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i don't know jack about writing rpgs and i don't know jack about half of the genres in that list but gently caress it, i want in
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Brother Entropy posted:i don't know jack about writing rpgs and i don't know jack about half of the genres in that list but gently caress it, i want in Isn't Hamsteaks your favorite anime?
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Jan 19, 2017 10:13
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Mr.Misfit posted:Signing up despite having little time to do so. Man, this is going to be great. Hyper Weapon as a stat...?
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Jan 19, 2017 19:25
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 More prizes have been added! All finalists get a copy of Tabletop Simulator to keep or give to a friend (say one you want to play board games or RPGs online), and store credit for DTRPG ($10 for 5th Place, $15 for 4th and 3rd Place, $20 for second and $35 for the over-all winner). I've also updated the rules to include 8 finalists instead of 4, so yay!
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Jan 19, 2017 20:06
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Sweet. That actually sounds pretty awesome. Oh, by the way, do we get a mulligan on our genre if we get one that we've never seen before? Like, for example, I've never sat down to watch an anime sports series in my life and don't have the time to watch one for research. So, if I get that one, it'd be a little hard to work with. Or is that against the spirit of the contest? Oh, also, when do the first 8 get their genres?
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Jan 19, 2017 20:35
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Yeah, it's something to consider, I was wondering what I would do if I get something I'm unfamiliar with. (Do what all RPG publishers do and fake it, I guess.)
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Jan 19, 2017 20:38
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Alien Rope Burn posted:(Do what all RPG publishers do and fake it, I guess.)
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Covok posted:Sweet. That actually sounds pretty awesome. Oh, by the way, do we get a mulligan on our genre if we get one that we've never seen before? Like, for example, I've never sat down to watch an anime sports series in my life and don't have the time to watch one for research. So, if I get that one, it'd be a little hard to work with. Or is that against the spirit of the contest? Alien Rope Burn posted:Yeah, it's something to consider, I was wondering what I would do if I get something I'm unfamiliar with. (Do what all RPG publishers do and fake it, I guess.) This might help with that. Covok posted:Oh, also, when do the first 8 get their genres? So, I originally intended on drawing the genres separately for each group of 8 contestants (to allow for some duplicate genres to be drawn) and release all that info with the modifier at the start of week one. But you raise a good point: time for research is always helpful... How would you all feel about getting your genres early (today, and whenever anyone else signs up), but getting the modifier at the start of week one?
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Alien Rope Burn posted:Yeah, it's something to consider, I was wondering what I would do if I get something I'm unfamiliar with. (Do what all RPG publishers do and fake it, I guess.) I assumed I was going to have to watch something new as my anime history consists of Ninja Scroll, Spirited Away, Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Shamploo. Gonna start looking for the standouts in the genre as soon as I know what it is.
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Jan 19, 2017 21:01
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TheSoundNinja posted:How would you all feel about getting your genres early (today, and whenever anyone else signs up), but getting the modifier at the start of week one? Strongly in favour! Research time would be good, and fluff-writing time (although there's always the chance that the modifier obviates it!)
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Jan 19, 2017 21:02
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Just for clarity's sake, what does "modifier" entail? Is it a theme that all works need to hew towards, or a character they all need to have, or a plotline they all need to use?
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Jan 19, 2017 21:07
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TheSoundNinja posted:So, I originally intended on drawing the genres separately for each group of 8 contestants (to allow for some duplicate genres to be drawn) and release all that info with the modifier at the start of week one. But you raise a good point: time for research is always helpful...
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TheSoundNinja posted:
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Well, time is a factor more than availability these days. TheSoundNinja posted:How would you all feel about getting your genres early (today, and whenever anyone else signs up), but getting the modifier at the start of week one? So this would be fine!
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Jan 19, 2017 21:39
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You should definitely hand genres out to the people participating earlier rather than later, just to give them time to do "research."
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Yeah, I'm definitely not going to object to giving people time to figure out their genres. If people make bad games, it shouldn't be because they didn't know what they were aiming for.
