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Thank You for the explanation. To be fair, it kinda-sorta made sense back in those days before skill levels and damage classes, when Martial Arts cost as much as your Strength and only allowed you to do extra damage. Players wanted their characters to be able to put down a street-level thug before he had a chance to blurt out "Wait! I surrender!" Can't really do that with an OCV of 5 or 6. Not really defending the practice, but I can understand why it happened. Hope that helps.

First, Good Job on the conversions and coloring the pics. Second, what do you mean by their stats are "gaudy?"

Honestly, would that make any difference?

He actually wore the shirt? I got the impression that he pulled his shirt open and then they cut to a close-up shot of a stand-in. At any rate, the answer is--No.

The only bit that bothered me about this show was the scene where West and his partner try to arrest Mardon (the Weather Wizard). Instead of referring to himself as "God," he should have had a line like, "I can do magic. I'm a wizard!" To which West would have replied, "Well, get your hands in the air, Voldemort--you're under arrest!" There were a lot of things that reminded me of the Raimi Spider-Man movies--the narration at the beginning and end of the episode (which was also part of the Wally West era of the comics) the science geek aspects of Barry's character, his amazement at his physical transformation ("Lightning gave me abs?") and the fact that he's "just friends" with the hottest girl he knows. I would not call this a Smallville rehash as some people have, for the simple reason that Barry has put on the costume and accepted his identity as The Flash. It took ten emmin-effin seasons for Clark Kent to become Superman--and even them we didn't quite see him in costume. (Seriously, would it have killed Tom Welling to wear the Big Red Cape and the Big Red "S" for one scene? Plus dialogue?) Granted, we didn't see the Weather Wizard in costume, but that doesn't mean the other villains can't have costumes or villain names. ("So everybody's impressed with The Flash, huh? Wait'll they get a load of Heat-Wave!") I remember seeing the first The Flash TV series in 1990. I had been waiting for that show since I was eight years old, and I tell you it was worth the wait. So is this show, and I hope it gets the chance the first one didn't. The Fastest Man Alive is back--and I couldn't be happier.

It's on. It's on now. If you're not watching it, you should be.

Okay, that comes out to $5658 per second, give or take a penny. We could get a bunch of players together, have them hold up a poster and a bunch of rulebooks and scream "PLAY IT!!!" at the camera. Yeah--that'll work. We can do this. All we need now is for someone to chip in a kidney--

Perhaps HERO could attempt to make people more aware of Champions. I remember in the 80s the comic book and magazine ads for Dungeons & Dragons; they didn't just advertise in gaming publications, they were actively attempting to court the mainstream. Heck, they even had TV commercials--and they weren't entirely alone, either; I remember hearing a radio commercial for Traveller on a local college radio station. I don't know what advertising HERO has done in the past, or what kind of advertising budget they have--the answer to that last one may be none at all. But I think HERO should make more of an attempt to popularize Champions outside of the usual audience. Comic books are a must, as are science fiction and fantasy magazines. Perhaps they could coem up with some "radio" commercials for SF/fantasy-themed podcasts like The Nerdist or Wil Wheaton's show. TV commercials may be out of the question, but if you could buy some airtime on an episode of Agents Of SHIELD or The Flash, it might just well be worth it. Hope that helps.

I think they did a great job introducing Crusher Creel, especially with the depiction of his powers. I liked the notion that each substance he absorbs feels different to him, and some substances make him feel better to him than others. I look forward to more of his appearances. I'm also very concerned about the fate of Fitzsimmons. With Gemma gone and Leo operating at only a fraction of his usual capacity, it doesn't look like Coulson will have the two brightest minds in SHIELD in his corner this time around. Thing is, I had a feeling this might happen. Something else has occurred to me--I said once before, possibly here on this forum, that the Marvel Cinematic Universe needs to have its own Spider-Man character, and since the wall-crawler himself is still locked into a movie deal with Sony-Columbia, I was thinking either the Richard Rider Nova or Speedball could stand in for him. But as we've seen with Coulson and SHIELD in the Season 2 premiere, nobody likes them, nobody trusts them, everyone's out to get them--and yet they keep fighting the good fight to protect people and defeat the forces of evil. That's right--SHIELD is the MCU's version of Spider-Man. They may not have web-shooters or be able to climb walls, nor do they have an elderly aunt looking after them--although maybe May's mother might put in another appearance this season. But even if they don't say it, the notion of "with great power comes great responsibility" is there, as Coulson and his team have taken on the responsibility of protecting the world. Just my thoughts on the new season. Take them as you will.

