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{{quote|It is a dark time: far to the north, the gate of chaos has opened once more. Archaon, Lord of End Times, had waged his insane war on the civilized world, although he was beaten back at the last moment, Chaos is still prevalent throughout the land: Beasts ravage the countryside, Mutation and Insanity are rife. Heroes are needed, heroes who will beat back the darkness, heroes the like of which who have better things to do than to save inbred, misbegotten peasants like these. |
{{quote|It is a dark time: far to the north, the gate of chaos has opened once more. Archaon, Lord of End Times, had waged his insane war on the civilized world, although he was beaten back at the last moment, Chaos is still prevalent throughout the land: Beasts ravage the countryside, Mutation and Insanity are rife. Heroes are needed, heroes who will beat back the darkness, heroes the like of which who have better things to do than to save inbred, misbegotten peasants like these. |
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So, you lot will have to do. May the lords of ruination spare your souls. |
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|''[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Legolas:''' We defeated a balrog, you know. |
{{quote|'''Legolas:''' We defeated a balrog, you know. |
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'''DM:''' You ran away from it! |
'''DM:''' You ran away from it! |
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'''Legolas:''' Okay, fine. We were '''near''' a balrog. For several seconds. |
'''Legolas:''' Okay, fine. We were '''near''' a balrog. For several seconds. |
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'''DM:''' Wow, you guys must be so proud. Maybe you guys can find a bard and have your story of heroic balrog proximity put into verse. |
'''DM:''' Wow, you guys must be so proud. Maybe you guys can find a bard and have your story of heroic balrog proximity put into verse. |
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|''The [[DM of the Rings]]'', "[http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p{{=}}983 Deeds of Legend]"}} |
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{{quote|Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the fuck on. Medusa was a woman who turned down the sexual advances of a god, who then raped her, which caused another god to put a curse on her that turns anyone to stone when they look at her. Now we’re going to track down this poor woman who did nothing wrong and just wants to be left alone, then cut off her fucking head to use it as a weapon? There were like fifty writers on this screenplay and nobody realized the main characters are total wangholes? |
{{quote|Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the fuck on. Medusa was a woman who turned down the sexual advances of a god, who then raped her, which caused another god to put a curse on her that turns anyone to stone when they look at her. Now we’re going to track down this poor woman who did nothing wrong and just wants to be left alone, then cut off her fucking head to use it as a weapon? There were like fifty writers on this screenplay and nobody realized the main characters are total wangholes? |
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|'''The Editing Room''', ''[[Clash of the Titans]]: [http://www.the-editing-room.com/clash-of-the-titans.html The Abridged Script]''}} |
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{{quote|"We need someone who can look into this ... someone brave and fearless who can get the job done! But all we have is Crash, so he'll have to do.|'''Aku Aku''', ''[[Crash Bandicoot]] [[Crossover|Purple:]] [[Spyro the Dragon|Ripto]][[Crossover|'s Rampage]]''}} |
{{quote|"We need someone who can look into this ... someone brave and fearless who can get the job done! But all we have is Crash, so he'll have to do.|'''Aku Aku''', ''[[Crash Bandicoot]] [[Crossover|Purple:]] [[Spyro the Dragon|Ripto]][[Crossover|'s Rampage]]''}} |
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{{quote|I only mention it because sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man.|'''The Stranger''', ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''}} |
{{quote|I only mention it because sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man.|'''The Stranger''', ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''}} |
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{{quote|...Ladies and Gentlemen? Our hero. |
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|'''[[Kippurbird]]''', capping off a [http://eragon-sporkings.wikispaces.com/Brisinger_Seven keyboard-smashing rage] upon reading chapter seven of ''[[The Inheritance Cycle|Brisingr]]''.}} |
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{{quote|Beating people up in little room... he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you'd do it for a bad one. You couldn't say "we're the good guys" and do bad-guy things.|''[[ |
{{quote|Beating people up in little room... he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you'd do it for a bad one. You couldn't say "we're the good guys" and do bad-guy things.|[[Terry Pratchett]], ''[[Thud!]]''}} |
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{{quote|I'm starting to wonder which side is supposed to be the bad guys...|'''Haken''', ''[[Endless Frontier]]''}} |
{{quote|I'm starting to wonder which side is supposed to be the bad guys...|'''Haken''', ''[[Endless Frontier]]''}} |
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{{quote|According to a loose enough definition of 'hero', we qualify. Well, more or less. The point is that good deeds were ''done'' and ''we'' were nearby. |'''[[8-Bit Theater |
{{quote|According to a loose enough definition of 'hero', we qualify. Well, more or less. The point is that good deeds were ''done'' and ''we'' were nearby. |'''[[8-Bit Theater|Red Mage]]''', "[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/11/15/episode-920-we-could-be-heroes/ We Could Be Heroes]"}} |
