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Re: Jokes Catholic Wisdom 98-year-old Mother Superior from Ireland was dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trying to make her last journey comfortable. They tried giving her some warm milk to drink but she refused it. One of the nuns took the glass back to the kitchen and remembering a bottle of Irish Whiskey received as a gift the previous Christmas, she opened it and poured a generous amount into the warm milk. Back at Mother Superior's bed, she held the glass to her lips. Mother drank a little, then a little more and before they knew it, she had drank the whole glass down to the last drop. "Mother," the nuns asked with earnest, "please give us some wisdom before you die." She raised herself up in bed and said, "Don't sell that cow."

Re: Harassing the GM, your stories! In our current Champions campaign one of the things that the seven players have always been whining about is how tough our opponents are. We have had run-ins with the IHA who use genetically enhanced clones as agents and they are tough, I mean a 12d6 EB is likely to merely stun one. We have fought villians who seem almost unbeatable. The other day at the table a discussion started about Dr. Destroyer. The GM mentioned that he does not use the high-powered version since he is waaay to powerful. He asked "who can stand up to a 30d6 EB?" Without a pause I said "most of the NPCs of the GM." Most everyone at the table broke-up laughing, even the GM though I could tell he was a bit miffed by the snappy reply.

Re: The Butler Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I have been repping the suggestions that I like. I also have to build a receptionist for our base. I am in collusion with the GM for her to have an interesting Disad. I can't go into details since several of the players visit these forums.

Re: The Butler If I was the GM building a DNPC for my characters this is the sort of thing I would do. Since I am one of the PCs and am getting to build the DNPCs (subject to GM approval) I am not going to put this liability on myself and my team mates. Of course if the GM happens to view this post I may have no choice.

Our group has a base. The base has a couple of DNPCs one of which is our butler. This guy is supposed to be the classical butler to superheros (sort of like the Avengers butler). I need 25 points of Disadvantages for the Butler and I am having a hard time thinking of good ones. Any suggestions?

Re: Abandoned buildings gallery Darn. I just used my last rep for the day. Somebody else get him.

Re: Order of the Stick The story is still holding my interest but its appeal has definitely lower substantially since the group was split up after the events in Azure City. I long for the day that the OotS is back together again as it was of old.

In our group's base we have bought several automated blaster cannons that the base's computer generally controls. I know that the SPD and OCV of the weapons is based on that of the computer. What is the DCV of these static weapons?

Our group is building a base. As a defensive measure we have bought an automated blaster and paid 20 points to have 16 copies. Our base also has an AI computer that is tied into the base and can operate the blasters. I seem to recall a rule of thumb from somewhere that said a computer can run a number of programs equal to its INT/5. Since our AI has an INT of 23 does that mean it can operate up to 5 of the blasters at once? If there is no AI or computer do automated weapons need to have an operator in order to attack? I ask the second question because the example on page 469, lower right column, of 5ER talks about Defender installing defensive weaponry in his base but makes no mention of how they are operated. This seems to imply that such weapons require no operator and are truly automated. If that is the case what is the CV and SPD of such weapons?

This question comes about due to the thread titled Entangles that Hurt. Is it legal to link a continuing attack to an entangle so that anyone caught in the entangle will automatically be attacked by it each phase? Would the entangle be damaged by the linked attack?

Re: Book Translator Spells Minor Transform is the first thing that came into my mind when I started reading your post. I think that is the best approach.

Re: Jokes Single vs. Engaged vs. MARRIED!! Sipping her drink, the single girl leered and said, "Last Friday at the end of the work day I went to my boyfriend's office wearing a leather coat. When all the other people had left, I slipped out of it and all I had on was a leather bodice, black stockings and stiletto heels. He was so aroused that we made passionate love on his desk right then and there!" The engaged woman giggled and said, "That's pretty much my story! When my fiancé got home last Friday, he found me waiting for him in a black mask, leather bodice, black hose and stiletto pumps. He was so turned on that we not only had sex all night, he wants to move up our wedding date!" The married woman put her glass down and said, "I did a lot of planning. I made arrangements for the kids to stay over at Grandma's. I took a long scented-oil bath and then put on my best perfume. I slipped into a tight leather bodice, a black garter belt, black stockings and six-inch stilettos. I finished it off with a black mask. When my husband got home from work, he grabbed a beer and the remote, sat down and yelled, 'Hey, Batman, what's for dinner?

