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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9283489" data-attributes="member: 6684958">So started a new game.&nbsp; This is a 'general' question, but if it matters the game is the (Old&nbsp; School) Marvel Superheroes game.&nbsp; So everyone makes custom heroes.&nbsp; Sally loves Deadpool, so she makes a Deadpool-like character(&quot;Deathbrush&quot;).&nbsp; So the game starts, and we have had a couple sessions now.&nbsp; And Sally only makes maybe one &quot;Deadpool like pop culture reference&quot;.&nbsp; At the end of our last game Sally made a quick comment that she would like me to add more pop culture references to set her up so she could make a &quot;deadpool like comment on them&quot;.&nbsp; We did not get to talk about it, as she just said it and her ride showed up and she ran off.So, now I'm getting ready to send an e-mail to her......So....my default answer would be &quot;no I won't set up stuff for you&quot;.&nbsp; Though, talking with another player, Alex, she did think it was a good idea that I &quot;set up&quot; more things for Sally so she could &quot;Deadpool comment&quot; them.&nbsp; Alex says &quot;lots of games do stuff like that?&quot;So that is the basic question: How much RP set up should a DM do for players?I really don't like the silly &quot;a pack of rabid werewolves attack...oh and Bob, one werewolf is a charisma based foe for your character&quot;, just so as while the rest of the group fights the battle, Bob can be off in a spot using his &quot;Face&quot; character.Now...more on the &quot;Deadpool&quot; problem.&nbsp; So Sally is mid 20 something.&nbsp; So her knowledge of pop culture is only about 2010 until now.&nbsp; But, it's very focused on only &quot;what she likes&quot;.&nbsp; She does not watch much TV, watch movies or follow the news.&nbsp; She is on Ticktock and YouTube and follows some &quot;influencers&quot;, but not too much more.&nbsp; She does not even know a lot of &quot;classic&quot; pop culture....like she knows Wizard of Oz is a movie...but has not seen it and knows nothing about it.So, the big reason Sally does not have more &quot;Deadpool sayings&quot;, is she does not have much of a &quot;pool&quot; to draw from.&nbsp; Deadpool looks at things that happen and makes a wacky pop culture reference.&nbsp; Though Deadpool(aka his writers) have a huge ocean of pop culture to draw on.&nbsp; And too, it does take skill and creativity to see something and be able to remember and make a reference.Just to take myself....I know a ton ton of pop culture from the last 75 years or so.&nbsp; This would make it easy for me to play a Deadpool character.&nbsp; In the third game, the heroes went into the New York City sewers...and my first though was &quot;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles&quot; and when they moved into some caves &quot;Fragile Rock&quot;.&nbsp; Sally , said nothing, as I'm sure she does not know either reference.&nbsp; So really, it seems Sally picked a character she can't really role play well.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9283489, member: 6684958"] So started a new game. This is a 'general' question, but if it matters the game is the (Old School) Marvel Superheroes game. So everyone makes custom heroes. Sally loves Deadpool, so she makes a Deadpool-like character("Deathbrush"). So the game starts, and we have had a couple sessions now. And Sally only makes maybe one "Deadpool like pop culture reference". At the end of our last game Sally made a quick comment that she would like me to add more pop culture references to set her up so she could make a "deadpool like comment on them". We did not get to talk about it, as she just said it and her ride showed up and she ran off. So, now I'm getting ready to send an e-mail to her...... So....my default answer would be "no I won't set up stuff for you". Though, talking with another player, Alex, she did think it was a good idea that I "set up" more things for Sally so she could "Deadpool comment" them. Alex says "lots of games do stuff like that?" So that is the basic question: How much RP set up should a DM do for players? I really don't like the silly "a pack of rabid werewolves attack...oh and Bob, one werewolf is a charisma based foe for your character", just so as while the rest of the group fights the battle, Bob can be off in a spot using his "Face" character. Now...more on the "Deadpool" problem. So Sally is mid 20 something. So her knowledge of pop culture is only about 2010 until now. But, it's very focused on only "what she likes". She does not watch much TV, watch movies or follow the news. She is on Ticktock and YouTube and follows some "influencers", but not too much more. She does not even know a lot of "classic" pop culture....like she knows Wizard of Oz is a movie...but has not seen it and knows nothing about it. So, the big reason Sally does not have more "Deadpool sayings", is she does not have much of a "pool" to draw from. Deadpool looks at things that happen and makes a wacky pop culture reference. Though Deadpool(aka his writers) have a huge ocean of pop culture to draw on. And too, it does take skill and creativity to see something and be able to remember and make a reference. Just to take myself....I know a ton ton of pop culture from the last 75 years or so. This would make it easy for me to play a Deadpool character. In the third game, the heroes went into the New York City sewers...and my first though was "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and when they moved into some caves "Fragile Rock". Sally , said nothing, as I'm sure she does not know either reference. So really, it seems Sally picked a character she can't really role play well..... [/QUOTE]

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