CptPatriot

I'm trying to understand Rapid Fire but I'm unclear about the OCV modifiers. Hero tries to fire his Energy Blast. If Hero wants to fire three times using Rapid Fire at either one target or three targets in adjacent hexes, Hero would take -2 for each shot after the first, for a total -4 OCV modifier. Now, say that Energy Blast also has the Autofire advantage and Hero has the Rapid Autofire skill. Does this allow Hero to fire his Autofire attack three times at the same target at the -4 OCV modifier? Does this allow Hero to fire his Autofire attack multiple targets in adjacent hexes at -2 OCV modifier for each additional shot after the first or do you also add the -1 OCV modifier for each hex in the line? Thanks for your time, Steve.

Re: Atmospheric reentry According to Star Hero, page 284: Vehicles entering an atmosphere from space experience heat as the result of friction generated by moving into/through air. Entering an atmosphere causes a ship to suffer 5 BODY damage per Phase; therefore, 5 DEF (or other defenses providing equivalent Resistant Defense) protects the ship from that effect.

Re: Seeker vs. Nighthawk- THE REMATCH! I had no problem with the C:NM Champions, they are just very different than what I grew accustomed to reading about. I think I liked Quantum best.

Re: DC-What if you had to draft a superpower registration act? Probably because when the draft laws were originally established, women were the weaker sex, to be protected. My original point in this post was that if you were put in a position to draft such a law, how would you draft it? Would you put in provisions for only offensive powers? What provisions do you put in?

Re: Modeling a CoH/CoV character in the Hero System CoX goes on the assumption that you have a base 75% chance to hit, which can be modified by some in game items. They do have a system in place to avoid being hit and resisting damage, but it isn't an active system. There are minor powers that can add to avoiding getting hit, but it is relatively minor. They don't even take range into account for potentially missing attacks.

I am trying to come up with a system to convert City of Heroes/Villains (CoX) characters to the Hero System. I'd like to do this in a way that takes the level of the character into account. I think the first step to doing this is to get an opinion based on those that have played it before. How many points would a 1st level character in CoX be based on? How level would the character be if they started on 250 points? 350? How much damage would be done at these levels? For a basis for comparison, let's use the Electrical Generation power set for the Blaster archetype.

Re: DC-What if you had to draft a superpower registration act? The point I'm trying to make is the powers that be are giving you a chance to help word a law that can. By not helping, they will just make a law that does what they want without regard to superpowered beings.

Re: DC-What if you had to draft a superpower registration act? The assumption is that there are beings with powers in this world. If it helps, think of this universe more like Dark Champions: The Animated Series.

Re: Champs-What if you had to draft a superpower registration act? The intent of my question was to inspire debate. I know that there are a lot of issues related to superpowers and the like, but since the supposition is that if you don't help to draft such a legislation to deal with the problem, the paranoia might make them panic and they'll draft an extreme version of the law that the hero community would not like. For instance, do they just make potentially hostile powers illegal to use? Under what conditions to they allow the use of powers?

Re: DC-What if you had to draft a superpower registration act? I posted it in both as Dark Champions characters might have a different viewpoint than conventional Champions characters.

You have been called to work with a congressional committee to draft a Federal Law to make using superpowers illegal. How would you set up a law to do this? If you fail to help them, you risk a more extreme version of the law being enacted. Edit: You can make the determination under what circumstances this is so.

You have been called to work with a congressional committee to draft a Federal Law to make using superpowers illegal. How would you set up a law to do this? If you fail to help them, you risk a more extreme version of the law being enacted.

Re: WWYCD: "Dear Superhero" Captain Patriot: The Sentinel of Freedom would be appalled by the letter. After going to the UN and verifying that the status in that country is valid, he'd go to work. He'd get some help from his contacts to get inserted into that country with any allies he has; likely his girlfriend, Justice. After getting their supplies in order and entering the country, she would meet up with the local leaders, find where the rebels are situated and prepare the village for the next incursion.

Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game What I'm looking forward to is Issue 14-The Architech. The promise of creating our own missions opens the opportunity for some Roleplay with my friend's Supergroup. I could make missions specifically designed for them will bring renewed life to many players.

Re: OIHID or Multiform? I'd stick with 'Only in Heroic ID' as there is less work in managing the character as you only need to deal with one character sheet and not two.

Re: Superhero Images Just for the record, the game was leaning to some dark goings on, so I decided that a more militant costume seemed more appropriate for Psi-kick.

