What's your HU2 campaign flavor?

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:27 pm

For me, I like a strong base of 80s Marvel style, with some realistic overtones.
I use elements pulled from a variety of Palladium books, such as PFRPG, Nightbane, N&SS, and BtS.
I love big cinematic battles in which martial arts wizards can clash with hulking brutes escaped from a secret lab, or some such.
I like to have aliens: just not too many. A couple of far-reaching races goes a long way.
There are a lot of Grey Shades: in industry, in the Government, etc. The tone of the world is nowhere near as shiny and happy as 1960s' Metropolis, but then neither is it as bleak as The Watchmen either.
Conflicts have consequences, and nothing happens in a vaccuum.
Players are given a motivation to do good in the world, and made to feel that their good makes a difference. At the same time, they are faced with choices in which they might Become What They Behold, as the saying goes, and may get dirtier than they like.
No single character type gets singled out for alienation: mutants, experiments, angels, aliens, androids, anyone can catch the wrong side of public attention.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:50 pm

el magico -- darklorddc wrote:Sounds like we aim for pretty much the same feel, Sentinel....

We should get together for a X-Over.
I think I could threaten the Multi-Mega-Verse: Can your heroes save it?

Daniel Stoker · Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:16 pm

In my typical campaign I go for an 80's and early 90's feel pulling from Marvel and my limited familiarity with DC as well as some of the interesting lines from Image like Stormwatch and Backlash. I’m a huge horror and magic fan so I’ve had a few really fun Defenders / Crimson style campaigns where the characters have had to take on some interesting Supernatural threats and was able to work some of Nightspawn into my world.

I also had a lot of fun ripping o….. uh… being inspired by the Marvel New Universe series and had a great campaign where all the characters got their powers thrust upon them at once with no real idea what had happened and with a world unsure of what to do with them.

Daniel Stoker

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:18 pm

I normally play alter-history type games. (wow a history major changing history for an rpg? shocker) Things where a moment or two shifted this way or that and everything switched up. As such, the environments the game takes place in are very rarely close to modern day Earth. With that said, a lot of games are war based stories, or social order stories, and every now and then I just like to have Cthulhu show up off the Coast and start screwing with everyone.

Shorty Lickens · Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:01 pm

Usually, Dark and violent. Like the first Punisher movie or Shadowrun.

Sometimes we go crazy and run it like some happy/zany stuff. Similar to Freedom Force or the soft-core Marvel movies of late.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:02 pm

When I do a horror/supernatural game, like HU/BtS/Nightbane, I go for a much darker tone.
Some of our N&SS/BtS games were pretty gritty and ultra-violent. But, what do you expect when a 5th Level DMA with three martial arts, and Chi power takes on a Tectonic Entity?

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:42 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:I think I'm with Sentinel and DL on this one, though I havn't played HU in quite a while.

Well, you'll have to do something about that.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:10 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:I think I'm with Sentinel and DL on this one, though I havn't played HU in quite a while.

Well, you'll have to do something about that.

Yes I will. Sentinel, run HU online.

I do not believe there is quite enough money minted annually to pay me for that. :lol:

I can enjoy playing: But I am not one to run an On-Line camapign.
I just don't like typing enough for that (my post count notwithstanding).

I'm just too attached to that live tabletop experience.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:17 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:I think I'm with Sentinel and DL on this one, though I havn't played HU in quite a while.

Well, you'll have to do something about that.

Yes I will. Sentinel, run HU online.

I do not believe there is quite enough money minted annually to pay me for that.

I can enjoy playing: But I am not one to run an On-Line camapign.
I just don't like typing enough for that (my post count notwithstanding).

I'm just too attached to that live tabletop experience.

Ok, move to northeast Florida.

Hah!
I'm not taking that pay cut.
You could move to Northern VA. :lol:

We don't get hurricanes anywhere near as often.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:21 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:I'm in a good spot to avoid hurricanes. We just hunker down as they blow by on the way to the Carolinas. Besides, I have to finish school first and I have a Bachelors to get yet. My Associates comes in two months.

We have excellent colleges up here.
Plus, you'd be closer to a lot of cool gamers.

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:21 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:I'm in a good spot to avoid hurricanes. We just hunker down as they blow by on the way to the Carolinas. Besides, I have to finish school first and I have a Bachelors to get yet. My Associates comes in two months.

We have excellent colleges up here.
Plus, you'd be closer to a lot of cool gamers.

This is true, but I'm in a VA program to get my Bachelors in education. I'd rather finish up instead of having to retake some classes just because I moved. Once that's done and I'm looking for a job, we'll see where I go...

But if you had to retake some classes that would be more time to game with Sentinel.

Shorty Lickens · Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:49 am

Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:I think I'm with Sentinel and DL on this one, though I havn't played HU in quite a while.

Well, you'll have to do something about that.

Yes I will. Sentinel, run HU online.

I do not believe there is quite enough money minted annually to pay me for that.

I can enjoy playing: But I am not one to run an On-Line camapign.
I just don't like typing enough for that (my post count notwithstanding).

I'm just too attached to that live tabletop experience.

