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Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea... Good Idea: Micronauts Hero Bad Idea: Microsoft Hero And hey, I liked Changeling. The hardcover edition's magic system was a lot better than the stupid cards from the softcover. I liked Mage too.

Re: Superbeing Rights Debate Of course that's a common trope in I.D.I.O.T. plots, but that doesn't mean it's mandatory for cloning stories.

Re: Naruto Hero Yeah, it's pretty standard anime stuff from Ninja Hero. I wouldn't even add "gestures" or "restrainable" into the manuvers, because nobody ever actually attacks somebody while they are standing there wriggling their fingers. Or at least not the shows I watched.

Re: Implementing a magic system for Garrett, PI Except for, the Dead Man. He uses a lot of traditional "psionic" powers. Mind Control, Mind Reading, stuff like that. But again, he's mostly a Plot Device. Then there was the Sorceror v UFO battle in Angry Lead Skies. Pretty high powered, but the Garret was just a spectator.

Re: Superbeing Rights Debate You seem to be conflating a couple concepts here, and assuming that ALL clones work the same way. If you clone an adult human, you end up with a zygote. It still has to be born and raised, and taught, for ~18 years before it becomes an adult. If you have some sort of "Clone-O-Mat" tech where you can insert tissue sample, and 60 seconds later something pops out that is fully adult, and visually indistinguishable from the donor, that's not a clone, that's just duplication with a "cloning" special effect. We'll call that an Identical Duplicate Incorporating Organic Technology (or I.D.I.O.T.). If that's the way things work in your campaign, that's fine, but you are assuming that it always has to work that way in every campaign. Cloning =/= I.D.I.O.T. If you want to read a good story about clone replacements and such like, I recommend "Brothers in Arms" and "Mirror Dance" by Lois McMaster Bujold.

Re: Anyone run a Starcraft setting There are specifically "brain bugs" mentioned in the book. Operation Bug House was specifically mounted to capture one or more of them before the invasion of the Bug homeworld. The humans had psykers who were able to locate the underground tunnels and tell the MI where to go.

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Re: Who Watches The Foxbat? It's been done. I'm sure you guys knew that, but other people might be scratching their heads.

Re: Foxbatmite Isn't it 24th and a halfth century? err, dimension?

Re: Who Watches The Foxbat? Is there a master list of Champions Universe good guys? I've seen several reference lists of villains. I'm trying to think of somebody that would be a good Dr. Manhatten, but drawing a blank. Oh yeah, and the Space Pirate Amazon Ninja Foxgirl watches Foxbat.

Re: Bolt, the super dog Now that the DVD is out, I thought I'd bump this in case anyone has something to add. Who wants to do Super Rhino, as per the special feature?

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Re: Going to be running a Teen Champions game... I've always thought that a Teenagers From Outer Space inspired Teen Champions game could be fun. You can get a TFOS pdf from Drivethrough RPG for a pretty reasonable price.

Re: Which is better for a beginner: Champions or Dark Champions? Sidekick, Sidekick, Sidekick. If you guys have never played before, you definately want to start with Sidekick. It's the Easy New York Teenybopper version of Hero, and leaves out the most complicated bits. If you want to do Superheroes, you can also take a look at PS238, which is based on the comic, and features middle school super heroes.

Re: Can't see through your clothes Not Cotton, Air.

Re: Shadowcats Vehicular Insanity Shop: The Strangest Submarine design Frankly, the ecological niche for ballistic missile submarines is pretty damn small these days. Vertical Launch Tubes are standard equipment in attack subs these days, and if they launch ballistic missiles in addition to the cruise missiles that are frequently used, why not?

Re: superuseless superpowers Personally, I have the power to give a person a nosebleed by staring at him. "A person" as in a singular specific person, one of my friends from high school. I use it sparingly though, with miniscule power comes miniscule responsiblity. Minor Transform, Mr M. to Mr M. with bleeding nose, extra time (1 minute) concentrate (no other actions), only works on a specific target.

Re: Star-spawn gunslinger I wasn't November 1st, 1938 was it?

Re: Why do the Champions waste so much time being "good citizens?"

