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[DiscoAbuse]

Hello there everyone. I know this forum has a very active play-by-post role playing community, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm not here to talk about politics, sex, or anything else like that so you won't see me in the other sections.

I thought I would include an idea for a game in my first post, to see if anyone is interested in the concept. I'm a big fan of pulp fiction characters such as Doc Savage and The Shadow, I'm also keen on 60s-70s era globetrotting fantasy such as James Bond and Johnny Quest. What do you think of a retro-futuristic game where players take the role of adventurers traveling the world? I'm imagining a lot of Art Deco, Googie, and Streamline Moderne imagery with Jet Age themed technology that never really existed. Players might be spies (like James Bond), Scientists (like Dr. Benton Quest), Costumed Adventurers (like The Shadow or The Phantom), or unrealistically action-oriented scholars (like Indiana Jones).

 

[cats]

Sounds interesting but needs a catchy title, also your mission statement for being on lit is a bit of a turn off. I imagine it would be wise to make a second thread with a catchy title and reexplain the idea maybe with a basic plot to aquire players faster.

Any how like I said it sound interesting. So I'd be interested in seeing this.

 

[DiscoAbuse]

I'll have to think about it, I'm not great at this sort of thing.

 

[cats]

Takes practice but atleast your trying. Most people done place a thread til they have 100 posts. There a timid lot at first basicly.

Any how I must say I've never seen some one try for this sort of thing, so I am interested and hopefully any one reading this will also be interested, if they arn't try it again with a title like "World of Tomorow" or "Canada's Phantom"

Its just like writing a story you need a hook at first, then a good idea. You have the good idea part down.

It may also be wise to post in the orp anouncments forum and try to make friends. And if you have been here for a while pm writers you like.

 

[DiscoAbuse]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to try to elaborate upon the idea in my mind before I start a new thread.

 

[cats]

Take your and feel free to pm if you need help with lit at all.

 

[Jagged]

Interesting...very interesting. What would be the point to our travels as party? I have a few character ideas.

 

[DiscoAbuse]

Interesting...very interesting. What would be the point to our travels as party? I have a few character ideas.

I was giving that some thought. If you're familiar with the Doc Savage stories then you'd likely know of the Fabulous Five, experts in various fields who accompanied and assisted Savage in many of his adventures.

I was thinking players would take the roles of modern (that is to say 1960s era) adventurers searching for their own Doc Savage-like figure who has gone missing. If there were enough players, others might take the role of villains trying to hinder the adventurers or find their friend for their own nefarious reasons. Other possible roles include government agents (American, British, Soviet, etc.) who want to find this person to make use of their great scientific acumen.

Other possible storylines for globetrotting adventurers would include treasure hunts, spy hunts, crusades against crime, mad scientists trying to take over (or destroy) the world with overly-complicated plots, and so on.

 

[Jagged]

Ok that is a little more direction....

 

[DiscoAbuse]

I'm still working on it, but I'm open to suggestions, that is what I was originally hoping for when I posted

 

[cats]

I call Mang the Merciful as my villian!

"So Ming the merciless, I trust your finding your room quite comfortable. Bah Ha ha! The shackles are not to tight? GOOD Bah ha ha! Now I am off to still Napoleons hat... Thats right a crime even you dare not do for had done and did it you know what would be done. Bah ha ha! But soon, very soon, I will have it. Then and only then will I place it on your head, and you will have the joy of taking it with you while I boil you in Hydrogen solfate rich magma... Thats right acid lava! Bah ha ha!"

"But first tell me, Ming the Merciless, do you regret it? Do you regret taking the last good villian name? Do you regret taking that name? DO YOU REGRET TAKEING THE NAME THAT WAS MENT FOR ME! DO YOU REGRET LEAVING ONLY MANG THE MERCIFUL FOR ME TO PICK? Bah ha ha! Why do I ask you questions after I cut out your tong? Well its lunch time, I'll be having a sandwich. Oh do I enjoy a good tong sandwich."

 

[Ssunstorm]

Hello Disco! I just wanted to give you a friendly welcome to lit!

 

[DiscoAbuse]

Hello Disco! I just wanted to give you a friendly welcome to lit!

Thank you kindly!