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    bluesguy got a reaction from Duke Bushido in Who is the MOST Annoying Villain you have Encountered?   
    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.
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    bluesguy reacted to Christopher R Taylor in THE APOCALYPSE!!!!   
    Oh, and while I am a Christian, I don't subscribe to the complex prophecy and timeline of dispensationalist premillennial types so I don't think the Left Behind series is Biblical or likely.  But I do think it makes a really interesting, unique sort of sci fi apocalypse scenario that could be mined for ideas. 
     
    Taken without the faith issues, it becomes a very strange setting that suddenly occurs not only without warning but without the ability to predict. It wouldn't even make sense for a while: why did everyone disappear?  Where did they go?  And why are these tyrannical things happening in the government?  Why are people so awful to each other more than even before?  Its a great setting for adventure and has a very unique flavor.
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    bluesguy got a reaction from dahayden in Fantasy Hero Complete or FH6?   
    Get FHC it is a good place to start.
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    bluesguy reacted to Lord Liaden in Where have you drawn inspiration from?   
    I've always been a four-color comics fan, specifically Bronze Age, so I've drawn mostly from mainstream comics of that stripe, DC and Marvel. Given the nature of RPG game tables I look to team books: Avengers, Justice League, Fantastic Four, Teen Titans, X-Men, Legion of Superheroes, et al. Animated series based on those have sometimes sparked ideas, although they tend to be derivative from what was done in print. But comics draw their own inspiration from just about every other form of fiction, so my reading of fantasy, science-fiction, pulp, gothic horror, mythology, and so on, often filters into my games.
     
    The Champions game line has been very helpful to me, because a number of those books break down and spell out the common plots, themes, and tropes of the genre. The first edition of Aaron Allston's Strike Force was revelatory for me, as for so many other of the "first generation" gamers. I was also very fond of, and miss, all the "plot seeds" that were included for nearly all published characters under Champions Fifth Edition. They often gave me ideas I would likely not have thought of on my own, and inspired me to extrapolate from them.
     
    I have a mind that likes to look for potential connections between elements in a fictional setting, even where none were intended, but could logically fit. Often seeing random A, I'm struck with how it could fit together with Random B, so I take flight from there.   That's one reason I like the Champions Universe so much. It's so deep and diverse, but assembled with an overview to make it internally consistent and coherent. So my obsessive little brain is always pulling out threads and tying them together. 😈
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    bluesguy reacted to Lord Liaden in Swords and... your guys   
    One of the classics from Robert E. Howard's fiction is the shape-shifted member of a hidden inhuman species, bent on seizing power in the world of Men. The sorcerer is a spy for its people in human society, often as a prominent figure in a royal court. A reptilian species was Howard's first choice, preferably serpentine for the shock/disgust factor.
     
    Accidental Change when wounded or Enraged; Distinctive Features (Easily Concealed with Shape Shift); Social Complication: Inhuman (if its species is known for malevolence); Susceptibility/Vulnerability to Cold; Hunted (Watched) by the leaders of its kind.
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    bluesguy got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in New Combat Tool   
    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.
     
     
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    bluesguy got a reaction from DentArthurDent in Doubt about the magic system   
    Here are a couple of additional resources:
     
    Killer Shrike's site with a number of fully laid out magic systems - This site provides a number of really good options for magic systems that are not DnD like.  He also provides a way to create a DnD magic system using Hero. Valdorian Age - 5e setting book has a unique magic system based on 'favors' that spell casters have to make with their patron deity/demon/otherworldly source Narosia Sea of Tears - 6e has a unique magic system divided between arcane and divine
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    bluesguy got a reaction from DentArthurDent in Gnoll type enemies   
    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.
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    bluesguy reacted to Ninja-Bear in Gnoll type enemies   
    The one reason I never liked Gnolls is that to me they look like Hyenas. And what are Hyena doing in a faux Europe setting? Am I the only ine thinking that they look like Hyenas?
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    bluesguy got a reaction from Khymeria in Gnoll type enemies   
    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.
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    bluesguy reacted to fdw3773 in King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot   
    Hi, everyone! I just posted Hero Designer files and PDF writeups for King Arthur Pendragon, Queen Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot of the Lake in the downloads section from British legends. If there's sufficient interest, I may come up with writeups for some of the Knights of the Round Table and assorted villain knights they faced such as Mordred, Turquine, etc.
     
    https://www.herogames.com/files/file/526-king-arthur-queen-guinevere-and-sir-lancelot/
     
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    bluesguy reacted to fdw3773 in King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot   
    Hello again, everyone! I just posted a new update of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Lamorak, and Sir Percival. I used Fantasy Hero 3rd Edition rules for a much simpler character design. Enjoy! 🙂
     
     
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    bluesguy reacted to Legendsmiths in Hero System for FoundryVTT   
    No. I think he isn’t working on it anymore. Someone else forked it and I am talking to him. 
     
