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Use this thread to discuss matters of sickness, epidemics, public health, and other disease related topics of discussion

Rules: Be civil and WASH YOUR HANDS, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS

(keep) WEARING A MASK

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Welcome to Random Wikia-War: Chaos! This will be my take on the Wiki-Wars forum game. First introduced to forums by TCM in 2014 and remixed by many a GM since then, Wiki-wars are, at its core, a wacky deathmatch between characters generated from 5 random Wikipedia articles in an equally random location. 

Those interested in reading past takes on the Wiki-War genre can check out this hub thread right here

What’s Different?
Subwikis. So. Many. Subwikis. Some based off well-known properties. Some obscure. Some hyper-niche. Maybe too many, some might say. Here, player characters will get the usual 5 article treatment. The twist is that only the first article is guaranteed to come from plain old Wikipedia. The four other articles will come from a random page from this list of wikias below, giving us a juicy double layer of randomness!
Spoiler: The Great Wiki List (click to show/hide)

Here is how an example character would look like
Spoiler: Joe Example (click to show/hide)

As you can see, Joe here managed to roll the Wiki Wiki. In this case, a random page from a random wiki was used. Details might be used from the main Wikipedia if the article quality is lacking.

The first game will be the classic  Best to 10 points deathmatch

Spoiler: Players (click to show/hide)
Spoiler:  Winners Wiki (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Detailed Mechanics (click to show/hide)

So! Are you IN?

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MAN OF KUNG FU: THE STORY OF KUNG FU MAN
Spoiler: What? (click to show/hide)
You are awoken by the sound of your alarm-gong. It's five in the morning, the perfect time to train your kung fu. Indeed, you are KUNG FU MAN, the best master of kung fu within city limits! Your techniques are impeccable and your muscles are all natural. Like clockwork, you take out of the closet put on your immaculate White Battle Gi, tie your Black Belt around your waist, and finally wrap your trusty Blue Headband around your forehead. WA-TA! Kung Fu Man is ready for his Kung Fu day.

But something is not right. You notice a scroll pinned to your door. It reads...

Spoiler: menacing note (click to show/hide)

The Anti-Kung Fu Man Society?!? Impossible! As you rush out into your dojo-living room it dawns on you. EVERYTHING IS GONE! THE FRIDGE! THE TV! EVERYTHING!

UNFORGIVABLE!

Decision time! Kung Fu Man has faced many adversaries before, but he can only go after one foe at a time. Which member of the Anti-Kung Fu Man Society shall we go after first?

A. Invisible Man - Bending optical light to his will, you just can't see him
B. Suave Dude - He's rich, arrogant, and suave.
C. Savage Man - All you are told is that he's the 'cream of the crop'
D. Chef Man - He's always cooking up trouble
E. Science Guy - You can't even comprehend

THE ARCHIVES
Chapter 1 - Cooking Up Trouble (vs. Chef Man)
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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Welcome to the dawn of the movie industry. The year is 1920 and your new studio's success lies in your hands. You must guide it to greatness! You must create the biggest movies and employ the most famous stars, as you strive to reach the summit of the Studio Charts, and reap the rewards of victory. First build a thriving studio. Hire wannabes and nurture them into your stars. Make the movies that'll get the big bucks rolling in and clean up at the awards!

Then, with every award you win, with every success you enjoy, your studio's reputation will grow. Soon, stars from rival companies will flock to your studio and you'll unlock new technologies, scenes, and sets to make your movies better than ever.

So what are you waiting for? You've got a suitcase full of cash and a world of possibilities before you! Now get out there and start making your dreams come true, because in the movie industry, anything is possible.

Welcome!

   Released in 2005 by Lionhead Studios, The Movies is a business simulator/machinima tool. In it, the player takes control of a fledgling movie studio, keep the stars and directors happy, and make movies and hopefully money and awards. The Stunts and Effects expansion pack, released in 2006, added...well...stunts and effects. We'll be playing with that, but those won't come into play until the 60s.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

So! We're gonna be playing a normal game, cause the Sandbox mode leaves out a couple features. And first things first, We're gonna need a NAME for our Studio!

