Re: How would you build a cheap detect supernatural or detect magic?
You might even simulate this with a Knowledge Skill. The signs are visible to everyone, but the character knows how to interpret them.
Re: Hero System Good Idea/Bad Idea...
Good Idea: Villains being Hunted by PRIMUS
Bad Idea: Villains being Hunted by Primus (the band)
Worse Idea: Villains being Hunted by St. Primus (Christian martyr)
Re: What's in a name
My go-to places for names are Chris Pound's Name Generation Page and 20,000 Names. Of course, many of the foreign real names (and pretty much all of the random ones) will get flagged by spell check.
Re: Quote of the Week From My Life.
It might be something like the pre-programmed holds that NASA uses in launch countdowns - it gives you time to catch up on things without cutting in to your launch window (or delaying the next bus).
Re: A Linked Attack that only cost END when NOT used with the linked Entangle.
I think this can be modeled with a Naked Advantage (0 END) for the Blast, Linked to the Entangle.
Re: Stacking Dodge
I can see an improved form of Dodge as a house rule. It would give +4 DCV, but would require a Full Phase and could not be Aborted to.
Re: Hero system complexity
I think that, with a bit of work, Hero could be turned into OS X - a nice, lickable GUI up front, but launch Terminal and you've got full access to UNIX™!
Re: Template List for Space Opera Noir: what to include?
I don't think you can make a society that doesn't have an underclass. The best you can get is a good safety net - which in this case includes air.