Ok, move to northeast Florida.

Hah!
I'm not taking that pay cut.
You could move to Northern VA.
We don't get hurricanes anywhere near as often.

Hmmmm. Interesting. I've spent quite a bit of time in both areas.
Thanks to the U-Know-What.

SoulofThunder · Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:41 am

my games have a very anime , hip-hop feel to them. all of my games are very forward in the future and heavily technology influenced as well. thier a mish mash of genres/themes. one day they might be fighting vampires who just want to run thier ice cream shop (yeah, it really happened) , the next fighting a clen of ninjas who have fully embraced power armor technology.

i hate conventions and always try to mix things up a bit. not every "nashy" creature wants to eat a baby and not every "villain" is one. shades of grey and the perception of them screws people up in my games.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:42 am

Lynx8882 wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
el magico -- darklorddc wrote:Sounds like we aim for pretty much the same feel, Sentinel....

We should get together for a X-Over.
I think I could threaten the Multi-Mega-Verse: Can your heroes save it?

Hey now you cant threaten the Megaverse without me thats just not right

Lynx

You're welcome to move to VA as well: we've got lots of room, and a decent job market as well.

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:44 am

Sentinel wrote:
Lynx8882 wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
el magico -- darklorddc wrote:Sounds like we aim for pretty much the same feel, Sentinel....

We should get together for a X-Over.
I think I could threaten the Multi-Mega-Verse: Can your heroes save it?

Hey now you cant threaten the Megaverse without me thats just not right

Lynx

You're welcome to move to VA as well: we've got lots of room, and a decent job market as well.

Haven't been to VA for a few years....got some relatives I'm not too fond of that live there, so I tend not to visit. Still though, would be fun to live in my birth state for more than six months.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:52 am

Marrowlight wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Lynx8882 wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
el magico -- darklorddc wrote:Sounds like we aim for pretty much the same feel, Sentinel....

We should get together for a X-Over.
I think I could threaten the Multi-Mega-Verse: Can your heroes save it?

Hey now you cant threaten the Megaverse without me thats just not right

Lynx

You're welcome to move to VA as well: we've got lots of room, and a decent job market as well.

Haven't been to VA for a few years....got some relatives I'm not too fond of that live there, so I tend not to visit. Still though, would be fun to live in my birth state for more than six months.

Whereabouts in Virginny are your relatives?

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:58 am

Sentinel wrote:
Marrowlight wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Lynx8882 wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
el magico -- darklorddc wrote:Sounds like we aim for pretty much the same feel, Sentinel....

We should get together for a X-Over.
I think I could threaten the Multi-Mega-Verse: Can your heroes save it?

Hey now you cant threaten the Megaverse without me thats just not right

Lynx

You're welcome to move to VA as well: we've got lots of room, and a decent job market as well.

Haven't been to VA for a few years....got some relatives I'm not too fond of that live there, so I tend not to visit. Still though, would be fun to live in my birth state for more than six months.

Whereabouts in Virginny are your relatives?

Newport News

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:15 pm

Marrowlight wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Marrowlight wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Lynx8882 wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
el magico -- darklorddc wrote:Sounds like we aim for pretty much the same feel, Sentinel....

We should get together for a X-Over.
I think I could threaten the Multi-Mega-Verse: Can your heroes save it?

Hey now you cant threaten the Megaverse without me thats just not right

Lynx

You're welcome to move to VA as well: we've got lots of room, and a decent job market as well.

Haven't been to VA for a few years....got some relatives I'm not too fond of that live there, so I tend not to visit. Still though, would be fun to live in my birth state for more than six months.

Whereabouts in Virginny are your relatives?

Newport News

Oh, I am waaay north of that. I'm up nearer to Washington D.C.
I have relatives down in the Newport News and the Tidewater Area: I have not lost anything down there I need to go find.

Grey Death · Unread post by **Grey Death** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:30 pm

Sentinel

Oh, I am waaay north of that. I'm up nearer to Washington D.C.
I have relatives down in the Newport News and the Tidewater Area: I have not lost anything down there I need to go find.

Are you in Fairfax? My roommate used to have inlaws there. Alright place except for the traffic.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:42 pm

Grey Death wrote:Sentinel
Oh, I am waaay north of that. I'm up nearer to Washington D.C.
I have relatives down in the Newport News and the Tidewater Area: I have not lost anything down there I need to go find.

Are you in Fairfax? My roommate used to have inlaws there. Alright place except for the traffic.

As a matter of fact, I live right where Annandale and Alexandria butt against each other.
I have an Alexandria Zip Code, but my son goes to a Fairfax County school.

Mech-Viper Prime · Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:54 pm

I have to say marvel as well

but we could do one hell of a Megaverse-X-over

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:18 pm

Mech-Viper wrote:I have to say marvel as well

but we could do one hell of a Megaverse-X-over

Yeah, you ain't that far away from me.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:00 pm

Wheels are turning...

Daniel Stoker · Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:42 pm

Sentinel wrote:Wheels are turning...

Are they wheels in the sky?

