McCoy

Hermit, thank you. Sounds like an interesting mix.

Just checked. Have a FOAF who is on probation (technically different from parole) who drives a truck between CA and TX. He calls and leaves a message on his probation officer's machine whenever he is taking his eight hours out of the truck (not realy sure all the rules involved in this). Anyway, his job does require trqvel through 4 states, so far no problems.

Originally posted by D-Man

That would be problematic in that paroles aren't generally allowed to leave the state, and if they do, they [generally]have to enter the supervision of another state's parole agency or the local sheriff's department, which means they can only go to state's that cooperate with their own state.

 

Presuming all of the state's the parolees went to were participating, or the compan made special arrangements, it would be doable. Seems like a royal pain, though.

Bounty hunters were mentioned. Maybe an arrangement could be made that they travel as a team, under the authority of a Sheriff's Deputy from each state, or under the authority of a Bond Enforcement Agent. Depending on how much pull the leage had, maybe even a Federal Marshall could travel with each team.

Would be a royal pain to try to pull off in RL, but I think for fiction/role playing you could tweak it enough for some versimulitude.

Originally posted by Armitage

The "S.S. Minnow" was named after Newton Minow, Chairman on the FCC in 1961. He made a speech that called television "America's vast wasteland." and then he placed programming authority in the hands of the networks. I'm sure that really helped.

Correct, the man Sherwood Schwartz said had ruined television.

Thank you everybody for your input. Think I have the team almost in mind now.

Skipper and Mrs. Howell will be the high DEX martial artist. Skipper will have some enrages, slothful speedster Lovey must make an ego roll before entering combat. "Honestly, does it have to come to violence again? Why can't we settle this like ladies and gentlemen, with social oneupsmanship, backbiting, and vicious gossip! Really! They'll let just anyone become a super villian now!"

Ginger and Mr. Howell both are accomplished at geting the others to do what they want, they are the team mentalist. Thurston more a pure mentalist, Ginger telepath/telekinetic/pyrokenitic.

Gilligan, the brick, with luck and unluck, and some absorption as a tribute to his glutton nature.

The Professor, proud gadgeteer. Considered making him the first (AFAIK) nonfocused gadgeteer, able to create devices out of pure mental energy (think Green Lantern without needing a ring). But I liked Oruncrest's tribute to Greatest American Hero. So another space probe crashed on the island, this one with what appeared an experimental powered armor space suit. The Professor was the only one it would fit, he tried it on. Turns out it was an alien symbiote (maybe Venom's species, maybe not) that has grafted to his body. Now can do anything he can make the suit understand.

Mary Ann. Nothing seems right. Invisibility/desolidification/shrinking? Maybe. Ninja-like stealth and sneak attacks? Maybe. As the avitar of envy, perhapse a power mimic? "Gee, I wish I had that power! Oh wait, now I do!"

The rolling method, then apply STUN multiplier to the BODY that actually penetraited.

Re: Re: Sounds like an Origin to Me

Originally posted by Hermit

LS: Extreme Cold?

All I've got so far is that, extra running bought as skating, and a stick-oriented Martial Arts style.

Anyone?

Maybe I've watched too much Bravestar, but I've had this image stuck in my head for a while. Imagine a centaur, wearing a Stetson and a gunbelt. No idea where this came from, no idea what one would do with it, it was just there.

Pilot script gave Lovey's maiden name as Eunice Wentworth. Same script gave Mary Ann's name as Bunny. We may have to agreee to disagree on this one.

OK, in who's "honor" was the ill-fated S.S. Minnow named?

Varies widely.

A friend recently compleated a year on probation, during the year he had Court-ordered 12-step programs twice a week. Everyone there was also on probation.

Like Blue said, as long as no laws are being broken Probation/Paroll officers can waive most rules, and often will if they think it is in the best interest of the, um, client. Geting an honest job, even working with other ex-cons, would be in the client's best interest.

Originally posted by winterhawk

Longhorn: Minotaur style brick.

I'd go with that one.

