Ghost who Walks Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 One of my players did this, and I thought I would share. Cast: ~Caesar: (NPC) Talking Gorilla who leads the team. Has all the normal abilities of your typical taking gorilla. Also chairman of the International Organization to Evacuate Simians from Afrika. ~Riptide: (PC) Can breath underwater, former Navy Seal. ~Star Burst: (NPC) Based on the classic Champions character, must return to his secret lab daily to recharge his powers. ~Invictus: (NPC) Based on the classic Champions character, altered to be an FBI agent who was assigned to infiltrate the team. ~Burnout: (PC) Russian Fire Projector, wants to be a Rock Star. Sister of Charcoal. ~Speedmetal: (NPC) Kid who turns into living steel, claims to be an adult. ~Arclight: (PC) Vietnamese-American. Army captain who happens to explode and teleport. Dislikes blonds. ~Electra: (NPC) Electrical projector, sister of Jolt. Pasris Keeper: (NPC) Winged bat-like Alien from a stone-age world. Official protector of Paris. ~Charcoal: (PC) Russian Brick. Worlds strongest woman, and secretly a secret agent for Moscow. Member of the West Coast branch of the team. ~Doc Smash: (PC) Teenage genius superhero. Powerful telekinetic. ~America Woman: (NPC) Created in a lab by a recent Democratic Administration to be the ultimate superpatriot. Is the ultimate pacifist, superpatriotic liberal. ~Strombriar: (PC) ex-South African from 1962. Abducted by aliens, stold their technology and brought it back to Earth a few years ago. Can control the weather. Believes minorities are "out to get her". ~Crater: (NPC) Salish Indian who can control earth. Geologist and official superheroine of Texaco. ~Futurion: (NPC) Brazilian security specialist in an armored suit. See Note 2. Aunt of the real Futurion. ~Jolt: (NPC) Electrical projector. See note 2. Cousin of the real Jolt. ~Lazy Dragon: (NPC) One of the greatest martial artists on Earth. ~Fortress: (PC) Superstrong brick, the heartrob of millions. Secretly the ex-villain Hideous with plastic surgery. ~Bell Ringer: (NPC) Philadelphia Hero ~Lady Liberty: (NPC) Philadelphia Hero ~The Hood (PC): an immortal Robin Hood. Really. ~Captain Thunder (NPC): Another electrical projector. No connection to old Champions Hero of same name. Notes: 1) One of the characters traveled back in time to WWI, and helped the Greeks recapture Istanbul, renaming it Constantinople. 2) Both Futurion and Jolt were former PCs, whose players are on hiatus. Their characters were both abducted by aliens, and DNPCs in their life have stepped forward to wear their costumes and maintain their secret identities. The real Futurion is a technical genius, her aunt is not. 3) Shui Ling is another world populated by Chinese, living at a higer technology. Pesky aliens transported them to their world centuries ago, the superhero Lazy Dragon helped liberate them. The player of Lazy Dragon had to move away, this was the big blowout addventure we had before he left. Since then, his character has become an NPC. He is now the emporer of the planet, and plots to liberate China from communists. Regarded as a villain in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost who Walks Posted January 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 The Knighthawk Monthly Meeting Subject: General Business Monthly Meeting chaired by Caesar Gorilicus Meeting minutes taken by America Woman. Location: World Wide Details: General Business Night Hawk Team members present at meeting: New York: Caesar Riptide Invictus Starburst Burnout Speedmetal Bell Ringer Lady Liberty Paris Arclight Electra Paris Keeper Charcoal Constantinople: Doc Smash America Woman Storm Briar Seattle: Crater Futurion Jolt Shui Ling Embassy: Fortress Lazy Dragon Riptide- O.K. All stations linked for video conference. Caesar- Meeting will now come to order! Riptide- Uhmm..Roll Call….Paris Electra- We read you loud and clear. Riptide- Constantinople. America Woman- Constantinople reads you loud an’ clear. Riptide- Seattle. Futurion- We read you. Riptide- Shui Ling Embassy. Lazy Dragon- Communications are online. Fortress- You guys gotta see Deng’s office, It’s huge. Lazy Dragon- We are having a meeting here, Ron. Jolt- How huge? Fortress- About 9,000 square feet, Gym, Jacuzzi, Ice Pool, Some kind of full motion aircraft simulator. Hell, the closet is bigger than our meeting room! Speed Metal- Wow! Lazy Dragon- Yes, yes now don’t we have some business. Charcoal- How big is his desk? Fortress- There isn’t one, these three dimensional holograms just appear in front of him. Doc Smash- Oh, that sounds way cool! Lazy Dragon- Caeser, shouldn’t you be calling the meeting to order? Caesar- Oh, I….uuggghh…was just think about your holographic