Karma Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Good idea: Having a speedster with DR defined as "Super Dodge" Bad idea: Relying on it to protect you during your own Move Through. Bad idea: Being a "Munchkin". Really bad idea: Being a Smurf. Good idea: Character based on Flash Gorden Bad idea: Character based on Flesh Gorden Good idea: Beating up minions. Bad idea: Beating up hostages. Good idea: Saving the DNPC Bad idea: Saving the villian (This one actually happened in my game) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by Trebuchet Good Idea: Letting your sister drive a bulldozer. Bad Idea: Letting your sister date Bulldozer. Good idea: Letting your sister Pile-drive Bulldozer (if she can). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by Mike Basinger Good Idea: CKC - Conquerors, Killers, And Crooks Bad Idea: PJP - Perverts, Jaywalkers,and Perjurers I dunno... HERO stats for Bill Clinton might be interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted June 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by Tim Good Idea: A character wo likes to expose crime. Bad Idea: A character who likes to expose himself. Actualy had a character with this, the catch was that he was a being made of pure light,, so when he exposed himself it was a No range, AE, PI Flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wormhole Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by Peregrine I dunno... HERO stats for Bill Clinton might be interesting... ROFLMAO! Thanks, that made my day. Good Idea: Doing an Enraged Haymaker on Grond. Bad Idea: Doing an Enraged Haymaker on an agent. Worse Idea: Doing an Enraged Haymaker on a cop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSword Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Good idea: Playing a Wolverine clone Bad Idea: Playing with a wolverine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedJMill Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Good idea: Naming your superhero team "The Defenders". Bad idea: Naming your superhero team "The Offenders". Good idea: A hero who solves crimes by using his photographic memory and x-ray vision. Bad idea: A hero who solves crimes by watching pornographic movies and x-rated television. Good idea: A supervillain named Magnum, because he carries a big gun. Bad idea: A supervillain named Magnum, because he carries a big bottle of champagne. Good idea: x-ray vision which is blocked by an inch of lead. Bad idea: alpha-ray vision which is blocked by an inch of air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 As someone who was in a campaign with a Wolverine clone it is not a good idea. Good Idea: Having a hero emulate Batman Bad Idea: Having a hero emulate Bat-Mite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Soldier Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Good idea: Violators will be prosecuted Bad idea: Prosecuters will be violated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by TheTemplar Good Idea: Character whose special ability is talking to Aquatic Animals Bad Idea: Character whose special ability is talking to prostitutes -T Or, if the villain's modeled after Troy McClure, aquatic animal prostitutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerged Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by Mike Basinger (For you Legion fans) Good Idea: Charater based on Ultra Boy Bad Idea: Character based on Bouncing Boy Don't mock Bouncing Boy One of my player's character began his life as a "how would I convert Bouncing Boy into HERO" project and became an absolute combat monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Heck, if you're talking the original Legion, I wouldn't mock any of them. Not just because they would defend each other fiercely, but because any one of them was a tremendously experienced hero. Or, to get back OT: Good Idea: Contact: Original Legion of SuperHeroes member Bad Idea: Hunted: Original Legion of SuperHeroes member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Can't believe I'm about to do this! OK, let's get it right. Good Idea: PC based on Legion of Super Heros member. Bad Idea: PC based on Legion of Substitute Heros member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 I don't know about that. The Subs were rejected by the Legion. That's like being sent to a AAA team by a major league baseball team - you're not quite prime-time material, but you're still pretty damn good. (Of course, some of the Subs were pretty pathetic...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by McCoy Good Idea: PC based on Legion of Super Heros member. Bad Idea: PC based on Legion of Substitute Heros member. Worse idea: PC based on Legion of Substitute Heroes Auxiliary member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Originally posted by BobGreenwade Worse idea: PC based on Legion of Substitute Heroes Auxiliary member. There you go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Good Idea: PC who is an Archeologist Bad Idea: Pc who is a Gynocolgyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTemplar Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Good Idea: Having a Disad: Rivalry w/ another PC Bad Idea: Having a Disad : Rivalry w/ GM Good Idea: Building Mighty Mouse in the HERO system Bad Idea: Buildling Mickey Mouse in the HERO system Good Idea: Roleplaying Relationships between PC's Bad Idea: Roleplaying "Relations" between PC's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedJMill Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Good idea: describing your female superhero's origin on an island of Amazon women. Bad idea: describing your male superhero's orgy with an island of Amazon women. Good idea: Villain attempts to gain power by practicing necromancy. Bad idea: Villain attempts to gain power by practicing necrophilia. Good idea: Powers based on teleportation. Bad idea: Powers based on telemarketing. Good idea: able to transform into any member of the animal kingdom. Bad idea: able to transform into any character in the Magic Kingdom. Good idea: superhuman accuracy with projectile weapons. Bad idea: superhuman accuracy with projectile vomiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dynon Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Good Idea: Enhancing the feel of your Champions game by using Danny Elfman's themes for "Batman", "The Flash" and "Spider-Man". Bad Idea: Enhancing the feel of your Dark Champions game by using Danny Elfman's theme for "The Simpsons". And not Hero, but... Good Idea: Charging into melee combat with a bunch of gun-weilding mooks in Feng Shui. Bad Idea: Charging into melee combat with a bunch of gun-weilding mooks in Shadowrun. (I've done it in both systems, so I speak from experience) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Originally posted by Andrew Dynon Good Idea: Enhancing the feel of your Champions game by using Danny Elfman's themes for "Batman", "The Flash" and "Spider-Man". Bad Idea: Enhancing the feel of your Dark Champions game by using Danny Elfman's theme for "The Simpsons". And not Hero, but... Good Idea: Charging into melee combat with a bunch of gun-weilding mooks in Feng Shui. Bad Idea: Charging into melee combat with a bunch of gun-weilding mooks in Shadowrun. (I've done it in both systems, so I speak from experience) In a related note: Good Idea: Increasing the excitment by describing your combat actions in dramatic detail. Bad Idea: "I draw my twohanded sword, scream at the top of my lungs and charge from the Back of the party, swinging in haphazard, sweeping arcs." - lest you want to be killed by the return fire of your own party... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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