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UN Security counsil

October 25, 2003 by lensman

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So I want to introduce a UN Security Council team which reports to the UN Secretary General. The team has members from each permanent member: China France Russai Federation United Kingdom United States of America They need not meet any motif, such as diplomatic or peacekeeper, or humanitarian. Any ideas for character names and powers from each member state?

Last reply by Fireg0lem, October 26, 2003

Help! I need a Mummy

October 26, 2003 by Zan the Gamer

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I haven't had time to buy the Bestiary book, could someone email me or post the stats for a mummy? pajeau@jps.net Thanks!

Last reply by Zan the Gamer, October 26, 2003

Having Trouble Coming Up With Adventures

October 24, 2003 by Count Zero

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Hey Guys, I am currently running a super hero game set in my own world. The characters are part of a United Nations super team. I am using bits and pieces from the Champions Universe. I liked the idea of UNTIL and formed a super team called Storm Watch (U.N. Force was the orignial name but it sounded lame). I have a version of Dr. Destroyer named Apocalypse (but not as campy). He destroyed San Diego, CA while trying to conquer California. He captured the military base on Coronado Island and was stopped by a collection of heroes. After that they US signed the Tribunal Treaty and Storm Watch operates in the U.S. The big problem I am running is the standard advent…

Last reply by Count Zero, October 25, 2003

What if Pittsburgh was destroyed instead of Detroit? 1 2

October 19, 2003 by Mark Rand

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Hi all, In the Champions Universe, Dr. Destroyer destroyed Detroit. What if his base was under Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the southern end of the West End Bridge and he fired his orbital bombardment cannon from there, and, by the time the heroes stopped it, most, if not all, of Alleghny County was destroyed? Would it be rebuilt? If so, would the layout look much like it once was? Would the city's name be changed? Where would The Champions, the hero team that formed after the city's rebirth, be based? Assuming PRIMUS would put a base here, where would it go? For my fellow Pittsburghers, I add this question: What is lower, the subway tracks under down…

Last reply by Mark Rand, October 25, 2003

Viper Gecko: glub, glub

October 24, 2003 by Lightray

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Anybody notice that the Viper Gecko vehicle (p 121) with the Aqua-Gecko option... does NOT have Life Support? So, the fleeing Cobra division agents who drive their small submersible car into the lake, hoping to escape pursuing superheroes... will need to be hauled out of their flooded and waterlogged car. Unless they thought to bring along SCUBA gear. I suspect this is what passes for an Adder division "joke"...

Last reply by Lightray, October 25, 2003

Presidential Candidate Help

October 23, 2003 by Ghost who Walks

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Whenever possible, I try and run my game within the current timeframe. Having said that, a Presidential election is coming up, and I need some candidates. Currently, the office is filled by one Enrique Espinosa. Placed on the VP ballot back in 1996 to appeal to Hispanic voters, he is the son of Brazilian immigrants who ran an electronics company in Seattle. Secretly, he is a retired superhero, his leg irreparably damaged in battle. He got the job back in 1999, when alien invaders captured the White House and demanded the serving President fire nuclear missiles at targets they designated around the world. Fearing for his life, the President was about to com…

Last reply by Argus, October 25, 2003

Do cops have a Code Against Killing?

October 20, 2003 by Brandi

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Well, not *exactly*, but what would their professional ethics re use of force best be represented by?

Last reply by Gold Rush Games, October 24, 2003

Biochemical Body Control?

October 22, 2003 by FenrisUlf

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Wpuld like some advice here on a character I'm working on. He's got the power to affect other people's bodies on a chemical level (i.e., he can make them hallucinate by creating a microdose of LSD in their brains, can do an END Drain by filling them with fatigue poisons, etc.). I have just two questions: First, what sort of powers do you think would be best for this character? His 'Biochemical Control' is done up as a Multipower, and his biggest limitation is he can't affect people with body-affecting powers (i.e., they can change their metabolism so quickly he can't 'latch on') and his powers are thus far limited to human metabolisms/bodies. He's got the two mention…

Last reply by JeffreyWKramer, October 24, 2003

Character: Nuke

October 24, 2003 by Susano

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NUKE Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 28 STR 18 15- Lift 800 kg; 5 1/2d6 HTH Damage 23 DEX 39 14- OCV: 8 / DCV: 8 25 CON 30 14- 18 BODY 16 13- 13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- 15 EGO 10 12- ECV: 5 20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 2d6 10 COM 0 11- 12 PD 6 Total: 15 PD (3 rPD) 12 ED 7 Total: 15 ED (3 rED) 5 SPD 17 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 12 REC 2 50 END 0 45 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 158 Movement: Running: 6" / 12" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills 60 "Betsy": Multipower, 120-Point Reserve; All OAF (-1) 5 1) u M-60 Machine-gun: RKA 2 1/2d6, Autofire (5 shots; +1/2), 250 Charges (+1) 3 2) u Light Anti-Tank Rocket: RKA 4d6, Armor Piercing (+1/2), Explosion (+1/2); 1 Char…

