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Re: Typical NPC As have I. Now I frequently just allow the PCs to succeed in any task I believe they have sufficient Skill Levels in. Granted, this is very arbitrary, but it speeds up the game considerably and allows the Skill Monkeys some spot light time. After reading through Spirit of the Century (SotC), I am considering changing my approach to Skill Rolls. SotC suggests that you should only have the characters roll when both failure and success would be interesting and add to the story (Yes, a very narrative approach. Why do you look so surprised?). When the PCs attempt something for which I believe failure would be boring and distract from the story, I will decide the outcome based on their Skill Level and tell them. I will then have them roll the dice, and if they make their roll by a wide margin, I will improve upon the 'base' outcome. For example, if I need them to discover a clue, I may say they find it after an hour of searching. They roll and someone makes their Perception by 4, I let that character find it after five minutes.

Re: Persuasion Restrainable? Wow. I thought people would bash me for calling this post out. I am glad to see some opposing view points.

Re: Typical NPC I guess I have never come from the position that the player can determine what bonuses they can add.

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Re: Total Newbie Here; prospective HERO-er Which, honestly, gets done in every group with every system. For me, personally, I have to do it less in Hero than in other systems. So I guess what I am saying is that Hero may not be perfect, it is perfect for me right now.

Re: Persuasion Restrainable? I would probably allow it.

Re: Total Newbie Here; prospective HERO-er Agreed, and explicitly declaring that pertains to Steve Long as well.

Re: GM-ing advise Let the PCs do cool stuff. I think that single concept is what made all of my most memorable gaming experiences.

Re: Total Newbie Here; prospective HERO-er I do not see how knowing or not knowing the answer is plainly stated on 5er p 327 identifies someone as being or not being a newbie. I have seen plenty of veterans miss a rule that is in the book.

Sure, I would allow 'doe' eyes. If the player came up with a plausible situation where they could attempt Persuasion without speaking, I would probably allow it with the penalty for 'Poor Conditions' or 'Lacks the Proper Equipment' as I mentioned earlier. I view Skills as having built in or implicit Limitations. You do not get a cost savings for this anymore than you get points for Dependence Air, Water and Food just because you are 'human'.

Re: Total Newbie Here; prospective HERO-er No we won't. We always stay on topic. Are you from Kansas?

Re: Typical NPC The problem I have with the "taking extra time" and "pull down at least +3 in bonuses” and "ordinary situations…doesn't have to make a Skill Roll" arguments is that I have yet to play with a GM who allowed any of this. Whenever I get called to make a roll, it is a straight roll (if I am lucky) or a roll at penalties. This is regardless of the situation which may allow extra time, or complimentary rolls or what have you. The default is a straight roll.

More Munchkin Skills!

Re: Typical NPC 8- is a familiarity. 11- is suppose to be your average professional. This has been argued before, but my opinion is that your average professional has better than a 60% chance to do his job.

This was posted in the rules section, but I had to comment. So…all Interaction Skills are Restrainable? I smell munchkin. I would strongly suggest the poster tell the player their playing styles are incompatible and that they should part ways. This is merely a sign of what is to come. I Smell Munchkin - Detect Munchkin (5 Active Points), Extra Time (1 Turn; -1¼), Only From Second Hand Account of Activities (-¼) (2 Active Points Or, the poster could rule that being able to communicate is a necessary tool to perform this Skill. You can do it gagged, but you suffer the 'lack of proper tools' penalty. Or, the poster could allow him to take the Limitation but at -0 since it is 'not limiting' in his campaign.

Re: Total Newbie Here; prospective HERO-er Bah! Nothing Autofire and Damage Shield can not substitute for.

Magic: The Gathering Just a quick hop over to The Gatherer and searched for high cost Enchantments... Angelic Chorus - +X BODY, Only Up to 10% of Number of Soldiers in Army Angelic Renewal - Healing, Resurrection, Ranged, Megascaled, Trigger Aysen Highway - Running, Reduced Endurance, Usable by Other Bazaar of Wonders - +5 w/Trading plus Reputation plus Wealth, Usable by Other Black Market - Aid all Magic, Only Up to .01% of Treasury Beathstealer's Crypt - Xd6 Mind Scan plus Xd6 Ego Blast, X Only Up to 10% of Number of Target's Soldiers in Army Caustic Tar - Xd6 Energy Blast, Side Effects (Something Bad to Land) Cowardice - Teleport, Usable on Others, Must Pass Through Intervening Space

Re: High power magic (Brainstorming welcome and requested) I would use Change Environment for something like that. +1 Overall Skill Level, Usable On Other 2 Billion People Bless Childbirths - Aid to Constitution and/or Paramedics and/or PS Midwife [or] Change Environment, Megascaled, Only to Survive Childbirth (for both mother and child) Return Travelers - Detect 'Home', Megascale Find True King - Summon Summon Hero - Summon Sanctuary - Mind Control, Megascale, One Command (Do Not Attack) Prosperity - Wealth, Usable by Other

Re: test. It's all in my tasty rump.

Re: Total Newbie Here; prospective HERO-er There are no classes. There are templates, but they are completely optional. Characters are defined by the Characteristics, Disadvantages, Perks, Powers and Skills they posses. There is not really a predefined magic system. This is good news and bad news. There is a default 'magic system' for The Turakian Age and The Valdorian Age. However, there are not as many spells already designed as there are in The Game Which Shall Not Be Mentioned. The good news is Fantasy Hero goes into detail into how you can design your own magic system. In my opinion, an even better resource for creating a magic system is found on Killer Shrike's website under High Fantasy Hero. Look in Content - Advanced Concepts - Magic. He even presents systems to mimic The Game Which Shall Not Be Mentioned. There are many more options in combat which can be intimidating. There is no Challenge Rating mechanic to give you an idea if you are crafting a Total Party Kill encounter for your PCs. You really need to run some combats to get an idea of how they will play out before you can judge how tough your NPCs are. Hero only uses d6's and a 'roll under' mechanic for task resolution. This is an abomination to some. I always liked the bell curve. I would say 95% of the crunchy material found in Hero System supplements show you how to do things with the already existing rules found in the core book. It is not like they provide more and more new rules. Think of them as recipe books. The core gives you the ingredients and for the most part, they stay the same.

Re: Help with a magic drum

Nanny, nanny, boo boo! Oh! In that case...why are you such a Kansasian nazi incapable of intellectual discourse? Your parents were not married when you were born, were they?

Re: Hero system complexity While I agree Hero could be more generic, I think you are arguing another thread.

Re: Would you allow it?: A FF buster No love for +Xd6 EB Only vs. Identified Signatures?