Shadow Hawk

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat He refers to the 'Great Scientists' Duane Gish, Kent Hovind, 'And those wonderful folks at the Institute for Creation Research'.

Re: "Neat" Pictures I have enough trouble explaining how, in NYC, "The City" is Manhattan. Explaining a Tick reference may be beyond me. Seems that a editorial writer for the San Fran Chronicle claimed that "San Fransisco is known worldwide as 'THE City'" and they believe him. So no one in the English speaking world can refer to the ginormous city near where they live as 'The City', because that means San Fransisco. Meanwhile, I've heard NYC, Manhattan, Boston, Miami, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Hilo, Syney, and London all refered to as 'The City' by residents of thier respective areas... but that's wrong, because only San Fransisco is 'The City', because Herb Caen said so.

Re: "Neat" Pictures Sorry, I missed the year. Yes, San Diego was a village/town until after the SF earthquake, when the Navy decided to spread the navy bases around. San Diego became home to 'Destroyer Force, Pacific' and the first Naval Air Base at North Island, and grew industry to support the navy (Air and Sea). San Dog has a inferiority complex about San Fran. San Dog is the 2nd largest city in California, 8th in the U.S., and gets no respect... I love San Fransisco, really. It's a beautiful city, with wonderful people and things to do. But there are people from near San Fransisco, the ones who call it "The City" (don't forget capitals!) who bug the heck out of me. Anyone calling San Fran "The City" is going to get a snide remark from me... (Recently, someone told me they live near "The City", and I said 'Where on the island do you live?' They were very angry that I thought they meant Manhattan.)

Re: "Neat" Pictures And once again, the eighth largest city in the United States gets dissed in favor of number fourteen San Fransisco...

Re: Since CoH is gone... My dad is especially bitter, since he's been playing this game since I introduced him to it some 5 years ago. He says he's too old to learn a new game.

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Uncle Buck Rogers in the 25th Century John Candy gets frozen, and then thawed out... Jumping Jack Flash Gordon Ming the Merciless played by Whoopi Goldberg Charlie Chan and the Chocolate Factory #1 Son has a golden ticket Charlie Brown and the Chocolate Factory Good grief.

Re: Doomsday! Crimson Mage: In Seattle, WA. Re-adjust my magic pool and create a interdimensional gate between Earth and the land of Fairy. Usher as many people through as possible before the bomb goes off. On the other side of the gate when it does, I now have to explain to the Selie Court why I just brought dozens of humans to Fairy... and hope they let us stay long enough for the worst to be over. The Mad Ninja: In San Fransisco, CA. Attempt to get my family out of town, and fail. Killed in the explosion. The Eagle: In NYC. Grab my girlfriend and her daughter and fly straight north as fast as I can. Caught in the air some 20 miles north of the city when the explosions start, he's stunned unconcious by the blast, and the fall kills his girlfriend and her daughter. He survives, but doesn't want to. Spends the next few months doing rescue work near NYC, until he dies of radiation poisoning. Shadow Hawk: North of San Diego. Grabs his gear, flies low and fast northwest until he's got a mountain range between himself and Miramar MCAS. Puts on gear, duck and cover in canyon until shockwave passes. Shadow Hawk then makes his way east, purchasing/stealing what he needs from small towns. Going to ground in southern Utah, he ends up joining a Mormon community where he trades his abilities for membership. Yes, I put some thought into this. Based (loosely) on the alternate history Doomsday 1983, where a real-life incident of computer/radar/sattlelite failure almost lead the USSR to believe that the U.S. had launched a first strike. Historically, the Colonel in charge decided that the detected strike of five-six missiles was 'too small' to be real. It turned out to be a sattlelite/computer interface failure.

It's the end of the world (as we know it). Russia has launched the missiles at the U.S., NATO, Japan and the PRC. Retialitory strikes have gone up in response. The air raid sirens are sounding, the TV and Radio are telling you this isn't a drill... What does your character do, when thier are only minutes before the nuclear bombs arrive?

Re: Supertanker Mercenary Base For appearance ideas, I suggest you look at USHS Mercy (AH-19) or her sister ship, Comfort. Both started as tankers and were converted to hospital ships. Replace 90% of the hospital facilities with stuff mercs need, and you're almost there.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... 4th edition DnD-ness Theren the Archer, Elven Ranger Goguin the Faithful, Dwarven Cleric Darrek the Redundant, Dwarf Fighter Lucius the Pyro/Cyromaniac, Tiefling Elementalist Terios the Moo, Minotaur Fighter Tarrek the Confusing, Human Barbarian And the trip to Hell continues. Demons attempt to steal our wine... Therin: Don't let them steal the wine! Darrek: What does it matter? Therin: I'm an elf, I like wine. Lucius: Our elf is a wino. Terios: Quit your whining. The demons attack Terios Terios (Spock voice): Not enough against my shield! Lucius complains... "I hate when the enemy uses teamwork." Terios player overeats and becomes ill... "Stop me before I snack again!" Darrek is dead, and his new character (as yet unnamed Half-Elf Hunter appears because 'he followed the tracks through a unexplored portal', leaving him trapped in Hell... Terios: When will you learn not to walk through unmapped portals? Half Elf: I just did, thank you.

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Terminator 2: Groundhog Day Arnie Schwarzenegger is a killing machine sent back in time to kill weatherman Bill Murray... but every time he does, it activates a time loop sending him back to the beginning of the day. Wackiness ensues.

Re: Jokes Mary had a little lamb, A little pork, A little jam Mary had a great big roast, And a big grape fizz. Now look how fat little Mary is!

