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Re: What-If (WhIf) Setting Resources The Temeraire series by Naomi Novik is also very good IMHO. Napoleonic wars with Dragons. What's not to like? http://www.temeraire.org/

Re: Heroes from All Fifty States Sorry about the pre-empting, I honestly figured that was the one LEAST likely for someone to tackle for some reason. Great minds think alike? Use if you like, don't if he's a bad fit, he was fun to write up and that's the best part anyway. I keep trying on MN and USVI, but I'm swinging late at heaters right now.

Re: [Mythos Supers] That's so awesome it makes my teeth itch. I think I know what I'm running on Halloween.

Re: Heroes from All Fifty States Washington State - Orca Donnie McCloud grew up watching the waters of Puget Sound. He'd always felt at peace with them, even when things in his life weren't at their best. His family were big proponents of activism and working for the good of the community, and as members of the Puyallup Tribal Council, they had worked tirelessly for the betterment of their people. His father had worked closely with those that had managed to get the Puyallup reimbursed for the land grab by the Port of Tacoma. You could say that the idea of fighting for the little guy was in Donnie's blood. His great uncle had chuckled when the multi-million dollar settlement was announced and told Donnie "Thses things, this money, it means nothing. Look to the world around you to provide for you on a much deeper level." Donnie nodded, but thought the old man was half deluded. Money could buy everything after all. As Donnie entered high school, things changed. He was less sheltered, and he found the full extremes of social cliques, running from open armed welcomes to derision and exclusion. Somewhat stunned that this was aparently the way of the world, he was in for a bigger shock when his great uncle was mugged on the streets of Tacoma. Helping to nurse the old man back to health, Donnie spent all of his free time at the reservation. His great uncle begged Donnie to turn his back on the money and profit so easily offered and to seek inside, that which could bring him true peace. Partially to humor his ailing relative, Donnie followed his instructions. A week went by before anyone saw Donnie again. His great uncle made a complete recovery, and would just smile knowingly, saying "The boy will be back when he's ready to come back. He's fine." It's been difficult for Donnie to keep his new dual existance a secret. You see, on that fateful night, Donnie embraced the spirit of the sea. His people's totem of the Killer Whale personified this link, and Orca was born. In addition to popssessing vast superhuman strength and durability, he has the ability to function underwater for hours before needing to come up for air. His body has adapted to the ocean, and his swimming speed has been clocked at nearly 70 knots! In addition to these impressive physical gifts, Orca has some command of water itself. He can seemingly generate it from nothing in the form of blasts, or even a light freshwater trickle for a civilian on a hot day. He also can shape it a little, but this seems ot be a developing area of powers. His costume seems to be part of him, appearing whenver Donnie transforms into the massive 9 foot tall Orca. In his normal form, Donnie looks like your typical 15 year old kid just trying to get through High School. He keeps his ID secret to the best of his ability, and the massive disparity in appearance is usually enough to throw folks off the trail.

Re: Heroes from All Fifty States Thank you kindly. I added a bit about his description, so that I could put some of his voice in there as well. I just had a small brain-tsunami, and out popped Vinnie.

Re: Witchcraft is up Yeah, that one really hit the nail on the head for me, both for the art and the story. Big thumbs up!

Re: Heroes from All Fifty States New York - Subway (or possibly Mass Transit, Maybe "The 6 Train") They say that if you can make it in the Big Apple, you can make it anywhere. For Vincent Scalletti, there wasn't a lot of choice, what with him being born there and all. Vinnie (to his friends) grew up comfortably in New York City's little Italy, the son of a hardworking family that had owned the same restaurant for as long as anyone could remember. The family history even said that the menu had been the same back in Sicily before they came over to the United States. Vinnie was always extremely proud of his heritage, both Italian and American. As a native New Yorker, he considered the world his oyster, and roughly encompassed by a twelve mile island. But New York is a pretty cosmopolitan city, and Vinnie was constantly exposed to new cultures, ideas, and beliefs. His family had long taught him that you should be willing to listen to what someone else has to say, and respectful of their beliefs. After all, how would Vinnie feel if a stranger dismissed his ideals out of hand? All in all, Vinnie grew up to be a pretty level headed person. He was most of the way through his Senior year at NYU when it happened. Now it would be a cliche to say that Vinnie wandered into the physics labs looking for his professor so that he could inquire about an extension on his final project and somehow got lost in an area he knew very well, only to emerge into the room where the phased tachyon emitter array was about to be fired for the first time. Call Vinnie a cliche. His body bombarded by Tachyonic energy, he somehow absorbed it and promptly disappeared from the room. He reappeared on Ellis Island, confused, and in line for the tour. Since that day, Vinnie has taken the simple respect his family instilled in him for all others, and made it a vocation. As Subway, Vinnie is the mass transit specialist for USA 50, as he can bend the tachyon energy at his command for a variety of uses, not the least of which is transporting the entire group to almost anywhere on the planet. This is tiring in the extreme, but it does mean that when the group absolutely, positively has to be there, Subway can deliver. In addition, he can use the energy offensively, generating blasts that knock things just ever so slightly out of phase, and damaging their structure. He's loath to use that at anything remotely like full power on another human, so he spent some time learning self-defense from the guardian angels. He still patrols NY city and state, but he always keeps his ears open in case the team needs a lot of people moved somewhere fast. Appearance: Vinnie understands the whole spandex thing, he just doesn't think it looks right on him. His normal garb wouldn't look too out of place on the streets of NYC; A Tan trenchcoat ("You can carry a lot of stuff in the these pockets, they are huge! Look, a ream of paper, no joke!") Blue jeans, Red Chuck Taylor Converse, a simple shirt, and red tinted glasses ("To match the Chucks! See, I can accessorize.") His one nod to his new job is a kevlar vest under the shirt. While he can usually make sure he isn't around to hit, or that the attack just passes right through him, he has to know it's coming or already be out of phase. A surprise gunshot could really ruin his day.

