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  1. Resurrection, my players dislike it

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    Re: Resurrection, my players dislike it

     

    What would happen with a regererator if you DID cut them exactly in half?

     

    Conventional game wisdom is certainly that only one half would regenerate, but - work with me on this - what if that was not the way of it? What if BOTH halves regenerated, only the other half turned out nasty and resentful and went around killing all those near and dear to the original character?

     

    You see, that would force the original (and team) to find a way to permanently kill or incarcerate the bad half, which would mean, rather poetically, that the resurrection specialist would have to find a way to kill someone with his own powers.

     

    I'm off to practice my mad laughter.

     

    There was a villain in the old Hawk campaign who was decapitated by one of the "heroes" (it was the 90s, and Rick was into that whole 90s anti-hero thing). The villain had regeneration, not that Rick knew that. The only reason why there weren't two Claws running after that is because Pallequin (Rick's character) had Claw's head bronzed to keep as a trophy. ("Want to see the head?") But the rest of Claw's grew a new head and he came looking for his old head.

  2. New Power: Width Increase

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    Re: New Power: Width Increase

     

    I'm with CrosshairCollie.

     

    Can shoot an energy burst for a moment? Buy Energy Blast.

    Permanently shooting an energy burst? Buy Energy Blast, 0 END Persistent Inherent.

     

    Can temporarily become denser than normal? Buy Density Increase.

    Permanently denser than normal? Buy Density Increase, 0 END, Persistent, Inherent. Wait that's not allowed. WTF?

     

     

    It's certainly not the only way to make permanently larger/smaller/heavier characters, and it may not be the "best" way. But to disallow it?

  5. hypnosis

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    Re: hypnosis

     

    Not necessarily. I walked into a doctor's office once and "came to" 40 minutes later. I don't recall consenting to hypnosis, or anything else that may have hapened during that session.

     

    Needless to say, never went back.

     

    Interesting... doesn't sound at all like any of the times I've been hypnotised.

     

    However, since you don't recall "anything else" from the visit it is possible you consented but have forgotten. Not necessarily, but a it is possible.

  6. hypnosis

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    Re: hypnosis

     

    Real world hypnosis requires a willingness to be hypnotised in the target. If that isn't there, it won't work.

     

    So, in that sense, what happened in the comic book was correct.

     

    Generally speaking, once hypnotised anything on the EGO+10 level on the Mind Control chart is probably doable. Also, the target gains skill levels with Perception and memory. Probably anywhere from a +6 to a +10. Possibly a temporary bonus to REC. One also regains lost LTE.

  9. Tips on my First Character

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    Re: Tips on my First Character

     

    There are no polynomial equations in the Hero System. Seriously, the algebra IS algebra, but it isn't advanced.

     

    Has your game master given you any guidelines? How many points are characters to be? Active Point or Damage Class caps?

  10. Smarter than your average Brick

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    Re: Smarter than your average Brick

     

    Throwing Enemy #1 at Enemy #2 is a tactic I've used for years.

     

    Don't always fight the most obvious opponent first. It's easy to get into a Strong Guy vs Strong Guy match-up. Use your strength against others first, when feasible.

  12. Underpowered tropes?

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    Re: Underpowered tropes?

     

    I think it varies by campaign and play group.

     

    It also depends on how close the "source material simulation" is.

     

    A human martial artist is more competitive with a brick in a "70s Live Action TV Supers" game where 20 STR and a 4DC martial kick does similar damage as the 40 STR strongman.

     

    In a high-powered supers game, the differences between high end human and super human are more pronounced. How do you give Batman enough armour on the batsuit to be competitive with Thor, without turning Batman into Iron Man?

  13. What does a "20 Comeliness" look like to YOU?

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    Re: What does a "20 Comeliness" look like to YOU?

     

    Those pictures are interesting, but I couldn't help but notice that, and this is probably indicative of the situations, that most of the "without" pictures were candids where the actress in question was frowning/looking displeased, and scrunching up her features.

     

    Pictures where they're posed and smiling, but without make-up, would make for a more fair comparison.

     

    However, it does reveal another thing that can be done with COM as a characteristic, that would be harder to do with attractiveness being a Talent or Perk.

     

    Make-up kit: 1/2 AID to COM, extra time, requires a skill roll, OAF.

  14. Random musings on Clinging

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    Re: Random musings on Clinging

     

    I tend to gloss over the differences between "standard" and "special" powers. However, upon thinking about it, I think Clinging is really an Adder to Running. However, since everyone gets 6" of Running free, Clinging potentially becomes a "naked Adder." But otherwise, it is entirely dependent on the character with Clinging also having Running.

  19. '70s TV Supers

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    Re: '70s TV Supers

     

    I'm pretty sure if they did the character today' date=' it would probably be [i']The Six Billion Dollar Man.[/i] I mean, he was a government project, and you know how over-inflated those prices get.

     

    "I know we spend thousands on toilet seats, but now we've paid how much to replace this astronaut's @$$h*le with a robotic rectum?"

  20. Powers for a Growth Brick

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    Re: Powers for a Growth Brick

     

    Skill levels in Move-Through.

     

    And the necessary extra running to keep his running speed proportionate to his height. So if he has 8 levels of growth, which will make a 6' tall person around 38' tall, then he needs +32" of running.

     

    His speed and STR at full height should be devastating.

  23. New Power: Invulnerability

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    Re: New Power: Invulnerability

     

    They do at present but if they didn't have to worry about taking Body they could just buy extra PD and ED at a -1/2 (not v BODY damage).

     

    Assuming a brick has +20 pd and ed, that will cost them 27 points as opposed to 60, if they were going to buy it as armour.

     

    No. Because a limitation that isn't limiting isn't worth anything. If a character cannot take BODY damage the limitation not vs BODYdamage, for said individual, is -0.

     

    What if someone buys Drain vs this Invulnerability power?

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