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Re: Need help with names! I agree that Gunbunny's too facetious--I'd go with: Fire Control Weaponeer Cover Fire Blaster Buld the glider with inverted gull wings, and you can call him Stuka. Airstriker and Airpower are also good, too. I like the Shiva the Destroyer suggestion, especially if you give him energy blasters built into his tentacles. Hope that helps

Re: Team HQs It's a 4th Edition product that was released shortly after Classic ENEMIES, and included about a dozen adventure scenarios. The HQ was in the first scenario about a grandfater clock with a demon inside that came out at midnight--it was supposed to go on a rampage in the heroes' base, and if the heroes didn't have a base, the adventure thoughtfully provided one.

Re: Team HQs If you can get your hands on a copy of Challenges For Champions, there's a floor plan for a superhero base in there that you might find useful. Also, most Villains & Vigilantes adventures have a supervillain base you might be able to convert with a minimum of effort.

Re: "Grond smash!" and other Grond plots Here's a couple-- *Grond somehow regains the mind of Sydney Potter, and he remembers the incident with Teleios' Grond-clones (assuming it happened in your campaign). He manages to track down Teleios, and threatens him with death and destruction unless he can restore his humanity--he wants to be Sydney Potter again. The PCs catch up with Grond, and he tells them what he wants and asks their help in making Teleios do what he wants. Will the PCs agree, and if they do, how will they ensure Teleios doesn't have a trick up his sleeve? *Grond has been reported battling mystical supervillianous elements--he's wrecked several DEMON-hames, sent Zorran the Artificer fleeing for his life, and even forced Temblor of the Crowns of Krim to retreat. No one can explain it until an archeological expedition to an ancient temple discovers a sealed room with a staute of Grond in it that is found to be several thousand years old. Inscriptions on tablets found in the room speak of a "demon-slayer demon" --a monster invoked for the purpose of fighting other monsters. Perhaps Grond is more--much more--than a mere freak of science. . .

Re: Disads for "Cheese Champions!" That can also be a Physical Limitation. . . HERO: "Egad!!! The zipper's stuck!!! I'm trapped inside my costume!!! I can't--I CAN'T GET IT OFF!!!" PASSER-BY (Who only heard the last part): "Hey, bud, I know a girl who can help with that little problem--she charges fifty bucks, though. . ."

Re: What cities could Batman call home? Well, remember, Batman relies on swinging on his Batrope to get around as much as he does on the Batmobile, the same way Spider-Man relies on his weblines. That means Batman would need a city with lots of skyscrapers, like New York or Chicago. Anywhere else and he'd need a flying vehicle, especially in Los Angeles.

Re: Villains, Vandals, and Vermin: Who should be in it? For myself, I'd like to see Beamline restored to the Champions universe--I always thought he had one of the more interesting motivations for being a villain, as well as one of the more nifty origins. (Also, I liked Patrick Zircher's drawing of Beamline in Classic ENEMIES, and I figure that if there's ever a Champions TV series, they could get Robert Picardo to play the part--or at least do the voice if it's an animated series.) Other than that, I have no problem with all-new characters. Go to town, Steve.

I'm in the process of building a rifle-propelled grenade, in which the grenade is loaded into the muzzle of the weapon, and a propellant charge is loaded into the breech. This to me sounds like the Extra Time (Full Phase) limitation, but once it's loaded all you need to do is pull the trigger--which is where the Delayed Effect advantage comes in. It occurred to me as I was writing this up that this combination of Advantage and Limitation could be used to simulate just about any muzzle-loaded weapon, from pistol to cannon (with cannons, of course taking longer than a Full Phase), as well as most, if not all forms of heavy artillery. While it may take time to load the weapon, once it is loaded you can hold your fire as long as is necessary. My apologies if I'm stating the obvious, but I wanted to "check my work" before committing it to a character write-up. Feedback would be most definitely appreciated.