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{{quote|'''SAMUEL L. MOTHERFUCKING JACKSON:''' You see, Mickey Rourke hates you because his dad used to work with your dad. But while your dad had noble goals of progress, Rourke’s dad wanted to make a profit.. |
{{quote|'''SAMUEL L. MOTHERFUCKING JACKSON:''' You see, Mickey Rourke hates you because his dad used to work with your dad. But while your dad had noble goals of progress, Rourke’s dad wanted to make a profit.. |
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{{quote|"And so our brave hero roasts the disabled man!"|''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' on ''[[Space Mutiny]]''}} |
{{quote|"And so our brave hero roasts the disabled man!"|''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' on ''[[Space Mutiny]]''}} |
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{{quote|"Why is the main character even going after the Black Knight in the first place? For all I know, he's just pissed off that the country is less dependent on foreign imports, while the country's GDP has increased by 20 percent over the last five years!" |
{{quote|"Why is the main character even going after the Black Knight in the first place? For all I know, he's just pissed off that the country is less dependent on foreign imports, while the country's GDP has increased by 20 percent over the last five years!" |
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|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}TINvUbTdt4k Urinating Tree] on the protagonist from ''[[Dark Castle]]''}} |
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{{quote|"If we are to survive, a new balance must be found. In normal times, evil would be fought by good. But in times like these, well, it should be fought by another kind of evil."|''Opening narration to [[The Chronicles of Riddick]]''}} |
{{quote|"If we are to survive, a new balance must be found. In normal times, evil would be fought by good. But in times like these, well, it should be fought by another kind of evil."|''Opening narration to [[The Chronicles of Riddick]]''}} |
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{{quote|"'...and then [[Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack]] chopped down the beanstalk, adding [[Murder Is the Best Solution|murder]] and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|ecological vandalism]] to the [[Protagonist-Centered Morality|theft, enticement and |
{{quote|"'...and then [[Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack]] chopped down the beanstalk, adding [[Murder Is the Best Solution|murder]] and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|ecological vandalism]] to the [[Protagonist-Centered Morality|theft, enticement and trespass]] charges already mentioned, but [[Karma Houdini|he got away with it]] and lived [[Happily Ever After]] without so much as a guilty twinge about what he had done. Which proves that [[Lampshade Hanging|you can be excused just about anything if you're a hero]], because [[Viewers are Morons|no one asks]] [[Fridge Logic|inconvenient questions]].'"|''Susan Sto Helit's "translated" version of [[Jack and the Beanstalk]], ''[[Hogfather]]'', Terry Pratchett}} |
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⚫ | {{quote|"Despite their moniker of "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" [[The Avengers|they]] do not enjoy the same popularity or respect as other teams. It's not surprising when you remember the team includes [[Thor]], [[Physical God|a god]] [[Horny Vikings|worshiped by marauding rapist barbarians]]; [[Ant-Man|Giant Man]], [[Never Live It Down|a]] [[Domestic Abuse|wife beater]]; [[Iron Man]], [[The Alcoholic|an alcoholic]]; and a [[The Incredible Hulk|certain green monster]] only famous for [[Hulk Smash|losing his shit and punching down buildings on a daily basis]]. And those are the famous guys. Makes you think [[Captain America (comics)]] [[Token Good Teammate|only joined them to keep an eye on them]]."|'''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]]'''; [http://www.cracked.com/article_17626_the-5-creepiest-sex-scenes-in-comics.html The Five Creepiest Sex Scenes in Comics].}} |
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{{quote|I thought it was interesting that one of the first questions asked, in a [[Google Plus|G+]] thread where [[Green Ronin]] announced the kickstarter was "just what would you actually do in a setting like this? Who would the heroes even be?" (The question may have come from someone with no prior experience with [[Blue Rose]]) |
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⚫ | {{quote|"Despite their moniker of "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" [[The Avengers|they]] do not enjoy the same popularity or respect as other teams. It's not surprising when you remember the team includes [[Thor]], [[Physical God|a god]] [[Horny Vikings|worshiped by marauding rapist barbarians]]; [[Ant-Man|Giant Man]], [[Never Live It Down|a]] [[Domestic Abuse|wife beater]]; [[Iron Man]], [[The Alcoholic|an alcoholic]]; and a [[The Incredible Hulk|certain green monster]] only famous for [[Hulk Smash|losing his shit and punching down buildings on a daily basis]]. And those are the famous guys. Makes you think [[Captain America]] [[Token Good Teammate|only joined them to keep an eye on them]]."|'''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]]'''; [http://www.cracked.com/article_17626_the-5-creepiest-sex-scenes-in-comics.html The Five Creepiest Sex Scenes in Comics].}} |
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[[Word of God|Steve Kenson responded]] "''the adventurers are most likely members of the Sovereign's Finest, chosen defenders of Aldis and agents of its crown''". |
