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Re: Elementary, My Dear Watson That is expressed in the 7 % Solution, which I took from the film of the same name

Re: Elementary, My Dear Watson Basil: On the cannon, I was simply waiting for someone like yourself to come along and brush away the last few bits from the model. Ok I concede that I used my memory of the books, blended in the Basil Rathbone B&W shows, the movie 7% Solution and a healthy dose of Wikipedia's digest. I created this version of Holmes to be the very last of him we see from his return, whether that be straight from cannon or the movie. But this write up was meant to be a place holder and modifierd so anyone could just drop parts for earlier periods. The KS: Vocabulary is a holdover from 4th ed., which had an associated KS with the Lang. based on points spent. I wanted to convey knowledge of these lang. beyond the spoken word and reflect serious study. I did not modify the cost of any skill other than KS. If you count the KS, you will find a total of 11 on the sheet. -1 for each equals -11. I choose this format because I like to cluster my KS around skills they compliment. HD does not allow this, so I work around that. After lowering the COM I thought about it and have a counter arguement. The COM reflects the characters COM at his best. With his Addiction and Psych lims, I see the GM saying his effective COM lowers resulting in the manner you suggest. I have now put in notes that these skills are INT based. Good Point. I removed the WF for Handgun. Also good point. On age, as above, I built for the later years. On the "Hunts", yes I meant to convey that while not knowing exactly who, it turns out Holmes was going after Moriarty, but a broader Psych is needed. Widened it to Criminal enterprises. Removed the disad concerning Irene. I will refer you to the Wikipedia article and to its many good points on why Holmes did have some cultural knowledge. And yes it did help, thanks.

Re: Elementary, My Dear Watson Sherlock Holmes Val Char Cost Roll Notes 13 STR 3 12- Lift 151.6kg; 2 1/2d6 [3] 14 DEX 12 12- OCV: 5/DCV: 5 13 CON 6 12- 12 BODY 4 11- 23 INT 13 14- PER Roll 14-/16- 18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 12 COM 1 11- 3 PD 0 Total: 3 PD (0 rPD) 3 ED 0 Total: 3 ED (0 rED) 3 SPD 6 Phases: 4, 8, 12 6 REC 0 30 END 2 30 STUN 4 Running: 6"/12" Leaping: 2"/4" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers END 4 +2 PER with Sight Group Perks 1 Fringe Benefit: Published author 5 Contact: Baker street Irregulars (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact) 12- 2 Contact: Scotland Yard Dectectives (Contact has access to major institutions) 8- Notes: Inspector Lestrade, Tobias Gregson, Stanley Hopkins, Alec MacDonald, and Athelney (or Peter) Jones 9 Base: 221 B Baker Street 3 Bases: various Safe Houses 5 Money: Well Off 2 Reputation: brilliant consulting detective (A small to medium sized group) 14-, +2/+2d6 Talents 6 Skill Master (+3 with Disguise) Notes: Has developed methods for increasing and decreasing height byl inches for prolonged periods of time. Skills 0 Language: English (basic conversation) 1 Language: Latin (basic conversation) 4 KS: Latin: vocabulary 13- 1 Language: Greek (Classical) (basic conversation) 2 KS: Greek, classical: vocabulary 11- 2 Language: French (fluent conversation) 1 Language: German (basic conversation) 3 Scholar 2 PS: Violinist 11- 3 KS: Instrument: Violin 12- 2 PS: Chemist 11- 6 SS: Chermistry 15- 3 KS: Poisons 12- 3 KS: Opiates and other psychoactive drugs 12- 5 KS: Tabacco 14- 3 KS: Classic literature: Bible, Shakespeare 12- 3 KS: Politics: European notables, 19th century 12- 3 Analyze: Interaction Skills 14- 3 Acting 12- 3 Disguise 14- 6 +2 with any three related Skills Analyze / Acting / Disguise 5 PS: Consulting Detective 16- 5 KS: Trained Observer 16- 9 Deduction 17- 3 Forensic Medicine 14- 3 Criminology 14- 6 KS: History: Crime, 19th century 15- 3 KS: Law: British, 19th century 12- 4 SS: Geology: Soils 13- 5 Shadowing 15- 3 Stealth 12- 3 Streetwise 12- 3 +1 with any three related Skills: Shadow / Streetwse / Stealth 7 AK: City: London, 19th century 16- 3 Sleight Of Hand 12- 0 WF: Clubs 1 WF: Blades 1 WF: Handguns 15 +3 CSL: HTH Combat Boxing: oen hand Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 4 Martial Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 5 Offensive Strike -2 +1 6 1/2d6 Strike 4 Counterstrike +2 +2 4 1/2d6 Strike, Must Follow Block 4 Shove +0 +0 28 STR to Shove 1 Weapon Element: Blades Singlestick / Fencing: weapon Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 4 Weapon Bind +1 +0 Bind, 23 STR 4 Martial Disarm -1 +1 Disarm; 23 STR to Disarm roll 4 Killing Strike -2 +0 HKA 2 DC -11 Scholar Offset Total Characteristic Cost: 72 Total Powers & Skill Cost: 194 Total Cost: 266 75+ Disadvantages 20 Psychological Limitation: Fascination with the macabre (Very Common, Strong) 20 Normal Characteristic Maxima 5 Age: 40+ 10 Psychological Limitation: Hunts Professor James Moriarty (Uncommon, Strong) 5 Psychological Limitation: Believes Irene Adler is a woman of character (Uncommon, Moderate) 10 Dependent NPC: Dr. James H. Watson 11- (Normal; Useful Noncombat Position or Skills) 10 Rivalry: Professional (brother: Mycroft Holmes; Rival is More Powerful; Seek to Outdo; Rival Aware of Rivalry) 5 Physical Limitation: 7% Solution Addiction (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) 106 Experience Points (24 points unspent) Total Disadvantage Points: 85 Holmes is a fan favorite, if you didn't have nits to pick I'd worry. Oh, uploaded this to the Vault, I think

