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Re: Hero System women are all insanely attractive

Of course, average isn't ugly, but average is boring. You don't want boring characters in your stories do you? Not if you're trying to sell them anyway.

It is reversed now, many artists are using the same techniques to draw their pretty characters and as a result everybody is starting to look the same and that is boring. You might not think it but pretty can be pretty boring.

I don't want comics to be filled up by ugly people I want more individuality among the faces. In the old comics people looked much more different.

Let me give you example: Astro city is a comic book where many of the characters have different faces but still remain on the un-ugly side.

Re: Hero System women are all insanely attractive

??? You know that even Byrne has referred to himself as One-Face Byrne? (Art of Joihn Byrne) I'll admit he has gone to great pains to correct this, but his faces still tend to be formulaic.

What I have read of his comics is Alpha flight, Superman. Fantastic Four and guest appearance’s of both the X-men and the Avengers.

He is one of the artists where you can see the difference between the heroes in their secret identity without looking at the hair style.

It might be very formulaic techniques he is using to get this result but you probably see this because you are an artist yourself.

Re: Hero System women are all insanely attractive

Of the women I have roleplayed with two have enjoyed playing unattractive characters. Two mostly played good looking characters but had at least one character that was unattractive. And three roleplayed very attractive characters.

Re: Hero System women are all insanely attractive

One of my friends has observed that many artists simply never learn to draw unattractive people.

Lots of people are glad to just be able to draw athletic people and never expand their range into fat and skinny.

I agree. And it is particularly evident in the more modern comics I think. Does anybody remember the old fusion champion’s book? All the women there looked alike in the face except for the hair.

The only comic book artist that regularly draws women with varied faces are John Byrne.

Re: Mega Man X/Zero

And long posts are what we like here at the Hero boards.

Re: Mega Man X/Zero

He does not have to be any thougher than you need to be to blow up small robots and stuff. Megaman's upgrades are offcourse bought with XP.

Re: Zombie Hero: Pt 1 The Oakdale Galleria

I think that the did think that to begin with but when they saw how fast Johnn when down they changed their minds.

Re: Zombie Hero: Pt 1 The Oakdale Galleria

Jeb... Must... Die..

Sounds like the game is just getting better.

Although I'm a little surprised the heroes gave up so easy when they sounded so confident to begin with.

You could hear that someone had been reading the damage lists in the hero book. (hmm that gun is probably a .38 or 9mm so he can't possible kill us on one shot...)

Off course the fat guy with the shotgun makes the difference. (They always do.)

But that is what makes reading stories based on rpg games better than just if one author wrote it alone, you just never know what the characters will do.

Re: Zombie Hero: Pt 1 The Oakdale Galleria

Talk about wasting their chance! They should have gunned down Jeb as fast as he started to shoot at them.

Question did Johnn have his gun in his hand or in his holster when Jeb shot him?

Re: Please Review

if I took it as Distinctive Features he would be able to stop in order to conceal himself.

Nope there are options that make it so that you can make it more or less difficult to conceal.

Btw: Driving the other players crazy does not give you any limitation.

Unless you give yourself the “prone to drive team-members crazy†limitation.

Re: Please Review

It is if he's obsessive compulsive.

A limitation is not a limitation if it does not hinder the player.

He could just as well take "snaps his fingers often" or "prefer black socks over white"

Re: Please Review

Opens his Pocket Watch and looks at the Time is not worth any points as psychological limitation.

Maybe you could buy it as a distinctive feature if Ash looked at it very often.

Re: Zombie Hero: Pt 1 The Oakdale Galleria

Those guards are bad news. I just know it.

Re: The Last Word

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Re: Musings on Random Musings

Actually' date=' I did it as an homage.[/quote']

Sounds good to me.

My politics: I think everyone who doesn't share my opinions can take a seat in the gas chamber. That includes Ghengis Khan and those to the left of same.

Careful now, you don't want us to begin discussing if Genghis Khan belongs at the left or at the right...

Re: Musings on Random Musings

Look! It is a little Banana! And it's dancing! Look!

Re: Musings on Random Musings

Just call me Mr. Mean!

Re: Musings on Random Musings

Look at him go! It's so funny!

Re: Musings on Random Musings

Sorry. Worldmaker is an @@@#### who can set off people. Doppler just doesn't buy into his venomous anti-Republican bullshit,

I don't think Doppler care much one way or another. And I don't think that he made fun of the recepy thread because of loyalty to the republican party and President Bush. Btw: Is Worldmaker anti-republican? I never noticed...

Then again, you two jerks go off in the corner and cuddle.

Hey, it's you that is constantly demanding emotional support, not me. Stop being such a wuss.

but since Seenar's been quiet, we don't know if he's equally well-balanced against venomous anti-Democrat bullshit.

I don't know if I agree on that so here is a picture of a dancing banana so that you might lighten up a little.

Re: Looking for a source of Victorian Miniatures

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/index.asp

Scroll down a little.

Re: Musings on Random Musings

I'm tired of the effort. I'm tired of holding my tongue when someone else makes a personal attack against me. I'm tired of holding it and holding it and holding it' date=' and finally, when I am so angry at being badmouthed [/quote'] So don't..

 

I can't hold it anymore and make the mistake of saying something, having people decry me rather than the people who actually start it for starting a fight and thus disrupting "intelligent discussion".

Those who have different standard for what different posters can post of replies are often biased and therefore their opinion does not matter as much.

Furthermore for many on the boards discussion has taken second place for back-patting. Everybody say things with a clear purpose in mind.

 

I'm tired of people ignoring what I am saying in favor of dissecting how I am saying it.

That is rhetorical trickery, you should not fall for it.

 

I'm tired of being brushed off because someone has an overly simplified view of my political thoughts, or because they have some bullshit idea of why a person would say something and that idea has nothing to do with my actually trying to make a poiint.

Brushing off is a defensive mechanism of the ignorant. You should see it as a (minor) victory; perhaps they will remember what you said another time when it is not as important to them to be right.

 

I'm tired of having people smile at me in one thread, then stab me in the back in another thread.

Well I personally have no problem with agreeing with someone in one thread and disagreeing with them in another, you should get used to the idea that the person who has agreed with you on all your points and beliefs might be incredibly oposed to something that you took it for granted that they agreed with you. They probably think the same thing.

 

I'm tired of people refusing to take me seriously.

This is another trick of discussion when someone can not put in words what they disagree with you on they can try to blow you off. It's a cheap trick but sometimes it works.

 

I'm certainly tired of people intentionally making fun of me, especially when I try to share something I honestly thought people would appreciate.

I got to be honest with you the fact that Doppler took the time to make fun of your thread among all here on the boards set of the rfk alarm in my mind, but then again I am the most paranoid man on the boards.

Re: more gun bunny goodness.

What is up with the plastic look! The p2000 looks like my old phone exept it has a gunbarrel stuck to it.

Re: Villians of Redwood Academy

Wow talk about pure evil..

Great villains but I would like to read descriptions of what they look like too.

Re: How Long to Learn Hero System?

I't will take you three days to learn.

Re: Eosin's Weapons List

Hopefully, I will have a bunch more stuff coming soon - I am one of those d20 vanity publishing guys

If you like - check out some of the stuff on my forums [Eosin's Tabletop] Most of it will eventually be posted here

That art is amazing, much better than most dnd and hero books. I like it because it is not "over-done" the characters have on actual clothing and armour not pircerings and alien attire.

How do you become a vanity publishing guy? How much does it cost?

The world seemed pretty interesting to.