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Men in Black (the RPG)

Started by dsivis, December 26, 2006, 06:11:27 PM

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dsivis

December 26, 2006, 06:11:27 PM
I keep meaning to run an MIB 1-shot for some of my friends based on the movies and TV show where the PCs are rookie agents trying to hunt down a clan of alien bounty hunters...

Who are disguised as squirrels in a college town. You know, standard wacky creatures/plot/weapons and so forth. Definitely have a few gags involving agents' letter codenames:

"I said that."
"No, I didn't say that."
"Don't be stupid; U said it first!"
"ARGH!"

Certainly hand out Noisy Crickets to the PCs, not telling them about the recoil...so on and so forth...

What system would you recommend for this kind of madness? D20 Future or the system for Red Dwarf? Maybe I should get Teenagers from Outer Space...anyone familiar with it?
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laffingboy

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December 26, 2006, 06:20:12 PM
Quote from: dsivisWhat system would you recommend for this kind of madness?...Maybe I should get Teenagers from Outer Space...anyone familiar with it?

Well, if you're willing to track down out-of-print stuff, you might consider the Men In Black boxed set from West End Games. I'm told it's pretty easy to get hold of, much more so than their Ghostbusters game.
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jdrakeh

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December 26, 2006, 11:55:13 PM
Quote from: laffingboyWell, if you're willing to track down out-of-print stuff, you might consider the Men In Black boxed set from West End Games. I'm told it's pretty easy to get hold of, much more so than their Ghostbusters game.

I owned the game, but it wasn't a boxed set (it was a product bundle, IIRC, though there was no actual box). Overall it was a good game, faithful to both the first film (and the comic books). I only ran it twice (my players weren't too in to comedic roleplay), but the guy that I passed it off to apparently had a very successful and long-running campaign.
 

Hastur T. Fannon

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December 27, 2006, 06:21:44 AM
I own the MiB game as well. Very enjoyable
 

Dr Rotwang!

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December 27, 2006, 06:38:12 AM
Not without its flaws, but damned if I can remember what they were.  I own it but it's in storage at my Mom's.  Good stuff -- only ran it once, but that's because I have the attention span of a squirrel.

Say, maybe that's how your MiBs can tell the aliens from the regular critters...
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dsivis

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December 27, 2006, 11:52:09 AM
I didn't know it actually existed already. Hilarious!

Promised myself not to buy books that weren't actually going to see repeated use. Maybe someday.
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