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Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? London After Midnight - Kiss [Ra Mix]

Re: The Fear Thing and the Child Sorry you feel that way. The Fear Thing and Alona backgrounds were written with only a single campaign specific reference that being the FM corporation. However, the previous background mentions the corporation so I did not feel the need to generize the second mention of it. Later posts although referencing specific campaigns deal with the concepts of tone mood and game play not core details of the campaigns. More to the point you seem highly upset by these references. The information linked in the latter post was pulled from this forum and was available in the archive. I understand you may have only recently begun reading the Hero Boards but it may be a good idea to go back through the archives there is a wealth of information available.

The world has grown colder over the last century; huge multinationals rising in power, government restrictions becoming stifling, stripping away what were once considered basic human rights. Knowledge is a privilege of the wealthy, those few who can afford the corporate schools or private education. The urban centers of power billions struggle to carve out a living in the shadow of these monolithic empires. Amid the squalor and decay there is another world. Rumors of conspiracy and government plots abound on the streets while the news reports only what they’ve been paid for. In the cacophony of rumor the Church of Unua has spread the tale of Five Kingdoms. Five Realms interwoven The Slumber, The Verdant, The Dark, The Grave and The Unbound, once part of a greater whole the Unua preach that these Realms can be reunited. That humanity can transcend the blight and inter the Unbound Realm. The government and media dismiss them others call them mad. Even so, their message speeds, new churches cropping up cities across the globe. All unified by a single prayer. Through dream I have seen the Slumber. Through nightmare I have been cast into the Dark. Through life I have found the Verdant. Through death I have known the Grave. I am Unbound. I am Lucid. - - - The world of Fractured Kingdom is set in the near future. Paranoia is the rule of the day on the streets as forces out of sight move world powers to their will. Across the globe there are those who have crossed the boarders into the Outer Realms. Tainted, they return to the Unbound World a living Gateway to the Outer Realms. It is this Taint that connects them, binds them all. Able to sense each other they are sought by the six Enclaves, Tainted each with their own plans for humanity. The Lucid: those who have crossed through a Gateway fused with one of the Four Realms but have not been inducted by one of the Enclaves or the Church of Unua. Thrust into a wourld of mystery the Lucid find themselves infused by the Realm, gifted with new and strange abilities. Their eyes open they have become attuned to the hidden forces of the world. Sought by the Enclaves, do they give in to their strength or do they run? There are others out there like you. Close your eyes and reach out you can feel them; those who have not been inducted by the Enclaves or seduced by the Church of Unua. Out there are the Lucid.

Re: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny Fallout: Being of a larger size would likely bounce off of Godzilla a few tiles before getting blown into orbit by Optimus Prime. Apollyon: Sideline character who helps to run over Chuck Norris, later killed by by Gandolf the Grey and Gandolf the White.

Re: The Fear Thing and the Child

Re: The Fear Thing and the Child

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine The Black Raven, second of the pair. The new creator seems to blocky, almost robotic in it's alignment.

Re: The Fear Thing and the Child Hay now that's little girl and her best friend, he's not scary...

Re: The Fear Thing and the Child Heh, just realized I got my Trail and my End confused, damn them there Rainbows... Although I don't think it's a horror campaign, the other player characters include a Demonologist who sold their sole and a Samurai escaped from the Underworld. The group they are part of is meant to offset the original player team so I think as a whole they serve a as stark contrast to the traditional hero mold. In this sense both Ghost Rider and Spider man exist in the same shared world, and for a time the same city but their stories and problems they dealt with were drastically different. Although they did manage a few crossovers. Including the dubious New Fantastic Four with Wolverine and the Hulk, although this may be more pandering to the fandom and hunting sales. I don't really remember anything about the storyline they were in just the cover. As for the graphic novel, know anyone over at Slave Labor Graphics?

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Don't be fooled by the movie. However it should be noted that he may in fact be in hiding. From the wiki article

Re: Hero is TK projection of kid in coma As an aside, I personally think the concept is brilliant and hope that the concept does have a chance to be explored.

Re: Hero is TK projection of kid in coma I think this outlines the main problem with developing the character. Does anyone know what the player wants? Do they intend for the child to be a peripheral to the main hero and not of any real significance? Do they see the child as a plot device to be wheeled out from time to time? Or is this something the player wants explore and develop? I think finding out the answer here would go a long way in determining if the child is a Special Effect, DNPC or full PC with a Telekinetic power (or multi-power) to include creating the "Hero."

Re: Hero is TK projection of kid in coma Having the child does seem to be a good solution, maybe also having adding Social Limitation: Harmful Secret (Frequently, Severe) to represent that he is just a projection. Another way to model this is to build the child with a summon. Something like: 49 My Hero Self: Summon 350-point My Hero Self, Difficult To Dispel (x2 Active Points; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (122 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (The child must be Unconscious before my hero self appears, cannot wake up so long as My Hero Self is Summoned; -1 1/2) - - - The concept as a whole could lead to a lot of fun. Exploring things like does the child experience what the hero is doing maybe as a dream? When he wakes up what happens to the hero, especially if he develops his own relationships while the child is unconscious? If the child does not wake up, and the campaign lasts long enough what happens to the as the child's brain deteriorate? Another way to create the power would be to use Duplication this would allow for an easier transfer of experiences when they reformed (the child waking up?)