Re: Heroes from All Fifty States I just got an idea for NY...lemme take a whack at it? Something hopefully a little later today.

Re: [Characters, Hero Team] Strike Force One Then you should also check out Response Force One in Digital Hero #37

Re: Foxbat's next big hit after Inna-Gadda-da-Foxbat Okay, you all asked for it. Now, you can own the limited edition, special 3 DVD set with behind the scenes footage of the main man, the king of criminal cah-ra-zee, the lord of the nose harp, the maestro of mayhem....FOXBAT! See him as he covers a roadie in cheese! Watch him clean and clip his toenails! See him play with his action figures! And then marvel at his Foxbat covers of such amazing classics as.... Darling Nikki! Deadly Scorpia (Sung to Prince's "Darling Nikki") I knew a girl named Scorpia You could say she's a combat machine I met her in a hotel lobby Taking out a whole UNTIL team She said how’d you like to roll the dice And I could not resist when I saw little Scorpia slice She took me to her hideout And I just couldn’t believe my eyes She had so many devices Everything that money could buy PRIMUS busted in and yelled "Freeze" thrice, The lights went out And Scorpia started to slice. Scorpia The hideout started spinning Or maybe it was my brain I can’t tell you what she did to me But my body will never be the same She'll cut you more than twice Oh, she’ll show you no mercy But she’ll sho’nuff sho’nuff show you how to slice Deadly Scorpia Woke up the next morning Scorpia wasn’t there I looked all over and all I found Was a blood trail on the stairs It said thank you for rolling the dice Call me up whenever you want to slice Oh, Scorpia, ohhhh Come back Scorpia, come back Your dirty little friend Wanna Slice Slice Slice Slice Slice Slice Slice Slice And of course, who can forget; AUSSIE NINJA!!! Aussie Ninja (Sung to Bon Jovi's "Blaze of Glory") I take out supervillains And I still get no respect I get treated like the in-laws not a hero like you'd expect I don’t know why this happens it's really not that fair it might be my clothes or maybe it's my lingo But it sucks a hairy pair. I came here to America Land of freedom and doing right And the very first thing that happens, is that I beat Green Dragon in a fight. Well they tell me that I’m wanted Yeah I’m a useful guy I’m a jumping martial artist I hit among the hardest Mister kick them in the eye. I've got it bad, as an Aussie Ninja I've got no shirt and I'm really cute I've got it bad, as an Aussie Ninja I've got no real armor But I dodge like mad I’m like Ninja-lite And I can barely fight. You ask about the covers And I have only dread I've been on about a million But somone's usually stomping on my head You ask me if I'm useful And how the hell am I still alive? Well, all I can say Is someone at Hero Really wanted me to thrive. I've got it bad, as an Aussie Ninja I've got no shirt and I'm really cute I've got it bad, as an Aussie Ninja I've got no real armor But I dodge like mad I’m like Ninja-lite And I can barely fight. Each night I go to bed And I pray that I won't die I'm not asking for a hand-out Just no Bullets in my thigh Steve, I got to ask a favor And I’ll hope you’ll understand I really need some combat luck SO I can finally be a man Staring down Destroyer... Let me make my final stand Yeah it sucks, being an Aussie Ninja I've got no shirt and I'm really cute It just sucks, being an Aussie Ninja I've got no real armor But I dodge like mad I’m like Ninja-lite And I can barely fight. I can barely fight. And here I wondered why it took me so long to get engaged....

Re: Foxbat's next big hit after Inna-Gadda-da-Foxbat I live to serve.

