Beast

On 11/7/2022 at 7:27 AM, MrAgdesh said:

Re: the OP question as to whether or not bows should do less damage (for the Jolrhos Player's Guide specifically) 

 

A Very Heavy longbow does 2d6+1 and has an 18 STR min. That, on average, will bounce from full plate armour's DEF of 8. An above average damage roll (or crit) I assume has just hit at "the right angle" to penetrate. 

 

There won't be many of the populace with 18 STR though so the majority of longbowmen you face are likely to be light to medium bow users; 1d6 - 1 1/2d6, meaning that only the medium bowmen can squeeze 1 pip of BODY through on full plate if they roll maximum damage (or a critical).

 

 

To me, the damage therefore seems about right?

 

 

(I'm a big fan of the optional Bows vs Crossbows rules too; HSEG: Pg 32)

remember that this kind of armor does not cover everything perfectly, and there is an activation
so even a 14- will fail in time(the MacBeth and Adora sword and shield fight where won by strikes that got past the armor
the same is true vs arrows, enough tries and the armor will be bypassed or defeated

13 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said:

 

By their shape, use, and to me common sense, most arrowheads are armor piercing by design: they apply all their force on a very small sharpened point.  But if you do that, then plate armor has to be absurdly heavy or innately hardened (which seems odd) in order to protect the way modern testing shows.

you have never seen a broadhead arrow?
there are many types of arrow heads
hunting arrows are made to do the most damage to make the game animal bleed out quickly and not to move to far from the hunter
and as time has shown that there has always been a competion between weapons and armor where 1 tries to out do the other(look at tanks and warships vs various weapon systems over time)
watch the video above that  MrAgdesh posted
it even talks about military and game projectiles

On 11/7/2022 at 7:27 AM, MrAgdesh said:

Re: the OP question as to whether or not bows should do less damage (for the Jolrhos Player's Guide specifically) 

 

A Very Heavy longbow does 2d6+1 and has an 18 STR min. That, on average, will bounce from full plate armour's DEF of 8. An above average damage roll (or crit) I assume has just hit at "the right angle" to penetrate. 

 

There won't be many of the populace with 18 STR though so the majority of longbowmen you face are likely to be light to medium bow users; 1d6 - 1 1/2d6, meaning that only the medium bowmen can squeeze 1 pip of BODY through on full plate if they roll maximum damage (or a critical).

 

 

To me, the damage therefore seems about right?

 

 

(I'm a big fan of the optional Bows vs Crossbows rules too; HSEG: Pg 32)

work smarter not harder
use armor piercing bolts or arrowheads or go to crew served weapons like balista

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21 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said:

See my edited addition above.

 

 

Would you enjoy your banker running your life?

when the banker is in control of the trigger pullers and we control the banker yes

2 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said:

You've got the muscle, I admit we like you to do the heavy lifting. Doesn't mean we also like you to steer. 😜

heavy lifting includes the purse strings

41 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said:

Very pertinent observation -- the era would make a difference. I think it was prudent for Steve and Darren to declare that the 1990s, when the Cold War was officially over, and after a traumatic national disaster, was the time that America signed on to UNTIL.

 

Perhaps it goes without saying, but outside of the United States the perspective is very often different. Here in Canada, for example, we have a long tradition of international multilateralism and collective action. We tend to view the American assumption that they'll lead any such action with, to put it mildly, irritation.

from the American perspective(IMHO)
everybody else wants us to lead the way

I go 90% drawn art
the other 10% would be cosplayers doing something

Yes

On 11/15/2022 at 6:18 PM, Vondy said:

 

UNTIL: Defenders of Freedom indicates that they prefer to appoint commanders who will be well-received by the host country, which often means a citizen of that nation. Its not universally true, but its definitely "best practices."

I'm talking over all commanders like Eisenhower

1 minute ago, Ninja-Bear said:

@Beast, I know it would be a big stretch but for this What If. What if the U.S. agreed to UNTIL similar to how the UN watches over nuclear programs? UNTIL would have to have a Federal Liason at the very least.

@Ninja-BearUNTIL has a commander who is not an american that would be commanding american forces
during WW2 the theater commanders were americans and your probably going to have the U.S. putting up the most money,tech and heroes
So depending on how liberal/conservitive the U.S. is will pretty much say who is in command

6 hours ago, Tech said:

If a hero with the power Stretching can stretch either arms 6" and he holds out his arms in different directions (thus 12" total), how much stretching should be gotten total? Is the 'holding out arms diff directions' just part of having the power?

get the "x2 body dimension"adder to have a wing span of 12m for 5 pts

Stretching 6m, x2 body dimension

6 hours ago, Ninja-Bear said:

I was just looking at ild material and as most probably know, UNTIL was the original agency that dealt with Superheroes.  So I’m thinking what would change if anything in a typical Champions game if there was no PRIMUS, only UNTIL.

the BIG question I would ask the OP is
what is the U.S. government's position on other countries paramilitary forces on U.S. soil?

if it is just the same as if there was a SAT or PRIMUS, then it would just be special forces and state level police forces stepping up
for me I'd say no

As does the U.N. make policy for the USA?

