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Re: Modeling, er, "sexual prowess" Dude, have you ever started a threat that didn't involve sex?

Re: How to stat this out... if I should? Transfer is the most clear-cut answer, although it raises the question of whether or not dead characters are still considured to have powers for the purpose of adjustment powers. If you go with the SFX method you may still wish to give the character a Detect: Powers and Skills of The Recently Deceased (sense, analyze) power. That way you have a mechanical justification for spending xp on powers and skills that would be out of character for you to learn otherwise. It also allows the GM to dispell or supress your core power.

Re: Champs and players with no comic book background I've never understood why people want to play superhero games when they don't read superhero comics. Around here, whenever a new supers game is starting up, we get people coming out of the woodwork to play who have no comic book background. Or worse, they only read manga or anti-hero books (nothing wrong with that, but they aren't superheroes). Even stranger are the people who do read comics but don't think superhero games should be taken seriously. "Are the books you read serious?" "Sure." "Then why the flying **** don't you play your character that way?!?" Some people's children...

Re: No scar tissue Disadvantage Some people are into that sort of thing... Worse yet, if you know it can't hurt you, you might start to deliberately desensitize yourself to the pain...

Re: CyberComedy: Is it possible? I can't believe no one's mentioned Max Headroom... What are they teaching you kids in school these days?

Re: with the Disad Lockout The appropriate response is "Yes, I understand that, but in this case I belive the book is wrong and that's how I'm going to rule it. Any other questions?" Sometimes I miss the oldschool days when arguing with the GM was punishable by a rulebook upside the head...

Re: The things I've learned playing a Speedster... The higher my speed, the less likely I'll ever get to go to the bathroom during the combat.

Re: A phaser in hero Extra-dimensional Movement (to the nearest cornfield), Usable as an Attack.

Re: Self-Aware Ammo "Bomb 20. Please return to the bomb bay."

Re: UV vision The Drow had ultravision...

Re: Hardcore hero? I know someone (who posts on these very boards) who already wrote it, way back in third edition.

Re: Ravenswood Academy Yearbook

Re: Ravenswood Academy Yearbook Hear, Hear! People like attractive characters in thier TV shows, movies, and comic books, so why not in games? I can be ugly in real life. In my games I want to be larger than life. My game group has been "bodycasting" as we call it, for years. It adds a visual depth to the game that even custom artwork can't match. Describing characters as real people allows you to take advantage of the players prejudices and preconceptions too; if you describe and NPC as beautiful, the players have to take your word for it, but if you cast that NPC as a real actor then the players can make up thier own minds how thier characters would react. I find it promotes good roleplaying.

Re: Please Critique My First Character This is very much a campaign style issue. In my games, I like to think of Psych Lims as a reward for good character conception, not a negotiation for more points.

Re: The Ultimate Character Sheet I for one wouldn't mind a character sheet with the picture and background first and the combat stuff last. Just a philosophy kind of thing.

Re: Do I Understand Naked Advantages? (I don't think I do) Not to mention expressly forbidden in Ultimate Martial Artist.

Re: Difficulty reaching Super-Hero status One of the joys of playing in higher point games is having the luxury of spending points on something other than powers. You've given yourself a conceptual cap on the effectiveness of the suit powers so I'd say that fleshing out your background is the way to go. I have three words for you: skills, skills and yet more skills! What did she do in the army? You have some soldier related skills, but depending on her specialty she could have things like climbing, breakfall, oratory, systems op, paramedics, etc. Don't forget hobbies or (literal) professional skills she picked up before or after the military, if nothing else, you can get some good comic relief from PS: Fast Food Worker. If grandpa was a superhero you could have a KS of his career and/or superheroes in general. How long has she had the suit? She could have skill levels with it's weapons and a KS of it's systems. You could also have perks or disads related to the suit and the fact that she's a legacy hero. If any of her grandfather's allies or enemies are still around you could take them as contacts or hunteds. How about a reputation for the suit?

Re: Cyberpunk / Dystopian Adventure Formulas Plus ca change ... An important element of cyberpunk stories is the fact that nature abhors a vacuum. Any lasting change to the staus quo is likely to be rendered irrelevant soon after the characters finish thier job. If a megacorp goes under, it will be bought out by a bigger, nastier corp; if the PCs wipe out a street gang, an organized crime syndicate will take over thier drug dealing operations. The charaters can only really hope for small personal victories.

Re: Paladins of Venus It depends of your definition of "Paladin". In D&D paladins are largely inspired by medieval concepts of chivalry and christan peity. A paladin has to embody the virtues of morality and justice, of which religious faith is but a part. Thats why all paladins are Lawful Good, even if they serve a god who is not. In this model, a paladin of (insert favorite love goddess) is likely to emphasize the "virtuous" aspects of his/her religion while downplaying any doctines that are controversial or morally questionable. Note that if the god/goddess of love/lust/beauty/etc. is considered a good and moral god, then thier worshipers may have rather open minded ideas about the morality of sex, marriage, and related issues. A lot of people favor the idea of paladins as holy warriors who serve a particular god and embody whatever ideals thier god sets forth for his worshipers. In this model, even "evil" gods may have paladins, and they would likely be expected to adhere to the doctine of thier religion as much as, if not more than the clergy. In either case, the personal duties and behavior of a paladin are largely dependent on the doctines of thier religion. If the goddess preaches free love, then her paladins are certainly going to support that. If she demands celibacy of her clergy, then they will abstain as an act of faith. If she favors personal responsibility in relationships, they may act as counselors or even marriage police, collecting child support from deadbeat dads and providing child services to the needy.

Re: Looking for a random familly event generator You might want to see if you can track down some of the old Central Casting books. They were devoted to randomizing backgrounds and personal histories for characters in a given genre (I think they had a fantasy book and a sci-fi book). The books were system agnostic and sometimes silly, but you could get some good ideas from them.

Re: Your personal comic book origins Captain Carrot. I kid you not.

Re: New to game whcih books do I buy?? The main book has a very limited selection of martial arts write-ups, so if you are at all interested in the subject, the Ultimate Martial Artist is a must have.

Re: Luck System: Whimsy Cards Whimsy Cards predate TORG.

Re: How can Superheroes be deputized? First off, in the real world, an FBI agent dosen't have the power to deputize anyone. The director of the FBI can probably make someone an agent regardless of qualifications but probably woundn't as the FBI prides itself on it's training and hireing standards. This is not to say that in a superhero world, the FBI couldn't be given the responsability of "sanctioning" superheroes, in which case the PCs would likely have the same powers and responsabilities of any federal agent. If you want a classic "I'll just deputize you and now all your law enforcement actions will be legitamized" kind of situation, then you want a Sheriff or at the federal level a US Marshall. Both historically, have had the power to call upon any able bodied person(s) to keep the peace and enforce the laws of the land. The Marshalls service in particular has a history of appointing "special deputies" to take care of problems not adequately covered by regular law enforcement agencies (think Wyatt Errp going after the Cowboys in the movie Tombstone).

Re: How to: Ego Roll Wall I'm with Utech, Change Enviroment is the simple, safe, and sane answer.