We'll also need actors, actresses, and directors! And that's where you all will come in. How?
WITH THE STARMAKER!
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Bundled with the game, this tool allows us to create a  close digital/not really  approximation of your mug to be in the game.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

   In addition to looks, we can also determine a star wannabe's personality. Of course, being the superficial hole that Hollywood is, a star's personality and looks will determine how 'suited' he or she is for certain film genres and their popularity. That is to say: Having a high Looks, Trimness and Chest Size help out stars in Action and Romance Films  and give a boost to popularity while Comedy or Horror stars don't particularly need to look good to fit the role. (This doesn't really apply to directors) That's why the world had fat Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation and fit Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy

  The second set of stats determine a star's previous experience in a certain genre. More experience = a better performance. Simple enough.

  The third set of stats determine a star's temperament. Workers gain stress while working on films, be it acting or shooting. Likewise, they gain boredom if idle. Having points in these stats raises the threshold before they flip. Food and drink help stars destress, but too much leads to addiction, which leads to rehab, which leads to a star being out of commission. Points here will increase tolerance.

  Lastly, points in Mood:Upper and Mood:Lower changes the threshold on how easily or harder it takes to put a star in a good or bad mood. Stars in good moods put in better performances while stars in bad moods will phone it in.

So what does that mean for you?? Well I want you all, the readers, to be the actors, actresses, and directors of our soon to be named studio! I you wish, send me a pic of yourself (It doesn't necessarily have to be a pic of yourself. It could be a picture of Abraham Lincoln or something) and I'll try to recreate you in the Starmaker and feature you in the LP. Also give me an idea of what your stats should be like. Starting out, I'll probably only need a single set of Actor and Director, but I'll add more on a rolling basis. Of course, I can paste your name on a random joe actor if that's your style as well. So let's go and see our name in lights!   

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General Discussion / General HYPE Thread: EXCITEMENT CENTRAL
« on: August 20, 2014, 01:24:06 pm »
THE HYPE THREAD


Discuss things that you have HYPE for, be it movie, T.V., Video Game. What have you!

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Roll To Dodge / ¡Viva!Máncér: Chronicles of a TexMex Mage
« on: July 31, 2014, 11:10:28 pm »
Vivamancer.... oh yeah ¡Viva! Mán Cér. Think about all the burritos, tacos and guacamole we can conjure
I hope we have el muchacho sombero and el pancho to go with that staff

Yo.

Huh…wuh..

Yo!

Wha.. Where am I…Who are…Argh! It’s a talking Chihuahua! I must be dreaming or something...

That’s right amigo…But this aint no dream. You have been chosen!  Of all the burritos in the world…you have eaten the blessed one! And now I comes to awaken your mystical south of the border powers... and a bunch of other shit that the committee telling me to read to you. But I gots other fiesta to be getting to.. Oh yeah! Here’s your kick ass sombrero. Keep it with you at all times!

This is some weird ass dream, man…

You'll walk a new path. For a texmex mage attracts all sorts of trouble! Especially mariachi....

Ugh..No more tequila bombs before bedtime...

Pay attention freindo… Cuz your new life as a ¡Viva!Máncér begins..now! …Sucka.

Eh?

*BZZZ* *BZZZ* *BZZZ*

The alarm blasts an annoying drone, waking you from your weird dream…was it a dream?  Nevertheless, there’s this unusual sense of foreboding  lingering in the back of your mind. Chihuahuas… damn fad dogs all up in my dreams…. You groggily shuffle over to the bathroom to wash your face. But then you notice the … sombrero over your head. The Fu- okay… now what. Oh great, work begins in an hour.  Work?
Where do I work anyway? What’s my name anyway?

(SG with standard rtd dice rules. Best voted suggestion is performed, while others with vote having priority, depending on situation)
____________________________________________________
NAME?
APPEARANCE?

Inventory
Large Sombrero
Underwear

Abilities

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General Discussion / The Movie Discussion Thread!
« on: May 30, 2014, 09:37:09 am »
(formerly the movie recommendation thread)

Just saw a great film?
Were you bored out of your mind at the theater?
Stumbled upon something that you just needed to rant or rave about on Netflix?

