BobGreenwade

Re: Alternate Marvel Universe

Peter Parker: After his beloved Uncle Ben was murdered by a robber, Peter applied his extensive (albeit still rudimentary) skill as an inventor to create a suit of reinforced armor. Now supported by the proceeds of his numerous household and medical patents, he goes out and fights crime as the Knight of Justice.

Re: Sneak Peek: USA 50 Cover

Is there an ETA?

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine

Personally, I've been trying to figure out how to Amalgamate Batman and the Thing.

Re: A Piece of Fan Art

Sweet.

Re: Submitted for your approval: 10 too human aliens.

As for inhuman Aliens where you do get a good look at them' date=' yeah, the "Species 8472" of Aliens are just plain awesome and terrifying.[/quote']Except that 8472 are from Star Trek: Voyager.

Re: Physical Complication - Screen Writers Amnesia

The story in the second VCR Clue game had a running gag where every time Sgt. Grey was hit in the head, he developed amnesia -- and then took on the persona of whatever he heard next. (That came in rather handy when the gang needed a telephone repairman.)

Re: Funny locations for a Dark Champions game?

Not to be confused with:

 

You really should post these in the "genre crossover nightmares" thread.

Re: Help Poplulate: Pirate Ship edition

Big Bart was a mute before he boarded the ship, as attested by the large scar across his throat. He communicated his name by a note, and quickly showed that he was very capable of working as a deckhand. His heavily muscular 7'4" frame certainly helps.

He's also proven himself very handy in a fight. He hits hard, his sword is half again as big as anyone else's, and he can literally toss a man across a room. He doesn't socialize with the rest of the crew -- even if he didn't prefer his solitude, his muteness is a serious barrier to conversation -- but he's always ready to help a crewmate out of a tight spot.

Re: Funny locations for a Dark Champions game?

If you really want something humorous, there's a small town in Oregon (a few miles southeast of Portland) called Boring.

Re: Help Poplulate: Pirate Ship edition

And one mustn't forget the ship's cook. There's plenty of innuendo that can be brought to bear if he's missing a leg.

Re: Funny locations for a Dark Champions game?

Are you speaking in terms of "in theory," or do you want actual stories?

St. Louis comes to mind as a good example of a large city with no reputation for a crime problem. I've even seen a couple of TV episodes (though I don't recall which series) where that city was chosen for something specifically because nothing exciting ever happens there -- it's a city of quiet cul-de-sac neighborhoods.

(In reality I'm sure St. Louis has no less of a crime problem, or at least not significantly less, than any other city of its approximate size. I'm speaking of its "story image" here.)

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game"

No, just a pun, not nearly so fancy or prosaic. Nikki Z, Professor Z, Doctor Z... Dragonball Z. That's all.

Re: One Sun, Many Sungods?

The world is flat. The sun orbits the Earth.

 

Physics is heresy.

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game"

Well her name is Dominika Zolner or Nikki Z to her friends. So Professor Z could work' date=' though Doctor Z sounds like some villain with sleep powers.[/quote']As long as she doesn't call herself, or any of her gizmos, Dragonball.

Re: Submitted for your approval: 10 too human aliens.

Well' date=' I OP'ed this as I thought it fit the star hero genre well enough and was good for a laugh. I notice they didn't mention the TOS klingons, or Martians from "My favorite martian" in the original list.[/quote']Yeah, those Martians would have been a much more logical entry than the Sabaceans from Farscape (who, as one commenter there noted was revealed in the finale, look like humans because they're genetically altered human stock). I suppose the person making the list either didn't think of Uncle Martin, or figured Mork was enough of a sitcom alien.

Re: One Sun, Many Sungods?

In my fantasy world the gods are (or have) really good PR guys. They do much of what they say, but the stories are exaggerated.

Using your example of the sun, I have the sun exactly like it is in the real world, but each sun god governs aspects of the sun as it pertains to life in their geographical region. The things they do that are attributed to being the sun are actually things they do to bring the sun's effects to that area. For example, if the sun is supposedly the Sun Father riding his chariot across the sky, then the Sun Father really does ride his chariot across the sky, making sure the sunlight reaches where it's supposed to, checking on the ozone layer, and so forth; it's just the stories he tells his priests about the chariot actually giving off the light. And sometimes it really does give off a bit of extra light, if that's called for.

Sometimes gods with overlapping responsibilities cooperate, and sometimes they compete and fight, depending on their respective needs and desires.

Re: Submitted for your approval: 10 too human aliens.

My favorite "very alien alien species" is Species 8472.

Re: Fantasy Art Thread

And two more from last night. The guy in the Fez is Macharian, Khatz's mentor (Khatz is starting to learn magic) and the guy without the Fez is Gehennan, tonight's major bad guy

 

cheers, Mark

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game"

Actually' date=' I pictured her putting on a bit a of weight (hence the need for pilates) and getting slightly frumpy as the formerly voluptuous sometimes do. Still, Elegance is a first rate name for a female gadgeteer and might be worth altering my mental picture for. I'm going to need think about it and see if I can come up with more "elegant" foci than the boot jets and wrist rockets that I envisioned her possessing.[/quote']She could still be a tad overweight, but dress in a manner that reflects a sense of elegance. (Though if she's been active in the Superhero World all this time, she's probably not that much overweight unless she's had bad dietary habits.)

Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND -- What Do *You* Want To See?

Just my $0.02

 

I wouldn't mind seeing also

1) The riff raff for the heroes. In comics like LSH, the heroes are always fighting some riff raff in every other issue. People with heavy duty blasters robbing a bank or causing other problems.

2) Some basic weapons and equipment you usually see.

2a) A few star ships like luxury liner, police vessel, pirate ship/smuggler ship, and private space ship.

2b) Standard blasters (pistols and rifles). Not a lot but enough to provide a little diversity.

2c) A space station (base) description as a location for heroes to use or save

2d) A standard colony (base) description as a location for heroes to use or save

3) Some info involving life in the future. Things like favorite Holovid programs("I'll buy that for a dollar","ISN news","Real Life:Mars"), recreational drugs(Soma), places to relax (is there a planet Rysa?), etc. Are there some shady megacorps (Brande corp)or major institutions (Time Institute)?

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game"

She could kind of go back to her youth, at least in spirit, and call herself Gadget Woman.

Or, for a more modern twist, Elegance (elegance is often a goal in technical design, and women who have "graduated" from being simple physical knockouts very often gain that as a personal quality).

Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND -- What Do *You* Want To See?

Somebody else mentioned the Star*Guard. Having enough information in the book to play a Star*Guard campaign (even if that means using mostly home-brew villains) would be a big plus IMHO.

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine

>>> She looks like a good USA50 villain.

 

I agree Bob, but hopefully Mr. Xavier will suggest it.

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine

Been a while since I posted anything on this thread (too busy writing to fool around with HeroMachine) so here's a variation on one of my previous efforts which I haven't posted yet. I have no title for this one. No name, no background, nothing. Looks kinda neat, tho. I figure after "Aqua Buddha" I owe you guys something worth looking at....

 

Let's call her Black Falcon. Siobahn Duncan is a true mad scientist -- or, more accurately, a deeply disturbed engineer. She built her weaponized flight-suit, mostly copying others' existing patents that never really went anywhere (and there are plenty of those to go around), because she wanted to go out and get the adrenaline rush that comes from maiming and killing people. She works as a freelance debt collector and assassin in the Chicago area.

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares

Pinky and the Sorcerer's Stone