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What 80s TV Show Would you Run an RPG Campaign About?

Started by RPGPundit, September 06, 2017, 04:09:05 AM

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Willie the Duck

#61
September 07, 2017, 03:47:36 PM
Quote from: BedrockBrendan;990066Thundercats or Blackadder.

What would be different about playing The Black Adder/Blackadder as opposed to playing 'character in each of the four settings of the four series?' In other words, what makes Blackadder Blackadder, beyond the witty repartee?

Bedrockbrendan

#62
September 07, 2017, 03:53:57 PM
Quote from: Willie the Duck;990071What would be different about playing The Black Adder/Blackadder as opposed to playing 'character in each of the four settings of the four series?' In other words, what makes Blackadder Blackadder, beyond the witty repartee?

I would have to think about it a bit to give you a solid answer. Its one I've wanted to run for a while but I haven't settled 100% on how I would do it. I think it would be a format you could apply to any historical period with an evil party. Preferably playing the major characters from the show. I occasionally run sitcom style games as one shots to break things up. This is one I've always wanted to do. Run like a series of Clash Bowley style situational adventures, I think it would work well. Just take black adder-like complications and characters to throw in as situations.

Koltar

#63
September 08, 2017, 02:31:07 AM
Quote from: Charon's Little Helper;989476I know that the movie was 1980's, but did the Highlander show start in the late 80's?  Because that would be really easy to make into an urban fantasy campaign.

I mean - PCs are 'special' and fight mostly 'special' NPCs and basically levelling up off of their deaths.  It might even work better with a system which promotes wary allies rather than a standard party.

"Highlander" the TV show started in late 1992 or early 1993.

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#64
September 08, 2017, 06:27:57 AM
Quote from: TrippyHippy;989921There was a GURPS supplement released for The Prisoner, sometime I recall.

Interesting, not a Gurps fan but I've heard the supplements are good for setting material.

Barghest

#66
September 08, 2017, 06:39:55 PM
Quote from: Batman;989964Aside from the ones already mentioned....

Knight Rider
Alf
Gummi Bears
Voltron

and while not 80's, probably gotta throw Captain Planet on this too.

Okay, I have to ask--what's the pitch for a game based on ALF? Does everyone play Melmacians back on Melmac, like in the saturday morning cartoon?
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#67
September 09, 2017, 12:10:19 AM
Robotech has already been mentioned...

I second Blake's 7. (Gods I wish that show would get a remake, it would work so well in today's world.)

How about: The Day After - The world is nuked, society falls. Go!

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Tait Ransom

#68
September 09, 2017, 12:30:25 AM
Quote from: sniderman;989557Thundarr the Barbarian, natch. I've run several games in this setting at cons and such and even put together a loose Mutant Future supplement with all of my notes and creatures and setting materials and adventures and what-not. That said...

I LOVE this!  The only thing I'll be adding is statting out Mindok - he was always my favorite of the sorcerers.  Great job!

ArrozConLeche

#69
September 09, 2017, 09:08:33 PM
Quote from: K Peterson;989968V is the only show that comes to mind, that I think would make for an entertaining Rpg campaign.

I can't believe I forgot about this one. Also Battlestar Galactica.

If no one has mentioned it yet, I think G-Force would be awesome and doable with a group. Maybe Mazinger-Z, though I'm not sure if that's a 70's show that lived into the 80's as re-runs.

Also, any of these except Iron Jeeg:

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Lynn

#70
September 10, 2017, 01:11:05 AM
All these answers outside of the '80s says a lot about '80s TV.

Friday the 13th: The Series ran from 1987 and is totally doable as an RPG.
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Barghest

#71
September 10, 2017, 01:32:30 AM
Quote from: Lynn;991113All these answers outside of the '80s says a lot about '80s TV.

I think it says more about the apathetic carelessness of a random selection of gamers...
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Omega

#72
September 10, 2017, 01:42:53 AM
Quote from: spon;989455Off the top of my head: Captain Zep,

Ken St.Andre's Starfaring RPG would fit that.

Omega

#73
September 10, 2017, 02:41:28 AM
Quote from: nightlamp;989513Tales of the Gold Monkey would be a pretty easy one to do with any pulp ruleset.

That was an interesting series. TSR's Indianna Jones could do that. Or the later Adventure! From WW. Or Ninja's Spies and Private Eyes?

Omega

#74
September 10, 2017, 02:49:13 AM
Quote from: Barbatruc;989798Tops for me would be Les Mystérieuses Cités d'or, hands down

That was a pretty good animated show. One of the French/Japanese collabs?. You could almost do it with something like Call of Cthulhu.
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