Boll Weevil

Hi, heroes. Can someone tell me where the most recent 6th ed write-ups for the Champions live? I have not yet seen the 6th ed Champions Universe, Champions Complete or Champions 6th ed. I suppose they could be in any one of these. It's funny, I have purchased Enemies I, Enemies II, Enemies III, Classic Enemies, Conquerors Killers & Crooks and now Champions Villains II (teams). I want to buy the others but I can't get over the fact I keep buying the same characters over and over again.

Re: Case study: What if they succeed? There so needs to be a Book of the Warlord. Nice!

Re: Case study: What if they succeed?

Re: Case study: What if they succeed? Thanks for the input. I was thinking about a CU version of Age of Apocalypse campaign. I am resigned to the fact that, to make it work, the heroes may have to intervene in a different dimension (perhaps through the actions of Istvatha V'han). I can't think of a scenario or group of scenarios that could quickly cause a regime to rise especially globally in the regular Champions Universe. Hmm, maybe the Empress herself could give me a clue. In one case, I could see the world divvied up among several villains. Eurostar rules a united Europe under Fiacho. The area of the former USSR could be ruled by Red Dawn. Africa could be ruled by VIPER. These regimes would topple pretty easily with some well-placed actions by the heroes. Maybe I need to break down and buy Master Villains

Hi, Heroes. I have been reading over my Villains: Teams book at some old favorites as well as some new faces. Many of the characters and groups have the obvious goals of being evil, spreading chaos and getting rich. Still others are hellbent on nothing less than world domination. That got me thinking. If those spandex-clad interlopers were out of the way and the human cattle would finally realize their place in the world what then? What does the endgame look like in the minds of these villains? These are intelligent men and women. Surely they have a clear vision of what their conquests would ultimately look like at their completion. For folks like Dr Destroyer, Fiacho, Holocaust et al what would success look like if their plans succeed? Talk amongst yourselves.

Re: Red Winter That sounds like fun! I can't wait to see it.

I was just reading over Champions Villains (teams) and came across Red Winter. I don't recall seeing this group before in any other books. I really like this team, sort of an old school Russian Eurostar. If I was running an eighties game (or alternate timeline with a thriving cold war) I would know just how to run them but, alas, I can't figure our how best to use this group. Has anyone used them yet? How did you use them? I know I can use them as the mercenaries they are, I suppose.

Re: Why is radio earpiece flashed as sight? Thanks, everyone. I will keep the earpiece as Hearing only and add Sight only if their is a visible component (even if it is a GUI menu on a wrist-mounted communicator).

Re: Why is radio earpiece flashed as sight? Thanks! I thought I had missed something.

Howdy, Herophiles. Can anyone tell me why, in published Champions characters, a Radio Earpiece (HRRP) has the limitation "Affected as Sight and Hearing Groups"? The notes make no mention of sight being required to activate. I am confused as always. Thanks! Boll Weevil

Re: Character point totals from titles I read, a follow-up While you're (not) at it, I will add the latest: Iron Man (1&2) Thor Captain America Avengers I sense that the average poster on these boards prefers a little bit lower campaign point total but I must admit I really prefer games closer to what I imagine the Avengers movie characters start at.

Hi, Heroes. Time for another discussion of things we've all used but rarely talk about. Today's discussion is Detect. Many powers work just as they are written in the book, others vary by special effect. The power we call Detect is really Detect XXXXX. First, I am curious to hear the most unusual Detects you've ever used. Detect Evil, Detect Souls etc. Second, how have you tweaked the power for your characters? For instance, one of our old players played an Ironman homage that had a variable power pool that fed Detects. His onboard computer could Detect distance, scan for wall thickness, find energy trails etc. The game mechanics are better written for such things now than they were back then. Tell me about your Detects.

Re: Stalker Chick I can't help but picture Carrie Fisher's character from Blues Brothers

Re: Steve Long, Thank you

Re: Differences between 5th and 6th ed Champions Universe? Cool, thanks. I think I will use 6th ed rules but keep the 5th ed universe.

Re: Differences between 5th and 6th ed Champions Universe? Sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear with my question. I know the changes to the rules. I have the Character Creation, Combat and Adventuring and Advanced Player's Guide books. I have moved on to 6th ed for playing and am slowly upgrading all of my characters. My question is specific to the published game world, the Champions Universe. Is the 6th edition Champions Universe book an addition to or a change from the 5th edition established game history?

Re: Vanished Villains

I am contemplating my next Hero purchase(s) and need some advice. I have (and love) both the 5th ed Champions Universe and the follow-up News Of the World. I also dislike all the changes to canon I have seen in the post-Cryptic world. I have not read any of the 6th ed Champions Universe. What has changed from 5th to 6th?

Re: The Abnormals.

Re: The Abnormals. A speedster, huh? I couldn't agree more. One of my all time favorite characters is Quicksilver. As a GM, I had always feared speedsters (and mentalists) as game-breakers but I think I could handle it now. Thanks for the input.

Re: Master Control? Viper Heavy Weapons?

Re: ...And now the city is mine to control! Muahahahaha!!! It may be in the framing. In some comics, the city is the world. Whether Gotham city or Springfield, the world seems to be contained to the campaign city and nothing outside of it is very important at all.

Re: Ways to manage a huge team with a lot of characters? The only decent thing would be to move to Cincinnati so I can play.

Re: So, all the super-prisons broke ... Gotta catch 'em all!!

Re: Where is your campaign based?