jimofpeace

I'm kind of confused on the Block maneuver.  Don't you either have to have a half-phase saved to use it, or abort to it if you want to use it.  They way it's written up in the 5th edition it sounds like you can use it anytime you want.

On 12/19/2017 at 5:49 PM, RPMiller said:

See John's post above for the link.

Thanks.  I checked it out and really like it.  Very helpful.

3 hours ago, Lord Liaden said:

Savage Earth is my favorite fan-created Hero campaign world. Evocative of Thundarr the Barbarian, but far more adult and detailed. Keith put so much loving attention into it, it wouldn't take a lot to turn it into a publishable book. If I ever win a big lottery prize I intend to approach Keith to do just that.

That sounds cool!  Where does one find Savage Earth now days?  I wouldn't mind checking it out.

On 11/1/2016 at 9:12 PM, cutsleeve said:

I have the GammaWorld 4th edition book and it was a great game. Never played the other versions but I'm sure they were good also. Gamma World is really a game where i would just make hero characters based on themes rather than trying to convert stats or mechanics. You basically have Normal Humans, Mutant Humans, Mutant Animals, Mutant Ferns, and if you want to expand it a bit robots. I think the freeform nature of Hero system would really fit Gamma World.

 

Also instead of a milkman could you persuade him to make it a good humor ice cream salesman? : ) Classic 50's goodguy.

I have to wholeheartedly agree with you.  The Hero System is perfect for Gamma World.  I can't wait to read the Post-Apocalyptic Hero book and begin a campaign.  This looks like a great section of the forums that will help me tremendously. 

Sounds good, RPMiller.  I have been creating 150 point characters for my campaign and am finding it much more manageable then those 350 point superheros I was creating for a Champions campaign.

On 5/29/2015 at 12:05 PM, Steve said:

LL is made of awesome.

Amen to that!!!

I was going to run a Champions campaign using Hero System 5th Edition, but after writing up some characters based on 350 points I have decided that it is way easier to run a Heroic campaign on less points instead.  I am going to purchase Post-Apocalyptic Hero and run a post-apocalyptic game.  This thread is going to be very helpful.

10 hours ago, phoenix240 said:

Extra Dimensional Movement: UAA to "Oblivion". Only bite sized amounts at a time Linked Penetrating HKA (to bite off pieces) 

 

Energy Blast/Killing attack: variable sfx (what he last ingested)? 

 

 

Just another reason to love this system.  All the different ways to make powers is amazing!  Thank you. 

7 hours ago, Logan.1179 said:

 

I don't like Matter-Eater Lad... I freaking love Matter-Eater Lad. As has been noted, he can eat lasers, so good ol' missile deflection was even on the menu, pun intended  

 

I think 1d6 NND is a good start, but he actually gets faster as he eats allowing him to dig tunnels and other massive quantities, which means that would likely have to increase at some point.

 

And it doesn't even have to fit in his mouth. He's eaten or at least bitten things that couldn't fit, so really it should just be a no range limitation with the effect that it has to go to his mouth.   

 

Thanks for pointing me to that write-up on Matter-Eater Lad.  It was pretty cool. 

In the 5th Edition book, under the power limitation "requires a skill roll" is an example of a laser bazooka that has a PER Roll to "lock on" to the target successfully.  It is written up in the text itself.

Maybe instead of a Morphing character, he could change his concept into a robot character that could do a lot of those things.  Machine-Man comes to mind as a character with a lot of surprises up his sleeve.  Maybe that player wouldn't mind changing to a robot or a cyborg type of concept that could do a lot of those things that he mentioned?

8 hours ago, Cassandra said:

Energy Blasts are whatever you decide they are.  If you way that he's picking up things and throwing them then it's kinetic energy. 

But would the range still be 5" x Active Points in the power?  That seems like a very long way to throw cream pies and juggling pins.

Thanks everybody.  All this information is very helpful.  Oh yeah, and thank you for not laughing me off this sight for liking Matter-Eater Lad.  Lol.

Would you guys give him some type of immunity to toxins for when he eats a nuclear reactor, or something along that line using Life Support?

Just now, jimofpeace said:

Would his Energy Blasts be based on Strength, since he is throwing those objects?

Range wise, would they be based on Str?

Would his Energy Blasts be based on Strength, since he is throwing those objects?

33 minutes ago, Doc Democracy said:

You could quite easily also go for the 1D6 NND Killing Attack, Does BODY, only what he can fit in his mouth.

 

:-)

 

Doc

Yeah, that's a cool way to do it.  But why only 1d6, and why the NND?

15 minutes ago, Hyper-Man said:

Transform ?

Hmmm, I didn't think of that.  How would you describe, Transform, for somebody who could eat anything?

You guys are going to laugh, but one of my favorite super heroes is Matter-Eater Lad from the Legion of Superheroes.  How would you create his power where he can eat ANYTHING?

Now this would be a fun character to fight.  Great job, Cassandra!

14 minutes ago, dmjalund said:

Rules As Written

 

Ah, I see.  Thank you. 

What does, "RAW," stand for?

8 minutes ago, Marcus Impudite said:

You're in good company, Jim. Many of us chose to continue using 5th.

Thanks, Marcus.  I really love 5th Edition so far.  I am reading both the original 5th Edition and the 5th Edition Revised to see what they updated.  So far, I love both of them and really enjoy reading this system.

3 hours ago, Lawnmower Boy said:

 

a fifty-foot turkey would be awfully hard to roast without drying out the breast meat. I can't help but think that a fifty foot chicken would work better in some scenarios. (Even if you can't talk to it, like you might talk to fish.)

 

Happy (foreign) Thanksgiving, a few days late, everybody!

Better late than never!  It's always good to hear from our brothers and sisters in the Hero family. 

Wow!  That is amazing, Penemue.  That would be a lot of fun to play with that set-up.  Good job!!!