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  1. Uberlawyer

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    Ok, assuming you're a costumed vigilante that sometimes (in a non-lethal way) "crosses the line", post your ideal lawyer here. The rule: 25 point lawyer character or less. Besides INT & PRE do stats really matter?

  4. Your personal comic book origins

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    Re: Your personal comic book origins

     

    I first came to the US from Germany in the early 70's at the age of 7 (yes, Guz is an immigrant). The first American comic I remember reading is Ghost Rider and I was quickly hooked. It didn't take me long after that to discover Spider Man and Daredevil.

  7. No ENDURANCE campaign

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    Re: No ENDURANCE campaign

     

    I've started a coupla games with the proviso that "Once you get the hang of it we'll add it in"...

    I've done exactly that myself. At first the Hero system can seem pretty overwhelming but after a session or two most newbies are comfortable enough with the system that tracking END is no big deal.

  9. Cool concept aircraft

    in Star Hero

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    Frankenstein of the Skies

     

    Every geek loves sci-fi flavored pseudodirigibles, from Blade Runner to their occasional appearance in Batman comics.

     

    The Navy’s Swimming Spy Plane

    Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, famed for the U-2 and Blackbird spy planes that flew higher than anything else in the world in their day, is trying for a different altitude record: an airplane that starts and ends its mission 150 feet underwater. The Cormorant, a stealthy, jet-powered, autonomous aircraft that could be outfitted with either short-range weapons or surveillance equipment, is designed to launch out of the Trident missile tubes in some of the U.S. Navy’s gigantic Cold War–era Ohio-class submarines....

     

    This is no easy task. The tubes are as long as a semi trailer but about seven feet wide—not exactly airplane-shaped. The Cormorant has to be strong enough to withstand the pressure 150 feet underwater—enough to cave in hatches on a normal aircraft—but light enough to fly. Another challenge: Subs survive by stealth, and an airplane flying back to the boat could give its position away.

     

    The Skunk Works’s answer is a four-ton airplane with gull wings that hinge around its body to fit inside the missile tube. The craft is made of titanium to resist corrosion, and any empty spaces are filled with plastic foam to resist crushing. The rest of the body is pressurized with inert gas. Inflatable seals keep the weapon-bay doors, engine inlet and exhaust covers watertight.

     

    The Cormorant does not shoot out of its tube like a missile. Instead an arm-like docking “saddle†guides the craft out, sending it floating to the surface while the sub slips away. As the drone pops out of the water, the rocket boosters fire and the Cormorant takes off. After completing its mission, the plane flies to the rendezvous coordinates it receives from the sub and lands in the sea. The sub then launches a robotic underwater vehicle to fetch the floating drone.

    Just cool.

  11. On Fantasy [G.R.R.M.]

    in Fantasy Hero

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    Re: On Fantasy [G.R.R.M.]

     

    I thought Arya was a bit lackluster in FFC. Her story was entirely uninteresting (not as boring as Samwell's though).

    Leave Samwell alone! :mad:

     

    And no love for Brienne? She's one of my favorites, along with Tyrion and Arya.

  12. On Fantasy [G.R.R.M.]

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    Re: On Fantasy [G.R.R.M.]

     

    It is precisely the fact that he kills off characters that I keep reading his books. I read a book called The Briar King (forgot the author) which develops a few heroes. After the first few chapters' date=' I was certain none of these heroes would ever die. The mortality of the characters makes it seem much more real.[/quote']

    I agree. The fact that a favorite character can die heightens the suspense factor for me.

  14. My first post...

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    Re: My first post...

     

    Welcome back! :thumbup: Not long ago I thought Champions was dead and gone and then I found this this website. Not only is Champions alive and well, the Hero system is better than ever. Star Hero, Fantasy Hero, Dark Champions... I could go on and on. Spread the word!

  16. What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

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    Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

     

    It's a "must read" if you read the first one (which has' date=' I must say, inadequate warning that it is only the first part of two books).[/quote']

    Yes I read it and I was disappointed that it was a part 1 of 2 with no indication on the cover. If you scroll up far enough in this thread I posted a review of Pandoras Star which gripes about that very thing.

     

    However' date=' you should wait until I'm sure that it is "Deus Ex"-free. I'm currently on page 723 of 949 in the trade paperback, and it's looking good for the main characters to actually solve their own problems. Or fail, of course :)[/quote']

    I'll read it anyway. Despite his shortcomings, Hamilton tells a great story and developes his characters. I'm in.

  17. What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

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    Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

     

    I'm halfway through Judas Unchained by Peter F Hamilton. It's really good - but I'm really, really hoping it doesn't end up the same way the Night's Dawn Trilogy ended.

    I'm testing its plot for a friend who was even more disappointed by Night's Dawn than I was.

    I can't wait to get my hands on this book. It's releasing here in the US later this month and is on my "must read" list.

  19. Champions Jargon

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    Re: Champions Jargon

     

    Splort: Any damage that simply didn't need to be rolled. For example' date=' a character who had jumped from the plane only to find his chute was still safely under his seat, or, in a supers game, when a character attempted to steady a building that had been knocked over by a villain with demolitions. As the building began to teeter over, the character realized that not only was he not strong enough, he couldn't push enough, either. Splort. [/quote']

    I love this one!

     

    From my group: Chit--Critical Hit or natural 3. "oh chit..."

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