MisterBaldy

Re: Hudson City Maps - Kudos to Keith POSTER MAP... POSTER MAP... POSTER MAP... POSTER MAP...

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Re: free sony PSP gaming system This is probably the exact same SPAMMER as this one, who appeared this morning while I was on the boards early in the AM... free ninendo DS or Nokia N-Gage system free sony playstation portable PSP game system free sony playstation portable free HP photosmart compact photo printer free canon or sony 5 megapixel camera free 2004 TurboTax premiere software There has to be some way to stop this!!! Maybe there needs to be a "grace period" before you can begin posting, so that there is time for the moderator(s) to investigate the potential applicant before they can post. This would help to ensure that there is indeed an active email address attached to the account in question. Most spammers put in a "dummy account to begin their activities, so that the can get in and out quickly...and they don't have to worry about you contacting them, because the email address is bogus, and they change their IP Address immediately after their activities. This makes it very difficult to catch spammers...but not impossible.

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Re: YOU KNOW THE d20 WELL HAS RUN DRY WHEN... WOW!!! I did a Google Search, and here's the results... View The Results of MisterBaldy's Google Search! The Book of Erotic Fantasy really is a d20 Sourcebook!!! Darkness...here's some REP!!!

Re: Idea - Character Creation Contest I'd really be curious to hear what any of the HERO Games folk would have to say about this idea. It would give the fans a chance to be part of the BIGGER PICTURE, as it were.

Re: Idea - Character Creation Contest I think that it would be a great idea...the only thing stopping it is approval from the "higher authorities". [Insert "obvious hint" and plug to Steve & The Team here!!!]

Re: I just bought Hero 5th Edition Revised instead of GURPS 4th Edition. I to am finally back to the HERO System...and couldn't be happier!!!

Re: Medieval Wages Great information Curufea... You have been REPPED appropriately!!!

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Re: Superhero Images Although I am a pretty good artist, I decided to use HeroMachine (v2) for this one...OK, so I've gotten a little lazy!!! I'll do a better picture soon. This is TURBO: The Hypersonic Man. His is a scientist, that suffered an accident when his invention, and life's work, was stolen from him. He now patches into a different "phase of dimension", which he is calling the "Hypersonic Factor". It allows him to move far faster than normal humans.

Re: Name My Supervillian! How about... Dark Arkon Lord Tyrannis; Ruler of the Dark Realms Lord Obsidian; Ruler of the Dark Domain Havok Mordred (if you want an Arthurian flavor) The Black Prince That should give you some ideas to toss about in your head!

Re: My two cents I didn't mean to say that none of the contributions made by yourself are any less significant than Steve Long's, but his contributions were all that was out there for approximately a year or so...so I mentioned him specifically. No slight was meant, or directed toward you or anyone else in any way!!!

