Need to check that out. Nice cast.

Quote from: tenbones;984237Jaguar Wong... pure glory. And hells to the yeah - Sho Kosugi for life. I might toss in extreme Brit-fu Cheese like 'Kill or Be Killed' James Ryan!

Any RPG version of this needs a skill for beating out of mooks information about restaurants.

Quote from: Panjumanju;984426I want an RPG for Netflix's GLOW.

//Panjumanju

The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling are back?

Quote from: Panjumanju;984426I want an RPG for Netflix's GLOW.

//Panjumanju

World Wide Wrestling RPG should have you covered there.

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/143434/The-World-Wide-Wrestling-Roleplaying-Game

Quote from: ArrozConLeche;984521Any RPG version of this needs a skill for beating out of mooks information about restaurants.

The last time I made an attempt to cobble together a Ninja-stravaganza, I asked for a list of elements and tropes, and I got dozens. So far I've been able to incorporate them all, from "twelve-foot chains hidden inside weapon handles" to "Clan symbol in the form of a butterfly medallion" to "skin naturally produces a poison that makes sex with this Kunoichi deadly" to "Ninjas flying on kites". I even have an artifact that is a white headband that says NINJA on the front in hot pink letters.

I'm not quite sure what form it will take just yet, but "restaurant address interrogation" is going on the list.

Quote from: Barghest;985120The last time I made an attempt to cobble together a Ninja-stravaganza, I asked for a list of elements and tropes, and I got dozens. So far I've been able to incorporate them all, from "twelve-foot chains hidden inside weapon handles" to "Clan symbol in the form of a butterfly medallion" to "skin naturally produces a poison that makes sex with this Kunoichi deadly" to "Ninjas flying on kites". I even have an artifact that is a white headband that says NINJA on the front in hot pink letters.

I'm not quite sure what form it will take just yet, but "restaurant address interrogation" is going on the list.

As is so often the case, torture would not be needed if you find the right person. My brother, for instance, will tell you the best restaurants in a given area three times before you ask him. His ex girlfriend, from whom he gets many of his recommendations, is just as good or bad. Torture would be useful to make either of them shut up about it. Manhattan, Miami or Boston ninjas would probably specialize in parking spot interrogation because knowing the location is but the first step.

World of Warcraft, using d20. I know it was done before, but this would be one that's consistent with the current game. Obviously, some mechanics would be modified, such as mana regeneration and the extreme escalation of health and damage with level.

Quote from: Whitewings;985486World of Warcraft, using d20. I know it was done before, but this would be one that's consistent with the current game. Obviously, some mechanics would be modified, such as mana regeneration and the extreme escalation of health and damage with level.

I've thought about converting Azeroth to the Talislanta system. I'm pretty convinced it would be a perfect fit, albeit grittier. Scalability would work too, far better than d20.

I'm unfamiliar with Talislanta. I know of it, but not about it.

It is free and legal to download here.

Marvels cinematic universe (no tv) on the Amber engine.  Not cause I am crazy about Thanos.  But I want to play Amber with people who know the stakes.  

If not that then my game of course.  Which I can do, if I had the time and mental juice left at the end of the week to write it.

Quote from: WillInNewHaven;985229As is so often the case, torture would not be needed if you find the right person. My brother, for instance, will tell you the best restaurants in a given area three times before you ask him. His ex girlfriend, from whom he gets many of his recommendations, is just as good or bad. Torture would be useful to make either of them shut up about it. Manhattan, Miami or Boston ninjas would probably specialize in parking spot interrogation because knowing the location is but the first step.

Well, the point isn't really to find a restaurant. The point is that, in a cheesy 80's Ninja movie*, a Ninja can conduct an investigation by going out into the street, walking around until he finds three random thugs who attack him for no reason, beating the soup out of them, and then one of the thugs will coincidentally be able to tell him exactly what he needed to find out. Presumably you could just as easily find out who runs the Miami Connection, where the stolen jewels will be arriving, or who was the legendary smith that forged the Dragon Sword, depending on the needs of your current mission.

This is a novel approach to detective work, of course.  (It's also great for PC's who put all of their build points into Ass-Kicking and none into Investigation skills.)





*This also works in cheesy 70's Kung Fu movies. Especially if Godfrey Ho is the director, since in that case, three fourths of the movie IS a cheesy 70's Kung Fu movie, with American actors in Ninja costumes added in ten years after the fact for marketing purposes.

Quote from: Barghest;986122Well, the point isn't really to find a restaurant. The point is that, in a cheesy 80's Ninja movie*, a Ninja can conduct an investigation by going out into the street, walking around until he finds three random thugs who attack him for no reason, beating the soup out of them, and then one of the thugs will coincidentally be able to tell him exactly what he needed to find out. Presumably you could just as easily find out who runs the Miami Connection, where the stolen jewels will be arriving, or who was the legendary smith that forged the Dragon Sword, depending on the needs of your current mission.

This is a novel approach to detective work, of course.  (It's also great for PC's who put all of their build points into Ass-Kicking and none into Investigation skills.)

*This also works in cheesy 70's Kung Fu movies. Especially if Godfrey Ho is the director, since in that case, three fourths of the movie IS a cheesy 70's Kung Fu movie, with American actors in Ninja costumes added in ten years after the fact for marketing purposes.

Good distillation. I was being cheeky when suggesting a restaurant finding skill. In reality, what makes moments like that memorable is the absurdity of various things. In this case it was the dialogue, and that comes down to roleplay. At the same time, I like it when some elements are baked in mechanically, so I could see some story-game like mechanics being helpful (like Chuubo's XP for genre actions or for making someone else laugh).

Speaking for myself, immersion and feeling like I'm living in a Godfrey Ho world would not be one of my goals. I'd be looking for somewhat of a similar experience to watching a Godfrey Ho movie, so I'd be looking to entertain and make the group laugh.

I've gotten to have several made.

Quote from: RPGPundit;987542I've gotten to have several made.

Which has nothing to do with the premise.
:rolleyes: