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Comedy in RPGs

Started by dsivis, September 24, 2007, 12:49:36 AM

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dsivis

September 24, 2007, 12:49:36 AM
I'm a devoted fan of both Red Dwarf and it's RPG but have not played Toon. Any other games out there that are explicitly comedic in origin?

Personally, I also tend to play D&D for the inherent silliness as well...what about you guys? Any other games that you have trouble taking seriously?
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Tim

#1
September 24, 2007, 12:53:46 AM
Hackmaster is comedic in play, is an hilarious read, and it's all wrapped up in a healthy nostalgia burrito!
 

dindenver

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September 24, 2007, 01:20:50 AM
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Koltar

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September 24, 2007, 01:34:39 AM
Was Dogs in the Vineyard done as a joke - just nobody really got the punnchline?


 Seriously, there is STAR THUGS - that whole thing is done very much tongue-in-cheek.


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jeff37923

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September 24, 2007, 02:06:30 AM
Lets not forget Human Occupied Landfill and the ultimate beer and pretzels role-playing game, Teenagers From Outer Space.
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droog

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September 24, 2007, 02:25:21 AM
InSpectres.
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Tim

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September 24, 2007, 02:33:31 AM
Quote from: KoltarWas Dogs in the Vineyard done as a joke - just nobody really got the punnchline?

Har har har! It's almost as funny as every GURPS character having Disadvantage: Colorblind. Har har har!
 

droog

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September 24, 2007, 02:46:40 AM
You should be nice to the mentally defective, Tim.
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O'Borg

#8
September 24, 2007, 04:18:57 AM
I'm suprised nobody has mentioned Tunnels and Trolls. Any system with magic spells called "Take that, you fiend!" and "Dear God" is obviously humorous by design.
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Cab

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September 24, 2007, 05:36:41 AM
I would quite fancy playing Munchkin RPG. Looks fun.

Toon is a lovely little game, but its surprisingly hard to run. The flavour and feel of classic cartoons is worth reaching for, but it takes some planning.
 

Nicephorus

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September 24, 2007, 08:28:49 AM
dindenver covered most of the greatest in the category.  I'm not a gurps fan but gurps iou is packed with ideas and features art by the Foglios.  
 
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jeff37923

#11
September 24, 2007, 12:23:12 PM
Quote from: CabI would quite fancy playing Munchkin RPG. Looks fun.

I'll vouch for the d20 Munchkin stuff put out by SJGs. Not only are the books good parody, but the material is actually useful in a DnD game if you want to go for the "Silly Dungeon" night of play.
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Ian Absentia

#12
September 24, 2007, 12:39:43 PM
Quote from: O'BorgI'm suprised nobody has mentioned Tunnels and Trolls.
And I'm deeply offended that you did mention T&T, a game that I take totally seriously.  Especially the spell "Yassa Massa".  We play the game only for high dramatic effect.

And Koltar:  Your continued and contrived efforts to make jokes at the expense of Dogs in the Vineyard smacks of the kid on the bus who only makes fun of the smelly kid because everyone else on the bus is doing it.

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beeber

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September 24, 2007, 07:27:12 PM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaAnd Koltar:  Your continued and contrived efforts to make jokes at the expense of Dogs in the Vineyard smacks of the kid on the bus who only makes fun of the smelly kid because everyone else on the bus is doing it.

!i!

yeah, bashing whatever-his-name's games is sooo last week.  we're back to d&d edition hate, as you can see from the "lies" thread :p

Koltar

#14
September 25, 2007, 12:40:28 AM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaAnd Koltar:  Your continued and contrived efforts to make jokes at the expense of Dogs in the Vineyard smacks of the kid on the bus who only makes fun of the smelly kid because everyone else on the bus is doing it.

!i!


 NO - I honestly dislike Puppies in the Swineyard.

There are Mormons in my extended family. I've read enough about the game from pro & con sources to know that I never want to play it and I think of it as not a real RPG but as more of stunt or experiment claiming that its an RPG.


- Ed C.
The return of \'You can\'t take the Sky From me!\'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUn-eN8mkDw&feature=rec-fresh+div

This is what a really cool FANTASY RPG should be like :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WnjVUBDbs

Still here, still alive, at least Seven years now...
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