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Re: Yet Again: Please Help Name My Character White Noise Feedback Bass Squelch Subwoofer (actually would be a great name for a sidekick/pet dog).

Re: Silly question: Because he was stapled to Grond.

Re: Help with naming a spider themed character. can we please stop posting pictures of spiders? I have a fear of them that is best described as totalfreakoutednessophobia. How about naming him Arachnophobe. Or I can get a can of raid and just feel better about life.

Re: Fallen Avenger This one is silly: Emovenger

Re: Fallen Avenger I have a suggestion. Part of me thinks it sounds cool the other part says kind of lame, but here it is... Tarnish

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. Benjamin Franklin

Re: Super Fantasy- The Land of Mar'Veldc Martha and Jonathan were simple tenant farmers from the village of Kent, raising enough food to pay their taxes and survive a healthy life. They had everything they could desire except for one wish. But that would never happen. When Martha was a child she had become sick for nearly a year, she recovered but discovered herself unable to ever bear a child. Life was perfect until the invading army came. The king and his army fought valiantly, but were defeated by Lionel, a powerful and charismatic warlord. Lionel was swift in his conquest and once he had slain the king, crowed himself the king and called himself Lionel Rex. Taxes were high, forcing many to loose their land. The kings men took what they wanted, often leaving people hungry or without a home. Even Jonathan and Martha saw their farm dwindle each year as it was taken to pay taxes. One evening the couple made their way to the ancient grove of the old gods and prayed for salvation from the evil despot Luthor. In those moments their prayers were answered. The grove was filled with blinding lights and deafening thunder, shocking the couple. When they could see again, there in the center of the grove, was a infant boy. The two took the child in as their own and raised him, naming him Clark after Martha's father. They worked even harder to provide a home for the lad. The child was raised with love and compassion and a sense of justice. His life on the farm, working hard, honed him into a strapping young man, strong and healthy. Many neighbors commented how he never seemed to get ill. Not that they complained because the young man would often help them with their farm work after doing his own. When Clark was about 16 years old a company of the king's soldiers came to the village and demanded to be feed and provisioned. There was no way the village could supply them with enough food and hope to pay their taxes, so the village headman refused, begging for mercy. The captain of the company laughed and drew his sword to strike the fool. Or that was what he attempted. From behind a powerful hand caught his wrist and held it tight. Clark stood over the soldier unmoving. The captain was shocked and ordered his men to help. No one in Kent was really sure of the details or if they were they were keeping them a secret. The soldiers failed in arresting Clark. Several broke swords in attempts to strike the young man down. All of the ended up unconscious or running away. The village was safe, but Clark's parents knew he would be in danger. They quickly packed Clark's bags and pressed what few coins they had saved over the years and sent the lad off to a relative in the capitol city of Metropolis. Clark's was sent to live with his great-uncle, Perry, a scholar and operator of one of the cities only printing presses. Clark began to study under his uncle and began to dress less like a farmer in an attempt to not draw attention to himself. He learned to read and write and would spend much of his free time listening to tales and news in the inns of Metropolis. Clark began to write these tales down and managed to convince his uncle to print them. Living in the city, Clark began to see even more atrocities. Lionel Rex had been found dead and his son, Luthor, had been named the king. Clark vowed that day to fight for justice and free the kingdom from the rule of Luthor Rex.

Re: Child of Mine . . . Hideout Tactile telekinesis used for feats of strength and incredible toughness. The Comedian and Harley Quinn

Re: Child of Mine . . . Savage: Marcus Walters-Cassidy always felt a hidden anger deep inside. One day he snapped and the inherited powers of his gamma radiated symbiote came out. Strong, merciless, and looking like a Christmas nightmare, he now stalks the streets seeking those without joy. Max Mercury and Saturn Girl

