Marcus Impudite

From the "that's bizarre" file... There has recently been a string of highly flamboyant daylight bank robberies in the campaign city and several surrounding cities. In all of these heists, the robber dresses up as the King from the infamous Burger King commerials, complete with the creepy-looking plastic head. Also, "The King" never speaks during any of his robberies (can't be identified by voice) and always hands the teller a clear plastic bag and a typewritten note that reads something like: HAVE POLICE SCANNER, WILL SHOOT IF SILENT ALARM TRIGGERED. EMPTY YOUR CASH DRAWER INTO THE BAG. HAVE A NICE DAY. Clearly a seasoned pro, the robber always manages to get in and out and disappear without a trace before the police can arrive and always expertly seperates and discards any dye bombs and/or homing devices from his loot. He has robbed several banks over the course of a month without getting caught, has the authorities baffled, and has made off with a sum of money in the six figures thus far. WWYCD?

Re: WWYCD: This Is A Very Delicate Operation...

During a raid on the villain-of-the-week's Secret Hideoutâ„¢ the big bad panics and detonates the self-destruct device. You and your pals all barely make it out before the big boom, except for one team member: the female teammate from the WWYCD: You Shall Be Mine, My Love thread. You and the others frantically sift through the massive amount of rubble, but find no trace of her. Then you spot none other than her stalker, carrying her unconscious and badly injured body out of wreckage. Before you get the chance to confront him, he activates a personal teleportation gadget and obsconds with her. Tracing his teleportation signature leads you to his lair, where he has (on such amazingly short notice) gathered a cadre of the best underworld doctors in a makeshift surgical theatre to perform to a series of delicate procedures to repair life threating internal injuries she sustained during the blast. Mister Obsessive Attraction is there observing the operation, as usual believing if he saves her life she will finally be his. As is often in situations like this, things appear to be touch and go, so much so that starting a fight with him and his flunkies in here could greatly increase the probability of her going code black. WWYCD?

Re: You've taken over the world. Now what? Concubines in gold bikinis.

Re: WWYCD: Omelas As I said in my pervious post, my character Devilfire (a quasi-demonic villain no less) would have rescue the kid. Granted, the demonic half of his being wanted to do it just because it effectively screwed the whole rest of the town, but that's neither here nor there.

Re: Thoughts on Voltron Sounds like it would make a good episode of Robot Chicken.

Re: Answers & Questions Q.Tim got that on from Spaceballs, didn't he? A. "Exellent."

Just in time for Valentine's day, sort of. A female member of your team (PC or NPC, whichever would be more appropriate) has caught the eye of a villain you regularly cross paths with. Said villain has developed an obsessive attraction to her on par with what Prince Lotor had for Princess Allura in the Voltron series, and though his obsession with her has on occasion been turned to the team's advantage (including a couple of instances in which he's undercut another villain to save her from mortal peril), most of the time it is (at best) creepy and annoying. He shows no signs of ever giving up, no matter how many times she's rejected him in no uncertain terms. WWYCD?

Re: Supervillain Psych Lims: The Reboot Okay, in the orignial thread (before things went south there) it was said by many that a villain with Irredeamably Evil (Very Common, Total) suffered from "blind spots" in his thinking because of his total commitment to The Darksideâ„¢. Working from that line of reasoning, what Psychological Limitation (or possibly lack thereof) will qualify one to be a card-carrying member of the venerable I'm-Evil-Not-Stupid Club?

Since the original thread has gone so far off course it's not even funny, perhaps it would be best if we start again fresh, whatta ya say?