Re: Elementary, My Dear Watson Sherlock Holmes Val Char Cost Roll Notes 13 STR 3 12- Lift 151.6kg; 2 1/2d6 [3] 14 DEX 12 12- OCV: 5/DCV: 5 13 CON 6 12- 12 BODY 4 11- 18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 13-/17- 18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 12 COM 1 11- 3 PD 0 Total: 3 PD (0 rPD) 3 ED 0 Total: 3 ED (0 rED) 3 SPD 6 Phases: 4, 8, 12 6 REC 0 30 END 2 30 STUN 4 Movement: Running: 6"/12" Leaping: 2"/4" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers END 8 +4 PER with Sight Group Perks 1 Fringe Benefit: Published author 5 Contact: Baker street Irregulars 12- (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact) 2 Contact: Scotland Yard Dectectives 8- (Contact has access to major institutions) Notes: Inspector Lestrade, Tobias Gregson, Stanley Hopkins, Alec MacDonald, and Athelney (or Peter) Jones 9 Base: 221 B Baker Street 3 Bases: various Safe Houses 5 Money: Well Off 2 Reputation: brilliant consulting detective (A small to medium sized group) 14-, +2/+2d6 Skills 3 Scholar 2 PS: Violinist 11- 3 KS: Instrument: Violin 12- 2 PS: Chemist 11- 6 SS: Chermistry 15- 3 KS: Poisons 12- 3 KS: Opiates and other psychoactive drugs 12- 5 KS: Tabacco 14- 3 KS: Classic literature: Bible, Shakespeare 12- 3 KS: Politics: European notables, 19th century 12- 3 Analyze: Interaction Skills 13- 3 Acting 12- 3 Disguise 13- 6 +2 with any three related Skills Analyze / Acting / Disguise 5 PS: Consulting Detective 15- 5 KS: Trained Observer 15- 9 Deduction 16- 3 Forensic Medicine 13- 3 Criminology 13- 6 KS: History: Crime, 19th century 15- 3 KS: Law: British, 19th century 12- 4 SS: Geology: Soils 13- 5 Shadowing 14- 3 Stealth 12- 3 Streetwise 12- 3 +1 with any three related Skills: Shadow / Streetwse / Stealth 7 AK: City: London, 19th century 16- 3 Sleight Of Hand 12- 0 WF: Clubs 1 WF: Blades 1 WF: Handguns 15 +3 CSL: HTH Combat Boxing: open hand Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 4 Martial Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 5 Offensive Strike -2 +1 6 1/2d6 Strike 4 Counterstrike +2 +2 4 1/2d6 Strike, Must Follow Block 4 Shove +0 +0 28 STR to Shove 1 Weapon Element: Blades Singlestick / Fencing: weapon Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 4 Weapon Bind +1 +0 Bind, 23 STR 4 Martial Disarm -1 +1 Disarm; 23 STR to Disarm roll 4 Killing Strike -2 +0 HKA 2 DC -9 Scholar Offset Total Characteristic Cost: 67 Total Powers & Skill Cost: 183 Total Cost: 250 75+ Disadvantages 20 Psychological Limitation: Fascination with the macabre (Very Common, Strong) 10 Psychological Limitation: Hunts Professor James Moriarty (Uncommon, Strong) 5 Psychological Limitation: Believes Irene Adler is a woman of character (Uncommon, Moderate) 15 Dependent NPC: Dr. James H. Watson 11- (Competent; Useful Noncombat Position or Skills) 10 Rivalry: Professional (brother: Mycroft Holmes; Rival is More Powerful; Seek to Outdo; Rival Aware of Rivalry) 5 Physical Limitation: 7% Solution Addiction (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) 110 Experience Points Total Disadvantage Points: 65

