Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 My copy of VVV just arrived in the mail, so I figured I'd make myself available to satisfy any curiosity anyone might have about the contents. One thing that stood out is that GMs looking for more low-powered adversaries will be very pleased. But some do tip the scales in the other direction; The Curse is a particularly nasty piece of work. I was also pleased to see an homage of sorts to Exo-Skeleton Man; he's not precisely the same character, but he's definitely cut from a similar cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxly Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv How many of the charcters are 350 points or less vs total in the book ... please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Thank you for this service to the community, Andrew. Are there any "old school" villains whose names we'd remember from earlier editions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Thank you for this service to the community, Andrew. Are there any "old school" villains whose names we'd remember from earlier editions? Just Sunburst.....everyone else is new. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv How many of the charcters are 350 points or less vs total in the book ... please. 13, plus one more who is 356. So nearly a quarter. One, Buzzsaw, is 153! (You can see him in Gadgets and Gear, demonstrating the Bladeshooter against Nighthawk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Thank you for this service to the community' date=' Andrew. [/quote'] My pleasure! Are there any "old school" villains whose names we'd remember from earlier editions? Sunburst is the only direct port (same Secret ID, same origin, pretty much the same powers except moreso), but two more, Exo and Spirit Dragon, are recognizable versions of previous characters: Exo-Skeleton Man and Dragonmaster, respectively. Spirit Dragon is a former Tiger Squad member who has fled to the US and desires to overthrow Communist China, while Exo is a former petty crook who somehow managed to build himself a suit of power armor, but remains a fairly hapless thug regardless. Spirit Dragon, besides being an accomplished master of a unique form of Kung Fu, also has some Iron Fist-esque powers. So far, he's one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv I had heard that Sunburst would be making his return in this book, but wanted confirmation that he had in fact been included. Ever since Project: Sunburst was included in the 5E CU I've been waiting for his appearance. I'll be interested to see how he's been developed. Spirit Dragon is good news. Dragonmaster was too interesting a character to be left languishing in limbo. With all the chi powers that Susano has built for Ninja HERO and Digital Hero, I'm sure SD can do some Kewl Stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv With all the chi powers that Susano has built for Ninja HERO and Digital Hero' date=' I'm sure SD can do some Kewl Stuff.[/quote'] On the subject of chi powers, Overdrive is an interesting villain along those lines. He has baseline Characteristics except for a 15 Int and a 3 Spd...but he also has a 120 point Multipower that allows him to pump as much as 60 points into any of his Characteristics (no figureds). From phase to phase he can be a brick, a speedster...or a 70 PRE, 130 COM recruiter of a cult army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Well, don't panic. I sheeted Leroy for Foxbat For President, so as long as you can get Digital Hero, you'll get your wish. The Brawling Balabanto is big on wish-fulfillment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv My copy of VVV just arrived in the mail, so I figured I'd make myself available to satisfy any curiosity anyone might have about the contents. One thing that stood out is that GMs looking for more low-powered adversaries will be very pleased. But some do tip the scales in the other direction; The Curse is a particularly nasty piece of work. I was also pleased to see an homage of sorts to Exo-Skeleton Man; he's not precisely the same character, but he's definitely cut from a similar cloth. Awesome. I'm highly curious about just who is in there. Any new mentalists? CU: News of the World has both Menton and PSI on the ropes to say the least so I am curious if anyone is filling the vacuum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Any new mentalists? A few. Overbrain, the leader of the Brain Trust, is a telepathic and telekinetic brain who spends a fair amount of time in a jar. Blindside is a blind mentalist who can rewrite neural pathways; besides his many other powers, I think he's the first CU character without a VPP who can pull the Mind Switch trick. Dreamwitch has some mental-esque powers. Mindgame is a potent illusionist. Rictus is a zombie-raiser with some supplementary mental powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Thanks. I'm intrigued by a lot of things I hear already. What's the goal of the Braintrust? Just getting rich? World conquest? taunting heroes in French? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv The Overbrain is after world conquest. The members of the Brain Trust are genetically programmed to be loyal to him. Besides the Overbrain itself, they're average to low-powered, so they'll likely be committing general crimes to increase their power base for quite awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv The general purpose of both the Brain Trust and the Crime Lords, story-wise, is to give the CU more "generic" villain teams that can do just about anything. Technically the Overbrain has goals, but they're broad enough to allow for just about any activity by his team. We've got enough teams with specific agendas; I wanted to give GMs more teams that could show up just about anywhere for any purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Who's in there that would be good for comic effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Avantguard is a loony shapshifter with a gadget pool, duplication, teleportation powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Who's in there that would be good for comic effect? As mentioned, Avant Guard is a Dada type who would work both for comedy and for Morrison style high weirdness. Buzzsaw is an overconfident supervillain built on just over 150 points. His description explicitly says that he works well for making your heroes look good and feel tough. Overbrain is a floating megalomanical brain; his absurdity combined with his self-importance makes him a good comical mastermind for those who want one. Lash is a low-powered skirt-chaser who could certainly provide comic moments if you have any female PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv The Overbrain and Ape Plus struck me as homages to The Brain and Monsieur Mallah, only a bit more in line with their abilities from the Teen Titans cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cermak Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Any new mentalists? Forgot one; Kanrok the Aquisitioner is both a cosmic energy projector and a mentalist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Re: Vvv Are there going to be PDF and HD character packs available? My memory is that it takes a little while to turn those around. Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Re: Vvv On the subject of chi powers' date=' Overdrive is an interesting villain along those lines. He has baseline Characteristics except for a 15 Int and a 3 Spd...but he also has a 120 point Multipower that allows him to pump as much as 60 points into any of his Characteristics (no figureds). From phase to phase he can be a brick, a speedster...or a 70 PRE, 130 COM recruiter of a cult army. [/quote'] I thought putting stats in a MUltipower like that was not allowed in 5th? Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Re: Vvv Nothing about it is against the rules, though STR, DEX, CON and BOD all get No figured Characteristics. Elemental Controls have the must cost END restriction, so that would prevent most characteristics from being put in an EC normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlestaff Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Re: Vvv What's VVV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Re: Vvv Villains, Vandals, and Vermin, the recently released villain book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Re: Vvv Yet another Champs book, yay! BTW, just where is the schedule for new bvooks being released this year? I keep failing to find it on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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