That's okay, their characters are thinly-veiled copies of Alucard, Donatello the turtle, Yusuke Urameshi, and Dug from Up, so it balances out.
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Does the Alucard at least say "Bitches love cannons"?
No, but he does yell, "In the name of my Mother, I will defeat you again!" Seemingly randomly in combat.
I'm in this photo and I don't like it.
It was actually Donatello the Renaissance painter, not the ninja turtle.
Oh, right, that makes more sense.
This has been true since 1989, when Technotronic's hit, Pump up the Jam, peaked British sales charts.
If you mash up enough old stuff, you get something new.
I had a one off that used Eboshi and the lepers from Princess Mononoke, a nutty scientist who was basically Jack from the genetically engineered team on DS9, and the big boss was the Shrike from Hyperion. Plus a bit where a kid found a big pod in the forest, got really excited, brought it back to the village, and rolled it down a hill against another kid's pod while shouting "Now this is pod racing!"
One player gave me two middle fingers for that. I regret nothing.
Point is making all those fit together into a coherent story isn't a simple task. It's also basically how Tarantino makes his movies.
Plus a bit where a kid found a big pod in the forest, got really excited, brought it back to the village, and rolled it down a hill against another kid's pod while shouting "Now this is pod racing!"
One player gave me two middle fingers for that. I regret nothing.
Four hours wasted on a side story just to deliver a terrible joke is how you win D&D.
Sit back and enjoy an evening of fine literature.
the joke equivalent of a filibuster.
I had a character where I basically stole the backstory from the main character from a children's anime (which the DM recognized) and a name stolen from the D&D player's handbook not fitting the character's race. ... And I forgot characterization and played the character pretty much how I would react--just making enough mental note of my character's backstory (orphan background etc) to avoid plot holes.
Near the end of the campaign, only the DM remembered my character's backstory enough to surprise the entire table (including me) when he unleashed an entire arc unearthing the character's actual parentage. My character's a half-elf, the other half not being human, but a dwarf. This was sometime after the Hobbit movies, but I wasn't even thinking of that--the DM did, however.
Me and the DM has added enough shit on top of the character that the end result is something unique to the campaign.
It wasn't just my character though. Even the most anime-inspired character in the group ended up with a characterization that was truly unique. Adding enough shenanigans on top of even the most boiler-plate character makes the difference, I suppose.
I fucking loved the genetically engineered humans. such wacky guys, and amazing when Bashir starts as the straight-man only to quickly succumb to their unhinged schemes and megalomania. peak Trek.
Plot twist! My favorite book series, The Expanse, is based on a TTRPG that one of the writers came up with.
Was it a TTRPG? I thought the writers were developing for an MMO that got cancelled.
Table Top RPG. I think the idea started as an MMO then Franck switched to table top. When Abraham played the table top, he was impressed so they partnered up to write the books.
There's so many Star Trek episodes that you can steal extensively from there, too.
For an RP heavy session, do "Measure of a Man" with a warforged as Data. PCs are their advocate. See how long it takes someone to notice.
"How can you say my elves aren't original? Have you seen how pointy their ears are in my sketches?"
? I thought she was supposed to be satirical.
Goddamn, the truth is harsh.