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Re: Character for review: Christine Hunter Is this using an expanded export templates for the Hero Boards...? That has WAY more stuff than characters I've exported for the boards using version 2...

I don't think an Adder... Maybe instead of an Advantage on its own, it would be a multiplier of the existing Autofire Advantage... Normal Advantage x2, for halving the required Success Margin per extra hit... Times 3 Autofire would go from +1/4 to +1/2. Times 5 Autofire would go from +1/2 to +1. Each doubling of Autofire capacity would effectively be +1 instead of +1/2. If the Autofire isn't applied against normal defenses, that would be +2 instead of +1. (The form of this for Autofires that don't have an attack roll makes no sense, since the required Success Margin of an attack roll is what we're modifying...)

Re: Illiteracy... Hmmm... With the cost to increase Acting and Persuasion, it works out better to pay the base costs, and then buy Presence, with "Cannot be used to make Presence Attacks" as a Limitation, which I rated at -1 & 1/2 Anything think that should be a different value...? Here's how the character turned out, by the way... Aquarius Player: NPC Val** Char*** Cost 10** STR 0 23** DEX 39 20** CON 20 15** BODY 10 18** INT 8 17** EGO 14 10/28** PRE 0 8** COM -1 * 3/15** PD 1 5/15** ED 1 6** SPD 27 10** REC 8 40** END 0 30** STUN 0 *9"**RUN62"/6"**SWIM02"**LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 133 Cost** Power END 7** +18 PRE (18 Active Points); Cannot be used for Presence Attacks (-1 1/2)* 10** Armor (12 PD/10 ED) (33 Active Points); Activation Roll 11- (-1), OIF: Body Vest (-1/2), 1/2 Mass (-1/2), Real Armor (-1/4)* 0 1** Swimming +4" (2"/6" total), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (7 Active Points); Only Upwards or to Remain on Surface (-1 1/2), OIF: Body Jacket (-1/2)* 6** Life Support (Eating: Character does not need water; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat)* 0 25** Water Teleportation: Elemental Control, 50-point powers* 25** 1) Energy Blast 8d6, Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) (50 Active Points)* 2 18** 2) Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 2d6+1, Armor Piercing (+1/2) (52 Active Points); No STR Bonus (-1/2)* 5 25** 3) Swimming 40", Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) (50 Active Points)* 2 25** 4) Force Wall (7 PD/8 ED; 2" long and 1" tall) (Opaque Normal Hearing, Opaque Normal Sight) (50 Active Points)* 5 45** 5) Major Transform 4 1/2d6 (Create Water out of Nowhere) (70 Active Points)* 7 Powers Cost: 187 Cost** Skill 5** AK: California 15-* 3** Acting 11- (15-)* 3** CK: New York City 13-* 0** Native Language (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)* 3** Persuasion 11- (15-)* 1** TF: Surfing* 0** TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles * 3** Navigation (Land, Marine) 13-* 3** Security Systems 13-* 3** Stealth 14-* Skills Cost: 24 Cost** Perk 5** (Contact in Secret ID, Useful Skills, Very Good Relationship) 12-* 1** (Contact in Super ID, Useful resources) 8-* Perks Cost: 6 Total Character Cost: 350 Val** Disadvantages 15** DNPC: His Genius Friend 11- (Normal; Useful Noncombat Skills; Unaware of character's Secret ID)* 20** Hunted: The Police 14- (Less Pow, NCI, Capture)* 15** Physical Lim: Cannot Read (Frequently, Greatly Impairing)* 15** Psych Lim: Addicted to Surfing (Common, Strong)* 15** Psych Lim: Craves Attention (Common, Strong)* 15** Psych Lim: Distrusts Authority Figures (Common, Strong)* 5** Psych Lim: Hides his Illiteracy (Uncommon, Moderate)* 15** Social Lim: Secret Identity Frequently (11-), Major* 10** Social Lim: Seen as a Troublemaker (Frequently, Minor)* 5** Social Lim: Minor (17 years old) (Occasionally, Minor)* 20** Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Electricity (Common)* Disadvantage Points: 150 Base Points: 200 Experience Required: 0 Total Experience Available: 0 Experience Unspent: 0

Re: Illiteracy...

Re: Arms Fall Off Lad But while an Arm is detached, it could grab things with its hand, right...? You might look at some Limited Desolidification, only to move limbs through places his body can't fit and they can...

When Autofire is applied to an Attack, an additional shot hits for each full 2 points you make the attack roll by, up to the number of shots in the Autofire burst... Advantage: Low Recoil -- An additional shot hits for each point you make the attack roll by... Limitation: High Recoil -- An additional shot hits for each full 3 points you make the attack roll by... I figure one would be useful for some Autofiring Energy weapons, while the other would be for Autofire weapons that are excessively powered... What would you estimate their value to be...?

