Steve's Chat Session Log (Thursday, August 18)

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Steven S. Long (07:58.14 PM)

Good evening Herophiles!

 

Jake Sweeper (07:58.22 PM)

heya

 

Narf the Mouse (07:58.24 PM)

It is!

Hi

 

James Cook (07:58.29 PM)

It sounds horribly complex, but it is real easy. Especially...Hello Steve.

 

Indiana Joe (07:58.38 PM)

Hey Steve.

 

fryguy (07:58.44 PM)

Hi Steve

Thx James

 

Steven S. Long (07:59.17 PM)

If you're talking about programs to let people play together on their computers from different locations, I'd also suggest taking a look at Epic Table. I saw a demo at GenCon and it was pretty impressive.

Can't handle full-blow HERO System dice mechanics yet... but I predict it'll be able to pretty soon.

 

James Cook (07:59.38 PM)

We were talking MapTool..

 

fryguy (07:59.54 PM)

yes...I was talking about it has been a long time since I've played with new folks...and I'd like to travel to meet, etc

 

Steven S. Long (08:00.02 PM)

I'm not familiar with that but I'll check it out later.

 

fryguy (08:00.02 PM)

James suggested MapTool...

I will check the Epic Table too

 

James Cook (08:00.15 PM)

Me too.

 

Steven S. Long (08:00.37 PM)

Epic Table is in beta, IIRC; going to launch sometime soon. Might be possible to get in on the beta, not sure about that.

 

James Cook (08:00.52 PM)

I'll keep an eye out for it.

 

Steven S. Long (08:01.03 PM)

The programmer was a very friendly guy, open to suggestions. Looked like a pretty powerful tool.

You should also check out Infrno (note the lack of e); there are some Hero games being run there I believe.

 

fryguy (08:01.43 PM)

thx Steve

The other day I looked thru the 5e rules...I was looking for what all can be done in a 0 phase acttion. I came across the "turning 1 power on at time" which is something we never played with.

 

Steven S. Long (08:03.10 PM)

I'll start with announcement in a few minutes; as usual I'll give stragglers a couple minutes to arrive.

 

fryguy (08:03.19 PM)

oops...my bad

 

Scott Bennie (08:04.45 PM)

Evening.

 

fryguy (08:04.48 PM)

well, I hope the temps have dropped off for everyone...it has been nice here for a few days

 

Steven S. Long (08:04.49 PM)

Oh, no worries fry, that's just my usual general start-off. Feel freed to keep discussin' stuff.

Hi Scott!

 

fryguy (08:04.59 PM)

Hi Scott

 

Scott Bennie (08:05.18 PM)

Steve, did you see the fan-made Mechanon video I linked on the boards?

 

Steven S. Long (08:05.18 PM)

It's gotten a little cooler here -- 80s instead of 90s. Still looking forward to autumn and winter though.

 

James Cook (08:05.25 PM)

Amen to that.

 

Steven S. Long (08:05.31 PM)

Scott -- no, I missed it. I'll look for it, thanx!

 

fryguy (08:05.55 PM)

Oh! Does anyone know

 

Indiana Joe (08:05.55 PM)

It's definitely cooled off here. I'm getting more of a late summer/early fall vibe now. Maybe not so much cooler as drier.

 

Scott Bennie (08:06.11 PM)

 

Steven S. Long (08:06.11 PM)

OK, it's 5 after, time for announcements!

 

fryguy (08:06.16 PM)

ick..."Ghost" who created wild-hunt.org?

 

James Cook (08:06.40 PM)

Speaking of the boards, would it be possible to add a forum for ongoing games so that players and GMs can keep up an out of game communication area? It would prevent clutter in either the Player Finder or Genre forums.

 

Steven S. Long (08:06.44 PM)

First, tonight's chat will be shorter than usual. I have houseguests (the inimitable Scott Heine and family) arriving tomorrow, so I need to get up extra early to take care of both work and preparations.

 

Eddie! (08:06.56 PM)

hehya Scott

GhostArcher

 

fryguy (08:07.17 PM)

thx Eddie

 

Scott Bennie (08:07.48 PM)

Hey Eddie!

