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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Beast in Invisibility to Detect.   
    Excuse me but generally, isn't mutant detection equipment generally keyed to detect the 5-point Distinctive Features:  Mutant (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable Only By Technology Or Major Effort)?
    If a person doesn't buy the DF, they aren't detected as a mutant. The presence of the powers by themselves isn't inherently detected as a mutant SFX. You don't need to buy Invisibility to Detect Mutant for that reason unless your Gamemaster is treating being detected as a mutant as part of the default treatment of the campaign. 
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Tom Cowan in Invisibility to Detect.   
    I believe I'm being misunderstood about what I mean by buying off the Complication as a power.

    Using my prior reference:
     
    This Distinctive Feature is worth 5 points normally.

    So, instead of buying Invisibility to Mutant Detection, you allocate the same amount of points as the DF to buying the Complication off but limited as appropriate like Cost END(-½), or Inobvious Accessible Focus(-½).
    I always felt this was an elegant way to handle it.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in Invisibility to Detect.   
    Excuse me but generally, isn't mutant detection equipment generally keyed to detect the 5-point Distinctive Features:  Mutant (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable Only By Technology Or Major Effort)?
    If a person doesn't buy the DF, they aren't detected as a mutant. The presence of the powers by themselves isn't inherently detected as a mutant SFX. You don't need to buy Invisibility to Detect Mutant for that reason unless your Gamemaster is treating being detected as a mutant as part of the default treatment of the campaign. 
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from pbemguy in The Champions Campaign Wiki Begins!   
    Do we have a template for character entries yet? 
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    CptPatriot reacted to Aaron Sullivan in Marvel RPG conversion (AC)   
    That brings back some memories. A quick point: I cobbled this together a LONG time ago. Mid-90s actually. It was based on my home games using the 4th edition rules. I say this because 5th and 6th editions use a different initial expectation of what the numbers represent (there's even a table for it). My intent was to make sure that the Champions Universe characters compared if not favorably to Marvel Universe characters, that at least they wouldn't one and all look like wimps when held up against their published peers. At the time, most conversions I was reading on different forums had vastly overpowered Marvel characters ... even D-List MU stalwarts outclassed the best the CU had to offer. I reacted poorly to that.
     
    Anyway, I hope you get some use out of the material. Best of luck with your games.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from HeroGM in Marvel RPG conversion (AC)   
    My research indicated AC #5 but I can't find it.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from pbemguy in Build a Shared Champions Campaign World Wiki?   
    One of the things about using real locations is the use of real world politics. I would vote to completely avoid using any real world politicians.
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    CptPatriot reacted to Steve Long in How does the penetrating advantage work with the hit location rules?   
    I swear I answered this question somewhere along the line, but if so I can’t find it right now. I reserve the right to update my answer in case I ever run across the previous response.
     
    Just as the minimum damage from Penetrating is not multiplied by the effects of a Vulnerability (a previous Rules FAQ answer I did find), it is not multiplied to account for a Hit Location (either positively or negatively). For example, suppose for an RKA 2d6, Penetrating, you roll 3 and 4, for 7 BODY. That means the attack does a minimum of 2 BODY. The minimum remains 2 BODY, whether you hit the target in the Head (x2 BODY) or in the Arm (x1/2 BODY).
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from tkdguy in haymaker for sneak attack   
    I don't usually chime in on Fantasy Hero, but here's my two cents.
    Hero has a mechanic for handling Surprise Attacks for the everyman. Using Deadly Blow for Sneak Attacks is about characters who are good at attacking under those conditions. Using Haymaker is supposed to the all out effort and I would not use it as a surprise attack, but I would use it to lay the smackdown on an enemy that they expect would be a challenge to defeat. A rogish character would use Haymaker combined with the Surprise Attack is situations where their superior Dexterity and Speed would allow them to act before the enemy's reprisal.
     
