Application: The Movie RPG

[Matt Murdock]

RPG Application

Screenname of the Proposed RPG’s Game Master: Spideyssuperfan

Do You Have An Instant Messenger that we can reach you on for better conversation? (i.e MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ect.) And if so, what is your screenname?:

I do indeed.

Aim: devinlewis657

Yahoo! Messenger: edlewis657

Gamemasters/Assistant Gamemasters already chosen:

As of yet, just me.

How will the overall layout of the RPG be?:

In keeping with the standard form of every RPG on the Hype!, players will be asked to select a character and then write posts describing that character's actions, feelings, or other pertinent information as the events of the RPG unfold around them.

Premise of RPG, if it is a user created RPG see below for applicable additions to this Applicaton, (Must be a paragraph or longer).

Shock! Horror! When widespread looting of major motion picture Studios film warehouses occur, the unwitting robbers jumble the films themselves together. The films overlap, run together, and the characters in hundreds of motion pictures are united, as one, massive, cast. Original storylines become irrelevant, as some of the most feared villains in the history of Hollywood are thrown together, keeping their unique powers, but not necessarily using them in the same environment as they're used to. Villainy and thuggery abound as the beloved heroes of film, spanning from Tinseltown's golden age to the modern CGI-ridden-action-flick, must work together to prevent the wicked tricksters of cinema from taking over, and destroying, every movie ever made.

What will this RPG bring to the RPG forums? (please write two complete sentences):

A movie RPG where every player will, in some manner, contribute to the struggle between good and evil and, eventually, a happy ending. But, what is a good movie without a bad guy... and a guaranteed sequel? The RPG's continuity will be unique in that each season, although separate from the others, will rely upon the characters and relationships developed between movie characters from previous seasons.

Title Of The RPG You Would Like To Propose:

"Lights? Camera? Action! The Motion Picture RPG"

Example Of Characters Application:

Hype! User Name:

Desired character:

Is your character a 'good-guy' or a 'bad-guy?':

Movie(s) that that character has appeared in:

Release date(s) of film(s):

Which of the following, if any, describes your character?

Superhuman: Your character has superhuman abilities (i.e. Super-speed, flight, super-strength

Alien: Your character is an Extra-Terrestrial

Average-Joe: Your character is a normal person who has access to extraordinary items.

Schemer: Your character works behind closed doors and typically is the master-mind behind a plot to conquer humanity... or save it.

Action star: Your character is a whip-wielding, car-chasing, building-destroying action hero, complete with his trusty pistol and leather fedora.

Gunslinger: Your character is from the ol' west and could beat any yellow-belly this side of the Mississippi in a draw.

Other: Please specify in this nifty blue font.

Genre of film that your character stars in:

Brief history of the character in their films up to the start of the RPG:

Please write, in character, a two-paragraph (No more, no less) sample post. Please ensure that your post is in character, contains dialogue, and conforms to standard guidelines of the English language:

How many times per day do you plan on posting in character?:

What, if anything, can you bring to this RPG?

Do you know how to post pictures on the boards?

Classes within RPG (if applicable): Hero and Villain.

Character Races within RPG (if Applicable): Far too many, if the character was in a movie, then those are the races.

Power layout of the game (powers for classes, races, age, height, etc): See above, I think?

 

[Ash J. Williams]

Hype! User Name: Ash J. Williams

Desired character: Ashley "Ash" J. Williams

Is your character a 'good-guy' or a 'bad-guy?': good guy

Movie(s) that that character has appeared in: The Evil Dead, Evil Dead
2, and Army of Darkness

Release date(s) of film(s): 1981, 1987, and 1992

Which of the following, if any, describes your character?

Average-Joe/Superhuman (combination)

Genre of film that your character stars in: Horror

Brief history of the character in their films up to the start of the RPG: Ash has gone through a lot of crap he's been in, dealing with demons and whatnot. He's gone from coward to hero, starting with The Evil Dead and becoming more courageous in Evil Dead 2. By the end of Army of Darkness, nothing really scared him.

