PamelaIsley

Re: Champions Background Information Yes, it sounds very much like the book I wanted. Unfortunately, I don't have it. I have something else.

Re: Champions Background Information No, and I don't intend to. The mistake wasn't their's and shipping it back would eat into any savings I would realize based on the return anyway. I'll simply deal with it. FRP isn't the focus of my ire.

Re: Champions Background Information Fair enough, it does mention Millenium City, which I did not buy. And very briefly, in a manner which might be construed as an abbreviation, it does mention a book with the simple name Champions, which contrasts, I guess, with the name Champions Universe. My point is that I was as careful as I thought I needed to be and I was still bitten badly. As I said, my mistake was ever branching out. Thanks for the replies.

Re: Champions Background Information The second post in this thread is quite clear on what books to buy. Coincidentally, I bought all three.

Re: Champions Background Information Well, I own a pretty worthless book now since News of the World kind of has all the same info, plus the characters I wanted. I must not have been clear, I guess. I thought I was. Edit: Steve Long was pretty clear that I should get Champions Universe, and that News of the World updated it. News of the World didn't update anything on the Champions in Universe, because there was nothing to update. They aren't in it. Oh well. Let this be a lesson to never stray outside things you know.

Re: Champions Background Information I'm back. I got my books yesteraday (FRP is a bit slow). I must say, I feel a touch mislead. I bought the 2002 Champions Book, the News of the World Update, and Conquerors, Killers, and Crooks. The 2002 Champions book featured exactly nothing on Witchcraft, Saphire, and Defender. However, the 2005 News of the World book is written like it is updating some information, somewhere. I asked before where I could get information on the heroes featured in CO, and the Champions book was what people said. The characters I specifically referenced, though, are only mentioned in the timeline! The only hero I even recognized was Kinetik. So, did I misunderstand what I was told?

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Re: Champions Background Information Yes, yes. I'm PamelaIsley on the M&M boards as well (though they've stopped working this week). Though over there I'm not even using Poison Ivy anymore. I've moved on to other redheaded characters. The basic book seems to be the Champions Universe book. It would seem kind of pointless to buy others without buying that. For shipping purposes, I wouldn't want to buy them from many different vendors if I can avoid it.

Re: Champions Background Information Wow, FRP does have about everything.

Re: Champions Background Information Thank you for the quickly reply. I'll try to track these books down. It looks like they are only available as PDF's from the online store. I'm a bit old-fashioned and prefer the actual book.

I am currently playing the Champions MMO and I find myself very curious about the background of the universe that it is set in. The game offers very little incentive to pick up on this information, but I can see that the villains and the world are very fleshed out. What book would be the best to get a primer on the superheroes and villains of the Champions universe? I'm particularly interested in the main Champions like Witchcraft, Sapphire, and Defender, as well as a few of the villains. I'm not really interested in the rules, because in terms of PnP I use Mutants and Masterminds. But I am interested in a book like M&M's Freedom City supplement that has that same kind of background on the Champions Universe. Thanks all. EDIT: For people searching for this same information, the Champions group is ONLY detailed in the Champions Genre Book and is just UPDATED by News of the World. The Champions Universe book contains NO INFORMATION about the main Champions heroes, such as the ones I listed, and most of the more common villains are also only in the Champions Genre book.