Bozimus

Re: Paranoid HERO

Congratulations Friend Citizen!

 

The computer has volunteered you for a suicide mission of minimal importance!

 

Thank you, and have a nice day.

I will take a double order of Hot Fun!

Re: Paranoid HERO

I'm a die-hard HEROphile, but I wouldn't try a Paranoia conversion. The game would just not work well in the HERO system. Things need to stay fast and loose...realism and common sense take a definite back seat (if not disappear entirely) to humor and poetic justice. Also, HERO character creation makes characters, well...just too...good, I guess...too involved for the "darkly humorous future" of Paranoia. It's a fun, fun, fun setting (IMO, not really for my players, unfortunately), but one of the few that are not better served by HERO conversion.

 

Try it anyway, the way it's written. It's a nice "sorbet" for your HERO-drenched palate...just enough lighthearted, zany fun to recharge you for the meatier stuff.

What etherio said.

It is my firm belief (opinion) that to try and run Paranoia like a normal RPG would kill the zany spirit and goofy atmosphere. The whole point of Paranoia is to turn the typical roleplaying experience on its ear. PCs are supposed to screw each other over instead of cooperate, as in typical RPGs. If you have PCs going at each other's throat and you add in a complex rules' system, expect NOTHING but rules lawyering and powergaming at its very worst...

Just my 2 cents.....

Re: martial Arts Comedies

Two Words: SHAOLIN SOCCER.

 

Trust me on this.

Great movie!

Re: Post Apocalyptic Hero

a few years ago i put together a bibliography of post-apocalyptic fiction. it contains scores of novels that aren't mentioned in the other thread.

 

i've reposted it to the web here:

Thank you for that wonderful list of Post-Apoc novels! I wonder if any who read this thread have tried out the following...

Richard Austin's "Guardian" series...

J.D. Cameron's "Omega Sub" series...

Glen Cook's "The Heirs of Babylon"

One book on that list that was particularly bad (IMO) was Sterling Lanier's "Hiero's Journey". Read this one at your peril!

Re: A Thread for Random Mooings

Moooo....URK!!!

(I've been MightyBec'd!!!!)

Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green

I just finished "Agents of Light and Darkness" by Simon R. Green. Book 2 (#3) if you count "Drinking Midnight Wine" (which is set in the same universe, but with a different protagonist) that follows John Taylor through the Nightside, a small part of London that remains perpetually at 3:00 AM. Urban Fantasy is the genre.

Book 1 was "Something from the Nightside". A fun little book. I think I reviewed it earlier in this thread.

AoLaD was a quick, fun read with lots of action. A little on the light side, but fun. A little predictable, but enjoyable. EvilLuke likes the imagery and the unique characters. I agree and give it an "8" of 10.

Re: New news from the Post-Apocalypse RPG front

Bozimus: Y2K was a "what if" sort of book that was put out by SJG for

GURPS back around 2000-2001, back when there were all the worries about

what would happen when the computer clocks all over the world made the

switch from 2000 to 2001 (because computer programmers had apparently

forgotten to take the time change into account when they originally created

their programs); worries like every computer system in the world crashing at

at the same time, thereby causing everything relying on said computers to

cease functioning at once. It also covered several different "end of the world"

scenarios (astronomical, biblical, natural, as well as one set in a superhero

world -- the IST world, in fact). There was also a discussion on what sort of

people would come in most handy in a survival community, as well as what

sort of stuff you would need to survive if you suddenly found yourself having

to abandon your home due to an imminent apocalypse.

 

Major Tom

Thanks Tom! I had a hard time understanding the relevance until now...

Re: So I'm thinking of running a Western HERO scenario...

Western HERO has a couple options like your Number two. The ground rule on injury is to track wounds' date=' not overall damage. Next, allow a successful Paramedic roll to reduce any wound by 1 Body (only one roll per wound). Finally, it was either let all 1-Body "flesh wounds" heal overnight, or heal your REC's worth of 1-Body wounds overnight. Basically, any serious wound is going to take time to heal but any minor one (or one that can be "doctored" down to a minor one) has no lasting impact.[/quote']

 

Been awhile since I looked at my Western Hero. Thanks for giving me the head's up, Tom!

