lrojas

Hi all, After getting my FH book about a week ago, i was struck by so much freedom that i finally decided to flesh a world that its been bugging my head since forever. As i am no expert game designer and have been for the most part constrained in a system where everything was distilled for me, my creative juices are, to say the least, rusty. So i will be posting in this thread how i think my world could work, any help/sugestion/correction is welcome. I have include a rough sketch of the world, it represents the terrain available for further development as well as to mark where the playing field is in relation of the world in general. The Space betwen the 2 yellow lines represent the ecuatorial region with a weather similar to that found in the caribbean. The white circle represents where the "Playing field" is, the known lands and where civilization exists. The world is about as big as Jupiter and has a Halo/Ring surrounding ( kind of how saturn has it ), there is also 9 moons/asteroids circling the planet inside the halo/ring in an arrengement that causes the natives to refer to them as "The Pearl String". Obviously this makes stargazing dificult because the night sky is too bright for the other stars to shine througt and they are also blocked by the ring that is beyond the moons. I would apreciate any help in asigning names to geographic features, regions, cities. Later on, perhaps some could help with some fiction for the world. Thanks in advance Luis R. Rojas.

Re: The Valdorian Age The problem might be that they dont want to go the way of GURPS and it certainly would feel like that

it is totally unfair that i cant have a Fantasy Hero Based Wallpaper on my desktop while the Star Hero ppl enjoy such a good one? what can i do to curve the envy that is tearing at my entrails? is there anywhere i could find the Fantasy Hero cover artwork as an independant image i could use as a wallpaper?

Re: Simple Question of Genre thanks for the info guys

Is watchman considered Iron Age? care to enlighten me as to why in either way?

Re: "Yor Momma" one liners needed thanks, i kind of get it know... was looking at it from the wrong angle, i thought it was a reference to something.

Re: "Yor Momma" one liners needed

Re: Need help! The Terran Empire is a complete setting with most of the decisions regarding porfessions, income, factions and such having been made by you, if you are finding it dificult to figure out all the other stuff perhaps you could spring the money to get it too, if like me you are short of cash, you can always read a lot on the forums till you figure out how things are done. regarding your question, i dont have the Star Hero book but i am sure it includes standard package deals for the more common "classess", figuring out the starting income shoud be a decision you makeas a GM. Just my US$0.0004 ( sorry the exchange rate eated most of it )

Re: "Yor Momma" one liners needed i dont get it... can some one explain?

Re: FH Grimoire 2: Who has it? thanks for the review, wish you could do something like that for FHG I, in the mean time, what is your take on it?

Re: Has it shipped? ok, so that's why!

Re: Has it shipped? ok this is odd, really... not bitching or anything just curious about it... how come is not in the Online Store? if it has shipped already why is it not in the online store?

Re: System Comparition Request i think maybe including ashlain in this thread was a mistake. Only reason i dragged him in was because i figured the best way to see how all the systems are diferent is to make the same character done in all four ( SAS, D20SAS, M&M, FREd ), but since i also posted my idea that it would be a cool jumping off point for someone new to the genre/game of super heroes it seems to have derailed.

Re: System Comparition Request Killer is travelling in the Czech Republic and has few spare acces to a computer AFAIK.

Re: System Comparition Request thanks, i favor Hero too, but i know some ppl on the board play M&M or SAS or even SAS D20. i just thought it would be interesting to see the same character fleshed out in the diferent systems and since i havent played champions i figured to use my CoH character. Anyway it was just a thought.

Re: What Would Your Character Do? #68 fair enough, i will shut up now

Re: What Would Your Character Do? #68 true, still, you are deviating from the question as asked, i did reread now i will sugest that you do the same. Not to stir up trouble, maybe i am just missing some language nuance since english is not my main language.

Re: System Comparition Request forgot to post ashlain picture.

Re: What Would Your Character Do? #68 so is better that the earth perished to a man right? if you forget the situation stated that it was a desperate situation and they thought of it as a last resort, because after all he could die out there anyway and the chance was so slim of he actually succeding when all others failed. because that is the situation, your character and your team and all other teams toguether couldnt stop the monster. The Earth was going to die, and you all tacitly agreed to his bargain. the planteation dosnt say "The heroes that remained didnt agree to it"

Re: What Would Your Character Do? #68 this is the most realisticall answer and the one i can relate to more, what i dont understand is giving the situation why so many ppl want to maim him and such. All the other heroes tacitly acepted the situation by allowing him to battle the monster alone. He made a bargain and he kept it. Even to great risk of his life. It saddens me to see The Authority reigning in this thread too.

