Space Cadet

The Lensman series (also by "Doc" Smith) would also be a

good source for campaign ideas. Some of the major characters

in the series -- good and evil alike -- have powers and talents

that would make Yoda take a respectful step back.

Space Cadet

Wasn't there supposed to be an adventure sourcebook for C:TNM called

Champions Worldwide released sometime in the near future,

or was that project dropped? I seem to recall seeing an ad for it

in one of last year's game magazines.

Space Cadet

Originally posted by Aroooo

In case the link has gotten burried, here is the link for the d20 game:

http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/

They say its due next month, but has not been assigned an ISBN number or listed in their May release schedule. All I have to say is it better be worth $45.

 

Aroooo

45 frelling dollars?! The bloody thing had better have gold trim

on it for that kind of money. Sheesh!

Space Cadet

Originally posted by Al_Beddow

Besides the fact that y'all can go look at the original B5 RPG rules, I just saw an add in the current Dragon Magazine for "B5 d20"

 

The darkness spreads...

We stand between the darkness and the light, between the candle and the star.

Space Cadet

I just got my copy of Champions Universe today, and I couldn't

help but notice the part where it mentions the first appear-

ance of superhumans taking place in 1938. My question is this:

would this part of the Champions Universe history preclude

the existence of a superhuman who gained his powers at an

earlier point in time -- say, for example, the mid-1870s?

Space Cadet

I believe the particular mutant twin-team in question is Fenris

(Andrea and Andreas Strucker) from the X-Men series, at least

as far as a joint attack power is concerned.

Space Cadet

Originally posted by Shadowpup

No way....cool!

Must find out what episode it was. Gotta see that!

Shadowpup, the particular episode you're looking for is Episode

#102, "Meditations on the Abyss". I just found it today on an

episode guide website for B5.

Hope this helps some.

Space Cadet

Originally posted by Shadowpup

Dude, that site looks cool but you gotta take some of what he says with a handful of salt. I mean, yeah ok Whitestars are cool but no way in hell do they have more firepower than an Omega Destroyer.

 

I've also seen another site that claims that Whitestars carry Nials, but I've never seen it on the show. As far as I can tell, they carry Flyers, not Nials.

OK, it looks like some clearing up has become necessary vis-a-vis

what White Stars are capable of carrying in terms of smaller

craft, and what they have been shown to carry on the show.

As far as Flyers go, these are probably the standard small craft

carried aboard a White Star for combat and recon purposes.

Because they are somewhat larger than a Nial, however, no

more than two would be carried.

Nials can also be carried aboard White Stars, as was shown in

one of the final episodes of the series (I can't remember the

title of the episode, but it was around the start of Lennier's

mission to discover who was responsible for attacks against

IA shipping. Lennier had been assigned to the White Star

Maria as part of his cover, and arrived in time to take

part in Ranger training exercises, one of which involved being

one of four Nial pilots on a fighter gunnery exercise). This

would most likely be a once-in-a-while situation, however, as

fighter craft are notoriously maintenance-intensive. On the

other hand, with the Drakh War in the later background of

the series, this might well become a standard loadout for the

White Stars in the future, especially since the Achilles' Heel

of the class is its vulnerability to massed fighter attacks.

Does this clear up things a bit for you?

Space Cadet

Oh, yeah, this is most definitely worth several dozen virtual

salaams.

Nicely done indeed, Mr. Seeman.

Space Cadet

As far as ideas for a costume go, something like a strongman's

outfit comes to mind -- sleeveless tank-top, leotard-type

pants, leather knee-high boots and wristbands. Since the

outfit is (apparently) going to include a utility belt, said belt

should be designed in such a way as to make its equipment

easily accessible to the remaining arm. As far as concealing his

ID goes, you could have him wear either a hood or a domino

mask (whatever would be easiest for a one-armed man to put

on or take off).

As far as a name for this guy goes, the only thing I can think

of to call him would be Shadow Boxer.

Does any of this help at all?