Black Bolt's wife from the Inhumans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa_(comics)

has been for the last 30 yrs

1 hour ago, Penthau said:

I'm sorry, I should have posted an update, but the game didn't work out. 

So I'm up for a 300pt high fantasy(should you want to start a new game)
mondays and tuesdays from 5:30 pm pst I can commit to at the moment

What day of the week do you run the game on for me my weekends are taken by Renn faire
also what role are you looking for?

Fie upon it and you and any that look like you

On 7/25/2022 at 3:44 PM, Mark Rand said:

I'm going to use the fourth edition rules along with the Ultimate series books from the fifth edition rules.

 

I have 2 copies of the 4th ed hero system book along with Hero Creator and all of the ultimate books
I have not played 4th ed in over 20 yrs
I'd love to play in a game
what points and stats are you looking at?

On 7/14/2022 at 12:18 AM, assault said:

OK, player characters in my game are either members of the gentry, or members of the social class below them.

 

At the moment I am calling the lower class the Yeomanry. But what do you call the members of that class that aren't male?

 

Think Jeeves and Wooster, or less dumb versions of this.

 

What do you call a female"yeoman"?

 

Or non-male, whatever.

by their surname
as I portray 1 of the Yeoman of the guard I am addressed as Yeoman Mitchell( or Yeoman Beast)

pretty sure that advantages do not add to the end cost

#3 biscuits and gravy

got it from both hero and dtrpg

the 4 levels of SA are for adding to her Pre skills(poor man"s mind control)
the 12- activate is based on Jujituguy's call for anything above 20 active to be ego based RSR
Disguise is there to HIDE those 4 levels of SA as her hotness is concealable
multipower is on the table with exp
the sonic and extra str are things she does not know about and she is  mostly a dockworking slave at this point

thanks for the spitballing

so give me your thoughts

Layla Piety Tudor

VAL    CHA    Cost    Roll    Notes
20    STR    10    13- / 15-    HTH Damage 4d6/6d6  END [4/6]
18    DEX    16    13-
20    CON    10    13-
13    INT    3    12-    PER Roll 12-
13    EGO    3    12-
20    PRE    10    13-    PRE Attack: 4d6
5    OCV    10
5    DCV    10
1    OMCV    -6
3    DMCV    0
3    SPD    10    Phases:  4, 8, 12
15    PD    4    15 PD (9 rPD)
15    ED    4    15 ED (9 rED)
5    REC    1
40    END    4
10    BODY    0    
40    STUN    10

Movement    Cost    Meters    Notes
RUNNING    0    12m/24m    END [1]
SWIMMING    0    4m/8m    END [1]
LEAPING    0    4m    4m forward, 2m upward

Characteristics Total: 99

Cost    Powers
    Synthetic body structure, all slots Unified Power (-1/4) - END=
14    1)  Combat Luck (9 PD/9 ED) (18 Active Points) - END=
10    2)  +4/+4d6 Striking Appearance (vs. all characters) (12 Active Points) - END=
8    3)  Base note to rattle teeth and bones: HKA 1/2d6 (1 1/2d6 / 2d6 w/STR), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +1/2), Thin Cone (-1/4) (12 Active Points); Requires A Roll (12- roll; -1/4) - END=1
7    4)  extra strength: +10 STR (10 Active Points); Requires A Roll (12- roll; -1/4) - END=2

Powers Total: 39

Cost    Skills
    Int Skills
3    1)  Disguise 12-
3    2)  Deduction 12-
    General
4    1)  PS: Singer/songwriter 13-
2    2)  WF:  Blades, Handguns, Unarmed Combat
    Pre skills may get bonus of +4 from Striking Appearence
3    1)  Acting 13-
3    2)  Conversation 13-
3    3)  Streetwise 13-
3    4)  Oratory 13-
3    5)  Persuasion 13-
    Everyman skills
0    1)  Climbing 8-
0    2)  Concealment 8-
0    3)  Language:  English (completely fluent; literate) (4 Active Points)
0    4)  Paramedics 8-
0    5)  Shadowing 8-
0    6)  Stealth 8-
0    7)  TF:  Custom Adder, Small Motorized Ground Vehicles [Notes: Custom Mod is Everyman Skill]

Skills Total: 27

Value    Complications
10    Distinctive Features:  Hottest woman in the room (Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
20    Psychological Complication:  Cannot remember she was built to be an assassin (Common; Total)
10    Hunted:  those that created her Infrequently (As Pow; Harshly Punish(capture and reprogram her))

Complications Points: 40

Base Points: 165
Experience: 0
Experience Unspent: 0
Total Character Cost: 165

Layla Piety Tudormk2 165 pts.HTML