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Perhaps some of the characters in this thread could be used for this project. Good mix of attributes, skills and powers. You may need to change some of the names and backgrounds--I was thinking your Defender could be called Metallic Man, for instance. Hope that helps.

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Miracle Whip alone is just fine for me. Much better than mayonnaise.

Iron Boy Saves Australia Yet another brave and able champion joins the ranks of Make-A-Wish superheroes.

I never did.

"Hey, Poignant! The Gay Nineties called--they want their mustache back!"

You're Welcome. What have you heard--are there people out there who loathe Champions and HERO?

Sixth Edition. The people who posted were perfectly happy with 5th Edition. I've never heard of anyone who downright loathes Champions or HERO System altogether.

So there were two commercials for Turkish Airlines in the marathon Super Bowl pre-game show on CBS right now, where the airline announced two new locations-- Gotham City and Metropolis. Bruce Wayne made an appearance for the Gotham City commercial, inviting tourists to come visit. I didn't think he ever did anything so public--then again, it's not like he has anything to hide. The ad for Metropolis has their magnificent statue of Superman on display. There's also an appearance by Lex Luthor--he seems like a nice enough guy, but he really should do something about that hair. I'm sure they'll be on Youtube or some other video site before long. Check them out for yourselves.

Well, when I posted about this on another board, a couple of repliers didn't care for the fact that it was for Champions 6th Edition. It's a disappointing sentiment, but it's there. On the other hand, when I posted the news on yet another board, I got this response-- "Of all the books in my gaming wall. This was the most... Human." I count that as a vote in favor, wouldn't you? Again, it's disappointing, but not everyone is going to support this. Fortunately, not everyone has to.

I was thinking Star Trek villain, myself.

Perhaps "Compelled To Kill" could be a possible Complication for a serial killer. While not about serial killers, this article about mass murders could help provide some insight--for example, this paragraph-- Adam Lankford, an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Alabama, said that in his research on mass killers who also took their own lives, he has found “a significant number of cases where they mention a desire for fame, glory or attention as a motive.” That could apply to serial killers just as easily as those who murder many people at once. And in this paragraph-- Serious mental illness, studies of mass killers suggest, is a prime driver in a minority of cases — about 20 percent, according to estimates by several experts. Far more common are distortions of personality — excesses of rage, paranoia, grandiosity, thirst for vengeance or pathological narcissism and callousness. This would indicate that Complications like Paranoid, Vengeful, and Narcissist could fit a serial killer quite well--and all could be taken, at the Very Common, Total levels. Hope that helps.

Or. . .you could yell before setting off, "Oh, No! The ship is sinking! Sinking fast! Whatever are we to do?" That should get them off, for sure.

Would this strike team include Commandant Savage? You're welcome to use him, if that was not clear before.

That's a heck of a note--all these years LEGO has been doing Marvel Comics Minifigs, and they never did one of Professor X?

On a more consensual note--30 Active Points gets you 6D6 of Mind Control power, which can get you a decent career as a stage hypnotist. Since a stage hypnotist's subjects are volunteers--eager volunteers, from every stage hypnosis show I've seen--the hypnotist only needs to roll "Greater Than EGO" on the Effects Table to achieve the desired result, such as a subject temporarily forgetting how to tie his shoe or flirting with an empty chair. Maybe "EGO + 10" for something like the "suspended-stiff-and-rigid-between-two-chairs" trick. This can also work for a therapeutic hypnotist--provided the subject has an average EGO (10), no Mental Defense and is willing to cooperate with the hypnotist, a "Greater Than EGO" result can help overcome a bad habit or a hurtful behavior. Hope that helps.

Telekinesis, STR 12, with Fine Manipulation. Anyone who has found themselves seated at one side of the room and the remote or the mobile phone on the other side can appreciate this. Also, you can tidy up the room or do the dishes or even fetch snacks or drinks from the kitchen without leaving your chair--provided you have line of sight. (One word--mirrors. Or cameras tied in to your smartphone. But that's more than one word. ) And if you have the Sleight-Of-Hand skill, you could pick pockets from a distance, or change channels on TVs in bars, or tie shoelaces together--or anything else your fiendish mind could imagine. You could also have a decent career as a stage magician--STR 12 would be enough to levitate a person without the use of a rig, or make handkerchiefs dance in the air all by themselves. (Sawing a person in half would still require a trick cabinet, however. That's not something you want to get wrong. ) Hope that helps.

You know what would really make this creepy? If that was the gunsel's actual head.

The Article At Cybernetic Zoo Not so much pulp as steampunk, but it's a heck of a look. Perhaps it could serve as inspiration for someone looking to build a mechanical man. There it is for anyone who's interested.

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I would keep the fangs, I think.

So would say Midas.

Not unlike a number of characters in Greek mythology. This is from the Wikipedia article on Heracles--- "Another episode of his female affairs that stands out was his stay at the palace of Thespius king of Thespiae, who wished him to kill the Lion of Cithaeron. As a reward, the king offered him the chance to make love to his daughters, all fifty of them, in one night. Heracles complied and they all became pregnant and all bore sons. This is sometimes referred to as his Thirteenth Labour. Many of the kings of ancient Greece traced their lines to one or another of these, notably the kings of Sparta and Macedon." This could be a way to explain superpowers among humans--that the potential for them was introduced into the gene pool through Heracles' impregnation of the daughters of Thespius. A mythological metagene, if you will. As for anti-mutant hysteria--it makes much more sense in a world where mutants are the only super-powered beings, not unlike the X-Men movies. It's when you try to make the concept fit within a universe with other superpower possibilities that it becomes more difficult to accept. Then again, when it comes to Marvel, superheroes aren't that well regarded to begin with. Spider-Man, throughout most of his career was hounded by the press (The Daily Bugle in particular) and wanted by the authorities. The Hulk is less welcome that three natural disasters all on the same day. Only the Avengers and the Fantastic Four seem to get any respect, and even that depends on the whims of public opinion. Compare that to the DC Universe, where at least one superhero had an entire museum devoted to his exploits. Just some thoughts on the subject--take them as you will.

I believe that was addressed on an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, when Buffy briefly acquired telepathy. It was also described as one of the reasons Matt Parkman turned evil in HEROES Reborn. Welcome to the world of Benjamin J. Grimm.