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    Lucius got a reaction from Khas in The HERO system syndrome   
    As I posted on rpg.net one time, "Why would I use a limited tool when I can use a less-limited tool?"
     
     
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    Why would I have a tagline without a palindromedary?
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    Lucius got a reaction from JPicasso in Is it wrong to power game?   
    No
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    The palindromedary concurs
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    Lucius got a reaction from Scott Ruggels in Is it wrong to power game?   
    No
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    The palindromedary concurs
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    Lucius got a reaction from massey in Is it wrong to power game?   
    No
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    The palindromedary concurs
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    Lucius reacted to Cygnia in "Neat" Pictures   
    XKCD with the feels ❤️
     

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    Lucius got a reaction from L. Marcus in One Off   
    Shires
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    the palindromedary says pluralizing is ok right?
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    Lucius reacted to Old Man in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Please? Anyone?
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    Lucius reacted to Foxiekins in Beverly Hillbillies   
    Any idea of how Jed and Jethro would stat out, Strength-wise, in the Hero System?
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    Lucius reacted to unclevlad in How Do You Build _____ In Champions Now?   
    HA and HKA are generally Strikes.  When they're plain, it's a pointless way to proceed, but as you note, here, there's gonna be other advantages.  A 2d HKA would be 4 dice with Piercing...and if you want to add the STR, which will NOT be Piercing, it's Strike at +3/4.  If you want 4D killing, it's easiest to buy it as 8d6 Blast, Piercing, No Range.  40 points, 8 END.  
     
    In something like this, my take for the +1/4 Strike is to describe a touch-based alternate attack...for example, I like giving healer-types the anti-heal...in 6E, perhaps an AVAD vs. Power Def.  If you make it the +1/4 Strike, then you can gain the benefits of martial maneuvers and levels with, say, Martial Punch.
     
    EDIT:  1D6 Normal isn't equivalent to 1D6 killing.  It's not right to think of them converting at a +2 advantage.  From a pure damage output, 1d killing is close to 3 dice normal.  BODY damage:  3 1/2 vs. 3.  Average STUN:  9 1/3 for the killing, 10 1/2 for the normal.  About as close as you can get.

    The problem with Hero's killing attacks is their *massive* variability.  Most of the time they're likely to be completely ineffective...but sometimes they're *devastatingly* effective...and quite often it's based on the roll of one single die, the stun mult.  The intent was to keep an attack that can *hurt*...but is far less likely to one-shot kill, or knock someone out for a month.  
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    Lucius reacted to Michael Hopcroft in Coronavirus   
    On a personal note, I got a COVID-19 test today because I was short of breath, and although the results will take a few days I have been ordered to quarantine for a week. That's a precaution, but it means some things I want to do won't be happening.
     
    The downside is that I just got this $100 gift card from the local affiliate of Kroger that I can't use because I can't go to the stores.
     
    I do not have a fever or any other symptoms, so it is possible it will come up negative. But until the tests come back it will be an anxious weekend.
     
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    Lucius reacted to Logan D. Hurricanes in Creepy Pics.   
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    Lucius got a reaction from death tribble in World Creation Superdraft 4: May 2020   
    My flora: The Black Lotus.
    From it is distilled  a drug that many sorcerers believe enhances their powers. They are undeterred by the many warnings that it leads to delusion, addiction, and destruction.
     
    My people: The Mystics.
    Chosen from among all the various peoples of creation, the mystics are set apart by being able to see and hear and know Andrea, even in their waking times.For the power of Dream suffuses and upholds the whole of Creation.
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    Secondary Domain: Palindromedaries!
     
     
     
     
     
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    Lucius got a reaction from tkdguy in The Academics Thread   
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    Where's a symbol for the number that's two less than two?
    I need a sign that marks a place, a blank spot just won't do!
    Is there a way to use a finite set of symbols to 
    Express an arbitrarily large quantity to you?
     
    I need a zero!
     
    I'm holding out for a zero at the end of the sum
    And it's got to go here and it's got to be clear
    That it's standing in place of the ones!
     
    i need  a zero!
    I'm holding out for a zero and I'll take nothing less
    I need it to count up the numbers that mount up
    Past what Roman numerals express
     
    I need a zero!
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    the palindromedary gives Lucius a big fat zero
     
     
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    Lucius got a reaction from Old Man in The Academics Thread   
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    Where's a symbol for the number that's two less than two?
    I need a sign that marks a place, a blank spot just won't do!
    Is there a way to use a finite set of symbols to 
    Express an arbitrarily large quantity to you?
     