Re: Smart-Swarm-Seeker AI Missiles..? Nyrath's right. The swarm concept works by overwhelming the ability for the enemy to defend against the missiles. On the offensive, it is just an OCV bonus with either, a damage bonus based on how much you hit by, or just use autofire for the missile attack. Defensively, an OCV bonus and Missile Deflection.

I've been running this character for a while and I'm looking for suggestions on how to advance this character. Based on the background of the character, she's a hybrid of human and alien, who developed the means to create tech on her father's people, the Amunites. {Amunite Technology Fabrication: Major Transform 0 1/2d6 (matter to circuitry), Partial Transform (+1/2) (15 Active Points); Extra Time (5 Minutes, Only to Activate, -1), Requires A Skill Roll (-1/2), Concentration (0 DCV; -1/2), Restrainable (-1/2), Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4)} and during our last game session, she got access to an Amunite Database with detailed info on her people. The Amunites are beings that crashlanded on Earth at Egypt during that impressionable time in human history and are the basis for the Egyptian gods myths. Stuck in an area of sand and stone, the Amunites used the limited tech available to create simple geometric shapes to create some power generation systems to feed on, the pyramids acted as solar collectors which focused their power into a central area where they slept. Edit: This character works for Beta Flight in Canada with Tundra, a cold based hero; The Mighty Quinn, an Inuit Brick; and The Canuck, ex-hockey player with hockey themed weapons. Any ideas? http://arcangel.ortiz.googlepages.com/Demira.HTML Demira Player: cptpatriot Val Char Cost 30 STR 0 20 DEX 0 18 CON 0 12 BODY 0 10 INT 0 10 EGO 0 20 PRE 5 28 COM 4 8/25 PD 0 4/21 ED 0 5 SPD 0 10 REC 0 36 END 0 36 STUN 0 6" RUN 0 2" SWIM 0 6" LEAP 0 Characteristics Cost: 9 Cost Power Heroic ID, all slots Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 16 1) +20 STR (20 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 24 2) +10 DEX (30 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 13 3) +8 CON (16 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 3 4) +2 BODY (4 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 4 5) +5 PRE (5 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 4 6) +10 COM (5 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 2 7) +2 PD; Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 16 8) +2 SPD (20 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 6 9) Dense Skin: Damage Resistance (8 PD/8 ED) (8 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 2 10) Life Support (Safe in Intense Cold); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 20 Endurance Reserve (180 END, 2 REC) (20 Active Points) 5 Endurance Reserve (8 REC) (8 Active Points); Only in Daylight (-1/2) 18 Elemental Control, 44-point powers, (22 Active Points); all slots Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 30 1) Flight 30" (60 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 22 2) Energy Blast 12d6 (60 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2), Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 13 3) Sight Group Flash 6d6, Explosion (+1/2) (45 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2), Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 22 4) Force Field (17 PD/17 ED/5 Flash Defense: Sight Group) (Protect Carried Items) (49 Active Points); Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 5 Sight Group Images Increased Size (4" radius; +1/2) (15 Active Points); Only To Create Light (-1), Restrainable (-1/2), Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 4 Amunite Technology Fabrication: Major Transform 0 1/2d6 (matter to circuitry), Partial Transform (+1/2) (15 Active Points); Extra Time (5 Minutes, Only to Activate, -1), Requires A Skill Roll (-1/2), Concentration (0 DCV; -1/2), Restrainable (-1/2), Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) 10 Life Support (Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Fungal Infections; Longevity: 400 Years) 13 Healing 1 BODY, Can Heal Limbs, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (Regeneration-Only) 1 Turn (Post-Segment 12) (-1 1/4) Team Communicator, all slots OAF (-1) 4 1) Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group) (10 Active Points); OAF (-1), Sense Affected As More Than One Sense (Hearing; -1/2) 1 2) Cryptography 9- (3 Active Points); OAF (-1) Powers Cost: 257 Cost Skill Gamma Flight Package 5 1) Teamwork 14- 1 2) KS: Commonwealth Criminal Procedure 8- 5 3) +1 with Ranged Combat 2 PS: Model 11- 1 TF: Skiing (snow) 0 Language: French (idiomatic) 4 Language: English (idiomatic) 4 +2 with Energy Blast 3 Electronics 11- 1 Tracking 8- 1 Survival 8- Skills Cost: 27 Cost Perk Gamma Flight Package 3 Fringe Benefit: Federal/National Police Powers 4 Contact: Jonathan, her agent (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Contact limited by identity, Very Good relationship with Contact) 11- 1 Money: Well Off 5 Vehicles & Bases Perks Cost: 13 Total Character Cost: 306 Pts. Disadvantage 10 Accidental Change: End Reserve Empty 11- (Uncommon) 10 Distinctive Features: Major Babe (Easily Concealed; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 10 Hunted: Renegade Warrior Nun 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish) 10 Psychological Limitation: Overconfidence (Common, Moderate) 5 Reputation: Demi-Ra, Daughter of Ra, 8- 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 25 Hunted: Department H 14- (Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, Watching) 15 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Frequently, Major) Disadvantage Points: 100 Base Points: 159 Experience Required: 47 Total Experience Available: 56 Experience Unspent: 9

