Pyre-Archer

Re: The things I've learned playing a HERO How to loosen up and enjoy things, that anything is possible, and to never EVER underestimate the combat value of knockback. -- Pyre-Archer. -And I mean 'anything'. Where else can you find a way to make a Stargate SG-1 campaign where the strategy becomes 'Ninja...VANISH!'? And each player does it a different way?

Re: "He just DISAPPEARED!... I SWEAR!" Slight twist: There is no evil mastermind; just a red herring cooked up by one of the underlings. Or, teleport, only over phonelines, useable against others, IIF: Hero's DNPC phone number .

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver *Sigh* why is it always total destruction with you lot? Never partial destruction, limited destruction, or just kicking over a few buildings 'cause you're in a mood. I swear, it's like having Gojira GM'ing us...

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver Yeah, Lucky really came into his own here. Especially when the 'Beatin' Stick' came out As for me...I am continually impressed and a little horrified at how much Knockback I keep doing with my attacks. Skuld help everyone if I ever manage to put an Impact arrow into my MP. That'd be one heck of a respec, though. Time went fast, once combat started. Pyre-Archer -- This keeps up, I might start thinking that I'm actually -useful- in a fight

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver Or at least get horribly maimed in the process Well, FWIW, hero teams frequently charge into situations with little to no preplanning. In the real world, we'd be dead. In superheroic RPG worlds...well, the chances are tipped slightly in our favour... Pyre-Archer -Still, I'd feel better with some backup. Say, Genesic GaoGaiGar....

Re: WWYCD - a deal with an extradimensional sadistic entity "Cute. Bye." Both characters. Well, Eric (Apoc Champs) would use a few more...colourful metaphors, but the response is, essentially, the same.

Re: WWYCD if a supers-eating wave swept reality? Just to weigh in... Find the source of the wave, and try fighting it anyway, even if it is on the Monitor/Anti-Monitor/Marvel Editorial Staff level. Even if what's her face can save me, what's the point if everyone else snuffs it? I don't know how I'd react in real life, but 'game me', I'd like to think would keep kicking if caught in a bucket of milk; kick hard enough, might churn the milk into butter. Or whatever. Est Sularis oth mithas, bub. Or, if you prefer Kirk, "I don't believe in the no-win situation."

Re: Be the Spider! Very. And I think I recognize some of the quotes used...yeah, I have 'Red Death Rain' buried somewhere. Leaves out the 'Totally devastate city, only to have it come back to life next story' tools, though. That one story with the steel-eating chemical...yeesh.

Re: WWYCD: Discovering the nature of reality? Given that PA too has RPG experience himself (Heck, his powers came from writing up an RPG character on a magic scroll!), it could lead to an interesting discussion. Am I controlling what happens, or merely chronicling what his adventures are in his world. And if either is true, is he doing the same to some other reality? I hope it's just chronicling. Because there's some fanfics I've written where I'd be lynched. With my consent...

Re: WWYCD: More Than Meets The Eye... First reaction: "Dude," to Windurfer,"that is totally cool." Hey, it wasn't PA's fault that that bit of Skytrain rail fell on his car.... Then, when the hating and hitting starts: "Okay. Hey, what happens when my RKA Flame Arrow intercepts your gas tank? You gonna behave? Good." IOW: Treat them like any other sentient. They stay cool, fine. Pick a fight, they get burned.

Re: [Campaign] Apocalypse Champions Monday was...interesting; we found some airline food (coincidentally, on a downed aircraft), met another odd person who seems to be able to travel without moving (And I kick myself for not catching the Jamiroquai reference), a crazy lady named Rachel who insists that we've been tothe crash site before... And I got a sword. A Katana, to be exact, with the ability to do lotsa damage to intangible things. Highlight of the evening, not to toot my own horn, was me, doing a very bad impression of every angsty swordsman/samurai movie I could think of. And closing off with a truly depressing line. When you get down to it, I can be a miserable offspring of a tick when I get inspired.

Re: WWYCD: A Bomb for Two Cities NYC is out of reach for me. So it's the Game City (Vancouver, BC in this case) that is graced by my heroic presence (of 15) Well, if it's biological in nature, a nice Indirect Flame EB should shut up the bug. Failing that, try to lift it out to some safe area, and watch me go boom with bomb. Failing that, warn everyone I can reach with Flight, then try to cover the bomb with something dense. COncrete, dump truck, Gordon Campbell (buh-zing)...

Re: WWYCD - a deal with the devil Without a clear definition of 'evil'? PA would ask him how the skiiing is, then leave. No fights, no snide comebacks beyond what he'd already said. Then he'd spend a lot of time hunting down anyone who'd try to say yes. Anyone who'd try to hurt/kill a child is below human, to him.

