08-15-2017, 06:26 AM | #1 |
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Weird War 2 - The Pacific Theatre
Regarding "weird war 2" stuff, I notice that most of the creative effort seems centred on the European Theatre. Granted the Nazis were well known for their experimental technology and wacky occultism, but has anyone knocked out any equivalent material for Japan? Hi-tech stuff is probably a non-starter for them - Japan seems to have ended the war behind the curve on everything - but some kind of occult jobbery might be in scope.
I recall something from the Laundryverse about BLUE HADES assisting the Japanese defence of certain islands, and I suppose there are always those memetic katanas and functioning sennibari ... |
08-15-2017, 07:13 AM | #2 |
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Re: Wierd War 2 - The Pacific Theatre
I haven't seen anything purpose-made, but it shouldn't be too difficult to adapt the game Kantai Collection to a Weird War II setting.
It's halfway there already - the premise is "spirits of WWII fighting ships manifest or are manifested as heavily-armed females in order to drive off an alien invasion." Just change the setting from modern-day to WWII.
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08-15-2017, 04:30 PM | #3 | |
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And they did do some cutting-edge biological warfare research. In a weird war context surely Doctor Ishi would be making some monsters. Not to mention that they actually had submersible aircraft carriers. Sure they were silly impractical things that only deployed a couple of seaplanes but the idea of submersible aircraft carriers in a weird war setting has so much potential. And just like the Germans they were wording on jet and rocket powered interceptors. And they were trying to weaponize microwaves to produce a death ray... Also balloon bombs but I don't see much potential there. No matter how much you dial up the weird they never start looking good. Last edited by David Johnston2; 08-15-2017 at 06:06 PM. |
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08-15-2017, 06:26 PM | #4 |
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Re: Weird War 2 - The Pacific Theatre
One of the 1980s Godzilla movies had a proto-Godzilla on an island defending Japanese soldiers by eating Americans. Kaiju seem a natural part of a Weird War Pacific Theater.
Also, it is pre-WWII, but check out my Ellis Affair in Fate Core's Worlds In Shadow. It is surprising how little of the backstory to that adventure is fictional. |
08-15-2017, 06:45 PM | #5 |
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It is for Gurps 3e but I wouldn't regard conversion as difficult.
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08-15-2017, 08:02 PM | #7 |
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Re: Weird War 2 - The Pacific Theatre
Now I want one of those scenarios where the battle in the jungle on some Pacific island destroys an ancient temple, which turns out to have been the prison of an eldritch horror that doesn't like either side.
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08-16-2017, 05:31 AM | #9 |
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Re: Weird War 2 - The Pacific Theatre
Not one I had heard of ... must check the Warehouse...
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08-16-2017, 06:28 AM | #10 |
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IIRC there is an AH about unit 731 developing a very efficient poison gas, which is then used to great effect first in china and later elsewhere.
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