Daniel Stoker

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:44 pm

Daniel Stoker wrote:
Sentinel wrote:Wheels are turning...

Are they wheels in the sky?

Daniel Stoker

No, but they are quite big...

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:57 pm

My wheels ain't squeking.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:26 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:My wheels ain't squeking.

You only think that because you're used to the sound. Which is not a good sign.

If we're not talking about Megadamage or Meta-Plots, I got no squeek.

Mech-Viper Prime · Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:35 pm

just need to figured out if we are going by the books or house rules(and if so, who? maybe a mix of them)

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:16 pm

Daniel Stoker wrote:
Sentinel wrote:Wheels are turning...

Are they wheels in the sky?

Daniel Stoker

And do you know where you'll be tomorrow?

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:42 pm

Mech-Viper wrote:just need to figured out if we are going by the books or house rules(and if so, who? maybe a mix of them)

When I bting in new players and special guests, I try to get that all talked out prior to game play, say, over a few beers and burgers or ribs at a local eatery.

Mech-Viper Prime · Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:06 pm

Sentinel wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:just need to figured out if we are going by the books or house rules(and if so, who? maybe a mix of them)

When I bting in new players and special guests, I try to get that all talked out prior to game play, say, over a few beers and burgers or ribs at a local eatery.

beers and burgers and ribs ............................ Hooters !!!!

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:15 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:just need to figured out if we are going by the books or house rules(and if so, who? maybe a mix of them)

When I bting in new players and special guests, I try to get that all talked out prior to game play, say, over a few beers and burgers or ribs at a local eatery.
beers and burgers and ribs ............................ hooters !!!!

I hope Sentinel lacks hooters. It would ruin my image of him.

Sentinel attends Hooters.
Sentinel lacks any of his own however. I chose Tremendous PS instead.

Hooters could be considered my Achilles' Heel however.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:21 am

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:just need to figured out if we are going by the books or house rules(and if so, who? maybe a mix of them)

When I bting in new players and special guests, I try to get that all talked out prior to game play, say, over a few beers and burgers or ribs at a local eatery.
beers and burgers and ribs ............................ hooters !!!!

I hope Sentinel lacks hooters. It would ruin my image of him.

Sentinel attends Hooters.
Sentinel lacks any of his own however. I chose Tremendous PS instead.

Hooters could be considered my Achilles' Heel however.

"Ah yes, a soccer mom. It's my only weakness."

I've always had a weakness for Librarians myself.

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:24 am

Sentinel wrote:
I've always had a weakness for Librarians myself.

Librarians who night shift at Hooters? Yeah that's something you don't think of every day.

Mech-Viper Prime · Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:52 am

Marrowlight wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
I've always had a weakness for Librarians myself.

Librarians who night shift at Hooters? Yeah that's something you don't think of every day.

good looking red heads who work as Librarians by day and Hooters waiteresses at night ............

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:07 am

Reds work for me okay.
I like blondes fine too, but I go weak in the knees for really dark hair.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:49 pm

When I need the hook-up, I'll give you a call.
You know my preferrences pretty good. :lol:

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:37 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:
Marrowlight wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
I've always had a weakness for Librarians myself.

Librarians who night shift at Hooters? Yeah that's something you don't think of every day.
good looking red heads who work as Librarians by day and Hooters waiteresses at night ............

No red heads. Already tried one, she was psycho. Blondes are good, but I'm with a brunette now. Still, no redheads.

They were considered the symbol of beauty for many, many years. They can't be all bad.

My first girlfriend was a redhead and she was crazy however. Her mom was a teacher in a our school and she abused the privileges that that got her to our benefit with great regularity. Made me afraid to break up with her for a bit though.

Mech-Viper Prime · Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:49 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Marrowlight wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:
Marrowlight wrote:
Sentinel wrote:
I've always had a weakness for Librarians myself.

Librarians who night shift at Hooters? Yeah that's something you don't think of every day.
good looking red heads who work as Librarians by day and Hooters waiteresses at night ............

No red heads. Already tried one, she was psycho. Blondes are good, but I'm with a brunette now. Still, no redheads.

They were considered the symbol of beauty for many, many years. They can't be all bad.

My first girlfriend was a redhead and she was crazy however. Her mom was a teacher in a our school and she abused the privileges that that got her to our benefit with great regularity. Made me afraid to break up with her for a bit though.

Beauty and psychosis are seperate categories. They can be beautiful and psychotic. In fact, that's a trait of many red heads.

yup the fun of that

Mech-Viper Prime · Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:50 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
MontanaPlayer wrote:I'm very happy with my blonde who colors her hair red. It's a good/safe compromise.

I will definately give you that one.

but that is like any woman who dyes her hair a different color

Mech-Viper Prime · Sat Mar 18, 2006 2:06 pm

Misfit KotLD wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:
Misfit KotLD wrote:
MontanaPlayer wrote:I'm very happy with my blonde who colors her hair red. It's a good/safe compromise.

I will definately give you that one.
but that is like any woman who dyes her hair a different color

No, it's good for any woman to dye her hair red. Red to something else is hiding the psychosis, and a bad thing.