Hi, out of curiosity, can anybody perhaps tell me how the diferent systems ( SAS, SAS D20, M&M, FREd ) stack against each other, where do each shines, and such. in playing CoH i have toyed with the idea of making the Origins ( Mutant, Science, Technology, Natural, Magic ), Archetypes ( Blaster, Controller, Defender, Scrapper, Tanker ) and Power Sets. Yes i know this is restrictive but is a fun way to introduce new ppl to the game. ( less time setting up, less decisions made ) How would this comparision be made... I have an idea, since i have a CoH character i will try to define him in general terms and see if anybody is willing to write him up in the Diferent systems this would help me ( and hopefully other ppl ) know how the systems differ and where are the strength and weakness of each. Now my Character's name is Ashlain ( his mother being of Earth origin and his father coming on tour from the star Beta Aquilae, hence Ashlain ). He is lvl 16 in game so fairly low powered ( the game goes up to lvl 50 ) the powers are in categories. Traveling Powers. ( cant be active at the same time ) - Walk 2" - Run 4" - Hover 1": increase defense and Accuracy. - Fly 8": Decreases accuracy. Attack Powers. ( in city of heroes powers have certain amount of recharge time, not sure if its worth simulating but i have included the info in the spirit of maintaning the original feel of the power ) SFX: Concentrated energy blasts and minor energy manipulation, has a chance of doing knockback also, the amount of hexes of knockback is indicated by KnBck X" - Power Bolt : Fast Recharge, Medium Range, Low Dmg, KnBck 1" - Power Blast : Normal Recharge, Medium Range, Medium Dmg, KnBck 2" - Energy Torrent : Normal Recharge, Medium Range, Very Low Dmg, KnBck 3" - Power Burst : Medium Recharge, Short Range, High Dmg, KnBck 2" - Sniper Blast : Long Recharge, Very Long Range, Extreme Dmg, KnBck 2", Long Time - Aim : Medium Recharge, Self, Increases Accuracy ( 30% ), increases Dmg ( 20% ) Secondary Powers. - Electric Fence : Normal Recharge, Normal Range, Very Low Dmg, Minor End Drain, Set Movement to 0" - Build Up : Medium Recharge, Self, Increases Accuracy ( 20 % ), Damage ( 30% ), Notes: Aim and Build up when activated last for 3 or 4 seconds wich is enough to fire 1 Sniper Shot or 2 Normal Blasts. Sniper Shot can be interrupted because it takes 1 full turn of charging energy before firing. --- Now it would be interesting to see what you guys come up with. Sadly i am too new to hero and dont know the other 2 systems enough to writh this myself.

Re: VPP for a Heroic Fantasy Setting - Need clarifications Thanks Killer, i really apreciate you taking the time to answer even if you are Away from your Computer.

Re: Has it shipped? Guess it takes a long time for it to show on the Online Store too ohh wait...

Re: VPP for a Heroic Fantasy Setting - Need clarifications Thanks, first off, i am not dizzing Killer Shrike, i have nothing but the utmost respect for his ideas and opinions, is just that i am not used to the mechanics of such an open system and my friend see things too much in the champions light. So i ask for clarifications when he and i cant agree on a point or even after all his efforts to make me see something i still cant grasp the idea. I have found that asking several ppl and listening to diferent point of views helps me understand more the issue or the idea i am strugling with. with that out of the way, the point question. Killer Shrike says in the VPP definition: wich would imply that to have a pool for spell level 6 ( 5 * 17 ) it would cost me 85 pts but if i buy it the normal way lvl 5 pool = 5 * 15 = 75 ctrl pool = 75 / 2 = 37 we have -1.75 of disadvantages for the pool.. wich would be aplied to the cost of the control pool. 37 / ( 1 + 1.75 ) = 37 / 2.75 = 13.45 = 13 75 + 13 = 88 in this case we saved 3 pts so that was our question...

Re: Turakian Age: Drakine Population Dynamics we could get gross and think that the "Mamas" are not actually for sucking but a sort of disposable nutrient meat that the baby drakine can eat from his mother. ther is no pain for the mother as it is disposable tissue not conected to nerves and just serving the purpose of "baby food storage"