D20 Modern Campaign Ideas?

[mythusmage]

mythusmage, that is seriously screwed up.

Needless to say, I look forward to seeing it.

There's another excerpt in the latest (first) issue of The Gaming Herald. This one covers (in part) the period leading up to the declaration of war between the U.S. and Imperial China in 1933.

 

[Unseelie]

Golden helmet spellcaster would be Doctor Fate. He's an original member of the Justice Society of America and he goes back to the forties if I'm not mistaken.

Technically, he goes back to Ancient Egypt... but yes, he's from the Fourties.

 

[Unseelie]

I'm thinkin' Remo Williams meets Doc Savage.

Trained by an ancient Tibetan holy man in the One True Martial Art, a eclectic team of adventurers travels to the far ends of the earth, exploring the unknown and fighting incredible foes.

Toned down a little, you'd have The Champions an obscure British TV show from the 70's.

 

[Unseelie]

Almost one hundred years before, a meteor landed near Wold Newton, England. No one realized it at the time, but some property of the meteorite --- something Victorian science cannot begin to understand --- affected the bloodlines of the people nearby. Their descendants would have the potential for nearly superhuman physical, mental, and spiritual abilities. From this blood would come a century's greatest heroes...and most dangerous villains...

Someone's been reading Phillip Jose Farmer again...

 

[JPL]

Someone's been reading Phillip Jose Farmer again...

Oh, absolutely. I make no claims to originality

 

[beta-ray]

Not sure yet... but I am thinking about something close to our time a bit before or a bit later... Like a Indiana Jones/Brisco County or Shadow Run type of game...

Other things that might be fun ReBoot (as I said in another thread), Ghostbusters, or superhero (Kikaider! Kamen Rider!), Jackie Chan Adventures

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[Henry]

Hmmmm.... I wonder if we might coax jonrog1 to work up stats for the characters on "Jackie Chan Adventures?"

 

[JPL]

Hmmmm.... I wonder if we might coax jonrog1 to work up stats for the characters on "Jackie Chan Adventures?"

Well, let's see...

Jackie --- Fast Hero/ Martial Artist/ Daredevil
Uncle --- Dedicated Hero /Chi sorcerer
Toru --- Strong Hero/ Tough Hero /Chi sorcerer
Jade --- Fast Hero

"Chi sorcerer" is the wu jen revamped as an advanced class. Probably requires Chinese language proficiency, K: arcane lore, and K: history.

The first season is a fine model for an RPG campaign --- the old "Rod of Seven Parts" routine...

 

[jonrog1]

Wow, better and faster than I would have done it.

I think the most fun in mucking about with the system will be adapting various magic and psionic systems and power levels for such hybrid fantasy campaigns.

"One moooooore thing ..."

 

[bwgwl]

speaking of PJF, i'm seriously considering using d20 Modern to do a Riverworld campaign.

or maybe the World of Tiers.

or perhaps re-creating "Barnstormer in Oz."

Farmer's one of my favorite sci-fi writers.