Wheeljack Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Lacking an in-person gaming group, I do a lot of play-by-post and chat based/Maptools gaming. One thing I don't see is anyone playing Champions/Hero System... There was one game on RPG.net that collapsed twice before actually starting. Granted, a more streamlined system can be useful for online play, but automated die rollers can make one of the bigger issues with Hero (Counting 10+ dice in two ways) go away instantly. MapTools in particular can be programmed with a lot of macros to speed play. Any success stories? Am I just looking in the wrong places? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? Check out HERO Central. It has dice rollers built in that can count normal and killing damage and has dozens of active games in all different genres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptPatriot Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? My Tuesday game, The Crucible, has managed to successfully use MapTools for a number of months, just using simple macros for handling combat though our game has been somewhat steady since we started January of 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? Check out HERO Central. It has dice rollers built in that can count normal and killing damage and has dozens of active games in all different genres. Specifically, here: http://www.herocentral.net/home.htm;jsessionid=aUms6IXNuxth (They ought to put a link to Hero Central back on the forums page.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? Specifically, here: http://www.herocentral.net/home.htm;jsessionid=aUms6IXNuxth (They ought to put a link to Hero Central back on the forums page.) Err, yeah. I forgot there was no longer a link on the forum or I would of added one. Oops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestlinggeek Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? I run a Champions game every other Saturday morning, using Second Life to gather my group. If you don't know SL, check it out at www.secondlife.com. If anyone's interested in a game that involves superheroes played through different comic book/historical ages, PM me. We're currently in the Pulp ASge, getting ready in a few adventures, to advance to the Golden Age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opale Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? I might be interested as I play SL too ! Possible to create my own character or just prexistent ones are accepted so far ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickback Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? I've been in a couple play-by-post games that fizzled, and one fairly long-running one that I'm having a blast with. However we approach it more like collaborative writing and don't really use the rulebook much. And even then our GM waves her hands a lot. We haven't used Maptools yet, but I'd like to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphanis Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? As discussed in another ongoing thread, earlier this year I GMed a Maptool/Skype Champions 6th Ed game that only lasted for a few months before my computer self-destructed. Having replaced the equipment, I intend to start another, hopefully more enduring, at the end of the year and have been working on tools and entering maps and data in preparation for the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kytanos Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? Quick question Epi, Will it be the same open draw (I.E. Freedom of character creation given to the players. rather then "Your all mutants, your all aliens, your all members of shield). I have a nice character ive been wanting to run in a supers game. (not a crappy one like chitin, I think im done with that idea until im a much better roleplayer.) but he requires a rather open setting. Having a localized game wouldn't hurt either (IE less globe trotting, more staying in/around millennium city. I never liked justice league style games, It feels so impersonal and heartless to hover above everything else. Never interacting with the community nor getting to see the charges and difference your making. You just march from Honor tower every-time doctor destroyer threatens the world Yet again, then go back to your pit of solitude until next session.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphanis Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Re: Online Champions games... anyone seen/played them? I'm not binding myself to any specifics regarding the prospective campaign yet; I'm not ready to recruit players nor am I soliciting feedback regarding it. At this point, I'm just responding to the original poster's inquiry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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