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Re: Distinctive Features effected by non-standard Dependency So the idea is that the DF is not concealable. His hold body kinda flickers like an old TV. Which I think would provide a Major reaction. I figure a person might dismiss it once, "just saw it out of the corner of my eye", type thing. But if you are looking right at somebody and their whole body flickers in a clearly unnatural way...that's a DF. The idea is that this happens all the time, meds or not, but randomly. In addition to that if the character misses out on his Dependency then this flickering gets worse (more prevalent). So the DF itself is "random" (Activation roll? Accidental Change to "Flickering"?) but not very concealable. And the Dependency kinda feedsback in to that, in that the DF gets 'worse' (more common) as the Dependency runs it's course. The medication is pain pills or antipsychotics. The PCs are going to be wanted criminals so getting access to them may be problematic. But they may also be able to steal large quantities at a time. Not sure how that'll play out. Thanks for the replies! http://www.herogames.com/forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Hello. How might you build this (in 5th ed). A character with teleportation powers who has Tourettes. The effect being the longer he goes unmedicated the more likely he is to "flicker" as his body teleports or falls out of phase. So on the one hand it's a DF related to flickering (kinda like the Agents in The Matrix films I'd say, for reference) and on the other hand it's predicated on a Dependency, probably based on the Incompetency option. This would represent increasing twitches and tics. How might you handle this sort of a Disad? Where it varies based on the effects of another Disad? Activation roll for the DF based on Dependency time? Something like that? Or define the DF as being the consequence of the Dependency itself? And what about a variable or activation based DF itself? Accidental Change based on Dependency linked to DF? Any ideas?

Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character Yes, I've considered that as well. Obviously it would work many ways (the joy of HERO), but, you know, personally, I really liked the idea of The King as a figure head so that the Yellow Jester could work behind the scenes. I might even make King Crimson a "man" in "power armor" who turns out to be a robot. Then you can do things like have the team capture the Jester and he says, "Don't hurt me....I'll tell you where the King's base is if you let me go...." Plus the team needs a brick. ;-) Additionally, and again, I'm just speaking personally, and it's not like I've over thought this or anything...but, if King Crimson has both a Black Queen and a Fire Witch (and a Yellow Jester)...that implies to me that he doesn't do the courts magics himself, and leaves him as a Mighty and Powerful dude on The Throne. A very impressive fellow, which leads right in to what I was talking about above re: The Yellow Jester.

Re: Songs that inspire(d) you to make a Champions Character No King Crimson fans here? http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/king+crimson/the+court+of+the+crimson+king_20078591.html The King himself of course, I figured as a brick The Firewitch, uh...a fire using witch type? The Yellow Jester, a mind control type, and likely the secret leader of the group, with the King as figurehead. Schizoid Man, a more feral Wolverine type. Pretty solid villain crew, add in the Black Queen (death oriented drain\transform), the Pattern Juggler (martial artist), and the Purple Piper (sonic blaster type) if needed.