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  2. Lets talk about the untalkable: Levels

    in Fantasy Hero

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    Re: Lets talk about the untalkable: Levels

     

    Hmm...

     

    Well, my 2 cents.

     

    I'm not too crazy about stating that every AD&D level advancement is equivalent (Ie. linear.) At certain levels, Magic spells become significantly more powerful, fighters gain extra attacks per round, etc....

     

    A 5th level Magic User (Almost every player takes Fireball or Lightning Bolt as their first 3rd level magic spell...) packs a considerably more powerful punch than a 4th level Magic User. A 4th level Magic User, on the other hand, is only slightly more powerful than a 3rd level MU.

  8. One Hero System Karate Cop

    in Other Genres

    Posted

    Re: One Hero System Karate Cop

     

    Um' date=' I hope you meant [i']Kiana[/i] Tom, because when I Googled Kianna Tom I got an awful lot of NSFW pix.

     

    Then again, when I Googled Kiana Tom I got more than a few Playboy pix, so maybe my comment is irrelevant.

     

    Looks like Google's Safe Search filter works pretty well. (Good to know. When it first came out, you could get some pretty raunchy stuff just by typing in pretty common words with the filter on medium level. At highest level, it blocks too much.)

     

    Is Kianna the stage name of some porn actress? They often take famous names and add or drop a letter (which can lead to some very not-expected web search results.)

  9. Post-Apocalyptic Anime

    in Other Genres

    Posted

    Re: Post-Apocalyptic Anime

     

    Appleseed (1988) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094668/

    &

    Appleseed (2004) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401233/

    See the earlier one first (Same characters and similar theme, but not the same movie.)

     

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/

     

    These look interesting:

     

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108570/

     

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367439/

     

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091211/

     

    For movies about an Apocalypse:

     

    Akira http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/ (Note may be disturbing to younger viewers....)

     

    Evangelion http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112159/

  10. Need an organization name

    in Champions

    Posted

    Re: Need an organization name

     

    Hmm...

     

    The

     

    Scientific

    Endowment for the

    Advancment of

    Knowledge,

    Ethics, and

    Reason

     

    Foundation

    (Yeah, It's phonetic, not the proper spelling....)

     

    ---------

     

    The

     

    Scientific

    Endowment for

    Advanced

    Research for the

    Contribution of

    Humanity

     

    Foundation

  14. Firewing vs yo Momma

    in HERO System Discussion

    Posted

    Re: Firewing vs yo Momma

     

    Mom, definitely :D

     

    Anyone who can handle 1st graders can handle one supervillan with no problem ;)

     

    Power: 100d6 Mind Control: Only to make you instantly engage in a long conversation at the end of which it is impossible for you to remember what you were doing beforehand. :)

  17. Making colonization attractive?

    in Star Hero

    Posted

    Re: Making colonization attractive?

     

    I thought a lot of guys would jump at the chance to hook up with one of the green alien women :D

     

    In all seriousness, if there were some sort of valuable work that my wife and I could do, we'd love to live on an offworld colony. :)

     

    Otherwise, if space travel would (improbably) become cheap enough in my lifetime I'd love to take a vacation to Luna or Mars. :cool:

  18. Is HERO an ideal or even an adequate game for those new to RPGs? Should it be?

    in HERO System Discussion

    Posted

    Re: Is HERO an ideal or even an adequate game for those new to RPGs? Should it be?

     

    A good GM and players can easily accomodate and mentor a newbie no matter what the system :D

     

    Zorn, you're an excellent GM and player. You always keep in mind that it's called 'role-playing', not 'role-lawyering' or 'role-accountant.' You always remember Rule #1: It's supposed to be fun for everyone. (Ie. You don't pander to the guy who likes to argue some esoteric rule for the sake of arguing or the bully-brat who demands everything go the way he wants it.)

  20. Why do we object to mechanics?

    in HERO System Discussion

    Posted

    Re: Why do we object to mechanics?

     

    To get to the Big Idea of this thread...

     

    The times that I've objected to mechanics are when they are abused by someone whose sole purpose in playing a game is to derive some sort of pathetic ego satisfaction by ruining everyone else's fun. (Ie. those bast**** who get their kicks by making others miserable.)

