Skari-dono
Senior Member
Every now and then I come to the conclusion that I have waaay too many ideas for my own good. Essentially, I produce more ideas for games and characters that I know I cannot put into good use. But I still dream of the time when I can, so I hold onto those ideas because maybe, just maybe, there will come a day when me and my friends want to play something but we have no idea what. Then I can rise from my chair and declare: "I have an idea!"
But that day can be a long way from here, so I got another idea (shocking!). I'm going to post my ideas here in a 'pitch' kind of way, for you to read and judge, and I would like you to do the same. I'm fairly certain that many of you have ideas that you may not ever get the chance to use, either for a game or a character or possibly even a novel or a whole setting.
We don't need details; there's still a chance that some of this will pop up here in the future. Who knows? Maybe someone will read this and think "Man, I'd like to know more" and implore you to run with it. Best not spoil the fun then. So, if you want to share your ideas, I'd suggest you go with the 30 second pitch idea, and I'd also like to know what system you had in mind.
It also helps to just write them down. Gives you a clearer perspective.
So here are some of my ideas:
Curriculum
A group of children are sent to a boarding school somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The school has a reputation of turning troubling youth into less passionate individuals, but the children find out that the school is actually a group of Changelings who send them off to Arcadia.
A mixed game of Changeling the Lost and WoD Innocents. Tried running it in a PbP but failed.
Unnamed Exalted Character
I have this idea for a Solar Exalted who is also a father. The idea is that he Exalted as a Zenith Caste when his son/daughter was born, but was forced to run away. The idea assumes that the child is less than a year or two old, forcing the Exalted to protect the life of his child at all cost.
Impossible Adventures: Zigma
I might actually run this. There is a secret organization that knows about the existence or Zigma Waves, a scientific theory that the connection between cause and effect can be measured and altered. The organization exists to protect the world from the misuse of these Zigma Waves, but when the leader's brother returns from the dead, all hell breaks lose.
I've been planning to use Savage Worlds for this, and have been toying with the idea of running it here, but I don't know how to incorporate the card-mechanics.
Samurai in Space
In our Solar system (or one just like it), the imperial society of old Japan has taken to the stars. Clans fight for supremacy in spaceships using mechanical armor, artificial intelligence, and cybernetic or bioengineered enhancements, all while holding on to the tenets of bushido.
Again, Savage Worlds. Again, cards are getting in the way.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Welcome on board. Piracy on the high seas, landlubbers, cannons, rum and PotC quotes. All this and more on a ship that is sailed by the dead or the dead-ish.
Geist: the Sin-Eaters game set in a Piracy setting.
Wolves of Bushido
No idea really, but I really want to run a game of Werewolf: the Forsaken (or Apocalypse) set in feudal Japan.
The House Always Wins
Again, not much of an idea yet, but I recently had an idea for a Changeling: the Lost game set in Las Vegas where the PCs are the Court Monarchs trying to build and protect the Freehold, all while trying to hold power.
1881 Space Opera
While writing this, I had an idea for a game that mixes Steampunk and space opera, likely using Savage Worlds. It would focus on the Martian Settlements and its political relation with Earthian space ports. Mixing it with a terrorist group that is attempting to sever that connection.
Goddess of Justice for Women Wronged by Men
I have an idea for a female character for Scion that starts off as a volunteer at a women shelter who later receives the power to bring justice upon the men who harm women. Depending on the game, her efforts might become misguided and soon even the smallest of slights could be punished with extreme measures.
God of Rap
Not much of a rap person, so I figured stepping out of my comfort zone is good. A Scion character who will become the god of rap music.
Power Struggle
I would very much like to play a game where the players make multiple characters in a handful of political powers in a grim fantasy setting. The idea would be a Game of Thrones kind of story, where the multiple houses fight each other over the throne. I would use the A Song of Ice and Fire game mechanics, but in an original setting since I don't know much about Westeros.
God/Goddess of Transhumanism and Sexual Preferences
I had this idea but I don't know if I could ever pull it off without pissing someone off. The character would represent all different sexualities as well as transhuman ideals, having the ability to change their gender and sex at will. I think it could be fun, if done right, but I'm not sure I could do it properly without offending someone. Again, for a Scion game.
