Rikathos

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? The Eagles of Death Metal (Not what you might think) The Tea Party

Re: If You Had To Play a Marvel Character… Union Jack: Been a fan of this character since I started picking up back issues of the "Invaders" A great pedagree of people donned the mask and loaded the Webley.I loved the Cassidy illustrated limited series. Thunderstrike A mortal proved to the gods to have the heart of a Noble hero and given the gift of a new Hammer. I loved the normal joe trying to impersonate Thor. Hawkeye Wisecracking badass with a bow The Spirit of 76' Another Character I ran across collecting the Invaders. Like Captain America but in a Patriot outfit and Bullet proof cloak. I think of this character would have a lot of potential. There would be lots of room to expand on this character. Antman/Giantman I always thought Pym got a bum wrap.

Re: If You Had To Play a DC Character… Ooo what a toss up... 1.)Starman Due to his down to earth attitude. Also he was discovering his Father and Brother's legacy. There was a lot of wonder and curiousity to the character.And he didn't take Sh*t from anyone not even the Bat. And let's not forget the important role he played in Superman being sent to earth. 2) The Flash (Any incarnation) I love the power and versatility of Speedsters. 3) Superman C'mon, Like you wouldn't want to be an Icon? Love it when the writers show the humanity of the character.

Re: What Comic Book Titles are you Buying (Not Reading, Buying) #1 and #2 Green Arrow JSA JSA Classified 52 Justice (Limited Series) Infinite Crisis (Limited) Next Wave The Ultimates Hawkman (Soon to be Hawk Girl) Fantastic Four The Thing The Astonishing X-men Teen Titans Jack Staff Blue Beetle All Star Superman Powers Supreme Power/Squadron Supreme Marvel Zombies (limited Series) Thunderbolts (TPBs) And I just picked up The Essential Iron Fist (nice stuff) A few others I forget, that's most of them.

Re: New Avengers Bleh:sick:

Re: Sick of Wolverine Is it wrong to imagine Wolverine as a Wille E. Coyote or Daffy Duck figure? Constantly taking damage no human much less hero could take and coming back for even more. Oh the possiblities! Hence my glee at remembering how Frank Castle blew his face off with a Shotgun. The only times I liked the character were the X-Men Vs. the Hellfire club. Getting his density increased falling through the floor and then ending up in the Sewer with a look etched on his face that there would be a reckoning! And the Limited Series Miller did in the 80's with Wolvie. Ninja's gotta love the ninjas. And of course Wolvie getting pierced by 50 arrows. That's it, now..he is tired and grossly overused as a marketing idea. Which begs the question. "What Marvel title has he NOT been in?"

Re: Super Bases and the Gm's who love them Damn, and I was going to show leg. Thanks guys.

Re: Super Bases and the Gm's who love them Thanks for the Suggestion. Anyone know of any other Source material that may help? What's a guy gotta do to get more input from the community here? The questions not sexy enough for ya?

Re: Super Bases and the Gm's who love them Its an association of Villians. They will need to keep a low profile. There is at lease one Scientist. Two to Three Mercenaries. An Alien And the other is very hard to explain. It has been proposed that the group makes some of its funds Harvesting organ's and genetic material. From Either Meta's or Norms depending on the Current Market. The Base will be presented to them as a reward after their first adventure if they don't die. None have suggested having minions. However I would like to keep it open for them to construct what they will need in the future.

I know I know its all about location location location. Well, I've got that figured out. I'm trying to create a base for a Villian game I am running and I've never plotted out the points and created one within the Hero System before. I know all good Base's need a computer and of course there is the structure But I was wondering if there are any source material books or sites that could be a helpful resource? I would also invite any creative input from the community at large. What would you put in your Super base? I know I want basic structure and a computer. I'll let the characters customize it to their liking. Should there be more? Your thoughts?

Re: Advice on GMing superhero campaigns? I found sitting down with my group and asking them What they wanted and didn't want in the Campaign and wrote a list. That helped me avoid overused plot hooks and helped me understand what kind of game the players wanted. Flexibility, can't stress that one enough. Can't speak for everyone but I HATE being "Run over by the Plot wagon". You should have a basic plot in place but don't force it. Let the characters play through what you've given them. If they don't go precisely in the direction you wanted you can gently nudge them with npc's or clues. This can make your job a little harder but it will increase the players enjoyment. At least in my opinion. Remember their disadvantages. But don't beat them over the head with them. Yes they are there to limit the characters and help add dimension to them. But if you keep beating the characters over the head with it session after session it can get old fast. Example..Hunted by "Oh look its Him...AGAIN!" Consequences. Never be afraid to ask what happens after they bring down the bad guy. Or if the bad guy gets away.... This leads me to a brief aside. Even if you've spent hours making your villian or villians and the characters wack them in record time no matter how you increase their stun or defenses. Let it happen. If you think they would try to escape, let them try. But if the characters stop them. Let them... Back to what I was saying. The bad guys lost? Who hired them? Will they send someone to shut up those that where captured? Suddenly your Heroes are protecting the Villians from something far worse then they first thought. The Bad guys lost and now they get their day in court. But can your Heroes testify? Will it threaten their secret ID? What if the Villians will go free if the Heroes don't testify? You can take the plot anywhere you want often with the Players help. What they do should have an affect on the world and they will have to deal with the outcome good or bad. If you want to keep a comic book feel, I like to describe the Comic book cover of the nights session. Following the classic style of putting a piece of the coming adventure in the picture you describe. It may sound corny but I enjoy giving the characters a sneak peak to pique their interest. And if I need to toss a few red herrings I can do it in the description.

