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- By Rich McGee,
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Champions has a long-standing tradition of using Marvel (and currently DC) "clones" when designing its various heroes and villains, and yet I cannot seem to recall a clone of Juggernaut ever being introduced. Has there ever been a Juggernaut clone written up (and thus either my memory or collection is faulty) or is that traditionally been the one villain deemed too inappropriate (invulnerability issues) to carry over into Champions?
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For understandable reasons, the maps for places such as nuclear plants, oil platforms etc. are hard to find. However, I want my characters to have adventures in those places - and I want to give them maps for better orientation. Can anybody help me? Is there a link where I can find maps for (imaginary!!!) nuclear plants etc.?
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On the show "Smallville," Clark Kent often runs so fast that he is practically invisible. He's really just invisbile to sight (the requisite whooshing sounds and air wake are usually there). I've never given this ability to a speedster, but I was wondering about the game mechanics behind it. Of course, one could just buy Invisibility to sight with "linked to Running," but I'm curious if people would allow a character to gain effective invisibility from a high velocity. And what would that velocity be?
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Ive recently been retooling an old, old supervillian team from an old game for use in a new one... 'The Professionals'... mercenary supervillians of outcast origins. The name says it all.. they are cold, cool, slick, efficient, and well-organized. Not an iota more flashy than called for by the contract, not a bit more violent than necessary, but willing to do almost anything for the money. Of course, theres more to it than that, as should show in the description of the leader type. If anyone likes him, or the concept, Ill post the rest of them. For now, heres Loar, himself. Loar Player: NPC Val Char Cost 80 STR 70 21 DEX 33 40 CON 60 3…
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I'm sure it seems like we just updated the FAQ -- because we did -- but I want to get back on the monthly schedule now that Ben's not busy writing. So, the May update is now available; AFAIK the PDF hasn't yet been updated. If you have any questions/comments, please post 'em in the "Company Questions" thread of the same name.
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Recently I noticed a few errors that I hadn't noticed before in some Champions books..they jumped out at me and I figured I mention them... Error 1)I was reading my new copy of Millenium City and I noticed what seems to be an error (correct me if I'm wrong). The character Shadowboxer on PG 16-17 has his darkness set as '+1-Usable as Attack' & '-1/2-Self Only' so that (as the text on pg 17 says) the darkness can move with Shadowboxer. The use of the 'Usable as Attack' advantage seems to be a mistake as regular Darkness can be created on the user and moves with him (see pg 96 of FRED). Error 2)In the Ultimate Martial Artist book on pg 79(yes I know this i…
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I just thought of this on my way to work. In Classic Enemies, it stated that Scorpia was kind of bummed (paraphrasing here) to be surrounded by ugly freaks. So she and Feurmacher dump the other two uglies and she goes to join Eurostar. Now if the Whip and Whiteflame were still around this would be moot, but they have been jettisoned, and she is once again surrounded by ugly men. What's a girl to do? It occured to me that LeSone might not be all that ugly, but since he's blind, it wouldn't be very fulfilling for her because he couldn't constantly tell her how beautiful she was. It sucks to be a irish ninja.
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Okay, I asked Steve about this, the answer was "no" so I ask, how can you make a character who damage from form A does not carry over to form B, but both can be harmed and both need normal healing time? As Steve has said no to my first idea (that was questinable), I ask for the rest of you to give me ideas
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The fans at GamingReport.com recently voted Champions as their favorite superhero RPG. Huzzah! You can check out the results at: http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Diner_Wrapper&file=index&req=ShowFile&file_wrap=html/Top10Results.htm
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I would like to get a list of books that involve the presence of superbeings. In the past I have found books that involve nearly every other geners including scifi, western, fantasy, modern, historical, etc but involving supers is hard to find and when they do they are based around a popular comic. What I would like to find are good books that use supers that is not based on some popular comic (no X-Men, Avengers, Justice League, Superman, Flash, etc). Many thanks in advance for your assistance.