 

Eddie! (08:08.05 PM)

Check out my Links on the forums his site is listed under Champions Superhero Resources.

On my signature

 

Steven S. Long (08:08.16 PM)

Second, as I mentioned last week, CHAMPIONS BEYOND has headed off to the printer. We hope to have that in our hot li'l hands soon.

 

Eddie! (08:08.22 PM)

Scott how is Champions Online today?

Hurrah the PRINTER

 

Steven S. Long (08:09.06 PM)

James, generally we prefer not to add fora. If people are going to communicate about specific campaigns that's really more suited to Hero Central or a campaign-specific website.

 

James Cook (08:09.15 PM)

Cool.

 

Eddie! (08:09.21 PM)

fora?

 

fryguy (08:09.35 PM)

pl...forum?

 

Eddie! (08:09.40 PM)

Thanks

 

Steven S. Long (08:09.51 PM)

Third, today I finished the final edits on ADVANCED PLAYER'S GUIDE II! That includes indexing. So, it's back in Bill's hands for final layout, and will probably be available in PDF form next week sometime.

Yes, it's the plural of forum.

 

James Cook (08:10.02 PM)

Oh nice.

 

Scott Bennie (08:10.05 PM)

New hideouts (Primal Cave is cool) and a new PvP map on Test.

 

Eddie! (08:10.28 PM)

Hmmm... I just started Resistance,

 

Steven S. Long (08:10.28 PM)

APG2 comes in at 124 pages, IIRC. And it's jam-packed with fun!

 

Scott Bennie (08:10.44 PM)

Yay, fun!

 

James Cook (08:10.47 PM)

* Adds to list.

 

Eddie! (08:11.01 PM)

I hope you provide lots of example in the sides

 

Steven S. Long (08:11.08 PM)

I had to redo parts of the index because I deleted some stuff and Bill was able to tighten things up and track back a couple pages. That's what I get for being all efficient.

 

Eddie! (08:11.25 PM)

Online Index....hmmm...

 

Steven S. Long (08:11.32 PM)

Eddie -- there aren't any sidebar examples. They're not really necessary given the nature of the book.

 

Indiana Joe (08:11.43 PM)

Looking forward to it.

 

Steven S. Long (08:11.53 PM)

I suppose I could've put some in for the optional new Powers, but I think people can figure out how to use 'em.

 

Eddie! (08:11.54 PM)

I'll have to read it then...gimmie

 

Steven S. Long (08:12.18 PM)

In fact, I intend to use one of them for Istvatha V'han in BOOK OF THE EMPRESS, which I'll be getting back to now that APG2 is done.

 

Eddie! (08:12.21 PM)

Fient?

 

Steven S. Long (08:12.38 PM)

What with one delay and another, it seems like it's been forever since I was working on it. Time to get back in the multidimensional saddle.

 

Eddie! (08:12.53 PM)

Looking forward to the V'hanian Invasion

Multidimensional Saddle...Like side saddle?

 

Steven S. Long (08:13.24 PM)

And when BotE is done, I'll turn to MYTHIC HERO. Ordered some more research materials for that this week.

 

Eddie! (08:13.51 PM)

What about Greg Stolez book

 

fryguy (08:13.56 PM)

Mythic Hero...that sounds interesting!

 

Eddie! (08:14.04 PM)

This is Sparta

 

Steven S. Long (08:14.09 PM)

Eddie -- what about Greg? Which of his books are you referring to?

 

fryguy (08:14.46 PM)

afk..doorbell

 

Eddie! (08:14.50 PM)

The latest one you picket up with the green cover and giant golem on the cover. Wild Talents Sourcebook

 

Dave Mattingly (08:15.37 PM)

Howdy, gang.

 

James Cook (08:15.43 PM)

Hi Dave.

 

Eddie! (08:15.45 PM)

Heh Dave!

 

How is the Art coming?

Steven S. Long (08:15.54 PM)

Hi Dave!

 

Dave Mattingly (08:16.00 PM)

A few minutes late -- had to take my son to get stitches over his eyebrow, thanks to a sporting accident.