Last reply by Chuckg, October 24, 2003

Character: Manhunter

October 24, 2003 by Susano

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MANHUNTER (Paul Kirk) Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 20 STR 10 13- Lift 400 kg; 4d6 HTH Damage 24 DEX 42 14- OCV: 8 / DCV: 8 25 CON 30 14- 15 BODY 10 12- 14 INT 4 12- PER Roll 12- 23 EGO 26 14- ECV: 8 20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 12 COM 1 11- 9 PD 5 Total: 15 PD (6 rPD) 7 ED 2 Total: 13 ED (6 rED) 5 SPD 14 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10 REC 2 50 END 0 40 STUN 2 Total Characteristics Cost: 158 Movement: Running: 6" / 12" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills Martial Arts: "Ninjutsu" Maneuver OCV DCV Damage 4 Atemi Strike -1 +1 3d6 NND (1) 4 Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 4 Choke -2 +0 Grab one limb; 3d6 NND (2) 4 Dodge +0 +5 Dodge vs All, Abort 4 Elbow Strike +2 +0 8d6 St…

Last reply by Susano, October 24, 2003

Revenge of the Little Rascals

October 23, 2003 by Guest Confusinator

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There is a commercial for Sprint PCS that has been playing for awhile. It shows a guy frustrated with his cell phone service chucking the phone into a little boy's toy building, breaking the toy. The boy gets this angry look on his face, stands up, and just stares at the guy. The only thing distinguishing about this kid is that he is wearing a horizontal striped shirt. With every camera angle change there are more kids with striped shirts, just...staring. First four, then ten, then a whole park full. Creepy. So, the challenge, turn this into a viable power to be used by the most evil of evil.

Last reply by Battlestaff, October 24, 2003

Adventure idea: The Idiot King's war on drugs

October 23, 2003 by Houston GM

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This is an abridged version of an adventure that I just ran for my group. Theme: The Idiot King is apalled by the "drug culture" of modern society, and decides to do something about it. Of course, he's targeting the major offender ... legal drugs. Clues: The Idiot King is leaving "alphabet crime" type clues (A, B, C). There are also some clues that generally point back to him. A. The Idiot King announces his presence by sending out packages to the group, the police, the media, etc. The package contains a bottle holding 2 tablets. The label says: "The Idiot King is on the loose. Take two and call me in the morning." One tablet is an aspirin. The o…

Last reply by Houston GM, October 24, 2003

Too Cheap of a Power Combo?

October 22, 2003 by Knuckle Sammich

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I built a villian NPC as the first super powered enemy to face off against my group, and was wondering if in your opinion this group of powers and tactics are too abusive... 1) Stand back in a crowd during a heist and target the heros with a 2d6 ranged BOECV EGO Drain. 2) When the NPC notices that her target is suffering from negative EGO, she'll hit them with a 1d6 Telepathy to give commands that the hero must roll vs the modified EGO to not follow. Any thoughts?

Last reply by JeffreyWKramer, October 23, 2003

The Boston Hero's League

October 23, 2003 by phydaux

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Here's a few heros I'm using in my current campaign. The PCs are all 300 point villains. I'm using these heros as the local super group and the PC's primary foil. One of the first things you'll notice is all these guys are LOW point cost. I'm ok with that, for a few reasons. First, I'm a notorious point shaver going back to 2nd Ed. I can get a lot of mileage out of 200 points. Second, they all have Stealth, Radio Comunications and the Teamwork skill. these three guys can pull off Combined Attacks like nobody's buisness. I just would like to post them here for some feedback.

Last reply by assault, October 23, 2003

Mental block: Disad, limitation, or both

October 22, 2003 by Tae Kwon Dan

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I have a player with a character concept where when his power (molecular control) first manifested he accidentally killed somebody with it and therefore lives in fear of using on actual living beings to the point that he has a mental\subconscious block. Obviously, this is easily bought with power limitations, but my concern is should the player also be entitled to a Psychological Limitation? I'm thinking both, because eventually he could buy off the limitation on the power, but still be concerned about it mentally. Your opinions?

