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Post by grinch on Sept 3, 2022 21:27:10 GMT
Inspired by a recent viewing of the new Elvis film (which was rather good as it happens)
Now it rather goes without saying that Elvis Presley was a legendary musician who made a great impact on all those who listened to his music before dying an untimely death at an extremely young age.
But, much like a certain supposedly immortal aristocrat and a well known fascist dictator, supposed sightings of Elvis would continue long after his death.
But, of course, now that rather begs the question, why? Is someone taking the idea of Elvis impersonators too far or could the King have travelled with a Time Lord for a while?
Personally, I’d imagine that most people’s go to solution would be to have Elvis as some secret Chameleon Arched Time Lord but I’ve never like that idea and think it’s rather too pedestrian.
However, if you did want Gallifreyan involvement perhaps Mr Presley saw something he shouldn’t and has now been taken into witness protection by the Celestial Intervention Agencg?
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Post by soultaker666212 on Sept 5, 2022 11:36:11 GMT
Certainly, an interesting scenario to think of there. Perhaps some sort of organisation of Time Travelling Elvis impersonators spreading the word of Elvis and playing his music across time and space (not just on Earth). Perhaps you can find an impersonator of the King of Rock play for any of the Kings of England, perhaps upon a futuristic bar within another galaxy entirely, The Royal Albert Hall in 1880, the opening ceremony of the 3999 Galactic Olympic Games etc. Some sort of cult or group of folks who see Elvis as their idol and traverse space and time spreading his music for all to here etc.
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Post by Catsmate on Sept 5, 2022 17:22:02 GMT
My first thought is the, admittedly irreverent, idea that his likeness is one of the default settings on a cheaper brand of shimmer/holodisguise used by visiting aliens. It happens, sort of, in Happy Endings.
And, later.
I'll go away now....
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Post by grinch on Sept 6, 2022 10:42:12 GMT
Certainly, an interesting scenario to think of there. Perhaps some sort of organisation of Time Travelling Elvis impersonators spreading the word of Elvis and playing his music across time and space (not just on Earth). Perhaps you can find an impersonator of the King of Rock play for any of the Kings of England, perhaps upon a futuristic bar within another galaxy entirely, The Royal Albert Hall in 1880, the opening ceremony of the 3999 Galactic Olympic Games etc. Some sort of cult or group of folks who see Elvis as their idol and traverse space and time spreading his music for all to here etc. I like that. Some dedicated fans from the future spreading the gospel throughout history. No doubt inspiring the odd religion or cult on a few primitive worlds. “The King shall return in our greatest need...” and all that. It’s probably one of those jobs the odd unlucky Time Agent has to deal with. It’s not enough to make an arrest but they’d probably let off the impersonators with a caution for attempting to meddle in history. |
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Post by Catsmate on Sept 6, 2022 13:17:57 GMT
Certainly, an interesting scenario to think of there. Perhaps some sort of organisation of Time Travelling Elvis impersonators spreading the word of Elvis and playing his music across time and space (not just on Earth). Perhaps you can find an impersonator of the King of Rock play for any of the Kings of England, perhaps upon a futuristic bar within another galaxy entirely, The Royal Albert Hall in 1880, the opening ceremony of the 3999 Galactic Olympic Games etc. Some sort of cult or group of folks who see Elvis as their idol and traverse space and time spreading his music for all to here etc. I like that. Some dedicated fans from the future spreading the gospel throughout history. No doubt inspiring the odd religion or cult on a few primitive worlds. “The King shall return in our greatest need...” and all that. It’s probably one of those jobs the odd unlucky Time Agent has to deal with. It’s not enough to make an arrest but they’d probably let off the impersonators with a caution for attempting to meddle in history. |
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Post by soultaker666212 on Sept 6, 2022 13:42:19 GMT
I like that. Some dedicated fans from the future spreading the gospel throughout history. No doubt inspiring the odd religion or cult on a few primitive worlds. “The King shall return in our greatest need...” and all that. It’s probably one of those jobs the odd unlucky Time Agent has to deal with. It’s not enough to make an arrest but they’d probably let off the impersonators with a caution for attempting to meddle in history. Do you think there would be different sects based on each era of Elvis, such as the 1950s sect to the 1970s sect? |
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Post by Catsmate on Sept 6, 2022 14:28:23 GMT
Traveller has the 'Church of Elvis' and it's adherents. Do you think there would be different sects based on each era of Elvis, such as the 1950s sect to the 1970s sect? |
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Post by soultaker666212 on Sept 6, 2022 14:34:00 GMT
Certainly, an interesting scenario to think of there. Perhaps some sort of organisation of Time Travelling Elvis impersonators spreading the word of Elvis and playing his music across time and space (not just on Earth). Perhaps you can find an impersonator of the King of Rock play for any of the Kings of England, perhaps upon a futuristic bar within another galaxy entirely, The Royal Albert Hall in 1880, the opening ceremony of the 3999 Galactic Olympic Games etc. Some sort of cult or group of folks who see Elvis as their idol and traverse space and time spreading his music for all to here etc. I like that. Some dedicated fans from the future spreading the gospel throughout history. No doubt inspiring the odd religion or cult on a few primitive worlds. “The King shall return in our greatest need...” and all that. It’s probably one of those jobs the odd unlucky Time Agent has to deal with. It’s not enough to make an arrest but they’d probably let off the impersonators with a caution for attempting to meddle in history. Yeah, the evolution of a primitive planet that worships Elvis would be interesting, church sermons with Elvis's songs on. Time agents trying to track down these Elvis Impersonators would be an interesting side campaigns or filler ones if those who are doing Time Agent campaigns. |