office……All right meeting will come to order. America Woman- Meeting has now come to order. This meeting of the Nighthawks has come to order. Caesar is presiding. I, America Woman am Acting Secretary, Charcoal is Sergeant-At-Arms. All East Coast members are in attendance with the exception of Hood. West Coast members are Charcoal, Crater, Futurion, and Jolt. Republic of France member is Paris Keeper. Empire of Shui Ling member is Lazy Dragon. Both are present. Probationary members Star Burst, Invictus and Speed Metal are also in attendance. Captain Thunder is on leave of absence. Also present are Bell Ringer and Lady Liberty from the Philadelphia Liberty Ensemble. This meeting is being held to discuss general organization and mission priorities for the Month of July, 2003. Stormbriar- Charcoal, how come you’re still in France? Charcoal- Well… Paris Keeper- She decided to stay and help me round up that gang of bank robbers using Doberman’s and ultrasonic signals to rob French banks. Charcoal- Yes, I thought… Paris Keeper- I still wish you had told me you were going to get involved. It would have been much safer. Charcoal- I was sure I could handle some trained dogs. I had equipment, backup… Jolt- What happened? Paris Keeper- It was a European Cartel composed of several members. Each of which had their own network of contacts. Charcoal- I’m sure that no one is interested… Paris Keeper- One of the Cartel knew one of Charcoal’s enemies. Charcoal- Lousy Yukari Lee, I don’t think I’ve even met her! Paris Keeper- They were captured and helpless. Arclight- Charcoal helpless? How? Paris Keeper- Well they used this special odorless, colorless gas on Charcoal, then had her suspended in a tank full of liquid while her pilot was trapped in a five sided star on the floor Bell Ringer- Like a PENT-A-GRAM? Paris Keeper- Fortunately, I was able to rescue them. Riptide- Ohh, I wish I’d been there to see that! Charcoal- Yes, Thank you AGAIN Paris Keeper. Now I’m sure we have other business… Caesar- Why is this, the first I’ve heard of this incident? Paris Keeper- I finished the report and have attached the photographic evidence, I’m just waiting for the French Police to e-mail me their report. Charcoal- What PHOTOGRAPHIC evidence? Lady Liberty- May we peruse said evidence? Charcoal- Who are you two Nordic looking blond women again? Lady Liberty- I’m Lady Liberty. Bell Ringer- I’m Bell Ringer. Paris Keeper- I always take photographic evidence. It ensures conviction. Charcoal- Can I see… Starburst- Maybe we should all see, It might be good to compare crime fighting techniques. Charcoal- Don’t…. Paris Keeper- Transmitting. There you see the Dogs, the Training equipment, the suspects… Bell Ringer- Where’s Charcoal’s nude shots? Paris Keeper- Those weren’t necessary for conviction of the suspects that I captured, so I withheld them to save my teammate embarrassment. Charcoal- Paris Keeper, you are an exemplary hero and a role model for all of France. Paris Keeper- Thank you Felicia! Caesar- moving right along! Arclight- Caesar, I didn’t think we had anymore openings. Caesar- Well, The Hood has missed two meetings now. Bell Ringer- Caesar that’s very kind of you, but we aren’t recruits we have jobs. Caesar- Well, you should always keep your options open. Now I understand that you two have good relations with law enforcement and that Bell Ringer can lift 12 tons, while Lady Liberty can lift 50 tons. Would you two have any problem… Lady Liberty- We have jobs. I’m the LEADER of the Liberty Ensemble. Arclight- Just what we need, two more tall blond muscular female……What’s the word? Doc Smash- Amazons? Bell Ringer- Bingo, little man. Doc Smash- Yikes! Lady Liberty- We’re just here at the request of Fortress. We plan to apprehend a mutual adversary tonight. Futurion- So this one’s the zoom? America Woman- There they are. Both of them are there and in focus now. Burn-Out- What’s that bandage on Futurion’s arm. Caesar- Meeting will now come to order! Arclight- Now we just have to wait for Paris. Doc Smash- We’re ten minutes late now, when is Caesar going to call in and start the meeting? Caesar- Can anyone hear me? Stormbriar- I can hear… Caesar- Can anyone, outside of the room that I am in, hear me? Fortress- If Caesar doesn’t start the meeting within 15 minutes of the time he schedule, can we go? Speed Metal- It’s like we can see and hear them but they can’t see or hear us. Charcoal- That’s obvious! Caesar- Riptide, Can you fix this? Riptide- Damn Shui Ling communications equipment, all controls in Chinese. Paris Keeper- I think the blue cable is bad. It’s making a crackle-hum. Riptide- Blue cable? Ahhh here we go. Stormbriar- Wow. Paris Keeper you can “hear†bad cabling? Paris Keeper- Yes, when it’s