Magmarock

Battlegrounds IS a source book! First of all, I'd like to say that I think Battlegrounds is written just fine. I don't see any way to improve on the format. I hope to see more such "grouped modules" in the future! Second, I would like to point out that Battlegrounds is a wondeful source book. Every map, especially the mall and park maps from the first two adventures, can be used over and over again. Each area has a lot going on, and I loved the way each shop in the mall was fleshed out and the people with personalities and agendas that can be reused. I plan on incorporating the mall into several adventures, not just for fights, but as a place where the PCs can go to meet people, get information, etc. The current campaign we are playing is in MC, but this mall can fit any city campaign. Mags

Silver Centaur My daughter's first CHAMPIONS PC was this centaur Brick, dubbed, oddly enough, the Silver Centaur. Here's a sketch of the PC: He's kinda got the whole punk-rock mohawk think going on... LOL. I'm partial to centaurs anyway, being a Sagittarius.

Just Link it If you link the AE to the Teleport, it'll go off automatically every time you Teleport, whether its a 1/2 move or a full move. As far as limitations go, if your Teleport always does damage, you might think twice about if or when to Teleport, since innocent people may get hurt... or property damage could happen, giving your PC a Reputaion for being dangerous and destructive.

Hey Sketchpad I like your version of Hideous. Very cool. In my game, I bumped up his strength a bit, so a sword would be overkill... bigtime! But I have to tell you about a danger room combat we had long ago, in which Hideous was one of the villains to beat. My PC, a speedster, ended up stuck in a pit and Hideous had jumped in to pound on her, figuring she was stuck anyway. Imagine his anger when on the very next phase she climbed up him to get out of the hole! LOL. It was classic.

Really? Well, thanks DT. I still think the eyes turned out creepy, though. Reminds me of some rock video I saw several years back, where everyone's eyes looked like that.

No gripes here! I have already ran my group through the first scenario in Battlegrounds and it was a success. My only regret is that I wasn't prepared to jump right into the second scenario, as our small group finished the first one rather quickly. (Yes I understand that the first two are rather short... I look forward to the finale!) It didn't bother me that I needed the other books. I carry all my CHAMPS stuff together anyway. A few post-it notes to mark the pages and I'm good to go!. By the way, I REALLY loved the premade speed charts! What a great idea! Very convenient! Mags PS. I hope more such adventures are forthcoming!

And another truly hideous pic... Several pages back I mentioned that I had some really bad pieces too... this is one of them. I just hated how the eyes turned out on this one, but the rest of the pic is ok, I guess. Painted with acrylics.

Hideous... REALLY! Every once in a while, I'll dust off this villain and give my PCs hell... Does anyone else have their own versions of familiar villains to share?

Shadowcat This sketch was for a character (not mine) that was based off of a Marvel Hero Clicks Black Panther piece. Just in case you were wondering why the costume looks so familiar...

Instead of Desolid... How about a huge Damage Reduction? That way, you don't have to buy the "Affects Real World" Advantage... Just an idea.

Scroll Just did this on HeroMachine. Scroll: She creates images by drawing them in the air, or on parchment for later use.

A sketch... Here's a little something I sketched way back when... Just pencils.

... Well, PNG doesn't dither, you were right about that! I am pleased with how it posts. The image did need to be sized down quite a bit though, in order to make it fit in the max bytes allowed to post here. I think it's worth it to get a smaller pic, if it isn't all messed up. Does everyone else agree with me on this? If anyone wants me to repost a previous pic in PNG, just let me know. I have all of them saved in the original PSD file so it won't be a problem! Cheers, Mags

The Prowler Ok. I'll try to post this in PNG. This is my brother's character, The Prowler: I painted this in acrylics back in 1994. I hope you all like it.

Third time is a charm... Once more with feeling... The Jade Mask:

Damn I'm tired... Forgot to attach the pic. LOL Gah! That one is awful... I'll try again.

The Jade Mask Last one for tonight.

Lady Electric The name says it all.

Wow Wow, Blue! You are full of surprises. Great style there, just wonderful! More, more!

Another one I just colored... I redrew this one of Dark Diment, so she'd match a miniature I own. I just finished coloring it. Still practicing, so sorry if its a bit rough. Ok. I'm a little bummed out because everytime I do a picture in Photoshop, then save it to Jpg, it comes out all dithered and messed up. Then I have to go in a smooth everthing out and clean it up... does anyone have an idea on why the change from PSD to JPG is so damaging to my pics? I first noticed this problem when I posted my Heromachine art. Now I'm starting to think it's my Adobe Photshop program. I really wish I could post the pictures so you can all see them the way I do. Comments? Mags

Cybre This is Cybre- a cyborg Martial Artist villain I came up with a while back. Just colored it using Photoshop. (I know its not great, but I'm still practicing with the program...)

... Thanks, Blue. It is a nifty template.

... This happened in last night's D&D game. It was the aftermath of a grusome battle in a tiny town called Twin Bridges, in which the entire town's militia were slain by orc and hobgoblin band. Our group had one prisoner to interogate. A hobgoblin that our PC half-orc mage could speak with, but there was no guarantee he'd cooperate... the DM had me make a spot check and notice that the town innkeeper had a scroll sticking out of his apron pocket. My PC, being the thief, went immediately to investigate. Everyone thought I was going to steal this scroll from the innkeeper. Instead I struck up a conversation and asked the innkeeper point blank what that scroll was. He said it was a spell he could use to defend himself in the battle and luckily he didn't need it. After I pressed him further, he admitted it was a Charm Person spell. I said something along the lines of "after all the trouble we went through in saving your town, you'd think you would volunteer every available aid to assisting us in interogating that prisoner. Our mage could sure use that scroll to get information form the hobgoblin. The DM, played the innkeeper NPC perfectly, rolled his eyes and said, "Damn, I forgot to pack my bag! I didn't know I was going on a guilt trip!" We all busted up over that. I told the DM, my PC is not a pick pocket... but she IS nosey! (Personally, I think I should get a few extra XP for guilting the innkeeper, what do you guys think?)

Razor Wraith Last one for today. A villain my brother created and designed. I did this on a template for him. Feltpen.

Impulse My brother's speedster PC. Just a quick sketch in pencil.