Showing posts with label Hot and Cold. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hot and Cold. Show all posts

Monday, July 1, 2019

Hot and Cold: 1.1



Page 1

Panel 1: There's a tiny town called Taos, New Mexico, and there's a small restaurant called the Taos Diner. Bruce Banner walks into this diner, in brand new clothes and a backpack.

Panel 2: As Bruce walks in everyone looks up, suspicious of the newcomer. A waitress walks up to him and Bruce smiles disarmingly at her.

BRUCE
Good afternoon!

WAITRESS
Well hi! You're new.

Panel 3: They continue chatting.

BRUCE
Yeah, walked on in.

WAITRESS
From- from where?

BRUCE
Oh, I hitchhiked and walked the rest of the way.

WAITRESS
Welcome to Taos then!

Panel 4: Banner looks puzzled. The waitress laughs

BANNER
Wait, what was the name again? I missed it, sorry.

WAITRESS
Taos, New Mexico. I'm Cindy.

BANNER
Thank you, sorry about that! I've never heard of the place.

CINDY
Oh, we get that a lot.

Page 2

Panel 1: Bruce got a window view, and watched as two people rode into the parking lot on motorcycles: a blonde haired man with a creepy grin, and a grim black haired man.

Panel 2: They enter the diner, and everyone goes quiet, uneasy.

Panel 3: Cindy walks up to the pair, uncomfortable.

CINDY
Can I-

BLONDE
Victor, please.

Panel 4: There's a silence, where everyone stares at them, angry. Victor smiles back at them, predatorily.

Page 3

Panel 1: An older gentleman walks over to Victor and "Blackie"

OLD MAN
We don't take kindly to things like you.

"BLACKIE"
What the fuck is that supposed to mean??

OLD MAN
Freaks. Losers. Probably muties.

Panel 2: Three metal claws pop out of Blackie's hand and he cuts off the Old Man's head.

BLACKIE
Well, you ain't wrong.

Panel 3: Guns are drawn by the locals, who quickly find cover and get ready to fire. Victor laughs and Blackie growls.

Page 4

Panel 1: Banner steps forward, towards Victor and Blackie.

BANNER
Hey, c'mon, let's not lose anymore heads.

Panel 2: Victor slashes at Banner

VICTOR
Won't be ours!

Page 5

Splash page, Banner hulks out!

BANNER
I BEG TO DIFFER!

Page 6

Panel 1: Hulk lunges at Victor, who dodges nimbly aside.

Panel 2: Blackie jumps in and takes a swing at Hulk, cutting out some flesh. Hulk tanks the hit and knocks out Blackie.

Panel 3: Victor jumps at Hulk and both try to exchange blows. Both whiff.

Page 7

Panel 1: Victor jumps backward, grabs Blackie, and drags him away. Hulk leaps out of the restaurant, scattering the ceiling, and knocks out Victor. Inset panel of  Blackie waking up.

Panel 2: Blackie grabs Victor, slings him onto the bike and drives like mad. Hulk jumps onto the bike, knocks out Blackie, and kills Victor through the sheer shock of the landing.

Panel 3: Gunshots reflect off of Hulk's skin from behind. The townsfolk have regained their nerve.

Panel 4: Hulk grabs Blackie and smashes him into the ground until his internal organs are jelly.

Page 8

Panel 1: With bullets still ricocheting off of him, Hulk picks up Blackie's body, and throws it in front of the puny humans. The cops are running up.

Panel 2: Hulk gestures at the body. The bullets don't stop.

Panel 3: Cindy runs out of the remains of the diner with a Colt Magnum and tries to blow Hulk's brains out.

CINDY
Get away, you abomination!

Page 9

Splash page. Hulk jumps four miles in a single bound, away from the wrecked diner, along with the dead bodies of Wolverine and Sabretooth. He left his backpack, extra clothes, and wallet.

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Hot and Cold: Session 0



So I am really excited about this Marvel Universe RPG, so I decided that I wanted to GM a game for it... now. Yeah, that's probably a bit rash on my end, but I'm not known for my patience, or my prudence. Fortunately Shmitty was more than happy to try out the game, with a few caveats: he did not want to be in the current Marvel Universe. He was pleased to find that I wasn't a great fan of the state of modern Marvel either. I basically pitched my article at him and he was happy enough to play in.. whatever it was we came up with? I'm sure that'll be defined over time.

So I asked Shmitty what he wanted to play, and he said he wanted to play the Hulk... who is possibly the most powerful character in the whole book, in terms of action economy. 21 red stones to play with once transformed? AH! I mean, I can handle it... I think. It's going to be a bit of a wild ride, but I think I have a good enough idea of how to handle the regen rate this guy's going to be doing. Shmitty was surprised that I said yes, but the Hulk's Shmitty's favorite character, why on earth would I tell him no?? To the deep end of the pool! Let's go!

The pitch that I threw at him from there was the Bruce Banner wandering around the American Southwest, desperately trying not to get caught by the authorities and running into weird small towns. We'd start in New Mexico, and I'd pick a random town for us to start in. The plan is to use Google Maps to navigate the town and get a good feel for it. I decided, for the lulz, to start in El Rito, NM. Obviously I don't know anyone there, so if anyone from there reads the blog HELLO! Please tell me if I'm getting the town... somewhat correct? I just needed a backdrop.

Anyway, we'll be wandering around places like that for the whole campaign. I pitched the idea of one town an Issue, which gives some time to get to know the inhabitants and do a few fun things and then move on. Shmitty seemed pretty fine with this. Fortunately I've got a lot of profiles I can use before ever needing to make anything.

EDIT: I usually have a song in mind whenever I GM a game.... and Andy sent me this. It... works. A dark game about PTSD, mental illness, and horrors beyond imagining deserves Katy Perry.