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Re: What Marvel hero am I remembering? Monica Rambeau, also known as Captain Marvel, Photon, and Pulsar. Here's a Wiki page on her: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Rambeau

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat Detroit: The 100-meter Carjacking event.

Re: Answers & Questions Q: Could you please describe Dick Cheney? A: Cuter than a box of puppies... and about as smart.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... He's already in the group -- plays our fighter, Aren. He was just playing my character as well, while I was out of town. When the player for Leila was rolling bad, he picked up her dice and re-rolled her attacks as a joke. He would have gotten two hits, one a critical success. I suggested he roll for all of us. But the DM said no.

Re: Have you written a story? I wrote several short stories for a creative writing class in college, featuring a Fantasy Hero charming-rogue-type character of mine. Neither of them were based on anything that happened in game. The first was supposed to be mainly a descriptive exercise, so I had him walking through a marketplace and spotting (and following) a pretty girl. I got to describe the market stalls, vendors, and of course the girl in great detail. He purchased a fine silk scarf from a vendor that matched her outfit, then used it to introduce himself to her ("I believe you dropped this..."), tied it loosely around her neck... and in the process stole the diamond necklace she was wearing. The second we had more freedom to write what and how we wanted, so I had him playing a game of poker with the local baron to win his brother's freedom. (He had been caught hunting on the baron's lands.) I included several subtle clues on how he was going to cheat to win the game, but nobody in class caught them until the end. So I guess my verbal Sleight of Hand skill matched my character's physical Sleight of Hand skill. Both were a lot of fun to write, and it really helped that I knew what the character could or couldn't do. But I suggest you not feel 100% constrained by that, if doing so would interfere with the flow of the story.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Darn close, actually, with that particular character. When we were discussing whether or not the eviscerated giants were male or female, someone suggested Il'Marcum just walk by them, as he seems able to detect women of any race.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Last night's D&D game. I was out of town last time we played, and a friend (Rich) played my character. They had fought some giants and Rich rolled incredibly well for my character, hitting and causing great damage with almost every shot. Devlyn (OOC): "He played you better than you play you." We continue through the Zarnan Pass, mapping and exploring current conditions for our employers. Along the way, we find four giants staked to the ground, dead for days, with a dozen huge vultures picking at the bodies. The ranger goes forward to investigate. Yllek (in Prince Humperdink voice): "Someone has bested a giant..." DM: "They've been completey disemboweled, and you notice that whoever did this has taken their giblies." Ryan: "Oh, no! Rocky Mountain giant oysters." Tracks in the area reveal something(s) large, with talons, did this. Party members are getting worried about the same thing(s) attacking us. Yllek: "Hey, last time we beat *eight* giants! So we're twice as tough as whatever did this!" Leila: "I have a spell that can turn someone into a pillar of salt..." Il'Marcum: "Oooo! Can you do a pillar of pepper? Maybe a whole set of condiments?" Farther down the trail, we see a cave on the cliff face, probably where the attacker(s) came from. Yllek is pusing to investigate the cave, but nobody else is eager to do so. Leila: "If you want to go, you can come back and tell us -- in ghost form -- what's up there." Yllek (marking the cave on the map): I label it "possible rest area". OOC, discussing a dwarf NPC. Ryan: "And don't forget his six-foot mallet..." Il'Marcum: "I'm not touching that one." General comment: Ryan: "I love danger -- I'm getting married in the fall." Several days later, we spot a dragon as it's diving toward us. Since it's coming out of the sun, we don't know what kind of dragon it is. Someone mentions the possibility that it might possibly be friendly. DM: "Most dragons don't come swooping out of the sun if they're inviting you in for tea." The dragon's first flame attack does 63 points, instantly killing Leila's apprentice, a second-level druid with about 14 hit points. Yllek: "Now that we know what kind of dragon it is, I cast Resist Energy, Mass, against fire. All of you subtract 12 points from all fire damage." Leila: "Too bad you didn't cast that *last* turn on poor Chris." Yllek: "Yeah, 'cuz she would have taken 12 points less -- and still be dead." DM: "What's Sampson [Leila's huge dog companion] going to do?" Leila: "He's gonna shit his pants." Yllek: "He's a dog -- he puts on pants first so he can shit them." After the dragon attacked, it passed the party and began swooping back up into the sky. Il'Marcum cast a Ray of Frost (or some such) against the dragon, hitting for pretty good damage. A side note: red dragons are apparently vulnerable to cold attacks. Il'Marcum: "The dragon was facing the other way, so it doesn't know who did that!" DM: "Not quite. It was looking back, chortling over torching most of the party, when it suddenly went, 'Ow! My a$$!!!'" Devlyn: "But isn't cold good for hemmorhoids?" After the dragon landed, Sampson gets in a critical hit, finishing off the dragon. DM: "Sampson bit the dragon in the dangly bits." Ryan: "Hey, Il'Marcum already froze them. Did they just snap off?" DM: "It falls over dead." Aren: "It just gave up. Life wasn't worth living without its dangly bits." Some of the party members were seriously hurt, but a few evaded the fire attacks. Aren: I don't see why dragons are such a big deal. I didn't get hurt at all.

