Holy crap do I love OPM. It's...just the best! I've read the manga, the original webcomic, and I think I've watched the show more than any other show I can remember in recent time. It's a great satire, an awesome story, funny as all get out, and just quite well written.
...and is it just me, or does their universe completely lend itself to RPGs? I mean, the heroes are ranked, graded, and have a clear, concise goal they're aiming for when trying to rise through the ranks, and a lot of wiggle room in the history to work with.
So here's my idea: the game starts 3 years before the appearance of Vaccine Man, right after Saitama saves the big-chinned-kid from Crablante and the Hero Association is formed. The players are all potential/newly recruited C-Class heroes (starting power level 6) with their eyes on the prize - top of the A-Class (according to the webcomic the S-Class was not implemented when the Hero Association first opened).
You'll fight villains, and your perception in the eyes of the people is almost as important as the work you get done.
Here's a few things to note:
1) No mimics. Don't ask. It's too damn powerful in a group where other people have powers.
2) Normally I'm one for everything all mapped out, but I think this system will lend itself well to theater of the mind.
3) Hero points will be awarded for: Awesome RP, Hilarity, Creative Thought, and "Holy Crap that was Epic" moments.
4) You will grow in power. I'm not locking you in at PL 6.
5) You need to be human, or mostly human. Cyborgs yes, robots no. Mutants yes, monsters no. You need a reason to defend humanity. Plus I don't want to deal with "-" non-existent stats.
6) No villains. Tornado is a b*++&, but she's there to save humanity when it counts. Amai Mask is an a~#$#+~, but he really does try to protect people, even those he doesn't like. You are heroes. You can be reluctant, you can be a bit of an antihero, but remember - no villains.
7) Your character can be serious, like Tornado, Atomic Samurai, etc, or silly as all get out, like Puri Puri Prisoner or Pig God. (Example - I have an NPC in mind you might meet: "The Banana" - a B-Class hero with a banana costume like the one in Arrested Development, and jaundiced skin who ate a nanite-filled banana and now has the power to make surfaces slippery, heal with potassium, and throws bananarangs. Yep, you read that right: Bananarangs)
8) The anime/manga will be canon when it conflicts with the original webcomic - the webcomic will be canon when the anime does not conflict with it or reference it.
So - is anyone interested in this idea? If I get enough interest this thread becomes a recruitment!
Oh, if you're curious about my GM style, I used to use the handle "thegreenteagamer" and ran a couple awesome Savage Worlds games of my Fallout conversion as "The Green Tea Overseer". Linked for your convenience.
D'oh! Put in the wrong category. I could've sworn this was recruitment. No wonder I'm not getting responses.