jtelson Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... natalie portman plaing sif in THORgood idea natalie portman playing rocky balboa in a rocky reboot bad idea I don't know after getting a look at Portman's abs in the Star Wars flick I could bare watching a boxing movie centered around her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... I don't know after getting a look at Portman's abs in the Star Wars flick I could bare watching a boxing movie centered around her. SHHHH! Say that out loud and she'll never do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Fantasy Hero Bad Idea: Arduin Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Why would Arduin HERO be a bad idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Why would Arduin HERO be a bad idea? Actually I think it would be fun. But if I even mention Arduin players around here run for the hills. How about: Good Idea: Space Opera Hero Bad Idea: Space Soap Opera Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Actually I think it would be fun. But if I even mention Arduin players around here run for the hills. Would that be the Arduin Grimiore, with it's wonderful critical hit/fumble tables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Fallout HERO Bad Idea: Fall Out Boy HERO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Space Opera Hero Bad Idea: Space Soap Opera Hero Good Idea: Space Opera Hero Bad Idea: Opera Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Running a Villains campaign. Bad Idea: Playing said campaign with a PC group that includes superpowered versions of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Joran Van Der Sloot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Would that be the Arduin Grimiore' date=' with it's wonderful critical hit/fumble tables?[/quote'] That it would. I do have the newer two-volume ruleset, but usually when I say Arduin I'm refereing to the stack of little books. A bit of info for those unfamiliar with Arduin: It is a world (originally for original D&D) wherein adventurers may acquire magic along the lines of +10 Swords, +10 Armors, and +10 Shields... ...and need them. How about a Kazei 5 themed one? Good Idea: Esper Weapons Bad Idea: Esther Weapons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Space Opera Hero Bad Idea: Opera Hero Stylistically, perhaps -- it's kind of hard to play an entire game in song -- but a lot of the storylines have serious gaming potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... That it would. I do have the newer two-volume ruleset, but usually when I say Arduin I'm refereing to the stack of little books. A bit of info for those unfamiliar with Arduin: It is a world (originally for original D&D) wherein adventurers may acquire magic along the lines of +10 Swords, +10 Armors, and +10 Shields... ...and need them. How about a Kazei 5 themed one? Good Idea: Esper Weapons Bad Idea: Esther Weapons From the Grimiore, a magic spell: Organ Request. If your target fails its save, you get the organ you requested, causing 5d12 damage AND if it cannot survive without the organ, the target dies. IF your target makes its save, you get a different organ chosen at random, causing 5d12 damage and if the target cannot survive without the organ it dies. I've request the targets heart, ended up with the brain, and the target died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: World War 2 HERO Bad Idea: World Wide Web HERO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Esper Weapons Bad Idea: Esther Weapons Silly Idea: Easter Weapons http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15909&d=1115691533 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Fantasy Hero Bad Idea: Fantasy Island Hero Worse Idea: Fantasy Fulfillment Hero... featuring Mightybec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Getting your powers from a radioactive spider bite Bad Idea: Getting your powers from a radioactive dung beetle bite Worse Idea: Getting your powers from radioactive dung Silly Idea: Getting your powers from a radioactive toddler bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Strip Poker Bad Idea: Strip Hero Worse Idea: Strip Bowling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Worse Idea: Strip Bowling Strip Bowling video game:) http://www.collegehumor.com/game:1677350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... From the Grimiore, a magic spell: Organ Request. If your target fails its save, you get the organ you requested, causing 5d12 damage AND if it cannot survive without the organ, the target dies. IF your target makes its save, you get a different organ chosen at random, causing 5d12 damage and if the target cannot survive without the organ it dies. I've request the targets heart, ended up with the brain, and the target died. Or the two versions of the Red Death spell: the basic version turns the target inside-out and kills it, the demonic version turns the target inside-out and leaves the target alive. Good Idea: Playing a character modeled after Boston Blackie in a reasonably serious Pulp Hero / Justice Inc. campaign. Bad Idea: Playing a character modeled after Boston Quackie in that same campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... the origi nal godzilla vs mechagodzilla good idea gionormica vs mechaginormica bad idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... the origi nal godzilla vs mechagodzilla good idea gionormica vs mechaginormica bad idea Would the theme for MechaGinormica be "Robot Girl" from Was, Not Was? Good Idea: Playing a character that is a small version of Gamera in a campaign based in Japan. Bad Idea: Playing a character that is a small version of Gamera in a campaign based in Japan, with a 20-point Code Against Killing when your only real weapon is your fire breath. (That was a fun campaign, that player racked-up a higher body count than my villains did.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good idea: Playing a character in powered armor OK idea: Playing a character in kevlar armor Bad idea: Playing a character in cardboard armor Worse idea: Playing a character in cardboard armor in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Would the theme for MechaGinormica be "Robot Girl" from Was' date=' Not Was?)[/quote']c ould be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Silly Idea: Easter Weapons http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15909&d=1115691533 Don't the Dresden stories feature Easter weapons? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary remembers something about a Calvary saber... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Occasionally taking the Activation Limitation on a power to decrease the total cost. Bad Idea: Taking the Activation Limitation on an entire character to decrease the total cost. * GM: "Segment 4, Dex 16, Activation Man, you're up." Activation Man: [Rolling many dice of many colors] "Okay, my first roll...uhh...a 17...dang, I don't activate this Phase, sorry guys." * I came up with this idea in the long and long ago, but it has not yet been inflicted upon anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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