BlueCloud2k2

Re: "Ode to Tito" - songs to play Star Hero to.

The Sun Song by They Might be Giants

Not to your taste? How about the them to 2001 a Space Odessy?

Re: Need game advice, *Quick*

Sounds like you've already got a good idea of where you want to go. If I might make a sugguestion, you could also have Big Bad not actually be a villain, but under Mind Control from someone far more powerful. The PCs confront Big Bad and before the killing blow is dealt, a black mist pours fourth from his mouth and nose, and says something to the effect of "Meddlesome do-gooders! You have won this round, but I shall return!"

This could lead into a quest to retrieve the X-number of sacred artifacts needed to cast the TRUE Big Big back into the abyss. Also, the sibling who was possessed can join his/her brother as a means of redemption.

I just borrowed those elements from Final Fantasy 4, Harry Potter and LotR, but who cares? The point is, you can borrow from multiple sources without straying from the Star Wars tropes.

Re: SFX Question: What should, or shouldn't, an electicity based force field stop?

Actually many insulator materials CAN carry an electroSTATIC charge. So an argument could be made that the electromagnetic field may cushion against those materials. ie Rubbing 2 insulators together like 2 rubber balloons will charge them with static electricity' date=' enough of one that you can see the interactions.[/quote']

 

Oooh. Forgot about that.

 

I think that the only thing that should shut down the force field is a grounded Conductor. Basically bleeding all of the energy to ground thereby eliminating the electomagnetic field that accompanies said field

 

Like oh, say, getting hit by a bucket of water? Maybe have the Force Field with Easily Dispelled?

Re: Absorption of Knockback

use triggered limited telekinesis instead

Concur. I would build it something like this (I may need more ads/disads than what I have, I don't have FRED in front of me):

Kinetic Redirection:

KB Resist 20 pts

TK 20 STR; 0 END (+1/2), Trigger (+1?), only up to Amount of Knockback resisted (-1/2) AP 75? RC 50?

Or Something like that. *shrug* Might need to tone it down to 16 STR if you are in a 60 pt ceiliing game.

Re: SFX Question: What should, or shouldn't, an electicity based force field stop?

IMHO, an EM-based forcefield could conceivably deflect/stop:

Metal, Electricity, Ionized (Charged) Particals, and Anything on the EM-spectrum (light, lasers, microwaves etc). X-Rays and Gamma Rays are technically EM... but at the very least they would be NND - 1 Inch+ of lead.

Things that would pass through would include:

Anything that is an insulator: Glass, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, and Stone (assuming a non-ferrous base such as quartz or diamond). Also, non-ferrous metals (aluminum), and (maybe) Water.

Some other food for thought: I would give him a Susceptiblity that he loses 3d6 END or 1d6 Stun, Body and END from shorting out if he is hit with water while his powers are active. He could have this whether or not his force-field stops water.

Again, all in my humble opinion.

Hope this helps. Cheers.

Re: General Atomics electromagnetic rail cannon

What about the college kid who built a man-portable rail gun a few years back? It had some impressive stats as far as energy imparted to target - several megajoules - and was about the size of your average tripod-mounted MG' date=' not including the batteries.[/quote']

 

I thought that was just a hoax? I could be wrong though. *shrug*

Re: Character that keeps on going, even if in pieces...

I would throw extra limbs and maybe CSL's to offset the penalties for multiple attacks...

Re: Special Report: The End of Superheroes!

Super Blue goes into retirement, but another Blue-Spectrum energy manipulator shows up a few months later with a harder-outlook on crime.

The Mechanic could care less. He was never so much about fighting crime as helping people in need.

War God shakes his head in pity for the human race and gets back in his spaceship and returns to his life of exhile on Mars, waiting for word that the Human race is ready for Heroes once more.

Re: Really, Hero Games? Two Rulebooks?

I've noticed that the OP hasn't once replied to this thread, and only has one posting on the forums...

