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Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Okay, I have him finished but how do I make it so the hero ID is an instant change? Kinda like The Green Lantern?

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board I've almost got a new toned down version of the guy that I will be posting soon. I think I've fixed him according to the rules now.

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board if i put flash defense sight on my ff what does that do for me?

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board I didn't know the focus was used up but just was hard to know about and get to. Looks like my first attempt at a character was a big bust :-(. I'll make a new on and post it up and see if it's better and ton him way down.

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Also can someone explain to me flash group sight. Should I keep it on force field or off?

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board So how would you all fix that character so it's not made wrong? By the way I'm appreciate all the aid I"m getting and want to thank you now and for the future. I mean really I could just take away the stat gains that the suit gives and the only in hero id from what I understand..but what else?

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Actually the nitpicking isn't bad at all. This is my first character and was just trying to make him..right? Which I didn't lol. The IIF I was thinking could be something that could be taken away from me if they found about it possible both taking away all my powers and killing me and you have a good point on the sleeping stuff. I just didn't know how to do the disadvantages at all. The eyes glow all the time as long as the crystal is inside of me. So how should I fix his powers? Take out the limitations and lower the values? I was building him a lot like the Colossus builds I was seeing people make for his "Spirit" Form. Is there anyway you could help me fix him. I would understand if that is asking to much of someone but it would help a lot. If all else fails I could just scrap this background and to with my backup and make a shape shifter.

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Okay, I just got the books and I read through the core book. I've made a version Hugo to the best of my ability. Sorry if I completely mess up but this is my first character I've made for the HERO system. I used ideas that were given and read the links provided to help me come up with the template. Please review and edit and thank you everyone for the aid in this project. I'll be posting the template since I don't know how make it show up.

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Thank you very much for those sites and I will review them. Thank you everyone for the help so far. I'm looking forward to getting this character finished and playable. I think my GM will like the fact that we won't have to waist time making me a character when I get there Sunday either.

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Not so much chi as holy or celestial spirits. Like I'm using positive energy as a cleric does.

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Hrmmm I just had a huge reply but it didn't post so I'll write it again and hope it doesn't come in twice. I'll start with a little blurb about his background. Hugo is a 27 year old man with a 7 year old daughter. For a job he is a net worker working with computers. His wife was kidnapped and killed during a botched robbery and he blames himself since the reason she went out that night is they had a fight. Hugo still has nightmares about his wifes death since he blames himself and due to the fact that he is a heavy sleeper it's hard to wake up from them. Around the age of 20 is when he learned he had powers. A group of people approached him lead by a man called Dr. Vision (His abilities are fake/real illusions and making things seem normal when they aren't. Example: A group of hero's vs villain's get into a fight off in a field. He can make it look to outside watchers that there is nothing going on in that field or if something gets blown up he can make it look as if nature did it. He also can do a few things in combat but his roll is utility and in my background is to act like a Professor Xavier character running a school.) Since learning of his powers Hugo takes "work trips" to the school to learn and train for a month at a time once a year. This way his daughter never has to find out about him and have to go through any hardships that could come with that knowledge. Physically he looks handsome and built kinda like batman or superman in the comics but is above a human since he is special. Nothing crazy but maybe two times that of a normal human and the only real defining feature is that his eyes have a faint blue-white glow to them(explained later) Okay so onto his powers. I would like to thank all of you who gave ideas. They were all very good but I should have wrote what my ideas were to start with and for that I apologize. I'll start off by saying that the GM said since this is the marvel world but it's time line is like the X-Men 1 movie and that it's also like the ultimate comics? He said something like Mr. Fantastic and them haven't been formed yet or just were formed and it's the new world they created. So we can play anything we want as far as backgrounds(mutant, science, alien etc). His powers are based off spirit energy or life energy/celestial energy. When he activates his forcefield his skin is surrounded by a blue/white halo of his personal spirits/life's energy. When his "Spirit Form" is active he can also fly but only when the force field is up. When he walks or flies he leaves a trail of blue-white energy. I had wanted him to have regeneration but it really doesn't make sense so instead I changed the concept to that he can regenerate others by transferring his own life's energy into them restoring health and limbs. He can't do anything as fantastic as raise the dead but he can if he sacrifices himself in the process. Sorry for not being more detailed in my first message so I hope this helps. I'm a huge fan of backgrounds first in my D&D games and I really don't care if he isn't the strongest or maxed out because I'm about the story. Even though this game will have lost of fighting I'm also wanting to be mainly defensive and utility with a minor bit of fighting if none at all really. EDIT!!: I almost forgot to mention that the source of his power comes from a piece of crystal that comes from the heavens. Basically a celestial charge crystal that gives the owner various powers when melded into the body where it burrows itself near the heart. When he uses the powers of the crystal he gains a Spirit Form(Celestial Body) and when in that form can use his powers. Kinda like how Colossus transforms into his Heroic Identity.

