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  1. I don't get to play much as a PC, so it's hard to say. Out of the characters I have 1 One would do it if deputized etc and asked to by the courts. He'd be real troubled, but he'd do it. 2 Another it would depend on how 'real' you made it for him. If he knew the victims, or saw the faces of those who lost loved ones, he'd do it. 3. Most of the others would decline. As for the teams I GM for. One of them could banish them to another dimension, so hey, there's a solution right there that's outside the box
  2. Another thing that works, both to further 'realism' and make it so the players don't feel they're helpless to stop the 'revolving door' is to handle the State responsibly, and occaisonally a 'killer villain' gets death row and ends up successfully executed. Like you said, the GM has to act responsibly as well, and while it's okay to play the system as in need of help, it's unfair (both to the real system AND the players) to portray that system as eternally incompetent.
  3. Dark Seraph: "Bow, bow before the might and majesty of the chosen disciple of Krim! Your moon shall bleed, the world will cry out around you in agony most dire, and I am the left hand of Power that shall make it so!" Vincent Dimitrios, Sorcerer Supreme and Mystic Master: "Who needs a hug?"
  4. Q: So, how did you get that punk boyfriend of your daughter to appear rabid in the first place? A: Giants roam the Earth, and the people quake in fear
  5. Mutant For Hire had this great concept for heroing in Vegas. I repost it here.
  6. HHmm that is the flip side, the GM has to remember not to make it so the players feel they're characters are FORCED to kill.
  7. Actually, I like that. Or maybe have it known as C.H.A.I.N. (Make the letters mean something) officially, but unofficially the group would go by "The Chain Gang".
  8. Hermit

    Need a Name

    I think "Nightfall" is just fine, but if you're looking for other Underworld Rivers for a name.. "Lethe" might be a good one. It encourages a 'fresh start'
  9. Buffing up Nighthawk Have Nighthawk buy the Weapon Element so he can use any club with his martial arts (not just his own.) I'd take Watchdog's suggestion, and alter that multipower so not all of them would be Ultras. I'd add a few slots for yet more versitility, for example, another AE attack. While I wouldn't have him get up on guns and things (Sorry, that ruins it for me) I would allow some 'super skills' for him, things like "Vanishing Teleport" or 'super stealth' (Invisiblity, Stealth roll required). Give him a few over all skill levels to show his intensity. Buy him the Perk version of Reputation with criminal scum: He's the one Champion Criminals do NOT want to be left alone in the room with and this would reflect that. (EDIT): Contacts and Favors would also eventually come up I think. Let's also buy up his CON, just a bit.
  10. I pretty much explain to them that every super hero has an automatic 0 pt Psych limititation, Reluctant to Kill. I let them know I don't consider that in keeping with the version of the genre I am running, and if they expect kudos, much less exp for it, they're nuts. There maybe exceptions, but it is rare. Darn rare, and even then they'll be consequences. Fortunately, my players are friends and agree with me on that point.
  11. Re: "Suicide Squad" Champions Universe style "The Expendables" eh? Well, it certainly is a classic. It beats the "Super Dirty Dozen"
  12. Yeah, good concept. Anyone know if they will be making a comeback for 5th Ed though?
  13. Q: Do you think this painting could really be the lost Picaso work, Moon Over Madrid? A: I will reach down your throat, destroying your yap box, and yank your entrails out of your mouth so that the neighborhood dogs might play chew tug with them!
  14. Hermit

    Need a Name

    I believe "Watchfire" was once a term for fires used to help guard...and it sounds cool. Though it might fit a flaming character better.
  15. Hermit

    Need a Name

    http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/index.htm Try looking here, maybe something will help. Ironically, I almost suggest Blackguard. Yes, it's actual meaning is nasty, but the irony of it might appeal and fit your concept.
  16. I guess they could add a few points to the Team Vehicle. Hmm and a 'Space flight' version of armor would also be an option.
  17. Hermit

    Need a Name

    Hmm ,perhaps you could go with animal names. The animal would need to be one that took out similar animals to reflect how this guy goes after those of similar skills but different aims. Kingsnake Wolfhound just to name two options.
  18. Those of you familiar with the D.C. series know what I'm talking about. The Suicide Squad was (at least in one of it's incarnations) a chance for super criminals to redeem themselves, and earn reduced sentences. They were also often considered 'expendable' Hence the name. I was never a big DC fan, but I always found the concept of the Suicide Squad innovative, at least in the Super Hero genre. Then someone had to go post a 'redeemable' thread, and get my imagination perked again. Thanks a lot. It occurs to me Stronghold maybe nigh overflowing some days, and the govt may decide to put those extras to work. They'd need a name ("Suicide Squad" is copyrighted for one thing ) They'd need a way of keeping those villains in line. They'd have to have a selection process on who would be a safe enough 'risk' and who just wouldn't work. So, any thoughts on the Champions Universe version of the Suicide Squad?
  19. X1 and 1/2 effect from PRE attacks by hulking brutes who could rip my head off with casual STR.
  20. That's spooky, it's exactly what I was thinking of as well. I was glancing at the USPDB and thinking, "Yeah, he could do that... he already works with metals for art, why not learn that wrap around stunt..oh, and that one .." and so on. And yeah, He should soon be as educated on Culture as any TV watching American
  21. Wendy Brooks might end up being assigned that task. Then again, Wendy might end up 'borrowing' an extra suit of armor and going to the rescue A hero at last.
  22. Well, you could have them 'jinxed' a bit , or cursed with clumsiness and then use the guidelines for the 'rash' mentioned in the minor transform paragraph on pg. 152 of FREd. You might allow a plunge of COM. This could reflect putting humps on backs, warts on noses, etc. It might not seem like such a big deal in a Champions campaign, but think of all the vain villains out there. Perhaps something that ruins stealth chances would also be interesting... a super powered burglar will be very frustrated if he's surrounded by Faux Fire every evening.
  23. Hermit

    Need a Name

    Pankraton (Sp?) is the name of a bone breaking martial art from ancient Greece, and I think it means "All Powerful" arrogant, but it might also be a good name for this guy. Still might be too 'greek' for you though. How about Sentry, Sentinel or Guardian, it would be irony that the god of theives empowered a man who took the name of those that twhart thieves.
  24. Buffing up Defender Defender should buy up the skills he has, and also buy Tactics. I think 15 to 20 points to boost things should put him up there in the sciences, combat, and chess playing skills. He could buy up the power of some of his main suit's ability, but not by too much. I would also have Defender take an idea from the pages of Iron Man, and have him develop different sorts of armor. Buy this as a Multiform, with Limitations of OIF (-1/4) (I am treating it as lower as he can more easily replace the OIF with a different suit if he loses one), and can only be changed at Homestead (-1/2) The suits would include (But not be limited to): The Original Armor we know and love, perhaps slightly souped up A "Brick" sort of power armor, built chiefly for raw strength and defense "Stealth" armor, made to infilitrate locations undetected "Aquatic" Suit, since the Champions are illsuited (no pun intended) to under water adventures My rationale for this direction? Defender has invested his heart and soul into the Champions. While he would never want to steal another member's thunder, he would definitely want them prepared for any situation. What's more, as others grow in their power, he might fear being some what 'stagnant', and thus he'd grow in versitility rather than simply amping it up.
  25. Q: Why do you prefer the old VIPER MK 39T Light Blaster, to the newer VIPER MK 43 P Laser Gun? A: "The name is Bat, Fox Bat."
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