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Re: Mind Slayer Yeah, you got that right gojira.

Re: A song of Ice & Fire Yep. He was ill for a while. They do have a guy working on the last novel in the series, which was partly written already. Jordan also left copious notes, both written and recorded, behind. I believe Jordan's wife will be editing for the book, which is something she did for him while he was alive. So, even though the writer's not one I've heard of, it does look like the series has a shot at a decently-done conclusion. Eh.... I didn't even see the second page here, before I replied to Manic. Nothin' to see here, move along. I may have to take a pass on the Martin books for a few more decades, it seems. I was kind of afraid he'd bloat the series. Though, if someone's going to write freaking huge multi-plotline novels, Martin's one author who seems to be able to make it tolerable.

Re: Storn Art from idea to Full Picture Year 5 Nah, I don't wanna know what it is, simply if it is. Now I know to closely monitor the thread. Thanks.

Re: Cool Guns for your Games Springfield M1As fill the bill for main battle rifle nicely: http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?clicktype=rifles I'm personally considering one of the following: Dan Wesson Commander Classic Bobtail: Probably the best deal in a thousand dollar 1911. Or, if the budget can't handle it (contingent on a few other purchases coming up): Springfield XD in .45 acp, probably compact 4" model. Springfield Mil-Spec 1911, stainless The XD is contingent on a test fire. After handling it at the store, I'm not sure how well it really fits my hand. The 9mm is a pretty perfect fit, though, but I don't really like the caliber. The Taurus PT1911 is pretty tempting in that price range, but they're currently at 50/50 lemons with me on their revolvers, and their customer service is slow as mud. Springfield offers far better QC and customer service in that price range.

Re: Pulp Hero Binding LOL, that's exactly what I did. I got a binder with clear pockets on the outside and inserted the front and back covers, too.

Re: Questions concerning Massacre (HD) Shouldn't those two teleport powers be explained in the character's description section of the sheet? I never liked it when official writeups left that kind of info off. Seems like bad form not to describe the effects of the powers in a reason from effect system.

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Is he a cow with guns?

Re: A song of Ice & Fire Thanks. I think he originally stated plans for four or five books. What's the count up to now? Has he exceeded the original goal or is just slow in getting them out?

Re: Urban Fantasy: Warnings Let's not forget Fritz Leiber. Though they could probably be classed as horror, Conjure Wife and Our Lady of Darkness are pretty decent examples of urban fantasy, particularly the latter. Could add The Sinful Ones, too.

Re: A song of Ice & Fire Did he ever finish the series? I read the first one when it came out, but the gap was so long between books, I decided to wait till it was finished before reading it.

Re: Beastboy Thief!

Re: My Superhero Universe Nice work!

Re: Stronghold superhuman classification system Hmm, maybe a rotating "special guard duty" is in order. Stronghold could have superhuman guards from various teams, or even independents, who take a turn at guard duty to prevent break-ins.

Re: Mind Slayer I think they got it pretty right this time. Of course, there were pages of rants about her costume on their boards, but I've stopped reading those for the most part b/c the signal to stupid ratio is pretty high.

Re: Storn Art from idea to Full Picture Year 5 Soooo...... We have a weiner yet?

Re: Beastboy I like the idea of picking several pre-set forms, as suggested by Bloodstone. Here's my suggested list, based on comic and cartoon appearances: Rhino: High defense brick form. Gorilla: Martial brick form. Also useful when he needs stats AND hands. Monkey: Higher agility, climbing ability (clinging with limits requiring hand/foot holds), good for evading while using hands. Used to play "keep away" from villains. Cheetah/Big Cat: Ground movement + offense form. Good for closing the gap to melee. Various Bird forms: Flying, telescopic sight (raptors), good for scouting. Pterodactyl: Flying while hauling a teammate. Not as maneuverable as bird forms. Fly: Scouting, evading security systems. Dog/Bloodhound: Tracking scent. A generic dog form seems to be one of his defaults while just hanging around the base. Aquatic form: He's done whales, sharks, and dolphins. I'd go with shark since it's reasonably sized, fast and has a good offense and defense. Something like that should give a good list of options, especially if you give the player a little note at the top of each critter write up indicating the strengths of the form.

Re: A rundown on some material in some books I have been writing. Sounds like you have a well thought out game plan.

Re: DoA Characters We rented DOA once for my brother in law's 360, but didn't get into indepth play, as the inlaws are MMO geeks and not into fighting games. When I buy my own 360 (next month maybe), I may pick it up, as I do like fighters. I'll report back to ya, if it's not too late.

Re: A campaign for my kids Had you not already ordered the Hero stuff, this is actually a project I'd suggest the old Marvel FASERIp system for. Free nowadays (TSR basically gave the fan sites permission to make the PDFs available), and a very simple system to pick up and play for new players. Of course, you can build a pretty simplified version of Hero by paring down the optional rules, too.

Re: Stronghold superhuman classification system I don't see how it'd be easy. The place would have to take super powered break out attempts into consideration from super villains. Those defenses should be stout enough to challenge a hero team.

OK, let's hop into the WAY wayback machine and see what our FIRST superhero characters were. I'm not talking about the first one you played in an RPG, but the first superhero you EVER created. For a lot of us, that'd actually predate the entire RPG hobby. Of course, if your first superhero was actually created for an RPG, go ahead and share. My first character was: The Blue Comet! Created: c. 1974 Inspiration: My blue PJ's with a comet on the chest, and static electricity. Appearance: Blue body suit (with feet), with a comet on the chest. Built like George Reeves version of Superman. Powers: The Blue Comet could fly, and smash through stuff, especially stacked cardboard boxes. He had a personal force field that sparked like blue static electric sparks when hit. Equipment: As a member of the Space Patrol, The Blue Comet had a personal space fighter. Affiliations: Member of the Space Patrol. Sometimes partner of the Cougar Kid. (My brother's creation.) He was my first, though later the same year or early the next, saw the creation of the Cobra Kid, later upgraded to King Cobra. More on him later.

Re: A rundown on some material in some books I have been writing. I think the biggest hurdle to getting this published is the size. It's a twofold dilemma. On the one hand, if you're publishing a physical book, you must look at the size of comparable products already in print. That will determine the length of your project, because of packaging concerns and print concerns. Proposing projects too far outside the norm can be a futile effort. On the other hand, you have PDFs as the second option. Size works against you here, as well, because most people are unwilling to read large amounts of text off the screen. Have you ever read The 10% Solution by Ken Rand? It's an excellent little book on self editing. It might help you when it comes to trimming down the final page count of the books, which is really the biggest hurdle I see to getting your project published. It won't take all the pain out of the larger part of trimming down the work, but will help when it comes down to final edit time.

Re: AlcheMecha I like her, nice character concept. Could work very well as primary brick in a limited DEX/SPD campaign, too.

Re: Concubine Seeks New Position Well, it looks like the character upgrades are decided, though I'll throw out one of my ideas, since I didn't see it mentioned (or missed it): Arm her with a tasp.

Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Eek! Don't tell me that, we're about to go in to Season 3.