In Evil Dead 2, Ash got a chainsaw hand because his right hand was possessed by the spirits of the Necronomicon and in Army of Darkness he got a metal gauntlet to replace the chainsaw. (hope that's good enough)

Please write, in character, a two-paragraph (No more, no less) sample post. Please ensure that your post is in character, contains dialogue, and conforms to standard guidelines of the English language: Being transported through the vortex, Ash finds himself in mainstream film land. He looks around, hoping this a dream.

"Where the hell am I?," he rhetorically questions. "This place doesn't look familar -- it looks like it could be filled with Deadites." Revving up his chainsaw, he gets up off the ground and enters a nearby studio. He sees an unknown film in the works. "Hold it right there!" he exclaims as he draws his shotgun.

How many times per day do you plan on posting in character?:

one to three times

What, if anything, can you bring to this RPG?

I'd say some comic relief and help move the action along.

Do you know how to post pictures on the boards?

Yes...

 

[Matt Murdock]

Very nice. I like it a lot. The only thing I'd change is the concept of the Multi-film world. I didn't really envision it as a vortex, more of a general transformation. The studios aren't around, it is instead a blending of all of the movie worlds.

For instance, when "Back to the Future" combines with "The Matrix," Marty McFly's world with get a distinct greenish tint to it, and Neo will be able to travel to Hill Valley, instead of strictly in "Capital City, USA" (the main area in "The Matrix" series.).



other than that, approved.

 

[Blacklight]

I had a thought about an RPG like this, but in the vaguest sense.

 

[Harlekin]

Quick question: How do you combine the Matrix with... anything? The nature of the film doesn't really allow it to do so, unless of course, everybody's stuck in the Matrix.

 

[Blacklight]

Quick question: How do you combine the Matrix with... anything? The nature of the film doesn't really allow it to do so, unless of course, everybody's stuck in the Matrix.

I think he means that Marty McFly will be able to swallow the red pill. or is it blue?

Nice new avvy by the way Harlekin!t:

 

[Harlekin]

Thanks, blacklight.

Either way, to integrate the Matrix into a shared movie universe would mean either Neo and his friends are nutjobs, or everybody lives in the Matrix. The latter option would mess with a lot of universes, chief among them the time travelling universes.

Also, what timeframe are we using? One would be unable to play Indiana Jones, considering that's set in the 30s/40s, together with more modern day characters such as Marty McFly, for example.

 

[Blacklight]

Thanks, blacklight.

Either way, to integrate the Matrix into a shared movie universe would mean either Neo and his friends are nutjobs, or everybody lives in the Matrix. The latter option would mess with a lot of universes, chief among them the time travelling universes.

Also, what timeframe are we using? One would be unable to play Indiana Jones, considering that's set in the 30s/40s, together with more modern day characters such as Marty McFly, for example.

I don't know, but my movie RPG is way different. I'm gonna post an application for it in a couple days.

 

[Harlekin]

Wait and see how this goes first.

 

[Blacklight]

Wait and see how this goes first.

That's why i'm waiting. That and the fact that my last 2 applications didn't go so well.

 

[Keyser Soze]

The idea is interesting, and one I've thought about in the past. But the hurdle I always come up against is, that a movie RPG is maybe TOO open.

There's too many different continuities all merging together. And some of these continuities are not only non-compatible, but outright contradictory. It really is something of a mine-field, and one you have to navigate carefully if you want to succeed here. The key is to try and introduce some strict boundaries. Only present-day movie characters. No characters from comic book adaptations, etc, perhaps. Whatever else you think would be appropriate in making the game run smoother.

I'm not going to say "yes" or "no", quite yet. As if done right, this could be an original, interesting RPG. But I need to see how it's going to be handled.

 

[Harlekin]

Basically, I'm with Keyser on this.

 

[Electro UK]

I agree with Soze, but then again, this seems to be handeled well. Me and Soze have had alot of talks about this sort of RPG, and we've come across many problems, but we'll see how it goes.

