APPLICATION: The Silver Age RPG!

[Saved]

Yeah I gotta say, the only thing about this RPG that I don't like is how I can't be as violent as I want. I gotta come up with family friendly arcs...perhaps the second season we can get a little more gritty?

And I am with EBJ 100% on making CAH have this type of registration. I mean, we seriously had a dude apply for a man who could move and control suns.

 

[Eddie Brock]

It's the Silver Age. It can't be gritty.

That'd be like playing Spider-Man in a DC RPG. It's preposterous and it goes against the concept of the RPG.

 

[Saved]

It's the Silver Age. It can't be gritty.

That'd be like playing Spider-Man in a DC RPG. It's preposterous and it goes against the concept of the RPG.

Maybe this can progress from Silver Age to Bronze, then to Modern? Who knows. Just throwin ideas out there.

 

[Eddie Brock]

Maybe this can progress from Silver Age to Bronze, then to Modern? Who knows. Just throwin ideas out there.

Then what's the point?

It's no different than the CAH RPG then...except that it has periods.

The entire core of this RPG is to capture the cheesiness of the Silver Age, and have it set during the Cold War. To do anything else would betray the nature of the RPG.

 

[Byrd Man]

Yeah, Syn. If you can't be family friendly. Well, then take your potty mouth elsewhere, mister.

 

[Saved]

Yeah, Syn. If you can't be family friendly. Well, then take your potty mouth elsewhere, mister.

I'm not the one who finds a way to fit mother ****er in every post, byrd.

My problem is not language, its violence. But I guess I'll find a way to keep it PG. PG-13 that is.

 

[Kaboom]

i think ive come up with a name: Doctor I-Want-To-Eat-Your-Brain

 

[Byrd Man]

I'm not the one who finds a way to fit mother ****er in every post, byrd.

The fact that you've insulted my intellegence is a blow that I cannot take in good humor, sir. You shall dispense with the insults. Good, sir.


Oh, yeah. Mother ****er!

 

[Saved]

The fact that you've insulted my intellegence is a blow that I cannot take in good humor, sir. You shall dispense with the insults. Good, sir.


Oh, yeah. Mother ****er!

You said good sir way too many times. I couldn't follow your post at all.

byrd: 1 Syn:0

But I'll tie it up soon enough!

 

[Andy C.]

Oh, and as for shifting the subject matter, I wouldn't mind having a few Bronze-Age elements; after all, the Silver/Bronze Ages were the first eras where comics began to develop a social conscience.

But adding in Frank-Miller-style violence and whatnot sort of defeats the purpose. I'm well aware that it's not as realistic as the more modern stuff, but really, that's the whole point. If art holds up a mirror to nature, superhero lore holds up the mirror to our egos, the way we want the world to be. The Silver Age is a pop-culture offshoot of the much larger Futurist movement that guys like Aasimov and Bradbury pioneered in the 50s in response to the Cold War, and that's what I'm going for in creating Millennium City. Essentially, if you can't imagine a better world, how will you achieve it?

Or maybe I'm just taking it a bit too seriously.

 

[Saved]

Oh, and as for shifting the subject matter, I wouldn't mind having a few Bronze-Age elements; after all, the Silver/Bronze Ages were the first eras where comics began to develop a social conscience.

But adding in Frank-Miller-style violence and whatnot sort of defeats the purpose. I'm well aware that it's not as realistic as the more modern stuff, but really, that's the whole point. If art holds up a mirror to nature, superhero lore holds up the mirror to our egos, the way we want the world to be. The Silver Age is a pop-culture offshoot of the much larger Futurist movement that guys like Aasimov and Bradbury pioneered in the 50s in response to the Cold War, and that's what I'm going for in creating Millennium City. Essentially, if you can't imagine a better world, how will you achieve it?

Or maybe I'm just taking it a bit too seriously.

No, I see what you're getting at. But didn't Silver Age have Reverse Flash trying to kill Flash's wife? Or was that Bronze?

 

[Byrd Man]

No, I see what you're getting at. But didn't Silver Age have Reverse Flash trying to kill Flash's wife? Or was that Bronze?

The Silver Age had death. But, nowhere near where it is nowdays.

 

[Andy C.]

That was Bronze, I think. It's kinda hard to tell where the one ends and the other begins, which is why I'm okay with combining the two.

I do know the Silver Age had the Green Goblin killing Gwen Stacy. Still, events like that were the exception, not the rule.

 

[Saved]

That was Bronze, I think. It's kinda hard to tell where the one ends and the other begins, which is why I'm okay with combining the two.

I do know the Silver Age had the Green Goblin killing Gwen Stacy. Still, events like that were the exception, not the rule.

Actually, what this reminds me of are the old times in Watchmen. Back with Saturn Girl and all. (Then again, that WAS based off Silver Age DC.)

 

[Eddie Brock]

That was Bronze, I think. It's kinda hard to tell where the one ends and the other begins, which is why I'm okay with combining the two.

I do know the Silver Age had the Green Goblin killing Gwen Stacy. Still, events like that were the exception, not the rule.

But the Death of Gwen Stacy is widely regarded as the end of the Silver Age.

