Post by thereviewer on Oct 27, 2018 4:03:22 GMT
So it's just been announced that next year we're going to get a comic book crossover between two of Bruce Campbell's best works; Army of Darkness and Bubba Ho-Tep (which I re-watched recently and though some if it does feel a bit dated and mean, I still found myself laughing at certain parts in the film and found it worth watching again). To celebrate the occasion, I figured I'd share some possible adventure seeds if you want your PC's to revisit this cult masterpiece.
For those unaware, Bubba Ho-Tep is a movie based on a novella of the same name. It deals with an aging Elvis Presley who is revealed to have been alive after switching places with an impersonator. Thus, the impersonator died and Elvis lived only to end up falling off a stage and landing himself in a retirement home with a couple of issues. However, things get bad when Elvis discovers that there's a mummy lurking around the retirement home and is now feeding off of their souls (the process of how it's done is very strange and probably best left to be seen to be believed). Thus, it falls upon Elvis with the aid of an African American man claiming to be President John F. Kennedy (it's rumored the man named Jack is actually Kennedy who was supposedly patched up and dyed to resemble an African American to cover-up the survival), to put an end to this Mummy before it can feed on any more souls. While it sounds weird (and it is), the film is also very symbolic when you think about the three main characters; Elvis was considered to be the King of Rock and Roll, JFK was the President of the United States, and the Mummy they face was a Pharaoh in Egypt. All these people were kings in some way who were supposed to be dead, and have survived to be given one more chance at life. Like I said; it's weird but also enjoyable for a cult film if you give it a watch.
So, how can we make adventure seeds out of this kind of story?
I see a couple of options; the first is that the Mummy is a damaged robot part of an invasion force by Sutekh; scanning for opponents and eliminating who it considers dangerous while absorbing all their knowledge.
We also know the Doctor has previously met JFK and Elvis. Did he/she have anything to do with them ending up in the Retirement Home? What about future information/tech that was given? Maybe using it accidently contacts The Doctor or your PC's. Can they go back and see the events taking place that lead to the Retirment Home?
Let me know any other Doctor Who/Bubba Ho-Tep ideas here!
Thanks.
For those unaware, Bubba Ho-Tep is a movie based on a novella of the same name. It deals with an aging Elvis Presley who is revealed to have been alive after switching places with an impersonator. Thus, the impersonator died and Elvis lived only to end up falling off a stage and landing himself in a retirement home with a couple of issues. However, things get bad when Elvis discovers that there's a mummy lurking around the retirement home and is now feeding off of their souls (the process of how it's done is very strange and probably best left to be seen to be believed). Thus, it falls upon Elvis with the aid of an African American man claiming to be President John F. Kennedy (it's rumored the man named Jack is actually Kennedy who was supposedly patched up and dyed to resemble an African American to cover-up the survival), to put an end to this Mummy before it can feed on any more souls. While it sounds weird (and it is), the film is also very symbolic when you think about the three main characters; Elvis was considered to be the King of Rock and Roll, JFK was the President of the United States, and the Mummy they face was a Pharaoh in Egypt. All these people were kings in some way who were supposed to be dead, and have survived to be given one more chance at life. Like I said; it's weird but also enjoyable for a cult film if you give it a watch.
So, how can we make adventure seeds out of this kind of story?
I see a couple of options; the first is that the Mummy is a damaged robot part of an invasion force by Sutekh; scanning for opponents and eliminating who it considers dangerous while absorbing all their knowledge.
We also know the Doctor has previously met JFK and Elvis. Did he/she have anything to do with them ending up in the Retirement Home? What about future information/tech that was given? Maybe using it accidently contacts The Doctor or your PC's. Can they go back and see the events taking place that lead to the Retirment Home?
Let me know any other Doctor Who/Bubba Ho-Tep ideas here!
Thanks.