Heavy Metal RPG anyone?

[Dannyalcatraz]

You could probably play a Heavy Metal campaign in HERO, GURPS, RIFTS, M&M, Torg, and a few others right now... Gamma World, perhaps?

But it would be kind of cool to see if someone could come up with a dedicated game for it.

 

[S'mon]

Ironically, it seems to me that in 4e Taarna would be an Avenger, not a Defender - 'cloth' armour, dedicated & vengeful, mean up close in melee...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

in 3.5, she's a lightly armored Paladin with a flying mount.

 

[S'mon]

BTW I do think the OP is onto something with the "multi genre" or "multi world" idea - a Heavy Metal RPG would need to avoid like the plague the kind of extensive world-building that most GMs seem to default to, while focusing heavily on 'mood & feel'.

I have the 4e DCC "Death Dealer: Shadows of Mirahan", which is quite Metal. Ironically the inspirational Death Dealer - Shadows of Mirahan comic is much less 'Metal', probably because what we see of the threatened setting is more Tolkien twee-fantasy than swords & sorcery. And the female character is fully clothed.

 

[VGmaster9]

Well the Heavy Metal universe would have to be more than just a generic RPG universe, it has to have its own style, having the "metal" look as S'mon stated.

 

[Scurvy_Platypus]

I'd offer up "Waste World" as the closest thing I can think of to doing Heavy Metal out of the box. There's reviews for it over on rpg.net. You can get an overview of it here:
Waste World - Post-Holocaust roleplaying - Krakow RPGs - For Sale

 

[Thunderfoot]

Heavy Metal is more than umlauts....
Find out Here

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Heavy Metal is more than umlauts....
Find out Here

For some reason, that link didn't go where I think you wanted it to go.

Side note: I have decided to design a board game dealing with the trials and tribulations of becoming a world-touring, platinum-selling Heavy Metal band. I will call it..."ÜMLÄÜT!"

 

[Thunderfoot]

For some reason, that link didn't go where I think you wanted it to go.

Side note: I have decided to design a board game dealing with the trials and tribulations of becoming a world-touring, platinum-selling Heavy Metal band. I will call it..."ÜMLÄÜT!"

FIXED - It had an errant " and a missing l

Also - I get to be in the play test, otherwise I'll hunt you down and stab you with your guitar...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Hell- you'll probably be part of my brain trust!

http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/303315-umlaeut-brainstuerming.html#post5504183