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Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine "Hey! Who turned out the lights?" Two I cooked up. The first is a rendition of the Spectre. The second is another character of mine called Eagle's Cry. A ptiy I couldn't make him look more like Nighthawk, considering the rivalry he has with him. ("You stole my schtick!" "Buh. Who the hell are you?")

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... 12 rounds? Where did you get the impression that the Spectre's gun had 12 rounds?

Re: City on the Edge Mwahahaha!

Re: Foxbat Went a Courtin'.... Let my players be warned, for there was the sound of "Yoink!" must spread rep, yadda yadda. This makes, three now. Oh, and maybe even a little "hell hath no fury like a batfox..." scorned? thwarted? ah, you know what I mean.

Re: Foxbat and... Hell, she might even fall for the loon.

Re: A question to all Do whatever makes the creative juices flow. Personally I like throwing my now 500pt PCs against low level opponents from time to time. For one, they generally take them to GM's option in one or two shots, so it doesn't feel like Deus Ex Machina. Hmm. I may need to add to the campaign thread...

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Helboy uses a blaster revolver?

Re: WWYCD: Magic Fishnets?

Re: WWYCD: Magic Fishnets? And here's me looking for an original force based villain for the Saga game I'm planning on running...

Re: WWYCD: Magic Fishnets? The Spectre: Would probably give them to Jasmine. She's already been expressing some frustration with her limited ability to contribute to many super-battles. Still, any time she trips someone, the team tends to pound them HARD. He would then try to find out what happened to original Nightingale. "We old timers need to stick together" mentality and all that.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Modified Taurus Revolver.

Re: The Minority While not my cup of tea, it's an interesting premise. Just make absolutely sure that your players understand the tone of the campaign. That the world in general is going to be distrustful of and often hostile towards their characters. If they can accept that, then run with it. Just be sure to give them the occasional "Great Character Moment". It can be hard to enjoy a game when it seems that nothing your character does is meaningful in some way.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... No, the Gunny got the last shot in. And I actually never used a melee attack on it. I alternated between my Taurus and my Bio-Energy Blast. Even did 18 STUN to myself in the process. And the Void was instrumental in moving me around while I was doing it. Never have I been so glad that the vilain had the same speed as me, but a higher DEX. Especially when I have to haymaker either of those attacks just to get to 13d6 normal damage.

Re: City on the Edge

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Fun part: I was doing BODY damage to that thing! It's a good thing I got lucky on those two Find Weakness rolls. And it had -8 Lack of Weakness.

