bluesguy

What is this Gestalt campaign sourcebook you speak of?

I created a version of Batrock the Leaper (Marvel). He and his mercenaries were trying to steal hundreds of pounds of gold doubloons from a museum. His speed, DCV, and movement were much faster than players. He was just about out the door when I decided he would give the female heroes a kiss before leaving the museum. In the end of the female heroes picked up something big and heavy and threw it at him, nailing the megahex he was in. He was a bit smashed after that.

It might work. The easiest option is to remove the "<" from the name.

Could you attach the hcmlogging.txt file and the XML file? Did you make the change to "Hamilton Cross" HDC, save, and regenerate the XML combat file? One of the best ways to figure out problems like this is to create a combat record XML file for each character and load each one of those files individually into Hero Combat Manager.

I found the issue. Hamilton Cross has a weapon with the title "S&W <1917". The < is causing the problem.

Hi, Thank you for purchasing HCM. To resolve this I would need to see the original HDC files and the generated HCM file. Please post them to the forum and I will see what I can figure out. Thank you again.

As the creator of HCM, I appreciate that you purchased the product. I have to agree with you on the 'click problems'. I should ask one of my UI/UX friends/experts on how to change it. I will say to you, good luck with your approach. BTW: It doesn't appear to work with Firefox.

I think that is the approach I have used with players who wanted to buy down complications. Then we just put a note in one of the note fields that we did that.

I am using gnolls in my campaign. I am trying to model them like a large pack of dogs. They have a hierarchy, tend to be nomadic sheepherders and live in the badlands.

How is this different than Combat Luck?

About a month ago I asked ChatGPT to do the same thing and it couldn't because it didn't have any information about the Champions game system. It could generate 5e DnD characters all day long. Someone 'provided' ChatGPT with the information necessary to generate a Champions character.

I just gave this a try with the following prompt: Can you create a Champions 6th edition character who is a brick? The result was: Someone has entered in enough information about the Champions character creation model for it to generate the above character. It is missing OCV, DCV, OMCV, DMCV, PD/ED, Stun, End, Body, movement and a few other things. The quality of the character generated is kind of plain.

Can you provide the prompts you used to generate these characters.

It is always the little things that get you 🙂

I would suggest reading the Black Company series. Within the company members treat each other with varying levels of respect. They are often employed by evil people to do evil things. Also read about Smedley Butler (and the Business Plot) who received two Medal of Honor awards. He described his service in the military as a well dressed enforcer for a mob of bankers and industrialists. In Haiti he is hated for what he did there. Was he evil? No I don't think so. Did he do evil things? Most definitely. Did he do things after leaving the military to help redeem himself? I would say yes.

Have you contacted Hero Forge about offering more Super Hero options? They have been pretty responsive to requests.

In my campaign world, Nyonia, I call them Wangai. In my game I have modified their stats so they are more nimble but can't run as fast and they are not as strong as humans. I also gave them an ability like that of a chameleon, where if they stand still for a moment (phase) and their opponent takes their eyes off of the Wangai, the Wangai basically disappears. If they move they lose their camouflage. The adventurous types tend to fall into a few categories: thieves, spies, scouts, and a specific kind of priest (Peoni). They are good with slings, hatchets (melee or thrown), and small hand to hand weapons. There have been Wangai PCs in my campaigns. Plus if you have a Wangai in your party you are almost surely going to gain weight, if they do the cooking, and they can always sniff out a great party. Oh and in my campaign world NO ELVES! I hate elves - haughty, arrogant, cold-hearted creatures. Blech!

