james4177

Thanks for the super detailed response. I'll take a look at TT simulator via the link. I'll keep you in mind.

Thanks a ton for your answer! Champions now... is that the current product? I'd really love to run published scenarios can we expect Champions now to have those? J--

I am a long time player from when Champions first launched back in the early 80s. Played a lot through 4th edition and a little bit of 5th edition. Interested in organizing a a campaign again but honestly don't know where to start. Anyone have suggestions for where to begin? Thanks! J--

Re: Lack of published material I received my copy of Shiny Ptolus and have been reading it in bits and pieces. I've been to Killer Shrikes website and decided I like the look of the magecraft system. I intend to use it for both arcane and divine magic though the divine magic will have a more rigid set of required power limitations. I'm still working on the details but I'm contemplating giving divine casters an endurance reserve and disallowing them from using their own endurance to power spells. The deities (or whatever) then control the divine casters access to magic by limiting/augmenting the details of their endurance reserve. I have some questions about play balance but I'll post them seperately in the FH group. Thanks for your advice. J--

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Re: Lack of published material I didn't realize I'd acquired a hunted but I'll be certain to ask my meta-GM if I can spend the points somewhere very painful for Mr. Salty Wounds. I have been to the Pencil Pushers site recently and done some reading but I'm not finished there just yet. I don't have all of the Champions fantasy products but they are on my list to buy. As for GenCon, some of us have to code for a living. I know, it is a lame excuse but it is the best I can do until I recover from being stunned by the one two punch of Teflon Billy and Eosin. J--

Re: Lack of published material Self twiddles thumbs waiting for shiny Ptolus to show up. :| J--

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Re: Lack of published material Killer Shrike wrote: "...consider sending me your version with all the Ptolus goodies added for posting." Maybe I'm misunderstanding you and maybe I have a bad sense of what intellecutual property really is... I'd love to post on my campaign blog and/or at your site my conversions of Mr. Cooke's good work but I'm thinking he might not approve of that. I feel confident that I'm on legally and morally solid ground if I convert his material for my own and my player's use but posting it on a public web-site seems a bit iffy. I went so far as to email the board moderator Dan Simon before even starting this thread - I genuinely want to respect the rights and property of others. That said maybe I don't understand the 'rules' am I allowed to convert his characters to FH and post them on the web? I'd love to start a wiki for the campaign and store the converted characters/items/rules there but again... I'd be hesitant to post his materials. Am I totally off base here...? Your advice is appreciated. J--

I want to run Fantasy Hero. I want to use a pre-published module/world that will eliminate most of the work. I see this bright, shiny new Ptolus thing by Monte Cook. I think to myself... Self, is it more work to convert Ptolus to Fantasy Hero than writing my own world/story? Self says, no it is not. We've got that Hero Maker software and all of the juicy notes we saw on Killer Shrike's site. I've ordered the Ptolus package of goodness and eagerly await its arrival. When it gets here I'll post my impressions and progress with the hopes that it may induce some of you to give me good advice and interest others in my progress. I've briefly looked at the Hero Fantasy settings and honestly I think they suffer from to much generality. I don't have time to develop from scratch my own adventures and thus I'm stuck converting Ptolus. Or at least that is the sob story I'm giving my wife. J--

Re: Fantasy color webcomic Excellent work, I've book marked it for regular reading. What software are you using to do you work in? J--