Do you let anime influence your game?
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Kesh
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I let just about anything influence my game. Anime is no exception.
In fact, I'd love to run a d20 Modern campaign based on X/1999, probably using a modified version of the psi rules for powers. Several aspects of the series will make their way into other d20M campaigns I'm considering (Nataku, Beast, the twin swords, etc.).
Wicked City is another good influence for an "end of the world"/"demon invasion" campaign.
Yes, I'll eventually do a d20M character modeled after either Vash or Wolfwood.
Overt Feline Moreaus double for cat-girls.
Princess Mononoke was a big influence on the gods for my homebrew D&D world.
I might make caster guns (Outlaw Star) available in a Dragonstar campaign.
But, I can't figure out how to make Perfect Blue work without slipping my players hallucinogenic drugs.
In fact, I'd love to run a d20 Modern campaign based on X/1999, probably using a modified version of the psi rules for powers. Several aspects of the series will make their way into other d20M campaigns I'm considering (Nataku, Beast, the twin swords, etc.).
Wicked City is another good influence for an "end of the world"/"demon invasion" campaign.
Yes, I'll eventually do a d20M character modeled after either Vash or Wolfwood.
Overt Feline Moreaus double for cat-girls.
Princess Mononoke was a big influence on the gods for my homebrew D&D world.
I might make caster guns (Outlaw Star) available in a Dragonstar campaign.
But, I can't figure out how to make Perfect Blue work without slipping my players hallucinogenic drugs.
Dark Jezter
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Anime influences my campaigns all the time. Just listen to how it's effected my Forgotten Realms campaign:
Drizzt is a nerdy teenage boy who has a harem of women constantly fawning over him. (But naturally, he is oblivious to their feelings)
Alustriel goes through a transformation sequence at the beginning of each battle where her clothes change into a revealing schoolgirl outfit.
The Simbul is a cat-babe.
Elminster is a giant robot.
Szass Tam is not a lich, but rather an extremely well-dressed, effeminate man.
Evards's Black Tentacles is now the main fear of every female in the realms.
Drizzt is a nerdy teenage boy who has a harem of women constantly fawning over him. (But naturally, he is oblivious to their feelings)
Alustriel goes through a transformation sequence at the beginning of each battle where her clothes change into a revealing schoolgirl outfit.
The Simbul is a cat-babe.
Elminster is a giant robot.
Szass Tam is not a lich, but rather an extremely well-dressed, effeminate man.
Evards's Black Tentacles is now the main fear of every female in the realms.
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
Dark Jezter said:Anime influences my campaigns all the time. Just listen to how it's effected my Forgotten Realms campaign:
Drizzt is a nerdy teenage boy who has a harem of women constantly fawning over him. (But naturally, he is oblivious to their feelings)
Alustriel goes through a transformation sequence at the beginning of each battle where her clothes change into a revealing schoolgirl outfit.
The Simbul is a cat-babe.
Elminster is a giant robot.
Szass Tam is not a lich, but rather an extremely well-dressed, effeminate man.
Evards's Black Tentacles is now the main fear of every female in the realms.
blackshirt5
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Re: Re: Do you let anime influence your game?
It's really quite good, from what I remember(I haven't watched it in a while), one of the more choice animes I picked up from the guy before I left the flea market. It's about a young guy seeking revenge; a decent story, but in my opinion, awesome animation and a great sense of setting make up for it.
WayneLigon said:
It's really quite good, from what I remember(I haven't watched it in a while), one of the more choice animes I picked up from the guy before I left the flea market. It's about a young guy seeking revenge; a decent story, but in my opinion, awesome animation and a great sense of setting make up for it.
Darth Shoju
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lol
ROFL
Dark Jezter said:Anime influences my campaigns all the time. Just listen to how it's effected my Forgotten Realms campaign:
Drizzt is a nerdy teenage boy who has a harem of women constantly fawning over him. (But naturally, he is oblivious to their feelings)
Alustriel goes through a transformation sequence at the beginning of each battle where her clothes change into a revealing schoolgirl outfit.