Last reply by Tae Kwon Dan, October 23, 2003

Is this a Bad Idea: Major Mayhem

October 10, 2003 by JmOz

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I have decided for my campeign that the good Doc. Destroyer will have a Lt that is similar to the good doctor. I will be using a classic character by the name of Profesor Morte (AKA Proffesor MORRRTY) as said Lt. The way I see the good Prof is that he alone should be able to take on a team of superheroes by himself. He will however have his own bodyguards. The first one I thought of was a THIRD Battle suit character named Major Mayhem, who the only thing I could think of was that he is a "Good Soldier" type, and would leath the Death Squat (The Professors body guards) So two things, what do you all think of the idea, and other characters to include i…

Last reply by Ghost who Walks, October 23, 2003

Durnin gets a new side job! 1 2

October 20, 2003 by RPMiller

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Just thought I would point out a general announcement: New Developer Announced Hey that's me! So does anyone have any comments, questions or concerns that they would like to send my way regarding the San Angelo line?

Last reply by RPMiller, October 22, 2003

Newbie DM + Newbie Players = Where in the heck to start? 1 2

October 20, 2003 by Tae Kwon Dan

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Greetings, along time ago on a message board that's been archived at the bottom of the page, I came in and asked some questions about getting started in Champs. Unfortunately, those plans never came to fruition so while I appreciate the help I received I never got to put it to good use. But fear not true believers, I have gotten a small group together and we're going to actually get into Champs. So here comes my dilemma. None of us have ever played in the Hero system and, currently, I'm the only one that owns any books. I'm sure the latter will be remedied soon, but I'm trying to figure out the best way to pass along info to my future group while also learnin…

Last reply by JohnathanChance, October 22, 2003

the cool chick with the sword

October 21, 2003 by bloomann

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Hey the pop up art over to the left is really fantastic, especially the red head with the nice legs plaid scirt and long sword. Who is she?

Last reply by Monolith, October 22, 2003

Something I am working on....

October 21, 2003 by Enforcer84

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The Guardian. Ten years ago, Aiden Pierce-Powers, then known as Kid Courageous, was young, powerful, and the leader of the media darling New Guard super team. The first appearance of the New Guard had caused quite a stir; they arrived one at a time during a huge battle between the mythical juggernaut Malevolence and several f the more experienced hero teams. The youngsters helped turn the tide and Malevolence was driven to another dimension. The New Guard (taking that name because they considered the venerable Vanguard team the "old" Guard) were popular, young, attractive, and considered the heir apparent to the Vanguard. The older team trained with the youngster…

Last reply by wcw43921, October 22, 2003

What point level is your champaign? 1 2

October 21, 2003 by phydaux

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What's the point level of your campaign? How many "free" points and how many points from disadds?

Last reply by zornwil, October 22, 2003

How Would You Design This Power?

October 21, 2003 by Zan the Gamer

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I'm designing a Quicksilver (X-Men) knock-off called Blur. I'm having a hard time designing the power he has where he runs in a circle around a target and creates a whirlwind, trapping them in the air. I also want him to be able to slam a "trapped" person into a wall. My first attempt invloved 10" Flight, Usable As Attack, Continuous, with a limitation that the flight cannot exceed 10" vertically. Also another limitation that he must run in a circle around them for a full turn before it affects them (like a haymaker going off the very next pahse) and must continue to run in a circle around them to keep them there. He has 40" Flight Only In Contact W/ Surface. I ran i…

Last reply by Rage, October 22, 2003

Champs trivia

October 15, 2003 by phydaux

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Who here remembers that there actually WAS a Champions comic book? Moreover, who can tell me if there are plans to republish it as a graphic novel?

Last reply by mattingly, October 22, 2003

Three Billy Clubs Gruff

October 21, 2003 by Beetle

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Well, two actually, and I'm wondering what the best way to do them is. I'm working on a new martial artist character and had the idea of giving him a billy club/battle staff weapon akin to what Mockingbird used to use. Namely, two billy clubs that can be joined together to form a longer staff. Also the individual clubs can be thrown. So, what I have now is a multipower with a hand-to-hand slot (seperate clubs-OAF), energy blast (serperate clubs-OAF & two recoverable charges). The issue is that other powers I'm thinking of (extra leap, stretching on the hth attack) require the clubs to be joined into the staff. This can't be done if he's thrown one of the clubs a…

Last reply by Beetle, October 21, 2003

Need Deathtrap Idea

October 14, 2003 by Dr. MID-Nite

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I'm running Champions Battlegrounds and I need a death trap idea for a flame projector. He's a lot like Fuermacher from CKC. He has various flame blasts, flaming damage shield/force field, and flight. No life support except against heat. Any really cool ideas? Thanks, Rob

Last reply by DocMan, October 21, 2003

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