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17 hours ago, GDShore said:

I have just watched the Northman, not a bad film. I agree with your stats on 'Dragur' just one thing though. If it could chop thru mail and bone/flesh why did it not break his uncle's sword or at least his shield, as it did cut the head off his uncle with one blow. (I have always been opposed to the John Ford school of film making) Still other than the finale its a good film. 

Pretty sure that was for drama purposes. The same sword in the hands of the Mound Dweller hacked through the weapons Amleth picked up with ease.

EDIT: For people new to HERO, some comments on the build. The sword is built per the stats of a sword in the Equipment Guide. It has Armor Piercing as it cuts through a coat of mail with no problem. It has Penetrating for the same reason and also because it cuts through bone like it was butter. The sword is said to be weightless, hence the lack of a STR Minimum. It cannot be dulled, hence the lack of the Real Weapon Limitation. It cannot be broken or bent, which is why it is an unbreakable Foci. Technically, it should have Required Hands (One; -0) if you want to be complete.

As it has 0 STR Minimum, anyone wielding Dragur can add their STR directly to the HKA. Thus, as 15 STR character would do 2d6+1 HKA. As Amleth hacks people apart fairly easily (and has pulled some other strength stunts), he probably has a 20 and would do 2 1/2d6 HKA. More than enough to lop off heads and cleave torsos in twain.

Why yes, I watched "The Northman" last night.

Markup is done. I did a lot of editing and will drop the final file into Google Docs to do another editing pass. Then P&P character sheets.

Still doing markup. So far, the Intro, ALR, Blood, and Circle are done. 

I also redid the content order, so it makes sense. The sections are:
 

1. Introduction
2. ALR
3. The Blood
4. The Circle
5. The Cult of the Beast
6. The Families
7. The Hell-Raisers
8. The Wanderers
9. Yooso

Once markup is done, I get to convert everyone in AASF and SFO to P&PUE. Why? Because a) I like the system, I develop for it, and it has a lot of fans, b) I want P&P fans to experience the wonders of the Strike Force setting.

1 minute ago, death tribble said:

But nothing to do with board gaming or role playing gaming ?

Apparently not. He does create comics.

24 minutes ago, Stanley Teriaca said:

Try Google his name.

Well, that was helpful.

Update on Strike Force Organizations. I am currently working on markup, which means inserting things like <h1>, <strong>, and <em> into the text. Once I am done, it will go to Jason for layout. The only thing I will have left to do is create character sheets for P&PUE, which will be added to the back of the book.

On 3/17/2024 at 3:14 PM, death tribble said:

On Kickstarter next ?

 Per Jason, no. The income from the HERO Patreon is used to fund book projects. 

7 minutes ago, GDShore said:

Geddy who. I stopped listening to AM radio in '64 when the Beatles (shudder) showed up and drove a stake thru the heart of rock-n-roll, today I'm a lot like the "Duke" minus the metal. 

Geddy Lee of the Canadian prog rock band Rush (along with Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart [RIP]). They started around 1973-74. 

2 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said:

Is "Geddy" supposed to be pronounced like "Jedi?"

"Geddy" is a mis-pronunciation of "Gary," so I think it's "Ged-dee." At least, that's how I pronounce it.  

Just now, Jkeown said:

If it helps, I got it immediately. 

36 minutes ago, Stanley Teriaca said:

Well, someone did the resources needed to bring many of Aaron's martial arts articles to life, including Stoogejitsu.

 

If it was up to me, I would replace my Stoogefu for Stoogejitsu myself.

Yes, I did.

4 hours ago, death tribble said:

On Kickstarter next ?

I have no idea. You will need to ask Jason.

Thank you.

It's done. ~136,451 total words.

The latest on Strike Force Organizations:

1. I have revised the introduction to account for the added material.
2. Alien Research Laboratories is done. 14,228 words. 10 characters, a base, a vehicle, and a computer.
3. The Blood is done. 34,100 words. 13 characters, 1 template, a base, several vehicles and computers.
4. The Circle is done. 22,900 words. 9 characters.
5. The Wanderers is done. 27,100 words. 8 characters, 1 template, computers, vehicle.
6. The Cult of the Beast is done. 3.250 words and one character.
7. The Families is done. 15,678 words. 10 characters.
8. Yooso is done. 10,775 words. 8 characters.
9. Hell-Raisers is the last group. I have made all of the character sheets, I just need to put all the parts together.
10. After I am done, I will send all of the files to Jason (posted to a Google Drive folder), and he will send out previews to the Patreon). Then I build P&PUE versions of all characters as a accessory product.

15 minutes ago, Stanley Teriaca said:

So, this is the same Denier from @tiger's TPP Villain Compendium 2 then? Well, same plus a bunch of experience.

No, this is the Denier that Aaron Allston designed. He appears in Aaron Allston's Strike Force. I have no idea what TPP Villain Compendium 2 is.

Apparently, Iron Ronin decided to expand beyond the classical 5 elements of Asia and added members who symbolize the classic Greek elements as well. Along with some other individuals.

I have School of Hard Knocks, which has helped me figure out the team members to use. As that is a SJG product, I don't want to copy the material directly. I will take a look at the txt file.

And thanks!

Strike Force Update -- Yooso is done. 10k words. The characters are mostly the same as what you saw in Ninja Hero for 4e, except Kami has a lot more powers, and there are several new members. I also was able to dig out a lot of information on how Yooso's members fared over the years the team existed. The Hell-Raisers will be next. I am going to present the initial team, as well as I can. I will also see if I can dig out any background.

It's Geddy Lee, bassist and vocalist for Rush.

That's... that's... never mind.

Update -- the Families chapter totals 15,672 words. It includes a number of character sheets of varying levels of completeness. Now? On to Yooso and then the Hell-Rasiers.

Update --
 

1. As noted, ARL, the Blood, the Circle, the Wanderers, and the Cult of the Beast are complete. I have made a few edits, but I feel they are done.
2. The Families has grown a bit. It is a 4k words and most of that is a list of notable Families members, each with a short description.
3. I have found a number of character sheets to add to the Families section. A few actual Families members and then a scattering of agents of the Reapers. The file I am working from lists a lot of people, but there is nothing there to work with.
4. After the Families it will be Yooso. For those who own Ninja Hero 4e it is pretty much the same guys, just updated to 6e. In fact, if Dirt (Tsuchi in NH4e) is anything to go by, its the same character sheets, just updated to 6e. We'll see.
5. The Hell Raisers had a lot of members. Like... a dozen or more. And multiple leaders (including Dark Seraph). I decided to present the team as it first appeared (which is also how the team appears in the GURPS Supers adventure School of Hard Knocks).
6. I hope to be done around the end of March.