Dark Champions
Modern-day action-adventure, including vigilante crimefighting, military action, law enforcement, espionage, and more!
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Can anyone point to some good information resources on leading edge Modern High-Tech Bows and Crossbows, one that compares them to traditional ones and hopefully even modern firearms? Hero System stats would be a nice bonus but real world articles would be great too. Thanks!
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I am preparing to start a Dark Champions game and want to use sectional body armor. The Dark Champions book references the Activation roll, but does not reference the specific locations covered. The main rulebook references specific locations covered associated with certain Activation rolls. 11- equates to a helmet without a face plate and a vest that does not cover the shoulders. 14- equates to a helmet with a face plate, jacket with sleeves (but no gloves), pants and armored boots (that somehow leave part of the leg exposed). Am I reading this right? Does anyone have a listing of sectional Dark Champions body armor by pieces with the locations covered…
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In honor of the show's season premiere tonight (and in light of the fact that I haven't done any character conversions recently), I decided to bring to you my adaptation of of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit heroine (and uber-hottie) Olivia Benson. Benson has a dark past: her father was a serial rapist who attacked both her and her mother. It was these acts that prompted her to join the volunteer Special Victims Unit of the NYPD, where she was partnered with ex-U.S. Marine Elliot Stabler (whom I'll do a write-up for later). She is known to sympathize with the victims she meets, even to the point of actively involving herself in their lives. She has even offered hersel…
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Anyways, anybody gave it any though about how and who Card Shark would add to his group? I have. And hear is my list. I also want to see your list (or, baring that, your reaction to my list). The Pocket Suit: A group of 13 people, all cops, judges, and such who are bought and paid for by Card Shark himself. All of them have a card rank, and can be contacted by mailing them a card (which is blank except for there number/letter, and placed inside an extra envelope, a "pocket" as it was). Basicly, this repersents cheating, "having a card in your pocket". Muligan: When someone within the Card Shark orginzation needs to be killed (because in order to save his own hid…
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Does anyone have either of these books? And just how good are they? I'm looking more at Hudson City right now (I *usually* do Champions, but I'm wondering if a 'normals in the superhumans universe' story/adventure might not make for a welcome change of pace), and the big HC _is_ a part of the 'official' universe as I recall. And what about Predators? Just what sort of crooks does it concentrate on -- realistic gangsters and killers, Batman style wackos, or Sin City/noir style somewhat weirded out sorts?
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While the network was a great idea, I've decided that it isn't broad enough of a topic to garner the attention necessary to put it on Aldaric Gaming (for now). Because I needed something to put up there and I wanted a Dark Champions game, I have decided to create an Illuminati campaign setting. The campaign setting puts players in a world where not one but three illumanti groups exist, struggling to expand their power base to cover the entire world. Group 1 has existed for thousands of years. The group is countrolled by a certain number of wealth, powerful councilmen. When they die, their heir becomes their successor. Group 2 was created in the late 1940…
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Hi, I am searching for immediate 'ready to use' adventures / campaigns for Dark Champions (I own Dark Champions, Hudson City and Predators). Preferable with enough detail (including maps) to avoid a lenghty preparation phase. I am willing to convert from other systems to the Hero System. It is the detailed plotline / content which is important.
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Not that the attached is remarkable in any way for its complexity, but a good gritty street type adventure will sometimes require folks getting into, out of, on top of and through subway cars. To wit:
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I'm curious what comic/graphic novels people feel capture some of the Hudson City "flavor". I've never been into reading comics having only read DC Comic's "The Watchmen". I'm looking for some suggestions on titles that might serve to get a GM in the Dark Champions/Hudson City mood. I assume Gotham would serve as a good source of inspiration but I have a tough time deciding which comic/graphic novel set in Gotham would cover the less "superhero" aspects of the city just from the listings on DC Comics website. Any suggestions?
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With staff, http://www.omnijet.com/database/lear455560/ Thought this might be of interest to somebody somewhere, figured at least would leave it here for searches.
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Actually this is just to redirect you to this thread in the Pulp Hero Section. Since this is a hydrid Dark Champions / Pulp Hero topic and I didn't know where to put it.
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The World: Much like our world, December 28th 2004. The streets of New York City, arguably the greatest city on the face of the Earth, possibly the most dangerous as well. Corruption, drugs, crime and vice rule the streets. Violence is the law of the land and the ruthless hold sway, but no more. You will make a difference. You have the power. Either threw dedication, training and an unknown “Gift†you have been handed the power to take back the streets, to protect (or avenge) the innocent and punish the guilty. The authorities might call you Vigilante, perhaps even serial killer, but you know what you are. You are the savior of a new century, a light in the darkness. T…
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Bat-grapple!
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050824/sc_nm/climb_dc New fun toys for more DC. Now you can have one of these even in more realistic games!
