[Forum Game] Turn a song title into a character quirk.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:58 pm

Might do well here to just have a light thing that (shouldn't) end in flaming.

Easy enough, take a song title, and turn it into a personality quirk for a character.

To start: Jar of Hearts. The character compulsively collects the hearts of fallen opponents in a jar, possible a magic jar of Gentle Repose.

...You Lost Me · Post by **...You Lost Me** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:40 am

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds:
ahem...

DSMatticus · Post by **DSMatticus** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:01 am

Randy Newman's "Short People." The character has a Hitler-esque hatred of halflings and gnomes, and is terribly suspicious of dwarves.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:14 am

It's the terrible suspicion of dwarves that really makes that one...

Neeeek · Post by **Neeeek** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:53 am

Well, with R.E.M. breaking up, Losing My Religion seems like an excellent choice. You could base an entire character off of just the concept in the title (rather than what the saying means, which is basically losing your shit).

A cleric (or other religiously-based character) has had a faith shaking trauma and becomes more and more disillusioned with their church (the player would probably need some help from their MC to pull this off) as they find massive corruption and the routine practices of their fellow clergy to fail to adhere to the ideals and doctrine that they believe is their god's will.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:25 am

Right said Fred- I'm too sexy!
Bard/Pornomancer/Barbarian?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:41 am

The Pogues - The Rake at the Gates of Hell

Chronic Backstabber Disorder

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:57 am

Ballroom Blitz - this fucker can't be taken to any formal social event without being a liability.

Wesley Street · Post by **Wesley Street** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:18 pm

The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me.

Any NPC attempting to use Charisma-based skill on PC triggers free automatic Move action by PC.

sabs · Post by **sabs** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:27 pm

Jerry Lewis - Great Balls of Fire.
Fire burns.
Sorceror with nothing but fire spells and a passion for watching things burn.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:45 pm

RobbyPants wrote:Ballroom Blitz - this fucker can't be taken to any formal social event without being a liability.

Highly appropriate for many characters (players?) I've seen.

Someone's in the Wolf: a lycanthrope with the ability to Swallow Whole.

JigokuBosatsu · Post by **JigokuBosatsu** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:18 pm

The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get- Possessor is able to use move actions as free actions toward any single target attacking someone else, and ignores any AoO that this would provoke.

shadzar · Post by **shadzar** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:42 pm

...You Lost Me wrote:Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds:
ahem...

ACDC ~ Big Balls....

ahem....

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:21 pm

"One more cup of coffee before i go" After sleeping with all the women in this gypsy family, a man tries to run but he can't go without a coffee and a cigarette. .

Ikeren · Post by **Ikeren** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:45 pm

"I'm blue, dahbadeebadahdie."

Characters skin is blue for no discernable reason.

Chamomile · Post by **Chamomile** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:06 pm

From the same album, "Now Is Forever." The character has the ability to freeze himself and any other living creature he is touching in a single moment in time, forever. To all observers, they appear to disappear after the ability is activated. Because the character himself is also frozen in time, this ability can only be used once.

shadzar · Post by **shadzar** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:26 pm

the entertainer ~ a bard

fur elise ~ a halfling with a hair growth abundance

greensleves ~ a wizard that got a spell wrong and cant change his arm color back; a thief who got caught by green dye/paint during his thievery (caught green handed)

gin and juice (snoop dogg) ~ any dwarf

wish (the cure) ~ a wizard of sufficient level

stand by me (ben e king) ~ a wizard looking for a fighter as a meatshield

margaritaville (jimmy buffet) ~ (see gin and juice)

walk like a man (franki avalon) ~ a paladin that struts everywhere to show he is better than the rest (works better for a cavalier)

(dont you step on my) blue suede shoes (elvis presley) ~ any character wearing blue suede shoes and overly protects them

night shift (commodores) ~ any vampire

saints go marching in ~ clerical processions

unchained melody (righteous brothers) ~ a bard that sings everything instead of speaking, and always plays some sort of instrument while talking

monster mash (boris puckett) ~ a character that pulverizes any non-human or non-demihuman enemy into a puree

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:41 pm

Hall & Oates - Private Eyes

You gain a +2 bonus to the DC to any Divination spell you cast.

shadzar · Post by **shadzar** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:08 pm

Bad Moon Rising (CCR)

a character that when he/she gets irritated at anyone else, always moons the offender

fectin · Post by **fectin** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:26 pm

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Character leaves auras like an artifact (but doesn't detect more strongly than usual herself)

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:34 pm

The devil went down to Georgia: In which, Orcus makes a profession (cotton farmer) check.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:55 am

White Zombie - More Human than Human

Prerequisite: Must be Human.
Effect: You gain an additional bonus feat and additional skill point per level (four points at first level) on top of your normal human benefits.

When using Use Magic Device, you cannot emulate another race. You cannot gain any templates that would change your creature type.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:00 pm

RobbyPants wrote:White Zombie - More Human than Human

Prerequisite: Must be Human.
Effect: You gain an additional bonus feat and additional skill point per level (four points at first level) on top of your normal human benefits.

When using Use Magic Device, you cannot emulate another race. You cannot gain any templates that would change your creature type.

Creature type should change to Humanoid (human, augmented human). Also half-elves and half-orcs can still take this feat as written.