RexMundi

Re: This is sort of morbid curiosity but... Blood of Heroes never happened. Never. It was just, some ugly that crept into the beautiful MEGS system........Still though, the BoH books were handy for lining the bird cage. ~Rex

Re: Combat examples I'm sure that would help. My Sunday game canceled due to the hosts Rugrat Infestation this week, SO, Sunday I was planning on posting my 400/75 Super Hero Genre example. The way I'm going to post in (in parts so to speak), Does allow for interaction, heh. ~Rex....Notes the name of that example is "Furball Rising".

Re: Questions about the Champions 6E core rules book Dagnabit....I needed another set for the "Not Mangled by Use" shelf..... *Blames Canada* .... ~Rex

Re: This is sort of morbid curiosity but... Oh I agree, it's how I built my guys that I wanted that way. In an OCEAN of folks that didn't or went for the sell back etc etc .....It's just cleaner now, right there at the beginning. ~Rex

Re: This is sort of morbid curiosity but... Lot of wonky thing with it. I like to think of it as a quarter pounder value meal from McDonald's. Some times that hits the spot, like when you have no other option or you got a coupon. The rest of the time I prefer good home cookin. ~Rex

Re: This is sort of morbid curiosity but... Actually the Super Strength does factor in. In Grappling and Throwing. For punching not so much but I'd have to check the new rules to see what it went to now since stuff layers a touch differently. Just don't feel like looking it up just yet. d20 makes gives me a stomach ache do I have to work up to it. As for the HERO and Dex being seperated from CV. GOOD. I got sick and tired of my "Heavy Weight Champion of the World turned Vigilante" also having to be "The Worlds Greatest Gynmast and Tightrope Walker Ever!" (Unless I wanted to do one of the cheesy Power Gamer sell backs to get Exactly the same effect as divorcing CV from Dex gives me in the first place). Besides, there are still plenty of Dex related things that give you more CV if you bother to use them. Back to the topic though. Friends don't Let Friends do MnM. ~Rex

Re: Conan: The Current Movie in Progress..... They did the contacts thing in the movies, as for the Look, one of the reasons they wanted Momoa was his closer resemblance to the Frazetta art and some of REH's and the SSoC BWS descriptive elements of tanned and weathered. Heh, at least with Momoa, you don't have to hit the guy with the spray on Tan. ~Rex......Still thinks there is a way to go until we get our Real Conan flick but it's moving in the right direction.....Also hates Multiple Blade Swords, unless of course, it's in Sword and the Sorcerer.

Re: More cosmic weirdness: diamond planet I would call it "Stay Away!" because that's not exactly the most friendly of environments there that caused that to occur heh. Still though cool article. Now to make sure the guys in Antwerp don't go building a Project Orion transport to run out and fetch it. ~Rex

Re: This is sort of morbid curiosity but... Tell him not to do it. Friends don't let Friends do MnM. Pancaking, is the D20 Habit of being able to Layer several feats together to get an exponential growth of effect, often in combat. It's not just power attack let's say, but starting with that, then using the NEXT feat to Rob from the new Peter to give to the New Paul, then wash rinse repeat. It's a sort of power mechanic manipulation crunchy thing that if you tie it into the foundation of OTHER things, just increases the effect exponentially. Like a Stack of Pancakes. In short, it's a very appealing Mechanic to those that liked the same set up in DnD 3.x, except now they can Power Game a build at the Super Hero level instead of just the DnD level. Power Creep is something every game suffers from, but in MnM it's built right in and it's exponential in scope (as opposed to HERO's Linear power creep which is easily controlled). Hence when the Power Level rises, the problems multiply. Now that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's a pain in the butt paperwork thing, HUGE difference between a PL 10 game and a PL 11 game as far as cause and effect goes. That kind of disparity is really visible in use and effect in the DC Adventures Stuff. Sometimes it's handy in defining things and genre differences but I build at a very detailed Level so it's exponential differences in cause and effect in relation to the environmental scale is a migraine waiting to happen. HERO's linear growth pattern is easier to deal with in the long term. If you poke around you can find piles of threads both for an against, for me it came down to this. HERO, is a Seven Course Meal at a Restaurant, Owned and Run by a master chef like Gordon Ramsay and he's serving up all the plates as well. MnM, is a plate of Buffalo Wings and a bag full of Halloween Candy chased down by a 12 pack of Jolt Cola. Now I like me some Buffalo Wings, Candy, and Jolt Cola.......but it's not HERO. ~Rex

Re: Combat examples Then we'll do 300, because that's the way HERO rolls. ~Rex

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? Listening to this: ~Rex...says she has a voice like Kittens and Rainbows.....

Re: This is sort of morbid curiosity but... Explosive Exponential Power Creep, Copy Paste-itis, Pancaking Power Builds, and simply not very much Game for your money. Not to mention some Mechanics issues associated with a roll and save format. Current Edition is better then the first two though and it's eminently playable. It's just, HERO Lite, Diet HERO, not quite HERO enough, etc etc etc .... ~Rex

Re: NASA: Patron of Hard Sci-Fi? Yeah unfortunately. Shame they've been beat to even THAT punch since how....the early 1900's, possibly 1800's, heh.... ~Rex

Re: NASA: Patron of Hard Sci-Fi? Bleh, there is already plenty of really good Hard Sci Fi out there. I'd rather not have NASA screw things up by getting involved. Just sit back and let the real authors have access to the pretty pictures and terminology. ~Rex

Re: This is sort of morbid curiosity but... Play both. Prefer HERO. Lacks the MnM Issues that irk me and is easier to Fix if I trip over something HERO I don't like. I find MnM a perfectly acceptable entry level game though. ~Rex

Re: Questions about the Champions 6E core rules book *SIGH* I want books. ~Rex

Re: Combat examples You mean 128 Colors...... ~Rex

Re: WWE Snark-Free Zone Ric Flair is going to be one of those Wrestlers that Dies in the Ring. Not via an an unfortunate accident either, but during a match. Just watch. ~Rex

Re: Combat examples It's the Hero boards, ask for a crayon, we build a crayola factory. ~Rex

Re: Combat examples Breakdowns are good, I'll transcribe one of my examples later.....though I like the challenge bit as well. I say, BYOC, 6e standard Super (400/75), post said critters for review then we can pick the fight. ~Rex

Re: Conan: The Current Movie in Progress..... We need to get you out to more movies heh.... I think this one still rolled along well for a Savage Sword of Conan movie. But as we know there is a big difference between those, which are master pieces in their own right, and say, the REH written story, which goes beyond Masterpiece on several levels. I'm starting to think, that it would be incredibly difficult to hit the REH material spot on. It's like trying to explain poetry to someone that doesn't like poetry. the BWS Visual stuff like the Savage Sword of Conan, THAT material can be nailed left and right. It's already in a visual format. Step in the right direction at least. Another 20 million or so woulda improved the flick. Someone smart needs to adjust the old Arnie flick for Inflation. ~Rex

Re: WWE Snark-Free Zone There's more then a few pro's out there living well but they are folks that woulda been smart with their money regardless of career. Some of these guys though, old and new alike, they burn through it faster then they make it. ~Rex

Re: Combat examples Or we could duke it out for the guy, Right Here in 6e. I had to write up a bunch of combat examples for a bunch of my players. May still have them around on the desk somewhere. Could transcribe a few. ~Rex....some of the fights are worth a chuckle......

Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Sorting out the piles of Champions stuff, found two of my earliest PC's retooled for every edition from 1st til, well, 6th. Shotput and Paragon.... ~Rex

Re: WWE Snark-Free Zone