Re: The Fear Thing and the Child I would agree for Rainbow Trail I don't think the Fear Thing and child would fit at all. In general I don't think they would fit most campaigns. The concept of an orphaned child is not something people want to be reminded of on a normal basis. The characters came from a concept of redemption. The Fear Thing protecting the child. The child protecting the homeless. The corporation that abducted her realizing what they had done was wrong and looking to serve the greater good with their mistake. The Fear Thing is absolutely not a hero, when I was writing it I wanted to keep a feeling like it was more a force of nature than anything good or bad, it just is. What it does may not seem like a good thing but who really understands dreams and the importance of nightmares? As to the child, I think she comes from a place that understands what right and wrong are, but doesn't necessarily understand what legal is. With her I wanted to keep some kind of innocence, someone who has endured the worst but at her core has the capacity to do good things. As she calls the Fear Thing and it acts to insulate Alona from danger she does not become tainted by the corruption around her. Although, the Fear Thing may have affected her clothing style (see attached pic, not mine but I was in fact required to "borrow" it for Alona.) I'm not sure if this is true or not but I think watching the Professional and Edward Scissorhands the other day may have influenced me. I've also been a fan of Lenore for a while, so that may have soemthing to do with it as well. One thing I had forgotten about but was reminded by Wyrm Ouroboros comments was this comic: Super Stupor

Not sure where the concept came from but The Fear Thing feeds on terror, the child has somehow bound the Fear Thing to it. The Fear Thing The Child

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Take it up with Doctor Honey

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Hay now there can be girl doctors too...

Re: Stormy Relations One thing to consider in this scenario is that it would be saying that Black Cat did not push her self to the upper end of human potential, she pushed herself beyond that. For this character this meeting maybe something along the lines of we have watched you since your youth and finally you are ready to know the full story. There's potential there but in a comic sense I think it's a bit of a screw to the audience. What may be a fun twist on this would be that it is an attempt to demoralize Black Cat making her question the value of her training and building confidence that it natural ability before our evil mastermind does bad things to her.

Re: Stormy Relations Oh this should be fun if only for Shield Maiden, a woman created by Loki to convince Thor he was her daughter. Fallout: (Background: Fallout is a living ball of radiation, once a mortal man his body retained all radiation it was exposed to without dissipating/defusing any. After the "experiment gone wrong"...) This would trouble him greatly for years he has struggled with the loss of his humanity. To know that his parents were gods and that they may have had some means of curing him that science was not privy to would bring back a wealth of emotions he thought he had comes to terms with. as for Valhallen, he can call himself what he likes he just got renamed. As to the question of what god Fallout might become, I think he would have to fall into to that modern god category something like the God of Strontium-89.

Re: Where did it go? Thread got mad, leapt to another board.

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? Blue Oyster Cult - Perfect Water

Re: Building a city for your superheroes... When working on San Angelo and Arlington for the Metahumans Rising campaign I started on a high level thinking about what I wanted from for the campaign tone and how to reflect that in the setting. This involved location, population size, major business and things along those lines. One thing I decided on early was to build the city in districts so different areas could have drastically different feels. After getting this together I put together some general districts of the city. What is the function of the district? How did each of these areas add flavor to the city? Once I had these high level stuff I went back though and just created some general notes for characters I wanted to have in the city such as the mayor. When this was settled I took a step back and waited for the players to develop their characters. Taking this information I went back in adding details to some districts and other characters that they may encounter.

Re: How to open a door? For fun and traceable, Acid, highly corrosive (Penetrating Killing Attack), volatile (Side Effects) and rare.

Re: Name Game! Dr. Helix? Although Doc Arty is looming possibility I believe there is even a comic book precedent for such a shortening. Don't think that Doc Ock gets written off just because Spider Man got witty with the name.

Note: In the following scenario assume the scale of the events match the scope of the campaign. If the campaign operates on a galactic scale so does the plot seed. Over the last two years wars have broken out across every major country. Six weeks ago the US declared war with China and Russia. There are no major international coalitions, the UN, Nato and the EU have all crumbled in the onset of war. Old alliances forgotten, the armies of the world are stretched too thin to aid their allies. Tracking a conspiracy theory, corrupt corporations and a cover up within the government you finally uncover the root cause of the recent chaos. A powerful necromancer has been quietly engineering distrust and fear between world leaders setting the stage for what may be Armageddon. All of this, a side show to fuel her master plan. The souls of the dead are being stripped down, broken and destroyed as the necromancer feeds on their energies. It is unclear if their ultimate goal is to rule what is left as some kind of living god or simply to wipe out all of existence. In this you have located the necromancer's base of operations and the location of the relic that allows her to siphon off the energy released by the stripped souls. Consulting mystics they warn that the relic cannot be destroyed. However, it can be altered or disabled from within. They compare this to stepping into a tornado to end the storm by force of will alone. It is unclear if you are not strong enough to disable the relic that you can survive. Although, if you do possess the strength of will needed it is unclear what will remain after being bombarded with thousands of soul fragments. More accurately what the new shape of your spirit may be as it stripped away and rebuilt by these soul fragments. Confronting the necromancer while the relic is still active is suicide as she is constantly growing stronger from the infusion of spirit energy. Stage set, what would your character do?