CptPatriot

Acct name: @cptpatriot

You can see most of my characters' costumes here.

Here is my current list of characters:

Psi-kick

Enermatrix

Mistress White

Velocity

Fire

Shockwave

Pyroblaster

Liberty

Lillith

Captain Patriot

Platinum Fox

Dr. Caduceus

Thrasher

Savant

Powerstar

Weatherette

Fusionette

Faultline

Pulp Hero

Ultra

Flare

Hellequin

Surge

I keep getting my butt handed to me fighting Ironclad and Durotak.

My problem with playing/running a Fantasy Hero game has always been that there is no frame of reference to playing the game. The GMs and I always end up using D&D equipment charts to save time in creating entire equipment sheets.

I believe any Fantasy book should use CC or 6E1 & 6E2 as rule references with Fantasy specific stuff to allow players to jump into making/playing a game quickly.

Many people have experience with D&D before coming to Hero and are familiar with either "Vancian" magic from D&D 3.x and Pathfinder or Event based magic, in the case of D&D 4th Ed. (reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(...#Spell_systems[/url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(gaming)#Spell_systems]). If there was a Fantasy Magic Companion with ready made magic systems they could pick one and get started. Once they have a taste for how flexible the Hero System is, they'll expand on the systems provided for truly custom magic.

Just an FYI, I am still carrying the torch, so if you want to contact me, try via here or in game.

I originally came up with this character when I attempted to learn the 4th edition by making versions of different heroes from the comics. I tried to do Superman and learned the hard way that Superman is almost impossible to do on 250 and have him remotely near what I saw in the comics. Now, I felt a reboot of my very first Champions character. Not quite finished yet in the Complications area, but I can't help feel something is missing about him.

Re: Purpose Built Team Suggestions

Well, I for one would like to welcome you to CO.

As for the archetypes, I've never played them, so I can't offer a recommendation, however, perhaps you could find some of your fellow ex-CoXers on the CoX or CoH channels and get some advice there.

Re: Your Not Any Hero Of Note Unless You Have Cross-Time Versions Of Yourself.

I have never seen a version of Superman with 2-5 before.

Re: Rules Question: TWF + Rapid attack, is it this simple?

Two weapon fighting (TWF) essentially gives +2 to offset sweep penalties, rapid attack allows you to make a sweep attack in a half-phase rather than a full phase. So you can make a 1/2 move before attacking but you cannot make 2 sweep attacks in a single phase. The attack still is the last thing that can be done during your action..

Re: Potions

How about this?

Re: 2013, year of the snake

On the day of the chinese new year, simultaneous strikes in multiple cities in the middle of the day with automated distractions set up to keep the heroes busy while the crimes is afoot.

The daylight attacks will get plenty of press attention and the obvious relationship with the new year will make sure the everyman will have the capers in mind and possibly even aid in recruitment.

Re: Looking For Input On Potential New Fantasy Product

What if, in addition to the physical book, you offered a mini companion PDF with a small campaign setting to get them started? That way you can keep the cost of the book down and still give them something of a value add.

Re: Omnia

What comic was that image from?

I was working to make an attack that would simulate 2 smaller attacks. I could have gone the autofire route, but I was thinking if I did the whole attack as Reduced Penetration, it would also simulate 2 smaller attacks, but it dawned on me that the attacks were now too weak to be effective at all.

Here is an example of a partially limited power with Reduced Penetration:

Sample Attack: (Total: 60 Active Cost, 52 Real Cost)

• Blast 8d6 (40 Active Points); Reduced Penetration (-1/4) (Real Cost: 32) plus
  
• Blast 4d6 (Real Cost: 20)
  

Now I was wondering, what if only part of the power was Reduced Penetration? Do you half the dice affected by the limitation and add the result of the remaining dice to each half? Something seems wrong about that approach.

What do you think?

Re: Mortal Kombat characters?

They played the magic card.

Re: Holiday event

I haven't heard of any but I'm always willing.

Re: Genius Tricks

How about extra STR, Only to escape from Grabs & Entangles, Needs INT Roll? He can think his way out of any trap.

Re: [LoH, Social] Dec. 22, 4 pm Server/Pacific

4PM? Damn I read the event wrong. I thought it was 7PM server time

Re: Superhero Costume Party

Cpt. Patriot would probably dress as a Minuteman because of his flagsuit nature. He has no secret identity to hide.

Psi-kick would avoid a superhero costume like the plague to avoid any possible confusion to being a hero.

Enermatrix, would have to be dragged to the party by a friend; she thinks of herself more of a scientist/hero than the party girl she was in high school. The type of costume wouldn't matter to her.

Re: [LoH] Run Info

I might be interested in joining you guys for a Whiteout if there's room. What level are you looking at? Or does CO also do sidekicking/exemplaring like CoH? I know the alerts set everyone to 30' date=' not sure on the comic series and adventure packs.[/quote']

 

First of all, if we had too many participants, which has happened very rarely, we could always break up into multiple groups. CO does have a mechanic for bringing all the other players down to the level of the designated Sidekick Champion. The Comic Series and Adventure Packs won't bring you to any specific level level and that can be a problem with lower level characters without the defenses to protect/heal themselves.

 

All in all, I say the more the merrier. Hope to see you there. We usually get together on the "Hero Board Chat" channel. You can join us by typing /channel_join "Hero Board Chat" on the chat window, so come on time or early and let's have fun together.

 

If you want to run anything specific, just post something here.

Re: Possible City of Heroes campaign

COH = City of Heroes

COV = City of Villains

COX = Both (the X is a variable substituting for H or V)

I read the following backstory from a site that apparently deals with Damsel in Distress superheroine video, so to avoid sending any non-adults to the site, I'll attempt to be responsible and only quote the backstory here.

Backstory:

Now, the idea of being subject to seizures if your energy levels are too high seemed like an interesting angle to try to use but besides a simple Physical Complication, how would you write it up?

Re: Possible City of Heroes campaign

Sounds cool.

I would just do a campaign with the story background, but I wouldn't try to jam the powers into Hero.

I was thinking on converting some of my chars back into Hero from CoX just for the heck of it, but have some other projects to finish before I even start. (Haven't even had a chance to play CoX the last few weeks except for a brief evening)

Well, if you plan to play it, play it now. It's not gonna be around for too much longer.

Re: Possible City of Heroes campaign

There was but the only thing still available to get is the City of Heroes RPG Quickplay Pack.

Wikipedia says:

Re: Don't forget to log in and get your third anniversary gifts

I got my Vanguard Heirloom items but I'm still trying to figure out which toon to give it to.

Re: Possible City of Heroes campaign

I was thinking using Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. Simulating CoX in powers would be too much work with little gain and trying to balance them would be a pain. Playing in the game universe would be sufficient.

I'm thinking there might be some fun in discovery, like in the case of Crey Industries involvement with whatever illicit activities they are involved in or the Circle of Thorns and their relationship with Oranbega.