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    Steve Long got a reaction from TheNaga in Chaos Blade Magic   
    If I ever get the chance, I definitely want to expand a bit on Chaos Blades -- how the setting and its magic works and whatnot. Not a full book or anything like that, more like an article. Or a chapter in a larger book.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from SteveZilla in Selective AoEs and Targeting Foci   
    That's up to the GM based on all the usual suspects (special effects, campaign balance, common sense, dramatic sense, etc. ). In some cases a character may buy an ability for that specific purpose (e.g., a speedster's "snatch all the guns away from the thugs in the blink of an eye" power), and in other cases the GM may have no trouble allowing it. But I can also see where it might make some GMs wary, especially if a character wants to do it frequently.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from SteveZilla in Teleport UAA - Floating Locations   
    Re: Teleport UAA - Floating Locations
     
    That’s a good question — I’m surprised it hasn’t been asked before.
     
    If a character has a Teleportation Usable As Attack power, and he wants to buy a Fixed or Floating Fixed Location for it so that it always Teleports the target to a specific location, the Usable As Attack Advantage must be applied to the Location as well as to the Teleportation itself.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from SteveZilla in Who takes the botched Teleport damage? (was: Damage Reduction and unsafe Teleport)   
    Re: Who takes the botched Teleport damage? (was: Damage Reduction and unsafe Teleport)
     
    It's just a matter of common sense. Who should take the damage -- the character who got Teleported and thus found his body materializing inside a solid object, or the character standing dozens of feet away who hasn't moved at all? The former, obviously. There are very few situations where this could occur, of course, but if it does occur the person who actually moves via Teleportation suffers the effects.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from SteveZilla in 6E Core Rulebook Errata   
    Back by popular demand! This file, which is also available for free from the Hero Games Online Store, contains all the errata known to me as of today.
     
    If you find an errata in the core rulebook which isn't listed here, please PM me to inform me about it. Please don't post it here, because I may not see it. Sending it to me directly ensures that I won't overlook it.
    6E Errata 2020-02-09.pdf
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    Steve Long got a reaction from SteveZilla in Increased Maximum Range vs Megascale   
    Re: Increased Maximum Range vs Megascale
     
    They’re both “legal” for that purpose, but “legal” doesn’t always mean “a good idea.” Think of them as Stop Sign sort of powers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Khymeria in 6E Core Rulebook Errata   
    Back by popular demand! This file, which is also available for free from the Hero Games Online Store, contains all the errata known to me as of today.
     
    If you find an errata in the core rulebook which isn't listed here, please PM me to inform me about it. Please don't post it here, because I may not see it. Sending it to me directly ensures that I won't overlook it.
    6E Errata 2020-02-09.pdf
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    Steve Long got a reaction from migo2154 in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from SteveZilla in Invisibility and Obvious focii   
    My apologies for the delay in responding — I’ve been ill.
     
    Technically speaking, for the Focus to be able to use Invisibility, it requires its own Invisibility power (and some means of knowing how and when to activate it, such as being a Computer). However, that would get unnecessarily complicated, and this is a situation that shouldn’t need so much fuss. So the answer is this:
     
    A character who has an Obvious Focus that provides him with Invisibility can buy the Invisible Power Effects Advantage for the power so that the Invisibility affects the Focus as well. For this to apply, the IPE must be bought to make the Focus “imperceivable” to all the Senses/Sense Groups covered by the Invisibility (see 6E1 338 for more info on IPE).
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    Steve Long got a reaction from SteveZilla in invisibility   
    If the Focus is Obvious, it stays visible. That includes armor (an OIF) and virtually any item a character is carrying. It doesn't matter if the Invisibility applies over an Area Of Effect, is Usable By Others, or any other thing -- the only issue is whether the Focus is Obvious.
     
    Of course, this comes with the usual caveat that the GM can change the rules if he thinks it's desireable to do so. He might rule that worn items are covered by Invisibility, or that they're "semi-covered" so that another person has to make a Sight PER Roll at -4 to see them. Going the other way, he might also rule that "items" defined with, say, Only In Heroic Identity or Physical Manifestation are also "Obvious" enough that Invisibility won't cover them.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Cygnia in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Thank you very much for doing that, LL. It hadn't even occurred to me, and in any event it's been maaaany years since CO recognized any of my log-in information.
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    Steve Long reacted to Lord Liaden in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    My own interactions with Darren were infrequent, but always a pleasure. Many years ago I engaged in a defense of Hero System on the then-hostile RPGnet forums, by posting links to many of the diverse fan-created Hero websites, showing what Hero was capable of and what its players had done with it. Darren mailed me a coffee mug with Hero stats on it, as a thank-you.
     
    Darren was younger than me, and should have had decades more to enjoy and to contribute to all of our enjoyment. But this game is one monument to his life, and we honor him every time we play it.
     
    EDIT: BTW I posted news of Darren's passing on the forums for Champions Online. I thought they should know about one of the major creators of the world they play in.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Khymeria in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from AlHazred in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Boll Weevil in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Lawnmower Boy in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from rravenwood in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Chris Goodwin in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Cygnia in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from fdw3773 in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Beast in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from Tom Cowan in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from L. Marcus in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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    Steve Long got a reaction from HeroGM in Darren Watts In Hospital   
    Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

    Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

    We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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