As a note - 300CP should be enough for you to build most standard X-Men starting characters.

Do have a question - since you asked mesneaky for the game originally - do you have a preference for which power books you would prefer to be used. Several variations are out there. The Basic book, Expert, UPB, Skycutter, Necromancer's Character Creation, the classicmarvel list or something else. The powers available after all are going to info what you can make. As an example, I don't think you can make some variation of Gambit with the Basic book.

If you're asking ME, then I am...tentatively okay with most any books. I *think* I have them. I am MOST comfortable with the Advanced Players Book, Advanced Judge's Book and the Ultimate Powers book, but I have a few of the netbooks like ones from Skycutter (tho not much experience with them).
This message was last edited by the user at 01:25, Sun 10 Nov 2024.

I find it challenging to make original characters in the Marvel universe work well. So much of the air has been sucked up.

One way to address that is with new or low powered characters, but that's not that fun. I like the prospect of a What If scenario, but that almost assumes a group of cannon characters redeveloped.

I feel like I need something light and fun, so while I'd like to do the Futures Past thing, I thank that's too dark.

The Rebuild the Galaxy Lego Star Wars concept has some potential, I think. You could take Lego Marvel and have a group of misfits accidentally break the universe, causing it all to reform. Heroes are villains and villains are heroes.

Another option is to set things in the Incrediverse. There is a veil of seriousness with an underpinning of ridiculousness.

A third option could be to do something historical. Medieval superheroes. Or WWI superheroes.

I'm back in the mode of potentially wanting to do something, but it needs to be the right thing with the right tone.

I guess I can see that. Could be that. Could do something specific with like...X-Men or New Mutants The Next Generation sort of thing, with people playing younger heroes/students, maybe some are even kids of former heroes. Or an alternate timeline that's not so dark (though I know most comic books do have at least some darkness in them).


That's fair.


I'm tentatively okay with something lighter, depending on HOW light it goes. I can't say know the Lego reference but I assume it WOULDN'T be a "lego" game just a similar storyline. Historical could be interesting. There used to be a game called Godlike that dealt with supers in WWII if I remember right. So long as it's not an actual military game with ranks, chain of command, etc. I find too often that doesn't work well, but maybe that's just me.
This message was last edited by the user at 02:49, Tue 12 Nov 2024.

Godlike was a pretty amazing game.

I’m open to other ideas.

Could do a spiderverse type thing. Or the young justice model.
This message was last edited by the user at 01:58, Tue 12 Nov 2024.

Well, I'll put it this way. I've stated what I would like to have in a game, but if you (or anyone) are going to run a game, it has to be something YOU as the GM are interested in and WANT to run, so it'll keep you going. If you are less interested in the premise and concept and themes, you won't care as much and it's not likely to last as long.

So if you don't want to run what I was asking for, that's fine, but if you want to run a superhero game, then pick what you are interested in and run that.

I was trying to brainstorm a campaign that would be enjoyable for everyone. We all have to enjoy it if it is going to have a chance at lasting.

Nothing you've said made me go, GOD NO! lol.
  I'll say I am a fan of Young Justice (both the original comic series and the animated series).
  As stated a historical game might be interesting too.
  And then open to alternative timelines or something different/odd.
  I don't mind starting characters who are not uber-powered and have room to grow, personally.

I guess we can see what others say too.

Well that came and went ..
Guess I'm still looking.

What came and went? The Young Avengers MCU game opening?

Yea, heh. I'm more interested in something x-related anyway. But it filled up real quick.

I understand. Big X-Men fan myself. I'll keep bumping and looking next week for this. =)

Bump!

Hello! Still looking!

Bump!

Someone? Anyone?

In reply to smokinbarrel (msg # 74):

No one wants to Run a Marvel-616 RPG on RPOL?

In reply to barefootNCth (msg # 75):

Honestly, I don’t want to play that system! The rules confounded me.

In reply to smokinbarrel (msg # 76):

I can understand that, though I wouldn't mind trying it out. That being said, there are a couple of GM Wanted threads for the Marvel Multiverse RPG, and I am still on the hunt for a FASERIP GM for hopefully one of the asked-for campaign ideas in the original post.

I'm curious and would like to try a FASERIP game.  I've joined a few, but they all ended quickly.

This message was deleted by the user at 21:52, Fri 27 Dec 2024.

A new season (the final season) of What If? is out, so I'm bumping this thread again. =)

Still on the hunt! Love supers!

Hoping my hunt ends better than Kraven's did (in his box office bomb, that is). =)

Keep your eyes peeled on PW, a fellow player in another game is working on a FASERIP game.