Another cool way to use emerging AI is to help with adventure plots. You can use Chat-GPT to do this. You need to create an account to use it. For years I have been using Inspiration Pad Pro (free tool) to create adventure outlines like this. Tigger: Apparition Major Goal: Solve Mystery - Disappearance Of Person(s) Obstacle to Goal: Race Against Antagonist(s) Location: A church steeple rises above a swampy pool. The waters around the ruin are shallow, except in the graveyard, where open and empty graves create deep, submerged pits. Location Feature: Chapel Phenomena: Strange Weather Villain Goal/Reason: Revenge Artifact: Exotic Item Theme: Power Key NPC: Peasant And then I took this and turned it into a statement like: Write an fantasy role playing game adventure where the adventure is triggered by an apparition. The villain is after revenge and power. A person has disappeared. The location is a church and graveyard that is in a swampy pool. "The Apparition of the Swamp Church" You and your group of adventurers have been hired by the local lord to investigate a strange occurrence at the abandoned swamp church on the outskirts of town. It is said that an apparition has been appearing at the church, terrifying any who dare to enter its grounds. As you approach the church, you notice that the surrounding graveyard is overgrown and the church itself is dilapidated, its walls and roof covered in vines. As you make your way through the swampy pool that surrounds the church, you hear the sound of chanting coming from inside. Upon entering the church, you are confronted by the ghostly apparition of a monk, his body glowing with an otherworldly light. He tells you that he has been cursed to haunt the church for all eternity, unable to find peace until the person responsible for his death is brought to justice. As you listen to the monk's story, you learn that he was a member of the church's clergy, and that he was killed by a vengeful member of the congregation who coveted the monk's position of power. This person, who has since disappeared, was willing to go to any lengths to achieve their goals, even murder. As the monk's story comes to an end, he disappears, leaving you with the task of finding and bringing the killer to justice. You and your companions must search the swampy graveyard and surrounding area for any clues that might lead you to the culprit. As you delve deeper into the mystery, you encounter strange and dangerous creatures, including undead skeletons and swamp beasts. You also discover that the killer is still in the area, using the abandoned church as a hideout. In the end, you are able to track down the killer and confront them in a final showdown at the church. With the help of your companions and the ghostly monk, you are able to defeat the villain and bring them to justice, finally bringing peace to the haunted swamp church. Which isn't too bad if you need a quick adventure for an upcoming game. It took about 10 minutes to generate.

I used it a few times but you can only use a small number of times on a 'free account'. Here are some other AI options: https://stablediffusionweb.com https://openai.com/dall-e-2/ https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img

Thank you Simon. I really don't have any ideas.

I did a quick check on a laptop I have access to at the moment and I couldn't reproduce what you are seeing. I will try a more extensive test when I have time one evening this week.

Can you provide the following information for the system that doesn't work and for the system that does work: OS & Version Version of Java you are running What other programs are running at the same time CPU RAM on the system that is giving you problems Can you post the Combat Record file here (.xml) so I can try and load it on my system? I can't help with the Hero Designer problem. That is a different developer. My desktop system when running a VTT game: Windows 10 PRO 21H2 Java 1.8.0_351 Tabletop Simulator VTT, Hero Designer, HCM, Browsers, and Zoom Intel i7-4770 RAM 32 GB My laptop: Windows 10 Java 1.8 Hero Designer, HCM, and browsers I don't know off the top of my head RAM 16 GB (might be 32 GB) Thank you for purchasing HCM.

I try to run my Champions campaigns in an a real life location that the players are familiar. In my two most recent campaigns there have been the following locations: Minnesota campaign: Mall of America Building site for the new Viking's stadium At the annual Governor's fishing opener Musuems State Fair (giant mutated ants) New Mexico campaign: Very large wind farm on the east side of the state Mall parking lot University of NM campus (and an iconic eatery near the campus) Santa Fe Cross of the Martyrs park At a ruin in the Chaco Canyon national park Underground VIPER facility One of the myriad of Sandia National Laboratory buildings In Mexico to evacuate civilians from an erupting volcano near Mexico City On a moon base. None of them have life support or gadget or piloting skills.

In my Fantasy game if the players spend experience points on something then it is something that can't be taken away (at least for the long term). The players have found all kinds of treasure (coins, gems, jewelry, equipment, merchandise, etc.) and have used that to buy all kinds of things. They have saved and pooled their wealth to have a ship built (something like a Viking longboat) and hired a crew. They had a magic bell that summons air elementals to fill the sails with wind to improve the speed of the ship. All of that wiped out their combined wealth. I had another group that used their wealth to open an inn and some other businesses. Magic items were even more rare in this campaign.