Sport simulation + medieval fantasy

After the Onslaught Wars of 526, the realms of men were on their knees. The monstrous invaders which hopped, flew, slithered, tunelled and *appeared* had nearly wiped mankind from the face of the land. A few scattered communities remained and as usual, men of note rose to the top of the pile and started rebuilding. But they were still besieged on all sides and conficence was low. If morale did not improve, man would never stand on his own two feet again, but would forever be scrambling in the mud.

In the cave city of Clarion, a standard was set, a challenge issued. Lord Mordred devised a complex set of rules by which the common man could raise himself above his brothers. These rules, The Brastus, set challenges that must be met and the Brastus arenas popped up all over the city as man pitted himself against man in order to better himself. All in order to rise up the Lists of Heroes and gain respect.

The Brastus included savage ritualised combat, team sports such as Rock Running and intellectual conundrums. The toughest test of the Brastus however, was The Bitter Run; heading out into the world with a team of five to compete with other cities teams in a contest of skill and bravery. Captured invaders would be let loose in the arenas and the two teams competed for the kill, whilst trying to best their human opponents.

Morale rose, men started looking upwards again, towards the stars. The Leagues of Honour are followed by the people, Brastus players rise and fall, but the game remains...

Light-Hearted Comedy...
In Soviet Russia.

It might not be off-the-wall.
But I can't remember it having been done before.

Quote from: One Horse TownSport simulation + medieval fantasy

Been done: X-Crawl

Quote from: beejazzLight-Hearted Comedy...
In Soviet Russia.

We did a dark comedy campaign like that...

Quote from: Hastur T. FannonWe did a dark comedy campaign like that...

exactly
dark comedy.

Involuntary time hop and...
What can't already be included in an involuntary time hop camaign?

Scooby Doo-style animated series and...

The Lovecraft Mythos

"I would have incarnated Dagon if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!"

Quote from: SamarkandScooby Doo-style animated series and...

The Lovecraft Mythos

"I would have incarnated Dagon if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!"

Same thing, but swap Scooby for a Goonies-inspired treasure hunt.

Quote from: SamarkandScooby Doo-style animated series and...

The Lovecraft Mythos

"I would have incarnated Dagon if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!"

How would that be different from a normal game of Call of Cthulhu?

Quote from: SamarkandScooby Doo-style animated series and...

The Lovecraft Mythos

"I would have incarnated Dagon if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!"

A while back, I saw a website that had pretty well-done Mythos cards done using the Scooby gang. Ah, here it is:

http://www.inzenity.com/sdmythos/scoobydoo.htm

Stats for the gang for Call of Cthulhu:

http://www.mindspring.com/~ernestm/cthulhu/