death tribble Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Explain to the British Catholic how IRA Hero is a good idea instead of being in extremely poor taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Explain to the British Catholic how IRA Hero is a good idea instead of being in extremely poor taste. ... Or the Irish Protestants, for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtelson Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Explain to the British Catholic how IRA Hero is a good idea instead of being in extremely poor taste. ... Or the Irish Protestants' date=' for that matter.[/quote'] I would say that there's a difference between "Terrible things about which I have strong feelings because of my involvement/proximity" and "Things which are in extremely poor taste". Also Good Ideas and Poor Taste are not remotely mutually exclusive. Edit: Also any discussion about the IRA or the like should probably take place in NGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... I would say that there's a difference between "Terrible things about which I have strong feelings because of my involvement/proximity" and "Things which are in extremely poor taste". Also Good Ideas and Poor Taste are not remotely mutually exclusive. Edit: Also any discussion about the IRA or the like should probably take place in NGD Hardly my intention to get into THAT whole line of discussion, merely trying to point out that the attempt at humour was not in good taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhoulMaster Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Why would that be a bad idea? Because "Built like a brick house" is a polite way of saying "Really really fat." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... good idea green lantern first flight bad idea pink penlight last landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Because "Built like a brick house" is a polite way of saying "Really really fat."Not according to the Commodores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Because "Built like a brick house" is a polite way of saying "Really really fat." Actually it isn’t. “Built like a brick house” (sometimes also brick S***house) commonly refers to a woman who is “stacked”, which is to say, large busted. It can also be used to denote being muscular in men, particularly for short, stocky, “solid” builds. (Often the S-house version of the saying is used with men, where just saying house is more common for women, but this varies by location). “Brick house” denotes being “solid” or “sturdy” and has nothing to do with being overweight or obese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good idea: Book of the Destroyer Bad idea: Steve's Big Book of C.L.O.W.N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Conan the Barbarian HERO Bad Idea: Joxer the Mighty HERO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Reading an Astronomy book to help you prepare a setting for your new Hero System campaign. Bad Idea: Reading Hero System Fifth Edition (Revised) to help you prepare for your Astronomy final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Reading an Astronomy book to help you prepare a setting for your new Hero System campaign. Bad Idea: Reading Hero System Fifth Edition (Revised) to help you prepare for your Astronomy final. Quite right. You should be reading Star HERO instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Quite right. You should be reading Star HERO instead. Surprisingly enough, Star Hero taught me more useful astronomy than the textbook I used in my Astronomy class in college. Or maybe that's not surprising.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... It actually has quite a bit of useful information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhoulMaster Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good (?) idea: Luche Libra Hero Bad idea: Redneck Wrasslin' Hero Much Better idea: Naked Mud Wrestling Hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... good idea gi joe a real american hero bad idea dradnoks a real mecinary biker gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Using Saturn V rocket boosters as improvised throwing weapons. Bad Idea: Using Saturn V rocket boosters as a way to work on your tan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhoulMaster Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good idea: Fantasy HERO Bad (?) idea: Sexual Fantasy HERO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good idea: Fantasy HERO Bad (?) idea: Sexual Fantasy HERO As someone who runs a Podcast on Kink and Sexuality let me just say those 3 point CSLs add up quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Guitar HERO Bad Idea: Boy Band Hero I blame drugs: Real Roadie Hero ("I like the Quiet One." 'Why?' "Because he doesn't speak.") Good Idea: Mutant City Blues HERO Bad Idea: NYPD Blues HERO Fnord: Blues Brothers HERO ("Attention all Units, BOLO for two white males dressed in black suits in a stolen police cruiser floating six feet off the ground on I-90. Suspects are not armed but considered dangerous) Good Idea: The Miranda Rights Bad Idea: Waiving the Miranda Rights Naughty Idea: Officer Miranda Right ("So I arrest this guy for suspicion of armed robbery and the moron kept going on about his crime-spree...") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: PS238, Teen HERO Bad Idea: Alma Mater HERO Alma Mater 1st ed by Steve Davis, Andrew Warden (1982) Oracle Games A grossly humorous RPG about high-school students of anarchic bent at a generic high-school setting, "Central High". The cover by Erol Otus shows juvenile delinquents gathered at the front door of their high school, with drug-dealing and fornication in evidence. The inside cover is a map of Central High School. The system is skill-based. Character creation is class-based with random-roll attributes. You roll 7d10 and assign one die to each of seven attributes: Strength, Coordination, Appearance, Intelligence, Learning Drive, Courage, Willpower, and Constitution. You pick one of seven classes: Average Kid, Brain, Cheerleader, Criminal, Jock, Tough, and Loser. You then generate your social level based upon your class and a d10 roll, which in turn generates your starting money and allowance. Your age (from 13 to 17) and birthday are then generated. You get attribute increases when you turn 16, 17 and 18. You then randomly generate problems, ranging from "Moderate Acne" to phobias and so forth, with increased problems for lower Appearance. You have initial skills based on class, including high-school specific skills such as Cheating, Drinking, Studying, and Crudeness. The core book includes rules for activities ranging from drug use, animal reactions, and dealing with the contents of the chem lab to pregnancy. Players score points for Social Success (for dating, partying, etc.), Academic Success (for grades), and General Success (including miscellaneous such as successful crimes for the Criminal and Tough classes). The game includes an explicit victory condition that whoever has the most Success Points after four years of game time wins the campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Highlander HERO Bad Idea: Toyota Highlander HERO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good idea: Fantasy HERO Bad (?) idea: Sexual Fantasy HERO See my write ups on Fembots and Hyborean Dancing Girls (in their own threads.) I think Hierax has made contributions along these lines, if I recall correctly. Someone started a thread "Is this Android Anatomically Correct?" a long time ago. Lucius Alexander Palindromedary Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Guitar Hero Bad Idea: Banjo Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... good idea guitar hero bad idea harmonica hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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