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Any fans of Big Eyes Small Mouth?

Started by Mordred Pendragon, December 05, 2015, 06:46:16 PM

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Christopher Brady

#60
February 07, 2016, 12:49:40 PM
Quote from: Orphan81;877396Hence why I said "Godbound" for over the top Anime Fantasy...

If you want something more like Lodoss war, or Berserk, 5th edition can do that fine.

A rogue throws a knife into a Dragon's eye (in the first episode no less, my friends still refer to a bullshit cool moment to this day as a Woodchuck moment) and blinds it in one shot.  Sorry, doesn't hold up.

Guts is a raging engine of destruction that goes against gods and demons from his first outing, carrying a sword that could best be described as a vaguely shaped slab of barely hammered steel (or so the author goes on and on about in his earlier manga) and has no magical properties, and yet, he's the only one who can use it.  This one is still more Godbound than D&D.
"And now, my friends, a Dragon\'s toast!  To life\'s little blessings:  wars, plagues and all forms of evil.  Their presence keeps us alert --- and their absence makes us grateful." -T.A. Barron[/SIZE]

AsenRG

#61
February 07, 2016, 01:07:27 PM
Used Tri-Stat and wasn't unhappy. They  days I'd rather use TBZ or OVA, or anything else that fits.
It's not that BESM was a bad system, it just didn't have much to recommend it.
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Wiroki

#62
February 07, 2016, 01:41:13 PM
Quote from: yosemitemike;877339I love Silver Age Sentinels too but I very much doubt that is the case.  The anime boom is long over.    



I don't get it.  It's been too long since I read H.O.L.


The anime boom is over but the supers boom is still going strong. BESM 3e is a toolkit, change the name to Silver Age Sentinels 2e (or something similar) and it'll be a success.

Orphan81

#63
February 07, 2016, 01:50:56 PM
Quote from: Christopher Brady;877455A rogue throws a knife into a Dragon's eye (in the first episode no less, my friends still refer to a bullshit cool moment to this day as a Woodchuck moment) and blinds it in one shot.  Sorry, doesn't hold up.

Guts is a raging engine of destruction that goes against gods and demons from his first outing, carrying a sword that could best be described as a vaguely shaped slab of barely hammered steel (or so the author goes on and on about in his earlier manga) and has no magical properties, and yet, he's the only one who can use it.  This one is still more Godbound than D&D.

Critical hit. As for guts, no he doesn't, the entire first part of his story is working along side Griffith as his head lieutenant for years across multiple battles and smaller skirmishes. I would call that leveling up thank you much.
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Spinachcat

#64
February 07, 2016, 04:11:44 PM
I greatly enjoyed Silver Age Sentinels. I'm not a big Anime fan so BESM didn't draw me, but I loved using Tri-Stat for Nightbane. For a while, Tri-Stat was my go-to generic system.

If I ever needed a generic system, I don't know what I would reach for today.

Was there ever a Tri-Stat retroclone?

yosemitemike

#65
February 07, 2016, 10:52:34 PM
Quote from: Wiroki;877462The anime boom is over but the supers boom is still going strong. BESM 3e is a toolkit, change the name to Silver Age Sentinels 2e (or something similar) and it'll be a success.

I like SAS but it wasn't that big when it was new and it has been defunct for over a decade now and is mostly forgotten.  It has become just another one of the many supers game that has come and gone over the years.  I doubt that a generic anime game rebranded as the second edition of a mostly forgotten generic supers game would be the big success you think it would be.  The market for supers games is already pretty crowded and the success of the movies doesn't seem to be spilling over into it very much.
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kosmos1214

#66
February 07, 2016, 11:17:21 PM
anime anime will boom again i dont know when though

DarcyDettmann

#67
February 08, 2016, 10:36:38 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat;877500I greatly enjoyed Silver Age Sentinels. I'm not a big Anime fan so BESM didn't draw me, but I loved using Tri-Stat for Nightbane. For a while, Tri-Stat was my go-to generic system.

If I ever needed a generic system, I don't know what I would reach for today.

Was there ever a Tri-Stat retroclone?

Kinda, Open Core Classic and Open Core Quick, both uses Action! System and Anime D20 as base.

Both messed up pretty bad the Attributes/Sub-Attributes cost and don't have vehicles rules.

And i am trying to make a retroclone too, but sadly i don't have a "good" power system or vehicle rules.

Mordred Pendragon

#68
February 09, 2016, 02:51:48 PM
I've decided to get back onto my idea of converting Vampire: The Masquerade to BESM and fixing a lot of the issues and hang-ups White Wolf had. Look for it soon.

Not sure if I should start with the default modern setting (Vampire: The Masquerade 1st Edition) or the medieval setting (Dark Ages: Vampire) though.
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Nihilistic Mind

#69
February 09, 2016, 03:29:36 PM
I have fond memories of playing BESM 2nd Edition, as well as running a couple BESM/Tri-Stat campaigns around 2006-2007. Fun and simple system!
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jcfiala

#70
February 09, 2016, 08:14:59 PM
Quote from: Doc Sammy;877963I've decided to get back onto my idea of converting Vampire: The Masquerade to BESM and fixing a lot of the issues and hang-ups White Wolf had. Look for it soon.

Not sure if I should start with the default modern setting (Vampire: The Masquerade 1st Edition) or the medieval setting (Dark Ages: Vampire) though.

If you can find it, the Cold Hands, Dark Hearts book was built around that sort of idea.
 

Christopher Brady

#71
February 09, 2016, 11:52:14 PM
Quote from: jcfiala;878034If you can find it, the Cold Hands, Dark Hearts book was built around that sort of idea.

I still have my copy.  It's slightly schizophrenic in it's presentation, but other than that, it's a cool game.
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Mordred Pendragon

#72
February 10, 2016, 07:24:06 AM Last Edit: February 10, 2016, 07:27:26 AM by Doc Sammy
Cold Hands Dark Hearts is good, I have it on PDF, but it's not what I am looking for. I want a direct port of early Vampire: The Masquerade with the personal horror stripped out (which is easily achieved by removing Humanity and getting rid of the metaplot, at least mechanically. The rest is just how you GM it). And since White Wolf/Onyx Path isn't going to do it, I'll do it myself.

Yes, I do like Vampire: The Masquerade as an action-adventure game. I like horror, but not personal horror.
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Nihilistic Mind

#73
February 10, 2016, 09:36:30 AM
Quote from: Doc Sammy;878129Yes, I do like Vampire: The Masquerade as an action-adventure game. I like horror, but not personal horror.

Ah. Superheros with fangs, etc?

I remember getting to run BESM Fantasy for my group at the time. It was a bit weird, testing out the characters versus a goblin horde. It was hard to gauge power levels, etc.
Running:
Dungeon Crawl Classics (influences: Elric vs. Mythos, Darkest Dungeon, Castlevania).
DCC In Space!
Star Wars with homemade ruleset (Roll&Keep type system).

Mordred Pendragon

#74
February 10, 2016, 11:02:21 AM
Quote from: Nihilistic Mind;878153Ah. Superheros with fangs, etc?

I remember getting to run BESM Fantasy for my group at the time. It was a bit weird, testing out the characters versus a goblin horde. It was hard to gauge power levels, etc.

Yup. Half my games are "superheroes with fangs" and the other half are extremely political with some action on the side. I find the very notion of personal horror to be pretentious and boring.

For me, the ideal Vampire game is like Game of Thrones meets Black Lagoon with fangs.
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