CourtFool

Uh oh

Please tell me this is not the same guy I almost ran a game for. He put all of his powers in an Independent OAF. When I told him the only way that Independent would be a limitation is that if I eventually take it away from him. He refused to game with me citing I was on some kind of power trip.

1. Being a GM requires a bit of a power trip by definition.

2. I wonder how long he had been, or may still be, pulling this Independent OAF scam.

EDIT: Oh, and I think he tacked on Only In Hero ID to all of his powers as well.

Re: 1st Time Hero in need of Advice.

What everybody else said.

What he said except more eloquent.

Re: The cranky thread

I caught myself thinking, "Do they have to play that music so loud?"

Re: Sixth Edition Showcase #1: ACV And AVAD

She was a striking woman Energy Blast 10d6 ACV (Comeliness Combat Value) , AVAD (Comeliness Defesne)

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Oh wait.

Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea...

Good Idea: Horror Hero

Bad Idea: Hors d'oeuvres Hero

Re: Dimension Lords

Yeah, Multiverse felt over used. I started thinking Megaverse or Omniverse. Then I thought, it is multiple verses.

I will check out the Gestalt book. Thanks for the tip.

Yes, it will start out high powered. I am not sure if it will move from there. Maybe the PCs become 'landed' nobility themselves. With infinite universes, I hope to keep it fresh enough without having to dole out 'levels' to keep them interested.

Re: Magic, magic, do as you will.

Role-play your character as not having control' date=' but have your player control it. [/quote']

 

This is exactly how I played one of my luck based characters.

Re: Fooling Telepathy

70 points seems excessive.

Re: Fooling Telepathy

Only if Mental Defenses has Invisible Power Effects.

Mental Defenses have visible effects?

Nicely done

Variable Limitation: between Always On' date=' Side Effects: Blindness, or OIF: Ruby Quartz Glasses.[/quote']

 

I like this build and would be willing to handwave the rest of the nuances.

Re: Limited Power Limitation Conditional Power Costs Broken?

...they whine that the GM is screwing them over.

That sounds like an entirely different problem to me.

I have often thought Hero should switch to percentages. Not that I have that much difficulty with fractions, but it would be easier to offer a finer granularity.

Re: [RPGnet] Let's Read the Big Blue Book

On a somewhat related tangent, I find some of the current 3.5 vs. 4e edition wars amusing. How long has Hero been accused of being too hard? Now, the rallying point for 3.5 is that it is not dumbed down and allows more options.

Re: Fooling Telepathy

You could just allow it to be a special effect of Mental Defenses.

Re: Dimension Lords

why is it called the "polyverse?

Multiple universes. Is it a poor construct?

Re: Dimension Lords

You may need to define new special effects for powers' date=' as presumably you would be operating in dimensions where concepts affect each other and the players.[/quote']

 

The PC's abilities are more specifically defined. They may serve the Queen of Compassion, but their powers may not be compassion related.

 

That is an interesting idea, though.

Re: Magic, magic, do as you will.

With a VPP you could have the player sketch out half a dozen constructs so the GM just has to pick one or you could select randomly.

As much of a fan of VPP as I am, I find 90% of the time the same half dozen powers are used. You may want to rethink and go with a Multipower and Variable Special Effects. Generally you are going to want something bad to happen to someone else or some kind of defense against something bad happening to you. Energy Blast, Entangle, Force Field…you can accomplish quite a lot with just those three. Toss in some Luck for truly unusual stuff.

Re: Need a good name for Mind Control magic

The Veil?

Re: How much should strength cost?

Oops. Sorry. I was looking for the Fighters are unfun thread.

Re: test.

Anyone know where I can find some party smut?

Re: The cranky thread

Arrogant people. Srsly.

Re: [RPGnet] Let's Read the Big Blue Book

RPG.net is blocked here are work, so I can not investigate further. That does sound cool. I think more people would be willing to give Hero a try if they could see how to do things in other games. I know some people flip through and go "No Magic? This game sucks! Where is Mystic Missile?"

Re: How to use always on and how to shut the powers off in interesting ways.

You could build an item with Transform to remove the Limitation. As a GM I would also allow buying a sort of inverse Naked Power Advantage, although that would not be RAW.

Re: Dimension Lords

I would change it, but who cares.

Good point. I like Arch-Duke of Malice. I think I will go with that.

I am still forming the concept of this campaign in my head, but this is what I have so far. Constructive criticism welcomed.

Dimension Lords

Every dimension exists as a point in space of the Polyverse. Time within each dimension exists as a line in space. There are a finite number of these points, although, they are so numerous as to be nearly impossible to count. Every new thought an individual has in one of these dimensions, creates a new dimension where that thought becomes a reality. No one knows if there is limited space within the Polyverse so that new thoughts would stop creating new dimensions nor what would happen if this occurred.

The laws of physics are not universal and may change from dimension to dimension. However, there are laws that are universal. These are known as the Noble Truths. These are concepts such as Compassion, Justice, Honor. Each of these is ruled over by a king or queen who attempts to expand their realm's influence throughout the Polyverse. For each Noble Truth, there is its opposite, also ruled over by a king or queen. These rulers battle one another through their subjects throughout the Polyverse.

The PCs serve the Duke of Generosity who serves the Queen of Compassion. Their arch-enemy is the Arch-Duke of Indifference.

Re: Just to prove I'm not a complete Comeliness Grognard

My point was that during the "debates" on the issue there was a great deal of dismissal of the entire as "trivial" and I don't feel it was on either side.

Ah, yes, then I did completely miss your point and I apologize for that.