Re: Elementary, My Dear Watson Working on a HD version of Holmes now. Will post soon. Then others can pick it apart and refine the build

Re: How to build: Omni-language speech

Re: How to build: Omni-language speech This speaks to me. I like it, it fits pt wise and scales for what I need it to do. Hyper man raises good points. Which can be solved with limitations Only to Hear user and Cannot speak in the Language unless already known

I am trying to build someone who knows one language but when he speaks everyone hears in their own language. Telepathy seems cumbersome, any suggestions?

Re: Measuring Cunning A combination of the following: For quick wittedness: PSL to offest Skills which are used at faster time interval than normal. HERO 5th ed. rev. pg 45 under Time chart. Deduction. The player cheater skill. Basically trying to squeeze from the situation(GM) 'data' not readily available.

Re: Yet Another PA Campaign Idea I like the concept. It could lead to many interpretations, I read your idea and immediately thought of the Day the Earth Stood Still. As to where it could lead. First you could apply, For every action there is an equal and oppisite reaction. If one Law changed, was changed, did another one come in to existence, or another become stronger? Are there researchers who Saw It Coming? Financial collapse, no Long distance communication. Medications cannot be manufactured. Nation states of a certain size cannot be sustained. If They Saw It Coming, could there be a Cabal set up to take over and Rule? They could justify almost anything by claiming foresight. Seeing your country collapse and turn into autocratic city-states? Might be PC's could work for Them and in thier Name bring more areas into line, then realize who they, the PC's, are really serving and turn against Them. or The PC's might be scientists who are aware of the force behind the loss of transmission and harnessed a way to suppress the effect locally and try to figure out what to do with the knowledge.

Re: Anyone Have PA Hero yet? Bought mine today. Reading now. Post later.

Re: [PAH] Gear and Mutations... Great addition, I plan on introducing this in my Gamma HERO game. I put the list above on a xls spreadsheet which I have attached Rep'd EDIT: My only addition to this would be a column for applicable skill

Re: Post-Apocalyptic Art last few for now

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Anyone who has art to share for PA Hero, put it here.

Re: Transform Buildshop 5 Reroute or Sideslip

My players are entering a desert wasteland scape. How do I model the distortion from heat? -'s to OCV? 2x Range mods? Flat out miss chance based on Images that the target is in another hex? Invisible to IR based on higher than body temp background heat? Any thoughts on how to &*% with my players let me know

Re: GMing a Post Apocalypse campaign I am working on some vehicles for my run anyway, so when I finish some I will post here.

Re: GMing a Post Apocalypse campaign Welcome killer7. I run a Gamma Hero game based on the Gamma World setting. Yes, it is a little lame to use the Fallout material, but so what? It is a great place to start, has plenty of material to convert. If your players have not played Fallout then use it, if they have played it or become aware that the game is based on the computer game, then you as GM have work ahead of you. The first rule of Fight club, err running Hero, is know the rules. If you are going to have Mad Max like action, read up on vehicle combat, create some vehicles of varying tech or abilities. Will you have Segment by Segment move? Can you convert MPH to KPH? Do you have rules for vehicle hit location? The second rule is..something you are already doing. Ask question and solicit help for problems here on the boards.

Re: Modelling Explosives : TNT Excellant. Thanks Toadmaster

Re: Modelling Explosives : TNT Thanks Steamtek.

Found this on Wikipedia: Grams TNT Symbol Tons TNT Symbol Energy gram of TNT g microton of TNT μT 4.184×103 J at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent I looked in 5th ed. rev. pg. 487 one stick is listed at 5 d6, with a strange progression. I need to find the charts someone did of expressions of d6 in J. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent 1 foot-pounds = 1.35581795 joules NOTE: I made the classic mistake and confused TNT for Dynamite. Dynamite uses nitroglycerin, not TNT. I am trying to find data on Nitro, which as a compoinent in dynamite is approx. 40 to 60 %.

Re: Damage flowchart? Ok, back now from house sitting and vacation. Will finish this project in about one or two days. Then will post in a few file formats