Captain Obvious

Re: "Neat" Pictures Ha...that's what I want to see. You're coming up on your exit, and the right lane is full of robot trucks following a human driven one....

Re: Regulators Taking into account physical deterioration, the Old Guard might not necessarily have any extra points. They would just have more points put into skills and skill enhancers rather than pure physical abilities. Even Swashbuckler (the immortal) looks like he's probably spent some time getting lazy and fat and then getting back into fighting trim, so he doesn't necessarily have skills far beyond what another similar but younger super would have. If, after you've put the character together, you feel like he's underpowered, then by all means throw some added points in there to get him to where you think he should be. If you feel they absolutely must have the points to reflect the extra experience, then I suggest giving something like 3-5 per year of adventuring experience. You don't want them to be TOO much better than the new guys...

Re: Like Cold Fusion... Except It Works?

Re: Super Agents It's for 3rd edition, but still chock full of usable ideas. One of these days, I'm going to run a Near Space Defense game...

Re: "Neat" Pictures Pssh...when was the last time you saw someone agree to a compromise?

Re: Fantasy HERO encounters & balancing them It's vague because it's not a cut-and-dry process. Even D&D's "solid mechanic" comes apart if you're not playing like they expect you to play (party of four, including fighter, wizard, cleric, and thief, with magic items). Hero doesn't make that kind of assumption, and it's more wide-open and flexible to boot. There are many rules of thumb posted in this and other threads on the forums, but none of them are a "solid mechanic"...there is always something weird that will throw it out of kilter.

Re: "Neat" Pictures Math isn't her strong suit.

Re: So Easy Even A Nine-Year-Old Can Do It! Looks like a lot of fun for all around, and I'd rep for the Cyborg/Raven story if I could. But I don't see you in any of the pics, Bunneh. Were you behind that guy in the Samurai Jack shirt?

Re: "Neat" Pictures It's plane to see we're about to get another batch of re-cycled puns.

Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore When I make chicken-fried steak, I dump some flour on a plate, season it (salt and pepper work fine by themselves, but sometimes I throw in some Prudhomme's Meat Magic), dip the steaks in milk, roll them in the flour and put them in the hot oil. Once all the steaks are fried up, scrape up all the bits from the pan and use the leftover flour and milk to make gravy (gravy making is a skill not easily described in writing though...more of a hands-on learning).

Re: Order of the Stick Even after that racist "flat toothed mouth" comment?

Re: One Page Dungeon: The Lanisha Crisis I liked Lanisha Crisis better than Hecate Rose. Hecate Rose was okay, but there were a few annoying typos, and you had him beat hands down on visuals. Better luck next year, AlHazred.

Re: One Page Dungeon: The Lanisha Crisis Well, I haven't looked at all the entries yet, but I have to say "The Lanisha Crisis" is the best one I've seen so far. As usual, many of the entries just are not very inspired, and of those that are interesting, the visuals aren't always as evocative or professional as they could be.

Re: One Page Dungeon: The Lanisha Crisis I like the format. Very eye-catching, and it gives a good background to the scenario without being a list of dry descriptions.

Re: Animal companions - reducing the cost An Activation Roll could be used, if the bear isn't always around. As you buy off the Activation Roll, the bear is around more and more, until it's just always around.

Re: "Neat" Pictures Sticky must be the key. One day, teh bunneh will find himself in a hot, steamy sauna attacked by nubile, honey-covered assassins. Mwahahahaa!

Re: "Neat" Pictures Fool! You've just revealed your weakness!

Re: Cool Guns for your Games

Re: "Neat" Pictures Eventually that cat's going to run into a 4th level magic-user, and that gun's going to come in handy.

Re: "Realistic" gun damage Hydrostatic shock more or less requires an enclosed area, like a barrel of fish, or a skull full of brains. Most parts of the human body are too stretchy for the shock effect to have a devastating effect.

Re: "Neat" Pictures Tactful. End on an up-note. I approve. I'm not sure I'd have given the warning myself.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... You just did.

Re: "Neat" Pictures You always do that.

Re: Order of the Stick Christopher makes a good argument, but until I see V mysteriously acting out of character, I'm going to bet that V makes the payment after death.

Re: "Neat" Pictures Shelob