The Simbul is a cat-babe.
Elminster is a giant robot.
Szass Tam is not a lich, but rather an extremely well-dressed, effeminate man.
Evards's Black Tentacles is now the main fear of every female in the realms.
ROFL
Arken
Explorer
I must say that Amon Saga didn't really impress me at all, I too bought it because it looked DnDish (and I was in geneva and it was one of the few titles in English that they ahd in the shop 
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The style was not anime at it's best (to my tastes) and the story was formulaic and a little lame (who on earth was that bow guy anyway and why didn't he have any dialogue!?). It was certainly more 'high fantasy' than most anime but still I would reccommed other's first.
For Example:
The Slayers:
I think that everyone that plays DnD and has a passing liking for Anime should watch The Slayers, it's well animated, cliched in all your favourite ways whilst being refreshing and distictly 'japanese' in others. The characters are likeable and the story is about as 'high fantasy' as you can get. Overall the combination of humor and hack and slash (with a good story behind) is one of the most entertaining I've found.
Princess Mononoke:
For obvious reasons this is epic and presents a some really nice ideas for treatment of Gods and the wilderness in your campaign.
Samurai X:
Want to know how to set up convincing tratment of warriors in your game or gain an insight into a part of japanese history (albeit a skewed one) then this is a good one, not any magic going on though really.
Hellsing:
Is quite good for getting the 'horror' angle if considered along with Blood.
Currently I'm being influenced by the manga Aquaknight to possibly make a section of my campaign world based around island - hopping (also taking into account Gulliver's travels and a few other sources of course)
Yep I take quite a bit from anime, but i also take quite a bit from everywhere else aswell so it'd not a HUGE deal.
.)The style was not anime at it's best (to my tastes) and the story was formulaic and a little lame (who on earth was that bow guy anyway and why didn't he have any dialogue!?). It was certainly more 'high fantasy' than most anime but still I would reccommed other's first.
For Example:
The Slayers:
I think that everyone that plays DnD and has a passing liking for Anime should watch The Slayers, it's well animated, cliched in all your favourite ways whilst being refreshing and distictly 'japanese' in others. The characters are likeable and the story is about as 'high fantasy' as you can get. Overall the combination of humor and hack and slash (with a good story behind) is one of the most entertaining I've found.
Princess Mononoke:
For obvious reasons this is epic and presents a some really nice ideas for treatment of Gods and the wilderness in your campaign.
Samurai X:
Want to know how to set up convincing tratment of warriors in your game or gain an insight into a part of japanese history (albeit a skewed one) then this is a good one, not any magic going on though really.
Hellsing:
Is quite good for getting the 'horror' angle if considered along with Blood.
Currently I'm being influenced by the manga Aquaknight to possibly make a section of my campaign world based around island - hopping (also taking into account Gulliver's travels and a few other sources of course
)Yep I take quite a bit from anime, but i also take quite a bit from everywhere else aswell so it'd not a HUGE deal.
JoeGKushner
Adventurer
Berserk has been an anime my whole group has taken to. The whole mercenary thing and powerful warriors dominating others is pretty clear to which has some semblance to PCs having the action and NPCs being the background fixtures.
One of the things I've tried to do as a player is come up with some of the ways you could make a 100 man slayer like Gutts is.
So far no luck but that's more the GM than my efforts.
Another nice thing about anime is that if you look a little deeper, you can have different names for the character. Like Gutts is Gatsu or Gatts and I've managed to use both names at different times.
One of the things I've tried to do as a player is come up with some of the ways you could make a 100 man slayer like Gutts is.
So far no luck but that's more the GM than my efforts.
Another nice thing about anime is that if you look a little deeper, you can have different names for the character. Like Gutts is Gatsu or Gatts and I've managed to use both names at different times.
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