RPGSoc Society game character inspiration

[chrisvenus]

The new RPGSoc Society game, crusade (http://crusade.chaosdeathfish.com/), is starting up next term and I am still sturggling for a character. I started thinking I wanted to play a politician but the politics aren't really doing it for me at the moment. So I thought I might play a military general til I read the horrors of being a general with more danger coming from getting to a war than the war itself (I exagerate). So then I became kind of stuck...

But then an idea struck me. The society game is all about joke references and stuff and I thought I might build a character on this concept... This idea partly came while listening to Know your meme: all your base are belong to us and thinking "I could make all their base belong to me..."

So now I turn to you for inspiration on what memes and such like could work well in a crusades era character and what I should make my game goals. I promise nothing in terms of using your ideas but its got to be good for a laugh to kill time to discuss this if nothing else, right? For the record its not just memes but classic film references that would work too - in the past I've referenced ghostbusters, flash gordon and many others as well as song lyrics and much other stuff. In fact, songs would be good because then when we do a compilation CD of songs that remind us of the game I'll be sorted...

Comments

[mentalfirewall.livejournal.com]

I've now got this image of you playing a nigerian prince trying to reclaim his fortune taken from him by his uncle and he can get it back if only you'd lend him some money as a means to recover much more money and of *course* he'll pay you back twice what you lent him...

[chrisvenus]

That does sound tempting...

[joe-smoke.livejournal.com]

Surprised that no one has suggested Leeroy Jeeeeeenkins! Running around the Holy Land, kicking off fights and pissing off all the general's on your side. Hell the possibilities are endless ;)

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[chrisvenus]

Another fine possibility... Play a general a hardcore fighter and turn up after the battle is done every time, with a "least I got chicken" type line... ;-)

[floralaetifica.livejournal.com]

"The society game is all about joke references..."

*blinks*

When did that happen? Surely the society game is all about teh romance (if you're me), teh traum (if you're Sarah or Em), plotcracking (if you're Dom) and stabbing people in the back (if you're a first year with an inferiority complex or Tony R)...

Sorry, am I overstereotyping?

[belleuvo.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6M_6qOz-yw