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  1. Favorite lost villain group

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    Re: Favorite lost villain group

     

    I wholly agree. It's got to be super-tough to balance the satisfaction of longtime fans' date=' the satisfaction of new fans, sales figures, one's own preferences, and everything else that goes into doing a Line Developer's job, and to see us constantly spouting off our opinions has to be simultaneously very frustrating and very helpful. He deserves not only our thanks, but our applause.[/quote']

     

    I'm guessing that's what we don't have a separate forum for "What would YOU like to see?" threads.

     

    "Villainy Unbound Revised: What would YOU like to see, BobGreenwade?"

    "Villainy Unbound Revised: What would YOU like to see, Super Squirrel?"

    "Villainy Unbound Revised: What would YOU like to see, lemming?" [LOCKED]

     

    And so on...

  2. Favorite lost villain group

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    Re: Favorite lost villain group

     

    I have mixed feelings about the Zodiac. While I absolutely love the concept behind the group - and Taurus has one of the grand master-villain origins IMHO - several of the members didn't seem to have suitable personalities to be part of a would-be world-conquering team. Pursuant to that' date=' I really felt that the Zodiac needed more of a support organization "on the ground" to implement their grand plans. When I used the Zodiac I made most of their members people of stature and influence in the world in their own rights, with considerable resources to contribute to the group effort.[/quote']

    The only time I worked Zodiac into a campaign I had them function as a fractious group, at best. They were, for the most part, quite independent from each other and only rarely worked together in groups of more than 3-4. It worked well as far as it went, but we never did finish that particular campaign so I'm not sure how it would have ended.

  3. Favorite lost villain group

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    Re: Favorite lost villain group

     

    For me: VOICE.

     

    YES! I loved this group, and way back when I first got the adventure I managed to wriggle a few side adventures in where the PCs met the heroes. This was probably the only long-term campaign I ran that worked out as well as anyone could hope for. Dr. Photon and Irredencia were the only two to escape the PCs, and they rebuilt a team that plagued the PCs for a long time following the adventure.

     

    Deathstroke was always a favorite of mine, as were The Ultimates. Eurostar was a hoot to run, especially when they were trying to "lay low" and the PCs stumbled across 'em.

     

    I enjoyed the Geodesics a great deal. They were a fun foil to pit against the PCs for no reason whatsoever. They even helped against The Ultimates once (then looted a bank on their way out).

     

    Like everyone else I miss those days....

  4. Corven's Heroes & Villains

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    Haven't been around in a while but it's cool to find you've continued the good work. No major critiques on my part--it's too darn hard to get into debating what a comic character can and can't do, and frankly I just enjoy seeing respectable write-ups of all-time favorites.

     

    Well done.

  5. What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

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    Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

     

    Just finished "Cursor's Fury", the third book in the fantasy series by Jim Butcher (of "Dresden Chronicles" fame). I really enjoy that series. Good fantasy campaign material with a bit of a Roman foundation.

     

    Of note, Butcher's next offering in the Dresden Chronicles, "White Night", (9th in the series) comes out tomorrow. I have it on pre-order so I should get it within the week.

  6. Storn's Art & Characters thread.

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    Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.

     

    Heya, Storn. It's been awhile since I've perused your thread (well, any threads, actually), but I wanted to say "good work as usual". This was one of only a handful of threads that I actually missed during my "away time".

     

    By the way, how's yer schedule lookin'? Also, since I have in mind a character that's kinda difficult even for me to describe, do you do "quick sketch" ideas prior to full commissions? I'm leery of either of us trying to get this right the first time, but I'm also eager to get a pic made (not in a hurry, mind you, just eager).

     

    Thanks in advance, kind sir!

  8. The "Nice Happy" Thread

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    Re: The "Nice Happy" Thread

     

    Jealousy! Tell me all about it!

    Dell XPS 600 fully loaded. :)

    • Pentium D 3 Ghz
    • 1GB Dual Channel RAM
    • 160GB Hard Drive
    • Dual DVD-ROM/DVD+RW drives
    • NVidia Geforce...um...7800 (I think) video card. 512MB :D
    • Sound Blaster X-Fi 5.1
    • 19" Flat Panel
    • $2k debt :doi:

     

    I got a bunch of extras and such, mainly cuz I had a discount. This is the first computer I've purchased with full warranty and all the fixins (as opposed to those friends & coworkers have helped put together/configure), so I figured I'd go all out just this once. I wanted a 'puter that I could grow with, not one that I could grow out of...at least for a while.

  11. Musings on Random Musings

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    You'll probably be happier. I went from Corporate drone to working for an animal sanctuary. Much happier now about my job.

    I'm hoping. I'll have to keep a day job for a while (probably at less pay than I was getting with IBM), but I'm also starting barbacking next month with the potential of picking up a Sunday night shift soon thereafter, the idea being to determine if I really want to do this.

     

    I've spent all of my adult life in bars. I've done everything you can do except bartend. I've been a bouncer, a barback, a karaoke host, a DJ and a line cook. Now, I don't want to work or own a bar&grill just yet, but the experience was useful. The point is, bars are what I know and love. I know I can do this on a mental and emotional level; it's a matter of being able to transition financially (i.e. I ain't selling the house to bartend).

     

    I've become good friends with the owner of my favorite neighborhood watering hole, and after talking at length with him about bartending and (hopefully) owning my own place one day, his reply was something along the lines of a knowing smile and "About time you realized what we all knew." He has offered me anything I need to get started--training, a job, advice, etc--anything except a loan and/or the keys to his bar. He's even intimated he'd work for me if I ever get a place of my own, just to help get things going.

     

    You can't do much better than having a ready-made mentor in place if you wanna switch careers. Hopefully this'll all work out.

     

    In the meantime, back to the job searches...

  22. Martial Arts in the Pulp era

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    theres also the scottish martial art Taigh Suntais' date='[/quote']

    I believe "Taigh Suntais" is the actual school, like a dojo or an academy. I can't find the meaning for the words but I have seen several references for "[location] Taigh Suntais".

     

    Originally it appears it was indeed a training ground for warriors, teaching them the use of sword & dagger by way of sticks and cudgels, as well as wrestling throws and the like.

     

    In all honestly I can't find any references that would lead me to believe this is an actual martial art and not just a school of training.

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