Hence his single XP... What do y'all think...? Grey Psycho Player: Charles E. Roe Val** Char*** Cost 15** STR 5 14** DEX 12 20** CON 20 12** BODY 4 23** INT 16 18** EGO 16 15** PRE 5 10** COM 0 * 3/12** PD 0 3/11** ED -1 4/6** SPD 16 7** REC 0 40** END 0 30** STUN 0 *7"**RUN23"**SWIM13"**LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 96 Cost** Power END 23** Weapons: Multipower, 75-point reserve, (75 Active Points); all slots STR Minimum 15 or more (STR Min. Cannot Add/Subtract Damage; -1 1/4), OIF Durable (Pistols & Rifle; Pistols & Rifle; -1/2), Beam (-1/4), Real Weapon (-1/4)* 2u** 1) Pistols: Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6+1, Side Effects, Side Effect occurs automatically whenever Power is used (Side Effect only affects the environment near the character; 3 & 1/2 d6 Flash vs same and adjacent hexes; only affects him if he's without his visor; +0), +1 Increased STUN Multiplier (+1/4), Autofire x 2 (3 shots; +1/4), 16 clips of 16 Charges (+1/2) (70 Active Points); STR Minimum 15 or more (STR Min. Cannot Add/Subtract Damage; -1 1/4), OIF Durable (Pistols & Rifle; Pistols & Rifle; -1/2), Beam (-1/4), Real Weapon (-1/4)* [16] 2u** 2) Rifle: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6+1, 4 clips of 32 Charges (+1/2) (75 Active Points); STR Minimum 15 or more (STR Min. Cannot Add/Subtract Damage; -1 1/4), OIF Durable (Pistols & Rifle; Pistols & Rifle; -1/2), Beam (-1/4), Real Weapon (-1/4)* [32] ** * 22** Grapnel Launcher & Line: Multipower, 45-point reserve, (45 Active Points); all slots OAF: Launcher (-1)* 2u** 1) Telekinesis (20 STR), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (45 Active Points); OAF: Launcher (-1), Affects Whole Object (-1/4), Always Direct (-1/4), Limited Range (45"; -1/4)* 0 2u** 2) Swinging 45" (45 Active Points); OAF: Launcher (-1)* 4 ** * 10** Kevlar Bodysuit: Armor (9 PD/8 ED) (26 Active Points); OIF (-1/2), Half Mass (-1/2), Real Armor (-1/4), Activation Roll 15- (-1/4)* 0 5** (Total: 8 Active Cost, 5 Real Cost) Sight Group Flash Defense (5 points) (5 Active Points); OIF: Visor (-1/2) (Real Cost: 3) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +1 vs. Range Modifier with All Attacks (3 Active Points); OIF: Visor (-1/2) (Real Cost: 2)* 0 10** Acceleration Field: +2 SPD (20 Active Points); Side Effects, Side Effect occurs automatically whenever Power is used (Suffers from 12 point Suppress on his REC Characteristic ( -6 REC ) while Power is in effect; -1/2), 1 Continuing Fuel Charge lasting 5 Minutes (5 minutes = 25 Turns; -1/2)* ** * Powers Cost: 78 Cost** Skill 0** Acting 8-* 3** Breakfall 12-* 0** Climbing 8-* 3** Computer Programming 14-* 0** Concealment 8-* 3** Criminology 14-* 3** Demolitions 14-* 3** Electronics 14-* 3** Inventor 14-* 0** AK: Home City 8-* 0** Language: English (idiomatic; literate) (5 Active Points)* 3** Mechanics 14-* 0** Paramedics 8-* 0** Persuasion 8-* 0** PS: Scientist (Everyman) 11-* 3** Scientist* 2** 1) SS: Biochemistry 14-* 2** 2) SS: Biophysics 14-* 2** 3) SS: Chemistry 14-* 2** 4) SS: Physics 14-* 3** Security Systems 14-* 0** Shadowing 8-* 0** Stealth 8-* 3** Streetwise 12-* 3** Systems Operation (Com Systems, Med Sensors) 14-* 0** TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles * 1** TF: Two-Wheeled Motorized Ground Vehicles* 2** Weaponsmith (Firearms) 14-* Skills Cost: 44 Cost** Perk 14** Sanctuary* 2** Sanctuary's Computer* 5** Money: $500,000 per year* 7** The Electrocycle* Perks Cost: 28 Cost** Talent 5** Eidetic Memory* Talents Cost: 5 Total Character Cost: 251 Val** Disadvantages 0** Normal Characteristic Maxima* 15** Social Limitation: Secret Identity: (Frequently, Major)* 15** Hunted: The Police 8- (More Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Harshly Punish)* 10** Reputation: Brutal, Callous Bastard, 11- (Extreme; Known Only To A Small Group: The Underworld)* 5** Hunted: Local Criminals 8- (Less Pow, Harshly Punish)* 5** Hunted: Gold-Digger after his Secret ID for his Money 8- (Less Pow, NCI, Mildly Punish)* 15** Psychological Limitation: Out for revenge on the Killers of his Family (Uncommon, Total)* 20** Psychological Limitation: Fixated on Crimefighting (Very Common, Strong)* 10** Psychological Limitation: Fascination with Technology (Common, Moderate)* 5** Psychological Limitation: An Eye for the Ladies (Uncommon, Moderate)* Disadvantage Points: 100 Base Points: 150 Experience Required: 1 Total Experience Available: 1 Experience Unspent: 0

Re: Illiteracy... Right, but he needs a *lot* of money... See he used to live in California, where the waves were tubular, and then his family moved to New York... He wants to move back to California, and live on the beach, but his parents are, like, totally uninterested in what he wants... And he's got, like, these powers, ya know...?

