Tim

Okay, I'll g with the obvious.

USPD has a whole section on luck themed superpowers.

The one that sticks in my mind is

8d6 eb, fully indirect, causes minor damage to local property

A corner of a building just happens to collapse on your opponent. A car slips out of gear and rolls to strike your opponent. Etc.

You Are One Sick Indivdual.

I love the twist.

I do disagree that he will ever be released. The father of one of his victims has repeatedly stated that he will kill/ have killed, Charles Manson if he is ever released. And yes, he knows he'll wind up in jail if it happens.

A Mechanon quote for you.

"Organics, you waste my time with your puny resistance. Prepare to be recycled into something useful to the world."

I picked up mine at my FLGS and a group was playing Champions while I was there. I showed it to them, almost all saw something to drool over (even if it was only the pic of Howler) and several now want the book.

TimS.

Hero products can sell themselves.

Originally posted by lemming

Test yourself

 

Wired did an article on autism and how many geeks have a tendancy to show some of the behaviour patterns. I got a 31...

I got a 32

She's great Storn

TimS.

Originally posted by Space Cadet

Of the abilities mentioned in the Miscellaneous Powers section

of the USPD webpage -- Linguistic Savant, True Universal Translator,

and Universal Translator -- which comes closest to duplicating the ability

of the Antonio Banderas character in The 13th Warrior? You know,

the scene where he's sitting at the fire with the Vikings and listening

to them speak in their language for a few minutes before talking to

them in the same language.

 

Space Cadet

The way I did it for a character who is a ligusitic savant (modeled on that) was:

Universal translator, extra time (1 minute, -1 1/2), Limited power (verbal only, -1), Concentration, must concentrate thru out (1/2 DCV, -1/2)

TimS.

And yes, I'll probably submit it if it hasn't already been done.

I don't see aproblem with it. Just remember, it will put the healer on top of the "take down" list next to the mentalist.

Also, in the minds of the public, if a character can heal in combat, obviously he can heal out of combat also. "Mr. hero, I have this terrible bunjun." " My wife is dying of cancer, could help her?"

"My dughter..." "I..." "could you help..."

The hero would be as overwhelm as Jesus was if his healing powers were confirmed. People would be flocking to him expecting miracles. Then there are those who will try and prove him a fraud, or attack him for various reasons.

All in all, it might help in combat, but it would be a pain outside of it so he probably wouldn't do it very often.

(I'm just reminded of the scene in the Matrix Reloaded, where Neo steps off the elevator and all those people are waiting for him.I'm glad I'm not in his shoes.

TimS.

I didn't expect it to really.

I think Japanese would be one that would appreciate the double meaning though.

TimS.

Here's one for you.

How Would you say "Pretty Quick" in Japanese? I have a teen heroine by that name, and I'd like to be able to keep the double meaning if possible.

ie: Cute and Fast

TimS.

Work away. I can't wait for FH.

I know it will be topnotch anyway.

TimS.

I've read the storys and voted. I wouldn't want to be one of the heros having to go up against either one of these to stop their most recent diabolical plan. But they just don't work in the setting they are thrust in.

TimS.

Originally posted by Hermit

*LOL* Thanks Tim, that's priceless.

Don't credit me credit the writer of Spider-girl

TimS

If I ever get around to it I'll scan and post the pics of the heros I'm playing.

TimS.

From Reading SpiderGirl:

All of the heros are getting together to fight the big baddie when Spidergirl's cell phone goes off.

Peter Parker is telling her to come home and NOT get involved...

SG: But, dad, I got a responsibility to...

PP: Don't give me the responsibility shtick! I invented the responsibility shtick.

cool thread, Chiming in to get the notices

TimS

Wow Storn, These pics areway cool. I hope to see a few more of these in upcoming champs produces (hope, hope, hope.)

TimS.

Originally posted by Intrope

Tim, that is rather evil! but I think I can turn it up a notch: The little girl (in the absense of her mentor/bear) can't actually control her power at all, causing continous and massive damage to the surrondings (and possibly threatening her own life, either through collatoral damage or burn out).

Well, the Mentor is a Mentalist. So she actually does hear the bear talk to her. She also is sppoiled and doesn't like to be told NO.

Villian Slush

One villian I've though up but haven't done any stat work on is Poltergeist.

A ten year old girl with Teke powers under control of an evil mentor.

The twist, she doesn't think she is the one with powers. It's her stuffed bear, Mr. Bear, that has them.

Her Quote? "Mr. Bear says you've been bad and need to be punished."

If you take her bear from her be prepared for a NCC EB, AE'R, Megascale, Penetrating, and low str tK to bring the bear back to her. (Of course the bear rescues itself.)

TimS.

QOTW

This just happened tonight in my B5 hero game. A character who could fly spacecraft had just crashed a small anti-grav hoversled, twice. The Engineer of the group, who can't leave anything mechanical alone wanted him to fly the one still operating some more so she could figure out how it worked.

The quote, by the engineer, during this exchange, "I promise it won't crash again." To the pilot!

TimS.

Originally posted by Syberdwarf2

test

YOu score only a C+.

Re: Re: Re: Domo Arigato Mr Roboto

Originally posted by Killer Shrike

ENYA is a kind and enlightened alien being, and I refuse to participate in your ignorant attempts to discredit her "beautiful haunting melodies". Now, I must return to Painting the Sky with Stars......

I think he was refering to the Styx song "Come Sail Away."

TimS.

Originally posted by CrosshairCollie

The options I see are Summon with the Slavishly Loyal option and a prolonged activation time to represent construction, and RSR: Inventor/SS:Robotics or the like, or:

 

Buy the Robots as followers with Variable Power Pools to simulate being able to customize them.

That sounds like the most elegant use to me. Plus, since it is in a VPP, He can modify the robots between summonings, to have different abilities.

Desolid Player?

Wow! you have a player that can go desolid? I didn't realize that powers actually existed.

Is he a hero IRL? What other powers does he have?

TimS.

Thanks for the heads-up. I picked up Freedom city to use as a sourceook. This will make things much easier.

TimS.