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Davin Valkri posted:Just for clarity's sake, what does "modifier" entail? Is it a theme that all works need to hew towards, or a character they all need to have, or a plotline they all need to use? It's an extra requirement: The games must be ultra-violent, or the games must be made for short campaigns (that can be played over three to five session, perfect length for a convention or spring break). It could even be a requirement that your game uses some thing that can be sold separately (such as using a deck of cards for resolution, or involving the use of a particular prop - up to the game creator as to what would be used). But regardless, unlike an anime genre everyone needs to involve it in their game Which brings us to tonight: I'll be posting everyone's assigned genres in a couple of hours (I just need to get some more work done and compile the finished list). Feel free to register for a trial of Crunchyroll to use for research. The rest of the contest will continue as scheduled, with the cut-off for signing up being January 28th at 11:59p CST. If you sign up after everyone got their genres, no worries: I'll assign you one on the spot (or as soon as I see your post).
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I am in favor of releasing it early for research purposes, yes.
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Covok posted:I am in favor of releasing it early for research purposes, yes. Gets assigned "hentai" Yes..."research".
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Error 404 posted:Gets assigned "hentai" *cough*JokinglyPlacedAsAModifier*coughcough*
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 Covok: Shonen Waffleman_: Romance remusclaw: Giant Robot grassy gnoll: High "Seas" Adventure Plutonis: Slice of Life NGDBSS: Mystery EscortMission: Magical Girl frankenfreak: Business demota: Period Piece Free Cog: War and/or Real Robot Kwyndig: Police and/or Organized Crime Dog Kisser: Horror Mitama: SPORTS! Alien Rope Burn: Sci-Fi Davin Valkri: Fish / Fishes out of Water Lurks With Wolves: Fantasy Mr. Fowl: Cyberpunk and/or Transhumanism Comrade Gorbash: Sentai / Tokusatsu Ettin: Post-Apocalyptic Punk Antivehicular: Giant Robot Error 404: Mystery Mr.Misfit: Period Piece Brother Entropy: Police and/or Organized Crime If you need examples of these genres to watch on Crunchyroll or other services, feel free to ask. Let's talk about it here before the contest gets in full swing.
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Aw man, this is, actually good. I get to binge watch Case Closed, and Kaito, and Lupin. Hell, even Cowboy Bebop has a bunch of police or organized crime episodes.
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TheSoundNinja posted:
So Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagaan. Anything else I should look at for the Giant Robot genre? I assume stuff like Gundam is more Real Robot, no? remusclaw fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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Looks like I'm binging Ore Monogatari.
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Oh nice! War/Real Robot's got a lot of options, and gives me an excuse to watch a lot of good anime again. That said, if there's anything in the genre(s) that folks'd recommend on Crunchyroll, I'd love to hear them!
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Period Piece...Hmmm....So, everything from Genji Monogatari to Nobunaga and WW2?...Sweet!
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Oh, hey. I got the genre whose seminal works are literally based on the creators' D&D campaigns. I... really hope I get an interesting modifier, because right now I'm kind of salty over getting the most generic RPG prompt possible
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Somehow I'm more concerned about binging on giant robot RPGs than on binging the actual anime. This is kind of a well-trodden path...
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Horror, eh? Junji Ito and Tsutomu Nihei something something
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What does quotation marks around "seas" mean? Literally rip off One Piece, or are you including vaguely nautical themes like Eureka 7 and Harlock?