Re: HERO system observations and beefs About Guidebooks/Sourcebooks... When you look to create a Guidebook/Sourcebook for and Game System, you have to look at a few criteria... Scope of Topic Broad Topic...guidelines for the general genre of the topic. (ex. Champions) Specific Topic...A specific setting or backdrop (ex. Hudson City) [*]Necessity...Is there a need for the material? [*]Marketability...Is it something that will be purchased buy the consumer? [*]Timeframe...Does the time it will take to create it make the item unmarketable, due to loss of interest? I would think that the people at HERO Games consider much of this, and possibly even more topics than the ones that I have just put here...but lets look just here at those that I have mentioned above. Scope of Topic When you first consider creating a Guidebook/Sourcebook, you need to consider what "subject focus" that you are going to explore. Are you looking to do something specific, like explore a city or realm (like Hudson City, or Terran Empire), or are you looking to explain a Genre setting (like Champions or Star Hero)? That very question itself helps to shape the other criteria(s) of your plan(s). If you are looking to be Specific, your volume will be somewhat smaller in scope, and also physical size. The Drawback to being specific is in itself a somewhat of a "trap". If what you are specifically talking about is not of use to the individual consumer...some "potential sales" are lost, due to the very nature of it's design. If you are looking to explore a "broader topic", such as Champions, you have a much greater potential to sell books, because the potential for usefulness of the volume is greatly increased. This is not to say that you should never create the "specific topic" book. Those books serve a great purpose!!! They help to aid Players and GMs alike to have a rich setting to play in, and the GM doesn't have to create it from scratch. It also gives GMs ideas on how to go about creating a setting for themselves, by laying out an example right before them. Necessity If there is no perceived need for the volume, why release it? Sometimes, even though there is not a perceived need for the volume, when it is released...it sparks an interest, which spreads like "wildfire". So, sometimes this can be a very BIG gamble, but HERO Games has seemed to have found their nitch here! Marketability This kind of goes "hand in hand" with Necessity. In some cases this is again as much of a "crapshoot". Timeframe This is the "final piece of the puzzle", as it were. If the volume or item is not released in a timely manner, the "buying public' begins to lose interest. This was experienced by me on a personal note. When the MMORPG City of Heroes was first announced a few years ago, it was hyped like it was due out very soon. It was displayed at E3, and the "computer gaming world" caught the fever. Then setbacks rose up, then release dates came and went. Two more E3 Conventions went by, and no City of Heroes! When the game was finally released, after being totally overhauled and redone from scratch...a good chunk of the buying market share lost interest (myself included). Timeframe of the release can be a companies "worst enemy". When release dates are not met, the "target audience" begins to lose interest, and faith in the manufacturer. This was the problem that HERO Games went through for quite a few years in it's previous form. Steve Long has brought HERO Games back from a "near death experience", and has the company going in what looks to be a forward, and productive direction! The quality of the product lines are quite good, and I am happy to be back in the realm of HERO Games Products after being away for approximately 10 years. It's actually mostly due to the steadfast support of my best friend TheImperialKhan , and has got me to seriously start exploring the HERO Games Product Lines again! I first introduced him to to Champions all those years ago...and he restored my faith in the company of HERO Games, bringing me back "into the fold". For that, I thank TheImperialKhan...and for Steve Long to help to renew my faith in HERO Games! About HERO SYSTEM Fifth Edition Revised... My only real concern is about it's IMMENSE SIZE. My fear is that it may have the potential to new gamers. Now, don't give me that whole comparison to D&D 3ed, and it's size if you add up the Players Handbook and DMs Guide...that's just plain HOGWASH!!! I own 5er and D&D 3ed, and although I must admit that I do like some of D&D 3ed, but the game for me is just to limiting and cumbersome for my tastes, as both a Player...and a GM. Sure, Wizards of the Coast has released some sharp looking products...very flashy and well dressed. The problem, if you look underneath the outer layers and the flashiness, the d20 system is not the "be all and end all" as the Universal Game Licence seems to lead one to believe. Underneath it all, HERO SYSTEM Fifth Edition Revised to me is the far superior product! It's not particularly as flashy as the Wizards of the Coast d20 Product Line, nor does it have "pretty pictures" that the Wizards of the Coast d20 Product Line does, but what is contained in the HERO SYSTEM Fifth Edition Revised volume is exactly what the cover of the tome advertises...THE ULTIMATE GAMER'S TOOLKIT. It gives you just that!!! In Conclusion... Thank you to Steve Long for your vigilance, and of you and your staff's support of us, the "game buying public"! I'm looking forward to many other purchases from the HERO Games Product Line...keep up the great work!!!

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Re: Crisis of Infinite Boredom Old Glory: So, explain this to me again Professor... What proof do you actually have that the light does indeed go out when you shut the door of the refrigerator? How do you know that it is not some propaganda spead by Viper, or perhaps even the Nazis to distract us from their ultimate plan? Professor: And, pray tell...what would that "ultimate plan" be Old Glory? Old Glory: Why, total control of the entire SPAM supply, denying good and wholesome food for everyone!!! What else could it be? Professor:

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Re: What should I get? "Spare time" is a very valuable commodity!!! We just never seem to have as much as we really need...wouldn't you agree?

Re: What should I get? I think Half Baked has made a lot of very valid points also. Feel The Force flow through you...and you shall find the answers you seek!

Re: What should I get? I've had that problem with MUNCHKINISM in the past...but only you can make the "judgment call" about your players. You know them the best!!!