    The biggest difference is I have a license so I can include actual rules text in the content. 
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    bluesguy reacted to Christopher R Taylor in Greyhawk, ToEE adventures   
    I build "turning undead" as a huge presence attack, so the priest gets a bonus, and as you say, undead take increased presence attacks from holy men.  Between the two, that will tend to make undead cower and flee.  I ruled that very weak undead simply die at PRE+30 as part of their complication.
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    bluesguy reacted to Barton in Cardboard Heroes for Champions?!? Does anyone have these?   
    I purchased THREE copies [two on deep discount]. Use them all the time in my games. Wonderful collection, even includes Wild West minis.
     
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    bluesguy reacted to Lord Liaden in Greyhawk HERO   
    I love the world of Greyhawk, but I guess I would want to be sure what you mean when you say, "classic Greyhawk." That setting has a very long history and went through some significant changes over the years. For my initial comments I'm going to assume, you being a veteran gamer , that you're referring to the setting before the Greyhawk Wars upended it.
     
    To me, the first key element of the setting is history. There's a very clear time line of events by which the nations, races (especially human ethnicities), cultures, and geopolitics of the Flanaess formed as they did by the default start date of the campaign. Past events continue to affect the "present day" in numerous identifiable ways. That gives the world more of a sense of coherence than many other published fantasy settings. But the other side of that coin is that the Flanaess also features great diversity, not only in people and places, but in adventure opportunities. Scattered across the land are numerous unique realms, wilderness areas, "dungeons," and "big bads" rife with possibilities, often having no connection to each other. That helps keep a campaign fresh, and doesn't force it to be defined by one overarching threat unless one chooses to focus on one of the possibilities, e.g. a resurgent Great Kingdom, Iuz, the Scarlet Brotherhood, the Queen of Spiders, the return of Vecna, etc.
     
    (BTW I find Hero Games's own The Turakian Age world to come closest to recapturing that Greyhawk style of all the settings I've come across, even to the point of resembling particular regions, although TA's scope is considerably broader.)
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    bluesguy reacted to Durzan Malakim in Justice League - ChatGPT   
    Welcome to Mechanon Debate Club. The first rule of Mechanon Debate Club is: you do not talk about Mechanon Debate Club. The second rule of Mechanon Debate Club is: you DO NOT talk about Mechanon Debate Club! Third rule of Mechanon Debate Club: if someone asks why they got a downvote and you don't reply, the debate is over. Fourth rule: only two posters to a debate. Fifth rule: one debate at a time. Sixth rule: debates are civil. No doxing, no profanity, and no ad hominem attacks. Seventh rule: debates go on as long as they have to. And the eight and final rule: if this your first time at Mechanon Debate Club, you have to debate.
     
    Posting about Mechanon's latest efforts at world domination via AI-chatbots is not a violation of rules one or two. The unexplained downvote likely means that the debate is over though.
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    bluesguy got a reaction from Somewhat Critical Speaker in Justice League - ChatGPT   
    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.
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    bluesguy got a reaction from DentArthurDent in Justice League - ChatGPT   
    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. 
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    bluesguy got a reaction from Scott Ruggels in Justice League - ChatGPT   
    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.
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    bluesguy reacted to death tribble in I need to flesh out the city   
    A harbourmaster to run the port.
    Pilots to guide the ships in.
    The chief tax inspector
     
    Those are off the top of my head.
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    bluesguy got a reaction from TheUnderground in Export format issue.   
    It is always the little things that get you 🙂
     
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    bluesguy got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in Homebrewing Hero points   
    I see HAP as a way to help those players who for whatever reasons tend to roll very poorly.  I have a couple of players that can go for 4 to 6 sessions without using a single HAP.  And I have other players who use them up pretty quickly.
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    bluesguy got a reaction from Khymeria in PCs as minions of the Dark Lord   
    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.
     
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    bluesguy got a reaction from assault in PCs as minions of the Dark Lord   
    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.
     
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