    I need a zero!
     
    I'm holding out for a zero at the end of the sum
    And it's got to go here and it's got to be clear
    That it's standing in place of the ones!
     
    i need  a zero!
    I'm holding out for a zero and I'll take nothing less
    I need it to count up the numbers that mount up
    Past what Roman numerals express
     
    I need a zero!
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    the palindromedary gives Lucius a big fat zero
     
     
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    Lucius got a reaction from Starlord in The Academics Thread   
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    Where's a symbol for the number that's two less than two?
    I need a sign that marks a place, a blank spot just won't do!
    Is there a way to use a finite set of symbols to 
    Express an arbitrarily large quantity to you?
     
    I need a zero!
     
    I'm holding out for a zero at the end of the sum
    And it's got to go here and it's got to be clear
    That it's standing in place of the ones!
     
    i need  a zero!
    I'm holding out for a zero and I'll take nothing less
    I need it to count up the numbers that mount up
    Past what Roman numerals express
     
    I need a zero!
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    the palindromedary gives Lucius a big fat zero
     
     
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    Lucius got a reaction from Cancer in The Academics Thread   
    🎶
    Where's a symbol for the number that's two less than two?
    I need a sign that marks a place, a blank spot just won't do!
    Is there a way to use a finite set of symbols to 
    Express an arbitrarily large quantity to you?
     
    I need a zero!
     
    I'm holding out for a zero at the end of the sum
    And it's got to go here and it's got to be clear
    That it's standing in place of the ones!
     
    i need  a zero!
    I'm holding out for a zero and I'll take nothing less
    I need it to count up the numbers that mount up
    Past what Roman numerals express
     
    I need a zero!
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    the palindromedary gives Lucius a big fat zero
     
     
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    Lucius reacted to Old Man in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    Lucius got a reaction from death tribble in World Creation Superdraft 4: May 2020   
    Andrea finds and seals the passages to the land of Eternus.
     
    How will anyone get in or out of Chikajunin? The only open path is through the realm of Dream.
     
    There are two ways to pass. One can find the counterpart of Chikajunin in Dream, submerge in the Reflecting Pool, and come up in the Reflecting Pool in the non-Dream Chikajunin. Or one can pass through a mirror and come out in a mirror in Chikajunin. For Every Mirror is a Gate to Dream.
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    The palindromedary wonders what kind of pick that is......
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    Lucius got a reaction from DShomshak in World Creation Superdraft 4: May 2020   
    My gift to civilization: Guitars
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    My gift to taglines: palindromedaries
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    Lucius got a reaction from death tribble in World Creation Superdraft 4: May 2020   
    My gift to civilization: Guitars
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    My gift to taglines: palindromedaries
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    Lucius got a reaction from death tribble in World Creation Superdraft 4: May 2020   
    My SECONDARY DOMAIN: Afterlives and Rebirth (Reincarnation)
     
    My GEOGRAPHY: The River Lethe
     
    Dream is the afterlife, which is why the deceased are so often met with in dreams. The River Lethe lies in Dream and marks the border beyond which mortal dreamers may not go. Those who cross Lethe, or drink from its water, forget their former lives and identities, washed clean for the next lifetime.
     
    My GUARDIAN: Nightmare
     
    The mysterious entity known as Nightmare usually appears as a great black horse. If it has come for you, you will have no choice but to mount it and be carried away. Usually it comes in Dream, but not always - it has been known to appear in the flesh.
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    My TAGLINE: a palindromedary
     
     
     
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    Lucius got a reaction from Sociotard in World Creation Superdraft 4: May 2020   
    My SECONDARY DOMAIN: Afterlives and Rebirth (Reincarnation)
     
    My GEOGRAPHY: The River Lethe
     
    Dream is the afterlife, which is why the deceased are so often met with in dreams. The River Lethe lies in Dream and marks the border beyond which mortal dreamers may not go. Those who cross Lethe, or drink from its water, forget their former lives and identities, washed clean for the next lifetime.
     
    My GUARDIAN: Nightmare
     
    The mysterious entity known as Nightmare usually appears as a great black horse. If it has come for you, you will have no choice but to mount it and be carried away. Usually it comes in Dream, but not always - it has been known to appear in the flesh.
     
    Lucius Alexander
     
    My TAGLINE: a palindromedary
     
     
     
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    Lucius reacted to Cygnia in In other news...   
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    Lucius reacted to Starlord in In other news...   
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    Lucius reacted to Lord Liaden in In other news...   
    The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
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