AdamLeisemann

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Signing in the Purple Rain FATAL Attraction My Life With Masters of the Universe

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Godzilla Vs. Cthulhu.

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares The Go-Go Power Rangers. (Just think of the power rangers doing a sexy dance in a cage, and I suspect you'll want to remove the image ASAP.)

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares My brother did once run a Call of Cthulhu adventure where the PCs had to save the Hundred Acre Woods from the depredations of Heffalumphs and Woozles. PM jkwleisemann for the detaikls if you want to hear more, though this was a long time ago.

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares I actually once thought of a story involving a puppet kicking criminal keister.

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Simple Mistake that leads to a huge debacle HERO

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Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Tech Manual HERO

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares The Poli-Tick (or... The Tick goes to Washington)

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Nice tool. Kinda needs an art program to tamper with the image, though. But that's how it is for all portrait generators. And that's my Reinard character, with some major MS Paint Tampering, for the DCAU.

Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Headcold HERO

Re: Mask the Cursed I hadn't thought to use a cat appearance. I'll admit raccoons seemed more interesting. In my experience, cat's aren't really theives so much as bums anyway. But then, we already went over that my experience is pretty much invalid anyway.

Re: Mask the Cursed I want to go forth saying that there are some very good points. And some places where I must explain. Any reactions are explanation, not defensiveness. I just want to get that out of the way. I stayed fairly conservative with the stats because it's Fantasy Hero, and I wanted to work within the normal Fantasy Hero Parameters. Admittedly, I do not know much about Fantasy Hero as for a long time, I thought Hero System was only good for Champions I considerred more, but I only had so many points and I wanted to fit the Playable character guidelines (read; no experience points for a starting character). I blame D&D. I couldn't imagine a rogue-type without agility. Also, a lot of the skills come from talent an observation rather than training. Mostly from observation. Sometimes, folks do travel through forests, sometimes even on horseback (a fantasy conceit). Though admittedly, seeing folks ride through on horseback does not really mean he'd learn the handling. I'll be sure to make the revision. Old habits die hard. Rougues get lots of skills when I work with them because of my D&D days. Other skill comments were removed for the purpose of not repeating myself on that adnauseum. I will work on reviding the skill list to reflect the background better. I went with my brother's idea of "Reason from effect." Weapons are far more efficient than claws and teeth, and so if the option presents itself, like it usually does, why use the claws and teeth? Admittedly, it seemed like a good idea at the time. One of the prevalent gags is that this guy is always pulled into the role of hero in one way or another, whether he likes it or not. An alternative would be nice. Yeah. That's me milking it for all it was worth. To me, it seemed to be the best way to reflect the fact that fur + fire = FWOOSH! I will consider these. Thank you for your critique. I will proceed to make the revisions.

Re: Coon the Cursed Okay guys. I am sorry about my ignorance. I made the change hours ago today. Now may I ask a favor of you guys? Can we please move on? Or at least tell me how an author can remove a thread the author has started so as to get the whole deal over with, period?

Re: Coon the Cursed I was looking for mechanical suggestions... What I honestly beleived I had gotten was being called a Racist. I am sorry for defending myself from what seemed to me like an attack. Now. Can we please move on?

Re: Coon the Cursed The change was finally made once my brother found an okay alternative. If I were able to change the name of the thread, I would, but I don't think it's possible. Hopefully, we should be able to move on to other concerns.

Re: Coon the Cursed Okay. I finally changed to a different name. One that sucks, but at least we won't have to worry now about complaints because of the [insert any string of profanities you please] Redneck South.

Re: Coon the Cursed Okay. Let me explain something. First off, YP (as used by braincraft) and "Capt N-Word" (by Eosin) are straw men. Seriously, they are. Let me explain why: The N-word only has one meaning, and it's a racist meaning. Same for YP. There are no non-racist meanings for those. Furthermore, there is literally no logical reason to give such characters those names. Coon, on the other hand, is obviously referring to a raccoon. The only thing black about a raccoon is a few tail rings and a "mask" around the eyes. That is nothing to draw a racist connection on unless you are actively looking for something to offend you. Though, if you are going to insist on a name change just because some eternal grumblers actively seek to be offended (and by "eternal grumblers," I am excluding the 99.999+% of the African-American population who will sooner draw the raccoon connection and not automatically assume racism when it is obviously something not racist at all), what alternative names can you come up with under the following conditions: 1: It must refer to the character's bestial appearance (that of a raccoon) 2: It must alliterate with "Cursed" 3: It must be logical as something people will call him. Wait... I might have a solution. What if I used the juvenile approach of changing the C to a K, for "Koon." Will that keep you from being offended? Maybe I ought to try that.