Re: The best questions you can ask! Not really a question. "Look buddy, I know you have information I want. I could stand here asking questions and having you refuse to answer. I could wait and slowly wear you down until you told me want I want to know. But that takes time I don't want to waste. Conversely I could drag your sorry butt to the top of that skyscraper and dangle you by your ankle, listening to you scream and beg for mercy, but even then you wouldn't tell me everything I need to know. So instead I'm going to shove you into this handy wood chipper here, and let your buddy tell me everything I need to know without any pretense." Granted this method of interrogation isn't going to work if your hero has a CvK or there isn't a wood chipper handy. If that is the case I recommend this method. "Hey buddy, why don't you tell me everything you know. Because if you don't I'm going to let everybody, and I do mean everybody, know just how helpful you were. I'm going to be your best friend. When you wake up in the morning, I'll be standing on your front porch with a fresh cup of coffee and your morning paper. Everyone will know you and I are best buds." Nothing makes a mook fear for his life when he realizes he's just become a DNPC. Another method that might work. I call it the "Klingon Method". Step One: Line up all the captured agents against a wall. Step Two: Use whatever power you have to turn the first guys head into tapioca. Step Three: Quietly look at the next guy in line and say "Talk." If he doesn't answer repeat Step 2 and 3 until someone answers or you run out of captured agents. Note: This method may get you a new Hunted Disadvantage or three.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...

Re: [Character] Paragon I have a character named Paragon in my universe as well (Hence my board name). My Paragon is the "Superman" of the world and an NPC so I've never stated him out as he's just a color NPC. He too has a very simplistic view, he doesn't understand the "shades of gray" heroes. I was going to suggest taking Political Science as a major. Understanding how governments work sounded like something that that such a character would embrace.

Re: In Praise of the Champions Universe The Champions Universe is almost a parallel to the growth of comics since the 60's. There have been shining moments of greatness as well as mistakes we all wish we could forget. George MacDonald, Steve Peterson, Bruce Harlick, Ray Greer and Mark Williams are the Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby of this whole shebang. Creating a place were dreams of being a superhero could come true. Aaron Allston and Denis Loubet are the Marv Wolfman and George Perez, taking the potential of the Champions game and refining it bringing sophistication and respect to a "childish" medium. The whole "New Millennium" Era could even be compared to the horror that was Image Comics. Steve Long and DOJ resemble in someways the revitalization that sparked comic books much like Grant Morrison's JLA revamp. Champions has reflected the comic book industry, either accidentally or on purpose and we are lucky enough to have been along for the ride. I'm looking forward to 6th Edition and Champions: Online and hope that it marks the next great era of my favorite pastime. I also pray that it doesn't remind me of House of M or Infinite Crisis. Peace

Re: Super Fantasy- The Land of Mar'Veldc Green Lantern - Once a powerful prince, Hassan Jo'dan, was tricked by his evil vizier and imprisoned into a magical jade lantern. Centuries later an aspiring artist, name K'el Rain discovered the lantern and when he cleaned it freed the trapped prince. The time in the lantern imbued the prince with impressive magical powers. Together they fight the injustices and evils of a kingdom that has been plunged into darkness. Crossbones - Once he was the most feared pirate on the high seas, plundering and destroying any ship that crossed his path. His names was told to children by their parents to frighten them into good behavior. His only rival on the open sea was The Skurge. Crossbones was afraid of no one. Then one day he spied a ship on the water he hunted and without hesitation he attacked. Little did he know that ship he went after was commanded by the Red Skull. The demonic skull was too much for Crossbones to handle and his ship and crew were laid to waste. Red Skull was impressed by the sheer audacity and fearlessness of Crossbones and spared his life as long as he swore eternal service to him. Now he works for the Red Skull, killing and terrorizing all in the name of his dark lord.

Re: Hand to Hand Reflection I've used to methods to handle this question. One is a Damage Shield. You can build limitations on it that refelct how much damage can be returned. Method Two requires building Martial Maneuvers. Just add Counter to all abilities. Or you could get silly and build an EDM power that sends the character to a world were the person that just attacked him is getting punched by him. Hahahha