Kaiju Scrapyard

[fang]

hey guys i had an idea for a new board. i know that some of us have a huge tendoncy to be overcreative, and if you're like me, have huge stockpiles of kaiju profiles laying around that you can't use but would like to get feedback on for future use. i was thinking that there could be a board where members could post their unused kaiju and new kaiju ideas, and even just pitch an idea and see what sort of thing other members come up with. i think it would be a good way to get feedback on your own ideas, and maybe make some onew ones. anyways. just thought i'd pitch that out there.

[Gigan]

It's actually not too horrible an idea. So I'm inclined to believe you stole it from someone else.

However, why it would warrant its own section is questionable. Nothing was stopping anyone from discussing such ideas on the forum already, and I can't see it becoming an overwhelming new feature.

[fang]

first of all, fuck you... i am capible of thinking on my own occasionally.

i just figured it would need it's own board to avoid clutter.

[Trik]

Spread the love everybody!

*Makes Fang and Gigan Hug*

[fang]

*bitchslaps Trik*

it's called sarcasm... it's funny and entertaining.

[Trik]

The love hates you now

[fang]

that's funny.


anyways. does anyone have anything relevant to the topic to say? particularly the staff members.

[Goji]

Maybe it's own thread, but I see no real reason to give it its own board. Don't get me wrong, it's a fine idea, but I can see how it would get out of hand if we gave it it's own section and whatnot.

[Gigan]

Also, I want to add that I would definitely contribute to such an idea. For example, there's a lot of canon Ultraman kaiju that are entirely unknown to most of you just because it's not a Toho creation, but most of them simply aren't important or powerful enough to warrant attention. Throwing out some examples of the better specimens that exist could inspire someone with a slot to fill or a new guy who doesn't have a kaiju in mind yet. For some of the ones I know better, I'd gladly create a sample profile, even.

[fang]

point it could definitely spread knowlage of some of the lesser known or lesser cared about sagas such as Ultraman, Zone fighter, and some of the Toho and Daiei movies that were not as well known, Yog, Dogora, Gappa, even Guilala is a bit lesser known.

[Trik]

Couldn't creating profiles for some of the lesser knowns also discourage some from introducing them as their own characters? I'm in favor of a place for original kaiju designs, but making profiles of known characters doesn't sit well with me.

[Zilla]

i'm inclined to go with trik here

[Goji]

They do have a point with that.

Of course, all of this reminds me of somthing my brother brought up, that I'd like to discuss as well, I'll post it in another thread.

[Gigan]

trik said:

Couldn't creating profiles for some of the lesser knowns also discourage some from introducing them as their own characters? I'm in favor of a place for original kaiju designs, but making profiles of known characters doesn't sit well with me.

Such profiles would not be intended for use by another player as-is, but as more of a springboard for either their own kaiju or a variation on the profile with the same character. At least in the way I'm imagining such a thing.

Let's take Baltan Seijin for example, since he's the most well-known Ultraman character out there. Baltan's stats would be reflective of his canon appearances despite whether or not they're permissible within the rules. Ditto to his numerous abilities, and his background would underline Baltan's background in the broader Ultraman universe, his motivation for attacking Earth so often, and simply show the player what Baltan is all about. None of this information would be suitable for cutting and pasting directly into a playable kaiju's profile, at least not the background.

[Trik]

I understand the purpose, but you have to realize how it could be misunderstood. If you want to educate people on the various kaiju just post some links to places where stats are available like Tomzilla's Godzilla Universe, or almost any Kaiju related site out there.