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  1. Turakian Ages meets Terran Empire

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    Sounds like a campaign I'd love to play in. The one thing I can see is that you need to give a little more information about exactly how magic works at this point. You mentioned magic powering technology, so the first question I'd have is, where does magic end and technology begin in this universe?

  2. Fictional cities

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    With me, it depends. Sometimes I base a city off a real world location, sometimes I make one up from whole cloth, and sometimes I steal someone else's fictional city, change the name, and possibly even move it. I like to come up with at least an outline of the city's history, but leave room for player input and PC backgrounds to change things.

  6. Robocop vs Terminator

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    The excellent comic book mini-series by Frank Miller (back before he went crazy), answers this question very well. The only hope the Terminators really have is greater numbers/ But as the OP said "as they were in their original movies" (paraphrasing), then Murphey wins, because according to Kyle Reese, the resistance detroyed the Machines' only time-travel facility after he and the first Terminator were sent back.

  7. Power Time!

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    Not sure I could answer that, as the extra 100 or so points in IQ would probably open up new paths of thought. Question; does my body undergo any other changes? Such as gaining a "typical comic-book physique?"

  9. Star Wars Hero: Why should I? (or not)

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    ---big snipping---

    . A lot of allien are immune to force mindtrick. QUOTE]

     

    You know, this has bugged me for a long time. Where does anything indicate that some races are immune to Jedi Mind Trick? I think it all comes form Jabba in RoTJ being immune to Luke's attempt. It made people go "Oh! Hutts must be immune to Jedi Mind Trick!" After that, any time any alien was shown resisting it, the fans automaticly assumed that his entire race was. Did it ever occur to anybody that Jabba, Watto, and whoever else, was just strong willed? Remember what Obi-Wan said, "the Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded." Would you expect the Hutt leader of a criminal cartell to be weak-minded? Certainly not! But his Twilek servant? Sure! Anyway, just something that's bugged me for a while. Thanks for letting me vent.

  10. X Ray-ted Vision

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    Voltage: Would do it in a New York second. He's 19 years old, with a public identity (blue skin and glowing eyes are a little hard to conceal), and would love the opportunity to show off the "goods."

     

    Mass: Would turn it down, as he just wouldn't see the point. He's a scientist, and would consider it more important to spend the time in his lab rather than naked in a photo studio.

     

    Hyperman Jr.: No way. Would never even consider it. He is basicly a Silver Age DC superhero.

     

    Gargoyle: Would say "Can you wait three years? I'm under age right now." He may look like a seven foot, bat winged, four-armed monster, but inside he's a fifteen year old kid. But once he did pose, it could cause quite a reaction among certain people.

     

    Solarra: Would do it as long as she got to keep her mask on, her girlfriend could be present (also masked) at the shoot, and she got to pick the charity.

     

    Jade Dragon: Would not. She considers her naked body to be a sacred gift given only to those she considers the most deserving.

     

    Tiger-Girl : Would do it. She usually only wears what ammounts to a blue bikini anyway. And the furry fans would love it.

  12. Alien Jedi's

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    Star Wars: The Holiday Special (part 1):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz550T3QeAo

    It's split into 15 parts for Youtube airing.

     

    EDIT: I bet most of the Star Wars Expanded Universe material completely leaves out Chewie's son...Lumpy...

     

    Actually...Lumpy, under a different name, has long been a part of the EU. IIRC, it wasd revealed that his full name is Lumparawoo, and everybody in the books calls him a different shorter version of that (Waroo, I think), but those among the fandom who know about the special generally acknowledge him as "Lumpy."

  14. The Supervillain game: Have you done it and how did it go?

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    I've run a couple, and they can be fun with the right group of players. The biggest problem about a villain campaign si giving the PCs a reason to team up and stay together. I would recommend having each player coem up with his character's superhero nemesis, and then announcing that all those heroes have just formed a tightly-knit group. Gives the villains incentive to do the same. Safety in numbers and all that.

  15. Religion in Science-Fiction?

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    What about a species which thinks of themselves as gods? Perhaps they're immortal, or nearly so. Perhaps their technology has developed to the point that they themselves consider it miraculous. Maybe they even expect more "primitive" species to worship them.

    What about a species which knows exactly what happens to them after their corporeal demise?

