Bad idea of the day:
A D&D style RP where all PCs are historical figures. (Ex., a party where the bard is Shakespeare, the mage is Crowley, the fighter is Mike Tyson, the thief is Harry Houdini, and the paladin is Cotton Mather.)
@typhlosion
All my bad ideas are also great ideas :P
@enkiv2 Dibs on Houdini!
@enkiv2 Ever heard of Dungeons and Discourse? You may be interested.
@5alive
Sounds familiar but no.
@5alive
Wait wait are you talking about the recurring theme comic on SMBC and/or Existential Comics? In that case, yeah, I've read those.
@5alive
I'm sure I read this. It completely slipped into the memory hole though. Thanks
@enkiv2 also someone actually made the rules http://slatestarcodex.com/Stuff/DDThird_Edition.pdf
@5alive
LOL, Scott Alexander made the rules?
I shouldn't be surprised but I am.
@enkiv2
There is an alternative ruleset but it doesn't have pictures: http://dndis.wikidot.com/
@enkiv2 are you kidding me, that's a great idea