Re: Empowered by Adam Warren We've gone off topic a bit. Do we think we've hit all the details regarding the powers shown to date?

As a lark, I was reading Empowered by Adam Warren and I was curious if anyone had ever written her up before. The book's Wikipedia entry can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowered If not, perhaps we can collaborate on her here. Chat logs for writeup attempt as listed in the archives: 12/21/2008 05:57 I keep posting right after you address what I'm saying. 12/21/2008 05:57 oops. 12/21/2008 05:57 Although, that would seem to negate Ablative as functional, since she never actually gets hurt 12/21/2008 05:56 Just need to look up ablative again to see how it handles it again 12/21/2008 05:54 Nice idea. 12/21/2008 05:54 but she never gets really hurt from being shot they usually just show a hail of bullets then she's standing there 1/2 naked. The powers could be links to the armor activation level 12/21/2008 05:54 That, and the fact that it makes her almost invulnerable, yet is easily broken itself... 12/21/2008 05:53 Not sure if there's a way to apply Ablative to powers other than armor though... 12/21/2008 05:53 probably 12/21/2008 05:52 perhaps ablative? 12/21/2008 05:52 So, how to write her up. I suppose it protects her until not enough of the membrane is left, that seems to indicate a threshhold level. 12/21/2008 05:50 got it 12/21/2008 05:49 I don't know, I always just post the address as the link... 12/21/2008 05:49 for got how to use bbcode tag 12/21/2008 05:48 The wiki says it only grants her the powers, no one else, so forget about 12/21/2008 05:45 doing that now 12/21/2008 05:44 lol 12/21/2008 05:44 Maybe you should link that in your post, especially if it gives a good description of her powers... 12/21/2008 05:44 it has references to powers 12/21/2008 05:44 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowered 12/21/2008 05:43 Not sure what to do with that. 12/21/2008 05:43 I found a wikipedia entry for her 12/21/2008 05:43 Although, then the suit would need body and defense... 12/21/2008 05:43 Including a Healing power that only works on the suit, not hte wearer. 12/21/2008 05:43 Might have to build the suit as an Independent Focus (can be used by anyone) and build all the powers directly into it... 12/21/2008 05:42 about 8 hrs 12/21/2008 05:42 Hmm.... 12/21/2008 05:40 According to the book, the hypermembrane regenerates in time 12/21/2008 05:39 Or the suit should be an OAF, Obvious because it can be easily damaged. 12/21/2008 05:38 Seems all powers should be OIHI with some major limitations... 12/21/2008 05:37 Yes, she's completely normal, all powers from suit 12/21/2008 05:36 Question: does her powers actually come from the suit? 12/21/2008 03:58 Published by Dark Horse, that's why I haven't heard of it. 12/21/2008 03:58 he put out 4 volumes total 12/21/2008 03:57 Just read the description, sounds good. 12/21/2008 03:55 adam warren 12/21/2008 03:54 oh 12/21/2008 03:54 I might have to look that one up. Who published it? 12/21/2008 03:54 Here's a link to the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Empowered-Adam-Warren/dp/159307672X 12/21/2008 03:53 It's a fun read, makes fun of this character that has this flimsy suit that gives her powers but after the first volley of shots, her costume always gets torn up and she gets put in ropes, chains, etc to be rescued by her teammates. 12/21/2008 03:50 I'm at work, just reading up and wasting time... 12/21/2008 03:50 Not familiar with that. 12/21/2008 03:47 Working on a post, trying to see if anyone ever wrote up Adam Warren's Empowered main character

Re: The power of Recovery How about that combined with extra Stun, just to push you higher in the recovery table when KO'd?