Re: So: What Superpowers would your Parents get if they had a "Radiation Accident" Dad would be a gadgeteer/power armor. And it would fly and shoot missiles. Mom gets mind control, but on a activation roll. Like 40+ dice on a 8 or less. It doesn't always work, but when it does...

Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Me: Better for 99 guilty to go free than one innocent unjustly punished. Other Guy: Only if the 99 guilty murderers have to live in your neighborhood. Me: OK, but you're the one innocent unjustly executed.

Re: Superman Averts World War II? Well, let's see... One of the campaign soundbites against Roosevelt was that he was too 'pro-British' and too 'get involved in Europe's War. With the European war over and done with before the election, that issue goes away. Roosevelt wins re-election in 1940, but probably not in 1944. New Deal continues. Without the massive government 'stimulus' of the war build up in late 1940 + employment program known as The Draft, the depression lasts longer. Truman doesn't become vice president if Roosevelt isn't re-elected in 1944. Without the German conquest of Holland and France plus the British* not tied up fighting Germany and Italy, Japan doesn't dare move south against the Dutch East Indies oil fields. There is no Pearl Harbor attack. The Imperial Japanese Army instead moves north against Russian controlled Siberia... but that won't work out well, since the Russians have no German Army to worry about. Communist Germany? With the Nazis discredited, the right wing would rally on the Royalists. Since our 'Superman' likes monarchies (apparrently), Kaiser Willhelm II is re-instated... or his son is put on the throne more likely. With no war here, nuclear weapon programs stagnate... until Russia uses one on Japan in about 1949 (if that war lasts long enough, that is). With no war, Eisenhower never gets his fourth (or fifth) star. He's out of politics. With no draft, we don't have a pre-war baby boom. With no military deployments, there's no post war baby boom. My Mother and Father are born later if at all (the timing of thier births could be a result of the 1940 Draft law, which gave exemptions to men with two children at home. They're both second children.) And... are thier other 'Supermen' out there other than our British pro-monarch one? Does Sir Kal-El of London have a rival anywhere? *The Royal Air Force is the world's most advanced. The Royal Navy is the most technologically advanced, although thier ship age is rather old. The British Army is well equipped, if not very high tech.

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Re: Superman Averts World War II? That was a interesting thought experiment, Lawnmower Boy. And when I'm done writing this 'riff' off of it, I'll rep you. So, out Superman can figure out psycho-history style 'the future'. So, he makes preparations... Part of the reason the British backed down before Hitler at Munich is that the Royal Air Force was not 'ready to fight' and told Chamberlain so. When the British backed down, it forced the French to back down since they were afraid to face the Germans without British support (with good reason; the Germans outnumbered them.) But, our 'Superman' has seen what's coming, and given the RAF 2nd generation radar and 1st generation jet intercepters (Think 'Gloster Meteor' or Me-262 or even P-80 Shooting Stars). With the RAF ready to defend against the bomber hordes (a real fear in 1938), the Royal Navy with improved sonars (thanks, Superman!), and other improvements, Neville Chamberlain can stand up to Hitler, and with French support back the Czech government against Nazi bullying. A properly timed demonstration of the new fighters plus implying there's a bomber version, and WW2 starts in 1938 with a Anglo-French offensive into the Ruhr in response to the German attack on Czechaslovakia(sp). Properly done, our Superman will ensure that the sun never, ever sets on the British Empire.

Re: NBC Revolution Black powder's not diffucult to make. Smoothbore muskets aren't hard either. Lead shot isn't hard. You won't be able to mass produce them, but take your gunsmith, assign him a bunch of helpers and apprentices... (once the chaos settles down enough that you can worry about such things, that is.) Rifled muskets and Minie ball are both harder, but might be worth it due to improved accuracy. Given the 15 year thing, I'd think that there would be communities making smoothbores and/or rifled muskets, black powder, and ammo.

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares 1984: A Space Odyssey H.A.L. is watching you. Peter Pan and the Wolf's Dragoons Pete's DragonBall Z Friday the Apollo 13th

Re: NBC Revolution I'm reminded of a story I read decades ago called "Ariel", about something making all tech fail (not only electricity, but gunpowder, steam engines, and a lot of other things...). It's set about 10 years after the collapse, and is about a boy and his unicorn, Ariel.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... 4th edition DnD-ness Theren the Archer, Elven Ranger Goguin the Faithful, Dwarven Cleric Darrek the Redundant, Dwarf Fighter Lucius the Pyro/Cyromaniac, Tiefling Elementalist Terios the Moo, Minotaur Fighter Whisper the Loud, Half-Elf Paladin And introducing Tarrek the Confusing, Human Barbarian We arrive at the River Styx. Terios: Don't drink the water. Goguin: Or eat the food. GM: You see a sign Terios: "Abandon all Dope, ye who enter here" Lucius: What? Terios: A drug free Hell is a happy Hell. GM: I have a pizza. Darrek: Nice non-sequitor. We've arrived in Hell, and a aspect of Dispater (ruler of the 2nd circle) wants the Book of Vile Darkness Lucius: You can have the book over my campanions dead bodies. Terios and Goguin: Excuse me? (In Stereo!) Darrek: How much will you give us to beat him up and give you the book? Dispater(aspect): Nothing. Therin: I never expected the Lord of the Second Layer of Hell to be such a not-nice person.

Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. That's funny, that's what my dog says when he wants to go outside... or be fed... or given water... or wants me to throw the cat in the microwave...

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat Full contact soccer.

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Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Interesting anachronism, there. Bazooka (the weapon) was invented in 1942. Bazooka (the musical instrument) dates to 1910 (approx). Bazooka (the bubble gum) is "post WW2". If I read the newspaper article you posted correctly, the game is set in 1925.