quiet. Stormbriar- You know, that is so cool… Lazy Dragon- It has been 15 minutes. In Caesar’s absence I would like to… Riptide- Cable replaced. Caesar- Meeting will now come to order! Fortress- It’s about time Caesar. Charcoal- Futurion, Is your arm alright? It looks bandaged. Futurion- Laser surgery, had to have a tattoo removed. Caesar- We had technical difficulties here. Lazy Dragon- Shall I send a technical support crew? Caesar- No need. I have the situation under control. America Woman- Meeting has now come to order. This meeting of the Nighthawks has come to order. Caesar is presiding. I, America Woman am Acting Secretary, Charcoal is Sergeant-At-Arms. All East Coast members are in attendance with the exception of Hood, probationary members Star Burst and Speed Metal are also in attendance. Captain Thunder is on leave of absence. West Coast members are Charcoal, Crater, Futurion, and Jolt. This meeting is being held to discuss our actions and recommendations following the attempted invasion of our dimension by the forces of Nazism. Caesar- What’s the first item on the agenda? America Woman- Item one. Was anyone left behind? Crater- We brought back everyone with two extras Jolt- Extras? America Woman- Yes we brought back an extra too. Two extra’s if you include The Hood. Jolt- How did you get extras? Unless that dimensional gizmo split some of you guy in two like on Star Trek. Doc Smash- No one was split in two. Jolt- So the extras are from the Nazi world. Should we setup some surveillance on them? Caesar- Who do we have as extra? Paris Keeper- The Hood brought back a woman. Speed Metal- Ya, a tall Hispanic Woman. Stormbriar- How did The Hood come back after he was dead? America Woman- She seemed Native American to me. Illya, you’re an expert on racial ethnography, what’s your opinion? Stormbriar- I was preoccupied, I never saw her. Fred- My working theory is that The Hood’s consciousness was trapped in the other dimension after his body died. That’s why he had to return in his other dimension body. Lazy Dragon- This sounds suspicious? Doc Smash- What do you mean, my theory is perfectly sound. Lazy Dragon- No, the woman seems suspicious. Futurion- You’re suspicious of Hispanic women? Lazy Dragon- No, I’m just…. Crater- You’re suspicious of Native American women? Lazy Dragon- This is not what I’m saying. Caesar- Moving right along. Lazy Dragon- No one has debriefed The Hood, we have not heard from him, the one man who knew his secret ID, Captain Thunder, is not available, He was accompanied by a woman we know nothing about, doesn’t anyone else find this suspicious? Caesar- I said “Moving right alongâ€. Lazy Dragon- But… Caesar- I’ll personally debrief The Hood when I get back to New York. Now “Moving right along†besides The Hood and the woman who else came back as an extra? Doc Smash- I brought back an Italian scientist from that world. I’ll vouch for her personally. Crater- Then there’s the cute Asian woman that brought Fortress back. Lazy Dragon- Asian woman! What kind of Asian woman? Fortress- Like Crater said, a cute one. Futurion- I see. Arclight- Hey Deng, Are you suspicious of Asian women now? Lazy Dragon- I have a half dozen meetings every day and none of them are as disorganized as this… Caesar- Moving right along. America Woman what is the next item. America Woman- Item two. Was the enemies’ ability to reach our world been destroyed to the point where it can not be re-instituted? Caesar- All right. Fred was the machine destroyed? Doc Smash- No, but my double said he would destroy it. Lazy Dragon- What? You mean Herr Doktor is still alive and the machine is not destroyed? Doc Smash- How could I kill him? He was…I can’t explain it. Besides I had to leave him alive to destroy the machine after I left. What else could I do? Lazy Dragon- You could have forced the necessary information out of him, I can think of nine methods ranging from drugs to induced pain to psychological blackmail. Then you could have killed him, I can think of 67 ways to do that offhand. Then after sending yourself and everyone else back to Earth you could have destroyed the machine, either by time bomb or paying off a group of thugs to smash it. Doc Smash- Both Captain Star and Hel….I mean Thunder Glory said they would make sure it was destroyed. Herr Doctor was left in their custody. He was helpless; I wasn’t going to murder him. I didn’t want that blood on my hands. Riptide- It must be nice to have clean hands. Arclight- So close, so damn close. Stormbriar- No matter how distorted the reflection, you could still recognize yourself. Paris Keeper- You are much too morbid. We have met the enemy, and left them bloodied on their bellies. If they rise again, they will still fear us. Caesar- Moving right