John T

Re: Code VS Killing Poll

Re: Code VS Killing Poll Yeah, I'm sneaky that way! Dust Raven beat me to the punch, too. Are the three of us leapfrogging each other? John T

Re: Code VS Killing Poll *shrugs* That situation didn't force him into a choice of killing the villain or letting the victims die, and his ability to rescue everyone involved isn't applicable to every hero or situation.

Re: Code VS Killing Poll

Re: Code VS Killing Poll #5 isn't really an option for me if I'm thinking of the character as a "Superhero", regardless of setting. #3 & 4 are my usual "settings" for supers, though I don't always take the disad for someone I'm playing as #3, and even someone who's clearly #4 would consider ALL other options before making the decision to kill. #1 & 2 are, to my mind, very campaign/setting-specific: if it's absolutely clear at the beginning that that's the type of campaign the character's in, that's what I play. Question for the "Heroes NEVER Kill" camp: What happens when a villain with a known murderous streak threatens an innocent with certain and instantaneous death, unless you comply with "X" immediately? Hint: Hitting said villain with your stongest attack and HOPING or ASSUMING he'll survive is, IMHO, the same as choosing to kill. Let's also assume for the moment that you can't entangle the villain, put some kind of defense on the impending victim, or teleport either target. Basically, you can't just negate the threat, you have to use a damaging attack. I'm not looking for an answer that depends on individual character-design aesthetics ("I always design my characters with 'X' ability"). NOT wanting to start an argument here, just curious. John T

Re: The "Other" art thread Weapon of choice. John T

Re: The "Other" art thread

Re: The "Other" art thread Sure, why not. John T

Re: The "Other" art thread Thank you! And BTW, I found your sig... strangely appropriate! John T

Already having "Heroes" and "Villains" art threads on the boards, I thought I'd start one for "Other Stuff"; vehicles, bases, magical or technological artifacts, shrubs... whatever doesn't qualify as "Heroes" or "Villains", mostly. I'm hardly expecting this thread to be as prolific as the other two (not many people "waste" time drawing "stuff"), but you never can tell. With that, I give you "The Armillary of the Ages", a device with the power to alter past and present events, and even create fixed future events. The original work was in Illustrator, the stars were added to the background with Photoshop. Hope everyone enjoys seeing it as much as I did doing the art (my wife, Michelle is responsible for the original idea ). Note: the artifact is actually more similar to an orrery, but "armillary" sounded better. John T PS - attached art moved to the NGD art thread at http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16887&page=31&pp=15

Re: I need a Super Hero Name for TinkerBelle.... Yes, Qurria'al () is effectively immune to age and disease, along with several other less natural causes of death. One of the biggest factors associated with his inability to really comprehend "normal" people, in fact. John T

Re: I need a Super Hero Name for TinkerBelle.... The gears turn but slowly... none the less, here are a few suggestions: Sheen (no relation to Charlie or Martin) Starfall/light/wing/shine/moon/child/song etc. Shimmer Stellar ("Star-like") Spark Kinda got an "S" thing going for a bit, there. Astra (varant of Greek for "Star") Estrella (Spanish for "Star", pronounced eh-STRAY-ya with the r slightly rolled) Satarah (Persian for "Star") Mischief (seems close to the manner you've played her thus far ) I'll probably come up with more by this weekend, assuming I get some real sleep the next two nights. John T

Re: Name My Character Wyrm Though I, too, am partial to Bob... John T

Re: Mystical artifacts Are you fishing for new ideas as well, or just canon? If the former, I've got something I can send your way that was born in my wife's 7th Sea game (with art, if I can sqeeze the file size enough) that would rightfully scare the bejeezus out of any character with even a shred of intelligence and morality. John T

Re: Group Formation Schticks Campaign Spoiler Warning: I've considered killing off the in-place NPC group to encourage them to fill the void. John T

Re: Senses that Affect Desolid: Here's Steve's Take, What's Your? I originally asked the question as a simple point of curiosity, but Steve's answer (or the tone of it) caused me to rethink the question; What is potentially abusive about such a build? Personally, I've considered it off and on since then, but can't spot any serious balance issued regardless of genre. Any opinions? All appreciated (all polite ones, anyway ). John T

Re: I need a Super Hero Name for TinkerBelle.... Mayflies, I think; not a bad name in itself. John T

Re: Guyver: Bioboosted Armor NIce work, and it saves me a bit of trouble if this ever actually shows up in our game; I "borrowed" Kronos and some other anime based corps for our Champions game, but none of the players have handles associated with them. BTW, I surmised from your use of an episode title that you're basing this build on the anime. Have you ever seen/read the manga (comic book) it was based on? A LOT more material there to draw from, and a much more in-depth story as well (naturally). John T (Not to be mistaken for John T>, even with the birthday thing... )

What story/campaign related events has anyone here used to coax several acquainted but non-organized supers to form an actual team? John T

Re: Need some name suggestions please The Cube John T

A question that's been muddling about in my head ever since I tried to do this with HD and it wouldn't "let" me: Why can't Affects Desolid be bought onto senses that can't normally sense a desolid character, e.g. Sonar, the Smell group, presumably Radar (don't have the book at hand)? HD tells me it can only be applied to attacks and defenses (and I assume the book does, as well), and naturally enough I allow it anyway ("custom" modifiers... yay!). I was just curious about the "why" of it. Thanks!

Re: Leagacy of Iron: Power Suit characters... Not too far from where I work, actually: little print shop at the corner of 47th Ave and Olive (turns into Dunlap as you head East) in Glendale. Ever hang out at Castles & Coasters? John T

Re: Leagacy of Iron: Power Suit characters... Nah, middle of Phoenix, more or less, not far from Camelback and the 51. You? John T

Re: Title for the next HERO villains book Weasels, Wackos & Warlords.

Re: Title for the next HERO villains book Paranormal Powermongers and Parasites. John T