     
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Jab Gideon in Character Information for Storn-drawn Characters   
    Enermatrix was a character I had drawn by Storn.
    I had changed Enermatrix's origin story when I started playing her in pen and paper superhero games

    Natasha Cunoştinţescu-Kirlova
    Born from parents that emigrated from Russia, both scientists that found themselves without work when capitalism took over in USSR.
    They moved to Windsor, where they gained employment and taught at the University of Windsor. They were cut down by a supervillain attacking during a field trip in the city.  Natasha Kirlova became a ward of the state.
    At age 18, she attended the University of Windsor with a full scholarship, but before her graduation, she was abducted. Subjected to a mutagenic compound, she found herself generating electrical energy and placed into a crystalline cylinder to be used as a human battery by the evil villain.
    Having been freed, she seeks to use her newfound gift to help others while she tries to go on with her life.
     
    That's the very basics.


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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Amorkca in Character Information for Storn-drawn Characters   
    Enermatrix was a character I had drawn by Storn.
    I had changed Enermatrix's origin story when I started playing her in pen and paper superhero games

    Natasha Cunoştinţescu-Kirlova
    Born from parents that emigrated from Russia, both scientists that found themselves without work when capitalism took over in USSR.
    They moved to Windsor, where they gained employment and taught at the University of Windsor. They were cut down by a supervillain attacking during a field trip in the city.  Natasha Kirlova became a ward of the state.
    At age 18, she attended the University of Windsor with a full scholarship, but before her graduation, she was abducted. Subjected to a mutagenic compound, she found herself generating electrical energy and placed into a crystalline cylinder to be used as a human battery by the evil villain.
    Having been freed, she seeks to use her newfound gift to help others while she tries to go on with her life.
     
    That's the very basics.


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    CptPatriot got a reaction from tkdguy in Discord Dice Roller Bot?   
    A quick search turned this up
    https://top.gg/bot/583031144199618570
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Duke Bushido in Easiest software to run a game online   
    You don't need to use the webcam to share the screen on Discord
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from PhilFleischmann in Instant/Limited/Reaction Defenses   
    That's in the APG, Damage Based Endurance Cost. You pay END initially to put it up and pay END based on the damage taken.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from SteveZilla in The Old C64 Video Game   
    This was the only Champions game that they were talking about back in the days.
    It was highlighted in Computer Gaming World Issue 93/April 92 ( http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=93 )

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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Sketchpad in The Old C64 Video Game   
    This was the only Champions game that they were talking about back in the days.
    It was highlighted in Computer Gaming World Issue 93/April 92 ( http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=93 )

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    CptPatriot got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in The Old C64 Video Game   
    This was the only Champions game that they were talking about back in the days.
    It was highlighted in Computer Gaming World Issue 93/April 92 ( http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=93 )

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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Tech in The Old C64 Video Game   
    This was the only Champions game that they were talking about back in the days.
    It was highlighted in Computer Gaming World Issue 93/April 92 ( http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=93 )

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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Solitude in The Old C64 Video Game   
    This was the only Champions game that they were talking about back in the days.
    It was highlighted in Computer Gaming World Issue 93/April 92 ( http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=93 )

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    CptPatriot reacted to PhilFleischmann in Linked Question   
    Anyone about my age remember Dr. Shrinker?
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-XSFPMGIqg
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Cassandra in Linked Question   
    Current rules say that you don't buy Growth as always on, you buy the stats and take the appropriate complication for the size.
     
    In any case, if a power is always on, the linked power isn't limited thus not a limitation.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Surrealone in Linked Question   
    Current rules say that you don't buy Growth as always on, you buy the stats and take the appropriate complication for the size.
     
    In any case, if a power is always on, the linked power isn't limited thus not a limitation.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Surrealone in Linked Question   
    5th and 6th Edition don't use Growth for permanently large people (Look at the Appendix starting at 5ER 573)
     
    The linked Armor would always be on because the Growth is always on. Now, having Always On Armor is a whole different issue but Linked to an Always On power is not a limitation.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Amorkca in The Punishers   
    To be totally honest, I don't remember. I wanted to give the author my support since he's been talking to me about it for years and I'm glad he got it out.
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    CptPatriot got a reaction from Amorkca in The Punishers   
    Yes, it did. It got $4,107 according to Kickstarter and I have my copy on my shelf.
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