tkdguy

I'm all in favor of having a series. Here's what I'd like to see: 1. Armed martial arts, both eastern and western 2. Unarmed styles from other parts of the world

Thank you for bringing it back. It's a great resource.

These movies are more properly classified as martial arts films rather than sword & sorcery films, but they qualify for the worst list: Fist of the North Star: Some of the action was all right, but the rest of it was BAD. I don't remember most of the cast, except for one Costas Mandelor (sp?), who played the villain. Hey, how can you forget that name? Circle of Iron: Miles O'Keefe and David Carradine played multiple characters in this turkey. Either the filmmakers had a tight budget, or most actors had the sense (or weren't desperate enough) to stay out of this one.

I would have liked to see more science myself, but I enjoyed the show as well. It's a great show to introduce your players to martial arts if you're playing that genre. I'm the only martial artist in my group, and I'm the GM in the game. So I want to get my players to say more than "I punch/kick him." Not that I may be successful. I have a friend who describes his combat simply as punch/kick, despite having black belts in karate and kendo. The reason I play HERO is that it has so many nifty maneuvers you don't get in most other games. So I like good description when it comes to combat.

According to the History Channel website, Conquest will show again on Dec. 18, 11 pm ET/PT.

Is the History Channel still showing it? I can never find it on the listings. Too bad, I love that show. Maybe I'll check out the History Channel website.

Thanks for the input. And thanks for reminding me about the search button too. I used to use it before. I guess I've just learned to ignore it. But that will change.

BTW, the issue of Dragon is #289 (Nov. 2001). The article is "Playful Phoenix Fist vs. Four Scholars Boxing." The article also has information about ninjas and wuxia movies that you can incorporate into your anime campaign.

Has anyone translated Warhammer FRPG into HERO? I'm thinking of doing it, and I'd appreciate any advice.

I thought it was "Absence makes the nose grow longer."

I'm starting a BESM campaign, hopefully soon. Here's my list of essentials: 1. Pictures, lots of them. Anime needs visualization. 2. Anime cliches: Boys get nosebleeds when sexually aroused; People develop a single gigantic bead of sweat when uncomfortable; People's heads get ten times bigger when they're yelling at someone, etc. 3. Action, of course. Since my campaign will be heavy on combat, I've given the characters some combat skills free. Of course, they have to yell out their special attacks. An old issue of Dragon magazine had a random name generator for martial arts maneuvers. That would work well here.

The funny thing is, my dad taught me that one too. No kidding. We're not related, are we?

You're never alone when you're schizophrenic.

10 out of 10, WITHOUT using any of my books. I've been spending too much time on this subject. Maybe I ought to get a girlfriend.

Here's a link to Ed Greenwood's take on FR. I found this on the WOTC boards. http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0311b&L=realms-l&D=1&O=D&P=17813

There's really nothing wrong with adapting something from another world to your world, or mixing and matching different campaigns to make your own setting. I've done both these things, and they do work. If I like elements from Harn and Castle Falkensein, I try to find a way to incorporate them into my campaign after doing whatever modifications are necessary. I'm already doing it for my current campaign, since it's so hard to find a fantasy adventure without any magic in it.

How about the Vogons from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Green skin, unpleasant demeanor. Special power: Bad poetry. 1d6 EB, Continuous, NND (Defense is not being able to hear it), Incantations, Extra Time (1 Segment).

Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree there. BTW, I'm a big fan of your work. You put in a lot of thought in your stuff, and it shows. See folks? You CAN disagree on something without starting a flame war!

The Warhammer FRP map is similar to our world, with a few significant changes. I'm using the map along with some NPCs from 7th Sea to flesh out a new campaign.

I have to agree with PerennialRook about keeping it simple. Put in some combat, but don't make it a purely hack-&-slash game. Use the interesting NPCs to encourage roleplay. Chances are, they've seen the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films, even if they haven't read the books. They'll probably be expecting something along those lines. But Harry Potter blasting orcs with fireballs is just wrong!

I've always enjoyed the Conan, Elric, and John Carter series. How about the Thieves' World series? They were more a bunch of short stories than novels, but they were pretty good.

Forgotten Realms is way more inteesting than Greyahwk, IMO. Then again, I played with a bunch of hack & slashers (I was one too) during our GH campaign. Still, I think there's a lot more flavor to FR, because the cultures are more detailed. The only problem I have with it is that the magic there is obscenely powerful. Of course, GH is the same way. BTW, I'e read somewhere that FR was originally meant to be a world where Ed Greenwood could set his stories in. It became a D&D world afterwards. Greyhawk was meant to be a game world from the start.

If you look at the New York Life commercials you'll see flying cars and taxis. And the kids apparently consult their insurance agents without their parents. My, they grow up quickly nowadays...

Oh yeah... If you need pics, go to the WOTC webpage and go to PC Portraits. There's a section on Steampunk heroes.

I wrote up a package deal for vampires using 4th edition rules, but it was based more on Forever Knight. I posted it on the boards earlier in the year.