On the subject of series...

Having said that I'd like to use this blog to discuss concepts for future series that will (hopefully) use this new system, I'll throw a few out there.

On Sunday I asked Bernie, Eva and Colin if they had any ideas. There seemed to be significant interest in mecha. Can't see the appeal myself. :-) The consensus on the night was that something in the Macross/Gundam/Mospaeda continuum of "real robots" rather than something in the "super robots" genres like Transformers or Voltron would be preferable. Thoughts?

Series of this nature could include hopeful but "writ large" elements of the Macross shows, perhaps even set in that timeline, or the grittier, "war is Hell" vibe of the Gundam shows. The first person to suggest NGE gets summarily turned to Tang®.

Another idea that came up was something in a Firefly/Cowboy Bebop mode. Colin suggested that mechs could be worked into that but I just think he had giant robots on the brain by that point. Some other series that could feed into that vibe might include GunXSword, Trigun and possibly Coyote Ragtime Show.

Bernard said something about high-school drama/comedy. Done right that could be a bit of fun and would certainly be a way to test the rules on "mundanes", The problem is that most shows like that are, at least at some level, romances and I'm not sure this group is suited to that. But there are a few possibilities from series like Cromartie High School. Who knows?

From what I've been thinking about myself there are some modern fantasies like Shakugan no Shana, Buso Renkin, Fate/stay Night, Night Wizard, Shiki Tsukai and Kurokami that have promise, at least as the basis for something.

I'm also toying with a steampunk fantasy based on Elemental Gelade or Fullmetal Alchemist that could be very interesting. And finally I think (assuming you don't get the world destroyed) that it might be interesting to do a sequel series of Kurayami no shi based more on the Trinity Blood side of the source material while still incorporating the Dark Order and the stuff that has taken place in the series as played.

Anyway, what are you're thoughts on the above or suggestions. I've provided links for the series so that you can get a feel for the genres and such that they represent, if you aren't familiar with them yourself.

Now sound off!