When you say newbie to Champions, does someone who last played 4e 20+ years ago and hasn't really had a chance to play 6e yet count? The most I've done with 6e was play a quick 2 hour one shot to get used to it again, and I only really got to act in 2 phases during that. 

*Edit - Ah, I see you're looking for in person gaming going forward. As much as I'm sure you'll put on a great game, a several thousand mile flight from Scotland to Arkansas is probably out of the question.*

13 hours ago, death tribble said:

The victor must come from Spain or speak Spanish or have a Spanish influence

 

There Can be Only

 

JUAN !

He's not Spanish. He's Egyptian. 

*Edit - I see Tjack beat me to it.*

But this is a hard no from me. The original is a classic and should be left alone. 

A unique, as yet undiscovered mineral hidden deep in the earth's core to power her ultimate weapon? 

That'll give the heroes an opportunity to play it as either "Stop her from collecting enough of the mineral" or "Let's get it first, make our own ultimate weapon and kill her". 

5 hours ago, phydaux said:

I remember UNTIL from our campaign back in '86.  That was Champions I-II-III days.  Hell, I didn't even have grey hair.

Bragging about still actually having hair type post in my opinion. 

10 hours ago, Cygnia said:

Pelosi calls for investigative probe into Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of harassment after AOC attack

I try to stay out of US politics, especially when US folk are discussing it, but is there some kind of Freaky Friday thing going on with Greene? 

Seriously, she comes out with stuff I'd expect from a high schooler in some shitty teen movie. Is there a chance one of her kids is currently acting like an adult and confusing everybody as they smash it in their push for class president? 

On 5/7/2021 at 7:15 AM, Pariah said:

A young lady is walking near the Olympic track and field stadium when she sees an athletic young man carrying a long, fiberglass pole. She stops him and says, "Excuse me, are you a pole vaulter?"

 

Somewhat shocked, the young man replies, "Nein, I am not a Pole. I am German. But how did you know my name was Walter?"

Classic Chic Murray. 

On 5/7/2021 at 5:41 AM, unclevlad said:

WARNING:  VERY DISTURBING VIDEO

 

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/05/07/florida-school-mother-daughter-paddle-eg-orig.cnn

 

This *may have been legal* under Florida law, BTW.  Corporal punishment is allowed but the circumstances and personnel are somewhat discretionary.  But doing this to a 6 year old seems above and beyond reasonable.

Caught the first whack and turned off. How the feck anyone can think beating a six year old is an acceptable form of punishment, feck knows. 

I'll say this much, if I caught someone doing that to my kids, I'd be dishing out my own punishment with something a hell of a lot bigger and harder than a paddle. 

31 minutes ago, dmjalund said:

I believe the time stone can break these laws of time travel, and it is my belief that the time stone was the last one Steve returned, and then he asked the Ancient One a favour

I suppose if the Time stone gives you complete control over time, as it did in the comics if I remember correctly, it would also make sense that it would allow you to re-write the rules and structures of it as you wish. 

I'm not sure the MCU Time stone is as powerful as the comic one however. 

12 minutes ago, Nekkidcarpenter said:

There is an active Hero Discord, I think there's a link around here somewhere.............................

As a complete luddite, what is Discord and how does it work? 

14 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said:

 

Hmm... your idea of Eurostar gradually, peacefully subverting the existing political structure while recruiting other nations into it, sounds like a reasonable plan for a group with the long-term goal of a larger, somewhat more radical European Union. Which is exactly what makes it sound very un-comic-book. Backroom maneuvering isn't the most rewarding framework for a genre built around good guys in colorful costumes punching or blasting equally colorful bad guys.   Comic-book villain plans may sometimes take time to grow and ripen, but when they finally come to fruition they're big, spectacular, and designed to gain their objectives at a single stroke. Requiring heroes to rally to directly oppose them. That's what we play this genre for.

The political stuff is just background story flavouring. Mainly to provide NPC hooks worth investigating, to reveal the planned Eurostar attacks on *insert target here*. 

The brightly coloured KAPOOOW!s and over the top Michael Bay finales that we all know and love in our games are still there. It just adds a little bit more depth. 

Plus, I've always liked a political villain somewhere, with the whole diplomatic immunity schtick.

