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Re: MAKE ME A GOD!... Please I'm not sure what you're talking about... Could you please elaborate?

Re: MAKE ME A GOD!... Please Sorry, I've never seen it.

Re: MAKE ME A GOD!... Please The con is scheduled from August 17 - 22. Any submissions before then would be greatly appreciated!!! I will leave the interpretation of the gods to those willing to make them. There is no "Divinity Package", just have fun and create good "godly" characters. Utilizing VVPs is kind of a crutch unless you create the powers that will be commonly utilized by the gods.

Re: MAKE ME A GOD!... Please I will indeed need as many gods as I can create. This tournament will have at least 12 players split into two groups of 6 for three rounds of play lasting up to 6 hours each... Lots of stuff can happen. Do I absolutely need them all? Probably not. but I threw out as many as I thought I might need in hopes that someone out there would be inspired to create a few. I do own Alien Enemies, but not The Olympians. I found the write-ups in Alien enemies wanting. I'll go e-shopping for The Olympians though, thanks!

I need help! I'm running a large three-part tournament game at a private convention (ZARCON) in August. The scenario I've concocted (a “DC Crisis†story wherein multiple continuities are collapsing into one) allows all of the players to utilize their favorite PC from any era of Champions play. I’m doing so per the request of the tournament hosts, who asked for a game in which their legendary Champions characters could all be united. Now.... The story goes thus (very abbreviated): One of the legendary Player Characters was an archeologist who found a mask. He unwittingly put it on and became the mischievous Quirk. Quirk has the ability to alter probabilities... I know what you're thinking... "This sounds allot like the movie The Mask"... I thought the same thing too, but then found out that this character was created as far back as 1987 (The movie Mask came out in 1994). The player (who never knew about the underground comic book character The Mask) was furious when Mask came out. Ah well, it's happened to the best of us. Anyhoo... And this is really too coincidental.... The theme of this year's ZARCON is LOKI, God of mischief... Now I ask you, how could I pass up linking the mask to Loki??? Well, I couldn't. So, I did. The set-up: Continuous use of Quirks probability powers (Via the mask) has weakened the barriers that separate time and space making it possible for those barriers to crumble thus creating 1 united universe (despite the probabilities against it being astronomical.) – It’s a tournament 1-shot so I don’t need to go too far into the how’s and why’s… The gods of old, who have been supplanted by science or the belief of the One God, seize the chance to once again become the objects of worship and the rulers of their universe… The first to realize the potential of the situation is the ever-watchful Loki. Loki sets into motion a war between the gods that will end with himself as sole-survivor. The battle between the father gods (Zeus, Odin, Anu, Shang-ti, Ptah, etc) is waged on a level incomprehensible to mere mortals. Their acts of power continuously blanket the sky and shake the earth. In the interim the champions of each pantheon (Thor, Hercules, Marduk, Chao Kung Ming, Anhur, and their respective pantheons) wage war on the prime material plane. They plow through the city streets of New York, crash into the monuments of Washington DC and destroy everything that is unfortunate enough to get in their way. Meanwhile, Loki, ever the schemer, has discovered that in his absence Man has bread his own gods… superheroes. Loki then bends his will towards tricking the superheroes into dispatching those pantheons that have survived the initial Armageddon. The surviving pantheons will be the Greek and Egyptian gods. Why? ‘Cuz I says so! Heh ;-) So, when the heroes join the fray the surviving gods will already be exhausted due to their climactic battles. Beneath the feet of the remaining Greek gods will lay such European gods as the Celts and Norse (a deception, to be sure). The Egyptians will have spent themselves dispatching Mediterranean and Eastern mythos such as the Chinese, Mycenaean and Babylonian gods. Enter the heroes… They are meant to WIN against the battered and bruised gods they face. (Don’t worry, they needn’t beat down gods… My story’s more sophisticated than