I'm trying to come up with some material because it seems time gets away from me lately due to work and life. So I've been digging into some older things I've done to share with you folks. Here's something that I came up with for a BASH Ultimate Edition RPG Archetype thread on the RPG.Net forum from 2010.
Psychic Girl Archetype for BASH
Here's a perfect assistant for a Monster Hunter, Psychic, or Masked Avenger.
I found this while doing some stuff on YouTube. From 1962 I give you the bizarre Mexican classic El Barón del Terror, known in America as The Brainiac. First enjoy some trailers and a Mr. Magoo cartoon then delve into the bizarre plot, which is...well, I'll let Wikipedia explain:
In Mexico City in 1661, Baron Vitelius of Estara is condemned by the Inquisition and sentenced to be burned at the stake. As this sentence is carried out, the Baron promises that he will return with the next passage of a comet (visible over the scene of execution), and slay the descendants of his accusers.
The film then fast-forwards to 1961, where the promised comet does indeed return, carrying with it Baron Vitelius, who takes advantage of his considerable abilities as a sorcerer to carry out his threat: he is able to change at will into the hairy monster of the title in order to suck out the brains of his victims with a long forked tongue; furthermore, he has strong hypnotic capabilities and is able to render his enemies motionless or force them to act against their wills.
Have some fun with this one. You can get a whole scenario for Trey Causey's Weird Adventures now that I think about it...
Inspired by the masterful Labyrinth Critical posts over at the No Signal! blog in general and the Luchador class draft in particular I repost an old favorite. Here's a Luchador organization for the Mighty Land of Vanth!
Los Caballeros de la Máscara (The Knights of the Mask)
Los Caballeros de la Máscara are a wandering order of luchador knights who wander the land of Vanth battling the evil and corrupt. Eschewing weapons and armor, these brave men, women and things defend all the races across the land according to the tenets of the mythical Luchador Kings of Terra. Even the diabolical Darth Viraxis allows members of the Caballeros to fight monsters in his lands.
The Caballeros use strength, agility, and legendary wrestling ability to battle monsters and mad scientists. Each luchador knight has a unique mask that is chosen through deeds and visions. Their skills of wrestling are honed to a fine edge, and the oldest members of the Caballeros de la Máscara are said to have almost mystical powers. Legend tells that one of the founders or the order, La Máscara de Oro (The Golden Mask) battled Darth Viraxis to a standstill after a three day conflict.
There are legends of Fallen Caballeros who have betrayed the ways of the Luchador Knights, but most of these are believed to be stories used to scare children. If they are true, these Fallen Caballeros may become a great danger to all the lands of Vanth. Darker still are the archenemies of the Caballeros and the purpose of their creation: the Lich Templars of Ossorio. These blood drinking fiends are entombed in the North Mountains, but their dark influence is felt throughout the lands of Vanth.
Like most blockbuster hits, Raiders of the Lost Ark inspired some great rip--I mean tribute movies. The return of B-Movie Monday brings trailers for some of the more fun pulp films that spawned from Indy.
With Christmas rapidly approaching, I turn now to one of my Christmas Eve traditions, after the eating of pizza or crab cakes. It's the wrapping of presents set to the velvet tones of the Full Moon Films Trailer Reel on DVD running in the background.
Yeah, I admit it's not watching It's a Wonderful Life or Prancer. But I love the B-Movies of the 80s and 90s, and Full Moon Films were a great part of my VCR viewing. They were definitely cheap and roughshod, but Charlie Band could make a fun bad movie most of the time. Full Moon had several long series of movies : Puppet Master (8 films), Trancers (6 films), and Subspecies (4 films).
Below are some of my favorite Full Moon Entertainment trailers. Most of them are from 1990 to 1995, when Full Moon had ties to Paramount Pictures. I (like many Full Moon fans) consider this the Golden Age of Full Moon Entertainment.
First is a promo that has clips from almost all of the Full Moon movies...
Trancers was released by Charlie Band's previous movie company Empire Pictures. I included it here beacuse the movie is really cool and Full Moon did five sequels to the film.
Doctor Mordrid is one of my favorite movies, and I really don't know why.
Since I probably won't be on a computer until Christmas Day, today I'd like to wish everybody in the RPG blogosphere a Merry Christmas. It's been fun having this little RPG and More Blog, and I appreciate everybody who glances at it. So to you and yours, Merry Christmas. Now, the Angels' Carol by John Rutters.
Many people know that comic book artist Jack Kirby designed the characters for Thundarr the Barbarian. Some people forget that he worked on several other animated series. Now KIRBYMANIA, the new Jack Kirby celebration on Mike's Amazing RPG Fun Pad presents Goldie Gold and Action Jack.
This series from 1981 was '80s pulp through and through. The world's richest girl Goldie Gold and her ace reporter/"friend" Jack "Action" Travis, and her dog Nugget travel the world in search of adventure. They report for Goldie's newspaper The Gold Street Journal for editor Sam Grit. Look beyond the cheesy "ultra rich" schtick and dialogue and enjoy the fun. Look at the villains and characters-that's Jack, Baby.
Here is episode 1: Night of the Crystal Skull
And yes Virginia, the writer of Night of the Crystal Skull was Steve Gerber, the late creator of Howard the Duck.
