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Re: Sixth Edition Showcase #1: ACV And AVAD I'm getting too old and too lazy to want to do a lot of retooling. The whole notion of adding more letters to short-hand tags like ECV turning into... whatever. For me, there is that added hurdle beyond simply if I like the rules changes. It's also am I motivated to learn a substantial amount of new rules and new jargon. I dunno.

Re: How did you handle the change in the Champions Universe between the 4th Ed & 5th I kept Bora and the Whip's Whip! Basically, I didn't allow the 5th Edition Universe to get rid of any of the characters they killed off from the 4th Edition. If that meant a short explanation for what impact that had on continuity, so be it.

Re: CHAR: Thor. (Marvel Style) Thor definitely performs feats of strength far outstripping the OHOTMU routinely enough to laugh at the notion that there is some 100-200 ton barrier for him.

Re: Captain Average!!! There's only one way to do this right. You have to list all the superheroes in order of most powerful to least powerful and find the middle. What?

Re: SPD Standards

Re: SPD Standards No, that's not what I'm saying but you do get credit for making a smart aleck response if that is what you were hoping for.

Re: Has HERO achieved maximum desirable complexity? I think one of the things that has added complexity is trying to make regeneration into an aid and the like. Sometimes special powers that are fairly narrowly defined increase playability rather than decrease it. 6th Edition should probably consider this and more attention to playability rather than one perspective on rules "consistency" should be the standard. That I can build virtually anything with HERO with advantages and limitations doesn't mean that my goal is to have a long character sheet. For common power concepts there isn't any real reason to avoid having a special power - Instant Change, Regeneration, Damage Shield w/o the convolutions.

Re: SPD Standards Apparently you haven't read the first few appearances of Spider-Man or you are pretending they don't exist - I don't know which.

Re: Eating your lunch... I have to disagree with you conclusion concerning MitchellS. He has disparaged the HERO community consistently. This is nothing new. That it is part of a continuing trend is why I will report his post.

Re: I know this probably sounds psycotic, and it probably will be. Why not buy 900 Presence with a big Images power and cheese limitations instead?

Re: Uberworld - a new Champions PBEM Universe Now, now: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Ask yourself, would Worldmaker really want to be called a snob? I bet you can figure out the answer.

Re: Is Hero too preditable? Not using a bell curve for damage classes could be a bit problematic if you are using autofire attacks, rapid fire attacks, and the like. There is a reason why I think any Munchkin worth his salt should understand the wonderful(?) exploits one can make of autofire 3 rkas.

Re: SPD Standards You can build a version of Spider-Man that tries to get the spirit of the character on 350 points but you won't be building a character that comes very close to what Spider-Man can actually do. Spider-Man's speed needs to be compared to other supers, not simply normals.

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists I have to wonder if you've studied martial arts when you make this statement. I fail to see the distinction you are trying to make.

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists I'd say Bullseye is higher on the food chain than those jobbers. I love PM&IF and, if that's the only reference, Iron Fist doesn't match up with Cap. If he's had a power up since Marvel Discontinuity (the 1990s) started - I wouldn't likely know nor care. So Enforcer84, if you're listening - my ranking was based on my bias toward the Silver and Bronze Age and my bias against Frank Miller.

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists Would you put Dr. Strange in the top 10 or 25 of martial artists? And he got a hit on Mantis who you put in as #1? And Mantis proves ineffectual in how many stories?

Re: Marvel's Best Martial Artists Captain America is getting short-changed here on "style" points. I know he wears a flag-suit but he's still depicted as the master of martial arts, just not any East Asian philosophy that some folks would lump in with it. Shang Chi is getting lots of points for "looking the part" but he just simply doesn't rate over Captain America if you've read the stories - unless things have changed in the last ten years or so. Iron Fist is losing points for having a gimmick and for being white but he's trained just as hard and long as Shang Chi and has been exposed to just as much and likely more East Asian mysticism. Karnak is losing points for evidently being more obscure than I realized he was. The guy abstained from the Terrigen Mists and chose to hone his martial arts to the point that he can sense weaknesses in just about anything. He can tussle with the Thing with the kind of martial arts he has without an Iron Fist OR a one-of-a-kind Shield.

Re: Greatest Super Battle Ever Silver Age: Battle between the Hulk and the Thing, pick one.

Re: What's Up With Combat Skill Levels? It's in Gadgets and Gear.

Re: What's Up With Combat Skill Levels? And let's remember, this is the system that wants you to spend 23 points to have a paintball gun.

Re: Don't Buy Everything In a Good Story (Topic: Supers and the Law) Yes, that works well for a movie. I don't think it works well for a supers campaign.