 

Eddie! (08:16.08 PM)

Ouchie

 

Narf the Mouse (08:16.12 PM)

Indeed.

 

Dave Mattingly (08:16.29 PM)

Hi, QM. Now that I'm past my mighty hurdle of publishing 20 books in a two weeks period, I can finally refocus my attention on that.

 

Eddie! (08:16.42 PM)

@ Narf with a raised eyebrow.

Booyah

 

Scott Bennie (08:16.53 PM)

Hey Dave. Sorry to hear that. Hope recovery is quick.

 

Narf the Mouse (08:17.04 PM)

...@Eddie: I was agreeing that it sounded "Ouchie".

 

Eddie! (08:17.13 PM)

They recover faster than we do...

 

Scott Bennie (08:17.32 PM)

Like they actually recover.

 

Eddie! (08:18.20 PM)

Champions Villains: Volume 3 instock yet?

 

Steven S. Long (08:18.35 PM)

Eddie -- no. We'll announce it as soon as it is, we promise!

 

Eddie! (08:18.37 PM)

Ice Cream helps

Darn it

 

Steven S. Long (08:18.46 PM)

Ice cream is a cure for many ills!

 

fryguy (08:18.48 PM)

I know the new books being released are 6e but how hard is it to use them with 5e?

 

Dave Mattingly (08:18.53 PM)

The hard part is getting the ice cream to balance on the stitches.

 

Archie (08:18.55 PM)

Hello, gang, Steve.

 

Scott Bennie (08:19.05 PM)

Hey Archie.

 

Eddie! (08:19.16 PM)

Not hard, just fudge the stats a little.

 

Archie (08:19.18 PM)

Was watching Ironman on DVR, lost track of time.

 

Eddie! (08:19.39 PM)

One or Two

 

Archie (08:20.00 PM)

fryguy, you can likely use the stats as they are, just needing translation on the powers. {SORRY, Eddie, Ironman cartoon}

 

Steven S. Long (08:20.17 PM)

Hey, Archie.

 

fryguy (08:20.37 PM)

Archie-yes, I found it somewhat confusing on the 6e discussions

 

Archie (08:20.52 PM)

Well, I'm willing to help you, if you need it.

 

Eddie! (08:20.52 PM)

Last 6E books I got from HERO Games was the Equipment Guide. Have I missed anything?

 

Steven S. Long (08:20.58 PM)

In other news, I've been acquiring some nice stuff for my Pulp-era maps and travel guides collection. Just got a nice booklet all about Rio de Janeiro in 1927.

Eddie -- the Grimoire and Star Hero.

 

Eddie! (08:21.30 PM)

They are in Print?

Awesome more for me

 

Archie (08:22.00 PM)

@Fryguy, you can contact me via PM, my user name is cptpatriot

 

Steven S. Long (08:22.01 PM)

Yes -- though I'm not sure how many Grimoires we have left.

 

fryguy (08:22.03 PM)

Steve-other than the internet what resource(s) do you use to find maps, etc?

 

Steven S. Long (08:22.40 PM)

fry -- pretty much just the Internet. Mostly eBay. I surf some private dealer sites too, but they usually don't have maps in my period of interest, and what they do have is waaaaay too expensive for me.

 

Eddie! (08:22.50 PM)

Google Maps used to have a Historical Version of its Popular Maps program

 

Steven S. Long (08:22.58 PM)

I have some friends who keep a lookout for me at antique shows they attend, etc.

 

Indiana Joe (08:23.12 PM)

Maybe I should hurry up and buy it, although the chromebook is making PDFs look viable.

 

fryguy (08:23.39 PM)

Steve-Well, I've been searching for floor plans or ANY kind of layout for the U.N. building but I haven't found much. 'Tis why I asked

 

Archie (08:24.02 PM)

Floor Plan for a secure building? Bad idea.

 

fryguy (08:24.19 PM)

I suppose it's a security...yes...I know Archie; you're right

 

Steven S. Long (08:24.48 PM)

Finding maps of the UN is likely to be difficult, security and all that. Your best bet might be to look for books about the buildings.