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com Hey, Timmy--thank you very, very much for writing in. Little kids like you are what make my career as the Greatest Villain Of All Time worthwhile. It gladdens my heart and brightens my day to know that a small, innocent child holds me up as his idol as I commit dastardly deeds and plot the next step in my Master Plan. Timmy, if you think my Centipede-Mobile was great, wait 'til you see what's coming next! (I'll give you a hint--I downloaded the ROBOT WARRIORS pdf to help me build it.) Let me know how the fan club goes, Timmy--and to get you started, have yourself a well-earned Non-Prize--and I'm sure I won't need to remind you to. . . FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

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Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com Hey, Seeing Double--cool name, by the way. What are your superpowers? Are you a clone that can see things no one else can? (That'd be my guess, anyway.) Now about that "evil twin"--I'm glad you brought him up. For he is not an "evil twin," but an evil impostor who seeks to undermine my villainous reputation by committing senseless crimes which are then blamed on me. "The HORROR!!!" you say. To which I reply, "It's TRUE!!!" He holds up liquor stores, knick-knack and bric-a-brac shops, and even takes twelve items through the express lane, when it specifically says TEN ITEMS OR LESS!!! Why, this fiend doesn't even--he doesn't even have a Master Plan!!! (Let me give you a moment to get over the shock.) I tell you, my frenzied Foxbat-followers, this effrontery must be confronted and dealt with once and for all! If you see this impostor anywhere around the city, no matter what time of day or night, inform me IMMEDIATELY at one of these e-mail addys: fxbtizleet @ foxbatsmasterplan-dot-com fxbtizkoole @ foxbatsmasterplan-dot-com fxbtizduope @ foxbatsmasterplan-dot-com Together we can bring this scourge down and restore my name and my position as the Greatest Villain Of All Time. Double, you've earned yourself a Non-Prize--and always remember. . . FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Lo, There Shall Be. . .an Update!!! They thought they could imprison me--they thought I'd never see the light of day again--but HERE I AM!!! FREE!!! No one can keep the Great and Powerful Foxbat caged for long! Of course, it was their mistake to ship me to a mere super-maximum security mental hospital, instead of Stronghold! That'll teach them to underestimate me! And when the inevitable success of my Master Plan inevitably comes to pass, they will truly regret their mistake! And their regrettance shall be sweet music to my Foxbat-ears!!! Allow me a moment while I enjoy a hearty villianous laugh. . . HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! Oh, that was a good one. Okay, on to business. . . I would've gotten back to you guys sooner, but I've been busy knocking over ATMs in preparation for implementing the first phase of my new Master Plan. You may have heard that the Omega-Mega-Billions Spectacular, the richest lottery drawing ever, is near 900 million dollars in prize money. I need to steal enough money to cover the first 10,951,338 most likely number combinations--and once I've won the Big Prize, I'll have more than enough funds to cover the implementation of the rest of the Master Plan! "But Glorious and Magnficent Foxbat," I can hear you saying, "how, even with your incalculable Foxbat-Intellect, can you hope to cover all the possible number combinations? It's hopeless--HOPELESS!!!" Well, my Foxbat-Fans and friends, let me tell you that NOTHING is Hopeless! NOTHING! Just so long as you have a dream--and a Master Plan! But this time, I also have an edge. An edge named Dwayne. He's the captain of his school's sixth-grade mathletes team, and knows more about numbers and probabilities than Nighthawk knows about brooding on rooftops. He'll tell me what numbers to play for the Omega-Mega-Billions drawing, and in return I'll let him be my sidekick! He'll live in the same mansion as my good friend Freddy Foswell, be waited on by French maids in French maid outfits (it only makes sense after all) and never have to eat Brussel sprouts again! (I haven't touched a Brussel sprout since I was seven years old, and I don't miss 'em a bit!) Gotta go now--there are a few ATMs I haven't knocked over yet, and I need to steal an autographed photo of Hilary Duff--er, it's something I promised Dwayne. . . Take care, my superlative supporters, and remember. . . FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Re: Wanted: The Amazing Spider Gun For a moment I thought you were talking about a gun that shoots spiders, like the bee rifle from Bradbury's Martian Chronicles.