     

    Otherwise, I'm good with using rules to the letter, modifying them, or dropping them altogether depending upon each unique campaign. (Every RPG 'campaign' is really a unique game, even between different campaigns of the same players using the same game system. Unless I've got a good reason to track END in Star Hero, I just don't bother. In Champions or "Fireball-Flinging" Fantasy Hero, you bet your sweet bippie I make sure people are keeping close track of it :))

  21. Review of You Gotta Have Character

    in Other Genres

    Posted

    Disclosure: The reader should be aware that Jason is a good friend of mine. With that out of the way, on to the review!

     

    It isn't easy to find a role-playing book would be a great read on its own if all the nuts and bolts and crunchy bits were removed. You Gotta Have Character is one of those rare books. With only minor modification the book could easily be used as a primer in any college level creative writing characterization course, as part of a class on ‘Notable People in History’ or as the basis for a really nifty TV series on a specialty cable channel.

     

    Through exhaustive research, Jason Walters brings us a collection of some of the most eclectic and downright bizarre personalities in history. The book is written in an easy to read and comfortable voice. He manages to present these people in a relatively unbiased manner, although is not afraid to use a wonderful and subtle dry sense of humor when some of the things get really bizarre. As Ken Hite says in the introduction (Borrowing from Mark Twain, who borrowed it from Lord Byron, who probably borrowed it from some now-forgotten Greek dude, who was probably writing down an ancient saying) “Truth is Stranger Than Fiction.”

     

    While You Gotta Have Character has the ability to stand outside of the role-playing genre, it is a great source of ideas for any campaign. Jason gives outstanding suggestions on how to adapt each character into multiple genres along with character profiles and write ups for each personality’s historical setting. By giving a concise and clear biography of how the cultures in which these people lived both created them and were changed by them, the GM is given the necessary tools to adapt them to their own setting.

     

    The cover is an eye-catching, wonderfully done work of art that pulls you in and is 100% true to the books' content.

     

    There are a few typos here and there, and an index to who-did-what(?) would have been nice but not necessary. Personally, I would have liked more bibliographical information and it would have been great if there could have been a customized art work or two for Jason's.... interesting :nonp: .... introduction.

     

    All in all I give You Gotta Have Character a full and complete recommendation for anyone looking for a breath of fresh air into their game.

  23. Starting up a new campaign -- Recruitment ideas?

    in HERO System Discussion

    Posted

    Re: Starting up a new campaign -- Recruitment ideas?

     

     

    What general advice do people have for recruiting new players?

     

    --Pete

     

    Pull players into the game as quickly as possible. Always have some pregenerated characters ready for those not versed in the Hero System or even those who are fluent with it but didn't have the time or background to build a character for your particular setting. Tell them upfront that they can keep and use these pregenerated characters ongoing if they like them, or you can offer to stop the game a little early and generate characters.

  24. Starting up a new campaign -- Recruitment ideas?

    in HERO System Discussion

    Posted

    Re: Starting up a new campaign -- Recruitment ideas?

     

    quick google check using "nashville rpg club", found this site. Don't know how current it is:

     

    http://home.adelphia.net/~adurston/NAGCL/NA7.html#TN

     

    TENNESSEE

     

    Adventurer's Inn

    Contact: Dan

    3822 Sutherland, to be precise, next to Forest Hill & Sutherland.

    (423) 531-1142

    Notes: open every day, except Monday, from 4PM-2AM. Sunday Again, supports all

    major gaming systems; ongoing stuff includes Call of Cthulhu, AD&D,

    and Battletech games and regular random Magic duels. Food and beverages

    available in-store. Memberships are $12.50/month

     

    A Game A Day (AGAD)

    Contact: Keith Kail

    1312 Memorial Blvd. %23D

    Murfreesboro TN 37130

    1-888-281-4263

    E-mail: gamehob@aol.com

    Home Page

    Meetings: Meet at Gamemaster Hobbies in Murfrresboro, TN every Saturday

    for whichever league is going on.

    Interests: Lots of Games Workshop. Every Weekend hosts a league day.

    Silent Death and Dragon Dice on Wednesday. C23 and BattleTech CCG on

    Tuesdays during the summer. Magic: Arena will start soon.

