rayoman Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 I picked my copy of USPD on Friday. I have read a little, but so far I LOVE this product. This product was a long, long time coming. I plan on running a Champions game as soon as my group wraps up our DnD 3rd edition version of the old G-series modules. The USPD will make this transition easier because only 1 of the players has any familiarity with Champions and the Hero System. Thanks for such a wonderful product. Btw, is there errata for it? The Mist Control Power has a discrepancy with how much TK Str the power supplies. The "EFFECT" heading lists the Tk STR at 24. The game stats list an 8 TK STR. which is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleon Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Re: USPD Errmmh, what is USPD, Rayoman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayoman Posted May 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Re: Re: USPD UNTIL Superpowers Database Originally posted by Nucleon Errmmh, what is USPD, Rayoman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Re: USPD Originally posted by rayoman Thanks for such a wonderful product. Btw, is there errata for it? The Mist Control Power has a discrepancy with how much TK Str the power supplies. The "EFFECT" heading lists the Tk STR at 24. The game stats list an 8 TK STR. which is it? I imagine the errata will be made available on the website shortly after people start sending the things they catch to Steve. As far as the power itself, the 8 STR is correct for the active points of the power. The 24 STR is incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithcurtis Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 I don't have my book yet, but I had to design a Vampire-esque animal controller for my wife the other night. I just whipped open the playtest and turned to "animal powers" Poof! Right there was all I needed with options to fine-tune it, to boot. Excellent! Saved me a ton of time and brainpower. Keith "I can hardly wait to see the book!" Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Glad to hear the good reports, guys! There's no errata yet because no one's reported any -- until now. The answer to your question, Rayoman, is that it should be 8 STR. When in doubt, just run the math yourself real quick and that'll tell you which one is correct. Hopefully we'll have relatively few errata in this book. Some are inevitable, given the thousands of calculations involved, but between my work and the playtesters' work, hopefully most of 'em were rooted out and squashed. Monolith and Tom McCarthy between the two of 'em checked every power in the book at least once, and some of them twice. As mentioned in other threads, stay tuned for the rolling-out tomorrow of our UNTIL SUPERPOWERS DATABASE webpage, with even more powers! And better still, there's a way for you to contribute if you find a power we've missed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Books like USPD, the upcoming Spacer's Toolkit and Fantasy Hero Grimoire are going to go a long way to answering the complaints of all the math-phobes who whine about Hero character creation taking too long. I look forward to being able to say, "You want your character to do what? Okay, read this, then get back to me." When we can finally add the HERO System Sidekick to our arsenal, we'll have all the tools we need to convert the ignorant masses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayoman Posted May 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Steve, As one of the original Calculator Commando's I could have done that if I would have made my EGO roll to overcome my Disadvantage: Lazy (Frequent, Strong). This product is great! I can't wait to see the UNTIL Super Powers Database webpage. When I saw the layout of the book, I thought it reminded me of the WEG book put out for the DC Universe game. Then I got all warm and fuzzy inside when I saw the dedications page and Nikki's name was there. Good Job, HG! Originally posted by Steve Long Glad to hear the good reports, guys! There's no errata yet because no one's reported any -- until now. The answer to your question, Rayoman, is that it should be 8 STR. When in doubt, just run the math yourself real quick and that'll tell you which one is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayoman Posted May 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Heros & Villains I was wondering if there are stats for many of the heros and villains used as examples in USPD? I have everything that is currently available from HG. There are some cool names and pictures in the USPD. I haven't had a chance to cross reference those names with stats from Champions, Champions Universe, Millennium City, and Conquerors, Killers and Crooks, but I was curious if there were stats already printed or will be printed in future products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 The "new" guys mentioned in the flavor text -- baddies like Fleshtone, the Curse, Morph, Dreamwitch, and such -- will make it into an enemies book the next time we do one for Champions. That'd probably be 2005, but it depends on all sorts of factors. I already have partial stats for a couple of 'em. A couple of the villains mentioned -- Diamondback and Freon -- will show up in The VIPER Sourcebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 Sided D6 Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Got mine in the mail today - Chalk up another vote for it Rocks!! I was surprised how big it was. I'am sure Steve posted the page count sometime in the past but I never saw it and was surprised how large the page count was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastermind Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Liaden When we can finally add the HERO System Sidekick to our arsenal, we'll have all the tools we need to convert the ignorant masses. Exactly! Can't wait to get mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 YESSS!! At last -- at long last -- I have my own copy of the USPD. Now I can give free rein to the diabolical r** b******* side of myself and come up with some really fiendish baddies. Heh-heh-heh... Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 A very positive review has popped up on rpg.net for the USPD. Well worth a read! http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9367.phtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic Cowboy Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Finally got mine last night in the mail. WOW. This is a great book, heck this should have been the book released right after Champions. This book will go a long ways in pulling some holdouts over to the hero side of life I think (hope). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 I got it today and I love some of the artwork and a few of the ideas that I saw as I browsed. More soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 I get mine today!!!! I get mine today!!!! I get mine today!!!! My FLAG finally manage to get one. Guess I'll have to take back some of the things I've said about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerged Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 Ding! Still perusing it but, I agree with the sentiment that this book is overdue and possibly the best supplement DOJ's put out to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 I just got mine yesterday, but I think it is one of the best books DOJ has put out so far. I loved the UNTIL webpage examples in the book. The pictures and words in those examples really gave the book a "living" feel. The pictures just were not static, unknown individuals. The narrative brought it all to life. Of course the fact that I get mentioned in the special thanks section is cool too! I told Steve I would be doing some gloating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Great price too! Even the sales clerk at my FLAG was surprised by the price considering the thickness of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Ordinarily we'd've increased the price a couple bucks, but since we'd solicited it at its printed price, we decided to stick with that rather than mess with the hassles of re-soliciting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 We'll do our best to buy enough copies to make up the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic Cowboy Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 From the looks of things it's been on the #1 spot at FRP games (where I ordered mine) since its release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcholmes Posted May 31, 2003 Report Share Posted May 31, 2003 I echo all the positive comments everyone has said. This is a great resource (and the online database is great too). Oddly, my local game store got this one in quickly but they still haven't gotten Millenium City. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndreare Posted May 31, 2003 Report Share Posted May 31, 2003 Well I have had the book for about a week now but did not want to post until I have read the whole thing. This book is awesome! Any editing problems people notice are more easily over looked than focused on. And because they build the power for you, you can easily see any game mechanic that is wrong and fix. Thank You Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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