Archon

GL Code

Green Lanterns are supposed to enforce order within their sectors. However, the Guardians allow each Lantern to decide what order is within certain limits. The main limit is that they are not allowed to kill. They are also not supposed to gather power over others.

That was Sinestro's problem. He decided to set himself up as ruler of his sector.

One of the other major factors to be a GL is that you have to be fearless. This is usually shown not as going on inspite of fear, but not knowing the meaning of the word. Thus, Hal Jordan was a test pilot. One of the cocky breed that can always keep his cool even if the plane is exploding around him.

Originally posted by Seenar

Normal damage. I figured it was less focused.

After all, Kirk tossed an overloaded one in a disposal chute, and it didn't even blow out the wall. That's definately not a killing attack.

Originally posted by gewing

One of my favorites, though, is the pair of books by David Weber, "Oath of Swords," and "The war God's Own"

 

Now if he would just gain duplication so he could write 24 hours a day AND have a life with his wife and 2 adopted daughters...

gewing,

Thats 2 adopted and 1 natural child. All arrived within 2 months of each other. Oh, yeah, and the wife. And he broke his arm last year.

With all that against him, the third Bahzell book arrives in April. It's titled Windrinder's Oath.

Originally posted by Dog Soldier

Wasn't the TV series "Mantis"? Some sort of high-tech internal combustion engine powering air muscles might be a neat idea.

Not that one. It was a made for TV movie in the late 70's. They creator of the armor was a parapalegic that created a PA suit. I don't remember the name of the movie either.

Originally posted by Al_Beddow

John David Webber and John Ringo have co-written a set of books:

- March Upcountry

- March to the Sea

- March to the Stars (coming out soon)

 

The first two are excellent and I'm waiting on the third one to come out.

Al,

March to the Stars has been out for 6 months plus unless you're waiting for the paperback.

Archon

During the days when Doc was being written, many people believed that an evil person had a mental/chemical imbalance. Dent took this and had Doc invent a process that cured this problem and erased the memories of the person operated on. This person was then taught to hate such evil acts, what sort of person he was before the surgery, and a useful trade to take back to the world. He used a death of personality instead of lobotomization.

Smax is being released within the next 2 months. I've been keeping an eye out for it.

Weber and Ringo have a collaborative series called the March. It starts with March Upcountry, March to the Sea, and March to the Stars. 4 more books to go. I personally enjoyed them.

Weber's single creation "Path of the Fury" is also a good one. This one is mentioned in the old Ultimate Mentalist bibliography.

If you want to try "Mutineer's Moon," which is the first book of the Heirs of the Imperium, you can get the book for free as an ebook at baen.com in the Free Library.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Just a theory

Originally posted by Agent X

He was a crusader against government corruption and graft. As a reporter, he felt he would be able to get information of criminals working "in" the system. In many ways, he came off as much an avenger as BatMan in the early days. And then there are the war stories where he is killing Axis soldiers left and right.

Batman also killed guys fairly often in those days. Not usually directly, but they died via accidents. Their traps got them instead, or they were thrown through a window during the fighting.

The code vs killing that we know so well was a consequence of the comics code that lasted mostly up until the early '90s. Ever since Image came on the scene (my pet peeve), it's been OK to kill 500+ bad guys a comic as long as they get in the angst and counterculture references.

Scary Mystic

In my present campaign, nothing scared the other PC's more than when my mystic started doing things. They were constantly giving me strange looks.

Power Level

I'm not sure that 300 pts is enought to build a Legion game on.

Will the rings and transuits be given by the GM or paid for?

If a character wants FTL on their own is 300 enough?

What point caps are you using?

I assume the base and some vehicles will be GM given.

All in all, these can be very expensive characters. Some one had an idea for multiple characters at varying power levels. That might be the way to go.

I just wanted to ask a few questions about the way you're setting up the game.

(inches per phase) * (speed) * 0.375 = mph

Originally posted by fauxgemini

Oh, and btw. Yo Archon!

I'm around Fauxgemini. What can I do for you?