Re: WWYCD: Registration Against, and vocally so, were Pyre-Archer a US Citizen. Fortunately, he's a canuck, so he'd just write polite but nasty letters to his MP and the Right (bleep) (bleep)-honorable Stephen Harper, waxing lyrical about privacy, enforcement, and the possible threat of ID theft from such a large concentration of personal information. Not to mention comparisons to the HUAC/Mcarthyism, police states, and the apparent drive to stamp out so called 'pro-active good samaritans'. Now, an -offender's database-, that'd be different.

Re: WWYCD: Lost in a world without Supers; 9/11/2001 Tricky. Pyre Archer isn't fast enough to make the trip between the different target sites. So... Day before, spam every usenet group, website, and public outlet possible the day before, warning of the attacks, posting all the information I can about it. If I really am the only super in the world, then the nice, spectacular public appearance of a man with flaming wings just outside the CNN newsroom should help get the message out. To say nothing of the effects said appearance would have on certain of the religious extremists of the world. Day of, cover the Towers. Set off fire alarms, scream the warnings again, heck, fly at the jets if necessary. Do anything in my power to force an evacuation. As I said, he don't have the speed to cover all three targets; the Towers have the largest # of people, and would be the most visible place to make my stand.

Re: Comics you loved...but apparently no one else did Late in myself... -Green Hornet by Now COmics. Never did see the Black Beauty Special. -The Shadowline series, especially St. George. THough Doctor Zero was neat too. -!mpact -The pre-Zero Hour JSA series. Especially Alan Scott whipping it up on Guy Gardner. That was the peak. -Pre-Black September Night Man -Mark Shaw as the Manhunter. -What little I remember of Dragon Lines was fun

Re: WWYCD choosing between two villains to stop? Shut down the minor villain post haste; then join the rest of the team for the big smackdown. No real choice, IMHO

Re: WWYCD 101:A question of faith Pyre Archer would do a -lot- of research (being a librarian in his non-powered state), figure out what/who was responsible, then start arguing with the elders. He's mystically sensitive, so if there are any supernatural baddies influencing the ceremony, he'd go after them. If it's technically-driven, then it's big club on the microprocessor time. Interesting dilemma: In stopping a human sacrifice, is it okay to kill? And is it better to be amoral and a virgin, or decent and...er...experienced. Pyre-Archer -There's rubbing blue mud in your navel, then there's just being silly.

Re: WWYCD: The Vanishing!!!??!!! In character: -Suspect something temporal or mystical went on. But, being little more than an energy blaster (I don't care if he did help take down the Crowns of Krim, he just shoots stuff!), have precious little to do, save for waiting for one of the more mystically attuned characters to figure out what to do next. Spend remaining time with DNPC Girlfriend, who'd be really steamed that I'd been AWOL for about 3 weeks. Out of character -Mentally cuss out GM for pulling a 'Marvel Comics' on reality.

Re: one year to change the world Hmm...only one year...? Well, using my newfound super-intelligence to make my powers permanent would be near the top of my to do list. Actually, if a massive INT boost is included, I'd just spend the year making cool new stuff, and getting rich off of it. New fuel source, more efficient engines, one person flyers, simplified taxation system, working idiot detectors, moral compasses aligned to ethical north, the list goes on and on. Other powers? Not a clue. Change my name to Buster and be a Myth-tern for a year? The X-men had it all wrong, brother. Private sector, that's where it is...

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver Well, we did kinda ask for it, just wandering around in a tight group. Of course, I'm more mad at myself for not checking out the -intact- abandoned planes, as opposed to the wrecked one at the end of the field. To mis-quote Mythbusters, It's a major oversight, but, apparently, it's the kind of oversight I am very capable of making... One thing... If I do join up with the Order, would I have to change my name to Friar Archer?

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver Heh. I still say Lucky deserves the Red Shirt Award. And we didn't lose the crowns. They were just...unexpectedly misplaced.

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver Good to hear from you. And it's not like we were flashing them around. We just...brought in a stranger to the place where we were keeping them, and several magical baddies. Who got loose. And have a bone to pick with the Order and its allies. And Gabriel played 'Conner MacCloud' with Dark Seraph. Yeah, it was fun. THough I still say we should all chip in on some battle armour for Lucky. Maybe a C.L.O.V.E.R. mark 4?

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver Hope this doesn't go Episode 3 on us. "Give it up, Gabriel! I have the high gr...oh, you can fly."

Re: [Campaign] Champions of Vancouver An 'Enterprise' we shall leave for another time. Unless we want to fast forward to Marvel Riff #32: 'Former Hero comes back as mind-controlled villain', supplemented by Riff #8 'Heroes have to kill former friend, and angst mightily about it afterwards'. Or Dark Gabriel hands us our heads. I suppose at some point, we'll have to lend a hand in rebuilding the order's base. Or staffing it until some new recruits can be found. And write up some new procedures, like 'Don't bring strangers into the base, especially if they share a name with a big time baddie.'