I may take up John Mclane.

 

[Blacklight]

I agree with them.

 

[Red]

If this proves popular, put me down for Robocop.

 

[LibrarianThorne]

I'm calling Ting from Ong-Bak.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

I agree with Soze, but then again, this seems to be handeled well. Me and Soze have had alot of talks about this sort of RPG, and we've come across many problems, but we'll see how it goes.

I may take up John Mclane.

Dammit! I was going to go after Johnny boy.


I guess I'll have to go after me second choice of Ron Jeremy.

 

[Matt Murdock]

Good points, particularly about "The Matrix." The world I envisioned when the movies come together is one where the continuities themselves are affected. Neo (the Matrix) would be stuck in his idea of The Matrix, unable to leave, while John Anderton (Minority Report) would be running a facility that existed in "Capital City, USA" instead of Washington, D.C. I was planning on making this thread in hopes of ensuring that there was interest in the game, and then creating a graphic or introductory post that explained everything.

"There's too many different continuities all merging together. And some of these continuities are not only non-compatible, but outright contradictory. It really is something of a mine-field, and one you have to navigate carefully if you want to succeed here. The key is to try and introduce some strict boundaries. Only present-day movie characters. No characters from comic book adaptations, etc, perhaps. Whatever else you think would be appropriate in making the game run smoother."

I know exactly what you mean. This is why I think that the continuities should change around the characters, not the other way around. I also agree with the fact that there must be rigid guidelines, and I have developed a few.

Character rules:

- No characters are to ever, even if they've done it in their films, break the fourth wall. Ever.

- If one of your characters is a stereotypical 'hero,' then your second character must be a 'villain.'

- The character you choose is the character you play, and they're in this alone. Your character cannot be with his sidekick for this story.

- The world around the characters has changed, but the characters themselves haven't. To them, the world is always as it has been. They aren't aware of the changes. Indiana Jones, although probably very disoriented, will still use his bullwhip and pistol.

- No use of extreme mystical or magical powers, unless the character is opposed by their film-adversary. (For example, Darth Vader can't use the Force to kill everyone, unless Luke Skywalker is also a played character)

- Comic book characters are off limits. No if's, ands, or buts.

I planned on augmenting my application with these rules.

 

[Batman]

So Star Wars characters are in limits?

Because if so, I'd be interested in taking on Darth Vader.

Then again, I can't possibly see how he could exist in this universe, unless he's out in space all the time, just having discovered the milky way galaxy.

 

[Matt Murdock]

He could be a bad guy, mb.

His powers would have to be limited, but he could certainly use the force on a one-on-one setting.

 

[Byrd Man]

My two cents: I think instead of them all exsiting in one singular universe, I think they should literally jump out of the movies. Think of it like in Last Action Hero when the boy had the magic ticket that let him go into movies and let movie characters come to the real world.

BTW, if this gets off the ground. I know who I'd like to play.

Spoiler

"Welcome to my world, *****."

 

[Cyrusbales]

is this like the last action hero where the characters burst into the real world?

 

[Batman]

How many characters would you be able to have?

 

[Harlekin]

- The world around the characters has changed, but the characters themselves haven't. To them, the world is always as it has been. They aren't aware of the changes. Indiana Jones, although probably very disoriented, will still use his bullwhip and pistol.

Indiana Jones isn't much of example, since there's no way he fits into the continuity. His story takes place in the 30s and 40s, so it's not like he can suddenly integrate into a modern setting. It'd have to be present day characters only, which...

- No use of extreme mystical or magical powers, unless the character is opposed by their film-adversary. (For example, Darth Vader can't use the Force to kill everyone, unless Luke Skywalker is also a played character)

...excludes guys like Darth Vader. The stories of Star Wars take place in a galaxy far far away. It's not like there's a feasible reason for Darth Vader to just suddenly show up on Earth, and since he'd be without the Sith/Empire, he wouldn't have much of a motivation either.

 

[Kaboom]

he-man.

me.

dibbs are called.