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For those of us who missed the Champions GM Screen the first time around, is there ANY chance of this getting re-released or republished? Please, please, please, pretty please with Mechanon on top!
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Okay, I have a writup, a bit of history, but would like some ideas on other powers for my Baron here. Hmm, since this thead is very old...I'll repost Baron... Baron Terror Player: NPC Villain Member of Divine Right Val Char Cost 13 STR 3 18 DEX 24 50 CON 80 20 BODY 20 20 INT 10 20 EGO 20 25/55 PRE 15 10 COM 0 14/24 PD 8 13/28 ED 0 6 SPD 32 13 REC 0 100 END 0 52 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM02 1/2" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 212 Cost Power END 80 Arcane Knowledge: Variable Power Pool (Magic Pool), 60 base + 20 control cost, (90 Active Points); all slots Gestures (-1/4), Incantations (-1/4) 0 1) Bursti…
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I found the Villains And Vigilantes conversion to Champions. Mind you, this is 3rd edition, i.e. Champions III that I'm reprinting here. I've updated certain powers to 5th ed terminology. I've also used current Power terms instead of the old olds when possible (ex. Mental Defense vs Ego Defense) STR : Use the Champions Strength Chart to find the Champions STR that represents the V&V Character's carrying capacity. Use the V&V life numbers straight, do not convert from pounds to kilograms. DEX : 15+(3x V&V Accuracy) CON : 1/3 of V&V Power Score. BODY : 6+V&V Basic Hits. INT : V&V Intelligence. EGO : V&V Charisma. COM : Player'…
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Tyrannon the Conqueror was published back in Mystic Masters and the name remains part of Champions Universe, though little known and not a common everyday threat (like Dr. Destroyer or Takofanes). I looked at Tyrannon to eyeball how suitable he is for 5th edition versus needing a complete writeup. I was only mildly surprised to note he costs about 6300 points less in 5th edition.
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I’m curious to how other GM’s handle certain legal issues in their games. Things like: Do you allow telepathy as evidence or is it an invasion of privacy? What if a person requests a telepath in court? What do you do with ultra-powerful paranormals who probably can’t be contained by normal means—Menton, Grond, Firewing, etc.. Anyone have any crazy off-the wall laws in their game? such as certain costumes may be considered indecent in public settings. Basically I’m looking for an overview on how GM’s handle legal issues that might pop up in a world with paranormals. FYI, Bob Ingersoll has a great site http://www.worldfamouscomics.com/law/ about how the  
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UNTIL
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Who are these guys? Our GM has used them alot as a kind of F.B.I. for superhuman cases. They've been generally regarded by us PCs as the folk who wait around the corner until the fight is over, then show up in time to make arrests. I'm running a campaign now, and I'm trying to make them more like C-SWAT in Cyberpunk (humans whose job is to fight superhumans - a dangerous task that attracts very dangerous people). So, what can y'all tell me that I don't know? (About all I know is that they're the guy's who wait around the corner until the fight is over, then show up to make arrests) What does UNTIL stand for? Are they confined to the U.S. or are they worldwid…
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There was a pretty neat thread on Nato's boards where people posted neato gadgets and devices. Someone made a nice little Prefab for HD out of it and the stuff was cool. Anyone wanna try that again? Shrapnel Barrage this is a shoulder mounted missile weapon that explodes showering an area with thousands of questionite shards. RKA: 2d6+1 (vsPD), Penetrating, AE 4" r, +1 Stun Multiplier; OAF Missile Launcher, 2c (96 Active Points/27 Real Points)
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a friend and I got together yesterday just to play aroudn with combat, me playing Defender, and later on Witchcraft and Ironclan; him playing the villians (Pulsar, Photon and Foxbat + 2 "viper" agents). Defender vs Pulsar...Defender won but not after being knocked out and having to chase up to Pulsar. OK, I probably played the character a little foolishly, I admit it. I did kick Pulsar's @$$ at the end of it (move by's can be so much fun). But he was just supposed to be the diversion to what was really going on across town w/ Photon and Foxbat...Defender shows up, knocks out the two agents and calls for backup from Witchcraft and Ironclan. They show up a few r…
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I was hoping to start a thread on how to handle "Mystery powers". So here are some things I've done as a GM; Hold back on EXP to players, for the eventual "Radiation Accident", that grants a new power. Ideally the new power should have the following limitations to represent the "mystery" of the new power; NO CONSCIOUS CONTROL [power is literally unknown] 2 x END cost [ Extra effort, since how it works is a mystery] Activation Roll [ Character has had no chance to practice] Side Effect [ "Blacks out" when power is used-classic] Anyone else have any other suggestions or ideas???
