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Re: WWYCD: The Guliver Syndrome Pyrie doesn't have a secret identity, so that part isn't a problem. The problem she'd have is that she's now six and a half times taller than she was, which means she needs 275 times the already ridiculous amount of food she needs to sustain her high-temperature metabolism. So she's going to try and round up a constant supply of food until someone (anyone!!!) can shrink her back to normal size.

Re: High-body temperature character? Thanks for that I'd initially created the character without using an RPG system, and have created her in a few different ones, including City of Heroes. But with HERO, I want to try and simulate the exact effects. You're probably right in that I'm worrying too much about it ;; Besides, with her level of heat, I think that what would melt would be any off-the-rack tights she'd happen to pick up ;; She's not been able to use lip balm (or makeup, for that matter) since she gained her powers. Now to find a HERO group so I can play her ;;

Re: High-body temperature character? After a few days of consideration and a few more changes, here is the latest set of stats for Pyrie: Pyrie - Empiria Maria Donati VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 18....STR.....8...18......13-.......HTH Damage 3 1/2d6 END [2] 23....DEX.....39...23......14-.......OCV 8 DCV 8 18....CON.....16...18......13- 18....BODY....16...18......13- 10....INT.....0...10......11-.......PER Roll 11- 15....EGO.....10...15......12-.......ECV: 5 18....PRE.....8...18......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 24....COM.....7...24......14- 10....PD......6...10/28.............10/28 PD (0/18 rPD) 10....ED......6...10/28.............10/28 ED (0/18 rED) 5....SPD.....17...5.................Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10....REC.....4...10 50....END.....7...50 40....STUN....4...40 6....RUN......0...6"................END [1] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 4....LEAP.....0...3 1/2"................3 1/2" forward, 1 1/2" upward CHA Cost: 148 Cost...POWERS 12.....Fire powers: Elemental Control, 24-point powers - END= 7.....1) Change Environment 4" radius, +4 Temperature Level Adjustment (24 Active Points); No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2), Nonselective Target (-1/4) - END=2 15.....2) Flight 12", x8 Noncombat (34 Active Points); Cannot Hover Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (At least a Half Move per Phase; -1/2) - END=3 24.....3) Force Field (18 PD/18 ED) (36 Active Points) - END=4 45.....Flame Attacks: Multipower, 45-point reserve, all slots Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); all slots No Knockback (-1/4) - END= 4u.....1) Fire Blast: Energy Blast 9d6 (45 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) - END=4 2u.....2) Flaming Fist of Death: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 2u.....3) Killing Flame: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 40.....Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (60 Active Points); Only Works Against Fire Limited Type of Attack (-1/2) - END=0 12.....High Body Temperature: (Total: 22 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) Energy Blast 0 1/2d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (Offensive; +3/4), Continuous (+1) (12 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) (Real Cost: 7) plus Change Environment 1" radius, +1 Temperature Level Adjustment, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (10 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2) (Real Cost: 5) - END=0 15.....Life Support (Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Common Cold/Flu; Immunity Fungal Infections; Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity: Alcohol; Safe in Intense Heat) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 178 Cost...SKILLS 3......Breakfall 14- 3......Climbing 14- 3......Combat Driving 14- 3......Persuasion 13- 3......Streetwise 13- 2......KS: Mafia 11- 2......TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles SKILLS Cost: 19 Cost...TALENTS 5......Resistance (5 points) TALENTS Cost: 5 Value..DISADVANTAGES 5.....Dependence: Food Powers Gain 14- Activation Roll (Very Common, 1 Hour) 10.....Distinctive Features: Extremely high body temperature (150°F) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Virtually Everyone; Custom Adder) [Notes: Only detected from very short range] 10.....Distinctive Features: Extreme IR signature (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses) 5.....Distinctive Features: Fiery glowing eyes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20.....Hunted: Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 10.....Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) 15.....Physical Limitation: High Body Temperature (All the Time, Slightly Impairing) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Fear of Powers (Common, Strong) [Notes: Teen Champions Page 41] 15.....Psychological Limitation: Hatred of Mafia (Uncommon, Total) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Reckless (Common, Strong) 10.....Reputation: Can't control heat powers, burns things by accident, 8- (Extreme) 5.....Social Limitation: Minor (under 18) (Occasionally, Minor) 15.....Susceptibility: Immersed in water (Damage is Suppress on EC and MP) 2d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon; Custom Adder) [Notes: Substance must touch skin] DISADVANTAGES Points: 150 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 350

Re: Let's Do Lunch Pyrie doesn't have a Secret ID, so she wouldn't be worried about her identity being compromised. She'd question the guy's sanity, though, as her exploits so far mainly concern run-ins with organized crime (which might not be too healthy to publicize even if they did use fictional names). Also, good luck finding a teenage actress willing to work with pyrotechnics on the necessary scale--especially if Pyrie's anywhere near the set ^_-

Re: Foxbat is up Ouch. Nice to see that even in this age of Internet-baby-speak and seemingly-irrelevant grammar and spelling rules that the simple pun still thrives

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Here's my attempt to create my character Pyrie: As she's supposed to be seventeen, I wish that they had all the body shapes implemented, but this will do for now.

