Theme Music

[Tim C Koppang]

[Mike Holmes]

"Who are those guys?"

"They're my theme music; every good hero should have some."

-I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

[Galfraxas]

Sounds like a lot of fun, and could provide some interesting games, with a computer, or a multi disc changer randomly selecting tunes, it could be a unique experience... I shudder to think of what kind of game would start with something like Limp Bizkit, and go into a Yanni or Barney song... *grin*

[contracycle]

Reminds me of the Distant Drummers in Halo Jones.

[Tim C Koppang]

On 2001-09-15 02:23, Galfraxas wrote:
I shudder to think of what kind of game would start with something like Limp Bizkit, and go into a Yanni or Barney song... *grin*

[Mike Holmes]

Ever seen "Weather the Cuckoo Likes" a supplement for Over the Edge? It details the cut-ups, who, in-game, use a sort of method similar to what you describe. It might interest you.

Mike

[John Wick]

I'm actually using a similar mechanic for NEVERLAND which invokes a tape of the game's "soundtrack." Each player has a theme song, and during that song, they get bonuses.

Villains also have theme songs, by the way...

This also keeps the game very episodic: the game session lasts as long as the tape (with an interlude while the GM flips it from Side 1 to Side 2).

Looking forward to seeing what you did with it...

[Marco]

Theme Song was (and will be again) an Enhancement for JAGS characters. The player could buy (for points) the right to play a song once during a play session (or more) and, more or less, while that song was playing would get advantages to things like Stealth (Axel F) Flying Aircraft (Danger Zone), general combat (Mission Impossible), or whatever.

JAGS (Just Another Gaming System) is pretty rules-heavy and simulationist--but the weird enhancement rules make for some interesting additions. We dropped it from the first cut because the description was deemed too complicated for the first cut of rules.

But I've always thought it was a *great* idea.

-Marco
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