Planing a subplot with Slug. He'll be summoning some demons to act as cannon fodder and diversions. Thought it might be interesting to make the demons Moorcockian archtypes, the Mother of all Reptiles, the Lord of Sharks, the Parent of All Starfish, etc. As the subplot continues, the archtypes will be less evolved, and closer to the Elder Worms. (How am I going to make the Lord of All Sponges threatening? Let it be a challenge to me.)

If memory serves, there are some 15 phyla not represented by living animals. Can someone direct me to a web site that names and describes these extinct phyla? Those should yield some "unearthly" demons.

Thanking everyone in advance!

Originally posted by Argus

Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, The Lone Ranger, Brisco County, Jim West, Paladin, Maverick, Billy the Kid, Butch or Sundance, Judge Roy Bean.

 

A.

All either historical persons or retcon, all of the retcons still under copyright.

I've already mentioned Mrs. Howell's maiden name in this thread. As far as her given name, I maintain it was Lovey. The radio broadcast in the first and second episode mentioned millionaire Thurston Howell III and his socialite wife, Lovey. When Zsa Zsa Gabor was on the island, she called her Lovey. The pilot script gave Lovey as a nickname and a different given name, but I think that, like Mary Ann's name, that was changed between the script and the filming.

Log Off

A single PC in civies is waiting on line in a bank. Four to six civilians come in, pull guns, and pull the world's most inept bank robbery. They will seem to be somewhat glassy eyed, and may repeat a catchphrase from a video game. If there is no resistance they will take the money, leave as a group, and be captured by the police within three blocks. If the PC announces themselves, they will open fire. They will have total disreguard for their own safety, be at 0 DCV, using brace and set, and making no attempt to use cover.

Either way, when apprehended, they will truthfuly deny any memory of the robbery. A character with mental awareness may detect some residual mind control.

Over the next few days there will be more robberies, banks, electronics stores, computer retailers, hardware stores. All perps will act like characters in video games, have total disreguard for their own safety, and have no memory of what they have done. Getaways will improve, but from each robbery at least half of what was taken will be recovered.

The PC's will find a pattern to the robberies (all taking place within a three mile radius, or some such) and backtrack to a young mutant clairvoyant. He can see distant events, but only real time, and only while using a computer monitor as a focus. He thinks the robberies he's seen are video games.

But his powers do not include mind control.

He's a cyberpath, and has unwittingly mind likned with a sentient computer virus in his desktop. The virus is the one with the mind control, the one that has been conducting the robberies, and the one who built the battle-bots currently coming in the door.

Challenge:

A plot involving a former Pro athlete, the First Lady (present or former), or a hot air baloon.

Re: Re: Jekyll & Hyde

Originally posted by OddHat

Excellent write-up of the movie version of the character. Nothing in the film about it, but I might drop the armor and add some regeneration. Hyde was afraid of being shot, and it's not unraeasonable to assume that a formula that makes him into a giant might also heal him up a bit. Maybe some Damage Reduction defined as "Evil Never Dies."

Thank you. I had considered adding regeneration, but wondered if I was getting into adding powers not shown in the movie just because they were cool.

Character now is only 276 points, If a GM wants to use this version they could add regeneration, or other poweres to fit their vision.

I was amazed at how few points this character took, but I definitely did not want to take the STR beyond 60.

Hockey player's body found after 14 years

 

REGINA - The body of a Canadian hockey player who went missing in Austria in 1989 has been found frozen in the Alps.

 

A man grooming the snow found Duncan MacPherson's body last week 40 km south of Tyrol, Austria. The 23-year-old had been snowboarding on the Stubaier Glacier when he disappeared.

 

His parents, Bob and Lynda MacPherson, will leave for Austria later in the week. The body was discovered with identification, but his mother says she has to see for herself.

 

"We have to see Duncan's body to be certain in our minds that it is him," said his mother.

 

MacPherson had been a 1984 National Hockey League first-round draft pick when he went missing. He played three pro seasons in the American Hockey League before accepting a position with Scotland's Dundee Tigers.

 

After his disappearance, officials told the family his rented snowboarding equipment had been returned. His parents and girlfriend spent six weeks in Europe searching for MacPherson.