Re: High-body temperature character? Actually, I had found Furnace, and used him to get the basic idea for Pyrie's Damage Shield (Thank you for posting him, by the way. It's nice to have a good model for a barely-controlled fire character when working on one!) Though from the looks of things, I might want to add Continuous to it, which I neglected to do ;; Edit: Here are the changes I made based on Greywind's suggestion and looking at Killer Shrike's Furnace again: Pyrie - Empiria Maria Donati VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 18....STR.....8...18......13-.......HTH Damage 3 1/2d6 END [2] 23....DEX.....39...23......14-.......OCV 8 DCV 8 20....CON.....20...20......13- 18....BODY....16...18......13- 10....INT.....0...10......11-.......PER Roll 11- 15....EGO.....10...15......12-.......ECV: 5 18....PRE.....8...18......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 24....COM.....7...24......14- 10....PD......6...10/28.............10/28 PD (0/18 rPD) 10....ED......6...10/28.............10/28 ED (0/18 rED) 5....SPD.....17...5.................Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10....REC.....4...10 60....END.....10...60 40....STUN....3...40 6....RUN......0...6"................END [1] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 4....LEAP.....0...3 1/2"................3 1/2" forward, 1 1/2" upward CHA Cost: 154 Cost...POWERS 12.....Fire powers: Elemental Control, 24-point powers - END= 7.....1) Change Environment 4" radius, +4 Temperature Level Adjustment (24 Active Points); No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2), Nonselective Target (-1/4) - END=2 12.....2) Flight 12" (24 Active Points) - END=2 24.....3) Force Field (18 PD/18 ED) (36 Active Points) - END=4 45.....Flame Attacks: Multipower, 45-point reserve, all slots Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); all slots No Knockback (-1/4) - END= 4u.....1) Fire Blast: Energy Blast 9d6 (45 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) - END=4 2u.....2) Flaming Fist of Death: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 2u.....3) Killing Flame: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 30.....Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (60 Active Points); Only Works Against Fire Very Limited Type of Attack (-1) - END=0 11.....High Body Temperature: (Total: 21 Active Cost, 11 Real Cost) Energy Blast 0 1/2d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (Offensive; +3/4), Continuous (+1) (11 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) (Real Cost: 6) plus Change Environment 1" radius, +1 Temperature Level Adjustment, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (10 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2) (Real Cost: 5) - END=0 15.....Life Support (Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Common Cold/Flu; Immunity Fungal Infections; Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity: Alcohol; Safe in Intense Heat) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 164 Cost...SKILLS 3......Breakfall 14- 3......Climbing 14- 3......Combat Driving 14- 5......Persuasion 14- 3......Streetwise 13- 2......KS: Mafia 11- 2......TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles 6......+2 with any MP powers SKILLS Cost: 27 Cost...TALENTS 5......Resistance (5 points) TALENTS Cost: 5 Value..DISADVANTAGES 10.....Distinctive Features: Extremely high body temperature (150°F) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Virtually Everyone; Custom Adder) [Notes: Only detected from very short range] 10.....Distinctive Features: Extreme IR signature (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses) 5.....Distinctive Features: Fiery glowing eyes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20.....Hunted: Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 10.....Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) 15.....Physical Limitation: High Body Temperature (All the Time, Slightly Impairing) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Fear of Powers (Common, Strong) [Notes: Teen Champions Page 41] 10.....Psychological Limitation: Hatred of Mafia (Uncommon, Strong) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Reckless (Common, Strong) 10.....Reputation: Can't control heat powers, burns things by accident, 8- (Extreme) 5.....Social Limitation: Minor (under 18) (Occasionally, Minor) 25.....Susceptibility: Immersed in water (Damage is Suppress on EC) 3d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon) DISADVANTAGES Points: 150 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 350

Re: Foxbat is up He worries me somehow. It's like giving the Trickster access to Batman's fortune and Lex Luthor's ego. Though his presence could make things very interesting......