It's Updatin' Time!!! (As you look on at the webcam image, you feel a swell of pity for those who only have dial-up--but it quickly passes as the secne unfolds. Your hero, Foxbat, carries the limp form of a dark-haired woman and places her in the chair under the Neural Neutralizer. He goes up to the nearest camera and smiles giddily into it. . .) Hey there, all you villany lovers! Glad you could be here today! I want to thank you for making Foxbat's Master Plan Dot-Com the tremendous success that it is! I get ten times as many hits as the Champions get on their site--and without a server crash! If that isn't a sure omen of the ultimate success of my Master Plan, I don't know what is! I will be Victorious, you hear! VICTORIOUS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! And now--the moment you've been waiting for--when I reveal the first (but certainly not the last!) recruit to the FFFFFF, otherwise known as the Sextuple-F, otherwise knowm as-- FOXBAT'S FURIOUSLY FEARLESS FEMININE FIGHTING FORCE!!! (Picks up the webcam and moves it in for a Close-Up. The image, while shaky, is still recognizable.) Look! It's LUCY LIU!!! Wasn't she great in those Charlie's Angels movies? And those movies with Keanu, where they're in a computer-generated--wait a minute, that wasn't Lucy Liu. Okay, that girl's next--but anyway, Lucy's really hot, and being an attorney on that other show, she'll help me out of any legal challenges to the Master Plan! Who would've thought a Master Plan would be so much FUN!?!?!?!?!?!? Okay, it's almost time to get started on the brainwashing, but first. . . (Holds up a little black bag.) We're gonna go through her purse! (Opens the purse, dumps out the contents.) Haven't you ever wanted to go through a celebrity's personal items? Let's see--lipstick (my favorite shade!), credit cards (I know a video arcade that'll take these!), cell phone (we'll make some prank calls later!), breath mints--Hmm. Now that I think of it, my mouth does feel less than fresh. . . (Pops a mint into his mouth, sucks on it apprasingly--then bites into it and jumps in shock, spitting it out.) AAACK!!! What was that?! I've heard of mints making a spark when you bite into them but that's ridiculous! (Looks at the mint, which now has a tiny circuit board sticking out of it.) If I didn't know better, I'd say that's a tracking device--but that's impossible! I mean, you guys are great and all, but not even you could guess who I was going to kidnap first, and if you couldn't figure out my Master Plan, then there's no way those humdrum heroes. . . (Suddenly, from off camera you hear the sound of a wall caving in. Foxbat looks toward the sound in shock and despair, and we hear a voice say "Give it up, Foxbat! Conscious or otherwise, you're coming with us!") NEVER!!!!! You'll never take me alive, you fascists!!! REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!! REMEMBER THE MAINE!!! AUGUSTA'S THE CAPITAL!!! KILL BILL!!! KILL BIIILLLL!!!!!! (Foxbat draws his ping-pong gun and fires wildly in all directions--then an electro-bolo wraps around his legs, and he's struck simultaneously by a sapphire energy beam and a witchfire blast. From off-camera Nighthawk charges in and nails Foxbat in the chest with a flying kick, which sends him reeling into the arms of Ironclad, who locks Foxbat in a full nelson. Beaten and immobilized, Foxbat flails his arms about uselessly.) No Fair!! I was winning!!! I WAS WINNING!!! (That's when the image goes blank. . .)