Space Cadet

I suggest that you check out some of the stuff being current-

ly produced by Reaper Miniatures. They've got several figures

of the sort you're looking for, mostly villain types with at least

one hero figure. If there are any other places that produce

Egyptian-themed minis, I don't know who they are, but a Web

search for "Egyptian Miniatures" might turn up something.

BTW, the name of The Devourer is Sebek.

Space Cadet

Just out of curiousity, Worldmaker, has anyone come up with

a point value yet for the "Known Sex Offender" SL that was

posted to the boards prior to their trashing? I'm asking you

this because I've been trying to come up with a reasonable

point cost for this disad ever since I suggested it on the old

boards.

Space Cadet

Originally posted by archer

Here's what you're looking for: http://home.attbi.com/~archer7/rw2hero.html

 

Thanks, archer. That's worth several virtual salaams, to say the

least.

Space Cadet

Arooo, have you by any chance done a writeup ot the Badger

variant of the Starfury (a two-man version that had a rearward-

facing cockpit for a tail gunner, and was more of a variant for

the B5 Wars game than an actual "canon" ship from the show

itself)?

Space Cadet

I seem to remember having seen an article somewhere on the

Web about converting Robot Warriors to 5th Edition format,

but I can't seem to find the right website. Has anyone else

seen this article and can tell me where to find it?

Space Cadet

Originally posted by Blue

Dear QUARK,

 

While cleaning out the recently confiscated base of the local group of evil-doers our team has run across some very interesting facts. I speak of the blow-up doll in the closet in the room of the team's leader (beneath a pile of stiff kleenex tissues), a past-due notice for electrolysis payments by the team's resident 'babe' villain, a collection of Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Pony paraphenalia in the room of the team's brick, and a series of badly written love poems to foxbat that belong to an unknown individual among the team.

 

My question is... is it wrong of us to release all of this information? We're heroes.. But come on! Just how many scruples do we have to have! We can be good guys and still leak this info to the press, right?

YEEECCCCHH!!... And I thought the Freshmen's Dorm here at

the Academy was a sleazy joint...

Space Cadet:eek:

Ah, Supreme, I hate to be a real nit-picker about things, but

the Star Trek (TOS) episode you referred to as "And What of

Lazarus" is actually called "The Alternative Factor".

Space Cadet

Originally posted by TheEmerged

Looks like Boll Weevil and I have Cincinnati covered

Let's not forget the other Cincinnatians on the list here...

after all, a town can never have too many heroes, right?

Space Cadet

Originally posted by Lisa Nadazdy

Hint: If you must get Robot Warriors, then do so (I have a copy), but don't overlook the crunchy mecha goodness in Ultimate Vehicle.

Oh, don't worry... that's just one of the things on my "Get A.S.A.P."

list for this month or next month.

Space Cadet:D

Thanks for the info on Power Destruction, Uncle Shecky. I used

to have that info written down somewhere, but it got lost some-

how and I could never remember which book it was in.

Space Cadet

I seem to recall an old super-power for Champions called Power

Destruction, but I can't remember how it was written up or

how much it cost.

Is there anyone online right now who could answer these

questions for me?

Space Cadet

This is one can of worms that should definitely have remained

unopened...

Space Cadet:D

A couple of years ago, I was prowling around a Morrow Project-

oriented website called The SupplyBunker.net, and, in the

process of checking out adventure scenarios contributed by

various people to this site, came across a term that you just

might get some use out of: Enhanced Human.

Space Cadet

A word of warning for those of you who may have decided to

mail-order stuff from across-the-border hobby shops such as

The Sentry Box: if you're sending your order from here in the

U.S., make bloody well sure that you've got enough postage on

the envelope, because it's going to cost more than 37 cents.

I found that out the hard way Tuesday when the envelope I

put in the mail last week came back with an "Additional

Postage Required" label stamped on it. Apparently, it costs

60 cents to mail a standard-size envelope to Canada from the

U.S. (at least, from right here in Ohio; I don't know about the

rest of the country).

Space Cadet

Well, whatever you decide to call your super-base's AI, just remember

the single greatest truth of the Information Age:

To err is human, but to really frell things over takes a computer.

(Q.U.A.R.K., if you're monitoring this thread, no offense intended,

okay?)

Space Cadet