tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post760128456664888059..comments2024-03-28T15:13:35.126-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Who DOESN'T want to play a Stage Magician?JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-13727354548153069062011-01-19T13:02:53.729-08:002011-01-19T13:02:53.729-08:00Good post. I have a soft spot for the line
SDC Pa...Good post. I have a soft spot for the line<br /><br />SDC Palladium is a fun game (MDC is not my cuppa) and most of the various parts of the line can crossover pretty well.<br /><br />In particular Ninjas/Superspies meets Turtles meets parts of Heroes Unlimited is a great "super pulp" combo.<br /><br />Some parts of Palladium Fantasy, Beyond the Supernatural, Bugs in the System and Dead Reign can be used as well.<br /><br />The trick is exactly what you indirectly suggest here, be the GM who sets limits. Some mutants with powers ala Push or Jumper or some of Mutant X or low powered X-Men or that kind of thing is a good fit. More 4 Colors types, not so much5stonegameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694550968360550229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-1929064057217069452011-01-15T23:31:51.545-08:002011-01-15T23:31:51.545-08:00@ Eldrad: Yeah, but what if I DO suck as a GM?
; )...@ Eldrad: Yeah, but what if I DO suck as a GM?<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-51549875147958506572011-01-15T22:42:34.735-08:002011-01-15T22:42:34.735-08:00Yeah it is "rules lite" BUT for a super ...Yeah it is "rules lite" BUT for a super heroic game it really works. I challenge you all to let go of the rules and just as we say in Louisiana "pass a good time" Some accuse my game of not being possible due to no stats and no hit points but it really works well IF you let it. Most of all it really frags the circuits of rules lawyers! BUT in the descriptions there IS STATS. If you are strong enough to lift a bus versus someone of normal human strength you will hurt worse on a successful hit. It the power of the GM fiat baby! You just can't at all suck as a GM!Eldrad Wolfsbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292418521508905397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-39890644354860227382011-01-15T18:45:28.653-08:002011-01-15T18:45:28.653-08:00@JB, yeah the dissappearing thing bugs me a bit, b...@JB, yeah the dissappearing thing bugs me a bit, but I can deal with it. I like the fact that none of the characters are really "super powered". Chess is an interesting super villain. Scales seems kind of cliche, but then again we are dealing with the "super hero" genre. My prediction is that it's not going to last the season, if it does it will be the only season.Zanazazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980968371007703230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-80597758270065941552011-01-15T15:35:38.183-08:002011-01-15T15:35:38.183-08:00@ BA: I liked the Flash as a kid...I think this pa...@ BA: I liked the Flash as a kid...I think this particular show is done better, though (it's a matter of opinion, I understand).<br /><br />RE M&M: Wow. What can I say? How many editions/supplements do you need to make it work? <br /><br />But that's unfair, I realize. Here's the thing that gets me: I like levels in superhero games (as superheroes can be compared to each other in terms of power level). I like experience being a factor in determining veteran abilities versus rookies (as we have examples of both in the superhero genre). I do NOT particularly like them being linked together (as they are in M&M) nor the universal nature of the beast (a 5th level "street hero" that gains 10 levels will suddenly be the equivalent of Thor or Superman). That's just trying to make D20 fit into the "comic mold." D20 isn't good for EVERY genre.<br /><br />@ Zan: Oh, I definitely think the "special forces" background is implied...as if that makes it more "realistic" that he can master his disappearing act, etc. in a couple weeks. Which is laughable, but whatever, I'm willing to go with the goofiness...as I said, I don't think it's terrible.<br /><br />As far as I know there have only been the two episodes already televised ("Pilot" and "Tarot" with Cain). I'll be curious to see if it can survive the season (is Summer Glau the kiss of death to these shows?).JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-40508009875826730722011-01-15T14:40:06.875-08:002011-01-15T14:40:06.875-08:00The show has barely touched on his past as a soldi...The show has barely touched on his past as a soldier, and I think he may have been in Special Ops. I like the fact that he is still in training as a superhero, i.e. the whole knife throwing machine, and developing resistances to poison. All in all, I liked the show, but my teevee went on the fritz, and I missed the next episode. I don't know if it will last the season or not, but hopefully it will.Zanazazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980968371007703230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-46578157918056125182011-01-15T05:44:39.583-08:002011-01-15T05:44:39.583-08:00You didn't like The Flash TV show? That was on...You didn't like The Flash TV show? That was one of the best Superhero Live Action TV programs ever. It even mentioned Hawkman!<br /><br />I can think of several Superheroes who at one time or another looked like Stage Magicians, though most had some 'real' magic power. <br /><br />I have to disagree in regards to M&M, especially 3rd edition. Check out that sweet DC Adventures book. The street level Batman type now rock. <br /><br />I actually had a stage magician-themed Batman type crime fighter in one of my M&M games. He was similar to Tuxedo Mask of Sailor Moon fame in some ways, though leaned more toward traditional American comics. I think he was called The Secret Admirer or something similar.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-4942869153224894152011-01-15T05:39:18.109-08:002011-01-15T05:39:18.109-08:00@ Kelvin: That's kind of what I figured.
@ El...@ Kelvin: That's kind of what I figured.<br /><br />@ Eldrad: Cool, thanks! Not quite what I was looking for, but certainly one for the collection (and if you're going to go "rules light" why NOT go all the way?).<br /><br />@ anarch: I always think of the old Trickster (James Jesse) character from the Blue Devil comics myself...though with a stretch, DC's low-powered Man Hunter character might have made a good model for the stage magician.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-75584445371420474982011-01-15T04:26:01.506-08:002011-01-15T04:26:01.506-08:00Mandrake was a bog-standard stage magician, with n...Mandrake was a bog-standard stage magician, with none of the actual paranormal powers of the likes of Zatanna.<br /><br />As for <i>Heroes</i>, if you only saw one series, then you saw it at its best. The first series was very strong, then it all went to heck after that.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-51738381279541655192011-01-15T00:24:07.185-08:002011-01-15T00:24:07.185-08:00http://backtothedungeon.blogspot.com/2010/04/heros...http://backtothedungeon.blogspot.com/2010/04/heros-mag.html<br />Check this out.Eldrad Wolfsbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292418521508905397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-36653555984045215702011-01-14T23:37:34.029-08:002011-01-14T23:37:34.029-08:00I think there used to a lot of comic heroes that w...I think there used to a lot of comic heroes that were 'magicians', meaning they looked like stage magicians rather than like Gandalf. However they tended to have either actual paranormal powers, or unrealistically effective hypnotism.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.com