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Re: "Neat" Pictures I suppose you're wondering why I called you all here today...

Re: New Product: Who Would Win? [card game] It gives a short description of each character at the bottom of the card.

Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster

Re: "Neat" Pictures http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40283

Re: "Neat" Pictures Oh, that's one of my favorites: The Return of Captain Invincible. Not only does the villain, Chrisopher Lee, sing, but so does the hero, Alan Arkin! The movie, and some of the numbers (including Drink) were written by Richard O'Brien, best known as Riff Raff from Rocky Horror. Although this probably should have gone into the Movie thread.

Re: Please Review: Chrystalline

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Feuer-Frau has a nice ring, too. Awesome pic!

Re: Announcing Kazei 5, Second Edition Certainly not by Thanksgiving, but pretty likely to just beat Christmas.

Re: "Neat" Pictures

Re: Speeding up combat "Restrict SPDs" is Dead Wrong One argument I like in favor of lower SPDs is that the outsite world "goes faster" in relation to the heroes. If you're racing against a clock to defuse a bomb or catch a falling gilfriend, the lower SPDs are more dramatic tension. Combat doesn't really go faster, but it can be more exciting, and feel faster.

Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster

Re: Feather Fall Depending on the intent, I sometimes model this as Leaping; Only to Reduce Falling Damage (-2). (see 6E2p141)

Re: Jokes A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, 'I would like to buy some cyanide.' The pharmacist asked, 'Why in the world do you need cyanide?' The lady replied, 'I need it to poison my husband.' The pharmacist's eyes got big and he exclaimed, 'Lord have mercy! I can't give you cyanide to kill your husband. That's against the law! I'll lose my license! They'll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!' The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife. The pharmacist looked at the picture and replied,

Re: A Thread for Random Videos I'm not normally a hydraulic man, but that third one is kinda cute.

Re: "Neat" Pictures I used to do that, too. Wrote code for the shuttle scheduling system. ObNeatPic:

Re: Browncoat Mal Reynolds on Castle Someone posted the relevant parts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APXjBB_thFM

Re: Browncoat Mal Reynolds on Castle "First, there are no cowboys in space. Second, didn't you already wear that five years ago?" Gold.

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. That's her superhero name - Calculass, the mathematic miss.

Re: Nebula from Conquerors, Killers, & Crooks p.184-186 Great idea, LL! Nebula was the McGuffin for my first 5E campaign. The Champions had disappeared, along with their HQ and the hemispherical section of land upon which it resided. At the same time, a dozen supervillains appeared in its place - villains who had not been seen for some time. Turns out, Defender had eventually convinced Nebula that her Duress gun was too powerful a weapon for her to weild outside her own galaxy, and they were working together to dismantle it. Something went wrong, and a section of our world traded places with a section of Duress. It took my heroes a couple of years to work through the clues and find a way to rescue the Champions and Nebula from Duress.

Re: Containment - FRED Now that I think about it, I think his single command was "forget me," not "ignore me." But the principles are similar.

Re: A Thread for Random Videos One-man four-part harmony Star Warsian John Williams a cappella tribute.

Re: Containment - FRED One of my players bought this for his PC. He eventually bought 6 points of 2x Hardened Mental Defense, Usable by 8 Others; Only to resist this power, OAF (Forget Me Not bracelets) for his teammates.

Re: Containment - FRED A moose bit my sister once, but I ignored her.

Re: Lunar Cave Discovered The lunar cave drawings were very primitive, and got overwhelmingly panned by the art critics.

Re: Jokes "With the holiday season approaching, please look into your heart to help those in need." Hundreds of basketball players in our very own country are living at or just below the seven-figure salary level (Atrocious) And, as if that weren't bad enough, they will be deprived of pay for several weeks--possibly a whole year--as a result of the lock-out. But now you can help! For about $684.93 a day--that's less than the cost of a large screen projection TV--you can help a basketball player remain economically viable during his time of need. This contribution by no means solves the problem, as it only totals the yearly league minimum, but it's a start. $2000.00 a day may not seem like a lot of money to you, but to a basketball player it could mean the difference between a vacation spent golfing in Florida or a Mediterranean cruise. For you, two thousand dollars is nothing more than three months rent or mortgage payments. But to a basketball player, two thousand dollars a day will almost replace his salary. Your commitment of two thousand dollars a day will enable a player to buy that home entertainment center, trade in the year-old Lexus for a new Ferrari, or enjoy a weekend in Rio. "HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING?" Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the player you sponsor. Detailed information about his stocks, bonds, 401(k), real estate, and other investment holdings will be mailed to your home. You'll also get information on how he plans to invest the $5 million lump sum he will receive upon retirement. Plus upon signing up for this program, you will receive a photo of the player (unsigned. For a signed photo, please include an additional $50.00). Put the photo on your refrigerator to remind you of other peoples' suffering. "HOW WILL HE KNOW I'M HELPING" Your basketball player will be told that he has a SPECIAL FRIEND who just wants to help in a time of need. Although the player won't know your name, he will be able to make collect calls to your home via a special operator just in case additional funds are needed for unexpected expenses. Simply fill out the form below. ___YES, I want to help! I would like to sponsor a striking NBA basketball player. My preference is checked below: { } Starter { } Reserve { } Star* { } Superstar** { } Entire team*** { } I'll sponsor a player most in need. Please select one for me. * Higher cost ** Much higher cost *** Please call our 900 number to ask for the cost of a specific team (Sorry, does not include cheerleaders). Please charge the account listed below $684.93 per day for a reserve player or starter for the duration of the strike. Please send me a picture of the player I have sponsored, along with a team logo and my very own NBA Players Association badge to wear proudly on my lapel. { } MasterCard { } Visa { } American Express { } DiscoverCard { } Diner's Club Your Name: __________________________ Telephone Number: __________________________ Account Number: __________________________ Exp.Date:_________ Signature: __________________________ Mail completed form to NBA Players Association or call 1-888-TOOMUCH now to enroll by phone. (Children under 18 must have parental approval.) Note: Sponsors are not permitted to contact the player they have sponsored, either in person or by other means including, but not limited to, telephone calls, letters, e-mail, or third parties. Keep in mind that the basketball player you have sponsored will be much too busy enjoying his free time, thanks to your generous donations. Oh yes, contributions are not tax-deductible.