Re: Need help building a Merge power Yeah, multiform to a being with duplication at least keeps the sheets a little cleaner. And yes, you touched on the main problem, the composite being is much more powerful than it's components. So for duplication, the only option would be the lockout. I think I like the multiform to duplicate a little better though. I'll fiddle around with the sheets and see what I get. Again, thanks guys!

Re: Need help building a Merge power So let me check that I have this correctly? Main Form; Prime. Prime has multiform to alpha Alpha has duplication that creates beta. (That's a lot clunkier than I thought it would be, but I have to agree that it probably most accurately represents what I'm trying to model.) Thanks guys!

So apparently I once had far more time on my hands, cuz I found this while I was cleaning my Hard Drive... Don't fear the Foxbat (Now with more COWBELL!!! Sung to BOC's "Don't fear the Reaper") All his plans are done Here but now they're gone PRIMUS don't fear the Foxbat Nor do the Champions or anyone else (we can be like they are) Come on baby (don't fear the Foxbat) Baby take his hand (don't fear the Foxbat) We'll be able to fly (don't fear the Foxbat) Baby he's your man La-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la All his men are done Here but now they're gone Where the heck did Leroy go? Last time we same him was way back in 4e (Where the heck did Leroy go?) He was the Amazing Exoskeleton Man (Just where the heck did Leroy go?) He was the Amazing Exoskeleton Man (Or Harmonious Fist?) We need Amazing Exoskeleton Man (we can be like they are) Come on baby (don't fear the Foxbat) Baby take his hand (don't fear the Foxbat) We'll be able to fly (don't fear the Foxbat) Baby he's your man La-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la All he needs is one Here but now they're gone Came the last night of planning And she was sad that he hadn't come Then the door was open and the wind appeared The candles blew and then disappeared The curtains flew and then he appeared (saying don't be afraid) Come on baby (and she had no fear) And she ran to him (then they started to fly) They looked backward and said goodbye (she had become like they are) She had taken his hand (she had become like they are) Come on baby (don't fear the Foxbat) Don't ask what happened when I combined Scorpia with Prince's "Darling Nikki."

I'm hitting a mental block here. What I want to have happen: Two characters, they activate their power, and now in their place is one merged creation, a la Marvel's Psi-Hawk, Voltron, or the even MORE impressive Mecha-Shiva from Venture Brothers. I'm probably missing a simple trick here, but jog my memory please?

Re: A Thread for Random Videos Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" live, with CGI on the big screen. Specifically, Thunderchild http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw7G4MIr5sE

No worries, I'm just switching Broadband providers, so I'm looking at several hosting options for the new iteration of the page. Additionally, I'd like all of the sheets done before relaunching. So at some time probably within the next week, the site will be going down until the new one is finished. This will be all of the pages obviously, so if you want any of the vehicle pics, character sheets, or anything else, grab 'em soon because it might be a while until the page reopens. http://home.comcast.net/~proditor/ http://home.comcast.net/~champsstuff/ http://home.comcast.net/~modgod/

Re: Synonyms for Superheroes

Re: Synonyms for Superheroes I was trying to come up with something similar for my War of the Worlds: Champions games until I realized that something short, snappy, and sexy would be completely out of place. I think I settled on "Persons of extraordinary means and capabilities" It was originally "Men..." but Nike threatened to quit the war effort if it wasn't changed.

Re: Synonyms for Superheroes I think I remember "Specials" being used as a general descriptor in something. The other question is, how did Supers show up? Wild Cards for example has Aces, Deuces, and a few others that showed up after I quit reading, that all linked back to the origin of powers.

Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game I had two friends who were iffy on the pack until they saw the robot dance. Seriously. Kid Jurassic is one of them.

Re: Who are Foxbat's Official Henchmen? Foxbat is the only villain to get a standing ovation from my players before they arrested him. And no, not for the concert mentioned in news of the world, but for an homage to WKRP in Cincinnatti he did in NYC's Washington Square Park involving a helicopter, and a lot of foxes wearing little self-deploying glider suits. All to the accompaniment of Ride of the Valkyrie, as the Main Fox himself gracefully glided down to street level, exhorting his furry minions to rob anyone wearing corduroy, because as he said, "They've obviously been robbed of their fashion sense already!!! MWUA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!" Yes, I do loves me some Foxbat. So does my group, so it works out well.

Re: Spyder from V&V's Most Wanted Vol 1. (Last test post for a while) Yeah, but he's from the Algernon Files. And as awesome as Dave's stuff is, he doesn't count. I can give folks a clue as to the current big bad of the DEX world in V&V, he's from Most Wanted Vol. 3, and he tops out at a 44 DEX iirc.

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi

Re: Famous People Super Heros I still like my take on Daler Mehndi . http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51050