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Made these with Heromachine. I don't know how to make them appear in the list, other than as an attachment

I often follow the advise of our resident sage LL, but in this example your effect sounds more like Missile Deflection / Reflection Any Target with the Teleport SFX. This same effect could be gained from running at hyper-velocity using the PCs as slolum pylons. ex: As Speedster zooms around his friends, Blasterboy lines up a shot and just as he pulls the trigger Speedster dodges behind Arcanagirl and she takes the blast in his stead.

These have all been great ideas. A really powerful Speedster with a high SPD (10+), CV, Martial Arts (Passing Stike, etc...), Hyper-Velocity thrown weapons, anti-tech weapons and a couple of NND attacks that the PCs have no defense for (such as the Sonic Finger Snap or The Dizzying Spin Out) will definitely put them on their heels.

Without being quite so greedy you could have this.. Broken Duplicator Player: Crazy Person GM: Crazier Val Char Cost 10 STR 0 10 DEX 0 10 CON 0 10 BODY 0 20 INT 10 10 EGO 0 20 PRE 10 20 COM 5 2/3 PD 0 2/3 ED 0 2 SPD 0 4 REC 0 20 END 0 20 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM02" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 25 Cost Power END 5 +1 STR, Ranged (+1/2), Based on ECV (+1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (5 Active Points) 1 14 +1 DEX, Ranged (+1/2), Based on ECV (+1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (14 Active Points) 9 +1 CON, Ranged (+1/2), Based on ECV (+1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (9 Active Points) 9 +1 BODY, Ranged (+1/2), Based on ECV (+1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (9 Active Points) 9 +1 EGO, Ranged (+1/2), Based on ECV (+1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (9 Active Points) 14 Armor (1 PD/1 ED), Ranged (+1/2), Based On EGO Combat Value (Mental Defense; +1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (14 Active Points) 5 Flash Defense (Sight Group), Ranged (+1/2), Based On EGO Combat Value (Mental Defense; +1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (5 Active Points) 5 Power Defense (1 points), Ranged (+1/2), Based On EGO Combat Value (Mental Defense; +1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (5 Active Points) 12 +1 Mental Defense (3 points total), Ranged (+1/2), Based On EGO Combat Value (Mental Defense; +1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (12 Active Points) 5 Lack Of Weakness (-1) for Resistant Defenses, Ranged (+1/2), Based On EGO Combat Value (Mental Defense; +1), Usable Simultaneously (x128 Number of Targets +2 1/4) (5 Active Points) 5 Life Support , Longevity: Immortal 45 Flight 15", Reduced Endurance 0 END (+1/2) (45 Active Points) 71 Duplication (creates 90 177-point Duplicates) Powers Cost: 208 Cost Skill 3 Scientist 2 1) SS: Biology (INT-based) (3 Active Points) 13- 2 2) SS: Chemistry (INT-based) (3 Active Points) 13- 2 3) SS: Genetics (INT-based) (3 Active Points) 13- 2 4) SS: Superhuman Physiology (INT-based) (3 Active Points) 13- 2 5) SS: Neurology (INT-based) (3 Active Points) 13- 2 6) SS: Psionic Biology (INT-based) (3 Active Points) 13- Skills Cost: 15 Total Character Cost: 248 Base Points: 200 Experience Required: 48 Total Experience Available: 0 Experience Unspent: 0 Giving you.... 100 STR, DEX, CON, BODY & EGO 120/100 PD & ED 11 SPD 40 REC 200 END 200 STUN 100 Power Defense, Flash Defense, Lack of Weakness 120 Mental Defense and all for UNDER 250 points, quite a bargain for what comes out to a single 1500 point character in real points. Don't forget there are NINETY-ONE of these guys to deal with! Pure sickness!

Very nice CS! Most original suggestion yet.

