MilkmanDan

Re: Wow....that is a useless power for sure....

Re: 6000 non NGD posts. Well, if you extrapolate out the number of posts I've made since joining in February 2003 I look forward to just blowing past you sometime in the fall of 2176. Slow and steady wins the race. Eventually.

Re: Champions LARP :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Re: Real World Stuff That Only Sounds Like A Comic Book Only when really cold outside (-1).

Re: Real World Stuff That Only Sounds Like A Comic Book As for a city of nudists, how does one keep a secret identity in a nudist colony? Sure, you can wear a mask, but you may have "other distinguishing characteristics" that would make secrecy difficult.

Re: Your PC's might be underpowered if... Instead of facing a Viper 5-man team, you face a Viper .5 man team. And you get your fanny kicked by a double amputee.

Re: Power Game. Give it a try. It's what we get to deal with in the U.S. every four years. A month-plus of nothing but inane commentary on what politicians are pretending to be. I give you ELECTION BRAIN DRAIN. Drain INT 4d6, Trigger (Election Day) (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset; +1/4), Area Of Effect (One Hex; +1/2), MegaScale (1" = 10,000 km; +1 1/4) (120 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Month, -5), 1 Recoverable Charge which Recovers every >1 Season (-3 1/4), Concentration (0 DCV; Character is totally unaware of nearby events; -3/4)

Re: Good-by Speedster I sincerely hope every GM has that ruling. That'd have to be in the same category as "teleport inside a solid object".

Re: Day of 1001 Superheroes Young Johnnie Smythe cursed his luck. Cursed it! Here he was the scion of a noble British family, in this situation? His parents had no right to disown him! None! So he'd had a few run-ins with the law, and maybe a portion of his father's fortune had gone up his nose in powdered form, but it was such a large fortune! They had no right! And here, here I am, he thought, stuck hiding behind this vat at a pancake mix factory, surprised in the midst of a petty robbery with these common hooligans! Perhaps if I conceal myself here for a moment the bustle will die down and I'll be able to escape . . . Unfortunately, Johnnie was not so lucky. A firefight broke out and a stray bullet hit a supporting bolt for the tank. Unfortunately, the factory owner had used substandard building materials for the manufacturing equipment, and that one small impact was enough to make a small crack in the sides of the tank. Within moments, the crack became a crevasse, and Johnnie screamed as he began to be doused in tons of gooey pancake mix. Tragically, the factory had been built adjacent to a toxic waste storage area, and radioactive materials had seeped into the mix now covering the young Englishman. Even worse, the plant had been built on top of an ancient Indian burial ground. Then, a random lightning strike hit a small plane flying overhead, sending it crashing with a full load of burning fuel right on to Johnnie's anguished body. Screaming, Johnnie worked himself free and fled into the night. Awaking the following day, he found himself . . . changed. Gone was the carefree and dashingly attractive young man. Instead, now he found himself to be . . . white. Fluffy. Nearly circular, with a crisp aroma. Somehow, he dragged himself back from the brink of breakfasty madness and realized his life had changed. No, he couldn't get his life back, but he could at least dedicate his life to those who had been wronged by improper breakfast preparation procedures. First, the factory owner was found in bed, visciously clubbed to death by a flurry of croissants. Then, the inspector in charge of the toxic waste dump was found in his tub, drowned in fifty gallons of strawberry preserves. Unspecified rumors exist that the president of IHOP is in hiding after receiving death threats as, well, their food sucks. Whenever toast is served cold, he will be there. Whenever eggs are spongy, he will be there. Whenever bacon is left too long in the heating rack at the brunch buffet at your hotel, he will be there. He is the Johnnie Cake who stalks the night, or, at least, early morning. Lord Johnnie Cake! Villains and Waffle House employees, beware! I live a mile from Johnnie Cake Ridge Road (seriously, I couldn't make that up). I was inspired. Next up: Plastic Gladys!

Re: Good-by Speedster Or, if I might add, the hugely underrated INT Drain. What's that? You're going 300 mph and now have an INT of 1? No, I don't think you're smart enough to turn quickly. THWACK.