Re: High-body temperature character? Okay. I've edited her to match Cancer's suggestions, so here is the revised version (stats only; as much as I love her background, it's already in the thread, and takes up a lot of space): Pyrie - Empiria Maria Donati VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 18....STR.....8...18......13-.......HTH Damage 3 1/2d6 END [2] 23....DEX.....39...23......14-.......OCV 8 DCV 8 20....CON.....20...20......13- 18....BODY....16...18......13- 10....INT.....0...10......11-.......PER Roll 11- 15....EGO.....10...15......12-.......ECV: 5 18....PRE.....8...18......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 24....COM.....7...24......14- 10....PD......6...10/28.............10/28 PD (0/18 rPD) 10....ED......6...10/28.............10/28 ED (0/18 rED) 5....SPD.....17...5.................Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10....REC.....4...10 60....END.....10...60 40....STUN....3...40 6....RUN......0...6"................END [1] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 4....LEAP.....0...3 1/2"................3 1/2" forward, 1 1/2" upward CHA Cost: 154 Cost...POWERS 12.....Fire powers: Elemental Control, 24-point powers - END= 8.....1) Change Environment 4" radius, +3 Temperature Level Adjustment, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (26 Active Points); No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2), Nonselective Target (-1/4) - END=3 12.....2) Flight 12" (24 Active Points) - END=2 24.....3) Force Field (18 PD/18 ED) (36 Active Points) - END=4 45.....Flame Attacks: Multipower, 45-point reserve, all slots Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); all slots No Knockback (-1/4) - END= 4u.....1) Fire Blast: Energy Blast 9d6 (45 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) - END=4 2u.....2) Flaming Fist of Death: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 2u.....3) Killing Flame: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 30.....Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (60 Active Points); Only Works Against Fire Very Limited Type of Attack (-1) - END=0 8.....High Body Temperature: Energy Blast 1d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (Offensive; +3/4) (14 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=0 15.....Life Support (Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Common Cold/Flu; Immunity Fungal Infections; Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity: Alcohol; Safe in Intense Heat) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 162 Cost...SKILLS 3......Breakfall 14- 3......Climbing 14- 3......Combat Driving 14- 3......Persuasion 13- 5......Streetwise 14- 3......KS: Mafia 12- 2......TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles 6......+2 with any MP powers SKILLS Cost: 28 Cost...TALENTS 6......Resistance (6 points) TALENTS Cost: 6 Value..DISADVANTAGES 10.....Distinctive Features: Extremely high body temperature (150°F) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Virtually Everyone; Custom Adder) [Notes: Only detected from very short range] 10.....Distinctive Features: Extreme IR signature (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses) 5.....Distinctive Features: Fiery glowing eyes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20.....Hunted: Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 10.....Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) 15.....Physical Limitation: High Body Temperature (All the Time, Slightly Impairing) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Fear of Powers (Common, Strong) [Notes: Teen Champions Page 41] 10.....Psychological Limitation: Hatred of Mafia (Uncommon, Strong) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Reckless (Common, Strong) 10.....Reputation: Can't control heat powers, burns things by accident, 8- (Extreme) 5.....Social Limitation: Minor (under 18) (Occasionally, Minor) 25.....Susceptibility: Immersed in water (Damage is Suppress on EC) 3d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon) DISADVANTAGES Points: 150 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 350

Re: RPGFan's views on Champions Online Interesting. So there are a lot of customization options, which will keep me happy (until I run out of character slots) I also like the fact they're calling respeccing "retconning"; it means they're really working at keeping the comic-book feel to the game.

Re: High-body temperature character?

Re: Mind Slayer I don't drink, but even I'd be tempted to pick up a T-shirt. I doubt I'd wear it any where other than a gaming convention, but it is quite amusing

Re: Soliloquy and threats Sometimes the best sort of threat is understatement. For instance, answering a hero's defiance with a simple "Really." before revealing he's mind-controlled the hero's DNPC, who is moving in for the kill. If the villain's a bit more bombastic in nature, I recommend tracking down a bunch of old comics written by Stan Lee. He's very good at mixing alliteration ("By the hoary hosts of Hoggath!") with eloquence. Or watch any Bond movie with Ernst Stavro Blofeld; they also have a lot of the standard villain speeches. Eventually you'll get the idea, and find yourself rattling off things like "Pathetic worms! Did you feel your puny powers could be any match for my brilliance? None can stand before me, especially not the likes of you! MwahahahahaHAHAHAHA!!!" in no time ^_-

