A Game of Gods- Discussion Thread

I'm so confused.

For which game?

Minimus could probably shed his armor and pass as a guy in a robot costume, but Cy-Kill... well, he'd probably find a way to try and turn the carnival into a Renegade propaganda machine.

I've always wanted to do some sort of challenge revolving around space and near-future/hard scifi spaceships. Dealing with zero-G, technical emergencies, exploring asteroid bases or derelicts or something.

There was an idea thrown around the chat like yesterday that involved that, but in a different context.

@Magical Girl: can we not?

A challenge set in King City would be cool. A fairly modern looking city at first glance, but filled to the brim with all kinds of weirdness and possible goals. Maybe there is a demon hiding somewhere within the city that the groups need to sniff out. One group could try and shake down other demons, while another tries buying the info at one of the many secret clubs for that sort of thing.

And that's just one basic idea of what could be countless.

edited 28th Jun '16 9:21:43 PM by Alleydodger

Nemesis challenge set in a MOBA-style world, where both sides have to kill creeps and buy items to destroy the other team's base.

A challenge set in New York City during the 70s. Or in Miami during the late 80s. Or set in New Orleans during the 60s. Or in Los Angeles during the early 90s.

@amusement parks: Ro-Man probably could pass as the lamest mascot ever. Unless there was some kind of inexplicably nautical gorilla themed ride, he'd probably lumber around and scare 4 year old children. If it was a Terminus mission, what would the Key be? A bunch of tickets from the arcade? One of those stuffed animals as large as a person from a rigged game? The happiness of a child as he spends the last days of summer with a friend he's never going to see again? I bet it's the second one.

A vaporwave challenge.

The characters must maneuver a horrible wasteland of palm trees, high-contrast aquamarine and pink, and slowed down 80's music, all juxtaposed against ironic capitalism and the Japanese or something.

The Nemsis thread definitely needs some sorta Wipeout inspired challenge, Like, Wipeout on steroids.

edited 28th Jun '16 9:36:15 PM by TruthHurts22

A Don't Hug Me I'm Scared challenge.

ok i'll stop now

S2 had a challenge idea based on Persona 4, where characters get trapped in the TV world from that game and must face their darker selves. Having gained experience delving into and figuring out how to screw with characters in Battleworld, I'd be willing to GM that one

edited 28th Jun '16 9:40:12 PM by Meanken

I insist that R Ping a prison escape would be fun. It'd be a neat challenge to have al characters try to plan out and escape. Also, wasn't there a WWE challenge planned for S3 too (based on the time about half the roster couldn't be there because of the Icelanic volcano eruption)? That would be fun too.

Also also, I like the idea of already-happening crossovers as a backdrop for the challenges. Like, the characters find themselves in Gotham, currently being invaded by the Ghost Zone, but that isn't the reason that everybody's there. More like a set of obstacles rather than the main focus.

Doubt the infinitely wiser GMs would decide to do stuff like that just 'cuz I brought it up, but a man can dream

@Truth Hurts 22: How bout Wipeout, but with lava instead of water?

We could call it "The Floor is Lava" challenge.

I'm seriously confused...

The WWE challenge seems perfect for Nemesis. I'm just wondering whether it would be in kayfabe or not.

WWE challenge can work for any group. There's a wrestler in all of us.

A prison escape challenge would be great.

@Loco: I don't know which one it would be for, I'm just throwing ideas to the wall and seeing what sticks.

As silly as it sounds, I think a short silly dating challenge would work for Nemesis.

See, I suspect Nemesis will be filled with grim and gritty challenges, and I've found that interspacing dark challenges with light hearted ones works out best for pacing. So it'd be fun to, after murdering each other for a while, suddenly have to spend a few minutes making small talk with each other across the dinner table or something. Just to play on the group tensions, would be the theme.

Plus it'd work with the reality show theme

edited 28th Jun '16 10:50:54 PM by tvtropesnoob

Heh.

An Amazing Race style challenge for Nemesis, but with a twist. The teams are made up of one hero and one villain. The winners are individually rewarded, while the losers are all punished in increasing level depending on their placing. Teams that lose a member are disqualified and punished severely, so no team killing without extreme consequences.

From a reality TV show perspective, it would be a great way to generate conflict and sow discord within the teams. Perfect prime-time viewing material.

edited 29th Jun '16 4:23:35 AM by Alleydodger

How about this? A Nemesis challenge set in a cutesy pastel fairy-tale land. The twist is that it's the villains who are tasked with defending the land from the heroes, who are themselves trying to destroy an evil macguffin slumbering in the heart of the realm.

If we're talking challenges, I'll talk about that unused crossover I mentioned earlier.

The original idea was for the Champions to be roped in as household staff to prepare a mansion for a fancy party, as well as make sure the party goes smoothly. Meanwhile, the Sifuri teams would try to infiltrate the party to steal a Ship Piece from the mansion's vault. I figured that the Climbers could instead try to steal a key from the vault, while the Housemates are hosting the party thing for reality TV gags. Don't know how Team Hero and Team Villain would be competing with each other over that, though.

edited 29th Jun '16 9:11:34 AM by Anura