Re: Illiteracy...

Re: Illiteracy... He's a small time villain because he needs money for something, and taking from banks is the only way he can think to get it... Hard to get a job if you can't fill out an application... He's fairly powerful, so he'd be a good person for an evil mastermind to enlist later on...

I need advice... So anyway... This one time, I somehow found myself on this really, really huge spaceship and stuff... It was some kind of destroyer, or something... Anyway, I was zooming around, and enjoying myself, when I sorta-kinda annoyed the crew by teaching the ship's computer to sing "It's a small World"... And it wouldn't stop singing... So I got taken to an airlock by this Asthmatic dude wearing black robes and this funky, shiney black helmet, and he kicked me in the butt, right out the airlock door... And I heard him say, "And STAY out!" as I plummetted... Luckily I landed in a fountain, but the fact remains he kicked me in the butt... So what I want to know is, how can I get back at him...? Wootlingly yours, me...

I'm recreating a villain character from an old campaign... He either could not read, or couldn't read very well... I thought for a moment about giving him Eidetic Memory, to allow him to cover for not being able to read, but now I wonder... Can anyone suggest other ways the character might conceal this...? He's a recent graduate from High School who didn't pay attention in class... The character dates back to when social promotion was a problem in large schools, but I'm not sure that applies any longer...

Yo, Quark-dude...!!! Everything is always Evil, Evil, Evil... Why doesn't anyone help out Naughty Villains...? You know, that's like an Evil Villain, but just Naughty instead of Evil...

Re: Ideas for a multi-limbed power structure please Apply Autofire to their Strength because of the Multiple Arms...

Re: (In Character) The Q.U.A.R.K. Column begins anew! Which one are y'all gonna roast...? Moore or Falwell...?

Re: TOS Star Trek and The Warp Drive

Ya know... Wesley Crusher's life must have been hell... Think about it... You're a teenager, and unless you wrangle planet leave you're stuck on the same ship as your Mom... And if you *do* find a girl to fool around with, that'll show up on your medical scans, and who will be looking at or even making those scans...? That's right, your Mom... And if, for some reason you need a little penecillin (if you know what I mean), you have to get it from your Mom... Are we noticing a trend, here...?

Nyeah...!!! But if there is no step/rule #6, then what you would put there *IS* #7... So THERE...!!!

Re: Largest Space Chart Design Heh... It's an ambiguity I see over and over again in pretty much any product that covers the subject, so that's why I noticed it... The habcat data seems like it would be useful... I'll have to remember it if I ever get players interested in SciFi again...

Re: When caught in a time paradox, what happens? I thought there was no step 6...

Re: Solar Hero In my opinion, you don't have to have FTL for the Solar System to be interesting... I've been contemplating a Sci-Fi background for a while now, with FTL travel as a relatively new technology, but the period in the timeline just prior to its development might be a good period for adventure as well... The key technological development was Reactionless Drive... While it doesn't involve momentum or acceleration, it isn't Faster Than Light either... Ships could travel at half the speed of light for sustained periods, with a substantial portion of their mass tied up in engines and dedicated power plants, while a minimal portion of their mass so allocated would let ships travel at 10% of lightspeed... This meant that any ship could travel anywhere in the solar system in around 4 days or so at most, while fast ones could do it in less than a day... Covering a distance of one AU took a bit under an hour and a half at most, or a bit over 15 minutes for the fastest ships... From the existing meager space platforms, lunar colony, and orbital habitats, mankind exploded out into the Solar System... And interesting times ensued... Just imagine people EVERYWHERE, being themselves and causing trouble...

Re: Largest Space Chart Design Stars or Star Systems...? Due to the existence of Binaries and Trinaries, this could skew your figures when allocating coordinates...

Re: D20 style character sheet Actually, since 3d6 has an average of 10.5, that means that 11- has the same probability as 10+... DC = 10, with the Skill at +2 would match 13- perfectly... Hero___d20 17-____+6 16-____+5 15-____+4 14-____+3 13-____+2 12-____+1 11-____+0 10-____-1 9-_____-2 8-_____-3

Re: John Henry based brick It was a bet, but remember what he was betting for... The Steam Drill would have cost most of his fellow workers their jobs... He killed himself contesting for their self respect, and their continued ability to feed and clothe their families...

Re: John Henry based brick