So I've been going through some heavy Godzilla nostalgia recently and had this idea in my head for a bit, so figured I would try and see if anyone was really interested to decide if it'd be worth really working on fleshing it out.

More or less, the idea I've got is that rather then playing the kaiju(which isn't very sustainable in my opinion for an RP and also really isn't my style) players would take on the role of typical anti-kaiju unit, modeled on the type seen in the Heisei era primarily. Since it's an RP and not relying on actors in suits for the monsters, I think plenty of threats could be made so that it's not just people watching the monsters fight, especially since a lot of different vehicles could be included so player could actually participate in the kaiju fights.

It'd be an original continuity, though since my tastes lean Heisei it'd be darker and more serious, and I'd be reinterpreting old monsters while also adding new ones. Godzilla himself would also be closer to the Heisei incarnation, at least to begin with, more antagonistic to humanity but also often the lesser of two evils(but not actually evil in and of himself) or even outright the one to root for depending on the threat.

I'd be including plenty of sci-fi technology and magical elements, which I feel like is to be expected from any good Godzilla story honestly, but set things primarily in the modern day.

I know this might be a bit of a hard sell since people aren't controlling the fighting monsters themselves, but I also think it could be a fun way to handle it.

Also I don't know if I do want the kaiju just controlled by GM action but if this picks up any traction we'd have to discuss how to handle that.

So, is anyone interested?

You know I am interested even if my ideas were kind of dumb so yeah!

Yes. I'm a huge Godzilla fan, owning most of the movies, but I've never done a Godzilla RP before. I concur that it makes sense for us to play as humans and not kaiju. But as anti-kaiju forces, I wonder what kind of technology we are starting with? Obviously I don't think we would start with something like Mechagodzilla, but do we have some sci-fi stuff, like masers or hoverships?

@Martian: The plan is to give us some starting vehicles akin to the Super X or Gotengo that, while definitely not as strong individually as most kaiju, can help with trying to deal with them.

The military's also going to have wider access to laser tanks and that sort of thing.

Yeah, when I mentioned hovercraft I was specifically picturing the Gotengo from Godzilla Final Wars. As for other advanced military tech, it would be cool if they had something that could actually damage a kaiju. I've seen way too many scenes of Godzilla stepping on useless tanks.

@Martian: They'll definitely be able to do some harm, just not enough to actually solve the issue or else we're out of a plot.

Hoping for some more interest, but what I've got expressed to me is already pretty promising so I'm likely to try and organize all my ideas into a proper pitch soon.

In all honesty, I have been meaning to get into the original movies. Even military-based RPs are kinda new to me. If that's not gonna be a problem though, then I'll do my best to stick it out.

@Mangrale: This is my first time doing an RP like this too, so no problem!

Much appreciated! No need to worry about me disappearing the day of. Take as much time as you need, I say.

@Mangrale@Martian@Rin: Properly organized interest check posted!