That event was enough to shake the carefree nature of comics to this day.

 

[Saved]

But the Death of Gwen Stacy is widely regarded as the end of the Silver Age.

That event was enough to shake the carefree nature of comics to this day.

Well, it is hard to guage when Silver Age ended for both Marvel and DC. They both can't end at the same time. But I guess when you do something so new age and violent like that, it would end a time of fun and perfection.

 

[Eddie Brock]

I think what made Gwen Stacy's death controversial enough to end an era was the ambiguity (and graphic nature) of it - and the whole question of "Was it Spider-Man's fault?"

If Peter had just found Gwen's dead body, it probably would not have brought about the end of the Silver Age. It's the fact that we see that panel with the infamous "SNAP" and we're forced to face the realization that heroes, through a misconstrued course of action, can actually hurt people as much as villains can...albeit unintentionally.

 

[Saved]

True. I mean Bats had a gun in Golden Age. And Captain America beat the tar out of Nazis within the same era. WWII was filled with death, thats why Silver Age was so widly welcomed. And then when you are forced to realize that accidents happen to anyone and everyone, and that true power does come with true responsibility, it is enough to "snap" you out of fantasy and start bringing you into the real world.

We delt with Uncle Ben's death since Spidey began, yet it was not until we saw those panels of Gwen's death did we realize the truth and prolific nature of the matter.

EDIT: We also saw Captain Stacy die not a few issues early, and that didn't end Silver Age.

 

[Eddie Brock]

True. I mean Bats had a gun in Golden Age. And Captain America beat the tar out of Nazis within the same era. WWII was filled with death, thats why Silver Age was so widly welcomed. And then when you are forced to realize that accidents happen to anyone and everyone, and that true power does come with true responsibility, it is enough to "snap" you out of fantasy and start bringing you into the real world.

We delt with Uncle Ben's death since Spidey began, yet it was not until we saw those panels of Gwen's death did we realize the truth and prolific nature of the matter.

EDIT: We also saw Captain Stacy die not a few issues early, and that didn't end Silver Age.

Yeah...and once the cat was out of the bag, writers just started killing people left and right!

Writer 1: "Guys! How about we f***in' kill Elektra?"
Writer 2: "Ooh! Ooh! What about Harry?"
Writer 3: "I've got an idea! Captain America!"
Writer 2: "Dude...not cool."
Writer 1: "Yeah, man. Low blow."
Joe Quesada: "Hey now! Hang on! I want to hear this one out..."

 

[Saved]

Yeah...and once the cat was out of the bag, writers just started killing people left and right!

Writer 1: "Guys! How about we f***in' kill Elektra?"
Writer 2: "Ooh! Ooh! What about Harry?"
Writer 3: "I've got an idea! Captain America!"
Writer 2: "Dude...not cool."
Writer 1: "Yeah, man. Low blow."
Joe Quesada: "Hey now! Hang on! I want to hear this one out..."

Ok, technically it was Brubaker's idea. It was just Quesada's idea to make Cap look like a coward in CW before he died.

 

[Eddie Brock]

Andy, might I suggest a sample post in the application?

It's practically become a staple in most RPG's (save for HvV Marvel), and it's an easy way to ensure that newcomers understand the writing format and style of an RPG.

Just a suggestion.

 

[Andy C.]

Yeah, a sample post would definitely be a good idea.

And as for how much killing would be allowed, I'm only going to keep it to a bare minimum. Gwen Stacy's death was a huge shocker not only because of the ambiguity of it all, but also because that was the first time something like that had ever happened. The death of a supporting character was practically unheard of at the time. By contrast, Kyle Rayner's girlfriend getting folded into a refrigerator was barely worth raising an eyebrow, because the post-Crisis era was just full of that kind of crap.

Violence and other shock-value elements are cheap. Anyone can splatter blood and guts everywhere and get noticed for it. Avoiding the immediately obvious stimuli like gore and sex can prove to inspire greater creativity in how to tell an entertaining story. Look at the villains in Batman: the Animated Series. They didn't kill a single person (in the first season, at least) but I'll argue to the end of time that they were some of the best incarnations of the characters (particularly the Joker and Mr. Freeze).

I'm not going to impose an absolute no-killing-whatsoever rule, but I am going to ask that writers think more Weisenger and less Miller. Think of it as more of a challenge than a hindrance.

 

[twylight]

I want to make one thing clear...

No player created RPG is 'different' than the CAH except in the period/theme and the way it's set up. CAH is no different than the hundreds of RPG's out there created by characters except for it's period/premise and the way it's set up.

Okay? Please just get *over* it.

kthanxby.

 

[Andy C.]

I agree that this proposed RPG is extremely similar to the CAH game, with the theme/setting being the only major difference. I just really, really like the theme.

 

[trustyside-kick]

I was under the impression that the Bronze age spanded from the late 70s (when Neil Adams for example started working on Batman, or when Aquaman's son died; when DC got less campy basically) and was until COIE.

EDIT: But really, you all shouldn't be too concerned with this. When you think Silver Age, think really really campy. A lot of people will make some reference to comics that they think is "Silver Age", but it is actually Bronze. So all you gotta do is think really campy and kid-like.