Re: So I'm thinking of running a Western HERO scenario...

I had a couple of ideas.

Number one - Dark Champs pg 193 features "Grace Under Fire" optional rule. Maybe use a variant to decide showdowns?

Number two - why not apply REC healing per wound instead of on the total damage taken. That way, one big wound still takes a long time to heal but lots of little wounds heal at the same time.

Re: Prefab for Herbs and Poisons

Bump

I am interested in this area as well.

Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

I had COMPLETELY forgotten you are in Shreveport!!! My aunt lives there' date=' and one cousin... Haven't been there for a bout 10 years, myself.[/quote']

 

Surrounded by Bush loving, Rush quoting rednecks! I...am...in....Hell!

(I give good Shatner!)

Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

Gewing,

This proves that people in Eastern Washington are smarter than people in NW Louisiana.

Actually, I didn't finish it. I threw that piece of sh*t down within 30 pages of the end. I just couldn't take it anymore! I was skimming by that time, but alas, the mediocrity got the best of me!

The Hero King (Varayan Memoir part 3) by Rick Shelley

This one will turn you off sequels.

Rick Shelley, you wrote a decent, not great, but fun book in "The Hero of Varay". I liked that book and eagerly read the second. At the time, I did not know you were trying to milk three books out of material that would make only one good book. Neither did I know that all the good material would be in the first book and the next two would experience a drop off in quantity similar to the equation used to compute terminal velocity.

Shame on you!!!!!!

I give your putrid example of a literary train wreck a 1 out of 10!!!!!

It was not the worst I have ever read, but it was one of the most disappointing.

Rick Shelley, hang up your quill!!!!

Sidhe Devil by Aaron Allston

Sidhe Devil - Since I didn't read Doc Sidhe' date=' it took me a while to get into the book. However, about a third of the way I was hooked at the last third of the book I was hard pressed to stop reading and sleep. Nice story, fun characters. 8/10[/quote']

 

I finished this one last night! Not much time spent reading lately...

 

Sidhe Devil Blacksword, you must read Doc Sidhe! You have spoiled parts of the book having read the sequel, but I feel that you will enjoy it very much!

 

I give Sidhe Devil a "7" out of "10". I would have ranked it higher, but I feel that the book meandered at times and lost focus in the middle. The start was strong and the weak middle was balanced by a decent ending. I liked "Doc Sidhe" better, but that is typical.

 

(On the off chance he reads this thread) Aaron, I like the two books of yours I have read! Please stop writing Star Wars books and re-visit the Grim/Fair worlds of Doc Sidhe! Oh, and thanks for the enjoyment you have provided me thus far.

Re: New news from the Post-Apocalypse RPG front

Heads up!

Ebay has several Morrow Project books for auction including rare The Armory Book.

Re: New news from the Post-Apocalypse RPG front

I can't believe that I forgot this...

 

Of all the game supplements that I used to make up my research list, I can't

believe that I forgot to include this one:

 

GURPS Y2K.

 

It's practically required reading for a PA campaign of any kind, and I forgot to

put it on the list. Needless to say, that error has now been rectified, and Y2K

is now on the list.

 

Major Tom

I have never looked at Gurps Y2K. Why is it essential for PA games?

Re: Turakian Age: Drakine Population Dynamics

I'm afraid I must correct you. The nipples are required for food production for the offspring. All that fat tissue around those nipples ist not at all required for food production- which is why most mammals have only nipples, but no real "breasts", except at the time when actually having offspring.

 

The beautiful form of human female secondary sex organs is just there for being beautiful, i.e., for attracting males. Therefore, it is pretty reasonable that Drakine breasts are there exactly for the same reason, even without any nipples.

 

As is proven by males everywhere by our universal distaste for all things Calista Flockhart...

Re: FHWeapons2.hdp corrected file here

Thanks! That was very nice of you!

Re: FH Prefabs: Armor,Weapons,Gear etc.