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[...] After all, most RPG play is wish-fulfillment of some variety; but while most D&D players might like to imagine themselves a hero or a wizard, the Blue Rose writers (and fans) want to imagine themselves in a world where THEY are the enforcers who get to decide what is best for everyone else. |
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So it's obvious when you think about it: in the default game of Blue Rose ''you are meant to play the Thought Police''. Steve Kenson boldly admits it. That's the pseudo-activist dream: that they could have the authority to actually get to go around and impose their ideas on everyone else whether they like it or not. |
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| '''The RPGPundit''', ''[//therpgpundit.blogspot.com/2015/06/blue-rose-and-just-who-heroes-are.html Blue Rose And Just Who The Heroes Are]''}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 20 November 2022
It is a dark time: far to the north, the gate of chaos has opened once more. Archaon, Lord of End Times, had waged his insane war on the civilized world, although he was beaten back at the last moment, Chaos is still prevalent throughout the land: Beasts ravage the countryside, Mutation and Insanity are rife. Heroes are needed, heroes who will beat back the darkness, heroes the like of which who have better things to do than to save inbred, misbegotten peasants like these. |
Legolas: We defeated a balrog, you know. —The DM of the Rings, "Deeds of Legend"
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the fuck on. Medusa was a woman who turned down the sexual advances of a god, who then raped her, which caused another god to put a curse on her that turns anyone to stone when they look at her. Now we’re going to track down this poor woman who did nothing wrong and just wants to be left alone, then cut off her fucking head to use it as a weapon? There were like fifty writers on this screenplay and nobody realized the main characters are total wangholes? —The Editing Room, Clash of the Titans: The Abridged Script
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"We need someone who can look into this ... someone brave and fearless who can get the job done! But all we have is Crash, so he'll have to do.
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I only mention it because sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man.
—The Stranger, The Big Lebowski
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...Ladies and Gentlemen? Our hero. |
Beating people up in little room... he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you'd do it for a bad one. You couldn't say "we're the good guys" and do bad-guy things.
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I'm starting to wonder which side is supposed to be the bad guys...
—Haken, Endless Frontier
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According to a loose enough definition of 'hero', we qualify. Well, more or less. The point is that good deeds were done and we were nearby.
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SAMUEL L. MOTHERFUCKING JACKSON: You see, Mickey Rourke hates you because his dad used to work with your dad. But while your dad had noble goals of progress, Rourke’s dad wanted to make a profit.. |
Dupre: Well, twenty seconds in this place and I already hate it. |
"This has to be the most selfish, male-dependant, uncaring, manipulative, self-centered, pretentious, idiotic, whining little bitch-bag you will ever see in your entire life! And honestly, that wouldn't be too bad a character, that'd be very, very interesting IF IT WAS INTENTIONAL."
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"What kind of hero goes around punching women in the face?"
—Mike Mattei, Street Fighter commentary
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"And so our brave hero roasts the disabled man!"
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"Why is the main character even going after the Black Knight in the first place? For all I know, he's just pissed off that the country is less dependent on foreign imports, while the country's GDP has increased by 20 percent over the last five years!" —Urinating Tree on the protagonist from Dark Castle
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"If we are to survive, a new balance must be found. In normal times, evil would be fought by good. But in times like these, well, it should be fought by another kind of evil."
—Opening narration to The Chronicles of Riddick
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"'...and then Jack chopped down the beanstalk, adding murder and ecological vandalism to the theft, enticement and trespass charges already mentioned, but he got away with it and lived Happily Ever After without so much as a guilty twinge about what he had done. Which proves that you can be excused just about anything if you're a hero, because no one asks inconvenient questions.'"
—Susan Sto Helit's "translated" version of Jack and the Beanstalk, Hogfather, Terry Pratchett
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"Despite their moniker of "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" they do not enjoy the same popularity or respect as other teams. It's not surprising when you remember the team includes Thor, a god worshiped by marauding rapist barbarians; Giant Man, a wife beater; Iron Man, an alcoholic; and a certain green monster only famous for losing his shit and punching down buildings on a daily basis. And those are the famous guys. Makes you think Captain America (comics) only joined them to keep an eye on them."
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I thought it was interesting that one of the first questions asked, in a G+ thread where Green Ronin announced the kickstarter was "just what would you actually do in a setting like this? Who would the heroes even be?" (The question may have come from someone with no prior experience with Blue Rose) — The RPGPundit, Blue Rose And Just Who The Heroes Are
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