Re: What?? Bruce Wayne isn't Batman??? This concept puts me in mind of the limited series Superman: Secret Identities, by Kurt Busiek and Sturart Immomen. In a world just like this one, where Superman is a ficticious character, a young man with the name Clark Kent--yes, his parents named him that--wakes up in the middle of the night to discover he has all the powers. Yes--Clark Kent is Superman. And while he uses the powers to secretly do good deeds, he does them while wearing a Superman costume--for while people might believe that a super-strong flying man is out there saving people's lives, who would believe there really is a Superman? And that's all I'll say about the story, except that you should go and read it. Go now.

Re: Take the 5e Solo villains, and make a team out of them Here's an idea--Bulldozer gets his clock cleaned by an all-female hero gathering (one of those "Girls' Night Out" episodes they like to do in comics). To avoid a repeat of such an incident he forms AIM--the Alliance of Indomitable Men. Their current membership includes Armadillo, Gargantua, Thunderbolt II, Stormfront, and occasionally Devastator. (Blowtorch was originally a member, but he was kicked out after burning down their first headquarters.) While they love to get together and plan grandiose schemes for major robberies or taking over the city, they're just as likely to spend their meetings drinking stolen beer, then going out to steal some more. Among their most famous exploits (it made every national news program) was the time they took over a HOOTERS restaurant to watch the Daytona 500. When the race was over they made a break for it, with Bulldozer following Armadillo through his tunnel. The formation of AIM has surprised everyone in law enforcement familiar with Bulldozer--many believed that not only did he lack the necessary charisma or leadership skills, but that he was incapable of pronouncing--let alone defining, or even spelling--the word Indomitable.

Re: Things We'd Like To See:PRIMUS That was me, and as popular as power armor has been throughout CHAMPIONS history, (remember the TURTLE suits?) it would be a serious omission if the Iron Guard were to be left out of 5th Ed continuity--especially since now that only the Avengers get Cyberline enhancements, PRIMUS isn't what it used to be. (Not to mention the fact that "Iron Guard" is a really cool name for a combat force.) Like Hermit, I was also thinking that PRIMUS might try to engineer captured supervillain technology for its own use--I once envisioned a character called Sky Marshal, who was a Silver Avenger equipped with a re-engineered version of Red Raptor's (Challenges For Champions, 4th Ed) antigravity harness. I could also envision PRIMUS salivating at the chance to capture Lazer, Mechassassin or Steel Commando, just to get their hands on their particular toys.

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com Hey, Hound--Sorry not to have responded sooner; I've been busy with the Master Plan. To answer your question--every hero is my Arch-Nemesis, whether they can manipulate reality with a twitch of their nose, or all they've got going for them is a rocket pack and a bandolier full of stun grenades. If you choose to uphold and defend the status quo, and stand in the way of the rightful success of my ultimately successful Master Plan, then you must deal with the undealable--the undefeatable-- FOXBAT!!! Dah-dah-DAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! Quaking in your skintight super-boots yet? Ready to pack it in and whimper off with your cape between your legs? Well I don't blame you--there are few with the solid brass industrial-grade cojones to take on the greatest villain of all time. You gave it your best shot, bub--but it was all futile from the moment you put on the mask. Here ya go, kid--have yourself a consolation Non-Prize. Maybe next time you'll remember to. . . FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Re: Name for a water guy... Well--his real name could be Ludwig (his dad was a drummer in a surf music band, and he named the kid after his drum set--everyone calls him "Lude"). After he acquires his water powers--becomes "fluidic"--he could call himself. . . (Are You Ready????) FLUIDWIG (Which should prove to one and all that you don't have to be drunk or stoned to come up with stuff like this--it just takes the right kind of humor and a certain level of shamelessness)

Re: Things We'd Like To See:PRIMUS I move for the return of the Iron Guard, with (in addition to their regular powered armor) mission-specific armors for space, undersea, heavy weapons, etc. Also, they should have a commandant named the Iron Avenger. (Appropriate, don't you think?)

