Lord Liaden

[From "epelesker" on the Champions Online forums] It's happened, guys! Wanted to post the news officially that Thundrax is finally out of hospital and, per his update on FB about an hour or so ago, "adjusting to life at home". While I'm hoping he'll be able to post himself soon, I want to thank everyone again on his behalf for all the well-wishes and positive thoughts over the last few months.

Piece of something.

Honestly, that's been a concern of mine, which I expressed to the Powers That Be. The Champions International chapters I've read so far have seemed overpriced for their length and layout. FWIW I have it on good authority that Hero Games management consider these PDFs unfinished compared to the state they'll be in when they're collected into a single volume. Given that, as much as I'd like to read them all as they come out, I'll probably wait until the final book (which defeats the purpose of the sectional book concept).

Not quite. Dervishes are conducting a sacred rite. GMs just think their games are a sacred rite.

Bell-bottoms and platforms.

Marvel released an hour-long version.

His most famous piece, which megaplayboy linked to above, actually got a significant boost a couple of years ago with the remake of the video game, Resident Evil 2. The character of "Mr. X" from that very successful game spawned a host of "X gon' give it to ya" memes. (In addition to NSFW language, the following has mild spoilers for the game, and mild violence. The game gets graphically violent, just not in this clip.)

Shin Gojira is the most disturbing incarnation of the character to me. It's a true monster, a grotesque hideous abomination that never should have existed. And hence an appropriate vehicle for one of the picture's themes, the damage Man's carelessness inflicts on nature and how that comes back to bite us.

Me too. But we're old.

Saturday morning cartoons.

I developed several concepts along those lines, but as Aarn is currently well in the lead in the poll, I probably should keep them to myself until Steve decides on a city.

Anyone have an assessment of the usefulness of Urban Fantasy Hero in running this genre?

I really wish Reaganomics had more recognition. Too many politicians keep trying to revive it.

I quite concur. Steve Long wrote on more than one occasion that one shouldn't consider anything in DH to be "official" until it appears in a book. A few characters did eventually make that jump, such as Leviathan, Syzygy, and the Millennium City Eight.

I was pretty impressed with the presence of the Millennium Godz, too. Godzilla 2000 is one of my favorites in the series, in no small part because it had IMO some of the more interesting human characters. While G in Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah... is the most evil-looking Godzilla I've ever seen.

That's a very reasonable criterion, Opal, and a thorough list, Jhamin, although as you say, not complete. There are some things that would be judgement calls. DEMON still exists in name, but in its current form is nearly unrecognizable compared to its earlier incarnation. The Institute for Human Advancement has replaced Genocide, but it still uses Minuteman robots. Hornet isn't Stinger from Deathstroke, but his origin is practically identical. As steriaca points out, some of the classic characters, like Professor Muerte, several members of Deathstroke, the Fox of Crime, and Bora from old-school Eurostar, are part of the "past history" of the current official setting, but are officially dead or retired. That includes the only hero from the old days that I can think of, Starburst, who was a member of the Justice Squadron during the 1970s. As far as "books" go, that's true. However, https://www.herogames.com/store/product/350-digital-hero-44/ Updated for 5E continuity. (By, ahem! yours truly.)

I keep getting snow on my TV.

The way this narrative is going, I have to ask this... is everyone involved with the game still having fun?

As the man said after he took off all his clothes and jumped into a cactus patch: "It seemed like a good idea at the time."

1998 wasn't bad as a generic giant monster, but it was 'way away from all other Godzillas in both look and style, which was the biggest problem for fans. However, I do recommend the 1998-99 Godzilla animated television series which followed directly from the events of the movie. It's better written, has more interesting characters, plenty of imaginative monster designs and cool fights, and it really makes that design for Godzilla work, and corrects other flaws in the movie. The series' lead monster, often referred to among kaiju fans as "Zilla Jr.", is a worthy bearer of the name Godzilla. (YouTube has nearly all the episodes from the series.)

No concerns about prompt responses from me. Life notoriously gets in the way of fun. Okay, here's what you need to know about Uluru in the CU to decide whether you want to use it, summarized from the more detailed background given in Hidden Lands. Deep within the great stone is the Well of Worlds, a portal leading to countless other dimensions. Sometimes things from elsewhere emerge from the Well, some of them very nasty. That would make it a logical location for Tyrannon to launch his invasion from. The Well of Worlds has a guardian, an aged (and probably much older than he looks) Anangu shaman called the Wanambi Man. The WM isn't a powerful combatant, more accustomed to alerting mystical heroes to threats from the Well. In this scenario it would make sense for BY and the WM to know each other and be collaborating. In Egypt I'd change the sequence of events a little. Salah does carry the fae roe into the pyramid, which unleashes magic to draw the invaders back where they came from. Said magic can have an additional effect. It could transform Salah directly into Sarcopha-Guy. Or, if you really want to use Thoth, the magic draws the god's attention, and he empowers Salah. Or, it could create Sarcopha-Guy and also attract Thoth, who gives him his mission. However it plays out, naturally Baba Yaga would have anticipated it. Also keep in mind that the heroes may not have to use up all the roe in this one encounter. BY may still have enough to go around. The Devil's Tower scenario seems a bit problematic to me, in that there's nothing about Tyrannon connected to bears, or a reason why his minions should have that form. I can offer two suggestions. One is to change to another mystic location -- I could suggest alternative sites. But if you really like the Tower and the bear legend, my recommendation would be to drop Tyrannon and used Skarn as the invader. Given his appearance, transformative powers, and mercurial nature, he could easily have changed his soldiers on this mission to look like bears, and give them the "combining" capability. Perhaps he's aware of the myth of the Tower and it appeals to him, or its similarity to him strengthens his connection to that spot. The Devil's Tower might even have been the location of a previous invasion attempt by Skarn, of which the folk tale is a distorted echo -- he has been around for two millennia. You'd have enough justification to make Skarn's minions transform just as you want. Alternatively you could bolster the invaders by bringing in some of Skarn's lieutenants, particularly his sons Arthon and/or Torvost, who of course also look like bears.

Yeah, I'm thinking a good case for self-defense in that second one. The kids were obviously entrapped by a predator.

I'm not going to get into a debate over the many fine Japanese filmmakers who contributed to Godzilla's distinctive style over the decades, or who did what. But "reviled" in relation to Edwards' Godzilla design is something I've never heard anywhere else. Michael Dougherty who directed KOTM said in interviews that his Godzilla is Gareth's Godzilla. He tweaked some visual elements to be more to his preference: enlarged the back spines to look more like stegosaurus plates, made the toes a little longer, the head and arms a little bigger.