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While looking for something else, ran across this. Very nice summary, could be a great resource for GMs bringing in players unfamiliar with the superhero genre. An excerpt: (edit) Gee, I guess I should add a link: Wikipedia Superhero definition/article
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Okay I'm building a character with a large number of undefined multiforms who is able to clone other people he comes in physical contact with. Once he clones them he basically copies their intire character sheet as one of his available multi-forms, complete with psychological limitations. Now the kicker is that I want to work in some sort of limitation on the power so that the more personalities he abosorbs the crazier he gets. I was thinking like maybe a -1 to perception checks or possibly all intellegence based rolls per 2 or 4 personalities he clones becuase each personality becomes something of a voice inside his head once he clones them. The voices only affec…
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I'm starting a new campaign in the Spring, and I'm planning something a little fruity. I'd like to hear from anyone who has tried a similar scheme or just has some thoughts they'd like to share. First off, there will be no pre-established AP, DC, Spd, CV or other limits. Once all the characters have been submitted, they will be considered in comparison to one another, and tweaks will be suggested and/or required. Additionally, the players will be encouraged to choose a "signature power" or shtick. This can be a single Power or tightly defined suite. The more they screw themselves in other areas, the more I'll let them get away with in their shtick. Yes, I'm driv…
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Hello HEROdom, I was curious if any one has Adapted the "GURPS International Super Teams" setting to HERO. I know "Susano" Converted a few Characters, but I am more interested in the setting. Cheers QM P.S.: Converted Characters are ALWAYS appreciated. Lost Secrets of IST http://www.eclipse.net/~rms/istworld.html IST San Angelo http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24202
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I started a Thread in the Hero System discussion section and it almost changed to a campaing setting discussion. Which is fun, but I thought i'd start adding my campaing material here. It will also make it's appeareances on my personal web site soon. I don't know at what speed I will update this section but I will do so at my pace. [i will update this post when I am completely done with the history but I will tell you, in subsequent posts, when I make updates here.] Your feedback will be appreciated be it good or bad. If the history seem cloudy on some aspect, do not hesitate to ask for clarifications. It will help me make sure that all is clean. Other…
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I’ve picked up my copy of The Ultimate Mystic on Friday and skimmed through it before really starting to read it Saturday. I’ve never read The Ultimate Super-Mage and I don’t remember reading anything else by Dean Shomshak, so here’s my first impression. Shomshak starts off by explaining that he doesn’t intend to offend anyone’s religious beliefs but no religion gets any special treatment. From my reading, that means he adopts the Joseph Campbell approach and describes magic and religion in terms of the common symbolism found among all the peoples of the world. The book is patterned after Mystic Masters, but is far more detailed with a lot more ideas f…
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We really need a sourcebook for San Francisco or LA, to give players here on the West Coast somewhere to play....
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Yeah, I have a basic question. Sort of. I am trying to create a character that is based multiforms. The character would have it's base, human form then the super hero form and then a phoenix form. A human sized phoenix form. What kind of characteristics would you give a phoenix? I mean str, dex, con, bod, etc? Can some one give me a place to start, I think i could ge the rest. If this sounds confusing, I'm sorry. Oh, and I am using 5th ed if that matters. And sorry again, I double posted this thing because I think I put the other one in the wrong area.
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Not really a moral or tactical situation more of a writing/role playing thing. Take one of the other characters (Either WWYCD or otherwise presented on the board) and have them meet your character(s). Describe what the encounter might be like, even a breif summary of the "issue" itself. Only a few rules/guidelines 1. Must a character presented as a PC. 2 Don't kill off/maim/utterly humilate the the other character without asking permission of their writer (Player) first. 3 have fun with it, think like a comic writer, play with power levels if you have to to make things interesting.
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I'm looking for build suggestions on a taunt ability, either as a power, or possible ways to represent this with high stats or skills. The first idea I have would be a presence attack and the second is a transform that would give the target a disad that was a total psychological limitation making the target want to avenge any wrongs to his honor or something like that. Any suggestions?
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Aquaman: WTF? 1 2 3
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Aquaman can talk to fish, and also other aquatic animals, such as whales. Whales are mammals... but he can't talk to other mammals, such as elephants? Come on! WTF!? I'm getting warmed up now.
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Ages ago I started a meta-plotline in my Champions game that lasted nearly five years. The main adversary was a version of DEMON that was based on Classic Organizations DEMON but enhanced with my own characters and ideas. I really liked the idea of the Inner Circle including different magical backgrounds. I decided that each Inner Circle member ran a branch of DEMON but had access to the DEMON technology, artifacts and wealth. I took the building blocks of Doctor Wu and created the Immortal sorcerer Blood Dragon. At his right-hand was a man named Blood Finger. He was a fiercely loyal but very sadistic martial arts master. Blood Dragon's goal was to build an ancient…
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Been rereading DEMON. Read the descriptor for the absent Inner Circle member. It occured to me: could this be the witch Chantal??