Re: Comics are getting too steamy... Sex in Comic books is like having Wolverine show up in ALL your company's titles. It sells. Its a gimic. Take a look at the Previews catalog and the lesser known comic company's products. Sexy Spider Chicks with large breasts trying to eat people or any other variation as long as you have gratuitous violence and big breasts. But that's what gets the fans to buy the comic. The easiest way to let your opinion be heard is to buy or not buy the product. You don't buy it, comic cancels. No fuss no Muss. Let the market decide.

Re: DC's turn toward the dark I do not know why I am feeding the fire of this discussion that has devolved into whether or not Superman would kill or not? You have given distinct and direct examples of Superman NOT killing or mucking about with peoples minds. No where in your examples does it provide definative proof That if Lex Luthor (Not anyone else) killed (As in Gone down and joined the Choir Invisible, Dead, This Reporter is most certainly Dead. Not Resting. No Voom. Dead. This is the farthest example of life out there. Dead. Bereft of Life. Worm food. No chance for resesatation. Kacked. Kicked. She's a freakin' Corpse.) Lois Lane. I submit to you that if Lois Lane was killed by Lex Luthor himself. And Superman saw it or found out about it. Lex Luthor would be so much paste. Now remember...Lex Luthor...Killing not massaging or caressing Lois Lane with his Evil. Killing her. Him not a flunky or a malevolent force controlling Lex Luthor to do it. Not a parallel dimension version of Lex or Lois the REAL deal. Lex + Lois = Superman willing to kill out of anguish and pain. Blind Kryptonian Fury on his Ultimate foe Lex Luthor. And do we count Justice League Unlimited in this debate or do we keep strictly to the Comic?

Re: DC's turn toward the dark I'm not going to duel with some one far more intimate with the details of Superman. However...The character involved was not Lex Luthor. Hell even in Kingdom Come Superman couldn't kill the Joker. I think Lex get's under Supes cape. And the debate over this detail is moot when considering the current topic. (Insert Diagram of Tangent here)

Re: DC's turn toward the dark I don't know what is going on in the heads of writers for DC, but I am catching a theme. Perhaps the writers are taking a good hard look at what it means to be a hero. Certainly not killing people as a regular way to resolve the plot. But the Heroes Identity is what is core to the character. What makes the Character tick. What keeps him putting on the tights and stopping the law breakers. People. The very people they protect and love. Superman for instance. He for all purposes is Physically indestructible. Except of course for Kryptonite and Magic. But Emotionally and Mentally? The Man is vulnerable. If Lex Luther killed Lois Lane, Superman's love. Before Luther could say "Its a bird its a..urk." He'd have a hole in his chest from Superman's heat vision. That's Supermans weakness, the people he cares for and loves. That's where the drama of the character is. That is what the current writers are exploring in their themes. What pushes the characters buttons. The threat of their secret identities being revealed to the world and all of their loved ones and associates lives put at risk. Now do I think good ol'Pennyworth would kill for Batman? Yes. For his love of Bruce and his realization that even though his crusade is destructive it is needed. To what lengths are Heroes and those they love willing to go to in order to protect the greater good. Now do I think Alfred should be depicted doing that? No. If you do look at the Paneled artwork they give you the idea that Alfred killed the man. But they do not show it. They let the reader's imagination fill in the blanks. Any number of possibilities could have occured. Perhaps Alfred views killing them as a means to an end. A move need for the greater good of Batman. Me personally, I think there are far more sophisticated ways of taking care of the situation besides breaking in and taking the evidence, you could easily discredit the reporter and ruin his credibility. However, you run the risk of creating a future enemy. But then, that's what comic's do. Maybe this sudden change in writing direction comes from creators realizing that at $2.99 a pop lil'Johnny can't afford a comic these days. Where as an adult could. This division can be seen in Marvel's attempt at making comics more accessable to younger kids with "Marvel Age" comics. I guess it boils down to whether you like it or not. I'm sure that sales figures will certain attest to whether it was a successful idea that interested consumers or not.