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Most of my players tend to flywheel their characters somewhat. Most can fight for around 2 turns, a few can go 3 or 4. I'm fine with this. It just means that I have to use a few END drains now and again.

Due to mapping and paper behavior, Dark Spire residential levels are now completed. So two keys and two object defense tables will now be on their way.

The Dark Spire Defense Level map is now completed. It must be keyed and object defense tabled.

It's a superhero supplement with convertible pulp, QM. It all depends on how you want to address the material, power it up or power it down. It's meant to be sort of a mix of pulp, that ka-zar/travis morgan vibe, and all that stuff. One of my reviewers says that the thing he likes most about my stuff is that I never forget the pulps that superheroes came out of. So it's easy to reverse-engineer. It features the same "World" as the other 6th edition products I've designed. One of the villains is even "on display" in the convention center statues in Pretty Hate Machines. I cross my 't's and dot my 'i's

Object Defense Table completed. Playtesting is a constant process. These guys have been tested for years. Dave chooses the editor. I don't.

The key of the Dark Spire entry levels has been completed. On to it's object defense table! Thank you for your patience. Work is slow.

Today, the Dark Spire Entry Levels map was completed. Other Dark Spire sample levels will include: Defense Levels Residential Levels Library Levels Command Level All totalled, this is a lot of work. I'll keep everyone appraised of when each level is done.

One of these won't be released for months, but so what... When Rome is threatened, the insane emperor releases it's mighty heroic defenders! Big Nero Six!

No previews because we're kickstarting it. All pictures will be backers only this time. So if you want to see the art beforehand, back the kickstarter. The object Defense Table for the Reptile Temple has also been completed.

The reptile temple map is keyed! It is awesome, because it involves catapults! And lava!

Jeet Kune Do Pentjak Silat Krav Maga There are dozens of martial arts that would be good. Anything that uses chain weapons and does a lot of tripping and dragging would also be good.

More importantly, Superheroes save everyone. They don't take sides in political disputes.

Okay! The map of the Reptile Temple is complete! It will need to be keyed and an object defense table created!

Tonight, I ran an adventure titled "The Secret Origin of Mechanon" because I'm not a fan of the one in Book of the Machine and my world has a weird history, but it's not Champions without Mechanon. Some very special quotes are below. Due to a character named El Caminante creating a Klein Bottle in a temporal echo zone, my entire game almost became "Mechanon and the Mecha Men." Basically, Mechanon was "created" when an American satellite named the N1-MK1 crashed in Africa after falling through a radiation belt. The "camera" and recording apparatus/computer was the source of Mechanon's origin. However, this created a quantum "echo" that wouldn't appear until present day. In 1957, the Americans and Russians sent superteams to retrieve the key data from the satellite. The Americans retrieved what they believed was the key information, but one of the russians secretly palmed the operational (irradiated) core and brought it back to Russia. He didn't even tell his fellow team members. Over time, mechanon built itself and began it's plans. So the Quantum echo occurs. The russians go to investigate. The PC's team hears of the echo and goes to investigate. Well...Mechanon, sensing a familiar signal without really understanding it, shows up. So they fiddle around with the Quantum echo for a while and accidentally displace themselves a couple times, only El Caminante decides to use his MOBIUS FIELD power to teleport inside the Quantum Echo. Well, he successfully reached the center. Unfortunately, all he got out before Mechanon shot him in the face and kayoed him in a single shot was "Mechanon! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" So the Russians and the PC's (after a brief explanation) fight Mechanon. And Mechanon isn't just winning. He's demolishing them. So El Caminante decides to put Mechanon in a Klein Bottle. (Yes. Inside the Quantum Echo. Clearly this is a great idea!) Augenblick: DON'T DO IT! OOC: Do you really want to be the subject of the "I can't believe my players did this really stupid thing last night story?" Me: OOC: No, this is more like you saying the same thing you said to Ryan in Mind over Matter. "I've done some pretty dumb things in Mike's game over the years, but this one has them all beat!" Mechanon: You are the most dangerous one here! DIE! Players (Except El Caminante): WE AGREE WITH MECHANON! El Caminante misses. A Klein Bottle hangs oddly next to Mechanon. Dr. Pranava's Player: I have never wanted a player to miss a villain so much! Oh my god! (Game stops with laughter for five minutes here) So Augenblick teleports the satellite into the path of Mechanon's attack. The satellite explodes, demolishing the Klein Bottle. The quantum backlash destroys Mechanon, who screams "NOOOOOOOOOO!" as he falls to the ground as a limp heap of parts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Augenblick: "I wish to study you, but not invasively." --------------------------------------------------------------------- Augenblick (To El Caminante): "You have no understanding of your powers. Perhaps I could introduce you to a course in remedial quantum physics. Shih Lin Yuan, the Dragon Sorceress: Excuse me? But how exactly does "remedial" enter into quantum physics? -------------------------------------------------------------------- El Caminante's Player: So what would have happened if I had rolled an 18. Me: There would have been a sickening pop, and you all would have to come back next week for the heroic adventures of "Mechanon and the Mecha Men!"

You're welcome. Staying on top of things is important.

The object defense table is complete! On to the Reptile Temple. Then comes the sections of the Dark Spire, of which there will only be a sample. It's so big that any GM would have to wing tons of it, and I'm not going to create a Pathfinder size champions dungeon. I'll be busy for the rest of my life if I try that. Then Cult Caves, New Blackburn, then Underground Response Headquarters. It's likely that all of this stuff won't be done until the end of June, but I'm hoping for earlier.

Lair of the Doomsday Beast has been completed! I should have that object defense table completed by the end of the evening.

From Dusk Til Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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It would be much better if they started there. This sounds like a fantastic setting. You should develop it.

Mightyman and Yak, the world's only dog covered in vomit.

The difference was that there was always a certain segment of the audience that wondered "What happens if Bruce gets old?" It worked because everything about that show was consistent AND cool. It was well-written. It had good stories. I would have loved that show to go for ages.

I was spared that horror...until now. Thanks, I knew I could count on you.

Well, considering how many more maps there are, I don't know how much progress there actually is. I hope to finish this next one over the next two days and get it out there. It isn't finished until it's finished. Then we'll kickstart it, and hopefully it will come to pass. My projects rely on you guys, the people who vote for them. But lately, the votes have been pretty tight.

This quote comes from a rifts game. A steamy scene involving a player character and some interesting toys and rope is about to occur, when suddenly, the dominant character's jaw flies open. "Is that a fireball tattoo on your a**?" Some people just go to all the wrong clubs.