A new thread for a new season seems appropriate, don't you think? Anyway, the show's been moved to a later hour--it's at 9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central, and so on as you head west. So be sure to set your Tivos, DVRs, DVD-Rs, VCRs, wax cylinder recorders, or hire animation artists to draw up highly detailed flipbooks of the episode. Or you could watch the broadcast as it airs, like people used to in the oldentime days. Dare to be square. If it's good enough for Phil Coulson, it should be good enough for the rest of us.

The Real Life Superhero Project

I'd say it's a pretty good field. wouldn't you?

"MINE!!! ALL MINE!!!"

We Can Be Heroes

Presenting America's newest superheroine-- STAR-SPANGLED SIREN!

I believe that's from this upcoming movie-- Pixels

Comics were educational even in the Golden Age--just by reading them you could learn how to fight-- Someone let me know if any of these work, okay?

To my mind, "strong" does not always translate to "can handle herself in a fight." The Oracle from the Matrix movies could be seen as a strong character--she was certianly very important. And I don't recall Battlestar Galactica's Laura Roslin ever swinging a fist or discharging a firearm--and she was as strong as Old Man Adama. Then there is Anita Van Buren from Law & Order--excuse me, Detective Lieutenant Anita Van Buren. Definitely in charge of her squadroom, and when the other detectives got stuck during an investigation, she could always give them a oush in the right direction. And while she could handle an unruly suspect--as evidenced by one episode where she was part of a stakeout--it wasn't like she had to do that every other episode to prove her strength. Just some thoughts on the subject--take them as you will.

Interesting. Zima got its product placed on Babylon 5, and now it's gone. Pan Am got their name placed on the space clipper in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and now they're gone. Nokia got their product placed in the 2009 Star Trek movie. I wonder how long before they're gone?

Good Job. A first-time player--or even a long-time player--could have lots of fun with this. For a name--how about The Hammer. It speaks to his power set and his combat skill set. Hope that helps.

Heroic Publishing does count--but the name is spelled F-L-A-R-E.

"Regeneration--it's a lottery."

PS238 The Roleplaying Game has writeups in HERO System for American Eagle and USA Patriot Act, two kids in flag suits competing to be the next "Official" American hero. American Eagle is sponsored by the Democratic Party and USA Patriot Act is sponsored by the Republican Party--and as one might expect, they don't get along. They're not evil, unless your opinion of the two main US political parties is that low. The big problem is with their "handlers" who tend to push them into conflict with one another. While there hasn't been a fight between them since their first appearance--issue #5, I think--the emnity between them is still there. The entire run of PS238 is available to read online at Aaron Williams's site Do-Gooder Press. Hope that helps.

In the 5th Edition book Champions Battlegrounds there is a character described as part of the fictional TV show To Save The World called Captain Thunder. From Page 49 of that book-- "Charles Malone loved his country, and had no reservations about volunteering for the super-soldier program that made him a step beyond human. He fought for the cause of justice for several years, even joining Justice Force Omega for a while, but he eventually started to change. Radical fascist elements in and around the government gradually steered Captain Thunder from true patriotism and toward a belief in intolerance and bigotry. Now he fights against anyone and any cause that he brands 'Un-American.' Unfortunately, that seemingly includes everyone and every cause except his Neo-Nazi friends. . ." Sounds to me that he may be what you're looking for. Further information on Page 63 helps convert him into a playable character-- "Use the powers and abilities of Captain Patriot (Champions Universe, Page 86). Add a Thunder Punch Multipower containing a sonic Energy Blast 6D6 NND (defense is Hearing Group Flash Defense) with No Range, and a Hearing Group Flash 12D6 with No Range." Hope that helps.