    Notes: 615-896-5333 or toll free: 1-888-281-GAME

    Area: Middle Tennessee

     

    Alpha Psi Phi (Tennessee Tech's Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Gaming Club)

    Contact: TTU Box 5226

    Cookeville, TN 38505

    (615) 528-7871 (Bill Langston, Secretary/Treasurer)

    E-mail: wfl4468@tntech.edu (7.95)

    Meetings: Wednesdays at 8:00, Henderson Hall 306B on campus

    Gopher: gopher.tntech.edu,

    /TTU Campus Info & Services/Campus Orgs/ Sci-Fi & Fantasy Club

    Conventions: Sponsor and run Highland (Highland IX Fall 1995)

     

    Games Central Station

    Contact: Mark A Jackson

    1916 Longhunter Lane

    Nashville, TN 37217

    (615) 367-1628

    E-mail: gamemark@bellsouth.net

    Meetings: We meet the 2nd Friday & 4th Monday of every month from 6:30 -

    9:00 pm at Gamemaster Hobbies in the Hickory Hollow Mall (Antioch, TN...

    a suburb of Nashville)

    Interests: The focus is open gaming, especially multi-player board games.

    We especially like German games like Settlers, El Grande, Lowenhurz, and

    American games like Junta & Guerilla.

    Notes: New players are always welcome... we want to be a place for people

    to become involved, not just for a bunch of old gamers to sit around and

    beat up on each other.

    Area: We have a no CCG, no RPG, no minatures policy... our focus is board

    & card games.

    Cons: We haven't done anything yet... but we have dreams.

     

    HMGS - Midsouth

    Contact: Major Bill Harting

    101 Taylor Road

    Estill Springs, TN 37330

    (615) 649-5366

    E-mail: majorbill@infoave.net

    Notes: Regional arm of the HMGS. Monthly meetings. Publishes "The Dispatch."

     

    McCord Tri-Cult

    Contact: Lars M McCord

    P.O box 16075

    Johnson City TN 37614

    E=mail: cyberphreak2@juno.com

    Meetings: East Tennessee State University Places vary

    Interests: Vampire: The Masquerade, Magic the Gathering, Battletech:RPG,

    Battletech:CCG Star wars:RPG, Star Trek CCG

    Notes: Hacking, fraud, vandalism, lots of neat stuff. ( Ed note. :) assumed )

    Area: We average about 5-10 members at a time. We are a fairly new group.

    Cons: Knoxville Cons.

     

    Other Worlds

    Contact: Jason E. Brown

    3801 Dayton Blvd

    Chattanooga, TN 37415

    (423)870-1074

    E-mail: othrwrld@cdc.net

    Meetings: We are open Tues-Friday 11-9 Sat 1-10 and Sunday 1-6

    Interests: We provide free gaming space and lots of gamers for just about

    all systems.. Historical doesn't do well here but RPG's CCG's and

    wargaming such as WH Fantasy, WH40K, Warzone, BATTLETECH are all run

    on a regular basis...

    Notes: 48 Hour GAME-A-THONS are run ever couple of months, open on FRI,

    Don't close till Saturday.. Gaming of all kinds..

    Area: RPG's, CCG's, and Wargaming

    Cons: We always attend Chattacon in January

     

    Riverbluff Irregulars

    Contact:

    Memphis, Tenneessee

    E-mail: Tankrider@aol.com or Tbears39@aol.com

    Interests: Games played by type: almost everything! WWII naval, WWI naval,

    Span-Amer War naval, WWI air combat, WWII infantry 1/35th, WWII infantry

    1/72, 15mm ACW, 20mm WILDWEST, Star Trek maxx, 15mm Ancients-DBA, all

    sorts of Board games, card games(enemy in sight, Rise of the Luftwaffe),

    Warhammer, soon to be adding several other games to this list as the

    miniatures are completed (20mm Spanish civil war)

    Games most often played: 1/35th WWII infantry- frontline rules 1/2400

    naval ----Genaral Quarters rules, Wild West -------- Wild west rules

    Star trek maxx ---- star trek maxx, Blue Maxx ----------- Blue maxx,

    15mmACW--- fire and fury rules

    Notes: we are a very open group. We do not "charge" anyone to play or

    participate in our games. If a person feels compelled to "buy" their own

    Miniatures to have their own set, Great! But it is not necessary. we Welcome

    any and all interested participants. Our group meets every THURSDAY at 6pm

    (sometimes 5pm) til ??? other prospective game times are sunday afternoons.

    WE gather at GAMEMASTERS in East Memphis at 6554 Quince RD, this located just

    off the Nonconnah expressway at Kirby parkway.

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