Re: Day of 1001 Superheroes "REGINALD JOHNSON, WILL YOU GET MOVING!!!!" Reginald, with a heavy sigh, began to slowly pull himself out of his chair. Very slowly. Very, very slowly. Why hurry, he thought? I don't have anywhere to be for . . . one hour, 14 minutes, and 22 seconds. Besides, I like this show. Mom needs to lighten up. Shuffling into his room, Reginald languidly strolled to his closet and pulled out a dirty, partially-crushed cardboard box. Opening the box, he reached inside and pulled out a dirty and wrinkled costume of sorts. Noone knew, nor would anyone believe, that Reginald Johnson was . . . The Incredible Sloth Boy. "One hour, nine minutes, and four seconds," he though, "I guess I better hurry." Reginald pulled on his wrinkled and slovenly-looking costume, and then covered himself with some street clothes. Leaving his room, he headed outside to catch the city bus. Per usual, he put his hand in the doorway just as the driver was about to pull away. Just like every day. Reginald got off at the Midtown stop and headed to the First Union Bank and Trust. Slipping into the bathroom, he removed his street clothes and slowly pulled his long-nosed headgear out of his bag. Realizing he still had eight minutes, Reginald leaned down in the stall for a brief nap. Awaking just in time, he straightened his helmet a bit. He walked out of bathroom and, without looking, flicked his helmet's long tongue out, immediately snaring the weapon of a local supervillain just as he was about to fire. Taking advantage of the villain's surprised pause, local favorite Hero Boy dropped the villain with a well-placed punch. "Sloth Boy," he said with much surprise, "you didn't even see him! How do you always manage to be in the right place at the right time." "Oh Hero Boy," said Reginald with a yawn, "it's all about taking things slowly. People are always rushing to confront villains, but if you pace yourself you can wind up being in the right place at the right time. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need a nap." With that, The Incredible Sloth Boy shuffled out the door, knowing that, deep in his Clarsentient heart that villainy would not rise again that day. No, villainy would rise again tomorrow at 9:24 a.m. over at the Kwik-E-Mart. "Oooh, I love Kwik-E-Mart crimes. I can have a lime Slushie for breakfast. Wait, no they'll only have cherry tomorrow. Dang." Next: Captain Tree!

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game

Re: The Things I Learned Playing A Villain... To expand, Never have a beautiful daughter, because she'll fall in love with your archenemy. Also, never have an ugly daughter, who may easily swoon and be swayed by the kind words of your archenemy. Actually, just don't have kids. Seriously, rule the world while you can, and let terror and plunder be your only legacies left behind. Having a vasectomy should be the first step of your master plan.

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game Uh . . . yeah . . . the limo has . . . uh . . . nice headlights . . .

Re: Help Requested: Name my Canadian team and it's members If you call her that make sure she has an inquisitive niece DNPC who gets captured once a month or so. You know, so she can look forward to regular visits from Aunt Floe.

Re: WWYCD: Hi! We're your Sidekicks! With the character's name . . . well, that's just wrong.

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game Nice. Redo it without the mask and I think it's a winner. Thanks.

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game As I'm COH-less and Hero Machine doesn't have much to offer, want to take a stab at Electron? Figure about 5 1/2 feet tall, light brown hair kept reasonably short (I figure as a walking electrical battery the static has to be a *****), yellow bodysuit with green lightning bolts coming up over the shoulders (if such a thing is possible).

Re: Some GMing Advice? Please Ha! I find this hilarious because in high school my friends and I played Villains & Vigilantes all the time, and I think every gaming session would include a massive knock-down, drag-out battle at the local mall. It got to the point where it became known as "Orange Juliusing", because the running joke was getting knocked into the Orange Julius machine. I haven't been in that mall in 15 years but I bet I still know the layout exactly from all those gaming sessions.

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game I am NOT hideous.

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game In the spirit of open-mindedness and acceptance I suggest making Argent a hermaphrodite. Everybody wins. Then again, you'd probably need to redo a bit of backstory for that one as well . . .

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game Well, it's mostly women, so the Thunderb . . . abes. Being that it's set in a universe where the Avengers have been reborn in order to more or less capitalize on the legacy of the name, using "Thunderbolts" makes sense. People will still remember that the original 'bolts were the children of villains gone right, so it works well to still use the name.

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game Allow me to be the first to just come out and say "whoohoo!"

Re: [Online Game]New 'Marvel: Next Generation' game I made a few tweaks to Electron back on page 12. Nothing major, updated the Radar to "electromagnetic sense" (Spatial Awareness), shuffled some skills around, tried to make everything seem a bit more integrated. Hero Designer file is attached. I still am in the dark ages of HD1; I assume HD2 can read it? Maybe once I get around to finding time for face-to-face gaming again I'll actually get the updated version (by which time HD 3 will assumably be out).