Re: Pyrie Thank you, Mr. R! I've taken your advice about the Damage Reduction and the Combat Skill Levels. I left Pyrie's BODY at 18, however; she's survived a lot which would have killed an ordinary person (at least, in a previous incarnation), so she needs to have a lot of durability outside her resistance to fire and heat. The revised stats follow: Pyrie - Empiria Maria Donati VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 18....STR.....8...18......13-.......HTH Damage 3 1/2d6 END [2] 23....DEX.....39...23......14-.......OCV 8 DCV 8 20....CON.....20...20......13- 18....BODY....16...18......13- 10....INT.....0...10......11-.......PER Roll 11- 15....EGO.....10...15......12-.......ECV: 5 18....PRE.....8...18......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 24....COM.....7...24......14- 10....PD......6...10/28.............10/28 PD (0/18 rPD) 10....ED......6...10/28.............10/28 ED (0/18 rED) 5....SPD.....17...5.................Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10....REC.....4...10 60....END.....10...60 40....STUN....3...40 6....RUN......0...6"................END [1] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 4....LEAP.....0...3 1/2"................3 1/2" forward, 1 1/2" upward CHA Cost: 154 Cost...POWERS 12.....Fire powers: Elemental Control, 24-point powers - END= 8.....1) Change Environment 4" radius, +3 Temperature Level Adjustment, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (26 Active Points); No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2), Nonselective Target (-1/4) - END=3 12.....2) Flight 12" (24 Active Points) - END=2 24.....3) Force Field (18 PD/18 ED) (36 Active Points) - END=4 45.....Flame Attacks: Multipower, 45-point reserve, all slots Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); all slots No Knockback (-1/4) - END= 4u.....1) Fire Blast: Energy Blast 9d6 (45 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) - END=4 2u.....2) Flaming Fist of Death: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 2u.....3) Killing Flame: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 30.....Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (60 Active Points); Only Works Against Fire Very Limited Type of Attack (-1) - END=0 8.....High Body Temperature: Energy Blast 1d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (Offensive; +3/4) (14 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=0 15.....Life Support (Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Common Cold/Flu; Immunity Fungal Infections; Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity: Alcohol; Safe in Intense Heat) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 162 Cost...SKILLS 3......Breakfall 14- 3......Climbing 14- 3......Combat Driving 14- 3......Persuasion 13- 5......Streetwise 14- 3......KS: Mafia 12- 2......TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles 6......+2 with any MP powers SKILLS Cost: 28 Cost...TALENTS 6......Resistance (6 points) TALENTS Cost: 6 Value..DISADVANTAGES 15.....Distinctive Features: Extremely high body temperature (150°F) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Virtually Everyone) 5.....Distinctive Features: Fiery glowing eyes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20.....Hunted: Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 10.....Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) 15.....Physical Limitation: High Body Temperature (All the Time, Slightly Impairing) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Fear of Powers (Common, Strong) 10.....Psychological Limitation: Hatred of Mafia (Uncommon, Strong) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Reckless (Common, Strong) 15.....Reputation: Can't control heat powers, burns things by accident, 11- (Extreme) 5.....Social Limitation: Minor (under 18) (Occasionally, Minor) 25.....Susceptibility: Immersed in water (Damage is Suppress on EC) 3d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon) DISADVANTAGES Points: 150 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 350 Background/History 'Piri Donati hated her family--her boring lawyer father and her boring accountant mother--simply because they were boring. She hated her boring school as well, and went out of her way to cause problems. She'd gotten involved in some "gang"-related incidents at school (actually poseurs who were trying to be a gang with no idea of what that actually meant) and had had trouble with the police a few times, usually over shoplifting. She'd run away from home a few times as well. All of this was to get back at her parents and school for being boring. Little did she know that her parents were not nearly as boring as they seemed to her: 'Piri's father was in fact distantly related to an East Coast crime family. Said family matters intruded roughly into her life when someone claiming to be her father's cousin Gino approached her father about leaving his practice and going east to work in the "family business", which 'Piri's father turned down. "Cousin Gino" told him there were other ways to make him cooperate.... 'Piri didn't think much of this threat until a few days later, when she was run off the road by a large black car and forcibly taken to a dockside warehouse. There, "Cousin Gino" told her she'd be held until her father changed his mind, or else.... 'Piri didn't really stop to think, she charged one of the men holding her, bowling him over, and ran for the nearest exit. Amidst gunfire, there was an explosion 'Piri shouldn't have survived. Quite to her surprise she did, though; even more surprising was the fact that she was sheathed in fire. She quickly discovered she could fly and throw firebolts; she used these powers to burn the warehouse to the ground, killing "Cousin Gino" and all his henchmen. Personality/Motivation Pyrie's personality is as fiery as her powers, and she has a tendency to leap before she looks. She is torn between wanting to have fun adventures and the responsibility which comes with her barely-controllable powers. Though she pretends not to care about others' feelings, she's very worried about what would happen if she lost control of her powers. Unfortunately her quick temper causes her to go on all-out attacks which can cause the collateral damage she longs to avoid. Quote "You've messed with me long enough. Now BURN!!" Powers/Tactics Pyrie can generate and manipulate flame. She normally uses it for defense (via a flame sheath about her body), attack (by projecting flame from her hands), and locomotion (flight). Subtlety not being her strong point, Pyrie tends to fly into combat at full speed, blasting any opponents with flame on her way in. Appearance Pyrie is seventeen years old, muscular, and wasp-waisted. She tends to wear a red bodysuit with gold accents and a gold-and-red stylized flame symbol on the chest. Her chin-length hair wraps close to her face--when it isn't billowing on the thermal waves rising from her. Her eyes are filled with fire (quite literally); only in moments of extreme fatigue can their natural brown be seen. She does not wear a mask, and isn't particularly concerned with hiding her identity.

