Kraken

Hi, all: I've actually had a HERO Games account for 10+ years but haven't posted to this latest incarnation of the boards. How did you come up with your 'handle' (forum name)? It's the name of my most played Champions character (mostly as an NPC while I GMed) and the last I ever played as a PC. What was the first tabletop RPG you played? Dungeons and Dragons basic set (the one which included "In Search of the Unknown") What was the first tabletop RPG you GMed? same What are you currently playing/GMing? Nothing (for a long time) When did you start playing HERO? I ran into someone who played Champions at a relative's block party (summer of 83, I think) and was invited into his group, a great bunch of players with whom I played (mostly Champions, some AD&D) for the next 7 or so years.

Re: Code VS Killing Poll

Re: Code VS Killing Poll

Re: Code VS Killing Poll The relevant question is: why would Mr. Invulnerable need any of these things?! One's answer rests largely on one's views regarding the source and purpose of human emotions, so I honestly don't think the question can or will be answered to anyone's satisfaction in this forum. While I have no problem accepting that Mr. Invulnerable desires things, I just don't think he would ever actually need any of the things he desires, so that his desires amount to habits or whims, psychological artifacts of a time when he was not invulnerable.

Re: Code VS Killing Poll But you just saw me come to this conclusion! Whether or not the method of thinking changes depends on the nature of the powers. Typically, Champions characters are just human beings enhanced with powers (as you say), but the comic genre contains many examples of alien beings. If I am a being of pure energy whose senses do not directly convey the existence of solid objects, who is fed by electric fields of a certain pattern but harmed by electric fields of another, then my needs and method of thinking are radically different (from humans). Some of my actions (e.g. blowing power grids while feeding) might be bad for human beings, even though they are good for us energy beings. At some point, adding powers to a human might make him so alien that what used to be good for him becomes irrelevant (e.g. food to a guy with the appropriate Life Support) or even bad (e.g. human contact is a deadly Susceptibility). Does this change human morality? No, but it certainly affects his own moral code and motivations, which makes for interesting role-playing possibilities.

Re: Code VS Killing Poll

Re: Introduction/ myself and to the Hero System Welcome to the boards! I recently posted a thread in the Player Finder area, looking for a gaming group near Wilmington... (I introduce my gaming background and interests briefly there.) http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18213 Assuming you're nearby (a good bet, in Delaware!), might you be interested in another (experienced but probably rusty) HERO player?