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Re: Pulparize It! Seven Days Shell-shocked Great War flying ace Lt. Frank Parker is recruited into a secret government project on time travel. The only problems? The sphere can send a man back in time only seven days, and the process is extremely painful and induces madness. The first mission is to save FDR from a Japanese kamikazi who flies a plane into the White House and kills the President. Can Frank Parker and the scientists undo this event?

Re: [Compilation] "to Star HERO Conversions & Adaptations" Isn't there a Gamma World Hero conversion floating around? I thought I'd seen it, but I can't find it on a search of the forums.

Re: The Gem Archetype I believe Beryl would work. It's a yellow gemstone of an aluminum silicate. At least it sounds better than Citrine to me. Have you ever seen an old DC comic called Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld? She was a magical girl sort of superheroine. Royal houses were named after various types of gemstone: House Emerald, House Ruby, House Amethyst, etc.

Re: Korgoth of Barbaria Bit Torrent is a wonderful thing. I downloaded the episode to watch. Yes, it had a strong Heavy Metal movie feel to it, and it was like a Conan story on crack.

Re: Legend of the 5 rings Using Ninja Hero, Ultimate Martial Artist and the Asian Bestiaries, you should be able to flesh out a conversion pretty quickly. I'd suggest that the different Rokugan clans would be variations on the Samurai package deal from Ninja Hero, maybe with some skill substitutions or changes on characterstics included. A Crane package, for example, could have a higher COM included and focus on more courtly skills. The one thing that would probably consume the majority of conversion time would be Shugenja magic, how it works and conversions of individual spells.

I was curious if anyone had ever run campaigns set in this time period, either for Pulp Hero or Dark Champions style stories. Which "style feel" did you use? For examples of military stories, I would imagine the best known are Nick Fury and his Howling Commandoes (Marvel) or Sgt. Rock and Easy Company (DC). However, there was also plenty to do for spybusters and vigilantes to do on the home front in America. The Batman was pretty busy, for example. Would his comic be an example of Dark Champions or Champions? Can you do Golden Age style Dark Champions, or is that a contradiction?

I was browsing through the forums for the Serenity RPG, and I came across this player resource: guns printed on business card stock. It seems an easy way to keep track of weapons on hand or in an armory as well as ammo. Has anyone done something like this for Hero System weapons?

Re: What do you consider “Modern Paranormal”? I would classify it as somewhere between X-Files and Buffy, and not so much CoC. One of the major differences between the two (IMO) is that the things that go bump in the night are not as hidden in a Buffy-verse as they are in X-Files. Lately I've been thinking of running a campaign that is something like Surbrook's Phenomena Department.

Re: Your favorite team flavor... These two seem to be the most common options my playing groups belong to. I've also played in one corporate sponsored superteam. The Elite Guardians option always tends to have more of a Silver Age patina to it, since that seems to flow better for me in playing or GMing. But when I'm playing or GMing a vigilante type of campaign, it will not tend to go too far Iron Age. Deaths among superhumans were more common, but not a regular occurrence.

Re: Thrilling Places In Warehouse When does it hit the online store?

Re: Character: Daredevil (compelete) I'm a little puzzled on how you're getting the numbers on your figured characteristics in PD, ED and SPD. SPD is the real puzzler, since a 23 DEX gives 3.3 base SPD, plus 7 points spent should be a 4, not 5. I didn't even notice that PD and ED were off until I looked at SPD. Other than that, a great write-up. Sorry to be a points nitpick. It's the accountant in me.

Re: [Campeign Creation Project] Pirates of the Naebbirac Astroid Belt Thinking on the political side of things, the old FASA Star Trek universe had this region called "The Triangle" which sat in this region of stars bordered by Klingon, Romulan and Federation space. It was sort of a no man's land of unclaimed stars. Perhaps the system of Naebbirac sits in such a region, a sliver of space that isn't really claimed by anyone... yet. Some of the surrounding systems may be colonized by groups that pretty much just want to be left alone by the interstellar empires surrounding them. It would give a wild and woolly frontier feel to things, where Perseids, Thorgons and Humans can roam around (assuming this is Terran Empire space).

Re: [Campeign Creation Project] Pirates of the Naebbirac Astroid Belt Perhaps there could also be a central pirate hangout, one you could call... Agutrot? Hmm, using the name of Tortuga spelled in reverse I can immediately see jokes floating around the starport there about the types of intestinal diseases that might come about if the water filtration systems are poorly maintained. Better bring your bottled water, folks. "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy..."

