How Much Gonzo Can You Take?

Tetsubo · September 16, 2017, 11:21:58 PM

Quote from: Bren;993062Your reference escapes me. Also, and I did not know this, apparently the answer is always pork.

You were unlikely to get the reference as the reference was my wife. When she gets a computer survey call, she always answers each question with 'fish'. Fish is a good absurdist answer.

Bren · September 16, 2017, 11:35:58 PM

Quote from: Tetsubo;993089You were unlikely to get the reference as the reference was my wife. When she gets a computer survey call, she always answers each question with 'fish'. Fish is a good absurdist answer.

Do she do that even on the Likert scale questions? You know, "On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being...."

Tetsubo · September 16, 2017, 11:44:41 PM

Quote from: Bren;993097Do she do that even on the Likert scale questions? You know, "On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being...."

Correct. She isn't fond of computer surveys and enjoys throwing a wrench into their data.

Dumarest · September 16, 2017, 11:58:22 PM

Quote from: Tetsubo;993099Correct. She isn't fond of computer surveys and enjoys throwing a wrench into their data.

How does she do on the Voigt-Kampff scale?

RPGPundit · September 19, 2017, 01:16:15 AM

Quote from: Tod13;993024Too many of us weren't familiar with the movies.

I weep for this generation.

Christopher Brady · September 19, 2017, 01:46:41 AM

Quote from: Dumarest;993102How does she do on the Voigt-Kampff scale?

Fish.

Raleel · September 19, 2017, 07:28:11 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;992826Yes, both of those campaigns were/are very gonzo.

My games always run the extremes, either not at all gonzo, or highly gonzo. My Wild West campaign has practically no gonzo in it (well, except for Paddy the bear, but he's an actual historical fact). Dark Albion had only a tiny bit of gonzo, mostly due to stuff the PCs themselves put in.

My DCC game is the most Gonzo RPG campaign I've ever run. It might be the most Gonzo RPG campaign anyone has ever run, period.

Our scion ww2 campaign hears this and summons Ru Paul's glittery gauntlet to toss it down through 666 hell dimensions in challenge. I mean, we summoned up something awfully close to Cthulhu, chained together two bombers with the chains of genres and flew through England's Radar defenses, shoved roman scientist-scions into the stomachs of American soldiers mutated into frost Giants, and fought a giant transformer/destroyer ship that was fueled on souls in the North Sea. Also, we rescued 500 POWs and impersonated Hitler.

Tod13 · September 19, 2017, 08:49:39 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;993773I weep for this generation.

LOL. Dude, I'm _your_ generation. (I think so anyway. I'm almost 50.)

Barghest · September 19, 2017, 11:05:47 PM

I fell like maybe we're still trying to get a handle on what the spectrum of Gonzo is.

Like...how Gonzo is bog-standard D&D*?

No, that may be the wrong question to start with. Let me try again.

What the hell would not-Gonzo D&D look like?

Because there is some crazy shit in there. I mean, sure, it can look like a straightforward fantasy setting, with wizards and elves and shit...until you get around to Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, where the crashed spaceships, ray guns, and robots show up.

*Assuming, for the purposes of this discussion, that such a thing even exists in some form.

RPGPundit · September 21, 2017, 01:58:27 AM

Quote from: Tod13;993839LOL. Dude, I'm _your_ generation. (I think so anyway. I'm almost 50.)

In that case, where the fuck were you?! You've missed out.

Voros · September 21, 2017, 02:25:05 AM

I find Anderson too precious, except for Bottle Rocket.

I do like The Royal Tenenbaums bit feel like he's been repeating himself since except for the delightful surprise of The Fantastic Mr. Fox, my favourite Dahl as a kid.

Tod13 · September 21, 2017, 09:13:16 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;994496In that case, where the fuck were you?! You've missed out.

I was thinking more Buckaroo Banzai, Demolition Man, The Running Man, and Tank Girl. Not sure about the order other than I'm pretty sure Tank Girl is most gonzo.

Or how about North by Northwest, The Tenth Victim, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain), Young Frankenstein, and Dr Strangelove?

AsenRG · September 21, 2017, 03:42:33 PM

Quote from: Gwarh;991558The older I get the more Gonzo I can handle.

When I was a tween in the early 80's I hate the Gonzo elements in Gamma World. I took the setting very seriously and worked hard to make it make more sense and be more serious. Same with rules systems for that matter. House rules were heresy for me.

But as I've aged I've begun to understand what those old grognards at the time found so much fun and entertaining. I'm not for Gonzo 24/7 but it is fun in the right setting DCC/MCC/Gamma-World/Paranoia.

Funny enough, that's me, but with a caveat:).

Quote from: Xavier Onassiss;991648Gonzo is fine, as long as everyone knows it's gonzo, and it's intentional. If we're all playing a serious game and some ass-clown busts out some gonzo bullshit then expects it to fly - especially the GM - then look out.

Bonus bullshit points if he tries to tell us it's completely normal.

That's the caveat;).

And I can play with a lot of gonzo, but the more gonzo it is, the higher my higher my other criteria go regarding everything else in the game.

Dumarest · September 21, 2017, 11:05:28 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;993773I weep for this generation.

Yeah, they should definitely spend more time staring at screens.

Dumarest · September 21, 2017, 11:06:28 PM

Quote from: Tod13;994554I was thinking more Buckaroo Banzai, Demolition Man, The Running Man, and Tank Girl. Not sure about the order other than I'm pretty sure Tank Girl is most gonzo.

Or how about North by Northwest, The Tenth Victim, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain), Young Frankenstein, and Dr Strangelove?

I don't think he goes for subtle gonzo...seems to like boldface gonzo like talking trashcans fighting spacemen transporting pizzerias to Mars and whatever.