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  3. Jokes

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

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    Two eastern Europeans vacation in the United States.  They look scruffy and rough around the edges, so the bellhop warily asks what he can do for them.  "Me and the Russian would like two rooms please."  The bellhop snidely replies, "It's not 'me an the Russian', use proper grammar."  The customer winces and says, "But every time I say Fukov and I, people attack me."

     

     

  4. Gaming Things I've Learned

    in General Roleplaying

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    4 hours ago, archer said:

     

    We were throwing hard enough to stick darts in a dartboard rather than throwing as hard as humanly possible.

     

    Turns out at that speed, a dart won't even penetrate the skin of your hand and barely stings if the tip hits your hand.

     

    That really disillusioned me about the reality of using darts as weapons. 

     

    I believe that darts were eventually removed as a weapons type for D&D.

     

     

    To be a little fair, according to one of the D&D books that described weapons, said darts weren't dartboard sized, they were a lot closer to the lawn darts (approx a foot in length) that were eventually banned for people throwing them up in the air and landing on people.

  5. Hero System: Beginner friendly?

    in HERO System Discussion

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    2 hours ago, bpmasher said:

     

    I thought with premade characters and explanation of the mechanics (Roll low for everything else but damage) would allow me to run a game for new people.

     

    It would.  HERO is exceptionally easy to PLAY - as stated earlier, roll 3d6 vs target number, lower is better.  Roll high for damage.  That's it.  The hard stuff is front loaded into character creation, but if you pre create the characters your players should be fine.

  9. The Fox, costume Design

    in Champions

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    Two of three thumbs up.  Batman is very clear, Zorro is only slightly with the sword, the folded gloves and boots could be either.

    The Phantom I think of wore a purple bodysuit and black headwear, and that doesn't come through.  If it's a different Phantom, my opinion isn't qualified to answer.

     

    Most people think of foxes as orange/white.  I can understand darkening the colors for a grim avenger type, but the colors read more brown to me.  A dark or black cape/cloak would feel more Zorro, and allow him to hide a brighter or different colored bodysuit.

  10. Elemental Controls

    in HERO System Discussion

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    I've found that point savings of an EC were too much bang for the buck, and toyed with a few house rules from time to time.

     

    Achilles Heel:  ECs require additional Disadvantages related to the EC's special effect, equal to the amount of the EC pool.  Ex: a Luck EC had the Psych Lim: Superstitious.  If you can't find a disadvantage that works, maybe it's not a good EC?

     

    One Power: As the expression of a single power effect, all powers in the EC must either all cost END, or none of them can cost END - no mix and match. They must all turn on and off together, not individually.  Suit EC's need not apply unless the same SFX applies to all powers.  Repulsor Suit EC might have Flight and Blast, but the Armor isn't repulsor tech, so it can't be in the EC.  (Yes, you could put in a Force Field.)

     

    Inverted Multipower: Reduce the EC pool amount to 1/5 the cost of the lowest power, and subtract that cost from the individual powers.

     

    Minimum Investment:  An EC must have at least three powers.

     

  15. HERO 5E/6E supplemental books on clearance!

    in HERO System Discussion

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    My Dallas/Fort Worth local gaming store has a bunch of out-of-print supplemental (NO rulebooks) HERO 5E/6E printed books on clearance, most of them for single-digit prices.

     

    The books listed below were there when I left, (presume 1d6 copies of each, didn't have time to count & price all).  Willing to pass them along for $5-10 + shipping if there is interest.  Post requests on this thread if you wish; will take to PMs for arrangements.  Will update when any sell out.

     

    Alien Wars, Asian Bestiary, Arcane Adversaries, Atlantis, Book of the Destroyer, Book of Dragons, Book of the Empress, Book of the Machine, New Millennium Bay City,  New Millennium Alliances, Invaders from Below, Champions Battlegrounds, Champions of the North, Champions Universe, Champions Worldwide, Conquerors Killers Crooks, Cops Crews Cabals, Dark Champions, Dark Champions TAS, Day After Ragnarok, Demon, Everyman, Evil Unleashed, Fantasy Battlegrounds, Foxbat for President, Gadgets and Gear, Galactic Champions, Combat Handbook, Vehicle Sourcebook, Hidden Lands, Lucha Libre Hero, Masterminds Madmen, Millennium City, Monsters Minions Marauders, Mystic World, Ninja Hero, Post Apocalyptic Hero, Predators, PS 238, Reality Storm, Scourges of the Galaxy, Shades of Black, Sharper than Serpents Tooth, Spacers Toolkit, Stronghold, Teen Champions, Terran Empire, Thrilling Places, Tuala Morn, Turakian Age, Ultimate Brick, Ultimate Speedster, Ultimate Skill, Ultimate Vehicle, UNTIL, USPD 1 & 2, Valdorian Age, Vibora Bay, villains Vandals Vermin, Villainy Amok, Viper, Worlds of Empire, You Gotta Have Character.

     

    Chris.

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