BoloOfEarth Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 ... you're about to get into a fight, and you threaten the guy with "six dice worth of pain." ... you've got hexmaps of your home, workplace, and other favorite locales. (Yeah, hexmaps. I'm old-school.) ... you ever consoled yourself, "I may be weak, but that just means it's cheaper for me to buy Martial Arts." ... you even understood the one above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfergus Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... ... You start to stat our people you know by Hero rules. Starting with yourself. .... you have a 3 shelf bookcase devoted to Hero stuff. (especially if it is overflowing) And you have stuff with at least three versions of the rules on it. .... you get "the shakes" when you haven't played in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... ... you've tried to convince a GM to let you take the Mastermind option. ... home improvement projects are derailed by DEF and BODY calculations. ... you list Mark Williams as an early artistic inspiration. ... you can remember a time before 18s and 23s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... ... just before getting into a fight, you turn to your friend and ask, "Phase 12?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... Watching a movie you are mentally stating out characters & gear, and it's a romantic comedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... You brag about how you are built on more points then your friends. "Army Training gave me Weapon Familiarity." "My Bachelor Degree is evidence of my Skill Knowledge 13-." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... You can play Champions for too long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... ...you're looking for , and you think, "Why don't I just buy Detect ? Oh..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... ... Your significant other is sick of being referred to as "my DNPC". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... you call your friends by their CHARACTER names more often than their REAL names Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quozaxx Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... When you use more of your Christmas bonus on the new 6th Edition than for presence for your kids. Whenever you see a new superhero on TV, Movie, or comic book you begin to convert them over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quozaxx Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... You misspell "presence" instead of "presents" in the previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... When you use more of your Christmas bonus on the new 6th Edition than for presence for your kids. Whenever you see a new superhero on TV, Movie, or comic book you begin to convert them over. You misspell "presence" instead of "presents" in the previous post. You read the above posts, and start wondering how much a disad is for "extra Presence, only during Christmas season." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... Whenever you see a new superhero on TV, Movie, or comic book you begin to convert them over. or homage them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... Whenever you see a new superhero on TV' date=' Movie, or comic book you begin to convert them over.[/quote'] Which for me, is every Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... you remember when "the old man" was "that new kid" and a sidekick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Archer Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... when the fifteen year old kid you taught to play Champions just RETIRED from the Navy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... when the fifteen year old kid you taught to play Champions just RETIRED from the Navy. Methinks you're speaking from experience... Speaking of which: You've been playing Champions too long when... ... during your annual performance review at work, you ask your boss, "How many XP do I get?" ... you tell your pregnant wife, "I hope you give birth soon -- I can use the extra character points." ... your kid is getting bullied, and your advice is to "just buy off the Hunted." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... "I want to make a haymaker payment on my account." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weapon Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Re: You Know You've Been Playing Champions Too Long When... ... Your significant other is sick of being referred to as "my DNPC". Your SO claims you're her DNPC and you figure her family counts as contacts so she's built on more points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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