Tim Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... If it only has 64k of RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... if your case stickers say "8088". What? my question exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfergus Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... The most powerful hero in your group is an AI with 16k ram, 8086 processor and tape drive(no hard disk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... . . . they get a major injury by stubbing their toe. . . . they cannot get out of an entangle made of styrofoam. . . . a computer made in 1980 has better stats than anyone in the (or the entire) team. . . . a snail can run faster than the team speedster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... their NPCs are better at fighting villians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... their NPCs are better at fighting villians You mean their DNPCs, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... either one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... . . . They do not have the strength to roll their own dice. . . . Their electrical blasts could not light a 60 watt bulb. . . . Static electricity is enough to KO them. . . . Temps colder than 45 degrees is enough to freeze them. . . . Their get away vehicle is a tandem bicycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... their constant trying to help drives BAT MITE nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... .... their most offensive weapons are their personal habits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... their favorite story is about that one time when the team brick got a tape un-stuck from the team VCR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... Here's one: a heroic version of Teleios. And I don't mean "tone down the characteristics and you can have an approximation"' date=' either. I mean "the Perfect Man", [i']as defined by the CU as written[/i],* as a PC. The characteristics alone cost 318 points, not counting skills, etc. Even dropping the VPP, it's still a 500+ point character that is otherwise generally (not perfectly) compatible with the Standard Superhero power level.Minor tweaks could make the character a better fit for the power level, but reducing the character to 350 points would violate concept. Why would this be an acceptable hero? One example should suffice: Michael Holt, aka Mr Terrific, in the current incarnation of the JSA. While you might be able to do a "Mr Terrific-ish" character on 350 points, that charcter would not have the relative standing in the CU that Mr Terrific had in the DCU at his introduction (gaming equivalent: at the beginning of the game campaign). While the JSA is arguably not at the Standard Superhero power level overall, Mr. Terrific could easily fit that power level in the CU, but not the starting point total for that power level, unless his abilities were diluted in breadth and/or (relative to the power level) depth. VPP: Aid Characteristics low dice, high max, LOOOOOOOOOng Duration SFX: "Terrific Training" howz about dat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMan Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... if their DNPCs have taken them as DNPCs. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... if their sidekicks are built on more points than they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... if their sidekicks are built on more points than they are. thats not underpowered thats poetic justice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwleisemann Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... If they're the B-team replacements for the A-team heroes who just went missing.... The Hoboken Half-Wits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quozaxx Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... (from my son): You get injured from "sharp" cheddar cheese. (from my son): You can get blown away from "natural gas" (from my son): You get burned from mild salsa:angst: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... The storm controller's Lightning bolt isn't strong enough to light a Christmas tree light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... it took a lot of paperwork, 3 days and $475 to get the team mascot back from the Animal Control Officers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... if their sidekicks are built on more points than they are. like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... all the team's espionage missions begin at 1:15 am, cause Billy gets off work when the Pizza King shuts down at 1, and he can bring his car around to Team HQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... it takes the whole team alpha striking the villain's sidekick's henchman's dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... like this? Heh. I see her Superpower is along the lines of: +80 BODY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... all the team's espionage missions begin at 1:15 am, cause Billy gets off work when the Pizza King shuts down at 1, and he can bring his car around to Team HQ. And, at 3AM, pulled over on the broad shoulder of Rural Route 5, looking over the ditch at the field of pumpkins.... Captain Super-Ultra [billy]: "Oh, jeez. I'm totally gonna lose my job. I can't take a bus to work on late shift!" Wolverine Boy (Little Billy): Damn it, moron. Cars aren't supposed to make that kinda noise! Why didn't you take it to a garage!" Snakes On a Plane [Jennie]: "Don't worry. My Daddy's got AA. That means they have to send a towtruck for us. I think." Twilight[The Girl Currently Known as "Mistress Penance"]: "Straight As and you actually think...I guess you don't dye. There is no way I'm riding in a towtruck with Brad. Just call your Dad and end this farce." The Amazing Spleen [brad]: "I'm gonna start practicing now. Please don't kill us, Mr. Wong. Please don't kill us, Mr. Wong...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... if the program documenting your exploits is.. AMERICAS FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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