Other Genres
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WARNING!!! Contains spoilers!!!
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Looking for a good name for an Air Elementalist. Aloof, vain, female. Gail is too plain Arial is nice I'm completely at a loss for a surname... any takers?
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Came across this while surfing. Possible "School for Gifted Youngsters" setting. http://www.psyhigh.com/index.php
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I'm not sure what kind of heroes are required for this investigation (thus the "Other Genres" listing) but if you need a plot seed, check out this article about the real life New Jersey Lagoon Blob: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/08/08/MNoddblob.DTL know of any others?
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One of my favorite subgrenes of anime and fantasy is the stories of people from our world who are drawn into a different one for any number of reasons. They can be ordinary people, but posess abilities they do not know in the other world -- they don't think they're hero material, but somehow they are. How would you work this trope in HERO? The very nature of HERO System character design prevents you from designing a character with powers he or she doesn't know about. But how would you play a character who has mystic, superhuman, or strange powers but doesn;t even know it in a system that encourages you to know what your character can do down to the last detail?
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This is the mentor to the PC's Iron WolfTristan Calibre Val Char Cost 30 STR 20 26 DEX 48 30 CON 40 20 BODY 20 15 INT 5 20 EGO 20 25 PRE 15 12 COM 1 18/30 PD 6 18/30 ED 6 6 SPD 24 12 REC 0 60 END 0 60 STUN 10 11" RUN 0 6" SWIM 0 11" LEAP 0 Characteristics Cost: 215 Cost Power END 59 Talonstrike: (Total: 134 Active Cost, 59 Real Cost) Blade: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6 (plus STR) (vs. PD), +1 STUN Multiplier (+1/4), Reduced Endurance 1/2 END (+1/4), Affects Desolidified: Supernatural Desolids only One Special Effect of Desolidification (+1/4) (79 Active Points); OAF - Sword Unbreakable (-1), No Knockback (…
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Teen heroes in RPG campaigns often display an alarming tendency to ignore their hormones in play. I'm wondering if there are possible ways for players of teenage PCs to roleplay the things real teenagers go through in addition to adventuring -- like falling in and out of love, having to make up an explanation why you didn't make your date without revealing you're really part of the sentai team that stopped that giant monster from trashing the city, magical girls who get crushes on their protector-type characters, that sort of thing.
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The Gunmage Val Char Cost 20 STR 10 23 DEX 39 20 CON 20 13 BODY 6 23 INT 13 18 EGO 16 23 PRE 13 14 COM 2 13/20 PD 6 13/20 ED 6 5 SPD 17 12 REC 8 40 END 0 35 STUN 2 9" RUN 0 2" SWIM 0 6" LEAP 0 Characteristics Cost: 158 Cost Power END 10 Algoth Pistol: (Total: 25 Active Cost, 10 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6 +1 (vs. ED), 8 Clips of 6 Charges (+0) (20 Active Points); OAF (-1), Real Weapon (-1/4), No Knockback (-1/4) (Real Cost: 8) plus +1 with OCV (5 Active Points); OAF (-1) (Real Cost: 2) 5 Another Algoth Pistol: 1d6+1 RKA; OAF 8 Clips of 6 Charges +1 OCV (5 Active Points) 15 Rapid Shooting: Up to…
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The Champion of IngeleisEric Price Val Char Cost 75 STR 10 23 DEX 39 25 CON 30 18 BODY 16 13 INT 3 16 EGO 12 25/35 PRE 15 14 COM 2 25/33 PD 10 15/23 ED 10 6 SPD 27 24 REC 8 50 END 0 70 STUN 1 16" RUN 0 20" SWIM 0 35" LEAP 0 Characteristics Cost: 183 Cost Power END 74 Brute Strength: +55 STR, Reduced Endurance 1/2 END (+1/4) (74 Active Points) (Modifiers affect Base Characteristic) 3 12 Not sharp enough my friend: Damage Resistance (12 PD/12 ED) 60 Incredibly Tough: (Total: 60 Active Cost, 60 Real Cost) Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (Real Cost: 30) plus Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (Re…
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Hello all, I'm relatively new to the HERO System, though I've played Champions in the past, I've never gained a complete grasp pf the game system (haven't played it enough at this point). With the release of the 5th Edition, I decided to get back into it. So on to the question: I want to create a game world that is fantasy in nature much like a Fantasy Hero game, but I want to keep the feel as "super heroic" as possible (i.e. change KA's to Normal attacks, etc.) and I want the players to be representations of various forces of nature, essentially low-powered avatar's of nature gods. I don't want them to be equals to say a Champions super hero but I wa…
