carmachu Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 2:50 PM, Spence said: on the other hand believe that one of the key reasons Hero is dying on the vine is NOT having pre-built PC's designed to compliment a pre-built adventure. The end design is for everyone to understand the game enough to play it. So I'm going to add a bit if my 2 cents from a different perspective. Played champions 20 years ago, but moved back to D&D once the group Broke up. I'm pausing D&D because I'm a but bored with it and having like its direction and what products the put out. I've had a Champions campaign idea for years so now I felt was time to jump back in for something different. So I started building characters and villains I needed. Hero/champions is not user friendly to novices. Its been slow going building what I need. Spencers quote above is just a symptom. Not just no examples of characters, but adventures, creatures and Villians. Traps or mooks. When I played D&D its easy to get some monsters, basic adventure, a village or dungeon and go. No so with champions Sure I had the ability to dig out some other books to make comparisons or power examples and other things. But I have those resources. I couldn't imagine someone grabbing a 6th, 5th, or 4th edition book and just going forth. Not without some resources to help them. fdw3773, Scott Ruggels and Duke Bushido 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 That was the great thing about the 4e BBB: you could run the game with just that book. Some of us did that for many many sessions. The BBB had not only the rules, but how to run a superhero RPG, a multipart adventure, a goodly number of hero and villain pregens, and a good amount of info on Viper. Spence, Jhamin, Acroyear II and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Here's another interesting Pittsburgh NPC that might make a good contact: Caroline McCauley, D.V.M., is the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s dedicated head veterinarian. She has a way with animals, and they seem instinctively to trust her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 I've PMed SCUBA Hero information about some Pittsburgh neighborhoods and landmarks as well as Western Pennsylvania English (Pittsburghese). Transportation, including infrastructure, is next. One rule about Pittsburgh is that the shortest distance between two points is always either under construction or blocked by something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCUBA Hero Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Mark has sent me *considerable* information regarding Pittsburgh. 👍 I'm going to start another thread specifically about this campaign book idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 22 hours ago, Mark Rand said: I've PMed SCUBA Hero information about some Pittsburgh neighborhoods and landmarks as well as Western Pennsylvania English (Pittsburghese). Transportation, including infrastructure, is next. One rule about Pittsburgh is that the shortest distance between two points is always either under construction or blocked by something. Every time I drive In Pittsburgh l, I also found myself in a tunnel to West Virginia! 😁 Plus to say Pittsburgh is hilly is an understatement. When you go to the Zoo and it has an escalator from the parking lot to the entrance, you know it’s hilly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 20 minutes ago, Ninja-Bear said: Every time I drive In Pittsburgh l, I also found myself in a tunnel to West Virginia! 😁 No doubt the Fort Pitt Tunnel. 21 minutes ago, Ninja-Bear said: Plus to say Pittsburgh is hilly is an understatement. When you go to the Zoo and it has an escalator from the parking lot to the entrance, you know it’s hilly. So true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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