Dr. Anomaly

Re: Can someone explain knockback to me? It's not minus the number of d6, it's minus the number rolled on those d6 of knockback dice...

Re: Can someone explain knockback to me? As Doc Democracy said, what you roll on the Knockback dice is subtracted from the Body damage done by the attack. If what's left is a positive number, that's how many inches of Knockback you do. You roll one less die if the target is airborne. That's because if you're airborne, you've got nothing you're even partially braced against (like the ground) so it's more likely you'll get knocked back. If you roll a smaller number of dice, you'll subtract a smaller number, so it's more likely you'll get knocked back, and further. You roll one more die if the attack was a martial arts attack. That's because a martial arts attack is supposed to apply the energy to the target in a concentrated specific way, and energy that would knock the target away is "wasted" energy. If you roll a larger number of dice, you'll subtract a larger number, meaning it's less likely the target will get knocked back, or if he does, won't get knocked back as far.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER But as I've noticed when perusing the membership list as part of my recent revitalization of the Magic project, the custom user title still shows up below the name in the membership list...

Re: Rules to ignore, or replace That Daredevil's ability is, and has been referred to for years as, his "radar sense". It's that "name-vs-what-it-actually-does" or "name-vs-how-it-actually-works" thing again... So someone thinking of it, from years of reading him in the comics, as a "radar sense" may have some problems with how radar, the HERO system sense power, does or does not interact with someone that's changed his shape via a Shape Shift Touch power.

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Re: A Thread for Random Musings Since I moved the computer, my aging/elderly cat has discovered he can get up on the bed, go across the back of the chair, over my shoulder, and thus put himself on my chest, where I can't effectively type... and since my hands can't type, they should obviously be employed stroking HIM...

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Re: Seductive combatant powers? She's only sidekick level, so the force of her powers would need bumping up considerably for master villain level, but I refer you to Girls Gone Wild Lass!

Re: Sanctuary.....Anyone Use It ? Yes, if the players like the idea. (Some I've had do, some I've had don't.) As to how it works... most recent group, very well.

Re: New Power: Invulnerability You just need a spiffy acronym...

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Re: Metahuman Tactical Response... Metahuman Tactical Assault Legion, or "MeTAL" Officially called "Legionnaires", unofficially referred to as "metalheads". Your heavy assault armor then could be "Heavy MeTAL" and so on...

Re: 4th Edition question RE: Gweenies Ask Haven Walkur sometime about meeting the last, desperate hope for freedom in a world controlled by evil... FOXBAT!!

Re: Your Superhero Identity for Today Name: Lord Flame Secret Identity: Right, like I'm going to let you know that... Special Power: Incredible Finger Transportation: Nuclear Train Weapon: X-Ray Carbine Costume: Hardened Cape Sidekick: Caruthers Nemesis: Cindy the Black Tragic Flaw: Addicted to corn dogs Favorite Food: Key Lime Pie I do really like corn dogs, though am so-so on key lime pie. The "Lord Flame" bit is interesting, considering a few real-life examples as a couple of posters here can confirm... ...though I'm not sure I want to know what "Incredible Finger" does...

Re: Istvatha V'han - why can't she conquer Earth?