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Years ago (and I do mean "years ago") I started doing conversions from popular media to HERO. The first two I did (and I'm not sure which came first) was Battle Angel and the M-66. Well, I finally have gotten to them in my quest to convert all 450-475+ adaptions on my website to 5th Edition. So, here's the 5th Edition version of the M-66. Note the color text hasn't been changed much from the original write-up, which is why it might seem sparse and/or primitive compared to what I try to do know. But hey, I had to start somewhere. Enjoy. M-66 ANTIPERSONNEL AUTOMATIC INFANTRY ROBOT Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 40 STR 30 17- Lift 6400 kg; 8d6 HTH Damage 26 DEX 48 14- …
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I've gotten my group hooked on Hero by running an "Iron Kingdoms" game using it. Now some of them are pressuring me into doing an Alternate WWII game with superheroes (basically "Godfire" but for Hero.) I have a great deal of knowlege of WWII being that my other hobby is Historical Miniatures. Still, the problem is, I am being held back by knowing TOO much of the reality. Even light super powers would disrupt everything. The Super Heroes would have to be extremely limited in number - otherwise I would have to reinvent the entire war. Nope, not on my watch. So where do I begin? My initial thought is to look at all the big turning points during WWII and figu…
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How would you guys try to recreate the Final fantasy VII style of tehcnofantasy game (where the character start out somewhat above average and, as they adventure, become world-shakingly powerful). besides, I'm wondering how you can possibly carry around that whopping great sword without attracting all kinds of unwelcome attention....
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A friend of my and I got into a discussion on hidden swords and different ways of hiding them from plain view. While we both agree the best way to handle Katana Space ala BESM or Highlander was to buy Concealment (with GM permission of course) with the limitation Blades Only (-¼ to -½ depending on whether it was all blades or only a particular kind), we were having a problem on how to best to deal with blades summoned or even pulled out from one own body. I know of 2 examples in anime; Anthy and Arashi where swords are pulled out the body (though I am not sure if Arashi counts as I do believe the sword remains apart of her and thus not worth any Foci limitation. Also…
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I was trying to come up with something I /can't/ do in Hero, and this was about the only thing I came up with. Most if not all of the game is pretty straight forward, it's either Pulp, Magic, Tech or Heroic level stuff, but then come the possibilities.... I had one thought on how to do the possibility spending. Make it a VPP with restrictions like Opposed skill rolls, side effects (Possibility storms) etc. Can anyone else think of a way to do the possibility spending/storms?
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Uh, hello. Welcome to my first post on these boards ever! But enough about me, i need a lil help. Im running a Martial Arts game using hte ultimite MArtist, (and im new to heros) I have a couple rule questions/concerns. Dodging. I need a way for this not to be such an arse saver. +5 ish DCV!? for only 1/2 and action and 1 END? Am i missing something? Or is that true. Should it be true, what do you guys recomend to make it less devistating? Ive been toying with the idea of a variable dodge. Spend end upto your dodge. So if you want to do a full dodge, 5END, if you think 2 will do it, 2 END. This will be done Before numbers are tossed around the room. …
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Should pets or other beasts of burden if used as companion be paid for in character points or through money? It seems more natural to do it through money (after all, in real life you pay for your pets and utility animals), but on the other hand there's an argument to be made that you do give up some of your life experience in training, playing with, and just being with your pet or other close animal (like a cowboy with his horse). So, money or paid for as a follower?
