Basil Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ...the team medic keeps running out of Bandaids and Bactine, but hasn't had to use the splints once. OTOH, that might be a sign they're overpowered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronf Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... The team used to watch "Mystery Men" for inspiration, but they stopped 'cause they became intimidated by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... They think that The Mighty Heroes are masters of combat, tactics, and teamwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... if they couldn't outfight APRIL O'NEILL ,never mind the teenage mutant ninja turtles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkham Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ...the team medic keeps running out of Bandaids and Bactine, but hasn't had to use the splints once. OTOH, that might be a sign they're overpowered... ... the team medic had to use the splints... and they were only rescuing a cat from a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... the team medic had to use the splints... and they were only rescuing a cat from a tree. I am so going to riff on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronf Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... if they couldn't outfight APRIL O'NEILL ' date='never mind the teenage mutant ninja turtles[/quote'] ...if they can't outfight Tatum O'Neal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... The judge throws the book at them and they are KO'ed for the rest of the proceedings. The dwarf gets drunk off of chocolate milk. Their confrontation with an irate taxi cab driver plays out almost completely the same as the climax to Watchmen. They are playing as Forrest Gump, Rain Man, Monk, Nell, and that two-legged dog (can't remember its name) and they must stop Unicron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... They are playing as Forrest Gump' date=' Rain Man, Monk, Nell, and that two-legged dog (can't remember its name) and they must stop Unicron.[/quote'] I dunno. Forrest has a more-than-healthy amount of Luck, and his physical stats are arguably better than average (OK, not superhuman, but more than a bunch of 10s, for sure). Plus there is a diverse assortment of skills, knacks and perks (star quarterback, infantryman, international ping-pong player, fishing boat skipper, long-distance runner, gardener, rich guy, etc.). Plus that whole 'History Magnet' thing he has going - somehow managing to just be there for a whole bunch of significant events (AND survive!). Plus, I would say, he has the potential to have picked up some very interesting Contacts - hey, think of all the places he's visited, and he's been honoured at the White House three times. Mentally, he is ... slow, but he doesn't give up, ever, and people seem to listen to him - arguably a pretty good EGO and a fairish PRE, I think. And he can RUN. Funnily enough, the more I think of this, the more likely it seems that building Forrest Gump in HERO terms would take a lot of points. Also, Rain Man and Monk would not be much use in any stand-up fight, but for figuring out stuff they would have their moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... the team medic had to use the splints... and they were only rescuing a cat from a tree. ...and he used the splints to knock the cat out of the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... the trick with Rain Man is that there's a need for a handler / buddy to be around to pry useful info out of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... the trick with Rain Man is that there's a need for a handler / buddy to be around to pry useful info out of him OK, so he has a Sidekick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronf Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ...if they're battle cry is "Not the face!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... OK' date=' so he has a Sidekick.[/quote'] Y'know, that's a great way to think of Tom Cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ...your character has a 25-point Hunted involving some unpaid parking tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... Hunted: Hall Moniters: More powerful (8)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronf Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... OK, this is one guy not a team. ...if his "Power Armor" is a full body cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... if they have Vulnerabilities versus Chinese burns or Wedgies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... they get the full 35 points for this Hunted: Community College Campus Cops: 14- (Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, Harshly Punish) they don't have the "Limited Geography" part because the PCs aren't powerful enough to ever get too far away from campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... they get the full 35 points for this Hunted: Community College Campus Cops: 14- (Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, Harshly Punish) they don't have the "Limited Geography" part because the PCs aren't powerful enough to ever get too far away from campus. *raises hand* That'd be me. oh wait I am not a superhero. (or college student anymore for that matter) Note: At my community college, no joke, one of the night guards did take a serious disliking to me. I could swear he thought i was a crazy terrorist or something. This despite the fact as far as I could think of I had done nothing to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwleisemann Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... ... if they have Vulnerabilities versus Chinese burns or Wedgies. If their primary power is to 'abort to #2' every time the school bully shows up. If, on Team Night Out, they go to see Paul Blart, Mall Cop... and walk away with a new level of competency to aspire to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... If the team vehicle is a rickshaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... If the team vehicle is a bicycle with the training wheels still on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... If the team vehicle is a cab. "It's your turn to pay, Captain Awesome. I got it last time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Your PCs might be Underpowered if... . . . If the most powerful computer that they can get is a Commodore 64. . . . They have a mind control - and they need to wait until that normal is unconscious to affect him. . . . They have flight - but need someone to blow for them to fly. . . . Anything harder than a stuntman's landing balloon is too hard for them and they will take damage from normal walking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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