Very nice!

Thanks, Traxx!

Re: So I'm thinking of running a Western HERO scenario...

Doc,

Nice ideas! But won't all the PCs want to be "I protagonists"? Who wants to be Joe Peon?

Re: New news from the Post-Apocalypse RPG front

The Wasteland HERO site was still up a few weeks ago when I checked it

out to give it the once-over. As far as making use of it in some form or

another, I may do just that. Thanks.

 

I also seem to recall one of the posters to one of the more recent PA threads

saying that he was close to having his own PA setting for HERO nearly ready,

but I haven't seen anything else on the boards about it since then, and I

forget who it was that posted that bit of info.

 

Major Tom

You might be thinking of me...

I hope that I didn't give the impression that I was close to running that game, for I am far too busy to currently run it. Running a Fallout/Morrow Project Hero PBeM is a dream of mine that keeps getting shoved to the back seat...

But if I ever do somehow manage to launch it, Major Tom, I will include your name with Peregrine and Sav's as invitees...

Re: New news from the Post-Apocalypse RPG front

If you haven't checked it out yet (and if its still up), I did a LOT of work and conversions over a few years and posted my Wasteland Hero project on the web. It covers a lot of material to consider for a post-apoc game, I tried to keep it modular for whatever kind of game you'd want to run. There might be some useful stuff in it for you. I ran a very successful PBeM for a few years with the rules, and those posts are still available at the 'wastelandhero' room in yahoogroups. I haven't updated the material for a few years, and be advised that it is written for 4th edition... most of it is source material anyway, and therefore rules insensitive. Consider it a gift to use, steal, or ignore...

 

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/3440/rpgs.html

 

There's also a link to it in the 'Other Genre' Links. I always felt ripped off waiting for Bruce Harlick to give me the go-ahead to write this for Hero 4th, but such is life. Hope you enjoy it.

People like you, Surbrook, Bob Greenwade, Keith Curtis, Shelley MacIntyre really make the Hero system come alive by sharing your ideas via website! Kudos to all of you!

Re: Turakian Age: Drakine Population Dynamics

Can we make the breasts produce electricity cause, uh, that would be kinda neat.

 

 

"Hissss, You really do not want to mess with our women..."

ZAAAP

hehe!

With electric breasts, Drakine dating would become a spectator sport...

1st Drak - "What is he doing?"

2nd Drak (looking through magic scrying device) "Moving his arm around her shoulders..."

1st Drak "Gimme the magic ball! Gimme the magic ball!"

2nd Drak "It is my turn now (SLAP)!"

1st Drak (glaring) "What is he doing now?"

2nd Drak "Going for second base...."

1st Drak "Yesss!"

A loud ZAAAAAAAAAP-POW is heard!

2nd Drak (wincing) "Love hurts!"

1st Drak "Her father sacrificied a human to Tamna-Seth..."

2nd Drak "That explains why poor SSSSam's right arm is now a pile of ash."

Re: Turakian Age: Drakine Population Dynamics

Just because something does not exist is NO EXCUSE for it to not make sense within the parameters set for it.

 

Simply put:

 

If an animal never uses a major external organ, why is it there? Logically, it should be the males who develop breasts, not the females.

 

Unless some recent factor has dramatically changed their physiology and resulted in all the deaths, in which case, what is that factor and what other effects has it had?

Comic books must drive you crazy!

I think Keith refers to the basic suspension of belief that is required merely to play the Fantasy genre. If you look at Fantasy TOO closely (or comic books, or movies, etc.), all you will find is flaws, inconsistencies, etc. It is possible to examine a piece of art with an electron microscope, but why do it when it is meant to be looked at from across the room with the normal eye?

Now, you have every right to do that (your game, your enjoyment), but it seems counter productive to apply such strict levels of logic in a fantasy setting, IMO.

Re: Turakian Age: Drakine Population Dynamics

You can milk anything that has nipples. (If you've not seen "Meet the Parents" with Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro' date=' this is a classic scene.)[/quote']

 

That is a good scene!