But anyway, I agree with the others - you don't need a genre book if you are willing to do the work yourself, and it aint that hard - many Hero Games players have websites with stuff you can use to enhance your game. Not to mention you can pick up some of the older books on Ebay pretty cheap if you can find them.

That said, I have an old copy of the 4th Ed Genre-book/Core Rules book (the Big-Blue-Book) that I paid $20 for on Ebay when I first got started playing back in 2000. I am sure you could find a similar deal.

As far as generating your own Content, the good folks here at Hero Games are always willing to answer your questions/point you in the right direction.

Re: ET Stay Home

"Attention citizens of Earth. We did not come for your women' date=' or your water, or precious metals, or your oil. We came for Milton Berle's autograph."[/quote']

 

Nah, they'll turn around as soon as they see Dumb and Dumberer.

Re: ET Stay Home

... What book was it' date=' where humans were considered some kind of combat monster because we have adrenalin?[/quote']

 

There was John Ringo's Legacy of the Aldenata series...

Re: Only in Hero ID

One of the things that always bugged me was "how long does it take to get into Heroic ID." Even though Forever was the 2nd worse Batman movie, he told Dr. Meridian to "try firemen. Less to take off."

I can believe Superman or Flash having instantaneous Secret-to-Super ID...

But how fast is Justifiable for those who don't have a speed of 8+?

Re: Villain Theme Teams

One I stole and adapted from Gargoyles (Disney Cartoon Series):

The Pack - a group of actors from around the world that are all martial artists, and in the TV show are constantly attacked by ninjas (Pesky Ninjas). They are also a group of criminals and thrill seekers, and later on receive upgrades from Xanatos. My version of the Pack is as follows (wolf is the only one I've fleshed out fully and did a write-up on, but that was LONG ago):

Wolf - formerly a Pro-Wrestler named Peter McTavert (sp?), one of his ancestors was a were-wolf. The virus causing lycanthropy bonded to the ancestor's DNA and was passed on in dormant form from generation to generation. McTavert was offered an experimental steroid called Human Potential. The steroid unlocks the lycanthropy gene, transforming McTavert into a human-wolf hybrid. (McTavert is not actually a werewolf, but the Serum unlocks the wolf-abilities). He is currently serving time in Stronghold.

Jackal - no one knows who the Jackal is, but his Powered Armor has every bell and whistle you can imagine. He is savage in combat, and enjoys killing innocents. Based on his actions, many specialists have commented that his is a total sociopath. Coyote is the only one he listens to. (In reality, he is a cyborg)

Hyena - the daughter of an Egyptologist from Cairo (never did find a name for her), she found a magical artifact that transforms her into an animal-headed creature similar to those worshiped by ancient Egyptians. She now searches out other magical artifacts to increase her powers.

Fox - a master thief and dare-devil, Sofia LaRuse traveled the world looking for the most secure vaults to crack. She is also a mutant with stealth and agility based powers, and is a master of disguise. Fox serves as the teams intrusion and infiltration expert. She boasts that she has broken into Stronghold to see Wolf.

Dingo - a hardened criminal from Australia, Dingo is a gadgeteer who loves to tinker. It is thought that many of Jackal's upgrades to his suit were the result of Dingo joining the Pack.

Coyote - Coyote is the newest member of the pack, and took over as Leader after Wolf was inprisoned. He is also a powered armor user.

I may flesh these out more later when I have time. If anyone is interested, let me know.

Re: Alliance Star Ship Vorpal Blade

Cool.

Should you decide you want to do a Con game out of it, I'd be happy to provide you with the details I've come up with for the ASS Battle of Balaclava (ship's history & weapons systems, etc) as well as what the basic missions would involve. I'm not going to be using it anytime soon - I don't have the time to fully flesh something out right now.

And if you will excuse me, there is yet another stack of job applications that require my name on them.

Re: Alliance Star Ship Vorpal Blade

Ahhhh I see. I would imagine one would need permission from John Ringo, Travis Taylor, and the good folks at HERO Games to do this at a Con.

