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 Jan 25 2008, 06:23 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker  Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50  |
Branching out from another thread, so I don't Threadjack.
My old SR GM used to have a little rules-lite homebrew game he'd run as a pick up called "Backyard Battles" that was basically Calvin & Hobbes the RPG. We'd play out an eventful "Day in the life" of a bunch of 3rd graders (Things like Show & Tell day, Field Day, etc), characters were horribly steroetyped, and you had cry points instead of hit points. If you lost all your cry points, you went home crying. Now I'm thinking of a variation of this as a Shadowrun themed game. Have a simplified version of the SR4 rules, a "kiddified" skill list, and the kids have to perform grade-school style runs... Stealing test answers, breaking a friend out of detention, stopping bullies from picking on kids. Hell, it's an RPG version of the Disney cartoon Recess, just toss in a few SR elements (Kiddie Hacker for the Nerd archetype, Kiddie Troll for the "Big, Dumb but sweet and friendly kid", Elf for the "Charismatic kid", etc), and you're good to go. Shit. I did NOT need a new project right now. I'll report back when I have more. Bull |
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Jan 25 2008, 07:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 704 Joined: 20-November 06 From: The seemingly unknown area of land between Seattle and Idaho. Member No.: 9,910 |
Upon reading the campaign precis my two thoughts in order:
1: that's not right 2: might be kinda fun |
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Jan 25 2008, 07:46 PM
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Deus Absconditus Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,742 Joined: 1-September 03 From: Downtown Seattle, UCAS Member No.: 5,566 |
Sounds kinda like Cybergeneration if it was run in a Jr. High...
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Jan 25 2008, 08:57 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
I dunno... I just remembered this from the motivational posters thread... (top poster on the page)
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Jan 25 2008, 11:05 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
I think that Codename:Kids Next Door has substantially more shadowrun potential than Recess does. You wouldn't even have to kiddify the skills. Just change the fluff so that all of the high-tech equipment and cyberware is make out of plywood.
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Jan 26 2008, 12:25 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...and the junior runners can be sent to steal Calvin's transmogrifier. :grinbig:
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Jan 26 2008, 12:37 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 225 Joined: 13-July 07 Member No.: 12,235 |
Oh man, there's a nice little walk down memory lane. That game sounds like a lot of fun - I'd play it.
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Jan 26 2008, 02:59 AM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
KND would probably be a good concept, except for two things. 1) I was thinking of keeping it strictly within the bounds of "Real Life" school in 2070. Play up the situations some, but no wierd super-secret kid super-spies. Honestly, Cazmonster's Covert Generation would handle this pretty well. 2) I watched a lot of Recess for one reason or another. I've only seen a couple episodes of KND, so it didn't jump to mind quite as readily :) Bull |
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Jan 26 2008, 04:33 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 14-December 07 Member No.: 14,641 |
You should take a look at Little Fears. While it is more of a horror game it might carry some inspiration.
I must also say I am really digging this idea. |
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Jan 26 2008, 05:10 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,311 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 2,062 |
There's a homebrew game that's real popular with my players called Heavy Ordinance. The whole idea is that everyone that's gone through puberty has been taken over by brain-eating demons.
I believe the opening quote goes something like: "In the third grade, Mrs. Watson gave me a D in Math. Now she's a brain-eating demon and I have a minigun with 3000 rounds of HESH ammo. Mrs. Watson, class is back in session." It was a delight to play, even if we did have to tear out the rules and replace them with the rules from Unknown Armies. |
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Jan 26 2008, 05:30 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 458 Joined: 28-March 05 From: NA/UCAS/IN/ Member No.: 7,246 |
I laughed for a solid minute after looking at that! Too funny! :D |
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Jan 26 2008, 08:58 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...I guess I was thinking more along this line...
Gunslinger Girl ...now aren't they just sweet little darlings? :grinbig: |
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Jan 26 2008, 03:18 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=20295
Starting a thread in community projects, where I'll post my work as I go. Bull |
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Jan 26 2008, 03:38 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
The girl on the upper right... is it just me, or is the gun as tall as she is? |
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Jan 26 2008, 07:04 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Kids Next Door is real life. We just don't remember it because we've been decommissioned. There really is a plywood moonbase staffed entirely be children 12 and under. |
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Jan 26 2008, 08:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 292 Joined: 21-February 07 Member No.: 11,050 |
yea, brainwashed, cyber/bio ware enhanced children being used as government and/or corp assassins sure sounds like "Shadowrun" to me. PS have you seen the new art style for season two? not sure I like it. |
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Jan 26 2008, 08:19 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 18-September 06 Member No.: 9,421 |
I've actually watched a few episodes of Gunslinger Girl a couple of years back, I was pleasantly surprised.
Chris |
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Jan 27 2008, 04:08 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 718 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Montevideo, in the elusive shadows of Latin America Member No.: 7,727 |
Have you watched the anime series Denno Coil? It's all abot kids, hacker kids, hacker kids in a full AR-enabled city. Pretty good too.
Also, I think one of the settings for the true20 system has a nice kid setting too, can't remember the name thogh. IIRC the archetypes were very cool. like: normal kid: quote: "I like icecream" and so on... But consider the possibilities of the Matrix and AR for opposition. And if there is a technomancer in the group, well, things could become very serious pretty quickly. Yeah, "Children of the Matrix" ... that could be interesting... Cheers, Max |
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Jan 27 2008, 11:35 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
i did watch dennou coil . . i wasn't in the least bit impressed by it . . even if it gave some good ideas as to how the AR Overlay would work . .
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Jan 27 2008, 11:45 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 2-August 06 Member No.: 9,006 |
That is an illusion of perspective. If you use something to measure the shot gun, and turn it asround, starting at her feet, it comes to just where we see the tie go into her blouse. |
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Jan 28 2008, 07:29 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
They are doing a second season? Oh good, 13 episodes really wasn't enough to whet my appetite. |
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Jan 28 2008, 08:10 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...ohmigoddess... didn't mean to [Derail] this thead so badly. I just posted a pic that's all...really.
Bull, please accept my humble apologies. [/Derail] |
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