Songs that Would Make For an Awesome Campaign Setting

[Dust]

Just as the title says. I'll start.

Saints of Los Angeles - Mötley Crue

[Mordar]

Battle of Evermore, Immigrant Song or Ramble On by Led Zepplin all make pretty good options

Sure, not fair, but still!

[Comet]

The entire backstory behind Ayreon.

A very trippy blend of sci-fi and sword&sorcery and various other elements. I'd love to play in something like that.

[Kaje]

There was an awesome thread a while back that turned Hotel California into a creepy-as-hell horror campaign setting.

[linebackeru]

This, from Symphony X:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4cW5uEqfG8

[JaronK]

"When the War Came" followed by "Sons and Daughters" could be pretty fun, both by the Decemberists. By the same, "Eli the Barrow Boy" could make for a fun haunting one shot. And of course "The Mariner's Revenge" could be a whole campaign.

JaronK

[Eldan]

The video, not the song, but still. I'd probably mix it with Gamma World, or run it in M&M.

[Odin the Ignoble]

I vote for just about anything from The Sword.

Lords, The Black River, and Lament for the Auroch all spring to mind.

I've thought a time or two about making a game based around The Sword songs and lyrics. I'm might when I get some more free time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSNq03_6I5g

[0Megabyte]

All Along the Watchtower. Or at least, I hold that it feels like the beginning of the most epic story of all time. Not even the beginning, just the set up.

[CockroachTeaParty]

Murmaider, by Dethklok, would be a cool campaign setting. Actually, a campaign based off of the whole Metalocalypse world would be pretty metal.

[Gettles]

The entire backstory behind Ayreon.

A very trippy blend of sci-fi and sword&sorcery and various other elements. I'd love to play in something like that.

My friend and I actually discussed doing something based off of the "Into the Electric Castle" album.

[comicshorse]

'Life During Wartime' by Talking Heads

[Fuzzie Fuzz]

Princes of the Universe - Queen

Amazing concept for a party.

The Song is Over - The Who

Great idea for a bard character.

Behind Blue Eyes - The Who

Really cool character concept for a troubled character with a mysterious past.

Rebels of the Sacred Heart - Flogging Molly
Kings of the Kilburn High - Flogging Molly

These two together seem like they'd make for two warring factions of bards in a bard-only nation, ruled by the Kings. The Rebels would be rebelling, obviously. All combat is dance-fighting.

The Third Hoorah - Jethro Tull

Musical swordswoman type character, clearly.

Alright, so those were mostly song-based character concepts. Ah well.

[LikeAD6]

Hammerfall - Knights of the 21st Century

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x72nShkeH54

Hell f***ing yeah! THE PROPHECY!

[Epsilon Rose]

Abney Park's discography especially the three most recent albums would make for a beautiful steam-punk campaign. Then again they are designing a rpg based on it so that might not be incredibly valid...

The world created by Voltaire might also be interesting.

[Bugbeartrap]

JaronK, you have made my day.

For my own contribution, Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son always makes me want to play a rogue.

[Zorzark]

The Lamb and the Dragon by Ludo.

Forgive the Final Fantasy music video, it was the only one that wasn't a live recording. Save Our City from the same album works with it, considering they're both set in the same place.

[Hida Reju]

Here are a few

"Eye of The Storm" by Lovett very nice Steampunk or multiple universe feel.

"Final Hour" By X-Ray Dog any giant battle game. End of the world, final charge against the horde, Last Stand it covers them all.

"Document" by Assemblage 23. I like this one for revolution stories.

"Amnesia" by Mind.in.a.box. Very good for any kind of suspense or spy drama.

[JaronK]

And who can forget Renegade Master? Lines like "Back once again with the renegade master, d4 damager with the ill behavior" are clearly talking about a Force Missile Mage (what the heck else is a d4 damager?) who's the leader of an evil rebel cult...

JaronK

[Longcat]

How come no one has mentioned Knights of Cydonia yet? It would make the most awesome campaign setting ever.

A Runner-up would be Primo Victoria from Sabaton.

[SiuiS]

Through The Valley Of The Damned- Dragonforce

The worst part is I have a crappy DM who keeps almost setting up this awesome, crazy-epic game for the fate of all the universe, and it always ends up as "oh the world's In dire peril again? Ok, we'll fix it, whatever. Oh, the BBEG is the DMPC's sister? That would be neat if we liked the DMPC in the fort place. Why are you stopping the fight? We don't want cutscenes! This is the final battle, stop teleporting out of antimagic/antipsionic zones! ARGH!"

It's like Dominic deegan; neat! But the substance falls apart upon inspection.

[Kurald Galain]

Seven Seas of Rhye, also by Queen.


And, anything by Rhapsody, hands down.

[Temet Nosce]

Hrm, I see that Hotel California has already been mentioned...

House of the Rising Sun - The Animals (I could see this one used for a place designed to draw people to their ruin, the ultimate house of temptations)

Counting Bodies Like Sheep - A Perfect Circle (Dystopian dictatorship of course)

Re: Your Brains - Jonathon Coulton (This one speaks for itself)

[LansXero]

Seven Seas of Rhye, also by Queen.
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or `39.

Through The Valley Of The Damned- Dragonforce

Soldiers of the Wasteland too, imho.

And for my own: Battlefield, from Blind Guardian.

[Jarian]

Fire on the Sea

Wind's Four Quarters

Arafel's Lament

Battle Dawn

[VeisuItaTyhjyys]

'Life During Wartime' by Talking Heads

This thread is just over now.

[bokodasu]

Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (the whole album) and probably a good number of their earlier songs. There's a lot of metal that makes for interesting fantasy worlds.

[cheezewizz2000]

I've always wanted to run Black Sabbath's "The Wizard" as a one-shot.

[Christopher K.]

The music video for the Safety Dance.

Or, for a more serious answer, The Protomen's first album. (Can't think of the title at the moment. The Will of One?)

[Ghotifish]

A campaign based on trying to establish "Scatman's World."

Ultimate goodie-goodie/commie campaign.

I may have to incorporate that in my Paranoia game.