Re: Cristmas & Cthulhu Well, I've got a couple of ideas for Frostilicus, The Great Cold One, aka "Frosty". But just background, no power sets besides cold. Santa could probably be done as a Super Patriot archetype with christmas themed powers. The polar regions are often a hot-spot of eldritch activity, so if we assume that the initial incursion erupted at his base, it could be wiped out, as was previously mentioned. Perhaps one of the elves was trying to improve efficiency a bit too much... Somebody else will have to do the Jingle Force Five though.

Re: Bolt, the super dog And a bonus "Baby Bolt" for your PS238 campaign. You could bump him up a little for Teen Champions as well. Slightly more generic super dog w/o the campaign specific hunteds & psych lims. Baby Bolt - Super Puppy VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 30....STR.....-5...30......15-.......HTH Damage 6d6 END [3] 12....DEX.....21...12......11-.......OCV 4 DCV 4 12....CON.....14...12......11- 12....BODY....14...12......11- 9....INT.....4...9......11-.......PER Roll 11-/12- 12....EGO.....14...12......11-.......ECV: 4 10....PRE.....5...10......11-.......PRE Attack: 2d6 8....COM.....0...8......11- 14....PD......14...14.............14 PD (14 rPD) 7....ED......5...7.............7 ED (7 rED) 3....SPD.....8...3.................Phases: 4, 8, 12 7....REC.....10...7 23....END.....0...23 18....STUN....0...18 16....RUN......0...16"................END [3] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 6....LEAP.....0...6"................6" forward, 3" upward CHA Cost: 104 Cost...POWERS .....Doggie Powers - END= 5.....1) Tracking with Normal Smell - END=0 3.....2) Ultrasonic Perception (Hearing Group) - END=0 4.....3) +1 PER with Hearing Group, Normal Sight and Normal Smell - END=0 10.....Damage Resistance (14 PD/7 ED) - END=0 10.....Bolt Powers: Elemental Control, 20-point powers - END= 7.....1) Laser Vision: EB 2d6, Armor Piercing (+1/2) (15 Active Points); Beam (-1/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4) - END=1 13.....2) +30 STR (30 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2) - END=3 10.....3) Running +10" (16" total) (20 Active Points) - END=2 15.....4) EB 4d6, Area Of Effect (5" Cone; +1) (40 Active Points); No Range (-1/2), Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2) - END=4 POWERS Cost: 77 Cost...MARTIAL ARTS 5......Flying Grab (Bite): 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 40 STR for holding on; FMove 4......Crush (Bite): 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 10d6 Crush, Must Follow Grab 4......Nerve Strike: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, 2d6 NND MARTIAL ARTS Cost: 13 Cost...SKILLS 3......Stealth 11- SKILLS Cost: 3 Cost...TALENTS 3......Lightsleep TALENTS Cost: 3 Value..DISADVANTAGES 5.....Physical Limitation: Small (no larger than about 1m; +3" KB) Infrequently, Slightly Impairing 15.....Physical Limitation: Very Limited Manipulation Frequently, Greatly Impairing 10.....Physical Limitation: Near Human Intelligence (Frequently, Slightly Impairing) 10.....Social Limitation: Pet (Frequently, Minor) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Very protective of his person (Common, Strong) 10.....Susceptibility to Styrofoam: 1d6 drain to Bolt Powers per Turn (Uncommon) DISADVANTAGES Points: 65 Base Pts: 150 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 200

