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When Alfred Hitchcock wanted to film the famous action scenes on Mount Rushmore, he was eventually banned from doing so by the indignant American authorities. Hence, he had to take some surreptitious footage and faked the scenes he wanted with special effects.
That sort of resistance is often even more intense in many quarters these days, so I'm sure there's plenty of awesome action scenes you couldn't get away with in a movie... but no one can stop you in an RPG around your dinner table! I think this might be an underappreciated little advantage of our hobby.
This thought occurred to me today while I was studying the current tallest statue in the world, Unity in India. It would be such an epic location for all sorts of shenanigans, but I doubt Modi's government would grant permission for such usage in a film or video game.
So, what crazy action movie stuff have you staged or would you like to stage in an unlikely real-world location?
That sort of resistance is often even more intense in many quarters these days, so I'm sure there's plenty of awesome action scenes you couldn't get away with in a movie... but no one can stop you in an RPG around your dinner table! I think this might be an underappreciated little advantage of our hobby.
This thought occurred to me today while I was studying the current tallest statue in the world, Unity in India. It would be such an epic location for all sorts of shenanigans, but I doubt Modi's government would grant permission for such usage in a film or video game.
So, what crazy action movie stuff have you staged or would you like to stage in an unlikely real-world location?