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Updated GPR-9 updated with some suggestions by Bob Greenwade, thank you Bob...

Early Demo/EOD robot, with backup remote operations capability/override

according to the "Star Wars Essential Guide to Droids" C3-PO requires frequent oil baths to keep the joints working properly... so I guess it depends on what you define as frequent

what about the use of gyrojet rounds in a vacumn?

and now for another droid

my take on R2-D2

what about adding damage to a lightsaber attack based on ego instead of strength?

also, were doing some crosslinking on a couple of traveller sites, since theres definately an interest in traveller and hero cross genres http://www.freelancetraveller.com http://www.downport.com

after a brief hiatus, I am hard at work on more assorted gadget conversions, this time some star wars weapons and whatever else my warped little mind comes up with

the honorverse ships are covered fairly well as far as tonnages and size, but again, they dont tell us what tonnage means, but with the D20 Honorverse coming out, I think we can rectify that

I like the idea of witchcraft turning the chinese kid into a frog, but just turn parts of him into a frog for a day tongue and a temporary taste for bugs would do the trick

I've been running A Hero version of Stalking the Night Fantastic for several years off and on... Stalking/Bureau 13 is pretty good for agent level characters and the bureau website has some great ideas for other genre games http://www.bureau-13.com

somewhere I have some size writeups for some of the dropships from Battletech based on displacement tonnage I also have a table borrowed from Traveller the New Era that helps figure actual lengths and area based on a given tonnage

as another serious starship gearhead. although being a heretic in that I never thought most of the trek ships didnt even resemble a proper starship.... most of my tinkering and comparisons have been by using volume... usually displacement tons... I have done a hull conversion chart for converting traveller tonnage to hero, and could ramp one up for space opera just as easily. the size comparison site is nice, but gives no real indication of a baseline size in most cases. we know that the Babylon 5 station was something like a mile long and 2.5 million tons, but was that metric tons or displacement tons of volume? I use the figure of a displacement ton being 13.5 cubic meters

do new Lieutenants's take a -2 for map reading and orienteering?

Here ya go, one set of generic stormtrooper armor add special gadgets and simmer to taste

heres my take on standard stormtrooper armor 8 PD/ED ablative armor, counts as real armor I dont see any reason to make it hardened, and I would give it an activation roll due to its gaps and weak points. it has basic environmental features, pretty much just heat and cold insulation. according to some of the books the helmet is fitted with a short range radio and acts as a gas mask, but isnt fitted for oxygen tanks or anything Again this is a basic take, I will post something better written later today

I model comm lasers like this, just a simple mind link it will require line of sight, and may at lower tech levels be affected by rain or smoke, both units also need a compatible mind link or computer link, since its a tight beam and hard to intercept, you could make it difficult to dispel

assorted electronic warfare gear, not just from traveller

the press release says it will be out late summer this year... heres a link to the press release http://www.travellerrpg.com/cgi-bin/news/pnews.pl?action=view&itemid=58&h=&s=t

berserk fury is from Fantasy Hero, I just used it straight up from the book

designed for export and lower tech worlds. can be upgraded

heres a rough take on the Sphinxian treecat

heres my take on the 50 ton modular so ubiquitous to all the versions of traveller I havent done any modules yet, was debating the best way to do them

another one of my old traveller characters, who died after his engine room exploded in his face during a rescue mission to a zho border world Gerri O'Harae Player: Val Char Cost 13 STR 3 13 DEX 9 12 CON 4 12 BODY 4 18 INT 8 13 EGO 6 13 PRE 3 14 COM 2 4 PD 1 3 ED 1 3 SPD 7 6 REC 2 24 END 0 25 STUN 0 6" RUN 0 2" SWIM 0 2 1/2" LEAP 0 Characteristics Cost: 50 Cost Power 5 Luck 1d6 Powers Cost: 5 Cost Skill 3 Scientist 2 1) SS 13- (3 Active Points) 2 2) SS: Gravitics 13- (3 Active Points) 2 3) SS: Metallurgy 13- (3 Active Points) 2 4) SS: Physics 13- (3 Active Points) 3 5) SS: Robotics 14- (4 Active Points) 4 6) SS: Starship Engineering[Hyperdrive] 15- (5 Active Points) 4 7) SS: Starship Engineering[Powerplants] 15- (5 Active Points) 4 8) SS: Starship Engineering[sublight Drive] 15- (5 Active Points) 8 Systems Operation (Communications Systems, Environmental Systems, Radar, Sensor Jamming Equipment) 14- 0 Language (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 1 Language (basic conversation) 1 Language (basic conversation) 2 Language (fluent conversation) 5 Mechanics 14- 5 Electronics 14- 6 Gambling (Board Games, Card Games, Dice Games) 13- 3 Scholar 3 1) KS (4 Active Points) 14- 2 2) KS (3 Active Points) 13- 3 3) KS (4 Active Points) 14- 2 4) KS (3 Active Points) 13- 4 5) KS (5 Active Points) 15- 2 6) KS (3 Active Points) 13- 2 7) KS: EVA (3 Active Points) 13- 4 8) KS: Emergency Damage Control (5 Active Points) 15- 2 9) KS: Vacc Suit (3 Active Points) 13- 4 Computer Programming (Personal Computers, Starship Computers) 13- 3 Lockpicking 12- 5 WF: Common Melee Weapons, Laser Pistols, Small Arms 3 TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Grav Vehicles/Hovercraft 3 Streetwise 12- 3 Persuasion 12- 3 Paramedics 13- 3 Weaponsmith (Energy Weapons, Missiles & Rockets) 13- 3 Demolitions 13- Skills Cost: 111 Cost Perk 5 Money: Well Off 1 Fringe Benefit: License to practice a profession 3 Well-Connected 2 1) Contact (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Contact limited by identity, Good relationship with Contact) (3 Active Points) 11- 2 2) Contact (Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has useful Skills or resources, Contact limited by identity) (3 Active Points) 11- 4 3) Contact (Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Good relationship with Contact) (5 Active Points) 12- 3 4) Contact (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact) (4 Active Points) 11- 2 Fringe Benefit: Sergeant 15 Advanced Tech Perks Cost: 37 Cost Talent 2 Environmental Movement 3 Lightning Calculator Talents Cost: 5 Total Character Cost: 208 Pts. Disadvantage 20 Normal Characteristic Maxima 15 Psychological Limitation: Dedication to ship and crew (Common, Strong) 10 Psychological Limitation: Shy (Common, Moderate) 15 Hunted: Marquis of Lanth 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) 15 Rivalry: Professional and Romantic (Doctor Kigaarda; Rival is More Powerful; Rival is a Player Character; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Unaware of Rivalry) 10 Psychological Limitation: Practical Joker (Common, Moderate) 15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfidance (Common, Strong) 10 Psychological Limitation: Honesty (Common, Moderate) Disadvantage Points: 110 Base Points: 200 Experience Required: 0 Total Experience Available: 0 Experience Unspent: 0