FireTiger's "If folks don't read these, I may as well avoid cluttering the forums" blog

Taking inspiration from (okay, okay, I borrowed the idea wholesale ) one of ghost-angel's posts, here is my current list of printed Hero System material:

Champions (2nd ed., boxed) includes Viper's Nest
Champions II (staplebound)
Champions III (staplebound)
The Golden Age of Champions (Firebird, Ltd.)

Espionage! (boxed) did not include Merchants of Terror, so I don't have the adventure and couldn't send it in to get the update to Danger International ...

The Adaptability power is used to allow various "safe environment" effects for superheroes. It is also used to create equipment like SCUBA gear.

One way of duplicating this power in the Hero System would be:

Code:

 
Adaptability
Cost  Power 
5      Adaptability: Multipower, 5-point reserve
1      u1) Life Support (Expanded Breathing) (5 Active Points) 0 END
1      u2) Life Support (Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum) (2 Active Points) 0 END

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Converting basic Superworld powers to 5th ed. Hero System powers:

• Easily Converted Powers:

Absorption, Armor, Characteristics, Darkness, Density, Energy Projection, Energy Supply, Flight, Insubstantiality, Invisibility, Leap, Martial Arts, Mindblock, Regeneration, Shape Change, Size Change, Snare Projection, Speed, Stretching, Supersenses, Telekinesis, Telepathy, Teleport, Wall Walking, Wind Projection, and X-Ray Vision.

• Power Conversions That Will ...

There weren't many who responded when the "Show Your Storytelling Skills" thread got to scene two, so bear with me folks, as I re-post mine here (I had fun writing it, and am shamelessly indulging myself now.)

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61788

The Fabulous Foxbat!
Volume 2, Number 20
"Still ONLY 50¢!"
(No, we're not going to offer any more money to folks willing to take these off our hands, so stop asking please.

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The thread linked below (one on railguns for starships in Star Hero) brought to my mind an idea on scaling weapons.

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61621

The original question concerned scaling these weapons up for starship use. The latest version of Star Hero does have a provision for scaling weapon damages up. The idea is that bigger ships carry bigger guns, so they hit harder (my apologies if I state it too simply).

In the 5th edition ...