DarthMidget
03-10-2008, 09:53 AM
Hello. Recently my group and I have been playing a Burning Empires campaign. It's been good fun, but the campaign is rapidly drawing to a close. I estimate it'll take 2-3 more sessions (maybe one if things go horribly wrong!:rolleyes:) to finish up. Anyway, my question is not about BE.
The group has yet to come to any consensus on what we want to play post-BE. I as GM, however, am adamant that whatever we play it Will-Be-On-Fire or I don't want to run it. Unfortunately, however, the players have mentioned playing stuff like a Wheel of Time or Marvel Super Heroes game. One player even wants to use the rules from the early 80s TSR Marvel game. If you want to review them those rules are available for free online since the game is out of print. I warn you, however. Its easier to keep one's sanity purusing a Cthulu wizard's library than reading the horrors inside the TSR Marvel game. I read a few pages and woke up hours later gibbering like a mad man. Apparently I missed my Steel check by a few points. But I digress.
Anyway, there is no way in the Nine Hells that I will run something with rules like Marvel Super Heroes. Not going to happen. The Wheel of Time game I'm not too worried about. Jordan's world would be a pretty easy fit inside Burning Wheel. Obviously rules would have to be come up with for Channeling, but that's a relatively minor complaint in the face of the other alternative. The other alternative being having to figure out some way to play Burning Marvel Super Heroes. Is this even possible or recommended? Or would I just be better off shoehorning Beliefs, Instincts, Traits, etc into some other super heroe game? Thoughts would be appreciated. I REALLY want to keep playing Burning Anything, but if my players get on a spandex kick I may not have a choice. Which sucks, because the player that is promoting Marvel also wants to run the game. Which is bad because German train lines are less rail-roady (is that a word?).
The group has yet to come to any consensus on what we want to play post-BE. I as GM, however, am adamant that whatever we play it Will-Be-On-Fire or I don't want to run it. Unfortunately, however, the players have mentioned playing stuff like a Wheel of Time or Marvel Super Heroes game. One player even wants to use the rules from the early 80s TSR Marvel game. If you want to review them those rules are available for free online since the game is out of print. I warn you, however. Its easier to keep one's sanity purusing a Cthulu wizard's library than reading the horrors inside the TSR Marvel game. I read a few pages and woke up hours later gibbering like a mad man. Apparently I missed my Steel check by a few points. But I digress.
Anyway, there is no way in the Nine Hells that I will run something with rules like Marvel Super Heroes. Not going to happen. The Wheel of Time game I'm not too worried about. Jordan's world would be a pretty easy fit inside Burning Wheel. Obviously rules would have to be come up with for Channeling, but that's a relatively minor complaint in the face of the other alternative. The other alternative being having to figure out some way to play Burning Marvel Super Heroes. Is this even possible or recommended? Or would I just be better off shoehorning Beliefs, Instincts, Traits, etc into some other super heroe game? Thoughts would be appreciated. I REALLY want to keep playing Burning Anything, but if my players get on a spandex kick I may not have a choice. Which sucks, because the player that is promoting Marvel also wants to run the game. Which is bad because German train lines are less rail-roady (is that a word?).