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Re: Re-Imaged Hero(ines) Well done, Mr. Johnston. It's your turn.

Re: Re-Imaged Hero(ines) Great! How about . . . Power Girl?

Re: Future Tech Links This is so cool! Israeli nano-wasps -- when jets don't work This isn't exactly a weapon, but is still cool. Surgical Micro-Waldo

Re: The Weird Power Posting Game.

Re: The Future of Small Arms

Re: Genre Conventions 2: What is Cool? Grace under pressure is cool. Fighting when you know you'll lose, but need to buy time for your friends is cool. Horatius was cool.

Re: Re-Imaged Hero(ines) The Animal Man In the fantasy land of faraway Sanfrancisco, the warriors of the Presidio gathered, their furry tails twitching as they made their plans. "One among us must lead!" went up the cry. "Who will it be?" they all asked. Soon, the seven largest and strongest came forward. They were mighty indeed. The smallest of them was over three feet long, and the largest nearly four -- powerfully built and experienced in war. Each of them was legendary for their accomplishments against rats and cats, and even dogs. But to fight the new enemy would require cooperation. Ponru, the largest, put it this way: "We live in their world. They make no regard for us. If we are to force a truce, we must enter their world. We must force them to take notice of us." The others agreed, and the Seven went to train for their first joint operation. Weeks they coordinated and cooperated and when the time came, they were ready. Their target was the one at the edge of Presidio . . . Herman, a large, foulsmelling brute taken to throwing glass at them. Ponru carried a scar along his flank caused by one of Herman's empties. He readied himself at the top of a framework of sticks and vines, and gave commands to the others. With Rend at his left and Lutu at his right, they clung tightly as the other four pushed and steadied the frame. Ponru and his two-squirrel assault team readied themselves, as the four supporting lurched in a crude -- but improving -- caricature of a human gait. "Errrmmaaaannn!" screamed Ponru. "Errrrmmmaaannn! Weee cooommme fooor ooooo!" Herman raised himself from his drunken stupor long enough to stand and gape, as the four supporters took a final step towards their target and swung the framework around. Rend, holding to the framework with his back paws and swinging a rock in his front paws, easily connected with the drunk's jaw, breaking it and knocking him down, unconscious. Ponru chittered in his own language, and the squirrels took Herman's raincoat and spread it over the framework, lifting it back upright and taking positions. At that point, a mounted patrolman noticed the odd scene, and called out, "Hey, you! Stop!" The Seven broke ranks immediately and disappeared into the park, rallying later and recovering their framework and raincoat after the policeman and the ambulance containing Herman had left. They moved to their next target . . . an organic grocery . . .

Re: Just For Fun: Cartoon Network All Star Team Ups Can Comedy Central play too? Ling Ling and Dexter. Ling Ling and Pikachu Heck, Ling Ling and anybody.

Re: Re-Imaged Hero(ines) Hopcroft wins. Go on, Hopcroft! Ply your craft!

Re: WIYCT: What is your character's theme? One more-- For Archon -- "Powerhouse" by Raymond Scott. Itunes has about fifteen versions.

Re: Random powers? I think Wonder Woman's magic lasso came from her creator's interest in bondage. As with most scurrilous rumor, I have no source, but will gleefully repeat it.

Re: Random powers? I hope he's not in the same bar I am. Two of us in one place might look funny.

Re: Superhero Politics The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes. -- Stanley Kubrick I can see a few plots revolving around the intelligent equivalent of nuclear weapons deciding whether or not to go off. If you're an Exemplar from a non-aligned nation, are you basically like a 'driver' for a hooker? What happens when the Exemplars decide they have more in common with each other than with the governments using them?