Then this is the thread to do it!

From big box office blockbusters to B grade schlock to obscure independent releases; discuss them here

Remember to remain civil

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Roll To Dodge / Dimensional Deathmatch XL: Dues to the dead.
« on: May 27, 2014, 11:44:14 pm »
Prologue
    At the top of the Oculon Media Group Headquarters, talks are underway regarding the next broadcast season... Boss! Boss! I have great news! What is it now, Jenkins? Let me guess...Jim from Accounting got a new dog? Your worthless son got a B+ for once? I'm not in the mood for this bullshit! This company has lost too much money on that terminator president drama and that gangland warfare documentary you thought up hasn't been bringing the ratings!But the scientist boys down in sublevel D have finally managed to stabilize the shortwave multivariate multiversal dimensional point access generator! The what? A portal to other dimensions! Think of the possibilities! Yeah, yeah, yeah. You and your...'possibilities'. I've got the latest market research right here. Do you know what's in right now? Killing! Can that thingymabob bring in weapons, armors, guns and psychopaths? Umm. I guess...Don't you thin- Excellent! We have our new show! I have a feeling this will be a killer with the ratings! THE RATINGS! But sir! Who will kill who? Does it look like I care?!? You have your portal device! Find someone! Anyone! R-R-Right away, sir!

The hell is this?
If you are reading this...Welcome [insert name here] of [location] to Dimensional Deathmatch XL, the premier gorefest on television! Where it is kill or be killed! Using randomly retrieved implements from the dimensional portal! Team up with exotic creatures! Change yourself into superpowered beings! Die a horrible death! It doesn't matter if you joined on your own or were violently taken from your home plane of existence, you will have FUN! Kill someone, get an item. Do something worth an achievement, get an item. Get this: The more you kill, the better weapon you will get! Your luck will only marginally help you here! The crowds are waiting. Get those ratings and make me proud! All you need is to kindly fill out the forms below for safe keeping...

TL;DR
Kill! Random Loot! Fun!

Note on point allocation!
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Application sheet!
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
     

Quick Playerlist
1.Dermonster
2.IcyTea31
3.Sinvara
4.flabort
5.Crimson
6.Beirus
7.Unholy_Paraiah
8.BlitzDungeoneer

Waitlist.
1.Mr.Zero
2.GreatWyrmGold
3.NAV
4.Nunzillor

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Roll To Dodge / Spheres of Creation! Back in action
« on: April 25, 2014, 04:33:27 am »
In the beginning there was nothing.......
And now there is still nothing......

LET'S CHANGE THAT, SHALL WE?

[my attempt at random creation minimalism]

The universe
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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DOWN IN METRO CITY THERE BE A TURF WAR A BREWIN'

In this team based fight to the death, players will take part in a 3v3 or 4v4(Depending on interest/# of char sheets) FIGHT TO THE DEATH. Battle will end when one side is TOTALLY DEAD YO. Combat will take place in random urban establishment (bars, fast food joints, drug dens, etc.) and you will spawn with a random, mundane weapon. Of course, clever usage of the environment can help you! Standard RTD rules will apply.  Be sure to suggest any gang names/ +1 any suggested gang names. The top two favorites will be used.

Semi-realism is in effect here, so don't be going wasting your turn with reality bending, superpower, dice stealing stuff

WAR 1: BATTLE IN THE MOVIE THEATRE: TUNNEL SNAKES VS THE BIG D
WAR 2: BATTLE IN THE BAR: DA KILLAS VS THE LAND PIRATES

Character Sheet- You have 15 points to allocate among the 5 attributes, with a maximum of 6 for any attribute.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

DA KILLAS:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Land Pirates
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

DA WAITLIST:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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Roll To Dodge / ROLL TO GM! THE NECROING! UNDER NEW GM MANAGEMENT!
« on: April 08, 2014, 08:02:08 pm »
  ((Why don't you guys just start a 'Roll to be da GM' or 'Get the GM stick'? See who is the the most stubborn little GM on the block and such.))

Since the Dawn of Time, the GM stick has been a thing of legend. But now you know where it is.

DO YOU NEED MORE INSTRUCTIONS?!?

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