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Post by grinch on Sept 6, 2022 17:43:55 GMT
Do you think there would be different sects based on each era of Elvis, such as the 1950s sect to the 1970s sect? With the PCs having to calm down tensions between the various sects to avoid the possibility of a holy war breaking out. In any case, it provides the rather amusing image of a group of literal Elvis worshippers making a pilgrimage to Graceland. Maybe UNIT America or the Time Agency even has an agent posted there to keep an eye on things? |
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Post by Catsmate on Sept 6, 2022 17:56:48 GMT
Hmmm, probably. Religions tend to splinter. A bit of a 'The Three Ages of Elvis' vibe. With the PCs having to calm down tensions between the various sects to avoid the possibility of a holy war breaking out. In any case, it provides the rather amusing image of a group of literal Elvis worshippers making a pilgrimage to Graceland. Maybe UNIT America or the Time Agency even has an agent posted there to keep an eye on things? |
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Post by soultaker666212 on Sept 6, 2022 18:08:49 GMT
Hmmm, probably. Religions tend to splinter. A bit of a 'The Three Ages of Elvis' vibe. With the PCs having to calm down tensions between the various sects to avoid the possibility of a holy war breaking out. In any case, it provides the rather amusing image of a group of literal Elvis worshippers making a pilgrimage to Graceland. Maybe UNIT America or the Time Agency even has an agent posted there to keep an eye on things? A holy war between different sects of Elvis Worshipers might be interesting especially on a temporal scale as well. The Battle of Graceland being the start of it and soon Elvis vs Elvis sightings are being reported across time and space even in cave paintings or recorded on CCTV or captured by the Lense of a robot camera etc across time. |
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Post by grinch on Sept 6, 2022 18:10:44 GMT
With the PCs having to calm down tensions between the various sects to avoid the possibility of a holy war breaking out. In any case, it provides the rather amusing image of a group of literal Elvis worshippers making a pilgrimage to Graceland. Maybe UNIT America or the Time Agency even has an agent posted there to keep an eye on things? A holy war between different sects of Elvis Worshipers might be interesting especially on a temporal scale as well. The Battle of Graceland being the start of it and soon Elvis vs Elvis sightings are being reported across time and space even in cave paintings or recorded on CCTV or captured by the Lense of a robot camera etc across time. With your PCs having no other choice but to pluck Elvis out of his timeline to call to his followers for a cease fire? If they pull him in his final days, it could make for a poignant send off before history naturally takes its course. |
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Post by soultaker666212 on Sept 6, 2022 18:14:24 GMT
A holy war between different sects of Elvis Worshipers might be interesting especially on a temporal scale as well. The Battle of Graceland being the start of it and soon Elvis vs Elvis sightings are being reported across time and space even in cave paintings or recorded on CCTV or captured by the Lense of a robot camera etc across time. With your PCs having no other choice but to pluck Elvis out of his timeline to call to his followers for a cease fire? If they pull him in his final days, it could make for a poignant send off before history naturally takes its course. Oooo I like that, the PCs organise a concert and round up every member to one location and have the real Elvis perform a ceasefire concert and then send him back to his original timeline to do, perhaps as a follow up campaign the follows of the Elvis that was taken may find themselves as the true version of the Elvis faith because well that is what they saw and soon tensions mount again. |
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Post by soultaker666212 on Sept 8, 2022 6:50:52 GMT
It’s probably one of those jobs the odd unlucky Time Agent has to deal with. It’s not enough to make an arrest but they’d probably let off the impersonators with a caution for attempting to meddle in history. I can totally see an entire department form up within the Time Agency dedicated to dealing with these Elvis Impersonators across time and space, with specialised resources to prevent them from meddling in time. Perhaps call it the Graceland Department. |
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Post by grinch on Oct 16, 2022 15:00:17 GMT
It’s probably one of those jobs the odd unlucky Time Agent has to deal with. It’s not enough to make an arrest but they’d probably let off the impersonators with a caution for attempting to meddle in history. I can totally see an entire department form up within the Time Agency dedicated to dealing with these Elvis Impersonators across time and space, with specialised resources to prevent them from meddling in time. Perhaps call it the Graceland Department. Such a department within the Time Agency is probably a source of much embarrassment within the organisation. Yet they can’t shut it down or dissolve it because the problem of time travelling Elvis impersonators isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. |
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Post by soultaker666212 on Oct 16, 2022 15:18:12 GMT
I can totally see an entire department form up within the Time Agency dedicated to dealing with these Elvis Impersonators across time and space, with specialised resources to prevent them from meddling in time. Perhaps call it the Graceland Department. Such a department within the Time Agency is probably a source of much embarrassment within the organisation. Yet they can’t shut it down or dissolve it because the problem of time travelling Elvis impersonators isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Yeah! Like that one office in the lowest of the basement of the office complex sorta deal. Laughed at a lot and such but the amount of times they have stopped Elvis impersonators from taking over time defo makes them unsung heroes (pun intended). |
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