Re: Coon the Cursed Okay. Let's take on the reasons for a name change. Silliness: Actualy intentional. Although the background may be tragic (a common cliche of the S&S subgenre, as well as all fiction), we are talking about a character in a Sword & Sorcery parody. Offensiveness: Two points. One: It could be that I live in a small town, but I have never heard "Coon" used as a racial slur. I have only ever heard the term referring to an animal called the raccoon. Is such a coloquial term then racist? If so, then Maine Coon (a cat breed) must also then be a racial slur, and so then must be Coonhound (a type of dog). I am not denying that some folks use the term in a derisive manner, but it seems a rarely (if at all) used slur, one that most folks, even African-Americans, would overlook if they got the actual (non-slur related) context, which brings us to point two. Two: As stated before, I have only used the term to refer to raccoons. That's all the folks around me use the term for, and all my target audience uses the term for (as far as I am aware). Also, given that the character resembles a raccoon, and that any published volume of it (Unlikely as that is to happen, to be honest) would be displaying our "hero", I'm sure that anyone would get the connection. It's a pretty obvious one.

Re: Coon the Cursed A Typographical error of "Humanoid"

Re: Coon the Cursed Any suggestions aside from "Don't do my own formatting of the text"?

This character is intended primarily as a character for a series of stories. He is not yet fully developed as a character, as that will have to be handled by actually writing the stories. This is also my first attempt at a Fantasy Hero Character. MASK The Cursed VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 13....STR.....3.......13......12-......HTH Damage 2 1/2d6 END [3] 14....DEX.... 12.....14......12-......OCV 5 DCV 5 12....CON.....4......12......11- 12....BODY...4......12......11- 15....INT..... 5......15......12-......PER Roll 12- 12....EGO.....4......12......11-......ECV: 4 10....PRE.....0.......10......11-......PRE Attack: 2d6 8.....COM.....-1.....8......11- 3.....PD.......0.......3/5................3/5 PD (0/2 rPD) 2.....ED.......0.......2..................2 ED (0 rED) 3.....SPD.....6.......3..................Phases: 4, 8, 12 5.....REC.....0.......5 24...END.....0.......24 25...STUN...0.......25 6.....RUN.....0.......6"................END [1] 2.....SWIM...0.......2"................END [1] 3.....LEAP....0.......2 1/2"................2 1/2" forward, 1" upward CHA Cost: 37 Cost...POWERS 5.....Nightvision - END=0 5.....Freakish appearance: +10 PRE (10 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to induce fear; -1) - END=0 5.....Discriminatory with Normal Smell - END=0 POWERS Cost: 15 Cost...SKILLS 0......AK: Bleakwood Forest 8- 3......Acrobatics 12- 3......Acting 11- 2......Animal Handler (Equines) 11- 3......Breakfall 12- 3......Bribery 11- 3......Climbing 12- 3......Concealment 12- 3......Conversation 11- 0......Deduction 8- 10....Defense Maneuver I-IV 3......Disguise 12- 2......Forgery (Documents) 12- 0......Language: Common (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 3......Lockpicking 12- 0......Paramedics 8- 3......Persuasion 11- 2......PS: Theif 11- 3......Riding 12- 3......Shadowing 12- 3......Stealth 12- 3......Streetwise 11- 2......Survival (Temperate/Subtropical) 12- 3......Tracking 12- 4......WF: Blades, Crossbows, Garrote, Thrown Knives, Axes, and Darts SKILLS Cost: 67 Cost...TALENTS 15....Danger Sense (self only, out of combat, Intuitional) 12- 7......Deadly Blow: +1d6 ([limited circumstances]) 9......Ambidexterity (no Off Hand penalty) TALENTS Cost: 31 Value..DISADVANTAGES 0.....Normal Characteristic Maxima 15...Distinctive Features: Resembles a Humanoid Raccoon (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 10...Psychological Limitation: Drawn to "Shinies" (Common, Moderate) 10...Psychological Limitation: Tells it like he sees it (which is generally unflattering) (Common, Moderate) 5.....Psychological Limitation: Doesn't want to be the hero, but is pulled in by fate to be so anyways... (Uncommon, Moderate) 15...Reputation: Monster (rather undeserved thus far), 11- (Extreme) 20...Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Fire (Common) DISADVANTAGES Points: 75 Base Pts: 75 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 150 Background/History: Mask was born the monstrous child of the thief Finnegan and his wife Sonja. Long ago, Finnegan stole a gem called the Hellion's Soul. The sorcerer who had owned the gem laid a curse on Finnegan, declaring that his offspring's appearance will match the father's soul. Finnegan laughed off the curse as he fled the tower, thinking, like all folks do, that he was a good man who just found a quick way to get rich. And rich Finnegan became. After he sold the Hellion's Soul, Finnegan bought a large plot of land and many slaves to work the land, establishing himself as a lord, becoming rich off the crops he sold. Then he married one of his slaves, a woman named Sonja. Nine months past the wedding night, Sonja gave birth not to a boy, but to a beast. The infant looked like a mix of human and animal, specifically, human and raccoon. Finnegan panicked, for he knew that if the news of this came out, he would lose face before the other lords. Then it occurred to him. As Sonja was of a lower status then him, he could simply banish her from civilization, avoiding the loss of prestige. As Sonja was forced to leave, she had to take the child with her as well. And so, it was in Bleakwood Forest that the child, named Mask, has to grow up in. He learned the lessons of survival from his mother and had to learn other things by watching the civilized people who would come around the lands surrounding the forest. Mask seemed to learn many things quite quickly over the years. At the age of 12, Mask lost his mother to the elements and her weakening health. As she was dying, she told him about Finnegan and his betrayal of her when he was born, but no orders were given for vengeance. This was a painful moment for the creature, for after this, he had no one to turn to save for himself. And now at 16, he is about to experience his first adventure. Personality/Motivation: Mask's primary interest is survival, but somehow, there is always some kind of adventure waiting for him, whether he wants it or not (usually not). As such, Mask is generally one who tries to stay out of trouble as much as he can, even though he is brutally honest and somewhat attracted to anything that shines or sparkles. Additionally, Mask is not usually someone who gives too much care for others, though he does have a soft spot for children who seem impoverished and alone in the world, for he can identify with them. Powers/Tactics: Mask is a thief, but he can get by in a fight if he has to. He usually prefers not to do so, however. If he must fight, Mask will try to do it from a distance with his handheld crossbow, but failing that; he will use a sword and a knife, one to parry and the other to strike with, depending on the circumstances. Often times, he'd strike for any spot that seems the least armored for the sake of taking a foe down fast. Appearance: Mask resembles a humanoid raccoon standing at 5'9" and weighing in at 132 pounds. His legs are digitigrades, meaning that he stands on the balls of his feet and that his legs are canted like most animals' legs (I might revise this part once I finally figure out raccoon leg structure.) He dressed in a suit of leather armor, which he managed to find and adapted from a traveler who no longer had any use for the armor (as the traveler seemed to have a number of wounds occupied by insect life). Mask also wears a dark grey cloak.

Re: Did the CCA create the Silver Age? Good Question. I'd say a bit of both. The Iron Age tactics of today are certainly ruining many of today's comics, however, the Silver age also had a lot of tripe as well in the form of utter goofiness that some folks today would say is drug-induced (the android Captain Marvel). Thus demonstrating that Bad writers are just plain bad. So, how to spell this out? Well, Good Writers are good, and they can really shine when presented with a challenge like the Comics Code. Just my two-bits worth.

Re: Odd Thought: Pulp meets Pulp Fantasy I was thinking more like Pulp Era Conan. Taking the horror and supernatural elements of Robert E. Howard's stories and putting them into the Pulp Era itself (or, alternately, creating a full-fledged fantasy world that is currently in what we'd see as the Pulp Era, with conventions from Hoeward's and Leiber's writing.)

Re: Bran Mak Morn Not complaining. Though in truth, he'd be literally unplayable in a Heroic game anyways. Too many points needed.