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This is a really tough fighter from my FGU. She is adapted from a character from the Konami RPG Suikoden II; From there I get her art. Background is a little light. She's a heavy hitter though. Probably could fight Rugal one on one. Combat Information Page Character Name: Oulan Alternate Identities: None Known Player Name: NPC; Member of Battle Angels; Based of Oulan from Konami's Suikoden II CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTER IMAGE Val Char Base Points Total Roll Notes 20 STR 10 10 20 13- HTH Damage 4d6 END [2] 26 DEX 10 48 26 14- OCV 9 DCV 9 20 CON 10 20 20 13- 12 BODY 10 4 12 11- 13 INT 10 3 13 12- PER Roll 15- 18 EGO 10 16 18 13- ECV: 6 20 PRE 10 …
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For thsoe who've seen the anime... I just watched all 13 episodes and took 14 pages of notes. Conversion data and world info to follow in the upcoming weeks. I'm wondering if Arucard is going to break 1,000 points... I'm fairly sure he's going to shatter 500 and am pretty sure he will hit near 750.
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Just in time for the 15th ... Jason Vorhees Player: Sean S. Cunningham & Stephen Miner Val Char Cost 30 STR 20 15 DEX 15 25 CON 30 18 BODY 16 8 INT -2 20 EGO 20 25/35 PRE 15 4 COM -3 10/15 PD 4 8/11 ED 3 4 SPD 15 15 REC 8 60 END 5 46 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM02" LEAP-4Characteristics Cost: 142 Cost Power END 6 Thick Skin: Armor (5 PD/3 ED) (12 Active Points); Ablative BODY or STUN (-1) 90 Unstoppable Killing Machine: (Total: 90 Active Cost, 90 Real Cost) Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (Real Cost: 30) plus Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (Real Cost: 60) 40 Unstoppable Killing M…
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Time for another pulp character, this one originally appearing in the April 1940 issue of Double Detective. GREEN LAMA Created by Richard Foster Val Char Cost 23 STR 16 17 DEX 21 17 CON 14 13 BODY 6 18 INT 8 18 EGO 16 15 PRE 5 10 COM 0 10 PD 7 6 ED 3 4 SPD 13 10 REC 4 34 END 0 34 STUN 0 Cost Powers END 20 "Electropressure" 3d6 Major Transform: Human (-1…
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We've started an LXG game recently, affectionately referred to as Hero by Gas Light. I just wanted to pass on some very cool resources I've found on the 'net. These are mostly some cool map resources, but there are some good money links there too. London circa 1800's: London Poverty Map (includes side by side current map, interactive) http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=view_booth_and_barth&args=531000,180400,6,large,5 London Poverty Map (72 detailed map tiles in an image map): http://www.umich.edu/~risotto/home.html Very Cool Interactive London Street map (circa 1859): http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/1859map/map1859.html Big Map o…
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I was just wondering. Its on of my all time favorite genre's. Just wondering, Da Guru
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I've been following discussions about LXG. I've been writing up my own pulp flavored game for a while now. The question I have is: When does pulp go from being a heroic game to superheroic? Or does it ever? I can see advantages for going superheroic once you reach a certain level of power (and suspension of disbelief). Let's take Quartermain for and example. I can think of three ways to write up incredible shooting. 1. Heroic game. Lots of range levels, OCV levels, levels with rapid fire, ect. 2. Heroic game. Use naked advantages useable on any gun. things like AP, no range modifier, autofire, ect. 3. Superheroic game. "Rifle mastery" multipower. …
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For Fathers' Day my kids got me a DVD collection of "Speed Racer" episodes. The animation was much more primitive and cartoony than I had remembered (we're talking 1967 limited TV animation) but the characters and story lines were as vivid as ever. In our translations from anime to HERO System we've usually focused on superheroes, space conquerors, or giant robots. But "Speed Racer" provided a lot of action with characters who had to be 50-point normals. (I assume they got a certain number of extra points in order to build their specialized vehicles.) The Racer family and friends battled crooked drivers, smugglers, industrial spies, and plain vanilla gangsters while …
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