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Re: Ideas Are Easy

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Originally Posted by ericthered (Post 1881761)

You guys are thinking of aliens with much subtler intentions than I am -- mine were planning to outright conquer earth and are just stalling until they can get earthly allies to provide the manpower they need (a classic conquistador technique).

I remember reading that story. I can't remember the title or author, but it was a short story where an alien mercenary company came to Earth and started by offering its services to the highest bidder.

Hans

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Originally Posted by ericthered (Post 1881761)

It's more like "V"

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Originally Posted by Disliker of the mary sue (Post 1881452)

A few games I'd love to set up if I had the social skills to get friends to play and the will to do all the gm work

Henshin Academy: A institution to train magical girls (and boys) power ranger esc teams, and anyone who uses some magic or super science device to become a costumed hero. Your party is a group of students who happen to gravitate to each other for some reason, or maybe your a group of teachers trying to make sure that students don't go rogue and outside enemy forces don't mount an invasion.

I've wanted to do something like that ever since I discovered the perfect place to set the campaign. Just from the name, of course... and the fact that it's just up the road from Sunnidale (natural crossover!)

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World War Wonderland: The Mad Hatter, a lover of all types of madness, builds a device that allows him to see into other worlds only to discover a new kind of madness not even wonderland has heard of before, War. He has since convinced the other residents of this mystical place to experience this new form of insanity by invading an earth already consumed by World war 2. Can the PCs fend off these invaders or are they doomed to the madness that these creatures bring with them?

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I remember a comic book miniseries from the '80s titled THE OZ-WONDERLAND WAR, in which, like it says on the tin, two of the most beloved children's classics come into conflict. It was written by Roy Thomas, naturally, and featured Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew.

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LARP of the dead: The players play LARPers who where in the middle of a game when the zombie apocalypse came.

Vagabond: A long time ago, a futuristic world was ending and all reality was peeling away. Today the players play ancestors of those who left to escape their fate as they live in the worlds of others.

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Originally Posted by crretin (Post 1888392)

LARP of the dead: The players play LARPers who where in the middle of a game when the zombie apocalypse came.

Bonus points if they were already playing Humans vs. Zombies.

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Originally Posted by aesir23 (Post 1872438)

Heroes of Ragnarok
Something's changed in the world--people have begun to report strange events and while the first few dragon and giant sightings were ignored by just about everyone, until a Kraken sunk a nimitz class aircraft carrier in the north atlantic.
Now were in the depths of an unexplained global winter and people are starting to panic. The death toll started to add up.
The PCs, after dreaming of an old man with one eye, wake up to the knowledge that they are Einherjaren--brave warriors who died in battle, spent centuries fighting and feasting in Valhalla, and have now been reborn in participate in a war against destiny on behalf of the gods of Asgard.

This sounds super fun! I love combining fantasy and modern/sci-fi settings. The only thing better than bringing down a dragon is bringing down a dragon with an assault rifle.
Mine would look more like

Space Wizards
Typical dungeon fantasy tropes in a sci-fi world!
Elves specialize in biological and genetic engineering; enhancing lifespans, granting immunity to disease. Dwarves mine asteroids and live in the hollowed-out remains. Humans are rapidly spreading colonists. Orcs use cloning and cybernetics. Powerful wizards go toe-to-toe with space marines wielding railguns and power armor. Mages combine in industrial scale ceremonial magic, enchanting entire ships and powering magical doomsday devices. And of course, space dragons!

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Originally Posted by Rocket Man (Post 1888412)

Bonus points if they were already playing Humans vs. Zombies.

Everyone dies in the first 15 minutes because they can't even recognize there's a problem.

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Originally Posted by Rocket Man (Post 1888412)

Bonus points if they were already playing Humans vs. Zombies.

Now that's just silly :)