Important poll on IHMN

[Craig]

If we were to use the IHMN core rules to create a game set in 1920's Prohibition America, with the added twist of low-level superheroes and villains (more Shadow and Doc Savage than Wolverine and X-Men), and with all the usual pulp/dieselpunk oddities, would you be interested?

Vote here:
http://inhermajestysname.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/pulp-dieselpunk-golden-age-superhero-version-of-ihmn/

[Conquistador]

Seriously?

So, you are doing a niche (1920/1930s - Prohibition/Gangsters) with  an internal niche (low power Supers - which is a niche of a niche (Superheroes)  as part of the game?)

I se a descendent of Zorro in my gaming...

Well, it makes my pending rules for supers in the early 1800s look doable...

I wait the results of your poll but let me caveat that people who are disinterested will likely not reply based on polls done in the past.  Use the Air Combat evaluation methods ("Divide the number of 'Kills' claimed by 3") when you study the results.

I voted.  In these matters I always do...  Pray that my WAG evaluation is wrong.

Gracias,

Glenn

[vsfguthroth]

I voted. Interesting idea 

[Arlequín]

I've given my thumbs up... Dieselpunk's my bag baby.  

'Larger than life' superheroes are far more appealing to me than the 'special powers' sort and of course DP is all about torque and rev counters.

I'd be inclined to go past the '20s 'prohibition era' though and into the 'depression era'. Everybody and his dog does '20s gangsters, I'd rather see something that goes into 'Sky Captain' and 'Crimson Skies' territory. The Thirties are far more fertile ground for both technology and some attractive looking figures... world politics are far more diverse too and of course the gangsters are now part of the establishment, rather than but still just cheap 'hoods.  

 

[Varangian]

I love the idea.

I think that well written rules will be usable for either 20's or 30's very easily.

[Craig]

As it stands we would plan to place the game slap bang in the middle in 1930. A fascinating year historically and perfect for that 'little twist' like we did with 1895...

[Conquistador]

As it stands we would plan to place the game slap bang in the middle in 1930. A fascinating year historically and perfect for that 'little twist' like we did with 1895...

Like 1933?  http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1933

or more like 1936?

http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1936

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Winter_Olympics

Okay, this would be more likely to draw a crowd (posting on LAF would require some deference to Forum rules by posters...)

We will see.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

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I'd be inclined to go past the '20s 'prohibition era' though and into the 'depression era'. Everybody and his dog does '20s gangsters, I'd rather see something that goes into 'Sky Captain' and 'Crimson Skies' territory. The Thirties are far more fertile ground for both technology and some attractive looking figures... world politics are far more diverse too and of course the gangsters are now part of the establishment, rather than but still just cheap 'hoods.  

 

This is a good point, even if I don't "do" dieselpunk...  1930s > 1920s IMO.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Comsquare]

Having started to convert plenty of gangster minis into low-level supers I would definitivley be interested 
Though I wouldn't exclude Wolverine, he's just a angry brawler with fancy knives 

[Arlequín]

Well there is nothing that says it has to be set in the real 'historical' world... and potentially it's more fun if it isn't. For instance, the possible futures that come out of there being no depression are mind-boggling, to say the least. You can still have the usual range of baddies, or indeed new ones completely. Either way the decade was moving... by petroleum.

1930? Okay, count me in.  

... now to find a 28mm friendly Delahaye 135 model...  

[YPU]

I havn't gotten into IHMN yet, honestly VSF in most forms has kind of burned out for me. But this idea, this I like. Its niche enough to sound like new ground to me, and it could kick me into an era I never really looked at before. Like Comsquare I find find the mix of idea's and styles instantly inspiration producing.

EDIT: I say new ground, but then I remembered deadlands Noir. Still interested in this though.

[Mr. Peabody]

To be honest, this is pretty much what we have already been doing to IHMN... At least our collections are already Inter-war and Pulp.

[goon3423]

I'd be down if there were some cool minis to go with it.

[stonedzep]

Can't help but thinking straight to Cthulhu, but of course I'd be miles away from what you're planning right?

Something more: I'm not a huge fan of pulp/gangsters (can't really stand the latter, even worse the various padrino/soprano etc...), but from you I would expect something interesting, you earned my trust with IHMN which I really enjoyed... sooooooo:

shock us!! (positively  )

[vsfguthroth]

If IHMN is heading into Cthullu territory, I'd be even more enthusiastic.