I went to a con this weekend and played in a RPG session for the GAGS space comedy supplement "Rocket Jocks". (Think futurama, the rpg but not quite as snarky)
One great player I've gamed with at many sessions of QAGS played a space trucker. Yep, a guy who basically drove a space version of an 18 wheeler and was like a stereotypical trucker.
In QAGA you have to have a "weakness" for your character, and his weakness was "Hemorrhoids" .
I suppose for a guy who had to sit and drive across the galaxy a lot this could be a problem.
I actually had to ask if he really had a 'hemorrhoids" disad and was told yes he did.
it occurred to me that I'd never seen that particular disad before, and decided to mention it as a possible thing for other people to consider.
Sure it's not as flamboyant or cool as "demon cursed" or "code of chivalry", but it is more unique and not as hackneyed as a lot of common disads.
Did the disadvantage see any play at the table?
Quote from: winkingbishop;386450Did the disadvantage see any play at the table?
Oh yes. That's how I heard about it. The space trucker had to make his weakness roll when the GM determined it fitting, and after driving his space rig for several hours while sitting he had to make a hemorrhoid roll.
He passed.
WTF? "Make an hemorrhoid roll."
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For God's sakes. What are these guys thinking?
It's a comedy RPG so if the GM is into scatalogical humor, its gonna make its way into the game.
Toon - maybe the first comedy RPG - allowed you to go gonzo with flaws and players added all sorts of wackiness....like the monkey who needed to be spanked and had a "fling poo" special attack., etc.
My fav Comedy RPG was "Creeks and Crawdads" where you played a Crawdad who had just evolved a few functional sentient brain cells. You had to make a Saving Throw to remember your name and what your quest was whenever you woke up. Fortunately, the smarter Crawdads would remember your name or simply give you a new one.
And then there's OG, the prehistoric RPG of limited vocabulary. You play a Caveman who knows any 6-10 words. Oddly, you understand the words known by other PCs, but only speak your own. Of course, some players have a blast making their caveman know "trigonometry", "vagina", "gotta go" and "Burt Reynolds" as their only vocab.
If you like goofball one-shot sessions, hunt it down.
Quote from: Benoist;386470WTF? "Make an hemorrhoid roll."
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For God's sakes. What are these guys thinking?
It sounds fun to me. :shrug: It's a game, and not one meant to be played very seriously.
Actually hemorrhoids could be a legitimate disadvantage in even a 'serious' game like gurps. I mean, if you have to remain seated for hours on end the pain and itch could become a serious distraction, perhaps imposing a modifier to whatever task you were performing.
Imagine a sensor operator having to go a full shift looking for an incoming enemy vessel and being at a notable penalty because his rhoids are flaring. It's not unreasonable, and as I understand it a severe case of hemorrhoids can get you disqualified from the military.
Quote from: ColonelHardisson;386506It sounds fun to me. :shrug: It's a game, and not one meant to be played very seriously.
I can play gonzo toon as much as the next guy.
I didn't get that this was a comedy RPG originally. :p
Yeah but who cares what makes sense? The important question is, is it any fun to play? In a comedy game, yeah this could be comedy-- well comedy bronze maybe, but in a more serious game? Does it add to the drama, is it exciting or interesting somehow, or is it the equivelent of rolling to see if your character has to go pee real bad?
Quote from: two_fishes;386573Yeah but who cares what makes sense? The important question is, is it any fun to play? In a comedy game, yeah this could be comedy-- well comedy bronze maybe, but in a more serious game? Does it add to the drama, is it exciting or interesting somehow, or is it the equivelent of rolling to see if your character has to go pee real bad?
Depends on the diameter of your urethra. Roll on Table 123287 of FATAL, please.
Quote from: two_fishes;386573Yeah but who cares what makes sense? The important question is, is it any fun to play?
Different strokes for different folks.
If a game does not make sense, at least internally, then I find it absolutely devoid of "fun."
If hemorrhoids weren't a real problem, would preparation H still be around after all these years?