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While the law requires that, acts of conscience contrary to orders will, in most cases, be career stalling if not court-martial launching. Further, you are insisting on an narrow and inflexible interpretation of events that others who viewed the movie clearly don't share. That the pilot didn't know about the tessaract doesn't alter the fact that the shot-callers were taking it into account. A small tac-nuke would destroy a square kilometer of Manhattan, which is less area than the Avengers and Aliens had already trashed. As a result, it might well have been not only lawful under the rules of war, but arguably a road to fewer deaths in the final balance sheet. Destroy a kilometer of New York to end an alien invasion and turn the tide in a battle that was already taking down large buildings and killing thousands? A chunk of Manhattan vs. Planet Earth? There are those who would consider not giving or following that order immoral. Its quite likely no one would give a damn about the pilot's man-in-a-foxhole moral quandaries - and prosecute him right into Leavenworth. Could it have been a non-nuke? Sure. But one that would take down Stark Tower would require a bomber and take longer to deploy. I'm not saying your are wrong, per se, but I am saying you don't have an interpretive monopoly on what to take away from that sequence. And, in the end, we're arguing whether its realistic when Thor is fricking using his hammer like a helicopter blade?

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Thanks to each of you for your suggestions.

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The rules text allows explicitly states you can set your own hex size. It just uses two meters as an easy default that provides continuity with previous editions.

While I'm not using it for the main ship, heyerdahl is worth a reference.

Yamato! I kid.

She was pretty much phoning it in, anyways. You could tell she didn't want to be there. No loss.

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Are you taking this from Memory Beta? Only the first two ever appeared, or were named, on screen.

I'm really lame when it comes to science fiction. I generally run established settings. Star Wars, Star Trek, and Jovian Chronicles are my go-to science fiction worlds. For the most part, people know what that looks like.

I am working on an example Star Trek campaign write up for hero newbies called To Boldly Go! I have three character portraits from Storn and plan to get four more, plus a ship piece, and a cover. The idea is to provide an example of how to get started with take a "take it or leave it" crew. Its going to be set in 2155 and revolve around the crew of the NX-03. I'm hoping Hero Assembled can give me some good ideas for ship names. There are always space shuttle names: Discovery, Endeavor, Atlantis, etc. And Brit-style names: Intrepid, Indefatigable, Resolute, Victory. But, I'm looking for something that makes me say That's It! So, heroes, what do you think would be a great name for an NX-Class ship?

I'm not really qualified to comment since I have zero plans to watch BvS or the JLA movies. In fact, I don't even have plans to watch all of the MCU movies. I'm not that big a fan. That said, I like the Adam Hughes Wondy, but I aint married to her...

True. I don't dispute that. But, I've rarely seen a game of any stripe where heroic feats of Action! weren't routinely critical, even if its not combat action. So, while the system does inform what to expect, its also attempting to anticipate use based on the normative gaming milieu. The media inspiration for a great many, if not most games, is filled with chills, thrills, excitement and Action! It may not be necessary (or desirable) for Hero to anticipate normative use, but I don't think its unreasonable, either. Most users probably don't think twice about it.

Agreed. The only thing general audiences (rather than comic fans) are going to care about is that Gal Gadot is hot, fit, and fairly statuesque. In other words, "wonderful."

At some point you have to ask "does it work" and call it a day. Different genres and gaming styles place emphasis on different things. In a fight-centric game breakfall will probably be more "useful" than conversation. In a game where investigation and social interaction are the focus, it will be less "useful." Hero has a lot of moving parts whose utility varies based on how you use it.

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What about making initiative a dex roll? Biggest MOS (margin of success) goes first.

If we have to resort to a power build to accomplish a fairly straightforward skill effect, its definitely a glitch.

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As I understand and read the 5e and TUS* texts you would pay: 1 point for +1 w. a non-characteristic based SS. 2 points for +1 w. a characteristic based SS. 3 points for +1 w. a "tight group" of science skills. 5 points for +1 w. all science skills What is unclear to me, however, is whether you could purchase: 8 points for +1 w. all background skills. I say this because I can already pay: 8 points for +1 w. all non-combat skills In theory, most background skills are non-combat skills and theoretically should be covered. But, some might argue that applies to the characteristic-based non-combat skills on the skill list. Personally, I assume "all non-combat skills" means what it says it means. On the other hand, I could see some concepts that leverage background skills a lot taking: 8 points for +1 w. all background skills. Such a character would not get the bonus for skills from the main skill list (acrobatics, electronics, etc).