Shike019

Re: How would you create this power?

Re: New Player Hates All The Dice I know I'm coming into this discussion a little late, but, how many ways can you roll an 11 on 3d6 vs. how many ways can you roll 7 on 2d6? My guess (w/o doing the math) is there are more ways of rolling 11 on 3d6 than there are of rolling a 7 on 2d6. as such, I think you would be more likely to roll the 11 on 3d6, with more possible combinations, than the 7 on 2d6. I think that this might be relevant to the discussion, but I may get shut down and kicked out of the room for this one.

Re: Your Hero Web Page Update from Shike's Roleplaying Page. Added Content on the Abra Dar campaign setting. (unfortunately you will have to fish for some of it. Sorry.) Also, re-formated the popup menus and did some house-keeping. Please visit and send me a comment, suggestion, or something to include. Shike

Re: How to build: instant learning I don't know if this has been thought of yet, but what about Cramming with Edetic Memory and enough extra points to buy skills on the spot? I do think that the Skill VPP is the best way to go though.

Re: Build me a power - Paralyzing Touch

Re: Casual Survey: Age of players and Hero's utility vs. other games This I would have to completely agree with. The books have become all Crunch and no story/background. Even the Realms books have become more feat/class/Prestige Class than story and you have to go back to the AD&D material to get the correct feel of the setting.

Re: Casual Survey: Age of players and Hero's utility vs. other games Now, I actually prefer d20. I think it's more coherent than AD&D. But at this point it's all opinion. Cheers

Re: Casual Survey: Age of players and Hero's utility vs. other games I got ya beat, I'll be 27 on Memorial Day. I've been playing HERO for a little over a year, and gaming for about 6 (started on AD&D, then D&D, White Wolf, and Shadowrun). I think hero is by far a better system than any of the previously mentioned. My only problem was getting out of the ridged mindset that comes with D&D.

Re: help with 3 pt Ma levels, please They way My Martial Artist bought CSLs was actually a couple of All Combat, a DCV and an HTH. He has both Jujutsu and Kenjutsu. Both myself and my GM assumed that a 3pt CSL would only work for 1 martial art, not both.

Re: Build me a power - Paralyzing Touch I actually asked this question. The way I ended up building it was an Entangle, Based on CON not Str (+1/4) with some other mods in there. (I used the optional consecutive hits from UMA as well as placement penalties, etc.) When I get home I'll post my writeup.

Re: Indispensable Books if that were the case, you'd think they would re-print the UMA. But, alas, they do not have a new print run for UMA on the schedule. See this thread

Re: Indispensable Books I actually only own three books, 5er, UMA, and fantasy Hero. I just got fantasy hero, but I have a feeling TUS will be more referenced than UMA.

Re: Have you used anything from the Asian Bestiaries? I actually haven't been able to purchase them yet, but I plan on using them quite abit for my campaign setting (which is sort of a celtic/japanese mix) and having these bestiaries will definately help me flesh out the world more.

Re: If Healing was a flavor: HERO = Vanilla I would have to both agree and disagree, you are thinking of making hero in terms of RoleMaster, instead of Hero interms of Hero. Like you I came from a different RPG background (for me d20) and when I first looked at the book I was overwhelmed by the system, I eventually understood that it was NOT because of the mechanics, thats the easy part, it was the broadness and custamizablity of the powers, skills, etc. If you take hero in hero terms I think you will begin to better understand how to use it better. Also the hero system takes a lot of creativity, sometimes, to create the game effect you are looking for in a power/spell.

Re: duplicating villians? I'll try to get you next time

Re: A couple Questions from a (semi) old herophile I'm going to echo what everyone else is saying about HD v.3 It is a cheap upgrade from v.2 (about half the cost) and a much better program. I use it for everything. Also, the 2 year contract model system allows for Dan to add fuctionality as he designs it instead of waiting for the next version release. There will never be a v.4 in this model.

Re: Who wants to hump..... I'd be there in a heart beat but for the fact i live in MICHIGAN and have a 1 yr old to take care of. Cheers

Re: Your Hero Web Page Well, I've got some new content up, I also got my menus to work right. I also removed the Discussion Boards, just easier without them. I also started developing a campaign setting, kind of a Celtic/Asian mix, so if you have any ideas please submit them on my website. Cheers

Re: Your Hero Web Page I made a couple of updates since you added me. A couple of magic systems (very basic) under fantasy hero. and a couple of things under D&D.

Re: Your Hero Web Page Actually you have to keep a positive point total. You have to start out getting 10 points before you can request, and then, you can continue to post. No problems until your points go negative. Also, All board posts count towards your points. So the Webiste support forums also add to your points. Points are based on the number of characters in your posts. I post a couple of times a week, though they are pretty indepth posts, so i get the maximum number of points / post normally. I'm actually enjoying the community.

Re: Your Hero Web Page If you want to get some free webspace with out any adds. I suggest you go to the sight where I host from. http://www.frihost.com They're really good about support and stuff, the only problem some might have is that you have to be an active member of their discussion boards, though I would like to get another Hero gamer over there.

Re: Your Hero Web Page Well, I have a website that is dedicated to RPG's in general. i currently have basic sections for D&D an Hero. I plan on fleshing these out as I can. the link is http://shike.frih.net/ there isn't much now. But I plan on fleshing it out.

Re: Oddity: Regeneration Configurations What would happen if you added "Gradual Effect" to the first one. THat would make it act as the second. (wouldn't it??)

Re: Superheroes and Religion Repped

Re: Tall Ship Plans Thanks Ian. I'll need some of those to figure out the dimensions of the masts. I'll post pics when I'm doent with it. (before my wife starts to pait it. )