The City of Avalon Mk 3

Re: The City of ????

The island should have a military base and research station on it' date=' along with many university facilities trying to figure out who, what, where. All of these draw dependents and support personnel and can help to account for your 12 Million, or at least the first million or so. [/quote']

 

Ooh. Good point. Definitely using that.

 

Needs port facilities also to ship and receive freight, and could become the new Norfolk or Groton for the Navy. Not sure if anyone who has seen Lost is ever going to get anywhere near the place though.

 

There are port facilties, and establishing a Military Base on the island would be easy enough. I'd just need to play with landmass vs developed area for the City itself.

 

As far as the name, was the name something hung on the place or found on a street sign when people got there? Is it the product of marketers hoping to spur immigration or something alien that may have been bowdlerized to be more pronounceable by humans? Some thoughts are New Amsterdam, Brigadoon, Eureka, Columbia, Treasure Island, Arkham Isle or Neverland. You can always name it after the discoverer or Fort or Port something or other.

 

Good thoughts on the name source. New Avalon is something that would inspire people to want to live there...

 

 

 

My Next Question is, what is the international Response going to be?

Re: Alliance Star Ship Vorpal Blade

That would something that would make for a good Convention event or two there Blue........probably wouldn't be to hard to talk the Baen guys into an autographed something or other for a Prize. Though to be honest, I'd be tempted to keep the prize myself, heh. Another good thing about that series are the Aliens. Take the Hexosehr and the Crabpus .......Lot of adventure potential really.

 

~Rex

I've never had the pleasure of going to a Con... *sniffle* I've never had the time or money to go... so please explain the "Good Convention Event" comment please? Do you mean as in running a sample game for people to watch? or for people to sit down and play? I have a slight inkling of what you mean but...

Re: The City of ????

My mind boggles at the effort to wire a city for power from scratch. Or if the city came ready equipped with 3-plug 240 volt sockets in the walls (or whatever you Yanks use over there) but no actual generator' date=' then I'd start getting very suspicious....[/quote']

 

I re-vamped the city concept and background in a later posting... I'll adjust my initial post that started this thread so new-comers don't get confused. Please look it over and let me know what you think.

 

Edit: There, re-did the first post in the thread with the Mark II version of the city, and added a spoiler on where the City itself came from.

 

also' date=' I'm assuming that one line of the monorail etc runs to the mainland?[/quote']

 

No, but a bridge was built leading to Highway 27 (where High St meets Ocean Blvd/New Hampshire 1A). I could replace the Bridge with a Mono-rail... would prolly be easier considering I may want self-driving cars as in Millenium City).

Re: Alliance Star Ship Vorpal Blade

Still waiting for the next book in the Dreen stuff though.....

You and me and everyone I know lol

I did jump all over Doc's book Von Neumanns War, which is a nice take on one of the Alien Invasion theories.

Oh yeah. Loved Von Neuman's war. Love the way it was inspired by JLU

The Vorpal Blade stuff though has some GREAT structure for a budding sci fi campaign. Especially if you want to play a Space Chinchilla on a Dragonfly......in Space.

I was actually thinking of doing a Star HERO game that takes place about 5 years after Claws That Catch where the PC's would be a special Marine Strike Force made up of Veterns from the Blade missions. I already have a rough-draft for the Deck Plan for the ASS Battle of Balaclava. Basically the Balaclava missions involved getting behind enemy lines and pissing off the Dreen so they are diverting resources AWAY from Earth/Runners World/Cheereek.

For those who don't get the ship's name, try googling The Charge of the Light Brigade.

Re: Alliance Star Ship Vorpal Blade

Very fun series to read.....Oh if you want to drop Doc a line..... http://www.doctravis.com/

 

He's by far one of the most approachable people in the field, and he's answered game related questions for me before.

 

~Rex

Friggin sweet. As a budding Sci-Fi author, I know just enough about science to get things seriously wrong (and I was an Earth Science major on top of being an Enlish Lit major when I was in school). If Doc is as approachable as you say, he could be willing to go over my notes...