Re: WWYCD: To Bee or not to Bee? Dr. Anomaly would sit down and give this some thought. (And as an aside, it would likely be MORE troubling if the signee were an unknown, as it means there's a great big gaping hole in things somewhere for this kind of information to leak out, that he didn't know about and see coming.) First, take the precaution of preserving, both cryogenically and magically, a nice cross-section of bee DNA, just in case. Spend some thought processes wondering if he and Kathleen might be able to "build a better bee" to replace the dying/disappearing ones, that would be immune to the cause of CCD. But that would require knowing the cause of CCD first... Second, examine the demanded item. Research it THOROUGHLY. Run possible use scenarios of the item. If there are no obvious uses (particularly malign ones) set about figuring out the inobvious ones. Determine which, in the long run, would be worse for the country / environment / mankind... the death of all the bees, or the blackmailer getting their hands on the desired item. (And with several days of time to do research, believe me... Dr. Anomaly can come up with a truly astonishing amount of data.) Assuming the culprit actually getting their hands on the item won't lead to an immediate crisis situation... steal the item for delivery, as stated. Load up on gadgets, spells, and so on heavily geared towards defense, pursuit, and capture. Proceed to the drop-off with the intention of doing his level best to capture the blackmailer, find some means of obtaining the cure for CCD from them once they are in custody. (The reason for stealing the actual item is that it seems likely the item will have to be presented to be vetted during the meeting, and Dr. Anomaly is aware there may be things about it that he doesn't know to look for or detect that would reveal a fake, no matter how apparently complete such a fake was. Best chance for capturing the blackmailer seems to be to take the actual item, and return it afterwards.) Now comes a couple of slight twists. First, as he's done on a couple of other occasions, Dr. Solomon Kinkaid will ALSO happen to be on the scene, for some reason or other... just in case there happens to be any possibility of secret IDs getting revealed. (Dr. Kinkaid is, of course, a homunculus, but one with the actual Dr. Kinkaid's memories, personality, beliefs, and so on. In short, Dr. Anomaly but without the powers.) Secondly, the note specifically warned against discussing the matter with anyone, so Dr. Anomaly will not have discussed it; however, at the time specified for the meeting, several very specifically tuned psionic databursts will go off from devices back in the lab, downloading a synopsized version of the events, his research, conclusions, and course of action into the minds of his team-mates. As a back-up, in case some or all of them are not in a state capable of receiving the psychic download (a fair chance with all of them) a brief one-paragraph written synopsis would also be materialized in front of each of them. And in either case, a one-shot teleport device that homes in on Dr. Anomaly would be included along with the printed information. So, roughly 20 to 30 seconds after the pre-arranged meeting time, the meeting place will be hosting ALL of the Millennium Knights... and Dr. Anomaly will NOT have been guilty of violating any of the conditions... and the blackmailer would have to be very, very lucky to get away...

Re: resist being stunned by EGO attack with EGO not CON? If the target gets to choose which attribute they get to use to resist, tack a small disad on the mental attack that's doing the stunning: Target Checks For 'STUNNED' Result With EGO or CON, Their Choice (-1/4)

Re: Alien Stereotypes The race that is sly and treacherous, as a racial ideal. Completely untrustworthy, and prone to developing various "stealth" technologies and so on. The perfected human race: looks just like humans, but every member of the race is physically perfect, technology is usually at least slightly more advanced, and they tend to be arrogant and regard themselves as clearly morally superior to all others, especially if they aren't. The species that has a highly-regimented dueling tradition, very rigid codes of personal conduct, and probably thousands of ways to get you involved in a duel and kill you because you happened to say "Would you please pass the salt?" in just the wrong way...

Re: Instant, Constant, Persistent Schrödinger's power build!!

Re: Analysis of the Red-Shirt Phenomenon in Star Trek

Re: Looking For Info: Ameboid Aliens Let's see... Stretching already mentioned... Extra Limbs, Non-Persistent, possibly Spatial Awareness, costs End? (sending out a multitude of tiny feelers) Entangle, using own body? (a la many stretching characters) Bonuses with Grab Bonuses with Escape Artist Double (!) Jointed Depending on what their body chemistry is, you could justify Growth, but only with a ready source of water (or whatever the appropriate material/fluid would be) on hand.

Re: Hulk vs Superman

Re: Dumbest thing... This one gets my vote. And has for... gak! 2 decades now?!?

Re: Hulk vs Superman Even at his current non-Silver Age power levels, I'd have to give it to Superman, for most of the reasons already outlined: super speed, flight, heat vision, freeze breath (they brought that back, eh?) and a host of over more minor abilities on TOP of his strength and durability.

Re: Musings on Random Musings Modest and self-effacing, too!