F'n Metal

[Callan S.]

Screw what we want to see, Castlin! If we wanted to see something, we can get of our arses and write our own games with that in it. Hold to your vision, your the one stepping forward, your the one in charge!

On your meta element, I don't know if this is a step backwards in terms of that, but the metal bands could actually be conduits of metal energy to another world, where they power the actual hero from the songs. The bands rock out, raising energy from themselves and any crowd they can get and its sent to another dimension...err, the metal dimension? Sent to the hero who needs it to win the mighty battle against his evil overlord father (with ten foot horn span). Though that's kind of a religious parallel.

[Vulpinoid]

I've got to agree with Callan on this one.

I was really excited by the idea of playing through a heavy metal concept album as the characters portrayed. All this talk of bringing too much musical analogy into the game just seems to muddy the pristine vision that started the thread.

Mind you the meta element concept of a band channelling their energy into the heroes, that's a concept that I might be interested in further exploring.

As Callan said though...

If we wanted to see something, we can get of our arses and write our own games with that in it. Hold to your vision, your the one stepping forward, your the one in charge!

When you've got an idea with passion in it, the quickest killer will be getting other people to contribute, then kowtowing to what they want.

V

[contracycle]

Can anyone provide some examples where the characters in the songs use music instead of swords?

Tribute by Tenacious D.

And I'm convinced that Tenacious D were directly inspired by The Charlie Williams Band and The Devil went Down To Georgia:
"The devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind 'cos he was way behind: he was willin' to make a deal."

Not quite rock but fast and spot on for musical conflict.