Re: Pyrie Okay. I've made changes based on Roth's suggestions. Hopefully this will work a bit better ;; Pyrie - Empiria Maria Donati VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 18....STR.....8...18......13-.......HTH Damage 3 1/2d6 END [2] 23....DEX.....39...23......14-.......OCV 8 DCV 8 20....CON.....20...20......13- 18....BODY....16...18......13- 10....INT.....0...10......11-.......PER Roll 11- 15....EGO.....10...15......12-.......ECV: 5 18....PRE.....8...18......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 24....COM.....7...24......14- 10....PD......6...10/28.............10/28 PD (0/18 rPD) 10....ED......6...10/28.............10/28 ED (0/18 rED) 5....SPD.....17...5.................Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10....REC.....4...10 60....END.....10...60 40....STUN....3...40 6....RUN......0...6"................END [1] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 4....LEAP.....0...3 1/2"................3 1/2" forward, 1 1/2" upward CHA Cost: 154 Cost...POWERS 12.....Fire powers: Elemental Control, 24-point powers - END= 8.....1) Change Environment 4" radius, +3 Temperature Level Adjustment, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (26 Active Points); No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2), Nonselective Target (-1/4) - END=3 12.....2) Flight 12" (24 Active Points) - END=2 24.....3) Force Field (18 PD/18 ED) (36 Active Points) - END=4 45.....Flame Attacks: Multipower, 45-point reserve, all slots Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); all slots No Knockback (-1/4) - END= 4u.....1) Fire Blast: Energy Blast 9d6 (45 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) - END=4 2u.....2) Flaming Fist of Death: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 2u.....3) Killing Flame: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (45 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=12 24.....Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (60 Active Points); Only Works Against Fire Very Limited Type of Attack (-1), Always On (-1/2) - END=0 8.....High Body Temperature: Energy Blast 1d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (Offensive; +3/4) (14 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=0 15.....Life Support (Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Common Cold/Flu; Immunity Fungal Infections; Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity: Alcohol; Safe in Intense Heat) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 156 Cost...SKILLS 3......Breakfall 14- 3......Climbing 14- 3......Combat Driving 14- 3......Persuasion 13- 3......Streetwise 13- 1......KS: Mafia 8- 2......TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles 16......+2 with All Combat SKILLS Cost: 34 Cost...TALENTS 6......Resistance (6 points) TALENTS Cost: 6 Value..DISADVANTAGES 15.....Distinctive Features: Extremely high body temperature (150°F) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Virtually Everyone) 5.....Distinctive Features: Fiery glowing eyes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20.....Hunted: Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 10.....Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) 15.....Physical Limitation: High Body Temperature (All the Time, Slightly Impairing) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Fear of Powers (Common, Strong) 10.....Psychological Limitation: Hatred of Mafia (Uncommon, Strong) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Reckless (Common, Strong) 15.....Reputation: Can't control heat powers, burns things by accident, 11- (Extreme) 5.....Social Limitation: Minor (under 18) (Occasionally, Minor) 25.....Susceptibility: Immersed in water (Damage is Suppress on EC) 3d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon) DISADVANTAGES Points: 150 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 350 Background/History 'Piri Donati hated her family--her boring lawyer father and her boring accountant mother--simply because they were boring. She hated her boring school as well, and went out of her way to cause problems. She'd gotten involved in some "gang"-related incidents at school (actually poseurs who were trying to be a gang with no idea of what that actually meant) and had had trouble with the police a few times, usually over shoplifting. She'd run away from home a few times as well. All of this was to get back at her parents and school for being boring. Little did she know that her parents were not nearly as boring as they seemed to her: 'Piri's father was in fact distantly related to an East Coast crime family. Said family matters intruded roughly into her life when someone claiming to be her father's cousin Gino approached her father about leaving his practice and going east to work in the "family business", which 'Piri's father turned down. "Cousin Gino" told him there were other ways to make him cooperate.... 'Piri didn't think much of this threat until a few days later, when she was run off the road by a large black car and forcibly taken to a dockside warehouse. There, "Cousin Gino" told her she'd be held until her father changed his mind, or else.... 'Piri didn't really stop to think, she charged one of the men holding her, bowling him over, and ran for the nearest exit. Amidst gunfire, there was an explosion 'Piri shouldn't have survived. Quite to her surprise she did, though; even more surprising was the fact that she was sheathed in fire. She quickly discovered she could fly and throw firebolts; she used these powers to burn the warehouse to the ground, killing "Cousin Gino" and all his henchmen. Personality/Motivation Pyrie's personality is as fiery as her powers, and she has a tendency to leap before she looks. She is torn between wanting to have fun adventures and the responsibility which comes with her barely-controllable powers. Though she pretends not to care about others' feelings, she's very worried about what would happen if she lost control of her powers. Unfortunately her quick temper causes her to go on all-out attacks which can cause the collateral damage she longs to avoid. Quote "You've messed with me long enough. Now BURN!!" Powers/Tactics Pyrie can generate and manipulate flame. She normally uses it for defense (via a flame sheath about her body), attack (by projecting flame from her hands), and locomotion (flight). Subtlety not being her strong point, Pyrie tends to fly into combat at full speed, blasting any opponents with flame on her way in. Appearance Pyrie is seventeen years old, muscular, and wasp-waisted. She tends to wear a red bodysuit with gold accents and a gold-and-red stylized flame symbol on the chest. Her chin-length hair wraps close to her face--when it isn't billowing on the thermal waves rising from her. Her eyes are filled with fire (quite literally); only in moments of extreme fatigue can their natural brown be seen. She does not wear a mask, and isn't particularly concerned with hiding her identity.

