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Re: Plot Seed: Six Places to Nuke When You’re Serious For the serious sadistic supervillain: 1 Haight Street, Suite A San Francisco, CA 94102

Re: [Mahou Sensei Negima] Pacto- Transform or Multipower? I think an Aid would possibly be appropriate as well; you might need a VPP to give each of the girls that first inch of Flight, and first d6 of Energy Blast, but it sounds like he's "buffing" them, which means an Aid might be the best mechanic to do so. So: A small VPP to give each girl their initial powers And an Aid, usable on all powers granted by the VPP simultaneously

Re: Suggestions for a new character: Ameiko Minoru ...it is very unkind of you to leave us hanging with the origin.

Re: Potential Campaign: Alpha Flight or Superhero Socialism The thing that leaps out at me is that combat training appears to be a major aspect of their job, since most of the required point expenditures are on CSLs. I think for any government "staff" super, there would be requirements to learn skills such as Oratory, Bureaucratics, Conversation, and so on. I would take some points off of CSLs and do things like "6 points from the following list..." instead, or perhaps add the points in noncombat skills as an additional requirement. I would say that any super stationed in Quebec would have a requirement of 2 pts. in French, for example...

Re: What pre-5th Edition Hero books do you still use? Totally fair; although my own take on it is that some of the later incarnations of Seeker, like the one from Watchers of the Dragon, are actually just fine--they play up the "Seeker" aspect, and play down the "I'm an Australian Ninja!" aspect. Nighthawk just doesn't feel quite so archetypical for some reason; part of it is the Batman comparison, I suppose.

Re: What pre-5th Edition Hero books do you still use? I mix and match 4th and 5th: I like the overall tone of 4th, but there are parts where 5th appears more internally consistent. Likewise, some 4th characters have not aged well (Seeker just comes across as trite and cheesy now), so they tend to be rotated out in favor of their 5th ed. counterparts. Nighthawk is not a great improvement over Seeker though, so both go...

Re: History of the Super-Soldier Serum (need suggestions!) If you are willing to crib from other publishers, AC Comics' Femforce is led by "Ms. Victory", whose V-47 formula is essentially a Super-Soldier Serum by a different name.

Re: NAZI Villians If you are willing to go back to 4th ed, there is a medium-sized gallery of Nazi Villains, with Golden Age Champions being an ideal source.

Re: Your Character: The Series (Not exactly WWYCD...) The Adventures of Blackberry S. Firr would almost certainly be G, or possibly at the low end of PG, rated. It would probably take the form of a Reading Rainbow or Muppet Show style variety program, with an assortment of guests and topics. Blackberry herself would love to be involved in a program that talks about science, and nature, and people, which makes it likely that "her" program would cover those exact same topics.

Re: WWYCD for a klondike bar? (humorous please) Blackberry would look directly at the camera, then at the person holding the Bar, then look back at the camera. Then she'd pout, and look piteously at the Klondike Bar. ...I'd give the Klondike holder 5 seconds before caving at that point, 10 at the outside.

Re: name this gadget! If the character has an offbeat sense of humor, and/or if the character is a fan of the webcomic 8-bit theatre... "Staff-Chucks"

Re: Help me brainstorm a disaster! *Secondary fires: you have the plane impacting something on the way down; between the collision and loose debris, you have the potential for sparks and flames *Glass, glass everywhere: if the plane is flying by downtown, there is definitely a possibility of shards threatening bystanders. *Opportunistic crimes: fairly self-explanatory, but maybe the plane was just a distraction for the perpetrator's real plan *Evacuating the wounded: "...this person needs to get to a hospital right now, but the roads are blocked!"

Re: Titles for your character Blackberry S. Firr does not have an official appelation, but many people refer to her as "the nicest person you could ever meet".

Re: Titles for your character During the Reign of the Supermen, each of the "Supermen" had one of Superman's monickers. If that is correct, I believe it is "The Metropolis Kid" (Superboy). Also, there is "The Last Son of Krypton" (the Eradicator).

