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2012-11-11, 01:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
So I seen the movie, I want to run a game where the players are obviously in a video game world and can play characters form games or from games they make. Would any systems in particular be well suited to this?
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2012-11-11, 01:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
GURPS, I hear, is very good at capturing all sorts of different characters. And by all sorts, I mean if you can define what traits you want a character to have, you can build that character. Period.
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2012-11-11, 01:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
Risus would do admirably, and I hear really good things about Primetime Adventures.
I would caution against GURPS (though I haven't seen the movie), because I suspect that WIR runs on "cartoon physics", and I doubt that GURPS covers that. It tends to be a system rooted in realism or at least cinematic realism.
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2012-11-11, 09:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
It's been a bit, GitP. If you're reading this, you're either digging through old stuff, or I've posted for the first time in forever.
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The best answer is always to ask your DM.
Unless you're the DM, in which case you should talk to your players.
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2012-11-11, 10:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
You could try BESM. It was made as an anime RPG, so it's got cartoon physics basically built in, and it was made to cover a vast array of genres (fantasy, sci-fi, noir, etc.) so it has a vast array of magic spells and character powers your players could choose from. It's a point buy system, so there are no class restrictions. The one issue is that I've heard some powers and abilities might be a bit unbalanced.
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2012-11-11, 10:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
Dark Fiddler: Spoilers, darn it!
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2012-11-11, 11:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
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Last edited by Roland St. Jude; 2012-11-13 at 11:07 PM.
It's been a bit, GitP. If you're reading this, you're either digging through old stuff, or I've posted for the first time in forever.
If you want to stay in touch, reach out to me on twitter (same username).
The best answer is always to ask your DM.
Unless you're the DM, in which case you should talk to your players.
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2012-11-11, 11:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
Well, the fact that there is a villain could maybe considered a spoiler. It generally felt like the movie was more 'Ralph vs an uncaring world' and than SUDDENLY [REDACTED].
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2012-11-11, 06:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-11, 07:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
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2012-11-12, 01:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
I make games.
"...I worry that modern gaming is gradually shrinking the wide spectrum of gameplay mechanics into a single narrow red bar with "KILL" written on it sideways. Exploration, navigation, puzzles, platforming, all gradually shrinking away until only one thing remains, being taken by the hand from room to room, moving on only when nothing remains alive in each one." - Yhatzee Crosshaw
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2012-11-12, 02:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
Toon's fun, but it's intended for Looney-Toons style comedy above all else.
As was mentioned earlier, RISUS would be a good game to do this rules-lite. Mutants and Masterminds could be good rules-heavy. (I've already seen writeups of Ralph, Felix, and Calhoun in M&M over on the Atomic Think Tank forums.)Imagine if all real-world conversations were like internet D&D conversations...
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2012-11-12, 07:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
Savage Worlds could work.
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2012-11-13, 02:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
These suggestions have been Turbo-Tastic! Bro fists for all! Aww come on pal, you son of a gun. You know you want to bro fist.
I'll look over all of these suggestions. In particular Risus and Mutants and Masterminds. Everyone have some candy!
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Risus is both 9 pages and free. It is the winner! Collect the winners pot of coins Risus suggesters.Last edited by Gamgee; 2012-11-13 at 02:53 AM.
They say hope begins in the dark, but most just flail around in the blackness...searching for their destiny. The darkness... for me... is where I shine. - Riddick
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2012-11-13, 03:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-13, 03:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
Yeah, the moment I saw the title I thougt "Mutants&Masterminds". It's great to make any kind of characters that benefits from "cinematicness", ie, dudes who don't die very easy and do pretty amazing stuff. Which covers most videogame protags.
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2012-11-13, 10:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
On the movie. I was more disappointed with the insects than [REDACTED] because at least [REDACTED] was foreshadowed, whereas the insects were there, then off-screen for a good part of the film.
As far as system goes there are a bunch that try and do Anime that you could look at. I suggest GURPS, just because the amount of different character types might not fit well into any one system.
GURPS seems to do multiple systems pretty well.
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2012-11-13, 10:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
I make games.
"...I worry that modern gaming is gradually shrinking the wide spectrum of gameplay mechanics into a single narrow red bar with "KILL" written on it sideways. Exploration, navigation, puzzles, platforming, all gradually shrinking away until only one thing remains, being taken by the hand from room to room, moving on only when nothing remains alive in each one." - Yhatzee Crosshaw
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2012-11-13, 11:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
3D&T does it better.
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2012-11-14, 12:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
They say hope begins in the dark, but most just flail around in the blackness...searching for their destiny. The darkness... for me... is where I shine. - Riddick
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Deny a monochrome future!!! -Radio Gosha-
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2012-11-14, 02:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-14, 02:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
Well, I have been wanting to learn Portuguese. I can understand it well enough with a dictionary on hand, so I'll take a closer look at it later. What I've read so far looks to be very professionally done. So far I find it odd that magic and health use the same stat.
Last edited by Thomar_of_Uointer; 2012-11-14 at 02:56 AM.
I make games.
"...I worry that modern gaming is gradually shrinking the wide spectrum of gameplay mechanics into a single narrow red bar with "KILL" written on it sideways. Exploration, navigation, puzzles, platforming, all gradually shrinking away until only one thing remains, being taken by the hand from room to room, moving on only when nothing remains alive in each one." - Yhatzee Crosshaw
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2012-11-14, 03:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-14, 04:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wreck-It-Ralph. Need a system idea.
They say hope begins in the dark, but most just flail around in the blackness...searching for their destiny. The darkness... for me... is where I shine. - Riddick
Exile
Deny a monochrome future!!! -Radio Gosha-