2 hours ago, Lord Liaden said:

I agree with your overall sentiment, but remember that Russia is Europe, too. One veteran member of Eurostar is Russian. Absorbing Russia's assets into a united Europe would provide a huge boost to its threat level.

 

I'm sure that Eurostar claims all of Eastern Europe, given that one of their biggest past schemes was an attempt to conquer Poland.

I picked Russia due to their threat to European unity. Their aggression towards Ukraine, a Euro friendly state, and their overall opposition to the EU and a united Europe would be reason enough, for me, for Eurostar to look east. You could also argue that Eurostar would look at Russia as some kind of unwanted mongrel state due to it spanning the whole of Eurasia. 

Regarding Eastern Europe, most of the states are either already members of the EU or are striving to be so I wouldn't see them causing too much damage there unless there was some political opposition in one of them. 

Thinking about it more, if Brexit is involved in the game world, then absolutely I would expect attacks on the UK until they applied to rejoin. Since that would be seen as giving in to terrorist demands, I reckon you'd be looking at a long and sustained terrorist campaign against the UK and its assets around the world.

For cash, there's a whole wad of dodgy money in the Cayman Islands for them to steal. Maybe helping a corrupt Argentinian president in taking back the Falklands. Attacking members of the Commonwealth to pressure them to break away. 

Regarding them trying to control Europe, I'd have them financing militant, extremist pro EU parties and trying to leverage them in to power, while attacking foreign assets. The end goal being the EU ran by leaders under Eurostar's control, essentially making the EU the political arm of Eurostar. 

If it was me, I'd have Eurostar attacking interests outside Europe. Weaken the opposition. UK first if Brexit is a thing in your world, Russia next due to proximity, then the US, then the Far East. A terrorist group focusing on European supremacy would, in my mind, leave European cities alone. 

The only reason I can think of them attacking places in Europe would be to weaken foreign powers or to stoke resentment. 

Maybe there's a nuclear sub from the US taking part in a joint exercise that gets attacked, threatening a nuclear catastrophe. A standing order that any non-European supers entering Europe will be met with extreme, city leveling force, in the hope that European citizens start protesting their visits. 

To add a bit of nuance though, you could have them donating aid to the poor and downtrodden, or any European victims of foreign superpowers. Most terrorist groups try to show some positive propaganda nowadays so YouTube clips of smiling people greeting Eurostar wouldn't be out of place. 

I would definitely expect them to be extremely anti-American. In fact, anti-Americas since they were former colonies and the secessionists need to be taught a lesson. 

On 5/4/2021 at 6:40 PM, Tjack said:

Hey and welcome Frosty one, 

   I’d thought I’d start you off with the question and advice I give every new player. (And have said here numerous times)  Who’s your favorite comic book character?  Because that’s who I find is the easiest to understand and figure out the ways the powers/rules work. As an experienced Role Player you’ll already understand the dramatics of it all but the game mechanics are easier to picture if you’re already familiar with how they work in the books.

   Understanding the differences between accessible and inaccessible foci is easier if your thinking about Batarangs vs. Utility Belts.

     Come up with a few of your favorites and we can help you with the choices that are best for starting players to learn the system with.

          Good luck and have fun!

Always the best advice for newcomers. The variety and choice in Champions can be overwhelming. I'd definitely say base your first character on an existing one, just to get used to building the various powers. 

Alternatively, think of your own concept and use the Powers Book to build one. That can be a great help just to give inspiration on building powers, if you don't want to use the pre-built one. 

Meth Man. 

Oh, you mean a different kind of speed.... 

On 4/3/2021 at 9:13 PM, death tribble said:

Scotland and England have a better relationship than Yorkshire and England

 

Consider it was perfectly legal for someone in York to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.. That is until a whole set of bylaws were scrapped by Act of Parliament.

Hmmmmm. I'm not too sure about. 

@John Desmarais I'd like to put my name forward. 

I'm just back to TTRPGing after a long hiatus, due to having young kids and a bad experience playing online many years ago.

However, I've spent the last 6 months on D&D 5e on Roll20 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd enjoy playing my favourite RPG, Champions, even more. 

I've been reading up on all of 6e recently, in the hope that I can convince my D&D group to give it a go, so I'm fairly familiar with the rules. 

Based in Scotland but the time difference is no problem at this end, my D&D group runs to about the same time. 

If your group is already full, best of luck with it and hope you all have a great time.