Hey Niel Great posts! As someone who knows what a pain in the tucas a simple campaign newsletter or Campaign City's front page can be I applaud these Campaign Notes as they are great. I also recognize that you are an accomplished and adored GM and I hope you don't mind these observations that us other herophiles from around the country make about your notes. All that said, in Street Level Dark Champions Campaigns (200/50 point games) I was initially frustrated by the HERO System's firearms and their basic lack of deadliness as compared to MA or even a strong guy with a barstool. In these campaigns my group limited Armor to Real World Values (8 Max) and made it so that any Killing Attack that penetrated (or avoided) Armor caused STUN Damage differently. Any BODY damage that got through was multiplied by the STUNx and applied directly to character without applying any Defenses and before applying Hit Location mods. This had the desired effect of making guns FAR more effective. Example: 2D6 RKA causes 6 BODY v. a character with 3 rDEF Armor. The STUNx roll is 3 (4-1). So the character in this system took 3 BODY & 9 STUN after Defenses, but before HL Mods. Hope that helps...keep up the great posting!

How about an AID that is tied to the phase of the moon. Here's an example: Full Moon Might: Aid 2d6 +8 Max (20 total) to All Powers and Characteristics Simultaneously (+2) 72AP, Limited Power - Only during the Full Moon (-1) Cost: 36 points. Hope that helps...

Our campaigns usually start in the 350 point range with 60 AP and such, but we have a generous GM who gives an avg. of 5 XP per game session so we quickly get into the 400 point range. We have some characters who have become iconic and most of our campaigns are run in real cities (Chicago, NYC, SF). As far as notes go, not so much but we do have some great stories that serve as a living history of past Champions Campaigns.

This thread has my 350 point versions of a group of Avengers including the Scarlet Witch if you are interested in having some of the work done for you and you have Hero Designer. http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=204760#post204760

Nice Analysis Houston

Write it up as an NPC that is tied spiritually to the house.

One of the first things I do after I have finished the general concept thought process, is look at the Campaign Guidelines for points and maximums (DC, DEF, CV, etc...). The latter seems to be missing from your current generator. With that minor addition, I would use your program a dozen times more often.

Thanks Grailknight...my bad

Anthem: Patriotic Soldier turned Politician would have to be played by George Eads (from CSI, with blond hair). BTW, Mr. Eads would also be my first choice to play Captain America in a film. Brawl: Street Tough Super Brick, described as being 7' tall, 400 lbs would have to be played by Paul Wight aka Big Show from the WWE, unless Peter Jackson directed it.

Let's give this a spin... Dr. Pollux Carlisle Val Char Cost 13 STR 3 11 DEX 3 13 CON 6 11 BODY 2 30 INT 30 13 EGO 6 10 PRE 0 14 COM 2 5 PD 2 5 ED 2 3 SPD 9 6 REC 0 26 END 0 25 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM02 1/2" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 65 Cost Power END 30 Omni-Knowledge: Detect - Factual Data A Large Class of Things (Anything, Anyplace, Anyone) 18-, Analyze, Discriminatory, Range, Sense 9 Crime Scene Reconstruction: Retrocognitive Clairsentience (Sight Group) (40 Active Points); Retrocognition Only (-1), Fixed Perception Point - Crime Scene (-1), Requires A Deduction Roll (RSR Skill is subject to Deduction vs. Concealment contests -3/4), Time Modifiers (-1/2) 4 12 Kit-Bashing: Transform 4d6: Appropriate Materials / Ingredients into Equipment / Weapons (Minor), Improved Target Group (+1/4) (50 Active Points); OAF (-1), Extra Time Extra Phase (-3/4), Character May Take No Other Actions (-1/4), Requires An Inventor Skill Roll (-1/2), Real Equipment / Weapons Only (-1/2), Concentration 1/2 DCV (-1/4) 5 Powers Cost: 51 Cost Skill 3 Cryptography 15- 3 Deduction 15- 3 Inventor 15- 4 +2 with INT Skills Skills Cost: 13 Cost Talent 16 Universal Translator 15- (20 Active Points); Terrestrial Languages Only (-1/4) 5 Eidetic Memory Talents Cost: 21 Total Character Cost: 150 Val Disadvantages 0 Normal Characteristic Maxima 10 Dependent NPC: Castor Carlisle - Twin Brother (Mid-High Ranking Law Enforcement Agent) 11- (Normal; Useful noncombat position or skills) 5 Distinctive Features: Seperation Scar on Right Hip (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20 Hunted: Organized Crime Family 8- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish; Extensive Non-Combat Influence) 5 Physical Limitation: One Kidney (Infrequently; Slightly Impairing) 20 Psychological Limitation: Thirst for Knowledge (Very Common; Strong) 15 Social Limitation: Prefers the Company of Books to People (Frequently; Major) Disadvantage Points: 75 Base Points: 75 Experience Required: 0 Total Experience Available: 0 Experience Unspent: 0 Height: 5' 10" Hair: Brown Weight: 168 lbs. Eyes: Green Background: Born as a conjoined twin to his brother Castor, Pollux Carlisle has led an interesting life. In order to seperate the twins, doctors were forced to leave Pollux with only a single kidney and as such, he was viewed by his father (a former Olympic Wrestler) as the weaker of the boys. Their mother wrote guide books and was always researching various subjects, Pollux was a voracious reader and would spend hours each day doing research in his mother's study. As the boys grew up, they remained as thick as thieves and while Pollux would help Castor keep his grades up, Castor would keep the bullies away and make sure Pollux didn't spend every waking moment in the study. The boys graduated from school and while Castor began his career in Law Enforcement, Pollux wanted to experience all the things he had read about. Pollux has since travelled the world on his vast analytical, resourceful and linguistic skills and he has come to his brother's aid on more than one occasion to help solve particularly devious crimes.