 

Eddie! (08:25.00 PM)

Google Images - united nations building floor plans

 

fryguy (08:25.03 PM)

Well, I was looking for anything fictional too but there really isn't anything out there

Sometimes it's hard to just find the time to create all this (I'm sure Steve knows all about that!) so I try to use plans, etc for stuff and just copy those

 

Steven S. Long (08:26.38 PM)

Sure, nothing wrong with shortcuts. No point reinventing the wheel, if'n you can find the wheel.

 

fryguy (08:26.47 PM)

True

Is Adventure

Trythat again

 

Archie (08:27.44 PM)

I think I've been playing too much CO lately.

 

fryguy (08:27.57 PM)

Is Adventure's Club (r whatever it's current incarnation) still being released?

 

Eddie! (08:28.05 PM)

Me too think of buying a base soon

 

Steven S. Long (08:28.09 PM)

fry -- no, not for 15 years or more.

We had Digital Hero for awhile, ably edited by Dave, but it went away some years ago as well.

 

Eddie! (08:28.34 PM)

Nope Haymaker is released every once and a while

 

fryguy (08:28.46 PM)

Ah...

 

Dave Mattingly (08:28.51 PM)

Haymaker is quarterly.

Dave's not here, man.

 

Eddie! (08:29.00 PM)

http://livelyland.com:4080/haymaker/

 

fryguy (08:29.04 PM)

Well, I find the discussion board to be a bounty of information

 

Eddie! (08:29.21 PM)

Which one?

 

Dave Mattingly (08:29.33 PM)

For a while, CTO (clobberin' times online) came back for a stretch of a few years, too.

 

fryguy (08:29.37 PM)

oh...the HERO one. are there others?

 

Eddie! (08:29.37 PM)

I prefer a Flood of Information

Biblical even

 

Archie (08:29.47 PM)

And you have a community that loves to help others.

 

Eddie! (08:29.59 PM)

Who? Where?

 

fryguy (08:30.26 PM)

Well, I am new to all this...at least the "e" form of HERO games, etc

 

Archie (08:30.48 PM)

What 'e' form are you refering to?

 

Eddie! (08:30.49 PM)

"e" as in Eddie?

 

fryguy (08:31.04 PM)

I've been living under a rock for awhile..and the tech to convert silica to electricity is just not available yet

 

Steven S. Long (08:31.24 PM)

All right, folx, I'm afraid it's time for me to bow out -- morning comes eeeeaaarly tomorrow. See ya next week!

 

fryguy (08:31.29 PM)

@ Eddie-electronic

 

Archie (08:31.36 PM)

Take care, Steve

 

Indiana Joe (08:31.48 PM)

Night Steve.

 

James Cook (08:31.49 PM)

Have a nice one.

 

fryguy (08:31.53 PM)

Laters

 

Archie (08:31.56 PM)

What do you mean by electronic Hero?

PDFs?

 

Dave Mattingly (08:32.04 PM)

Good night, all.

 

Eddie! (08:32.10 PM)

Later Steve

 

fryguy (08:32.10 PM)

HERO games on the internet

I've only recently gotten a computer at home to use the internet

 

Descoto (08:32.30 PM)

There was EZ Hero.

Eddie! (08:32.32 PM)

So DAVE, how is Micheal's book coming along?

 

Archie (08:32.53 PM)

Well, I've played using Maptool with Descoto before.

Combined with voice chat of some sort, it has been a decent substitute.

 

fryguy (08:33.32 PM)

I'm going to check out that Maptool and the EpicTable Steve mentioned

 

Archie (08:33.51 PM)

I missed this EpicTable discussion.

 

Descoto (08:34.01 PM)

There is a pretty good framework to do Hero 6e on Maptool

 

James Cook (08:34.05 PM)

Epic Table, sadly, looks like a bust. Windows only. No Linux. No Mac.

 

fryguy (08:34.45 PM)

Steve mentioned seeing it at GENCON

 

James Cook (08:34.59 PM)

It's a little prettier than MapTool, but I did not see much that made me want to switch.