Re: WIYCT: What is your character's theme? Seven Dragon Thunder -- "Who Do You Love" by George Thorogood Maelstrom -- "American Badass" by Kid Rock Wolf -- "Shadow Warrior" by the Blue Oyster Cult I have no home. I live within my mind. I have no one. No one I'm bringing up to the sky with me. No weapon - I carry no sword, only my hands to protect me. No laws - I obey no laws; my spirit is righteous and free. Her face, the image of a thousand wonders. A bridge between today and yesterday. If I pull her close what will the spirit say? I have no home. I live within my mind. I have no one. No one I'm bringing up to the sky with me. Her face, the image of a thousand stars. A bridge between tomorrow and today. If we destroy one another, Dolman will ever break the day. Day breaks, but there is no light. In my mind, a voice calling. Spirit singing, a song of the ages. Depend on today, like father's honor, She has come to take it away! [instrumental] I see - my life has flashed as the star meets my head. Body of an angel, with the strength of ten men; Through the trees, dark as a raven, black hair flying - The justice of Heaven. I have no home. I live within my mind. I have no one, no one. My spirit is righteous and free. No weapon - I carry no sword, only my hands to protect me. No laws - I obey no laws; without honor, you'll never be free.

Re: [Campeign Creation Project] Pirates of the Naebbirac Astroid Belt How about this: 1. Use jump-gate technology that is too expensive for a single person to own. There might be a gate for each race, and one cobbled together by the pirates for their own use, all outside the system. 2. This leaves you with sleek, system-patrolling ships that don't need to carry their own FTL -- more room for pirates, marines, ship's guns and shields. This means ship speed is important within the system. It also gives you pockets of civilization around each gate, much like ports -- the port(al) at Amahab may have a station, frigates and smaller ships to protect it, governors, viceroys, fancy parties, courts of equity and dens of iniquity . . . Further, since your ships are slower-than-light, you have more of a piratic feel -- you can now overtake your prey, take out the engines and board, with one eye always on the nearest portal to see if you'll wind up with official problems. Or, disguise your ship and steal the handwavium straight from the governor's assayer!

Re: Random powers?

Re: Alternate Swords, cuz Katanas are overdone! I love the flamberge -- a zweihander with a blade that was serpentine for some of the length, like a kris. Also, the qaddara -- IIRC, with a slightly curving damascene blade and an ivory teardrop handle, on the one I handled.

Re: Re-Imaged Hero(ines) "We come out of the dark like a dream . . . Our goal in life -- to kill you clean . . ." Mike "Terror" Terhatz was an operator. A good one. But in the Navy, it's not always what you know, but what a$$ you kiss. The Academy, Teams 2 and 7, War College, and finally command of his own Team . . . but it wasn't enough. He was passed over for a Flag over and over again, while better-connected Captains, "real" Captains, with surface-warfare commands, went on to Admiral. What would you do? In the Navy, it's up or out, and he was OUT with a capital "Oh, shi+" just before his 20. With two marriages sacrificed on the altar of his Duty, and a tiny pension, he'd starve. Unless . . . The first one was hard. The guy was an average joe, no one special, but he owed this guy in Vegas a lot of money, and Mike needed a "finder's fee". Breaking in was easy . . . and he woke the guy up with a gloved hand over his mouth and a combat knife at his throat. The fear in his eyes . . . it was almost as good as a Flag. And now, if you cross the Mob, you'll meet: Captain Terror

Re: Wierdest powers...

Re: Looking for cool ideas for "puzzle-combat" For warming up the environment -- opponent is an ice elemental, with a running entangle -- the ground is so icy that PCs slip. Darn it, BN, I was thinking of the "Arena" episode as well. Presence attack -- a super 'bully', that can't be beaten physically, but if you use acting to apparently shrug off his attack, and beat him down with presence, he'll lose his nerve and surrender. Fine-use TK -- is that a relief nozzle on that flamethrower? Forensic medicine -- your hero's show is in a time slot across from CSI:NY. What do you do . . . WHAT DO YOU DO?

Re: Conversions...City of heroes? My GM hit us with a Brute-conversion yesterFriday, with a fire-armor damage shield and a big stone hammer. Ouch. And of course my icon is my oldest PA suit, translated into COH.

Re: Caution : Superhero at Work I really don't like the idea of a super-powered three-year-old. Three-year-olds in general tend to tantrums and self-centeredness.

Re: Wierdest powers... Oh, and don't forget that Popinjay once teleported someone into a dream of his, apparently about Nyarlehotep.

Re: Wierdest powers... From another supers game -- Mr. Scarse. He could reduce something to 10% of its former quantity or quality. IIRC, it even applied to abstractions, like intelligence or wear.

Re: A Renaissance Man When I think of a renaissance man, I always think of Sir Philip (bleeding) Sydney -- warrior, poet, statesman.