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How would you run League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

Started by Trond, October 29, 2021, 02:17:25 PM

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soundchaser

#15
October 30, 2021, 07:58:44 AM
DC Heroes could do it.

I'd think Castle Falkenstein might be hacked slightly for LoEG.

Astounding Adventures does seem perfect. Hopefully a report on it could drop here for us?

Trond

#16
October 30, 2021, 11:14:41 AM
Quote from: Wrath of God on October 30, 2021, 07:28:46 AM
TBH I'd totally dig some mix of League and Penny Dreadful. And while I dislike Moore, I'd probably too be irreverent towards Captain Nemo canon (for once I'd make him Polish again)

Polish? Is that from the old film?

Wrath of God

#17
October 30, 2021, 04:58:11 PM
Jules Verne original plan for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas was to make Captain Nemo Polish nobleman motivated by vengeance against partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by Russia, Prussia and Austria - apparently seeing Russians as his nemesis. However it was in time when Russians were massive francophiles, and French books were commonly selling well in Russia.
So to avoid censorship as Russian Empire was very.. . fragile when it's reputation was in line, the editors of Verne convinced him to change Nemo to Hindu with English animosity - which apparently suited both French and Russian readers well, and I guess Anglosaxon world has not cared much.
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S'mon

#18
October 31, 2021, 03:21:31 AM
Quote from: Wrath of God on October 30, 2021, 04:58:11 PM
the editors of Verne convinced him to change Nemo to Hindu with English animosity - which apparently suited both French and Russian readers well, and I guess Anglosaxon world has not cared much.

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Philotomy Jurament

#19
October 31, 2021, 03:21:47 AM
I'd run it with Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying (the "gold book").
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Svenhelgrim

#20
October 31, 2021, 02:37:07 PM
If you wanted to emphasize the "extraordinary" part of the milieu, you could use a superhero game.  It would have to be a gritty one though.  Like maybe Villains & Vigilantes?

Theory of Games

#21
October 31, 2021, 03:12:26 PM
GURPS 3e-4e. No rpg system offers the level of customization that GURPS does and you need it for this story.
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Godfather Punk

#22
October 31, 2021, 03:19:38 PM
Quote from: Godsmonkey on October 29, 2021, 02:40:36 PM
I might go Savage Worlds Dead Lands reloaded, ..

https://peginc.com/savage-settings/
Of use the parts of the Rippers campaign that fit your style & setting.

Trond

#23
October 31, 2021, 07:22:12 PM
Quote from: Philotomy Jurament on October 31, 2021, 03:21:47 AM
I'd run it with Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying (the "gold book").

This has been my go-to option when I don't feel like learning a new system. As weird as it seems (given most people's view of BRP) I have found that you can easily run almost anything with BRP. It's ridiculously easy to scale things using the different starting point options for instance. Doesn't mean it's the BEST at everything but it usually works.

Aglondir

#24
November 01, 2021, 10:23:58 PM
Quote from: Trond on October 29, 2021, 02:17:25 PM
It's been a while since I read the comics and saw the film, but the basic premise is pretty cool. Everyone plays an extraordinary character based on (or inspired by) literature from about 100-150 years ago. It's all very steam punk, but also very much set in its era (not so much modern sensibilities nor mixed with D&D fantasy)

How would you run such a game?
I would go with Marvel FASERIP and replace Excellent with Extraordinary.


S'mon

#25
November 02, 2021, 05:47:41 AM
I guess I'd use Mini Six, power level is right for the comics at least. The film 'Australian Vampire' version of Mina Harker is a bit OP.

S'mon

#26
November 02, 2021, 05:50:44 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on October 29, 2021, 02:45:44 PM
As straight from the comics as possible, you'll need Mr Hyde, a Vampire, Nemo, Quattermain, the invisible man.

The Vampire is easy, there's lots of vampire races out there to choose from.

Mina is human in the comics, more of a high INT/WIS/CHA character. They made her a vampire in the film.

GeekyBugle

#27
November 02, 2021, 11:23:40 AM
Quote from: S'mon on November 02, 2021, 05:50:44 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on October 29, 2021, 02:45:44 PM
As straight from the comics as possible, you'll need Mr Hyde, a Vampire, Nemo, Quattermain, the invisible man.

The Vampire is easy, there's lots of vampire races out there to choose from.

Mina is human in the comics, more of a high INT/WIS/CHA character. They made her a vampire in the film.

You are correct, and 10 years ago I wouldn't have mixed the two together, but age does funny things to your brain.
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jhkim

#28
November 02, 2021, 03:42:39 PM
Quote from: Trond on October 29, 2021, 02:17:25 PM
It's been a while since I read the comics and saw the film, but the basic premise is pretty cool. Everyone plays an extraordinary character based on (or inspired by) literature from about 100-150 years ago. It's all very steam punk, but also very much set in its era (not so much modern sensibilities nor mixed with D&D fantasy)

How would you run such a game?
Quote from: Theory of Games on October 31, 2021, 03:12:26 PM
GURPS 3e-4e. No rpg system offers the level of customization that GURPS does and you need it for this story.

I think a key point of the premise is that the system has to be able to handle unique individuals like Jekyll/Hyde, the Invisible Man, as well as new individuals if one is running a campaign with player-created PCs. It's not just GURPS, but among other systems only superhero systems generally cover this sort of uniqueness.

Philotomy Jurament

#29
November 03, 2021, 01:46:46 PM
Quote from: jhkim on November 02, 2021, 03:42:39 PM
I think a key point of the premise is that the system has to be able to handle unique individuals like Jekyll/Hyde, the Invisible Man, as well as new individuals if one is running a campaign with player-created PCs. It's not just GURPS, but among other systems only superhero systems generally cover this sort of uniqueness.

FWIW, the BRP Gold Book (that I mentioned, above) includes super-powers (originally from Chaosium's Superworld game) as well as magic, tech, sanity/horror, et cetera. Like GURPS, it's kind of like a "toolkit" that can be used to customize a set of rules for a particular game/campaign, covering a variety of genres, tech levels, and so on.
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