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Re: Mental Powers I think, perhaps, a lot of this comes down to the fear many have of mental-based characters already being too powerful. Perhaps in some part CoM was created to combat that, I don't know. But I was reminded, reading the last few posts, how opinion is highly divided as to whether mentalists are over- or under-powered or somewhere inbetween. I tend to think they're fine. Although I don't think CoM makes a real dent either way if the optional rule is used to allow for -3 ECV rolls. Actually, I kind of think things are worse, balance-wise, if GMs take the letter of the law re CoM in 5th, because then there's no SFX mitigation for different minds and I think it's a little too effective, although not by much, perhaps not even significant. And I'm not really blaming the rulebook if GMs don't take SFX into account, but then again I do think that 5ER, as it stands, is too leading with CoM as written. To the point you made about abuses for PCs, I don't know how bad it is as to be fair the CoM rules state - in what I find to be a bit arbitrary - that "all player characters...are affected as if they belong to the Human class..." - which most GMs are going to end up applying to at least many NPCs to balance, though the text doesn't state that. Clauses like this make the whole thing fudgey, though.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings Is any musing really "random"?

Re: The Last Word Or like, you know.

Re: Musings on Random Musings Edited, see http://www.herogames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=756969&postcount=10 or thread http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=756969#post756969 I'm going to ask Ben to lock this. All musings on random musings can now go to the new thread as indicated above.

Re: Musings on Random Musings Edited, see http://www.herogames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=756966&postcount=9 or thread http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=756966#post756966

Re: Musings on Random Musings Yeah, I don't hear that it's "little" effort, but, yeah, I know what you mean.

Re: Musings on Random Musings Well, guys can multi-orgasm, it's just a lot more difficult.

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Re: Mental Powers It's a fair point but I"m of two minds on that - properly explained and understood, such a -1/4 Limitation can make sense...so long as the GM does indeed take it that it will limit the character on some occassion. But, yes, these things often lead to what you cite. In my campaign, though, it'd be -1/4 - actually given 2 of the PCs aren't human, it'd be worth a lot more!

Re: Musings on Random Musings Why? I hope it wasn't something we said, seriously.

Re: Mental Powers I sometimes don't like these 4-way cross-fire arguments. Too many friendly fire injuries! That plus it just gets confusing.

Re: In a Bind Excellent points, Prestidigitator. Of course I'm an argument looking for an excuse on this one as it's more an "old school passion" issue to me, but I think your argument holds water objectively. The only caveat might be that it might be better, as much as these are used, to lump them together only for limiting the # of skills and keeping them broad, but that's "simply" a scope issue re skills in general, then.

Re: Mental Powers Can we just degenerate to me calling you names instead of all this reasoned argument? I disagree. I see the issue PRECISELY as related to simulation (big S, little s, whichever). I want to see the guidelines more clear as to the manifestation of the SFX of the actual mental power. And I think the rest becomes a regurgitation back into what I said before...

Re: A Thread for Random Musings As told to myself: I was at this corner it felt like the same corner I'd been at before and I heard this music and I remembered being at this same corner at another city and another time when I was younger dancing up and down with the music with the traffic and the people around and now I only stand here Remembering that I had done this and none of the feeling is left

Re: The Last Word So messed up I want ya here In my room I want ya near Now we're gonna be face to face And I lay right down in my favorite place And now I wanna be your dog And now I wanna be your dog And now I wanna be your dog Well come on! (listening to the Stooges) Man, you have to so respect that guitar riff, the verse one! And the bells are a nice touch.

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Re: How do you feel about Superheroes that kill? Hey, Nexus, I have PMed and emailed you, have you seen that?

Re: The Last Word We weren't...heyyyyyy!

Re: Musings on Random Musings Yikes! I mean, the usual arrangement is indeed one of the best reasons to be male. It's the second best, in fact, the best is having a penis.

Re: Musings on Random Musings Yo, don't be doin' that to me, homes, you be disrespectin' me I be in yo face!

Re: Musings on Random Musings Well, seriously, I would think that intrusive even if I seriously thought (as opposed to wildly speculated) someone might be RFK (which reminds, me, "Ben", I noticed that we never actually saw a picture of you and Fred together..hmmm...), because to me that's an invasion of their privacy unduly if it's just me "wondering". If there's some sort of cause or if you see fit as part of your regular duties, cool, all fair. But for you to do it just because I wonder (unless of course I presented something actually worthy of inspection) seems unfair. By the same token, while I might admittedly wonder and even have the occasional back-channel to a "real" person, I don't want to taunt anyone publicly. I think VDM's post was just humorous, though. And my post was intended to poke fun at those of us who would treat newbies unduly susiciously, indirectly.

Re: The Last Word How the heck do I respond to that?

Re: Hit Location: Heart Wasn't the reason it was easy was partly due to Xander's hold-over military instincts and knowledge? (Dear God, I just confirmed my geekiness...)

Re: The Last Word I'm calling PETA! They'll picket DOJ! And so Ben will lock this thread! AND I WILL WIN! BWA HA HA!

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