The Legion's been through so many changes in the last few years that its hard to sum up.

Find the miniseries collections: Legion Lost, Legion Worlds, and some of the new Legion series issues. That'll cover the most recent stories and galaxy.

Re: Legion of Superheros.

Originally posted by fauxgemini

Howdy out there,

 

Well, I'm proud to say that I might have a Legion of Superheros type game starting up soon.

 

Besides the classic Flight ring (With Mindlink comm unit.) what other little details do you think I could add from time to time to take players back to that classic comic?

 

I have a few myself, but I'm looking for extra ideas you would think about.

If you're going to do true LOSH, remember that most of them are teenagers. They're not as angst ridden as mutants, but they still have teen problems.

As long as you don't buy 0 end, you can mix 1/2 end and costs end limitations.

IMHO, that was just the special effect of either a force field or force wall. Nothing special to it.

Originally posted by SirViss

Having many post by Mr. Long, of course I know that I can change the back story of Champion's infamous Dr. D.

 

As, to Vhan being close to Doom, after reflexion I do agree. Only difference is how easy it is to visit Doom compared to Vhan...

I don't know. Have you checked out Latveria's defenses lately?

Cyclops

The early Cyclops had to manually manipulate his visor is order to fire and control the beam's intensity. They used this method in the movies. Later in the comics he added a controller in his glove because he kept getting entangled or grabbed.

The movie version of the visor is also OAF. It was too easy for Toad to get off him otherwise.

You get to decide which version you want to use.

Re: Re: New Mutants

Originally posted by DocMan

For what it's worth, the original Thunderbird was and X-man. However, he got killed early on. His younger brother manifested the same mutation, but joined the Hellions because he blamed Proffesor X for this brother's death.

 

What I'm really curious about, Archon, is why you wouldn't recommend Warlock or Cypher as PCs? Warlock is an excellent character if you want to play an alien/outsider type. Cypher's only drawback was his own raging inferiority complex and a lack of imagination. His power was perfectly adequite if he just realized how to use it.

 

Doc

I don't recommend Warlock because I think he's on too many points. Cybernetic control, transformation powers, shapeshifting. If you do the game on 200 or 250, he would cost too much.

Cypher's problem was the same thing that go him killed. Yes, he had an inferiority complex. His power was completely non-combat. He had no business going out on many of the NM's hijinx(sp). Unilike, Dani, who was the best conditioned physically of the NM, Doug wasn't in good condition. For non-combat situations he was perfect. He could program which in today's world he would be a multi-millionare. But he'd still have to stay home during combat.

New Mutants

The New Mutants make an easy add for beginning mutants.

Cannonball

Mirage/Moonstone

Wolfsbane

Sunspot

Karma

Magik

Magma

Warlock (not recommended)

Cypher (really not recommended)

You might also look in members of the Hellions to be added. I don't remember too many of them.

Thunderbird

Tarot

Empath

Those are the ones I recall. You might look into Generation X kids, but I never read that comic.

Don't take this the wrong way, but you CANNOT have mine. Nope, no how, no way, uh-uh. I love the pulps too much to let anyone get near mine.

Sorry mis-post. Please ignore.

Originally posted by Trebuchet

That contradicts what I have always been told about Aborting to a defensive axtion: That once you have attacked or taken a Phase-ending action, you cannot the abort to a defensive action such as Diving for Cover or Blocking.

 

Our group has always played it that (for example) once the martial artist Martial Kicks the brick, her Phase is over and the brick may then attempt to hit her without her Martial Dodging or other defensive action. Aborting her next Phase to Dodge or Block does not work once she has ended her current Phase.

 

Is that incorrect?

As long as you are on the same segment in which the attack took place, no, you cannot abort to a new action. As soon as you move to the next segment, the PC's next action becomes available as an abort action.

I forgot about Superheroes. Actually, I think that the Alliance of Superheroes story in there is based on an old Champions campaign.

My personal favorite inspiration for Superman was Doc Savage. The Man of Bronze and the Man of Steel who both have a Fortress of Solitude.