Re: Bolt, the super dog OK, here is the "final" version of Bolt. Bolt - Super Dog VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 45....STR.....-5...45......18-.......HTH Damage 9d6 END [5] 17....DEX.....21...17......12-.......OCV 6 DCV 6 18....CON.....16...18......13- 22....BODY....24...22......13- 9....INT.....-1...9......11-.......PER Roll 15- 12....EGO.....4...12......11-.......ECV: 4 19....PRE.....9...19......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 12....COM.....1...12......11- 28....PD......27...28.............28 PD (14 rPD) 12....ED......8...12.............12 ED (8 rED) 4....SPD.....13...4.................Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 12....REC.....14...12 40....END.....2...40 40....STUN....6...40 21....RUN......0...21"................END [4] 4....SWIM.....2...4"................END [1] 12....LEAP.....0...12"................12" forward, 6" upward CHA Cost: 141 Cost...POWERS 15.....Bolt Powers: Elemental Control, 30-point powers - END= 63.....1) Super Bark: EB 30d6, Area Of Effect (31" Cone; +1) (300 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-1/2), Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2), Costs Endurance (-1/2) - END=30 17.....2) Super Strength: +40 STR (40 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2) - END=4 10.....3) Laser Vision: EB 4d6, Armor Piercing (+1/2) (30 Active Points); Beam (-1/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4) - END=3 15.....4) Super Quick: Running +15" (21" total) (30 Active Points) - END=3 12.....Super Canine Senses: +4 PER with All Sense Groups - END=0 3.....Super Jumping: Leaping +3" (12" forward, 6" upward) - END=1 1.....Combat-Acclimated: +3 PRE (3 Active Points); Only To Protect Against Presence Attacks (-1) - END= 5.....Canine Nose: Tracking with Normal Smell - END=0 3.....Canine Ears: Ultrasonic Perception (Hearing Group) (Hearing Group) - END=0 11.....Damage Resistance (14 PD/8 ED) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 155 Cost...MARTIAL ARTS 4......Charge: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, -2 DCV, 11d6 +v/5 Strike, FMove 3......Flying Tackle: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, -1 DCV, 9d6 +v/5 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls; FMove 5......Flying Grab (Bite): 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 55 STR for holding on; FMove 4......Crush (Bite): 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 13d6 Crush, Must Follow Grab 4......Nerve Strike: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, 2d6 NND MARTIAL ARTS Cost: 20 Cost...SKILLS 5......Concealment 13- (7 Active Points); Self Only (-1/2) 5......Stealth 13- 3......Teamwork 12- 3......Power 11- SKILLS Cost: 16 Cost...PERKS 10......Follower PERKS Cost: 10 Cost...TALENTS 3......Lightsleep TALENTS Cost: 3 Value..DISADVANTAGES 15.....Physical Limitation: Very Limited Manipulation Frequently, Greatly Impairing 5.....Physical Limitation: Small (no larger than about 1m; +3" KB) Infrequently, Slightly Impairing 10.....Physical Limitation: Near Human Intelligence (Frequently, Slightly Impairing) 20.....Psychological Limitation: Very protective of Penny (Common, Total) 10.....Social Limitation: Pet (Frequently, Minor) 15.....Susceptibility to Styrofoam: 1d6 drain to Bolt Powers per Phase (Uncommon) 10.....Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Sonic Attacks (Uncommon) 15.....Has to chase cats: (Uncommon), go 11-, recover 11- 30.....Hunted: Dr. Calico (The Green-Eyed Man) 14- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 5.....Hunted: International Conspiracy of Cats 11- (Less Pow, NCI, Watching) 10.....DNPC: Dr. Forester (Penny's Father) 11- (Normal; Useful Noncombat Position or Skills) DISADVANTAGES Points: 145 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 345 Background/History Bolt was an ordinary puppy that Penny Forrester and her father picked up at the animal shelter. Until Dr Forrester's enemies started closing in on him, when he used the facilities of his lab to turn Bolt into the perfect protector for his daughter. Personality/Motivation Loves Penny, will do anything to protect and help her. Quote "Bark" Powers/Tactics Bolt is super strong and tough, his bark is *much* worse than his bite. Campaign Use Dr. Calico and his International Conspiracy of Cats have kidnapped Dr. Forrester (Penny's Father) and are trying to force him to use his technology to create a force of Super Agents. Penny and Bolt fight back against his army of Agents and Thugs. Appearance A medium sized mixed-breed dog. Has white fur, a bushy tail, and alert ears

Re: Build my Computer! 5 pts is for your PC, stereo, TV, telephone, etc. All that "misc crap". But yeah, I probably wouldn't bother charging for it anyway.

Re: Need Premade Character for Beginning Player! If you have the Champions sourcebook, just use the New Champions from the back of the book, and change the names. They are all designed to be used as starter characters. If you don't have the Champions sourcebook, get it.

Re: Build my Computer! You know, you can go overboard with stating everything out. IMO actually creating computer stat sheets should be reserved for super-computer/AI level systems, not a mere desktop PC. Do you stat out the TV that they watch the news bulletins on? Sometimes you can just say "mmm, yeah, 5 points for misc mundane crap in the base."