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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Scott Ruggels in RIP Akira Toriyama, Master of the Dragonballs   
    His creations will have a permanent home in fictional character "who beats who" discussions.  Immense influence on other Manga and anime and video game creators.
    Sort of a Japanese Jack Kirby but with more of a sense of fun.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Steve in RIP Akira Toriyama, Master of the Dragonballs   
    His creations will have a permanent home in fictional character "who beats who" discussions.  Immense influence on other Manga and anime and video game creators.
    Sort of a Japanese Jack Kirby but with more of a sense of fun.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from tkdguy in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    I plan to peak when I am 85.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Ragitsu in RIP Akira Toriyama, Master of the Dragonballs   
    His creations will have a permanent home in fictional character "who beats who" discussions.  Immense influence on other Manga and anime and video game creators.
    Sort of a Japanese Jack Kirby but with more of a sense of fun.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Old Man in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    I plan to peak when I am 85.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Pariah in Extra! Extra! Read All About It!   
    U.S. scientist Robert Sapolsky says humans have no free will - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
     
    He probably should have kept his conclusion a secret.  But I guess he couldn't help himself.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Old Man in Extra! Extra! Read All About It!   
    U.S. scientist Robert Sapolsky says humans have no free will - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
     
    He probably should have kept his conclusion a secret.  But I guess he couldn't help himself.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Duke Bushido in Can Champions Characters Die?   
    How to get your PC killed in a Champions campaign:
    1. Play an edgelord vigilante who kills indiscriminately and wait for karma to catch up to you.
    2. Play really stupidly in dangerous situations, even after a GM warns you of the risks.
    3. Play with a PC with no rDEF in a campaign where killing attacks are commonplace. 
    4. Opt for "heroic sacrifice" over "heroic retirement" and let the GM set the stage.
    5. Go out fighting against the BBEG at the climax of the campaign.   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from DentArthurDent in Buying back Champions video game licensing rights?   
    In light of the success of Baldur's Gate 3, similar success for Pathfinder in video games, Games Workshop, R Talsorian(CP 2077), Mechwarrior, etc., I am a little saddened that Hero Games' IP lies fallow in this area.  Would it be possible, at least hypothetically, for Hero Games to "buy back" its IP/licensing rights from Cryptic or whomever, so that Hero could be free to negotiate with a major game developer for a long term project to bring a AAA title into being.  I believe that the Hero Games mechanics and approach to RPGs, if successfully adapted, would absolutely revolutionize the CRPG and Console RPG industry and keep Hero in the black for a very long time.  Has there ever been any discussion with the IP owners about a buyback?
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Old Man in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Cygnia in Buying back Champions video game licensing rights?   
    In light of the success of Baldur's Gate 3, similar success for Pathfinder in video games, Games Workshop, R Talsorian(CP 2077), Mechwarrior, etc., I am a little saddened that Hero Games' IP lies fallow in this area.  Would it be possible, at least hypothetically, for Hero Games to "buy back" its IP/licensing rights from Cryptic or whomever, so that Hero could be free to negotiate with a major game developer for a long term project to bring a AAA title into being.  I believe that the Hero Games mechanics and approach to RPGs, if successfully adapted, would absolutely revolutionize the CRPG and Console RPG industry and keep Hero in the black for a very long time.  Has there ever been any discussion with the IP owners about a buyback?
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Duke Bushido in Random SF Links   
    Navy "UFO Patent" Documents Talk Of "Spacetime Modification Weapon," Detail Experimental Testing (thedrive.com)
     

     
    "I've developed the technological means to modify spacetime."
     
    "Great!  Uh, any way we could, uh, weaponize  that technology?"
     
    "Uh, I guess?  I mean, it would be incalculably destructive, though..."
     
    "Not to worry, we'll test it in the desert!"
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Lawnmower Boy in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from slikmar in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Certified in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Ternaugh in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from wcw43921 in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Pariah in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Cygnia in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Cygnia in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    His social media posts and those at the discord he frequented are very disturbing.  I'd recommend throwing the book at him, and finding out if he had a "connect" with Russian intel.  
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    megaplayboy reacted to Matthew Martin in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    https://www.facebook.com/jodi.roma/posts/10229479545681340
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Khymeria in Futuristic Sports & Entertainment   
    low-G gymnastics might be fun.  
    horse-racing--augmented humans racing horses over a 1.25 mile course
    dream-casting--either recording and playing back one's own dreams, watching/experiencing the dreams of others, or having custom designed dreams
    LARPing for Transhumans--essentially you get "boosted" with your character's stats, then injected into a staged environment to solve a mystery, fight bad guys etc.
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Sketchpad in HERO System SRD   
    Hero's not an OGL system at present, as far as I know.  The game pretty much IS its mechanics, with the campaign settings secondary.  The Hero System Basic Rules for 6th Edition is available as a PDF for 15 bucks.  The two Hero 6th books, Character Creation and Combat and Adventuring, are available in PDF form for 20 bucks each.  Hero System Basic Rules will do the job as far as a basic reference doc, I suspect.  But it isn't free.  
    for 5th, the Hero System Sidekick PDF is 7 bucks.
    Hero System Rules Book PDF for 4th edition is 10 bucks.  
     
    Either the GM can come up with the money for 4-6 copies, or the players can pony up.  7 to 40 bucks is not that daunting.  
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Lawnmower Boy in Random SF Links   
    Navy "UFO Patent" Documents Talk Of "Spacetime Modification Weapon," Detail Experimental Testing (thedrive.com)
     

     
    "I've developed the technological means to modify spacetime."
     
    "Great!  Uh, any way we could, uh, weaponize  that technology?"
     
    "Uh, I guess?  I mean, it would be incalculably destructive, though..."
     
    "Not to worry, we'll test it in the desert!"
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    megaplayboy got a reaction from Scott Ruggels in Cool Guns for your Games   
    Now we just need an octuple mount turret for this:

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