that.) Then, when all other pantheons are dispatched, Loki unveils the few Norse brethren he’s cloaked with feigned death and faces the heroes for the supremacy of the new universe… (Actually, the game is much more complicated than this… but the main story holds true) Here’s where I need your help… PLEASE!!! I need help building Greek, Norse (especially Loki) and Egyptian gods: Greek: Aphrodite is Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Passion. She is vain and jealous, and frequently takes vengeance on those who claim to be more beautiful than she. Apollo, God of the Sun Ares, God of War, opposed to Athena, who represents a very different aspect of war. Ares' province is battle lust and the love of killing. Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt. Dionysus is God of Wine. He represents the fact that wine induces both happiness and madness, and so is associated with joy, pleasure, and camaraderie, but also with savage bloodthirsty senseless violence. Hades, the God of the Underworld and Death. He has complete power over the element of earth and most things made from it. Hecate, The Goddess of Magic is worshipped by magic users of all kinds. Heracles is a demigod in the truest sense. This son of Zeus and a mortal woman is not generally worshipped--he doesn't trust magic, and avoids clerics. Hermes is God of Thieves, Liars, Gamblers, and Arbitrators. He is known for his speed, and his clerics must all be able to run long distances. They are also noted arbitrators. Although he is the messenger of the gods, he is a greater god himself. Nike is Goddess of Victory. Egyptian: Ra, the Sun God who keeps peace between the gods Anhur is the chaotic good God of War worshipped by warriors. Anubis, Guardian of the Dead. Bes is the God of Luck. If he is really pleased with the degree of risk undertaken by one of his worshippers, he may grant a luck stone as a gift. Geb, also known as Seb or Qeb, is God of the Earth Horus the Avenger, son of Osiris. Isis is Goddess of Magic and Fertility worshipped by those involved with magic. (In Egyptian mythology, Isis is also Mourner for the Dead. According to the myth, her husband Osiris was killed, conferring upon her this distinction.) Osiris is God of Nature and the Dead. Second only to Ra, he rules the pantheon in the absence of its usual head. Seker, God of Light. He is worshipped by any who worship light. Set is God of Evil and the Night who opposes Osiris and Horus at every turn. His wife Nepthys left him when he turned to evil. Shu, God of the Sky Tefnut is the Goddess of Storms and Flowing Water. She is Shu's sister. Thoth is a greater god, God of Knowledge and has complete knowledge of all things magical. Norse: Aegir is God of Storms and the Sea Balder is the God of Beauty, known to some as "Charisma". Forseti, the Peacemaker, is God of Justice, the son of Balder. He never lies. Frey is God of Sunshine and the Elves. This greater god also controls all storms and calms as a weather god. Heimdall is the Bright God is Guardian of the Bifrost Bridge and is the sworn enemy of Loki. Hel, the Goddess of Death. She causes diseases of all sorts. Loki is the God of Mischief, Strife, and Fire. The other gods tolerate him because he is Odin's brother and has saved the gods in the distant past, but is considered most likely to betray the gods. Yah, you can bet your socks on that one! ;-) Magni, God of Strength, son of Thor. Modi, God of Courage and Berserk Rage. Also a son of Thor. Sif is Goddess of Excellence and Skill in Battle and wife of Thor. Thor is God of Thunder. Tyr, God of War and Law. Uller is the God of Hunting, Archery, and winter. Vidaris the God of Strength and Silence and son of Odin. He is known for his silence and his opposition to evil. PLEASE… there are sooo many of you out there who are GREAT at character creation… Please help me make one or two (or more). REAL POINT TOTAL: 350-750... You make the call!

Re: Enter...The MACROVERSE!!! You make a good point. However the laws of physics are drastically different at the quantum level. There may be absolutely no problem at all once the micro-barrier has been breached. I think it's all about your starting perspective. As a creature of this dimension Dr. Castle is beholden to the physics of this universe - physics which make growth much less reasonable than shrinking. Who knows? Perhaps it's a one-way ride either way. That's whats so much fun about it... oh, the drama! I hope my GM is up to it.