 

But the equipment was found with the body.

 

His mother says they are glad to finally know what happened to their son. They hope to have an autopsy done and bring the body back to Canada.

 

Written by CBC News Online staff

My condolences to his family, but in a superhero universe he would have been found, and revived.

Unfortunately, I know squat about winter sports. Anyone have a suggestion of what sklls and powers could be made from hockey, snowboarding, disappearing/reappearing equiptment, and 14 years in a glacier?

Originally posted by BobGreenwade

Willie.

We have a winner! Pilot script gave the character's name as Willie Gilligan, no indication if Willie was the given name or a nickname for William. Either way, name just doesn't fit the character.

Give it 24 hours.

It is a more common name than Thurston, or Jonas. Probably more common than Roy. But it just does not fit him. No wonder it was never uttered.

And I thought the name of the Greatest American Hero was even more obscure than the Professor's name!

Bonus Question: Gilligan's first name. As far as I know it was never broadcast, and you have to go to the script of the pilot for it.

Originally posted by Mightybec

I saw a documentary that stated that each of the castaways were based on one of the seven deadly sins. Maybe thier powers are based around those sins.

 

Mightybec

Writers say that wasn't intentional, but it does seem to fit.

Gilligan: Gluttony

Skipper Jonas Grumby: Wrath

Thurston Howell III: Greed

Lovey Wentworth Howell: Sloth

Ginger Grant: Lust

Professor Roy Hinkley: Pride

Mary Ann Summers: Envy

Re: Flight task checklist

Originally posted by Victor

As an aside: On modern cruise ships, the ship has one or more navigators as part of the crew, who guide it from port to port. When they come into port, a "pilot" who works at the port facility (or for the coast guard equivilant, in some cases) will come on board to perform the actual docking.

 

I'm not sure it's practical in space, as it more than doubles the number of docking/undocking sequences required, but xenophobic, iron-fisted, and/or overly-cautious stations and ports may insist that only their people perform dockings or landings, and only after the ship has been given a cursory search/inspection by their forces. Whether there's an inspection or not, the passageways are generally required to be clear of all passengers during boarding, and often until the ship is docked.

 

Starship navigators should be prepared for the possibility, but may well chafe at having to hand over controls of their ship to a stranger.

I would imagine that would be done by remote control or telepresence. At some point, the Navagator is told to switch over to local control, and the ship is docked by someone not even on board. Like having someone in the control tower take the plane to the jetway after landing. Would also expect this to be more common on spacedocks and orbital stations rather than planet landings.

Originally posted by misterdeath

To my mind, it's kind of related to No Figured Characteristics (-1/2). Figured Characteristics are a big part of the value of Str. Since Damage is as big a part of Str as Figured Characteristics, or maybe even more, I would think they would have the same modifier.

 

So, -1/2 sounds good to me.

 

D

Almost Figured Characteristics Only. I'd give it -1/2, and that seems to be the consensus.

Originally posted by BobGreenwade

Does anyone remember the all the powers everyone got in that episode? I've actually been thinking about that one for a couple of weeks now (on and off), but Gilligan ("How did you pick up that log?" "With one hand.") and Maryann are the only ones I could come up with on my own.

I believe Gilligan, Mary Ann and Mrs. Howell were the only ones that got powers. Think the episode is coming up soon in the cycle on TV Land, I'll watch carefully.

There was an episode of Gilligan's Island where some of the castaways got (tempoary) super-powers from irraidated vegetables. Gilligan got super strength, Lovey super speed, and Mary Ann enhanced senses.

Let's forget the vegetables. If, on an alternate Earth, the unnamed island had been in the fallout footprint of nuclear bomb testing, and the seven had Marvelesque radiation accidents, what powers would each get?

Originally posted by Agent X

Have them recite an oath and use a detect lie - if they lie when they recite the oath they don't get in.

That was my thought. And as a GM I also realized this would be the equlivent of leaving the key under the mat for all twelve year old sidekick wannabes. You and your GM can decide if that's an advantage or a limitation.