Re: Purple Powers Cat-based TK. Purr-pull.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat Dissenters will participate in a new sport, the Javelin Catch.

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Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat Convince George Lucas to take a vacation on the other side of the world during all writing, production, and editing. Well, that, and hawt chicks.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat We are one step closer to having it literally "raining cats and dogs." NT: The excuse Cheney will give for not attending the GOP convention.

Re: Foxbat and... There's also Batfox, courtesy of the humble heroic Hermit. I ran a series of adventures where Foxbat and Exoskeleton Man recruited three other villains to form the Foxbat Five (like the Fantastic Four, but even better, 'cuz there's five of 'em, see?). It started with Foxbat, Exo-Man, Harmonious Fist, Dot (originally from CLOWN, but heavily redrawn) and the Amazing Static Man (stolen... I mean adapted from another game system). Over the years, the first four have stayed constant (though Harmonious Fist got a complete redraw thanks to another GM's incredible idea), but the fifth slot has changed three or four times. The current fifth member is Garble, a pseudo-mentalist who speaks in gibberish that only Foxbat can understand.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat "So you're the Flash? I bet your girlfriend named you that. Wanna guess why I'm called Captain Hammer?"

Re: Jokes Q: How many blonde jokes are there?

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat "You think you're so tough, Dr. Destroyer? My Wonderflonium shield is impervious! Run away now, before I kick your butt!" NT: Best way to taunt a fellow poster on these discussion boards.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat I can't be the only person to make the "Dark Knight"--"Darkwing Duck" connection! NT: Best way for a superhero to get rid of a stalker fan.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat "It's all part of my Master Plan! Leroy, fire up the Centipedemobile!" NT: Most ridiculous name for a superhero/supervillain vehicle (other than Centipedemobile).

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat And there's always room for cello! That's chapter 3 in "Mightybec's Weekend Fun Book." NT: What's in Milkman Dan's Weekend Fun Book?

Re: Teen Champion Concept So, even though he remembers things he does as his 15 year-old (15yo) self, he thinks they are actually memories of events from 20 years ago? Or does he know they're current memories? Your OP sounds like the former, in which case does he even realize he has this ability? Is there some sort of trigger for the changes? If the 15yo knows nothing of the 35yo, I can't see the change being at will, at least from young to old. Since the 15yo has no memories of his older self, he probably goes by his same name, which would raise potential problems, unless he was named after his father and his dad taught HS as well. Well, he could have a common last name (Mr. Smith) and perhaps one of those first names where the nickname is different from the formal version (i.e Billy vs. William). Then, people may not make the connection.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat Skippy the Wonder Dog (IIRC, he could hit Foxbat on 12-)

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Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat Anything I can do in my dreams, I could do in reality. (i.e. fly, teleport, Jessica Alba...) NT: With that superpower, who is your arch-nemesis?

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat "How come Juliet is a bald bright-yellow guy?" NT: Better endings for a Shakesperean tragedy.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat Rap music. "Alas, poor Yorrick, I knew him well. When Hamlet dug him up he really looked like hell. Then his long gone daddy appeared in the dark, Saying somethin' is rotten in old Denmark. He said your momma the one that turned me into a ghost, Cause your uncle's the one she really digs the most!" (For the full lyrics to Shakespeare Rap, click here.)