the PC's were hired by a group of wealthy med students to get cadavers for them. The PC's had to deal with rival students and also a pack of ghouls.By The Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799389743529116360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58575726035129022132010-10-16T08:31:37.627-04:002010-10-16T08:31:37.627-04:00once my PC of a CI-FI campaing become bodyguards o...once my PC of a CI-FI campaing become bodyguards of a pop band called new kids on the block, revived from his cryogenic state 2 hundred years before. <br /><br />anything more asheming?<br /><br />(sorry for my english)qwdschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649038651709341362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47580177301261268722010-10-15T23:54:59.806-04:002010-10-15T23:54:59.806-04:00I once ran a mutated Hansel and Gretal. I am not a...I once ran a mutated Hansel and Gretal. I am not all that ashamed of it though. My players loved transporting the Hit Hobbits back for the reward.5stonegameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694550968360550229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50460801669302563212010-10-15T22:34:54.058-04:002010-10-15T22:34:54.058-04:00I've unrepentantly ripped off The Pirates of D...I've unrepentantly ripped off The Pirates of Dark Water on three separate occasions. The shamefulness is that no one has called me out on it...Kinda Ambiguoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600765501665244379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-704506991376358512010-10-15T20:47:16.939-04:002010-10-15T20:47:16.939-04:00The creators of the game probably would have had S...The creators of the game probably would have had Super Mario and Transformers in there if they were familiar with them instead of with Conan and Star Trek.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-66327683279718108262010-10-15T20:09:42.070-04:002010-10-15T20:09:42.070-04:00I masterized once a D&Dish "Snow White&qu...I masterized once a D&Dish "Snow White". When the PCs were seraching a way to fight the Witch-queen, and they met seven Dwarves in a inn who asked them to save Snow White, they allmost fall form their chair. Thye never suspected I could do such a thing.<br /><br />I also masterized Tintin, the famous begian comics - everybody know him in France - with a scenario inspired by the late Tintin and the picaros.Nicolas Dessauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010015806129652185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59700493825264165602010-10-15T20:09:36.382-04:002010-10-15T20:09:36.382-04:00Buckaroo Banzai. 'Nuff said.Buckaroo Banzai. 'Nuff said.Digital Orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276516390269689741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89424231751183862272010-10-15T20:08:34.837-04:002010-10-15T20:08:34.837-04:00Well, let's see. In my OPDC entry for 2009 I ...Well, let's see. In my OPDC entry for 2009 I had my tombs, which contained, hmm, Wightsnake, Wighty Ford, Wight Zombie, Great Wight, and Barry Wight.<br /><br />I borrowed heavily from the collected works of Ron Jeremy for <i>Tomb of Whores</i>, which was an inventive reinterpretation of a dungeon we all know and love, in which the players, accompanied by a film crew and ladies and gentlemen of negotiable affection, attempted to penetrate the resting place of Ass-crack the Jimmy-lich. Turns out that Ass-crack was secretly bankrolling the whole production too. Also that he was the Choad of Vecna, but I bet you saw <i>that</i> coming.Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368676086759298705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44437334048239508092010-10-15T20:01:31.459-04:002010-10-15T20:01:31.459-04:00@SAM
"DSM-IV for a Mechwarrior game, but tha...@SAM<br /> "DSM-IV for a Mechwarrior game, but that was more serious than shameful (I call it "documenting"), at least until a player started basing his character in the Bad Liutenant (the Harvey Keitel one). "<br /><br />oh, you mean you ran an evangelon game.....Nilonimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631112372990712584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4157328784561735842010-10-15T19:51:48.052-04:002010-10-15T19:51:48.052-04:00I'm sorry, Jim -- I don't understand your ...I'm sorry, Jim -- I don't understand your question. What is "shame"?Dr Rotwanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750632906878388570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40403847743076792652010-10-15T19:49:58.249-04:002010-10-15T19:49:58.249-04:00It's not the inspiration: it's what you do...It's not the inspiration: it's what you do with it.Wheggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514479185531072412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81495690159423574602010-10-15T19:48:24.552-04:002010-10-15T19:48:24.552-04:00I was using disney land and the urban legend of fr...I was using disney land and the urban legend of frozen walt disney for a gamma world adventure.<br /><br />Lazarus Lupin<br />http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/<br />art and reviewLazarus Lupinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498179029332944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61271193598106776922010-10-15T19:44:49.251-04:002010-10-15T19:44:49.251-04:00When I ran Marvel I would use story ideas from GI ...When I ran Marvel I would use story ideas from GI Joe, and Marvel comic storylines. My players read only DC so they thought I was all original for the longest time.Mighty Veilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091153241917134322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65345278662888424202010-10-15T19:00:35.059-04:002010-10-15T19:00:35.059-04:00One of my middle school's rivals had a horse s...One of my middle school's rivals had a horse silhouette as its emblem. Said horse had a suggestive forelock. Being mature we had a number of unicorn variations with rigidity problems and crass names.<br /><br />Chocobos, Stalfos, Octoroks, Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Castlevania everything, and flying toasters all made it into our games. One of our DM's had a minor fixation on the obscure Nintendo game "Defenders of Dynatron City" and used all the characters.<br /><br />The "thing in the crate" and the "super moss" from the movie Creepshow also got used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9195515023214274712010-10-15T18:32:30.068-04:002010-10-15T18:32:30.068-04:00@tedopon: You've run a lot of Unknown Armies,...@tedopon: You've run a lot of Unknown Armies, haven't you?masquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421644393539292803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16643339146408152742010-10-15T17:47:30.027-04:002010-10-15T17:47:30.027-04:00I created an adventure for Rifts in high school th...I created an adventure for Rifts in high school that was straight-up The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The players giant robot vehicle breaks down outside a spooky mansion and there's this crazy transvestite Rogue Scientist, etc. etc.<br /><br />1990..yay!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-12388238377894080182010-10-15T17:29:02.386-04:002010-10-15T17:29:02.386-04:00I have some "Gor" related thing in my ga...I have some "Gor" related thing in my game. None of the sex related ones but some specialized technology, some of the city state ideas (which are actually cool) and some of the Greek inspired 'some people are natural slaves" as bad guy ideology.<br /><br />This is hardly new though, the "1st Fantasy Campaign" has Tarns (giant riding birds) right out of Norman.5stonegameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694550968360550229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72379522523252693012010-10-15T17:20:05.262-04:002010-10-15T17:20:05.262-04:00The first Monkey Island videogame in Rolemaster, f...The first Monkey Island videogame in Rolemaster, from the circus scene onward.<br />Three headed monkey included, of course.<br /><br /><br />And DSM-IV for a Mechwarrior game, but that was more serious than shameful (I call it "documenting"), at least until a player started basing his character in the Bad Liutenant (the Harvey Keitel one).SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145507030952525432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80952404011270993082010-10-15T17:13:39.636-04:002010-10-15T17:13:39.636-04:00If it makes for a good game, I don't think any...If it makes for a good game, I don't think anything is shameful. Personally I respect the people who can recognise and extract good ideas out of bad sources.<br /><br />On the subject of non-literary inspirations, I started collecting ideas from art, science, architecture and history over at http://theresagameinthat.blogspot.com/.PCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645647030605683608noreply@blogger.com