Re: Kingdom City And now some background on The Spectre. (I had posted this elsewhere, but this thread is now being used to collate, so... The Spectre The Spectre is a mutant who was born George L. (Louis) Burgess, in Kentucky, 1844. He enlisted in the Confederate army during the 2nd American Revolution (D Company, 1st Kentucky Infantry), and during this, he discovered his amazing ability to suppress his fear response. He also began to note that he was needing less food, water and sleep than his fellow soldiers, an ability that is the present day means that his daily biological needs are now weekly. During the period immediately following the war, he began to face off against bandits and renegade soldiers as a masked man that the journalists dubbed the Spectre, the fearless man. His exploits included chasing notorious Gunfighter, Alex "Tombstone'" Tubbs, later known as "The Tombstone Kid". In a twist of irony, he married Sue Hamilton in 1873, the very girl who rejected Tubbs. after a few years, to escape her brother's increasing problems with alcohol, Burgess and his wife move to Kingdom City, Nebraska. However, all was not to be happily ever after. As the years went on, Sue began to notice how youthful George seemed to remain, and townsfolk would be scandalized in the streets by what appeared to be a woman with a much younger man. Their son and one of his two daughters had noticed as well, especially Felicity, the eldest daughter. George had no choice in his mind but to tell the truth. They were, of course, shocked and Sue went so far as to mumble things about being "a demon's bride." Fortunately, his children were better educated and less prone to superstition, but the next few years brought resentment into their eyes, as it became clear that the gift had not been passed onto them. George decided that he had to move on, that closure was a natural and necessary part of life. With the help of his son, Able, he was able to forge documents for a new identity. In 1897, he faked his death by collapsing a local mine that he made a point of claiming still had something left in it. In general, the townsfolk accepted it, and for the most part, the ruse held. Although he never saw his family again, with the one notable exception, he moved to New York and worked as a boilermaker in the rail yards. Over the decades, he has discovered that he has the ability to manipulate his metabolism in various ways, starting at the turn of the 20th century, when he found that he could regenerate. His regenerative abilities would prove most useful after this, as the great war had started in Europe with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. But before America became caught up in the European problem, he met an enchanting young widow in a market near Queens. The two began to court one anther and very nearly consummated their love when George found out Patricia Stanton's maiden name. Burgess. The surprise at discovering that he was entering the bed of his own daughter stunned even the normally calm man, and he babbled out his identity to her. She realized the truth of it immediately, despite having only been 6 when he left, and fled screaming into the streets where she stumbled into a stranger. This chance encounter haunts George to this day, as the stranger was a vampire hunter by the name of Helena Schreuber nee Van Helsing, granddaughter of the famous Abraham Van Helsing. Understanding only some of Patricia's rambling about her long dead father and fornication, Schreuber could only guess and the poor woman's problem. Then George came out into the street after Patricia, causing her to shriek in terror. Now Helena understood. This poor girl's father had returned as one of the undead, and a powerful one at that, for he was out during the day. Faced with a skilled huntress, George was forced to flee. The Schruebers continue the Van Helsing tradition to this day and The Spectre has been of particular interest to them since 1978, when the 90 year of Helena and her grandson Nigel caught up with him in California and made the connection between the Vampire Burgess and The Spectre. When the U.S. entered the war in response to U-boats sinking American ships 1 year later, he enlisted again. In the 1st and 2nd world wars, his adrenal boost ability let him lift over a ton and in both these wars he served in Europe, not only as a soldier, but also as The Spectre. This is the only period that The Spectre was seen out of formal attire, (although he returned to it between wars), and on several occasions during the WWII, his squad mates nearly discovered his mask and handkerchiefs. While history generally accepts that the Spectre was a U.S. soldier, the fact that he would appear in an undershirt made it difficult to identify which unit he was with, especially as George went out of his way to take advantage of times when he had been separated from his unit. He continued fighting in the Pacific, and even fought the Golden Samurai all across the pacific islands. After the war, he studied Okinawan Karate from his old foe, both men having discovered that both found the slaughter that signified the closing months of the war to be abhorrent. Indeed, the had become good friends, and George was able to help many people in Okinawa come to terms with the shock of having lost the war. In 1968, one hundred years after his first appearance, he returned from Okinawa with a firm mastery of Karate. He battled the likes of Dr. Macabre and even received an invitation to join the Sentinels, but he turned them down in light of their political connections. His "failure" to appear in Vietnam had him labeled a "hippie", despite his distaste for the movement's views. During this period, he battled the likes of VIPER, the Guru and Jack Flash. Then came California, March 5th, 1975. Dr. Destroyer made his explosive debut into the world and nearly conquered the state. The Spectre lost his good friend Kid Chameleon that day and discovered that the world had begun to leave him by. Despite the protests of his only remaining friend and fellow immortal, Diamond, he retired from super heroics. In 1992, after the near destruction of Detroit, he resurfaced there to help in the reconstruction. This time, he had developed a "Hyper-boost" ability that allowed him to run at speeds of over 70 kph. This Spectre had also invested some Kevlar lining for his suits. In 1996, he retired once more after Herman Schreuber came too close to getting an image of him without a beard. Now it is 2006, and George has returned to Kingdom City as The Spectre, in response the sudden increase in metahuman activity there. And this time, he plans to stay Costume: Contemporary formal wear, black leather gloves, and a red hood with black diamonds over eyes. Compulsively leaves a white handkerchief, which has an S embroidered on a corner with silver thread.