Re: Dimension Brainstorming: The Dimension Of Lost Stuff Simple and it's even a Metallica lyric, me likey. (consider it repped)

The basic concept is thus: Anytime something (or on occasion, someone) in the real world is lost for a significant amount of time (a couple of weeks to a year) it (or he/she) manifests in this "dimension of lost stuff." The longer something remains lost, the more likely it will become a perminent fixture there, and anything that could reasonably be considered "forever lost" in the real world cannot be removed without making a bargain of some kind with the being that rules the dimension (typically this would involve offering him something equally valuable in exchange). The landscape consists of piles and piles of items that get lost in reality all the time: lost car keyes, socks that have gone missing in the dryer, lost eyeglasses and contact lenses, etc. Some areas are even populated by people who have been missing and presumed deceased for a significant period of time in real life, though asking any them what became of them back in RL won't help because they don't remember (whether this is due to those memories being blocked or erased, or because they are infact merely manifestations and not real per se, no one can say with certainty). The two things I need most are 1) a good name for the dimension, since "The Dimension Of Lost Stuff" becomes quite a mouthful after awhile, and 2) to design an NPC who will be the dimension's lord (not necessarily a full blown write-up, but at least a general discription that includes personality traits, abilities, and alittle bit of background) Any ideas? Thanks.

Re: The Evil Dating Game White Witch: Okay Bachelor #3, how about you? Bachelor #3: I'd be a an ill-tempered, fire-breathing Hellhound, baby.

Re: The Evil Dating Game Never underesteemate a demon like Cole, no matter how many times the Charmed Ones have toasted him he keeps coming back. White Witch: Bachelor #2, same question. Bachelor #2: I wouldn't be a puppy, I eat puppies for breakfast. [White Witch smiles and raises an eyebrow]

inspired by this thread Marcus: Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of The Evil Dating Game. I'm your host Marcus The Impudite. Please give a warm...er, cold welcome for our lovely evil bachlorette. From The Cronicles Of Narnia, say hello to the White Witch Of Naria. [audience claps] White Witch: Hi, Marcus. [Marcus smiles and straightens his tie] Marcus: Well hello yourself sweetie. Anywho, say hello to today's three evil bachlors. White Witch: Hi guys. Bachlor #1 (Randell Flagg from The Stand): Hey baby. Bachlor #2 (Sauron from Lord Of The Rings): Hello. Bachlor #3 (Cole Turner from Charmed): Hey. [audience claps] Marcus: Okay, Let's begin shall we? WW, would you please read your first question? White Witch (clears her throat): Okay, Bachelor #1, if you were a puppy, what breed would you be?

Re: Answers & Questions Q: So how was your family reunion? A: The entire audience rushed out of the theatre and retched in the alley.

Re: Answers & Questions Q: Dude, your fern is taking up your entire apartment, how the hell did this happen? A: Damnit, I should have taken the %$#@ blue pill.

As GM, I'm building a Racial Package Deal for Driders in my campaign world. the package will include Extra Limbs (eight spider legs) and Shape Shift (to allow the drider to masquerade as human). If I apply the Inherent advantage to EL, is there any hardfast rule that could gum things up with SS, or would this be a case of "You're the GM, it's your call"? Thanks.

Re: I just thought of an extremely scary relationship. What if she hooked up with Randall Flagg from The Stand?

Re: Seemingly Silly Things to Model Reflexive Dope Slap: 2d6 HA, Triggered (when someone within arm's reach of character says or does something stupid, Automatic Reset, +3/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), (22 Active Points), STUN Only (-0), Hand-to-Hand Attack (-1/2), No STR Bonus (-1/2) Total Cost: 11-points

Re: Single Green Superhero seeks.... (personels for your characters) Mine's already in my sig

Re: What would you trade for wealth? I'd trade in all my COM. Sure, I'd be bodaciously ugly, but so what? Next to its cousin power, wealth is the most potent aphrodisiac known to man, and it's a documented fact that a rich guy could be an absolute gargoyle and still be up to his eyeballs in hotties every night. (I know what your thinking, the above statement is pretty outrageous and shallow. Of course anyone who's interacted with me on this board for very long should know by now that I am shallow. )

Re: WWYCD: Another Run In With Blackthorn... Your absolutely right, the Three Musketeers reference was a bit over the top.

Re: Plot Seeds For Your Characters I'll happily grant permission for others to write plot seeds for my Devilfire character from the WWYCD threads. It just so happens I'm rewriting him as an NPC and having some plot seeds for him would be handy.

Re: Raiding the Icebox Any attempt to invade Canada would be perilous for the U.S., especially with that devastating new sonic weapon they developed based on the music of Celine Dion... (runs away persued by the mob of Celine Dion fans armed with pitch forks and torches)