Re: A Thread for Random Videos Pretty cool tricks with video projection. http://www.easyweb.fr/slideshow.html

Re: Jokes DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of 'why' our country is in trouble ! 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then she interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts.'' Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, '' Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa''. Her response - click. 3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, 'don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!'' (OMG) 4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, ''Is it possible to see England from Canada?'' I said, ''No.'' She said, ''But they look so close on the map.'' (OMG, again!) 5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ''I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.'' (Aghhhh) 6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I explained that Michigan was an hour Ahead of Illinois, but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that. 7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, ''Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?'' I said, 'No, why do you ask?' She replied, ''Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!'' After putting her on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was dying laughing). I came back and explained the city code for Fresno , C A is (FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage. 8. A Senator's aide called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, ''Would it be cheaper to fly to California , and then take the train to Hawaii ?'' 9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, ''How do I know which plane to get on?'' I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, ''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.'' 10. A lady Senator called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola , Florida. Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?'' I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola , FL on a commuter plane. She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!'' 11. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him that he needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those.'' I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, ''Look, I've been to China four times. And every time they have accepted my American Express!'' 12. A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, ''I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York.'' I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''Are you sure that's the name of the town?'' ''Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the lady. After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere.' ''The lady retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!'' So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, ''You don't mean Buffalo, do you?'' The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.'' YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED

Re: Jokes Abbott & Costello 2005 If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, "Who's on first?" might have turned out something like this: COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou. ABBOTT: Your computer? COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou. ABBOTT: What about Windows? COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here? ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows? COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows? ABBOTT: Wallpaper. COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software. ABBOTT: Software for Windows? COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have? ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything? ABBOTT: I just did. COSTELLO: You just did what? ABBOTT: Recommend something. COSTELLO: You recommended something? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: For my office? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office? ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yes, for my office! ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows. COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need? ABBOTT: Word. COSTELLO: What word? ABBOTT: Word in Office. COSTELLO: The only word in office is office. ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows. COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows? ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W". COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet? ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One. COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need! ABBOTT: Real One. COSTELLO: If it's a long movie, I also want to watch reels 2, 3 and 4. Can I watch them? ABBOTT: Of course. COSTELLO: Great! With what? ABBOTT: Real One. COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do? ABBOTT: You click the blue "1". COSTELLO: I click the blue one what? ABBOTT: The blue "1". COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w? ABBOTT: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W" is Word. COSTELLO: What word? ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows. COSTELLO: But there are three words in "office for windows"! ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world. COSTELLO: It is? ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there. COSTELLO: And that word is real one? ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part of Office. COSTELLO: STOP! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: I need money to track my money? ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer. COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer? ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge. COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much? ABBOTT: One copy. COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money? ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money. COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money? ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT! (A few days later) ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off? ABBOTT: Click on "START".......

Re: Utility Belts Which is why we have the 12 item limit on a utility belt. I will let a character carry more than that, but if they do it will take a full phase or more to find the needed item. The 12 items can be carried on a utility belt and reached with much more ease than digging through a tangle of gear stuffed in a backpack.

Re: Utility Belts The Utility Belt in my Dark Champions campaign is a 30-point reserve Multipower. I have 33 different gadgets that can be placed in the belt (slots in the multipower) and a house rule saying that you can only select 12 items before the belt's pouches are full. Of course characters are free to change out slots when at their base. We use the Equipment Pool rules from Dark Champions.

Re: A Thread for Random Videos Heading home after a dental appointment. No, its no one I know.

Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero The old, out of print, book An Eye for an Eye printed back in 1994 has a section about drugs. While it does not have write-up it does suggest what the game effects of many drugs might be.

Re: A Thread for Random Videos Imagining the 10th Dimension in two easy videos. Let's see if this warps your brain. Part 1 Part 2

Re: Master of Crime Stats - What Book? The Master of Crime is on page 160 of Dark Champions: Heroes of Vengeance. Note that this the the old pre-5th Edition which was published back in 1993. As far as I know there has been no 5th Edition write-up of this character.

Re: Double Ended Weapons I think I will add the Sweep bonus to my final write-up.

Re: Double Ended Weapons Here is an excerpt from the house rules that I am working on. It shows how I currently intent to handle double-ended weapons (lightsabers or otherwise).

This cropped up in our game last night and I am curious how others would handle it. While on the waterfront pier our opponent picked up a cargo container and threw it at us. This thing was big (about 5-hexes long). Our group's brick (Striker) had the Strength to handle such a heavy object and he also had a held action. Striker declares that he will half move in front of the group and missile deflect the cargo container. The GM rules that he cannot deflect the missile since it is large and counts as an Area of Effect attack. The rules state that you cannot normally deflect an attack that has AoE purchased for it. However in this case no one purchased anything, the opposing brick just picked up an object of opportunity and it happened to be large. How would you rule on something like this? Should Striker be able to missile deflect this attack or not? In our game Striker simply changed his action to throw himself in front of the attack and intercepted it that way. He came through it fine and we easily won the encounter.

Re: Catch the Punch If you have The Ultimate Martial Artist you could build a Grab One Limb maneuver with an Abort and a Follow-Up Crush maneuver. EDIT: The Grappling Block already exists; for 5-points you get +1 OCV, +1 DCV. You block the incoming attack and grab One Limb. The Crush already exists too: For 4-points you get STR +4d6 crush, must follow grab. This ought to work the way you had in mind. If you Block you get to act before your opponent in the next Phase regardless of whose DEX is actually higher. You simply let them attack grab their incoming fist and then crush it next phase before they can act again.