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com Hey, Tamashii--I'm not familiar with #3 (Can you believe it! I failed my roll! That's the last time I use the fuzzy dice from the Foxbatmobile!), and as for #1 and #2--I don't think so. Too much makeup. Besides, there are so many lovely candidates for the Sextuple-F in this world. But thanks for your suggestions, anyway--it means you're pulling for me, and that gets you a Non-Prize. Keep think up ideas, and remember to-- FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com Soon, my friend--Soon! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man, that was a good one--let's see if I can do that again. . . HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your support is appreciated, NecroBob--and as for subliminal messages, I've been considering doing just that. I've put together a commercial that contains subliminal programming, but I need money to buy the airtime so I can run it on an episode of Friends. Time for a raid on Fort Knox! Here's your Non-Prize, my Necrotic Neurotic--and always remember. . . FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com Hey, Naive--There's a lot of things that contribute to my unbridled success--brains, talent, courage, tenacity, matinee-idol looks, the ability to float like a butterfly and sting like Jet Li--not to mention modesty. But what makes me a fearsome force to be reckoned with, what makes me forcefully fearsome to all those who fear me--is the Master Plan. Without a Master Plan, a supervillain is nothing more than a small-time thug in Day-Glo ballistic tights, who only cares about the money and nothing more, who if it weren't for the powers and/or fancy gadgets would be a shoplifter or a pursesnatcher or a smash-and-grab artist. Why do you think a guy like Pulsar has been such a pain in the side of the Champions all this time? It's because he has a Master Plan--to claim prime-time soap vixen Morgan Fairchild as his own. (Must be an Eighties thing. . .) And that, Kid Naive, is my advice to you--find your very own secret inner Master Plan, and ride it to heck or glory! Let no one dissuade you from your chosen path, because in truth, you've got to follow you own path--no one can choose it for you. One time my Master Plan involved holding the nation's chocolate supply for ransom. Everyone I knew told me it couldn't possibly work, but Did I Listen to Them? NO! Were They Right? YES! But That's Not the Point! The point is I had to find out for myself. It was MY Master Plan, and it was Great--and with Great Master Plans comes Great Responsibility, which meant I had to see it through to the bitter end. Good luck in finding your inner Master Plan, Naive One. Let this Non-Prize be an inspiriation to you as you seek to dominate the world that is your life. And always remember-- FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Hey, merciful secretive universal destroyer--To answer your question, the purpose of the Sextuple-F--soon to be known and feared as Foxbat's Furiously Fearless Feminine Fighting Force (Boy, do I love the sound of that!)--is to Destroy My Enemies. It stands to reason that once I have taken control, I will have no Enemies left--because I will have Destroyed Them! Destroyed Them ALL!!! I may spare those who, seeing the futility of opposing my Master Plan, capitulate to my will--I may be a supervillain, but I am not without some small shard of mercy. Perhaps it is an attempt to not become like those who inflicted the tragedies that turned me to supervillain-hood-dom, lest my heart go completely dark. Or perhaps I see in myself the slim measure of possibility that someday--although that day may not ever come--the spark of nobility that is buried deep inside my soul might be fanned forth into a conflagration of righteous flame that will ignite anew the torch of liberty, and shine the light of the law wherever darkness dared to tread. But for now--that shall never be. Foxbat remains Foxbat--EVERMORE!!! I hope that answers your question. Consider yourself the proud possessor of a Non-Prize--and remember. . . FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Hey, Southern Cross--Thanks for writing in. I really appreciate it, and I mean no offense when I say this, but. . . WRONG!!! You might be close--then again you might not. But you've proven one thing--the Master Plan is so intricate and detailed in its intricacies and details that NO ONE can unravel it! NO ONE!!! And because my unravelable Master Plan is ensured to succeed, there's only one thing to do now--stand with my hands on my hips and laugh triumphantly!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I needed that--a triumphant laugh is to supervillains like me what a three-martini lunch is to a CEO. Thanks for you help, my Wonder from Down Under--you've earned yourself a Non-Prize. And always remember-- FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!