Re: Kingdom City It's at this point that I feel I should mention how The Spectre feels about Jasmine's and Vitus' situation. The Spectre blames the Ka, the ruler of the Tanashim. You see, the Ka gifted Jasmine (then Third Daughter of the Previous Ka's Second Favorite Concubine, or Three for short) to Vitus in thanks for his efforts for saving his dimension from an invasion by the Undead Demon-Prince, Orcus. This was despite the fact that the rest of the Skeleton Crew had made it quite clear that they came from a world which had outlawed slavery. He also did this knowing that Vitus had no other slaves, and was in fact (too his credit) aghast that a powerful wizard like Vitus was in such a situation. And yet the Ka was keenly aware of the emancipation issues, as evidenced by the fact that he asked The Spectre to remain behind and council him on how to move his people through the difficult transition from slavery to emancipation, as the Spectre is an immortal that has lived through just such a change in his own world. Even after he returned to Kingdom City, to find that nowhere near as much time had passed for everyone else as it had for him, he often counselled Jasmine through her troubles with Vitus, not only out of a discomfort with the situation altogether, but also because he saw just how much attention Vitus did try to give her. Even The Spectre hasn't forgotten her degradation of his Wizardly abilities, and is uncertain as to how he will react if Jasmine makes such a remark again. He has nothing but the greatest respect for Vitus' abilities, it's just the Gnoll's methodology that he detests. Still, he has appointed the SkyCastle (his Zeppelin) as palatially as weight will allow (Marble panels rather than solid marble, and all that), and fully plans on getting her a job and a reputable gentlemans club as a singer. He even gave her a name, as "Three" was a name of property, rather than a person.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... From last nights Shadowrun game. Tumbler (Me) OOC: "It's an improvised monofilament whip." Raptor OOC: "That's the scariest three words I have ever heard!":angst: When said thug has both of his ankles shot out from under him, the cable wraps around his body. Diced thug results... Tumbler: "Raptor (Technomancer), we're posting that on YouTube." In referrence of our interrogation techniques, Raptor: "They're doing their worse-cop/even-worse-cop routine." After some comments by some children to his being covered in blood... Tumbler: "I just saw a guy get diced by his own monowire, and you kids are what's creeping me out."

Re: Kingdom City What did WE do?!

Re: City on the Edge As do I. Along with Mutant Underground. I also have almost all the TMNT books as well (just missing Avalon and Orbit).

Re: Kingdom City Such as colour spray inflicting damage.

Re: City on the Edge T-rex's actually. Many mushrooms are asparagus-shaped. Post-Iron-Age actually. I call it, "rusted age" due to the heavy elements of corporate dystopia.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... To which the near unanimous opinion was, "He's British. Both."

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... From our Legend of the Five Rings game last night. We are discussing options for assaulting an entrenched group of Gaijin Musketeers from Montaigne. Crab Bushi: I'm naked without my armour. Lion Bushi: That has to chafe. Crab Bushi: I'm Crab, I'm used to it. Later, the plan was formulated. Phoenix Shugenja #1 would cast water walking on himself, the Crab Bushi and the Mantis Suruchi Longbowman. Phoenix Shugenja #1 would carry Phoenix Shugenja #2 while the Crab Bushi would carry me (Lion Bushi). The four of us would assault them from the sea, where their defenses were not facing, while the Mantis hung back and took them out with arrows. Lion Bushi: And while we are closing, I'll shoot them with my yumi from the Crab's back. Crab Bushi: I'm not your mount! Lion Bushi: You're faster than I am and you're strong enough to carry me. You are now, officially, my mount.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... The only one I can remember from my session of Mekton Zeta: Robotech, on thursday night. (Hey, I'm the GM so I'm not recording them or anything...) GM (Me): So, you guys are now having to select your MOS. Which one do you want? Barbara vdB: How long do we have to make our decision? Me: Would you like some thinking music?