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Drakey
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« on: July 27, 2009, 11:08:41 PM » |
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Okay, as inspired by the Art thread in general discussion, we have a new project here on the forums:
Create a D20 game based off of American life.
Classes would include such wonders as Wisconsinite, Oregonian, Alaskan, Native American, and Martian, and have abilities based off of the stereotypes and known niftitudes of those groups.
Because American Arrogance (+1 bonus to faith in illegal wars?) asserts that foreigners aren't that important, the foreigner classes would be hilariously inadequate in the first edition.
European Foreigner
Asian Foreigner
African Foreigner
Hispanic Foreigner
Mediterranean Foreigner.
Also, anyone looking to know what their feats would be upon next level up, please post here.
Thank you.
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Drakey
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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2009, 11:23:45 PM » |
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If there is anyone who was ever in San Fransisco, you get a feat of 'flowers in your hair'
Level above that is flower power
Somewhere up there is LSD, which instantly gives your opponent a bad trip.
What level Oregonian would I be?
A feat for Portlanders would be 'Ignore Homeless' which makes sure there's always a car ahead of you before a light so that you don't have to see the guy holding up the sign on the corner and feel mean for not giving him anything.
Scarfy: Level 12 Oregonian Your next level up you get to choose between feats: Advanced Liberal Sensibilities (allows you to understand hippies at all times and organize protest rallies, as well as providing a +7 bonus to your Leftist stat and a -7 to your Right Wing stat), Improved Latte Sensing (+3 bonus to café finding checks), and Oregonian Oceanic Sense (You can sense the location of the Pacific Ocean relative to you and get a +1 bonus to all "you're navigating, check the map" checks). |
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Silfedac
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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2009, 11:33:37 PM » |
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You know what we should do? Start a new campaign.
BTW, if we do, I wanna DM.
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Drakey
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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2009, 11:35:37 PM » |
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We'd need rules to start a campaign.
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the Scarf
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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2009, 11:40:11 PM » |
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I think one of the really experienced DMs should DM this time...
Portlanders would get things like 'Recycle' and 'conserve energy.' Another one that is exclusively Portland(for Oregon at least) is 'city snob.'
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Drakey
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« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2009, 11:43:30 PM » |
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Okay, stats:
Strength would be replaced by...
Dexterity...
Constitution...
Intelligence...
Wisdom...
Charisma...
What am I missing?
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Silfedac
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« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2009, 11:52:55 PM » |
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You got them all. Three physical stats, three mental.
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Drakey
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« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2009, 12:06:50 AM » |
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Yeah, but what would we call them to fit the American theme?
I was thinking...
Ahnoldliness
Skinniness
Bull-Mooseness
Eggheadedness
Talks-like-an-old-personness
Political potential
We could add in the Appearance/comeliness stat, too:
Resemblance to celebrities.
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Silfedac
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« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2009, 12:21:40 AM » |
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For wisdom, how about just "Boringness"?
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Drakey
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« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2009, 12:24:17 AM » |
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Yes. That's beautiful.
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Silfedac
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« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2009, 12:28:33 AM » |
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I have my moments.
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Ziggy Stardust
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« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2009, 11:31:31 AM » |
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Yeah, but what would we call them to fit the American theme?
I was thinking...
Ahnoldliness
Skinniness
Bull-Mooseness
Eggheadedness
Talks-like-an-old-personness
Political potential
We could add in the Appearance/comeliness stat, too:
Resemblance to celebrities.
I'm reading these and thinking that 'Those are incredibly undesirably qualities." Then I'm like "Wait... I have some of those qualities!" So I'm gonna shoot something to relieve my stress, being a Level 12 Texas Gun-Toting Babe. |
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Silfedac
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« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2009, 12:33:41 PM » |
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This might come in handy for the game design.
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Torg
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« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2009, 08:34:54 AM » |
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Because American Arrogance (+1 bonus to faith in illegal wars?) asserts that foreigners aren't that important, the foreigner classes would be hilariously inadequate in the first edition.
European Foreigner
Asian Foreigner
African Foreigner
Hispanic Foreigner
Mediterranean Foreigner.
Canadians should get their own particular class. Also, instead of Hispanic Foreigner, use Mexican. |
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SpriteMeister
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« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2009, 02:47:10 PM » |
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But "Mexican" doesn't incorporate the rest of Latin America.
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Ziggy Stardust
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« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2009, 06:26:57 PM » |
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Yeah, the racial slurs are different.
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Silfedac
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« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2009, 05:46:59 AM » |
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But "Mexican" doesn't incorporate the rest of Latin America.
That's the point. It's meant to show ignorance. |
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juneloveslotr
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« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2009, 04:08:22 PM » |
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Those Oregonians that are not Portlanders should get skill ranks in wilderness survival. This skill extends to fighting off Conservatives, as well as living green and organic off the land.
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Poltaap
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« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2009, 04:11:04 PM » |
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and what dose swedes get? 10+ frost resistance,5+ in polarbear slaying but -5 in Eggheadedness and Talks-like-an-old-personness because everyone is blond?
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Torg
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« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2009, 10:47:20 PM » |
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Swedes get lumped into European Foreigner, which I assume would be composed primarily of a combination of English and French stereotypes.
Also, I want to know what my feats are. I don't think Gun-Toting Babe applies.
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Drakey
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« Reply #20 on: August 03, 2009, 10:52:28 PM » |
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Didn't I already tell you?
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Torg
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« Reply #21 on: August 03, 2009, 10:54:36 PM » |
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No.
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Drakey
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« Reply #22 on: August 03, 2009, 11:08:30 PM » |
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Let's see...
10 levels of Texan, plus two levels of gun nut at the higher levels (to get the tank driver feats, naturally)...
Well, the possibilities are very nearly endless, but the really useful ones are Advanced Southern Comfort (+1 to all alcohol tolerance rolls, and a +3 to being a good listener rolls, allowing you to comfort others and get a little drunker before you pass out), Basic Drawling (-1 to accent penalties, allowing you to go into areas foreign to you more easily), and Gun-Toting Cowpoke (+2 to damage with revolvers, +3 to sex appeal in some circles).
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Torg
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« Reply #23 on: August 03, 2009, 11:39:59 PM » |
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I'll take Gun-Toting Cowpoke. Why bother with accent penalties when I can just shoot whoever asks me to repeat myself?
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Drakey
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« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2009, 11:45:39 PM » |
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Diplomacy has its place as well, you know. You can't solve every problem with a gun.
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Ziggy Stardust
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« Reply #25 on: August 04, 2009, 01:52:35 AM » |
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Au contraire, my mild little Yankee. You cannot solve problems, but you can try to make them disappear, provided you have enough bullets. And if you don't, well, there's always one last one for yourself.
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Drakey
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« Reply #26 on: August 04, 2009, 02:03:14 AM » |
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Yeah, but you might not need any of the bullets if you negotiate.
Then again, negotiations can fail. That's why I took Basic Gunslinging in addition to Basic Diplomacy.
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Silfedac
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« Reply #27 on: August 07, 2009, 10:39:16 AM » |
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Who needs diplomacy or gunslinging when you have bluff and distraction? I present Exhibit A:  And Exhibit B:  |
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Torg
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« Reply #28 on: August 07, 2009, 02:49:01 PM » |
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Looks to me like both of those situations could be solved just as easily with firearms.
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Silfedac
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« Reply #29 on: August 07, 2009, 03:59:32 PM » |
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But bluffing means you don't have to buy any bullets.
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