Re: Enter...The MACROVERSE!!! I actually posted this on a different thread... but It goes well here too: My character Bastion is a scientist who derives his growth and shrinking powers from a device that manipulates the quantum chromodynamic fields between quarks, protons and neutrons. Blah, blah, blah... I could go on but real life quantum physics is usually boring to people besides me. Suffice to say Dr. Sebastian Castle (Bastion) is a Doc Savage type. He's theorized about the existence of a Microverse and made it his life's work to discover its reality. His creation of the Chromo-Dial and his work on harnessing the forces of quantum strong interaction and especially gluons finally made a journey to the Microverse possible... in theory. (That endeavor has been a bit sidetracked by his induction into the Epic Alliance; Epic City's newest and best hope for a better future) Dr. Castle has also done extensive work on the Macroverse. Just as his research supports the theoretical existence of a Microverse so does his work reveal the potential existence of a Macroverse. Unfortunately, Dr. Castle has speculated that it is entirely impossible to journey to the Macroverse. His reasoning is thus: To attain the appropriate size to leave this dimension and break the barrier allowing entrance into the Macroverse it would require more energy that our star (Sol) could provide and would inevitably cause the destruction of Earth, the Sol solar system and perhaps the entire Milky Way. It is assumed that, as the subject grew, he [the subject] would devour or displace all other celestial objects. However, Dr. Castle is always formulating new theories on how to reach the Macroverse; such as the "Inverted Mass Theory" wherein his research suggests that as the subject grows his mass can remain the same. Thus, as his size increases, the distance between his molecules grows so great that interaction with other, more substantial objects, becomes nothing more than a benign whisper. Unfortunately, it is possible that neural transmitters may not function at such a distances inevitably causing death. ... The work goes on! Soon, very soon, Bastion will break down the barrier between our existence and the Microverse and in so doing issue forth an era of prosperity never seen before... He hopes.

Re: Need a Superhero HQ? - Try this one Here are a few pics of my latest game. Our Epic City heroes (Epic Alliance) traced multiple clues to the mountain base of S.A.B.E.R. Certain that S.A.B.E.R. was an evil organization Epic Alliance invaded the nearly completed compound. They found the resistance to be formidable and paranormal in nature and were forced to retreat. However, an offer was made by to parlay. Is S.A.B.E.R. truly evil? perhaps not... Only time will tell. (Okay, I could tell... but that would ruin the fun) BTW: The landscape is paper mache over chicken wire. It only took a couple of hours to make. If you have kids you can combine a great craft project with gaming! Give it a try.

Re: Need a Superhero HQ? - Try this one Glad you liked it. As I create more stuff you can rest assured that I'll try to make it all available to everyone here.

Re: Your character's theme song would be? Who ever said that the smartest guy around had to be a dweeb??? Doc Savage proved that the size of your frontal lobe need not be inversly proportional to the size of your... pecks.

Re: to map combat or not to map combat. Thanks!

Re: to map combat or not to map combat. Is this what you mean by map? Cuz we do... big time! We use converted Heroclix figs for characters... But because we always go 3D we forego the hex map. Instead I hand out mini-tape measures to everyone (3 ft key rings). 1" = 2 meters. All of the cars and construction equipment are just about to scale. Playing out big battles on home made mountains and construction sites is loads of fun!!!

Re: Your character's theme song would be? For my latest character Dr. Sebastian Castle... AKA BASTION (a Doc Savage type golden-age throwback who's invented chroma-field technology that allows him to shrink to the microverse or grow to a huge size) It'd have to be the old Johnny Quest theme song! http://www.melaman2.com/cartoons/singles/j-quest.html

Re: The Sanguine News! Nah, I give one out about every quarter. But we only play every other week so that's about every 6 or 8 gaming sessions. Honestly, the group needs the time to act on the leads they've already dug up. The Sanguine News is just one of many information sources for the characters. It's meant to be broad and interesting... usually only giving out top-level info. From there the onus is on the players to seek out more tangible intelligence.