There is a Psychoportative Power in D&D Psionics that allows you to replay the last 1D4+1 rounds of combat. The Power takes 1D4+1 rounds to "cast" and only your character remembers what happened the last time around. Here is that idea expressed in HERO System terms: Rewind: Extra Dimensional Movement (Single Dimension, Time Travel) Area of Effect 16"r., selective (+1 1/4) 100 active points. Extra Time: 1 Turn (-1 1/4), Limited Power: Only to go back in time to the point where the Rewind began. Cost: 44 points Unlike the D&D power, everyone could make different decisions about how they act and they would all remember what happened before the rewind. To add the temporal amnesia effect you would need gads of Transformation. Hope that helps...

Just add them as attachments to your post. On a related note there was a suppliment (maybe Lord Liaden knows which one) that had a Japanese Hero Team called the Zen Team which were quite Power Ranger-esque.

The Beast creature from The Beauty and The Beast played wonderfully by Ron Pearlman. Also was Tealk (sp?) in SG1 in the movie or only the TV show?

Somebody got a copy of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for Christmas/Chaunakka/Kwanza didn't they???

Most adjustment Powers (Drain, Aid, Transfer, etc...) have a cap or Maximum amount of points you can effect with the Power. (example: I have a character with 2D6 STR Drain with a +8 Max. On PHA 3 the character hits his opponent with the Drain for 6 points. On PHA 5 he hits for 7 more (total Drained 13 so far). On PHA 8 he hits for 8 points more (total Drained of 31). The Max this character can Drain is 2D6 (or 12 points) plus 8 Max (for a total effect of 30 points). The opponent cannot lose more than 30 points of STR to this Power at a time so for the rest of this Turn, the Drain will not effect this opponent. Of course the target will Recover 5 points of STR in Post-12 Recovery as normal and then again be able to be affected by the Drain. Suppress doesn't work this way...it has no max or cap to it's effectiveness. This means that a character with a small amount of Suppress could "chip away" at an expensive ability without keeping track of how much has been suppressed thus far. If this is still unclear, let me know and I will try to clarify further...hope this helps.

Remember that Suppress (unlike most adjustment powers) has no cap on how much you can Suppress. As long as the target has points in the Suppressed ability, it can be affected. When I stole Zero, I gave him a Suppress Damage Shield, Offensive and Martial Arts. So every time my version of Zero hits an opponent, he suppresses the target's current, largest active point ability (as effected by previous Suppression).

I certainly have fond memories of the Protectors. If I could find my old Stike Force book I would definitely do some FREd conversions.

For villains I would have to go with the standard Dr. D & Takofanes answer. I do have a hero named Brawl that has been given his own "Brawl scale of toughness, 10 being Brawl." This guy isn't the strongest brick, doesn't have the highest Defenses, but he does have the ability to always get back up (Healing to any Char below starting value). He also comes from a huge Italian family in Chicago and his mother often cooks for he whole team.

How about a Summon with the Expanded Class Advantage or even a Transform with an Improved Target Group Advantage. I would stay away from VPPs unless you can find absoluely no other way to create the desired effect.