pbemguy

No, wasn't that the lion?

Or is it Christmas already?

Do you hear what I hear?

Socks-with-sandalsers?

Does anything?

Does the thread deserve to live?

Yes, but starting in 24 hours! I will send you a PM.

That I'd expect you to pay points for, LOL.

Great stuff! It might be worth me digging through some Shirley Bassey... Yes, the 1980/81 restriction makes it tougher. When I thought of picking a Bond-esque song, then added the restriction, I began to get admittedly obsessed by the idea!

I'm a huge New Order fan. Always liked Siouxsie and the Banshees. I gotta say, the Siouxsie one is selling me!

Right now we can do this with online gaming and PBEMs. Anyone starting up?

EQUIPMENT Here is a first draft of equipment sent to me by Henry's player: GM note: I told him that the flashlight is free, the flares are free, the scuba gear is free, the spade is free (the collapsible trenching tool), but that he has to pay for the wrist cam because it is 1981 and that it definitely qualifies as spy equipment. So he still has 19 points to spend!

By "Wonder Woman rope trick" it could be sodium thiopental.

By confession I mean arrogant confession: "I totally fooled you all, so ready to believe your paragon had fallen, so quickly duped." Or the Wonder Woman rope trick would work too.

A confession from the villain? The materials/equipment used by the impersonator seized? Or... He doesn't clear his name, and has to start over with a new Hero ID?

I think the ring is a focus, yeah! Also, the reason yellow is -2 is because SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW. That's why Batman paints Robin yellow and locks Hal in a room with him to demonstrate that the kid is going to be okay. Also, everyone please give fdw3773 some love: Hit that button and give the man (or woman) some REP!!

For fun I have been trying to find a song for a game I am setting up. It's a Top Secret module using Hero 3-6 (you can make your character in any of those editions). Anyway, I want a song that sounds like a James Bond song, but was never used as a James Bond song. *AND* it has to be from 1980-1981 because that it is setting of the campaign. The song, in my opinion, needs a strong, epic opening, a spectral/ethereal vibe, and...well whatever makes a song sound like the opening of a Bond flick with the silhouetted girls etc. The closest I got so far was:

Yes, there is a characteristics maxima, but you don't get the 20 points for it. The first character bought 25 STR and it cost double for the 5 points above 20. Oops, Duke caught that! I noticed just before I hit "Submit Reply".

First submitted character:

Mission brief (attached PDF) This is the file for the players to begin the game. Note that the setting is 1981. You can be from any spy agency in the world, or something else if you clear it with me. This is a joint international task force to deal with the situation. mission-brief.pdf

I *am* indeed a 4e fan, but my PBEM runs in 5e. Either one of those I am extremely comfortable with. Still, I have played 6e campaigns, and I have the books.

Looking for James Bond types, but a merc would work for this, or a Special Forces soldier. The setting for this game is 1981. For Your Eyes Only is the perfect reference if you're unsure. Plus Carole Bouquet! I'm going to make it 50 points of characteristics/skills, 50 points of guns & gadgets, and 50 points of disadvantages, having had a back-and-forth with the first player.

Or even inspiration!

Very short term. Truth be told, I'm simultaneously trying to attract people to the format (PBEM) for my Superhero campaign. But the Top Secret game will be about 3 weeks, I imagine. I do already have one player interested, and he has submitted a character sheet. Actually, I'll ask if I can post it here, for insipration!