You know who they are, from the evil wizard who terrorizes with style to that nondescript scoundrel with uncanny sword skill. They are your villains, the antagonists to your heroes. One of my oldest creations that I still remember was known only as Blackblade, killer for hire (but with sardonic style). I modeled his look and personality after the bad guy character Dirk Blackpool from the brief and cheesy series Wizards and Warriors from the 80s. This was back in the day when 1st Edition Fantasy Hero was out, so this goes back a ways, but he was a fun one. So who are your favorites that you've created over the years? Were they epic master villains like fallen demigods or dark wizards? Or more mortal like wily rogues or dark knights? Or were they from that all but unementionable group... Lawyers?

Re: [storytime] Birth of RAVEN

I was wondering if anyone had converted races from Fantasy Hero into Star Hero. I'm not talking mechanics or packages, more in the line of concepts. For example, Elves may not be an immortal race in Star Hero but merely extremely long-lived humanoids (2-3 points worth of Life Support: Slow Aging). Would you keep their culture as it usually is shown (forest dwelling nature preservers with bows) or change it in some way to reflect a more science-fiction galactic backdrop? Maybe they are a contemplative race of esthetes? Perhaps they are keepers of lore, like secret martial arts skills? I would picture Orcs making for a warrior race, maybe much like Klingons. I'm just looking for ideas, to see if anyone has used the fantasy races and modified them for inclusion in a sci-fi setting.

Re: Help with alternate U.S. history? One other thought. Nevada could end up going it alone, since the collapse of the central banks across the nation opens up an opportunity for a state like Nevada to establish itself as a sort of American Switzerland, with "no questions asked" banking and a currency that other regional powers may use as a means of barter among themselves. Of course, it could then afford to hire militia forces from surrounding states to defend it from Mexico, which might be tempted to do a little land grabbing. I'm not sure what Nevada has in the way of armed forces. I doubt Canada would try the same thing, so the northern border would likely be relatively stable. Of course, the reverse might not be true. A regional power could attempt to annex parts of Canada, which would add to the fun.

Re: Help with alternate U.S. history? You might also consider creating a sixth region, since the large percentage of Mormons in Utah, Idaho and northern Nevada would probably be a big influence towards consolidating those areas together into a regional power, which most alternate historians tend to call Deseret. While it would be landlocked, the Idaho corridor would allow trade access to Canada.

Re: Kim Possible - Modern Day Pulp Heroine? Here's a question on Ron. He pretty much has a Reputation as Kim's sidekick, which frequently causes their enemies to dismiss him as almost beneath notice. Would "Reputation: Kim's sidekick" be a Disadvantage in this case? He can never really impress the bad guys it seems, and most of them can't even seem to remember his name. Draken is a perfect example, since while he usually focuses his attentions on dealing with Kim, Ron is usually an afterthought of his. "Where's the buffoon?" is one of my favorite Draken quotes concerning Ron.

Re: Kim Possible - Modern Day Pulp Heroine? Wow. I didn't know he'd written them up. It seems I must check his site more frequently for characters.

When you look at the elements in the show: a brilliant, tough heroine who's the daughter of a rocket scientist and a neurosurgeon, an arsenal of gadgets, her silly sidekick, and over the top villains with weird science and world-conquering plots, it seems like modern day pulp. Anyone else notice this? How many points would you use to build characters in a campaign to simulate this series? I'm thinking 100+100 for Kim, at least.

Re: Is HERO an ideal or even an adequate game for those new to RPGs? Should it be?

Re: "Chinese Amazons" as a Fantasy Culture Well, if you add in the springs of Jusenkyo, there are some interesting possibilities that emerge. Ranma, for example, is female part of the time. If he married Shampoo, would he have a slightly higher status than a mere male because he is a she a fair amount of the time? And fanfics have also explored the possibilities of a female cast member (like Nabiki or Ukyo) going on the training trip with Genma instead of Ranma, ending up falling into "The Spring of Drowned Man" and then arriving at the village and defeating Shampoo. How would magical gender changes work under the laws of the Chinese Amazons?

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Elven Rogue: I'm positive there isn't a trap on this door. Dwarven Fighter: That's what you said about the last four traps you missed finding. Elven Rogue: What are the odds of my failing a fifth time in a row? Dwarven Fighter: Right. (Sighs) Okay, everyone else step back about fifty feet. If anyone's going to get blown up, parboiled, covered in poison spray, or cursed with something, it's going to be me. I'm a dwarf, and I can take it, just like I took it the last few times. *BOOOM!* Elven Rogue: What do you know? I guess tonight isn't my lucky night. Dwarven Fighter: (Laying on floor, gasping for air) If I could reach you, Elf, I'd kill you. Elven Rogue: Oh, Mr. Cleric, sir? I think you'll need to bring the industrial strength bandages for this one. Human Cleric: (Sighs) I wonder if it's not too late to head back to the temple for a nice game of cribbage with the monks?

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Calling Dr. Anomaly! Quotes needed from you immediately to prevent thread derailment! This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill! You are needed in this thread! Stat!