Lawnmower Boy

While this thread has understandably focused on Scott Bennie's numerous contributions to the tabletop RPG hobby, he also wrote extensively for the computer gaming industry, such as being one of the earliest contributors to Fallout. Scott was also an avid supporter of the Champions Online MMORPG since its earliest days online, a frequent player and role-player, and a beloved contributor to the CO community, usually playing as his alter-ego from his long-term tabletop Champions campaigns, the Canadian superhero Thundrax. CO developers and player base have been brainstorming a permanent memorial to Scott/Thundrax in the game.
 
Scott's contributions to the CO forums included posting a number of engaging short stories set in the official Champions Universe, usually revolving around Thundrax. Since this thread has been dealing with reading his work, these stories provide an excellent window into Scott's humor, his points of view, and the kind of gaming environment he liked to promote. I gathered links to such of his stories as I could find. I don't think it's exhaustive, but it's a good overview, and IMHO a fun read. They're listed chronologically as they were posted, earliest to latest.
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/253481/the-interrogation
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1194343/woof
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1194573/day-of-the-tornado
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1203401/its-a-boo-tiful-day
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1208114/craig-carson-and-the-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1209355/hercules-vs-thundrax-in-the-arena-of-death
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1208186/this-story-does-not-exist
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1209565/war-of-the-craigs
 
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1209901/time-enough-for-war

Whale guy! Why is he so often forgotten?!

The Answer to that question is not where in relation to the lake the city is, either downriver or at the mouth of the lake flowing out but rather what is the elevation of the land both in the inland lake and downriver.
 
If your lake is a lake and not a sea i.e. it is fresh water than the basin of the lake must be elevated fairly high above sea level, like at least 200 feet or so otherwise the water near sea level would flow out like it does in New Orleans and much of it would be brackish.    If that is the case you have an enormous amount of water sitting at an elevated height, even if it is only 200 ft 67m this is still a great quantity of water sitting on a lot of potential energy.  If there are massive amounts of rains that affect the land around the lake or feed into the lake over an extended time and the elevated levels start to rise rapidly you only have one natural artery by which that excess water can flow out.
 
So this means in that case you either have flooding along a huge plain that would be devastating or a river that becomes a raging torrent of water overflowing along its banks.  Any city on a low lying flood plain would eventually be destroyed.
 
So how high is the topography of the lake  is this an elevated height with many waterfalls miles downstream that breach the heights or is it one continuous slow moving river.  This will affect trade and safety.  Any city would be best built where there are very high banks and elevated mesa on one side. 

Super wedding! Super wedding!

Good news!  According to his Twitter, which I don't have a link for right this second, he's gone into remission!
 
Edit to add:  https://mobile.twitter.com/nyrath/status/1509944269796171782
 

OH my god.  I logged in to try and look Scott up to see this. 
 
Oh this is awful.  He was such a wonderful guy.  My heart is aching.

I still consider Classic Enemies the gold standard for Enemies books. Scott took characters, most of whose brief initial descriptions didn't go much beyond, "Embittered, he turned to a life of crime," and made them, well, characters.
 
Rest in peace, Mr. Bennie.
 
DEan Shomshak

I don't see:
 
i) Exploring the Mysterious Place (island that's actually a whale; lost temple of forgotten god; plateau/valley where the dinosaurs survived; lost kingdom; Forbidding Wilderness That Is Actually A Laboured Allegory, etc.)
 
ii) Hunting the Thing (Orc raiders that captured your bestie; the Questing Beast; Your Daddy; Bling That Is Actually A Laboured Allegory, etc.) 

One thing I forgot to mention earlier is that elves in certain game systems tend to attract a certain type of gamer that is, shall we say, looking for any possible advantage over anything he might encounter in game, and even the other PCs.  Sees in the dark!  Doesn't have to sleep!  Immune to poisons and magics!  Swings swords and slings spells!  Better looking! 
 
This is why it is critical--critical--that elves not be allowed to grow facial hair in-game.

He would have mentioned the squirrels, but he can't count that high.
 
 

I think Tornado and Brazen as co-leads makes a lot of sense.
 
And as to the Trailblazer / Eel comment, I like the way you think and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.   
 
Edit to add:  The Aspirant / Pogo comment makes a lot of sense, and I'd personally like to keep both on Eel's team, with the hope that there will be a Part 4 someday.  After all, we've got a Super Wedding coming up, right?  (evil grin)
 
Y'know, Hussar needs a ranged attack.  Nothing saying that can't be a bow with trick arrows, so the PC team won't suck. 
 

I'd pay a dollar to see that!

The coyote is technologically superior to the road runner and he always lost.
 
*mic drop* 

The first episode of Moon Knight shows promise.

Mutants and Masterminds seems to have been the market leading superhero RPG for a fair while.
 
While it is a highly modified D20 system, those are still its roots 

That's the author's fault for not putting in a second archer