Incoming Rep for Rex.

Re: BioFix - We're here to help!

They create oxygen and consume it. Is it impossible to imagine that they might be modified to create more oxygen than they need to consume? The leftover oxygen goes to the host. Honestly' date=' have a little imagination here, OK? If this is all too much for you, please leave the thread alone.[/quote']

 

Thiobacillus are thermophilic. They live in areas that are 50 degrees Centigrade (122 degrees Fahrenheit). No human being can survive a body temperature higher than 40 degrees without severe neurological damage. Brain Death starts at 45 degrees and immediate death at 50.

 

As for this being a Champions environment, I would like to point out that Comic Book science evolves along-side (or ahead of) Real-World Science.

 

And I stand by my statement that nanites are the way to go.

Re: Anyone else want one of these?

Add two 50lb gattling guns and about 200lbs of armor and reinforcement. Optionally add a jet pack. And a shoulder-mounted bazooka. Then I'd be happy to buy one.

 

Also, it should in all fairness be mentioned that both the Matrix and Avatar has these in some form. And the original Starship Troopers (the book). So the idea is not new in any sense of the word. Just awesome.

I have a feeling we are going to be seeing more examples of powered-armor in sci-fi movies in the near future, as this is most likely the route the US Military is going to take once the initial engineering is taken care of (ie, smaller motors and a power-source for the suit). Which I might point out is better than the alternative (ie, battle droids).

And my earlier comment about Aliens regarded non-combat uses for the technology.

Re: BioFix - We're here to help!

As far as contagion goes, you could go with "each bacterium is genetically taylored to its host to ensure true symbiosis and prevent infecting those who've not paid for itl"

The bacteria (at least the first type) needs some power source akin to photosynthesis. But photosynthesis requires light - so some other power source.

Concur.

I think a broadcast energy powered nanite would be a bit more believable. The individual who pays for the treatments gets injected with whichever nanie he purchases, and pays for a small power-transmiter that he wears on his belt that powers the nanites. The nanites are programed to self replicate from available waste materials in the bloodstream and cannibalize broken nanites to maintain sufficient numbers to operate.

OxyNites have two functions attach themselves to the red blood cells and attach themselves to the kidneys. When O2 is exchanged for CO2, they crack the molycule and retain the carbon atoms on a small chain. When they reach the kidneys, they pass the chain off to their brothers and the kidney nanites dump the waste out through the urine. However, due to safety reasons, all this does is assist in the natural oxygenation of the blood. It does not allow someone to exist completely without fresh oxygen. It would allow someone in high-altitude regions get the needed amount of O2 or reduce the need for fresh O2 for someone on a spaceship or submarine.

In Gaming terms this would be written up as CON or END with continuous Charges.

EnerNites build up in the muscles to turn Lactic Acid into ATP. Due to safety measures (for the patient) the limit for Lactic Acid-ATP conversion is up to 50%. This would increase the endurence of anyone treated with it (athletes, soldiers, etc)

As far as repercussions go, the only people who will be able to afford will the the military and professional athletes. The military is going to want this first: anything that improves the endurences and capabilities of soldiers in the field is going to be a must. I'd imagine they would go so far as to have the power transmitter embedded in the soldiers. Especially OxyNites for submarie crews. NASA will also want astronauts treated with OxyNites.

And it just smacks of abuse for athletes. People were freaking out over steroid use, now they'll be freaking out over Nanite enhancement.

After the military and pro athletes, will be the guys who climb mountains (like Everest). They'll be able to pack less O2 cylinders (if at all).

Like all new technology, it will be 10-20 years before Joe Shmoe from Cokomo ever sees the upgrades.

Just my $0.02

Re: Anyone else want one of these?

Oh how frickin cool is that!

So Aliens had it right when it comes to heavy equipment in the future lol

And we are one step closer to having real powered armor in the military.