Re: Pyrie Thank you for your comments. I'll see about dropping the STR (she probably shouldn't be able to lift 340+ kg, anyway ;; ) and eliminating the unnecessary Always On and Visible effects. The high body temperature problem had occurred to me She wears a lot of natural-fiber clothes (which don't melt like synthetics), and her superhero costume (once she's found a team with the requisite funding/know-how) will be made of a heat-transparent material which doesn't catch fire or melt/scorch/cook at the temperatures she's capable of producing. Until then, though, she does spend a lot on replacing clothes ;;

I've been away from Champions since Fourth Edition, and thanks to Champions Online have been inspired to try and get back into HERO System (after years of gaming in systems with fewer characteristics and much less math). I've got a character (originally built for a campaign which didn't use a rules system at all) that I'm trying to convert into HERO 5er. Pyrie is a seventeen-year-old girl with a bad temper who discovered she had the power to create fire (not to mention use it as a weapon, as a defense, and as a way to travel) when she was kidnapped by her father's Mafia-connected relatives (long story). Her main problem is that she can't completely control her powers, so always exudes a certain amount of heat. I've asked on the rules board about how to create that effect; now I'd like to have the character as built vetted by people much more familiar with the system. Thanks in advance! Pyrie VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 19....STR.....9...19......13-.......HTH Damage 3 1/2d6 END [2] 23....DEX.....39...23......14-.......OCV 8 DCV 8 20....CON.....20...20......13- 18....BODY....16...18......13- 10....INT.....0...10......11-.......PER Roll 11- 15....EGO.....10...15......12-.......ECV: 5 18....PRE.....8...18......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 24....COM.....7...24......14- 10....PD......6...10/28.............10/28 PD (0/18 rPD) 10....ED......6...10/28.............10/28 ED (0/18 rED) 5....SPD.....17...5.................Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10....REC.....4...10 60....END.....10...60 41....STUN....3...41 7....RUN......2...7"................END [1] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 4....LEAP.....0...3 1/2"................3 1/2" forward, 1 1/2" upward CHA Cost: 157 Cost...POWERS 12.....Fire powers: Elemental Control, 24-point powers - END= 8.....1) Change Environment 4" radius, +3 Temperature Level Adjustment, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (26 Active Points); No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2), Nonselective Target (-1/4) - END=3 20.....2) Fire Blast: Energy Blast 6d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (37 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) - END=4 16.....3) Flaming Fist of Death: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), Visible (sight, hearing, touch; -1/4) - END=18 12.....4) Flight 12" (24 Active Points) - END=2 19.....5) Force Field (18 PD/18 ED) (36 Active Points); Visible (Sight, hearing, touch; -1/4) - END=4 19.....6) Killing Flame: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=18 24.....Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (60 Active Points); Only Works Against Fire Very Limited Type of Attack (-1), Always On (-1/2) - END=0 8.....High Body Temperature: Energy Blast 1d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (Offensive; +3/4) (14 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=0 10.....Life Support (Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Common Cold/Flu; Immunity Fungal Infections; Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity: Alcohol; Safe in Intense Heat) (15 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 148 Cost...SKILLS 5......Breakfall 15- 5......Persuasion 14- 5......Streetwise 14- 2......TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles 3......Climbing 14- 3......Combat Driving 14- 16......+2 with All Combat SKILLS Cost: 39 Cost...TALENTS 6......Resistance (6 points) TALENTS Cost: 6 Value..DISADVANTAGES 15.....Distinctive Features: Extremely high body temperature (150°F) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Virtually Everyone) 5.....Distinctive Features: Fiery glowing eyes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20.....Hunted: Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 10.....Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) 15.....Physical Limitation: High Body Temperature (All the Time, Slightly Impairing) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Fear of Powers (Common, Strong) 10.....Psychological Limitation: Hatred of Mafia (Uncommon, Strong) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Reckless (Common, Strong) 15.....Reputation: Can't control heat powers, burns things by accident, 11- (Extreme) 5.....Social Limitation: Minor (under 18) (Occasionally, Minor) 25.....Susceptibility: Immersed in water (Damage is Suppress on EC) 3d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon) DISADVANTAGES Points: 150 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 350

