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  7. Campaign Limits

    in HERO System Discussion

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    Re: Campaign Limits

     

    Caps end up becoming defacto minimums and are artificially limiting.

     

    I currently play in a fantasy game where this is the case.

     

    No archetype is duplicated among the PC's but all have virtually identical combat stats due to to artifically enforced hard caps.

     

    The GM states that this makes designing the opposition easier. I understand this to a certain extent. However our characters feel more constrained than 1st Level characters from the game which shall not be named and that just feels weird.

     

    But I abide.

  11. What does 'Magic' mean to you?

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    Re: What does 'Magic' mean to you?

     

    I'm not sure I get this. A 12d6 'magical fire' blast costs the same as a 12d6 'regular' fire blast.

     

     

    Take the following 3 Fire SFX examples:

    A. normally created normal fire

    B. magically created normal fire

    C. magically created magical fire

     

    I agree that A and B should cost the same. But I think C should be more expensive or at least be built with different mechanics than normal fire to represent its magical nature.

  12. What does 'Magic' mean to you?

    in Champions

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    Re: What does 'Magic' mean to you?

     

    I am hearing a couple of different answers so far.

     

    Fire created by magical means is still just 'normal' fire.

    vs.

    Fire created by magical means is 'magical' fire (with no points difference).

     

    The second option appears to devalue the points spent by a character to actually create 'magical' fire (example: the flames can't be dispelled by water; only dispel vs. magic will work).

     

    Should a dispel vs. magic work against a 'normal' fire created by magical means?

  13. What does 'Magic' mean to you?

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    Re: What does 'Magic' mean to you?

     

    What if we have a character whose power is control of and immunity to fire (like Human Torch). We have another character who generates magical fire (like Ghost Rider). Can Ghost Rider's magical flames burn Human Torch?

     

    If so, why?

  21. Ninja Spring Leap

    in HERO System Discussion

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    Re: Ninja Spring Leap

     

    I'm pretty sure I could persuade the GM to allow me to use gliding or swinging rather than flight. In fact with gliding you start off with a height equal to your leap' date=' and I'm sure a decent GM would allow you to substitute 'bits of scenery' for 'thermals'. It sounds more like one of them anyway.[/quote']

     

     

    I really need to visit the UK sometime.

     

    You guys must have better drugs than we do.

  22. Normal Human

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    Re: Normal Human

     

    Why do you have to have characteristics in excess of 20 before you can consider NCM? Depending on the group as a whole' date=' if everyone else has stats way over 20, and you are the sole exception, why couldn't you use it?[/quote']

     

    That's mighty close to pondering the un-ponderable.

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