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  1. "Neat" Pictures

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

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    Re: "Neat" Pictures

     

    There was also that Spanish test recently with the caravan of automated vehicles tailing a human driven vehicle.

     

    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....

  2. Regulators

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    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...

  6. Fantasy HERO encounters & balancing them

    in Fantasy Hero

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    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.

  7. "Neat" Pictures

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

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    Re: "Neat" Pictures

     

    35 light years.

     

    "Half a billion miles from earth" (.5 billion)

     

    One LY = 6 trillion miles. Times 35 = 210 trillion miles = 210,000 billion miles.

     

    210,000 / 0.5 = Off by a factor of 420,000?

     

    Now that's astronomical! ;)

     

    Math isn't her strong suit.

  10. Foods for those that just don't care anymore

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    Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore

     

    OK, I have a question that is oddly appropriate to this topic:

     

    It's a grey, dreary day here, looks to be that way for the week, and I was grocery shopping. I'm thinking old fashioned comfort food. I see cubed steak on sale and think to myself "Chicken fried steak!" something I've always wanted to try to make. Now, ~10 years of living in Louisville KY have instilled a good love of southern cooking in me, but my grandmothers were from Boston and Connecticut, so I've got no southern family recipes to speak off. And the guys in the meat department here in upstate New York just had a good laugh with me for even asking.

     

    Now I could just to a random internet search, or check an Alton Brown cookbook, but I figured I'd ask my foodie friends here in this thread to see if anyone had a good recipe to share.

     

    What I picked up at the store thinking it might help:

    Cubed steak

    Sausage (was thinking sawmill gravy)

    Buttermilk (dredge/biscuts)

     

    Butter/flour/most spices are also on hand, and I'll go back to the store if something sounds really yummy. I've also got The Wife's grandfather's cast iron skillet which could be put to task, and most other mundane kitchen hardware.

     

    Thanks in advance for the help.

     

    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).

  13. One Page Dungeon: The Lanisha Crisis

    in Star Hero

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    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.

  18. Cool Guns for your Games

    in Dark Champions

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    Re: Cool Guns for your Games

     

    I have read of multi-shot rifle rounds' date=' which is why I asked :cool: (I am hoping someone here can speak to their efficiency).[/quote']

     

    Are you talking about rifle rounds filled with birdshot?

     

    I know my stepdad has a .22 pistol that he loaded with birdshot when he lived in Arizona. Good for taking out rattlesnakes before they can take you out.

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