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Hudson City Knights Hudson City, the pearl city, the big sleazy, sin by the sea. Never the nicest place to live it was cosmopolitan in a way like nowhere else. Truly if you could make it there you could make it anywhere. But as of late the Pearl City has become still more tarnished this time by forces far odder than organized crime or street gangs that plague its streets. A new breed of criminal has emerged. Cunning, ruthless and extreme, these criminals are obsessed with a certain variety of crime or a theme. They wear costumes, employ gimmicks and henchmen and can be singularly ruthless in pursuing their insane agendas. A wave of costumed madmen now plague the city…
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I'm looking at building a character that uses TK to mimic other superpower flavors (i.e. might pose as a gravity or magnetism based superhero). Each 'scene' he might be posing as a different superhero (one that isn't known to already exist) themed on different sfx. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble figuring out how to do this in a 'low-powered superhero' game (150 base pts+ 100 pts of disads). So far, all I've managed to come up with is either a huge VPP, or TK with the variable sfx advantage. Any ideas/thoughts?
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Harrington Center is a multi-use building owned by the county government, and can be rented or used for such activities as concerts, plays, presentations, graduation ceremonies, dances, and wedding receptions. Originally built in 1985, the facility received a major expansion and facelift in 2004. It features a fully equipped stage, an excellent kitchen, and union trained staff. The facility can seat 850 for shows; fewer for banquets and dances. Average size for most activities at Harrington Center is about 400 guests. Removable tables and chairs are stored in the basement of the building; two sets of stairs and a freight elevator facilitate moving these and other ite…
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In the time she's been active, Batgirl's usual foes have been regular street criminals. She has, however, also faced a few costumed criminals. They are: Adonis, Anagram, and Facet, all from Dark Champions: The Animated Series, and the Jester and his female partner, Harlequin. The Jester and Harlequin always work as a team and dress in jester's motley (the kind of costume court jesters wear). Both are skilled jugglers, acrobats, and clowns and sometimes ride unicycles. They employ non-lethal attacks, like entangles, laughing or sleep gas, causing temporary blindness, or knocking someone out with their jester's maces.
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I'm posting to plug The Winter Men, an 8 issue mini-series by Wildstorm that's first issue just shipped this week. The premise of the series is that all the former Soviet Super Soldiers are working as cops, gangsters and bodyguards in modern Russia. In addition to an interesting high-concept idea, the first issue had strong writing and a setting that just dripped of atmosphere and little bits of information about modern day Russia. I don't know how accurate the depictions is but I can say that the Russia it depicts would be a fascinating place to take a group of DC characters or to hold a complete DC campaign. Check it out!
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So I’d like to run a scenario in the burned out and abandoned parts of Detroit. The idea is a feral hunter/serial killer that’s been taking out bums, teenagers and now cops within a specific area of abandoned warehouses. Now the hero’s have to go in and put a stop to this thing on its own turf. I’d like to set up a Gotham type feel with the heroes scouring the seedy underside of the city. Here’s the problem… I’m from Denver, CO. Butterflies and pretty mountains. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a suitable map to represent this rundown, beat up nightmare piece of the city? Anyone have something like this? Or even a map of the wastes of Detroit.…
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1) The campaign is set in the Champions Universe. 2) We're using the Dark Champions: The Animated Series rules. 3) The campaign takes place between the first and second animated serieses. Basically, After a falling out with Bruce, Dick gave up being Robin and left. Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, is now Batman's regular partner. 4) Gotham County is the southern half of Ocean County, New Jersey. 5) Gotham City, the county seat, is on Little Egg Harbor. 6) The closest lighthouse to Gotham City is at Beach Haven Inlet. Thanks to grants from the Wayne Foundation, it was rebuilt. The old first and second assistant keepers' house is now a maritime museum. The old princi…
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I found a sweet website with tons of Bat-Mobile historical info, and one really kicking page devoted to the "Tumbler" Bat-Tank from Batman Begins. Here's the link: http://www.batmobilehistory.com/2005-batmobile.php
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Hi folks, I just bought Dark Champions and Hudson City off of Ebay and am looking forward to putting together a campaign. I was just wondering if those of you who already have experience running and/or playing in the Dark Champions setting could share some of your game experiences with me (and the rest of the forum members, too! ). I'm also interested in hearing what things you enjoy or don't enjoy about the setting, what challenges GM's have had and how they dealt with them, etc. Hearing from y'all will help me to get my creative juices flowing while I wait for my books to arrive. Thanks a bunch!
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Either from the Online Store or their FLGS?
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Inspired by svereal media things (The .hack//SIGN TV series, the Batman: TAS episode "What is Reality?", and a comment on one of the webcomic mailing lists i read) I've been pondering the idea of someone dveeloping an innovative system for nerual interfaces with MMORPGs. The trial game sel,ls gazillions of copies and becomes immensely popular. But there's a catch -- the designer of the game has sought out specific players and set a trap for them. One day, they enter the game, play their stuff, try to log out -- and can't. The players, a group of disparate people from all over the world, are stuck in the world of the game until the BBG is willing to let them back into…
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I'm building a character for a player who'sa Hero Newbie (and since buying 5th edition, I feel like one myself). We've got a very cinematic, almost Anime thing goin (think Equilibrium or The Matrix). His thing is his matched Desert Eagles. I'm going with Double Tap and Quick Fire, thinking that his ability stems from beingable to fight two handed. Since he's paying points for it, I'm thinking this is really just FX and not having to pay the points for Two Weapon Fighting, or anything to support that. Though I may throw in Ambidexterity. Thoughts?
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