Re: Need a Superhero HQ? - Try this one NEMESIS SQUADRON is a space opera game that I've run (off and on) since the late 80's based loosley on the Alien Legion comic books. The packet is MUCH better that the Viore Mansion and comes in two parts... Part 1 is an intro to the campaign and a discussion of what it takes to be assigned to the Legion's first suicide squadron. Part 2 contains character creation rules, including 15 race descriptions and more. I just thought it might be nice for everyone out there to see it. I just didn't want to post it on the Star Hero forum... Mostly because I created this game long before there was a Star Hero and because few people would get a chance to see it there. Here's a tickler of the packet:

Re: Need a Superhero HQ? - Try this one Thanks for all the praise guys. It’s nice to get a pat on the back every now and again!

Re: Need a Superhero HQ? - Try this one You're absolutely right!

Re: Need a Superhero HQ? - Try this one Thanks a heap! I can give you Illustrator filles if you're used to that program. Otherwise I'm affraid there will be no editable versions. Sorry. As for maps... The mansion is huge so I break it down into room by room maps as necessary. If you like the little Mansion PDF... check out what I'm sending you as a bonus... NEMESIS SQUADRON! (heh, just because it's fun, not because you'll ever need it.)

Re: Wanted Poster This is no generic "the South wins" change. The alteration in history was based on one battle where the North won by pure luck and the foolish descision of a Confederate leader to NOT hurry his troops to the battlefield. I'm sorry, but my friend who's a Civil War buff has all the exact information so I'm short on details. Needless to say, one little military descision by the South done differently and you have a whole different history. (I'm pretty sure it was General Longstreet at the battle of Gettysburg in regards to this moment: On the Second day of Gettysburg Longstreet faced a problem in command. Having been given orders he did not believe would prove successful; he hesitated, and historians and time are very unforgiving. Had he progressed with enthusiasm and celerity...then what? Could he have pierced the line? Then changing front, rolled up the Federal line?) BTW: I'm a tried and true Yankee. The thought of a Southern victory chills me to the core.

Re: Wanted Poster

Re: Wanted Poster I'd love to do some part-time work in the gaming industry... All of my industry contacts are over the hill or out of business.

All I did was copy the old X-Men Mansion stuff (from the 80's) into a new format. Take a look! ..... Oops the attachment manager keeps telling me that my PDF "contains no information" which I know to not be true. Sorry fellas. If you'd like to see a 6 page PDF complete with pics and floor plans PM me and I'll e-mail it to you. Here's the cover of the HQ book (actual size is 8.5"x11"):

Re: Wanted Poster That pic was a painting for a video game. It was originally black and white. All I did was change the color to red (well, not that simple, but you know what I mean) and add the modified swastika as his earpiece. I was stunned when I found the pic. I have had the New Reich in my game since the late 80's. The description of their flunkies has always been EXACTLY like that photo! What luck!

I recieved enough nice reviews of my News Letter (The Sanguine News - http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32846) that I thought I'd share another way I help my players along with a plot: The Wanted Poster -

Re: Fire and the power to combust.... I have a character who is a cop that goes by the moniker "The Heat" His powers looked something like this: 2d6 HKA Energy (Fire) - Damage Shield (+1/2) - Sticky (+1/2) Limitations: - Activation 14- (-1/2) - Side Effect: 2d6 Energy Killing Attack Explosion/Sticky - Character receives no defenses – All non living objects within 1†of character take damage and burst into flame/clothing included) Area of Effect 1†(-1) - Side Effect: Character takes 1d6 NND Stun/Phase as he burns and is forced to breathe his heat and smoke (choke) (-1) - Lim: No personal immunity (-1)… Ouch!!! 3d6 RKA Energy (Heat/Fire) - Indirect (originates at character) (away from character) (+1/2) - Invisible to normal sight (+1/4) (only until ignition, then flame on target is visible) - Continuous (+1) - 0 END (+1/2) - Persistent (+1/2) - Sticky (+1/2) Limitations: - Concentration (0 DCV) (-1/2) - Extra Time (Xtra Phase) (-3/4) - Range Limitation (1/2 range) (-1/4) Change Environment: Hot (120 degrees) + Fire Light 4†radius - Linked to Damage Shield (-1/2) Damage Resistance: Energy(20) Physical (10) - Linked to Damage Shield (-1/2)