Loloffensive?

The thing I've been wondering- I've got characters based on iconic landmarks, like Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. Would I be able to do George Washington Bridge as well? Of course my bio would make it clear that the character was based off the actual bridge, not a character whose name happens to be similar. That and his looks would be waaay different.

I'm flashing back to the Simpsons episode where kids do a musical of lesser-known presidents.

Generally, it's up to the discretion of the GMs, and the players that petition them. There's rules of thumb rather than definite rules.

If it helps, I once made a character with a very, very offensive name completely by accident. It's the only character I've ever have generic'd. I think mine is worse than yours, really. So you're not alone!

It's pretty simple, you name a toon something that could violate the EULA you can get generic'ed at any time. Whether it is through spite or truly offending someone it really doesn't matter. A name like "Roll another J" is an implicit drug reference (dang near explicit). Naming toons like that just gives other people ammo. It shouldn't suprise you if someone loads it up and takes a shot at you.

On a side note. I once named a claws/regen scrapper "Wolverizer" and made him a dead ringer for a certain copyrighted character (three guesses who, first two don't count). I KNEW that toon was going to get generic'ed. I just wanted to see how long it took. For the record it lasted til the toon was lvl 16. I just deleted it after it was generic'ed :-)

Hm... this thread has me wanting to make Trademark Violation again - a villain whose bio reads that she knows that the costumes are blatant copies of "famous heroes", but does it anyway to try to get them in trouble. Then see how many petitions I get from people who are too stupid to read the bio. I still haven't done it, but the idea has been percolating for a while.

As for the OP... you possibly could have been more blatant about having a drug reference in your name, but I'm having trouble discerning how. That said, the first movie I remember seeing as a child was Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke, and yet it never made me want to try marijuana. But hey, most parents nowadays would rather take offense that little Susie could possibly see something dangerous or undesired and they might have to take an active role in parenting instead of sheltering, so yeah... must keep the little kiddies naive and vulnerable, then wonder where they learn all this stuff that you never talked to them about.

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Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle it has gone from unconscionable to downright appalling that we have no way of measuring our characters' wetness.

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Originally Posted by Brillig It's hard to beat the entertainment value of Whackjob Wednesdays.

Thread makes me want to listen to Tom Petty.