Kevin B. Madiso

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy Folks, I've been out of commission the last two weeks, busy with work and other projects, but I wanted to swing by and let you know, the latest Change the World character for the Country Brief: Canada is now up at the Scott Free Press site. He's a Russian ex-Spetsnaz gangster/pimp named Nikolai Khapov who has cold/ice abilities. Here's a preview pic: I also wanted to thank the folks who gave me advice on Hero Designer. I tried out the demo this weekend and now I can't wait for my tax return to come in so I can pick it up. One question I had though was whether you can get it to work on Windows-based PDAs? It would be pretty freakin cool if I could work on these characters on the bus or on the Skytrain. Anyhoo, I'll be picking up the full version of Hero Designer later this week and the plan is to devote Saturday to using it to write up all the Change the World characters that I've posted so far. Until next time I remain,

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy Folks! Ok, they're a day late, but the latest Change the World character and State of the World are up at the Scott Free Press site! This week's State of the World looks at Mob Campaigns in M&M Superlink and HERO System campaigns. The latest Change the World character is named Nachtjäger and he's an ex-East German assassin who has come to Toronto, Canada to... well, I guess to say more would be to spoil his story. Here's a peek at his portrait: Enjoy! Until next time I remain,

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Thanks Vurbal! That's sold me on it then.

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy Jack! Thanks for the kind words about the site. That's an excellent idea about the Herodesigner software. As much as I like writing things up by hand, for the sake of time and the sake of my math (which can be sketchy at times) I'll be looking to get it this week. One question I had was whether you can export the data to other programs (like Word) or whether it only displays in the HERO format I've seen posted to the forums? Cheers, Kevin

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy HERO Folks, A quick one here. Just got approval of the HERO System version of the Country Brief: Indonesia cover from Steve and I wanted to share the pic here. Enjoy!

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy Hero Folks, For those who are interested, I've posted a new State of the World that takes a look at structuring and running thief-centred Caper Campaigns inspired by such films as Snatch, Reservoir Dogs, The Italian Job and Heat. Also, we'll have a HERO System version of Ali'ran Agama up by Wednesday morning for use in your own campaigns. Cheers,

Re: The Greatest Marvel Comics Martial Artist "Sacre bleu! I now 'ave ze jugs!"

Re: The Greatest Marvel Comics Martial Artist I almost fell out of my chair when I read that Hawkeye comment.

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy Sketchpad, Thanks for the advice on Totem's stats. I'm gonna take another run at him later this week, now that I'm armed with your advice. Cheers. In other news, I've posted the tardy State of the World column to the Scott Free Press site for folks to enjoy. It's a lengthy examiniation of how to structure campaigns that feature superhuman law enforcement characters. Check it out! Until next time I remain,

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy Folks, As you've no doubt guessed by now, the big Marvel announcement was only an April Fool's prank (and wishful thinking on my part). However, in an effort to make it up to you, the next Canadian character, Totem, is now up and ready for use in your own M&M Superlink campaigns. I was trying to have the HERO System version of the character up at the same time (and get that much closer to catching the HERO System versions up with the M&M Superlink versions), but I was having a hell of a time writing up his animate images ability in HERO, so I'm appealing to the community for advice. Basically, what he can do is animate about 10 different images at the same time, all of which can stick around for a pretty extended time, all of which are totally loyal to him. The troubles I'm having with the HERO version are: 1) Would the fact that he can only Summon things that are drawings or paintings make the power have an OIF (drawn/painted image) or a specific form of Limited Power? 2) To simulate the Mental Link with the summoned creatures, should I buy a 25 point version of Mind Link (One mind in a group of minds, 8 minds at once, planetary range) and if so, can it get a limitation for being usable only on the Summoned beings and if not that can it get a limitation for being Linked to Summon? 3) Can you think of a better way to build the Artificer feat (which allows him to build magical items for use in specific situations) other than VPP (although this is looking like the best way at present)? Anyhoo, that's all of my HERO questions for now. Unfortunately, I didn't quite have the time to finish this week's State of the World column, so I'll be posting that (which deals with structuring superhuman police campaigns) along with a few write ups of the spirits Totem can summon tomorrow evening (M&M Superlink stats). Finally, sorry to see you go Kirby (thanks for the help with Ariswanto's stats) and thanks for the kind words Mitchell. Oh and before I forget, if anyone has a website they'd like to see added to the list of links at Scott Free Press, drop me a line at postmaster@scottfreepress.com with the URL and I'll add it to the Links page. Until next time I remain,

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy Folks, HUGE news over at Scott Free Press! Check it out here!

Re: Alternative Superman I think a more interesting question is, what if he were African? Imagine a black Superman raised in the turmoil of mid to late 20th century Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe or the Congo. What happens when someone with that much power comes from having so little? What happens when an apartheid state is confronted with someone who completely disproves the state's racist ideology (or, if he turns violent, possibly supports it)? What happens to the international system when it suddenly becomes apparent that one of the poorest nations on the planet (using 'nation' in the loosest sense of the word in the Congo's case) suddenly has someone more powerful than all the militaries of the world?

Re: I need your opinion My vote would be with mundane, non-superhuman guards with high-tech gear as members of the Titan Guard. While guarding superhuman criminals in Prometheus is certainly a step up from the average job in corrections, it's still basically guard duty, which can be very monotonous and boring. Corrections officers don't get as much training as the average soldier, nor even as much as your average police officer. My understanding is that this is the case because highly trained individuals, like soldiers and police officers become bored with guard duty, because they aren't able to make use of their training in most cases. For similar reasons, I find the idea of superhuman corrections officers to be similarly unlikely, because they'd likely grow bored with the hum-drum of everyday life in prison, not to mention the soul-crushing experience associated with being exposed to prison-life all the time (although if superhumans are as common as they are in some settings, like in Neopolis in Alan Moore’s Top Ten, superhuman guards would seem a lot more likely). While it's quite possible that the Titan Guard would have a few superhumans on the payroll (officers who lead the capture teams or possibly founding members of the Prometheus Corporation), it's likely the vast majority of the Prometheus staff are moderately trained mundanes with access to impressive high-tech riot gear (like the Guardsman or Mandroid armours from Marvel comics) for if/when prison riots break out. Anyhoo, that’s my 2 cents.

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Alrighty folks, the HERO System stats for Ifrit are now up at the Scott Free Press site. Three down, two more to go before we're caught up. Cheers,

Re: Introducing Scott Free Press! Howdy folks, Just wanted to let you all know that the new State of the World is up at the Scott Free Press site, discussing how the media can be used in your HERO System campaign. In addition, early this week, the HERO System version of Ifrit will be up at the site. Until next time I remain,