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Quick question: How appropriate is the name Wuxia for a hero? points about the character: He is a wandering MA type hero Has Minor Ch'I powers (powers marked with a ? are not set in stone) *Speedster level Dex/Speed but not movement *Extra inches in leaping (10-15" total or so) *Healing? *Mystic senses? *no "flashy" powers such as Fireball *regeneration? Will be centered in Asia (probably Japan instead of China, but he will be Chinese) For some reason I see him using a staff Kind of modeling him after Kung Fu the legend continues
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Hi All, I'm building some characters for a group of people (very new to HERO) for my upcoming Champions campaign, and I'm having trouble building a concept, so I thought I would ask around here. I'm building the Armored Hero of the group, and I'm basing his armor on(i.e. stealing completely from) the Cyclone battle armor of Robotech (well, Mosepida) fame. For those of you who don't follow the series, it's a motorcycle that converts into a suit of power armor, and some abilities change and some stay the same. What are some ideas on how to model this? Vehicle with Multiform? Multiform with OIF limitation? Just a cool special effect for Extra Running? What do…
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Help Wanted
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Hey all! I've (finally) had a chance to go through the chat server code and start to refine it. Hopefully this will prevent any crashes during the Monday/Thursday chats. To that extent, I could use your help. I need to "stress test" the chat. I'll be in the chat room all evening today from now (~4pm CT) until about 9pm CT. If you have a minute, please stop into the chat and see how it works for you. Thanks in advance! Dan
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Well, I got it and read it and here's my thoughts: Pros: 1. City layout, infrastructure, and culture very well-detailed. 2. Neat NPCs. I simply love Mr. X, Shadowboxer, Scarlet Shield, Dr. Silverback, and the others. 3. Lots of neat in-jokes. Probably more than I can detect. I laughed a lot. Cons: 1. The big emphasis on PSI really threw me. Frankly, I think it was a waste of space here. PSI just doesn't grab me in the least and I could think of many better things to put in place of its rather expansive treatment. A greater thematic variety of villians, perhaps, more plot seeds, more tips on integrating your campaigns PCs into MC, or more info…
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Superhero Showdown - THE VILLAINS - Round 2! Champions vs. Silver Age Sentinels Superhero RPG fans across the world determine the winners of epic battles between Champions and Silver Age Sentinels characters. Showdown #1 is complete -- Alice, Queen of Hearts trounces Thunderbird! Showdown #2 has just started -- a robot battle between Mechanon and Iron Duke! Visit the Superhero Showdown website, read the battle synopsis, and vote for your favourite. Then pop over to the message boards and have your say. Superhero Showdown: http://www.champions-vs-sas.com Message Boards: http://pub84.ezboard.com/bsuperheroshowdown66104 Supervillain Sho…
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I'm looking to see what types of pens or tips you use for inking. Also, do you prefer Photoshop or Illustrator for coloring in illustrations? Last but not least any advise on what type of layers to use for coloring (specifically grey scalled art)? Also a question for fun. When was the last time you did a drawing and without scanning it in, colored by hand the original and make any copies of it. Thus keeping it a rare one-of-a-kind. Thanks guys I appreciate the skills and talent you bring to all of us here. THE PATRIOT
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