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Fixed that for you.

I dunno... It seems like the kind of sign that penguins would put up as a trick...

Or put another way, where nothing happens. Which is how most of the United States tends to think of Cleveland.

Maybe Hyenas?  Tigers are actually bigger that Lions on average I believe.
 
Btw, for you Americans:  3 Tigers = 1 Giraffe
 

Non! It was Jacques Cousteau!  Watching his voyages aboard the Calypso while he narrated it in his French accent made marine biologist seem exotic and sexy.  Plus he helped invent SCUBA gear and used it in his documentaries so we nerds knew he was a real scientist and not just some TV production dude or flaky New Age animal lover with no real expertise.
 
On the other hand, mermaids and Atlantis.  I didn't actually go into marine biology, so I could be wrong.
 

John Carpenter's The Thing. It's been a while since I've seen it. 

John Carpenter's The Thing. It's been a while since I've seen it. 

That's awful news. Aside from his RPG work I very much enjoy Darren's Explain This, Comics Guys! podcast, which really showcases his knowledge and love of comicbooks. Hopefully he'll make a full and swift recovery.

It's just they're terribly comfortable - I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.

Wow.  Andor was really good...why can't all SW projects have this kind of writing....

Merry Christmas!
 

I think I get what you're going for -- other groups like VIPER  and DEMON are more obvious threats, while the IHA appear innocuous but are actually a looming danger.
 
Actually, it's more that the IHA has its agents dress up like somewhat "overbranded" agents from other organizations to disguise their nature. The book details this.
 
 

Greetings everyone! We have a new Champions organization book available, first on Amazon but shortly in the Hero Store, on DriveThruRPG, and at Indie Press Revolution.
 
The Institute for Human Advancement is one of the most insidious villain organizations in the Champions Universe. Any super mutant who has a positive public image has had to defend it, and themselves, from the IHA at some point. And anyone would develop a hatred for an organization if they had to routinely fend off the combination of frivolous lawsuits, hostile "newsmen," hate websites, front groups, lethal poisons, and occasional armed assassins created by it!
 
However, most of the public doesn't consider the IHA to be evil. Just slightly annoying. They don't have flashy uniforms like VIPER or DEMON. (Though they're happy to use them as disguises when needed!) They don't go around making big speeches about taking over the world or subjugating humanity like Dr. Destroyer. In the minds of the public their peppy commercials and boring midday talk show appearances make them appear more banal than anything else.
 
But the truth of this clever and genocidal organization is much, much more sinister. And its dark history, methods, structure, agents, and equipment are to be found within the pages of this book.
 
You can pick up a copy on Amazon, or wait for it to become available here or at other locations.

It's a common mistake, but Frankenstein was actually the author. 
 

Michael Surbrook has an outline for a whole organization, The Tarot Council.

Donald Glover to Star in, Produce Spider-Man Movie Based on Villain Hypno-Hustler
 

Bob Barker is 99.

That's as close as he can get to 100 without going over.

Greetings fellow HERO System fans! I know these updates should happen more often; and I’ll try to improve upon that. But for now, here’s what’s going on with Hero Games and the HERO System at the end of 2022.
 
1) First of all, if you haven’t joined our Patreon account (https://www.patreon.com/hero_games), please consider doing so. By becoming patron you will not only help fund the creation of of new books, but also gain the ability to review and comment upon unreleased material before it becomes available to the public. Right now we have a little more than fifty patrons; but I envision Hero Games having more like one hundred in 2023. Then we would be really “cooking with gas,” in terms of getting manuscripts turned into books more expediently.
 
And I really prefer Patreon for Hero Games as a crowdfunding method over Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, or any of the other platforms. Though that is admittedly a personal preference.
 
2) Have you seen our Champions Complete bundle on Roll20 (https://roll20.net/)? It has everything you need to play Champions with your friends online, including all of the material from Champions Complete and Champions Begins usable in Roll20.
 
3) Carlos and I got in a proof for Thomas Stadley’s new champions universe organization book Institute For Human Advancement: Pride & Prejudice, and there were some issues. So we’ve made some changes, resubmitted it, and I have a new proof on the way to me right now. If everything checks out, we should have that book available in the Hero Games store, DriveThruRPG, Amazon, Indie Press Revolution, and at a game store near you.
 
4) With Christopher Hackler’s Gaslight: Horror & Heroism in the Victorian Era having been through the Patreon account, Carlos and I have begin editing and laying it out. We’ll be presenting finished chapters on Patreon before taking it to print early next year.
 
5) Steven Otte’s Heroes In A Hurry is currently being run through the account. It is in nearly final form, and will go straight to press afterward.
 
6) Michael Satran’s final work Imperial Throne has been reviewed by fans on the Patreon account, and the response has been quite positive. Carlos and I will begin work on that when we’re done with Gaslight.
 
7) We will continue to put out chapters from renowned game designer Scott Bennie’s final novel The Last Orc, at which point I’ll copy edit it in preparation for publication sometime in 2023.
 
8. We’re going to start putting up chapters of Phil Guinchard’s Gemini System soon. It’s a genre-agnostic game heavily influenced by the Hero System and OpenD6; and, like Champions Now, is the sort of experiment we’d like for you to see.
 
That’s all I can think of here at the end of 2022. As always, if you have a Hero Games manuscript, email me at jason@herogames.com and let me know.
 
- Jason Walters, Publisher