I would give them 100 karma if they did an entire session as a musical. Comments?

Simply put: record it.

Whether for private use only, sharing with family and friends, or with the world wide web, such endeavors should be saved for posterity.

I second that, if this is to go forward. I MUST be immortalized .

I'd be in. My players, not so much.

Once more with feeling.

BlueMax

The question becomes exactly what makes it a musical. Is it just the fact of singing, improved like in 'Who's Line', or do they need to be prepared? It would be nearly impossible to be prepared. And Idly, I can see some people just taking modern day songs and using them in there.

For example, someone starts into 'Beat it' when the team's melee character is attacking. Or 'You Can't Touch This' when they successfully dodge an attack. 'Abracadabra' for the wizard casting a spell, perhaps. Or 'I put a spell on you'.

I just got the image of a cybered Zac Effron doing a duet with a troll girl...

Made of sing songy win there.

I think I might jsut have to make up lyrics for "I am the very model of a shadowrunner criminal"...

Yes...yes you do, post 'em up

How much are they giving you to listen to it?

OH YES. YOU MUST.

It would go along well with this. If I recall correctly, it was made by a professor of an old classmate of mine.

Perhaps you'll promise some of them even more if they never, ever try to sing a single tune again at the gaming table.

channeling monty python at the time, no doubt

After a successful run, you really must have been "hit by a Smooth Criminal". As a shadowrunner, you really are "Bad".

*Shakes head, held low.*

Saw this and was inspired...

I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal
I've stole it, be it decimal, technical, or magical
I know the immortal elves, and I quote their fights historical
From Earthdawn to Tir na Nog, in order categorical

I'm very well acquainted, too, with contacts all reliable
I deal with Mr. Johnsons, both the simple and maniacal
About bleeding edge SOTA I'm teeming with a lot o' news
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku

With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renra-Renraku

I'm very good at interrogations keeping subjects concious
I know the scientific names of gases quite innocuous
In short, in matters decimal, technical, or magical
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

In short, in matters decimal, technical, or magical
He is the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

I know draconic history, from Lofwyr’s to Prez Dunkelzhan's
I ran the diagnostics, I've a pretty taste for panel vans
I quote in Sperethial all the crimes of the Humanis Policlub
In combat I can floor most enemies with my machineguns-sub

Still a work in progress, when I get more I'll post it...

Oh god...this made my night. I can't wait for to finish this.

My gods, it's full of WIN!

Full of awesome win. Now we just need someone to sing it and put it on youtube.

I could concievably be convinced to do a punk rock (goblin rock for setting purposes) version.

Good sirs, I believe that Big D himself would approve of this.

Probably a reward somewhere in his will for it that no one's found yet.

It looks pretty awesome to start with.

Y'know I've read that like twenty times by now, and half it still makes no sense.

So I'm sure there's something in there that correlates to this endeavor.

I just did a cursory search and didn't find anything related to music, songs, or lyrics (well, there are some hits, but nothing useful).

I was kidding, atleast halfway, after all, who knows what the go-between left out?

Glad to hear you all like it so well. I really like to think up parody lyrics for songs I hear, and this was one that really worked for me. Here is the final-esque version, for all of your review. Note I replaced "decimal" with "digital" and edited a few other things in the bit I'd posted before, so I'm posting the whole thing in its current form.


I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal
I've stole it, be it digital, technical, or magical
I know the immortal elves, and I quote their fights historical
From Earthdawn to Tir na Nog, in order categorical

I'm very well acquainted, too, with contacts all reliable
I’ve dealt with Mr. Johnsons, both the simple and maniacal
About bleeding edge SOTA I am teeming with a lot o' news
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku

With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renra-Renraku

I'm good at interrogations keeping all my subjects concious
I know the scientific names of gases quite innocuous
In short, in matters digital, technical, or magical
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

In short, in matters digital, technical, or magical
He is the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

I know draconic history, from Lofwyr to Prez Dunkelzhan
I ran the diagnostics on my teams GMC panel van
I quote in Sperethial all the crimes of Humanis Policlub
In combat I can floor most enemies with my machineguns-sub

I can sell illegal rifles from old Ingrams to those new Ares
I know the casting focus of mages at Aztechnology
Then I can hack a file of which I've been within its node afore
And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system registrar

And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system registrar
And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system registrar
And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system regiregistrar

Then I can write a wired skill in cryptographic data form
And tell you ev'ry detail of Ehran’s stash of elven porn
In short, in matters digital, technical, and magical
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

In short, in matters digital, technical, and magical
He is the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

In fact, when I know what is meant by "drundeah" and "zathien"
When I can tell at sight Damien Knight from that damned Harlequin
When such affairs as corporate infiltrations I’m invited on
And when I know precisely what is meant by "Makkanagee morkhan"

When I have learnt what progress shall be made in genetechnology
When I know by heart the floors of the Renraku Archology
In short, when I've been splattering some elemental effigies
You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never been

You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never been
You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never been
You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never ever been

Paramilitary knowledge, with a mercenary specialty
Has served very well in runs from Seattle to the Philippines
But still, in matters digital, technical, and magical
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

But still, in matters digital, technical, and magical
He is the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

Wow, I'm surprised no one posted yet... Anywho, just thought it might be worth mentioning that my GM gave me some bonus karma today for writing and performing this song. I only got five extra, but considering we've only averaged 6 or 7 karma per session, that's nearly double for the day!

Congratulations, you earned it chummer.

This is a victory for us all. Epic job!

Wow.

Amazing.

You have to make the video, or at least an audio recording.

This is right up there with Tom Lerher's The Elements song.

*Is to busy bowing to your your magnificence to make a comment*

I am actually motivated to write some more of this. If anyone else has something to contribute please do so. I'll try to get something up here in the next day or so.

The only thing that could make this even better is if we all pooled ideas to make a Dr Horrible esqe Musical. I have the equipment. All we need is a cast and a script. *Starts making list of potential actors*

If I could get to Cali I would be there.

Funny thing is, I actually know the guys whose house Dr. Horrible was filmed in. And yes, he really does own that giant purple chair.

Could I get an address cuz I want to steal that chair.

So I showed one of my actor friends this thread. He knows nothing of shadowrun but the moment he read that song Joe wrote he said "I completely got this game just from that alone." Though he did need a little defining like who some of the characters named were and what SOTA meant.

I've been playing for two months and I don't know what SOTA means.

I believe SOTA is State of the Art.

State of the Art.

In Shadowrun, its context means equipment and training that is at the very front of the field. There used to be optional rules regarding it, too, in previous editions. If you didn't pay a certain amount of nuyen on a regular basis, your gear would start to degrade its stats to reflect it not keeping up with the world as a whole. Armor would improve making ammo less effective and vice-versa, defensive computer programs would improve making hacking programs less effective and vice-versa, etc.

It was really over the top and progressed way too fast. If you were a rigger or decker, forget about it, you'd never have cash for anything else. That said, aside from programs courtesy of Unwired, these rules have largely been obliterated from the game now and are assumed to be a part of your Lifestyle.

well,.............

I might not got my player to do a musical..

I had my players play 3 songs on Rock Band as their "audition" for Mr. Johnson. Depending on how well they played, effected their nuyen

i had one player who refused to play and pretended to be the band's manager instead

This is such an awesome thing. Did it ever happen?

Dave

Damn, for 100 karma i would even do this musical in orignal wardrobe. Including skirts and makeup.^^