along. America Woman what is the next item. America Woman- Item three. Getting the team back home to New York. Caesar- Right. Charcoal what is the status of your plane? Charcoal- No Gas. The Interior is stripped. The electrical panel has 6 fault lights on. Riptide- I talked to the French government. They’ll put everything back. It should be fine in a couple of days. Charcoal- Thank you, Pamela. Riptide- Anybody who wants back sooner, I can get free First Class tickets on the Concord. I thought I’d stay a couple days and fly back later. Fortress- Yeah, I’ll be staying around here a couple days too. Doc Smash- Here? Fortress- Not in your house, just, kinda, in the area. Doc Smash- O.K. Crater- Is it alright if I stay awhile? I always wanted to see Constantinople. Doc Smash- Sure. Paris Keeper- Unless you need me I’ll be staying here in Paris. Speed Metal- The Concord, Neat. Caesar- Moving right along. America Woman what is the next item. America Woman- Item four. Make sure all debts we have in France are paid. Paris Keeper- One minute, I’ll be back with my VISA bill. Stormbriar- Do we have to pay rent for this furnished suite. Riptide- No, This is my place. Arclight- Riptide, You have an apartment in France? Riptide- It was a gift from the government. I’m not here that often so I let Paris Keeper house sit. America Woman- That’s very convenient. Paris Keeper- I have my VISA bill. Caesar can you write a check for $528.54? Caesar- Uhmmm, All Right. Meeting Adjourned. 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lemming Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 LOL. That's hilarious. Thanks Ghost. I've always liked your contributions to the "What would" threads as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Okay, that was indeed funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Cross Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Yes it was.And I think that Lazy Dragon is a villain.Just reread his comments on destroying the machine.He reminded me of Magneto. And how hard can it be to set up a time bomb? Guess I'd better buy Demolitions for my namesake character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost who Walks Posted January 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Originally posted by Southern Cross Yes it was.And I think that Lazy Dragon is a villain.Just reread his comments on destroying the machine.He reminded me of Magneto. And how hard can it be to set up a time bomb? Guess I'd better buy Demolitions for my namesake character. Regarding "Lazy Dragon". Several of my players preferred to play characters that already existed in the Champions Universe, sometimes with a name change. The player who runs Fortress liked Hideous's story, and wanted to play it. Same with "Lazy Dragon". As a hint to what old Champions character he is based upon, his sisters name is "Lin Chow". And yeah, since he got his own planet he has been cultivating a "Ming the Merciless" style rep. Back when he was a PC, he was the same way. I mentioned some of the events they are talking about in an earlier post: http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10123&highlight=other+earth (Note the above is a shameless attempt to refer people to my earlier post.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 That's hilarious. What happened to Charcoal that made her end up naked? I take it Herr Doktor was the other world version of Doc Smash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost who Walks Posted January 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Originally posted by Enforcer84 That's hilarious. What happened to Charcoal that made her end up naked? I take it Herr Doktor was the other world version of Doc Smash? Charocal's main enemy is the Lee family, a family of unscrupulous Chinese doctors. Once a former Olympic skater, Charcoal was captured by them becasue she had the "genetic potential" to be augmented. Every now and then, the Lee's capture her again to subject her to their wicked experiments (Its how the player buys new powers). In this case, that whole scene was done blue booked. I try and have my campaign pass in real time, so a game week = a real week. Often, the players will have minor adventures that they can tell others about. (or they try and keep quiet about, as Charcoal's player was) Yeah Herr Doktor was identical to Doc Smash, except he had a little mustache. Doc Smash invented this extra-dimensional device, and now his double are always causing trouble. In this case Herr Doktor was using the device to kidnap people from alternate worlds, in the hopes it might help him cure his medical condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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