     

    Very interesting, and provides quite a few story hooks. I like it! Stolen! *LOL*

  20. Religion in Science-Fiction?

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    The LDS churches did emerge from the Second Great Awakening movement in Christianity, which gives them some kind of claim to being Christian.

     

    That said, they have also added scriptures outside of, and incompatible with, the standard Christian canon. This puts them at least into the category of heresy, and in practical terms outside Christianity completely.

     

    There are comparable cases from other religious contexts. For example, groups like the Baha'i faith emerged from Islam in a similar manner. There is no meaningful way that they could be described as Moslems.

     

    The Samaritans are another interesting group. The similarity of their religion to, and its common origins with, Judaism are obvious, but they aren't typically regarded as Jews.

     

    But, of course, what would I know? I'm an atheist.

     

    I also consider the LDS to be a denomination of Christianity. Anyone who worships Jesus Christ and believes He is the only Son of God is, by definition, a Christian. As for Baha'i, I think you're slightly off about its origin. I dated a girl in college who's family was of the Baha'i faith, and they said it was an offshoot of Judaism. But that may have been a mistake on their part. Or it could be shoddy memory on my part.

  21. Alien Jedi's

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    Seems to me that the Rebellion wouldn't just pack up and leave a danger to Endor after their victory. After all, if they can stay around long enough for a celebration, they can stay long enough to clean up the worst of the mess. Get it while it's still in orbit and send it into the system's sun. Or whatever they needed to do. And yes, I do know about Hongohr, but that was a crashed ship, not a disintegrated one. And the Empire acted to artificially make the disaster even worse, under the guise of cleaning it up.

  22. Superhero movie serial-style Champions

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    Humm...how to solve the 'one costumed hero or one costumed hero and a costumed sidekick' problem of the serial...

     

    Well, let's see the typical hero cast list of serials...

    1) The Masked Man (or woman): This is usaly the person the serial is named after. Strong jawed and rugged. Kind to women, children, and animals (which are not trying to rip him apart).

    2) The Damsel (or love intrest, if the main hero is a Masked Woman): Young and spunkie. Usaly has a will of iron. Helpful at times, and someone to save at other times. Usaly there is a relationship with the Masked Man (sometimes romantic, sometimes profesinal).

    3) The Young Sidekick: Well, young is a state of mind, but the typical sidekick for the hero is a young man/boy who still looks at things in a 'gosh darn' sort of way. Rairly is this position a young girl, but it could be.

    4) The Solid Guy: He is the guy who the hero can relie on when things get tougth. He could easly be the hero except for one thing...he follows instead of leads.

    5) The Profesor: He is the smart guy in the room. He has the ideals and science knolage...the hero has the mussel to make the ideals work.

     

    Well, that is my list. Note that only two positions are 'superheros' (well, one and a half...the sidekick is rairly costumed). Not all serials use the same lineup. Anyone you want to add to the list?

     

    True enough, but i think the intent was to do some thing "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"-style. Where different heroes who would have been the title characters of their own serials, team up to take on a threat none of them could face alone. Sort of like the movie serial version of the Avengers or JLA.

  23. Religion in Science-Fiction?

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    I think LDS and Scientology are pretty major.

     

     

     

     

    Nowhere in the Bible does it say that that the only sentient non-humans he created were angels. Christians could conclude that that the aliens either already had their own saviour or were still awaiting one but most of them would conclude that humanity lucked out and now had the responsibility of spreading the faith to all peoples.

     

    There you go.

  25. Religion in Science-Fiction?

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    That is all very cool.

     

    The fact that you seemed to be participating in the discussion fooled me into believing that you actually were. ;)

     

    "The devil can site scripture for his own purpose! An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villain with a smiling cheek." (Merchant Of Venice)

     

    Interestingly enough, the above Merchant quote (supposedly composed by Shakespeare) is a reference to the logic battle between Jesus (who need no introduction) & the Devil, the "original" alien.

     

    What exactly do you mean by that? How am I not participating in the conversation? As for the remarks about Nephilim, my understanding has always been that the "Sons of God" mentioned were Angels, making the nephilim half human/half angel. There is a difference between angels and aliens. and between terrestrial aliens nd extraterretrial aliens, which is what the conversation seems to be about. And maybe I'm just dense, but how is the quote from Merchant of Venice relevant? It's not as if I'm quoting Stephen Hawking to try to prove God exists.

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