Friday, February 16, 2007
Talking with Logan on the phone this morning about RPGs, I got to thinking that I'd like to play or run games on a much more regular basis than in the past. While I don't think I could quite pull off a weekly game, mostly due to other commitments that would make a weekly game impossible, I do think I could pull off a bi-weekly campaign and a once-a-month game of a different type.
I've been flipping through BESM 3E a bit, and both Logan and I would like to at least give that game a shot. After all, as of this past Monday, I own all three different editions of the game, and I've never got any use out of any of them. The biggest problem is in narrowing it down to a solid idea, as BESM is a generic anime RPG -- and anime touches on every genre imaginable. It's like saying "I want to run GURPS," and then trying to figure out where to go from there.
Some of my favourite animes probably wouldn't convert to the RPG medium very well, as they tend to be the more introspective and bizarre types, including Serial Experiments Lain. And then there are other genres that I just don't have enough interest in, even if there's a big following in the anime fan community. Giant robots and mechs are probably the best example of that. Personally, I think giant robots/mechs work better in a strategic game like Battletech than as an RPG.
Now, something along the lines of Cowboy Bebop could be a blast to play. It would not only let us give BESM a try, but it would also scratch the Serenity itch, as the two series have some similarities. Record of Lodoss War would bring us full-circle back to D&D, so I'm not really into that idea, even if Lodoss is a pretty cool setting. Maybe something loosely based on Ninja Scroll or Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex would be suitable. Even Vampire Hunter D or Bubblegum Crisis could be used as good starting points for a BESM game.
You see the problem? Too many ideas. It's difficult to narrow it all down.
I've been flipping through BESM 3E a bit, and both Logan and I would like to at least give that game a shot. After all, as of this past Monday, I own all three different editions of the game, and I've never got any use out of any of them. The biggest problem is in narrowing it down to a solid idea, as BESM is a generic anime RPG -- and anime touches on every genre imaginable. It's like saying "I want to run GURPS," and then trying to figure out where to go from there.
Some of my favourite animes probably wouldn't convert to the RPG medium very well, as they tend to be the more introspective and bizarre types, including Serial Experiments Lain. And then there are other genres that I just don't have enough interest in, even if there's a big following in the anime fan community. Giant robots and mechs are probably the best example of that. Personally, I think giant robots/mechs work better in a strategic game like Battletech than as an RPG.
Now, something along the lines of Cowboy Bebop could be a blast to play. It would not only let us give BESM a try, but it would also scratch the Serenity itch, as the two series have some similarities. Record of Lodoss War would bring us full-circle back to D&D, so I'm not really into that idea, even if Lodoss is a pretty cool setting. Maybe something loosely based on Ninja Scroll or Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex would be suitable. Even Vampire Hunter D or Bubblegum Crisis could be used as good starting points for a BESM game.
You see the problem? Too many ideas. It's difficult to narrow it all down.
// posted by Chris @ 1:59 PM 
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