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Okay, as per the discussion in this thread, I'm going to be running a matchup of Viperia against the Champions similar to the one I ran between Mechanon & said Champions. However, to avoid any arguments of partiality here, I need someone else to define what Witchcraft's VPP looks like going into the fight. In fact, on closer examination I may need *two* builds. See, at the start of the fight I'll be making appropriate KS & Deduction rolls for both sides -- so it's possible Witchcraft goes into the fight knowing Viperia's weakness to magic and with relation to END, and it's possible she doesn't. I'm planning to run it Sunday or Monday. Thanks i…
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Just a quick note to let everyone know the 5ER Rules FAQ has been updated for January. If you have any questions or comments, please post 'em in the "Company Questions" thread of the same name.
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A character has the ability to shout, "Stop! Time!" and stop all clocks in the viscinity- timers, whatever... but not actual time. How to construct?
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A Momentary Shyft /:Begin File download @ 21:34:21………. File Download Complete; 21:34:39:\ Open Intercepted File? (Y)/(N) y To: doctormoores@uspec.org From: drfoster@uspec.org Subject: Uspec-Alpha 001 Dr. Moores, Experiment Alpha 001 terminated at 13:04 04-03-04. Subject’s abilities proved to cause instability in individual cells and resulted in a terminal cancer diagnosis. Experiment Beta 001 still appears to be stable. Subject demonstrates remarkable abilities and seems to have taken to the treatments better then her twin brother. Beta 001 has not been informed of her brother’s death. Staff psychologists have deemed that it w…
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Got a chance to read this today. I think the story is heading in an interesting is slightly predictable direction. You learn a bit more about what's going on behind the scenes and it still seems like The Authority is, by and large, on the side of the angels but their opposition isn't -total- scum. Not quite and at least played intelligently and seemingly powerful enough that it won't be another cake walk with inevitable confrontation comes. There's some interesting team interaction and evidence of how the group's dynamic has changed since Jenny Sparks died. I think Paul Revere (as he calls himself) is a great example of the Aberrant ability "Mega Charisma" Favorite…
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If an attacker moves behind his target on a segment in which the target can't move, is the target's DCV reduced to 1/2? Would the target have to abort an action to turn around and have full DCV?
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Likely all heroes have had Role-models. Their dad? The local cop? The superhero who saved them from a burning building? The vigilante who gunned down an entire crack house? Who is or was your hero's inspirational hero?
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Greetings all, At the start of our current campaing, I created a big corporation, similar to Genom in Bubblegum crisis, called ENN (Exercitus Nox Noctis, words meaning Army of the night in latin, at least I guess so. The only problem is the "of the" I don't really know how to write that in Latin, anyway, I'm off the real point). This corporation is coming from an alternate future and they thought they could go back in time to fix incredible damages done to earth by aliens in their time. But once they came to this time and dimension, they soon noticed that they were not in the correct past and were somehow stuck on our world unable to return to their time. I had…
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Today I ran across a situation I didn't really know how to adjudicate. I could use some help on this one for future situations. A speedster was making a move by attack on a segment in which his target didn't move. The target aborted and threw up (not the vomit type) a force wall as a defense. Since the speedster was moving so quickly, should he have ran into the force wall (it isn't invisible)? Would he just be able to move around it if he had enough movement? Would he have to abort his action to avoid the force wall?
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Im designing an Atypical super mage his spells are computer based magic as cheat codes for the universe. one of the powers/power set I wanted to build for his VPP was a TRON style light cycle now the bike itself is pretty easy just extra running with a combat driving roll and a possibly with a linked force field. but i can't work out how to do those nifty energy walls that follow the Tron bikes around any ideas?
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Thanks everyone for looking into this thread. Just a quick question or three: 1. In the Mystic Worlds Book (forget the real name right now), it's noted that the Skarn character, unlike others with VPP's, can use his VPP to agument his multipower spells? Was this a mis-statement or true? That gives him about a 250 active point attack potentially! Since he already has high stats and a defensive MP he just needs to point to crack a small planet. By the rules, can someone add the points into a VPP into another power with the exception of an aid or succor power? Even then, that could be asking for trouble. 2. Witchcraft's example powers for her VPP notes a bo…
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Mental power that only works versus and unconscious or sleeping target. Sounds pretty common. But not being able to use it against an attacking group of foes until you've knocked them unconscious or unless they lay down and take a nap, isn't too common. Assume the character's M.O. is to seek out sleeping targets.
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