Re: Jack Emmert discusses Champions (video) That was interesting. I like what I've heard so far on the conceptual side of things, an dwhat I've seen on the artistic/development side so far (Defender's helmet notwithstanding). I'm looking forward to this.

Re: High-body temperature character? Thank you! I'll give these a try and see how they work for her. EDIT: Here are the final(?) stats I've come up with (along with a lot of background). Is this sort of what you were thinking? Pyrie - Empiria Maria Donati VAL...CHA...Cost...Total...Roll......Notes 19....STR.....9...19......13-.......HTH Damage 3 1/2d6 END [2] 23....DEX.....39...23......14-.......OCV 8 DCV 8 20....CON.....20...20......13- 18....BODY....16...18......13- 10....INT.....0...10......11-.......PER Roll 11- 15....EGO.....10...15......12-.......ECV: 5 18....PRE.....8...18......13-.......PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 24....COM.....7...24......14- 10....PD......6...10/28.............10/28 PD (0/18 rPD) 10....ED......6...10/28.............10/28 ED (0/18 rED) 5....SPD.....17...5.................Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10....REC.....4...10 60....END.....10...60 41....STUN....3...41 7....RUN......2...7"................END [1] 2....SWIM.....0...2"................END [1] 4....LEAP.....0...3 1/2"................3 1/2" forward, 1 1/2" upward CHA Cost: 157 Cost...POWERS 12.....Fire powers: Elemental Control, 24-point powers - END= 8.....1) Change Environment 4" radius, +3 Temperature Level Adjustment, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (26 Active Points); No Range (Centered on Pyrie; -1/2), Nonselective Target (-1/4) - END=3 20.....2) Fire Blast: Energy Blast 6d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (37 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) - END=4 16.....3) Flaming Fist of Death: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 3d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), Visible (sight, hearing, touch; -1/4) - END=18 12.....4) Flight 12" (24 Active Points) - END=2 19.....5) Force Field (18 PD/18 ED) (36 Active Points); Visible (Sight, hearing, touch; -1/4) - END=4 19.....6) Killing Flame: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (56 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=18 24.....Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 75% (60 Active Points); Only Works Against Fire Very Limited Type of Attack (-1), Always On (-1/2) - END=0 8.....High Body Temperature: Energy Blast 1d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (Offensive; +3/4) (14 Active Points); Always On (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) - END=0 10.....Life Support (Immunity Bacterial Infections; Immunity Common Cold/Flu; Immunity Fungal Infections; Immunity Viral Infections; Immunity: Alcohol; Safe in Intense Heat) (15 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) - END=0 POWERS Cost: 148 Cost...SKILLS 5......Breakfall 15- 5......Persuasion 14- 5......Streetwise 14- 2......TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles 3......Climbing 14- 3......Combat Driving 14- 16......+2 with All Combat SKILLS Cost: 39 Cost...TALENTS 6......Resistance (6 points) TALENTS Cost: 6 Value..DISADVANTAGES 15.....Distinctive Features: Extremely high body temperature (150°F) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Virtually Everyone) 5.....Distinctive Features: Fiery glowing eyes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20.....Hunted: Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 10.....Hunted: Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) 15.....Physical Limitation: High Body Temperature (All the Time, Slightly Impairing) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Fear of Powers (Common, Strong) 10.....Psychological Limitation: Hatred of Mafia (Uncommon, Strong) 15.....Psychological Limitation: Reckless (Common, Strong) 15.....Reputation: Can't control heat powers, burns things by accident, 11- (Extreme) 5.....Social Limitation: Minor (under 18) (Occasionally, Minor) 25.....Susceptibility: Immersed in water (Damage is Suppress on EC) 3d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon) DISADVANTAGES Points: 150 Base Pts: 200 Exp Required: 0 Total Exp Available: 0 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 350 Background/History 'Piri Donati hated her family--her boring lawyer