Re: WWYCD - The Night of the Dead

Re: The things I learned playing a ninja! Beware the inverse ninja rule! The inverse ninja rule is as follows: The total battle power of a ninja or team of ninjas on a side is constant. The more ninjas you have per side, the weaker each individual ninja is. Since perfect teamwork is impossible, this means that, in general, the side with the fewer ninjas will prevail. Behold the following example: Entire Foot Clan < The 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles < The (lone) Shredder

Re: character design help, please (long) My suggestion would be a hybridization of the other approaches: Fuel Charges with Costs End on the STR. Armor and Speed would be purchased as powers with the Continuing Fuel Charge Limitation STR would be purchased with as a Continuing Fuel Charge with Costs End (note that because of a quirk in the rules this would make it not add Figured Characteristics). I think the character would only look too powerful for the points if you put the Armor and Attributes in an EC--without an EC the character looks fine, or even somewhat weak for the cost.

Re: DC inspired by TV ...it seems oddly appropriate for McGuyver to start up the Stargate project, doesn't it?

Re: DC inspired by TV Airwolf and Knight Rider remain the kings of "It was the 80s... you put a microchip in a vehicle and it becomes a SUPER VEHICLE " style of storytelling.

Re: DC inspired by TV I actually like this a lot, particularly if you ever need to break in a new set of players, because they can latch onto parts of the universe. Just one of many crackpot-yet-amusing ideas that come to mind: The A-Team was indeed framed for a crime they didn't commit... by aliens. Faceman discovered existence of the Cylons, and their plan to attack earth, which led to their framing of the A-Team. Poor Murdock was driven insane after getting caught in an experimental "transporter"... ...Oddhat, this idea is way too much fun for words. I insist you create a thread on the topic in the NGD!

Re: WWYCD: Your hero needs your help Blackberry: it is difficult to conceive of a reason why she wouldn't take up the case. She has decent investigation skills, but she would start by calling up some old friends to get some mystic mojo going--it is always easier to search for the truth if you have at least a few leads. Ephemeral (Working name) would have some reservations. Her identity is well-known, and there are many groups and powers who would like to manipulate her. That being said, she would feel obligated to investigate the situation--anybody she respects is entitled to a certain amount of deference, even if just a dream-shade.

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game" Hm. College kid, eh? Lots of possibilities: Mathematic/Scientific origin or interests: (Eigen) Vector Computer Gamer: Rush, Blitz (both terms from Real-Time Strategy games to denote "fast attack") Excessively L33t Gamer: R0xx0r (works even better if his nemesis/Hunted is named "H4xx0r") Someone who is a little naive about how names can be interpreted: "The Streak" Electrical Special Effects: (the) Charge, Sparks Just some possibilities

Re: [Character Review] BRUTE I'm going to threadjack a little, and hope this does not descend into a flaming OIHID spiral: Ok, just on an eyeballing, Bill Banner here is saving over 30 character points, over and above the 15 for Secret ID, for the OIHID limitation. Speaking from a purely mechanic-y perspective, 30 pts. is the equivalent of a big hunted, or a "psychotic cripple" psych. lim., or a "takes damage from being alive" sort of vulnerability. I like OIHID concepts, stuff like classic Thor, or Sentai Teams, etc., but I have to admit I find OIHID tough to balance in actual sessions. In one sense, it's a super-intense form of Secret ID, but based on character conceptions, it often roleplays out to be an advantage, particularly when the character has a near-Instant transformation that can be triggered at will. How do you all keep OIHID characters "balanced" compared to the rest of the group?

Re: Point Efficiency vs. Concept Conversely, somewhere along the line, he went from being named "slim" to being I-spend-hours-in-the-gym-daily buff...

Re: [Character Review] BRUTE David Bixby... cute. Seems like a fairly straight-up brick, in one sense. I do note (like I do with every OIHID character) that the OIHID is saving Dr. Bixby a lot of character points in top of his Secret ID; I assume that means it will come up fairly often?