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remusclaw posted:So Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagaan. Anything else I should look at for the Giant Robot genre? I assume stuff like Gundam is more Real Robot, no? OHMYFRIENDTHEREISSOMUCH - Getter Robo ("New Getter Robo" as it's known in the USA is my favorite version) - Godannar (watch it with a special someone, the pilots are married) - Giant Robo (the robot is Pharaoh themed) - Kotetsu Jeeg (the main guy becomes the loving robot's head, the rest is a shell) - Mazinger Z (also, any Go Nagai series with robots is a good fit) - Aura Battler Dunbine (Fantasy Robot Suits) - GaoGaiGar (the main character is voiced by Dean Venture's voice actor in the English dub) - Linebarrels of Iron (Dying kid becomes Robot man who's strength is based on his belief in himself) Gunbuster. loving watch it. And the sequel Daibuster. And, there is exactly one Gundam series that works for this genre: 
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TheSoundNinja posted:OHMYFRIENDTHEREISSOMUCH Thank you. Looks like I have a lot of research to do. First impressions on a quick look, Giant Robot seems very like animated Super Sentaii. Would that be a correctish assumption?
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TheSoundNinja posted:
Ok, so do you mean like detective/perky kids/ scooby doo type mystery here? Like solving a crime? I may benefit from some examples here. *extremely sherlock voice* The Game Is On! E: Lurks With Wolves posted:Oh, hey. I got the genre whose seminal works are literally based on the creators' D&D campaigns. I... really hope I get an interesting modifier, because right now I'm kind of salty over getting the most generic RPG prompt possible If its allowed and you are super unhappy, Id be willing to trade you. Error 404 fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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grassy gnoll posted:What does quotation marks around "seas" mean? Literally rip off One Piece, or are you including vaguely nautical themes like Eureka 7 and Harlock? Bingo. I couldn't fit all of that in the blank on the randomizer.
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TheSoundNinja posted:Mitama: SPORTS! Huh. My only touchstone with this is Slam Dunk, but there's probably a lot of newer stuff I can dig into. It doesn't necessarily have to a real sport, right?
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remusclaw posted:So Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagaan. Anything else I should look at for the Giant Robot genre? I assume stuff like Gundam is more Real Robot, no? Most Gundam is real, yes. G Gundam is super, but for shows on CR I'd recommend Captain Earth, Beast King GoLion, and the Mazinkaiser movie. That said the list above me (aside from Godannar) is a really good list.
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TheSoundNinja posted:Ettin: Post-Apocalyptic Punk Just to be clear, what are we talking here? Fist of the North Star, Attack on Titan, Akira, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Nausicaa, Guilty Crown? Any of those not qualify? I mean Guilty Crown was poo poo, but... (And if you have anything else in mind let me know!)
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Lurks With Wolves posted:Oh, hey. I got the genre whose seminal works are literally based on the creators' D&D campaigns. I... really hope I get an interesting modifier, because right now I'm kind of salty over getting the most generic RPG prompt possible Mushi-shi and Monster Musume are examples of fantasy that aren't just D&D. If this is too generic, I can offer something a little different to anyone unsatisfied with their genre. I have a backup that didn't wind up on the list. EDIT: Error 404 posted:Ok, so do you mean like detective/perky kids/ scooby doo type mystery here? Like solving a crime? "Another" is a good example of this. While it is a horror series, the unraveling understanding of what is happening is a great example of mystery. remusclaw posted:Thank you. Looks like I have a lot of research to do. They share some similarities. I'd define Giant Robot about faith in oneself and bonds with others enabling you to overcome the impossible, while Sentai being about faith and relationships with others enabling the group to overcome a great many foes. So, different clothing on siblings I guess. Biggest difference is team size, in my opinion: Giant Robot taps out at around 2-3, Sentai traditionally is 5 or more. EDIT: Ettin posted:Just to be clear, what are we talking here? Fist of the North Star, Attack on Titan, Akira, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Nausicaa, Guilty Crown? Any of those not qualify? I mean Guilty Crown was poo poo, but... Yes, though High School of the Dead and Violence Jack could also qualify. Mitama posted:Huh. My only touchstone with this is Slam Dunk, but there's probably a lot of newer stuff I can dig into. Eh, make it up if you like. Consider "Baki the Grappler", "Keijo", "Haikyuu", "Free", and "Yuri on Ice" as good examples of the genre. TheSoundNinja fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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Ettin posted:I'm trying to win this contest though NOT ALL ANIME IS GOOD. SOME OF IT SUCKS.
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