father and her boring accountant mother--simply because they were boring. She hated her boring school as well, and went out of her way to cause problems. She'd gotten involved in some "gang"-related incidents at school (actually poseurs who were trying to be a gang with no idea of what that actually meant) and had had trouble with the police a few times, usually over shoplifting. She'd run away from home a few times as well. All of this was to get back at her parents and school for being boring. Little did she know that her parents were not nearly as boring as they seemed to her: 'Piri's father was in fact distantly related to an East Coast crime family. Said family matters intruded roughly into her life when someone claiming to be her father's cousin Gino approached her father about leaving his practice and going east to work in the "family business", which 'Piri's father turned down. "Cousin Gino" told him there were other ways to make him cooperate.... 'Piri didn't think much of this threat until a few days later, when she was run off the road by a large black car and forcibly taken to a dockside warehouse. There, "Cousin Gino" told her she'd be held until her father changed his mind, or else.... 'Piri didn't really stop to think, she charged one of the men holding her, bowling him over, and ran for the nearest exit. Amidst gunfire, there was an explosion 'Piri shouldn't have survived. Quite to her surprise she did, though; even more surprising was the fact that she was sheathed in fire. She quickly discovered she could fly and throw firebolts; she used these powers to burn the warehouse to the ground, killing "Cousin Gino" and all his henchmen. Personality/Motivation Pyrie's personality is as fiery as her powers, and she has a tendency to leap before she looks. She is torn between wanting to have fun adventures and the responsibility which comes with her barely-controllable powers. Though she pretends not to care about others' feelings, she's very worried about what would happen if she lost control of her powers. Unfortunately her quick temper causes her to go on all-out attacks which can cause the collateral damage she longs to avoid. Quote "You've messed with me long enough. Now BURN!!" Powers/Tactics Pyrie can generate and manipulate flame. She normally uses it for defense (via a flame sheath about her body), attack (by projecting flame from her hands), and locomotion (flight). Subtlety not being her strong point, Pyrie tends to fly into combat at full speed, blasting any opponents with flame on her way in. Appearance Height: 5' 5" Weight: 123 lbs. Eye color: Living flame (originally brown) Hair color: Strawberry blonde Pyrie is seventeen years old, muscular, and wasp-waisted. She tends to wear a red bodysuit with gold accents and a gold-and-red stylized flame symbol on the chest. Her chin-length hair wraps close to her face--when it isn't billowing on the thermal waves rising from her. Her eyes are filled with fire (quite literally); only in moments of extreme fatigue can their natural brown be seen. She does not wear a mask, and isn't particularly concerned with hiding her identity.

I hate to start a new thread with my first post on a message board, but I've got a question which I can't find an easy answer for. I played Champions 4th Edition back in college (1994-1996), but haven't really done anything with it since. My interest was piqued in Champions Online, so I decided to try getting back into the HERO System. I've purchased Hero Designer and the PDF of Sidekick so far. I'm trying to create a superhero I had originally created for a campaign which didn't use any formal system (bad idea, I know, especially when the players are playing the supervillains). Her powers are flame-based, and include the standard flight, fire blasts, and force field. But the problem I'm having is how to simulate one of her Disadvantages. You see, her standard body temperature is over 150 degrees Fahrenheit, so she's very hot to the touch. Right now I've built it as Distinctive Features (concealable, major reaction), but I'm not sure that quite captures all the problems associated with being that much hotter than normal. In my image of her, makeup and soft foods tend to melt the instant she touches them, anyone who touches her draws back immediately as if burned (for obvious reasons), synthetic fabrics tend to melt, and so forth. Any suggestions?