World of Dark Fantasy
An alternate setting for WoD, where everything is switched out for fantasy elements. Essentially, it is a fantasy setting that re-envisions most of the character templates. The realm is ruled over by a council of Magi, formed from a handful of powerful Houses. The rest goes through similar or even greater changes.
But that day can be a long way from here, so I got another idea (shocking!). I'm going to post my ideas here in a 'pitch' kind of way, for you to read and judge, and I would like you to do the same. I'm fairly certain that many of you have ideas that you may not ever get the chance to use, either for a game or a character or possibly even a novel or a whole setting.
We don't need details; there's still a chance that some of this will pop up here in the future. Who knows? Maybe someone will read this and think "Man, I'd like to know more" and implore you to run with it. Best not spoil the fun then. So, if you want to share your ideas, I'd suggest you go with the 30 second pitch idea, and I'd also like to know what system you had in mind.
It also helps to just write them down. Gives you a clearer perspective.
So here are some of my ideas:
Curriculum
A group of children are sent to a boarding school somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The school has a reputation of turning troubling youth into less passionate individuals, but the children find out that the school is actually a group of Changelings who send them off to Arcadia.
A mixed game of Changeling the Lost and WoD Innocents. Tried running it in a PbP but failed.
Unnamed Exalted Character
I have this idea for a Solar Exalted who is also a father. The idea is that he Exalted as a Zenith Caste when his son/daughter was born, but was forced to run away. The idea assumes that the child is less than a year or two old, forcing the Exalted to protect the life of his child at all cost.
Impossible Adventures: Zigma
I might actually run this. There is a secret organization that knows about the existence or Zigma Waves, a scientific theory that the connection between cause and effect can be measured and altered. The organization exists to protect the world from the misuse of these Zigma Waves, but when the leader's brother returns from the dead, all hell breaks lose.
I've been planning to use Savage Worlds for this, and have been toying with the idea of running it here, but I don't know how to incorporate the card-mechanics.
Samurai in Space
In our Solar system (or one just like it), the imperial society of old Japan has taken to the stars. Clans fight for supremacy in spaceships using mechanical armor, artificial intelligence, and cybernetic or bioengineered enhancements, all while holding on to the tenets of bushido.
Again, Savage Worlds. Again, cards are getting in the way.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Welcome on board. Piracy on the high seas, landlubbers, cannons, rum and PotC quotes. All this and more on a ship that is sailed by the dead or the dead-ish.
Geist: the Sin-Eaters game set in a Piracy setting.
Wolves of Bushido
No idea really, but I really want to run a game of Werewolf: the Forsaken (or Apocalypse) set in feudal Japan.
The House Always Wins
Again, not much of an idea yet, but I recently had an idea for a Changeling: the Lost game set in Las Vegas where the PCs are the Court Monarchs trying to build and protect the Freehold, all while trying to hold power.
1881 Space Opera
While writing this, I had an idea for a game that mixes Steampunk and space opera, likely using Savage Worlds. It would focus on the Martian Settlements and its political relation with Earthian space ports. Mixing it with a terrorist group that is attempting to sever that connection.
Goddess of Justice for Women Wronged by Men
I have an idea for a female character for Scion that starts off as a volunteer at a women shelter who later receives the power to bring justice upon the men who harm women. Depending on the game, her efforts might become misguided and soon even the smallest of slights could be punished with extreme measures.
God of Rap
Not much of a rap person, so I figured stepping out of my comfort zone is good. A Scion character who will become the god of rap music.
Power Struggle
I would very much like to play a game where the players make multiple characters in a handful of political powers in a grim fantasy setting. The idea would be a Game of Thrones kind of story, where the multiple houses fight each other over the throne. I would use the A Song of Ice and Fire game mechanics, but in an original setting since I don't know much about Westeros.
God/Goddess of Transhumanism and Sexual Preferences
I had this idea but I don't know if I could ever pull it off without pissing someone off. The character would represent all different sexualities as well as transhuman ideals, having the ability to change their gender and sex at will. I think it could be fun, if done right, but I'm not sure I could do it properly without offending someone. Again, for a Scion game.
World of Dark Fantasy
An alternate setting for WoD, where everything is switched out for fantasy elements. Essentially, it is a fantasy setting that re-envisions most of the character templates. The realm is ruled over by a council of Magi, formed from a handful of powerful Houses. The rest goes through similar or even greater changes.
