Jester

My guy would bring them all cookies 'n' milk and try to talk it out.....

Wow...thanks! As soon as I finish reading the rules, I'll understand what all that meant! heheheheh....

Thanks for the suggestions, guys! So, how many points do you think I should start with??? I live in Franklin, actually.

Yeah, that takes care of the really good with the guns thing, but I'm lost everywhere else! Thanks!

Maybe it's just that I haven't played a points-based RPG before, or maybe I'm an idiot, but I'm not even sure where to start with creating this character I have an idea for...I have both Champions and the basic rules. So, here's my idea...help? My character is I'm guessing gonna fall under energy projector, but I think I'd like him to have a little of a few types. Here's the general story behind his powers...I haven't exactly thought of their origin yet...He's got an unusually high amount of energy in his body (maybe static [as in electricity] or maybe some other exotic form), and because of this energy field in his body, he's got the power of regeration (the high amount of energy speeds up his metabolism, keeps him young, helps him heal really fast - like Wolverine). He's also a little stronger than the average person and has well above average reflexes. His offensive power is going to be some specially designed guns that draw on the energy in his body and fire energy blasts which he can use for stunning damage or actual body damage. I'd also like to have a special sword or something that he can charge with the energy. I'm wanting him to be a crack shot with the guns. And I'd like him to kick major butt in the h2h combat arena, too...an all-around, James Bond meets Wolverine meets I don't know who else kind of guy. As far as limitations go, I'm thinking he'll be hunted by some organization or enemy, the story of which I'll come up with later. I don't know if it'd be cool or not, but I'm also thinking of having it so that if he doesn't release his energy after a certain amount of time, he'll explode with the force of a very large nuclear bomb! Now, where in the heck do I even start?! Any ideas how many points I should allocate total for him? As far as determining his abilities, how does that work? Do I start with just 10 for all of them and then buy up points as I see fit? I keep seeing power frameworks referenced here, too. Thanks. This whole character creation process is pretty darn involved and confusing.

LOL Rick! I guess it is kind of a funny thread title!

Great, thanks Tom! Yeah, people here seem to be ready to help out, which is a great thing! I'll do that!

Cool...Hopefully I'll get it in within the next 2 days or so, and then I can start reading to figure out how the heck to play the game/create characters...

Greywind... Cool, fill me in on where Grifter is now! I still wanna have those powers for my guy, tho!

Well, I'm not wanting to do Grifter himself...I'm just liking his abilities. I have a character idea that I wanna use, and I want him to kinda have the same general powers of Grifter (I think he's got a healing factor, and he's very resistant to damage, and others that I don't necessarily wanna do), only with a twist. Here's my basic character idea: A guy with an abnormally high amount of static energy (electricity) in his body. It's so powerful that he actually has to release it, or else he'll die. He's got specially designed guns (and maybe a lightsaber type sword) that draws that energy from his body and can shoot pulses of energy. Since it's natural energy, he's got the ability to use the guns for stun or actual (maybe concussive?) damage. I wanted to make him a crack shot with his guns and have super reflexes and the healing factor and be an awesome hand-to-hand fighter (all like Grifter)... Does that help?

I don't have HERO or Champions yet (waiting for them to arrive from an eBay sale), so I'm not up on the rules of character creation at all... ...but I was wondering how you guys would create Grifter from Image Comics' WildC.A.T.S.

WOW, hey guys! Look, we can watch hot chicks play with themselves! Let's go now....! /sarcasm

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Having never played either game (yet...HERO and Champions are on the way via mediamail), I don't know anything about either character... In reading the 2 stories, I thought the setup was kinda goofy, but I tend to like more realistic stories, anyway. I voted for Janus, since he seemed to be more of a *real* character...again, this is all based on not knowing jack about either character...

What about something loosely (or closely) based on Farscape? That's one of the greatest Sci-Fi shows of ALL TIME. Any ideas?

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