Re: New to HERO/Discussion Board Thank you all for the replies so far. To start this isn't the entire background but just a short blurb about it. Hugo is a 27 year old computer net worker with a 7 year old daughter. His wife was kidnapped and killed by a man during a botched robbery and he blames himself for it. They had a fight that night and that is why she went to the store. He has nightmares about it all the time that are hard to wake up from due to being a heavy sleeper. It's the death of his wife that lead him to his views on no killing and that no one deserves to die(kinda reverse in that he doesn't have vengeance). It was around the age of 20 that he learned he had powers when a group of others approached him, lead by Dr Vision(Think of P.Xavier and his school) and was taught how to control and expand his power. Basically he takes work trips to the school so that he doesn't have to worry his daughter. For his powers, and the first idea was an amazing but I wasn't looking for telekinesis(Thank you Corven_Ren) . His power in my mind are derived from spirit energy(life force or celestial force). He uses his personal life's essence or spirit to produce a force field that greatly aids him in defense. He can when the force field is up fly and only when it's up and the last power is that I can use my spirit energy to regenerate others and give them back limbs but nothing as amazing as bring back the dead unless I was to sacrifice my own life. I had self regeneration but it didn't really make sense with my concept. When this "Spirit Form" is up his skin is surrounded by this blue/white halo of energy that trails around him when he moves or flies. Physically he looks healthy and built like batman or superman of the comics and his eyes have a faint blue/white glow about them. As for his vulnerability I was thinking of it being like he takes more from negative energy attacks or life draining abilities. Kind of like how undead are affected by positive energy I'm affected by negative energy. Sorry for not giving more information in my first message. I hope this all helps.

Hello, I'm Jeremy I would like to start off by saying thank you for having me on your discussion board and I hope to get to know some of you as players, as far as someone can get to know at least lol. A close friend of mine has introduced me to HERO and wants me to play in his game this upcoming Sunday(not today). I am in the process of gaining the books but wanted to gain the aid of experienced players in making my character since I won't be able to see the GM or the other players till next week to help. From what I've been told it's a 150 point marvel character with 60 points active for a power and 100 points for disadvantages. He said we were medium power I and will build ourselves up over time in the campaign to high powered. I do have a character concept and background I just am wishing for the aid of those who know what they are doing to help me refine him. Basics are that his name is Hugo Williams and he is a computer net worker with a child, age 10. His wife was kidnapped and killed so now he is a widow raising the child on his own. The child doesn't know of his fathers powers which makes it harder for him to keep his secret. Also he is being watched by some origination that knows about "super" people. The world is set more like in the time of X-men one and the world is about to find out. Oh...I forgot to mention he will not kill no matter what. Since the death of his wife he feels no life no matter what they have done should be taken and therefor what take one himself. As for Hugo's powers...I want his main power to be a very strong force field that is easy to maintain, something that protects most forms of attacks. I think they are called PD,ED,Power,Mental. Mainly I want him to be very defensive but can still fight. Basically I don't want my first character to get slapped around and possible die lol and for his second power some ok flight for utility. For my last power to be regeneration kind of like Clare off the Hero TV show. . Anyone who could help me make this guy would be a major help. I thank you all for reading my post and again I look forward to getting to know you and the game HERO.