Mark Rand

I've been wondering if the fourth edition is still in use and your opinion of it for a play-by-post game.

Grunt, a Bulldozer type, who thinks he's God's gift to females, might take more damage from a female super than a male one because he doesn't think a female super would hit him. Female super: "Hey, Grunt, do you know the name of the Christmas ballet?" Grunt: "What are you talking about, Doll?" Female super: "NUTCRACKER!" He then gets a punch, kick, or knee to the groin. Grunt: pained noise before vomiting and passing out.

Nice. From the alien bar's windows, the Ohio River, CSX railroad tracks, and electrical transmission lines are clearly visible. The West End Bridge is in the distance upstream and the Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge, which carries Norfolk Southern's Fort Wayne Line, is close by downstream.

REACT might be something like one of Tony Stark's companies. I could see it headquartered in an area industrial park instead of right in the city.

Opus the Penguin

Based on the above the penguin from either outer space or another world might be an intelligent male who can stand warm temperatures and wears a box on his chest that converts his noises to human speech. The lady who drives him is a member of the Penguins Ice Crew. She uses a team-owned SUV to drive him to official events.

Perhaps he/she goes to the alien bar on West Carson Street in McKees Rocks. There are a few questions that should be answered. Does he/she drive himself/herself or get rides from someone, maybe someone the team pays to serve as an escort/bodyguard/driver/PR person? Where does he/she come from, another planet or another universe? How did he/she get here?

Okay. He might even be comfortable in a larger range of temperatures than an Earthly penguin.

Great ideas, Spark. Heinz may still be involved as an associate sponsor, so the catsup bottles might stay. I loved the video and saved it to my computer. One other idea is that the Pittsburgh Penguins new majority owner is, instead of Fenway Sports Group, a local woman who is also a member Penguins Ice Crew who likes to sit on the bench with her team when she can.

It has been announced that Heinz Field is going to be renamed Acrisure Stadium. Fans already hate the new name.

The first role-playing game of any kind I was in was D&D. It was also the first RPG I GMed. The first superhero game I was in was V&V. I was also the GM.

Very nice.

I think I'll let whoever writes that chapter decide that.

Should've said "International paramilitary group".

I always liked the idea of VIPER as an international criminal cartel instead of an international terrorist group.

The 4E Champions base might be somewhere, perhaps with a full basement, or basements, along with nearby quarters for staffers and hangars for aircraft for when their jet isn't needed.

There's no Browns Island, but the Allegheny River has Herr's Island, Six-Mile Island, Sycamore Island, Nine-Mile Island, Twelve-Mile Island, Fourteen-Mile Island, and Jacks Island. Sycamore Island and Nine-Mile Island are across the river from each other and Fourteen-Mile Island has homes on its downstream side and its upstream side is part of Allegheny Islands State Park. An interesting note is that the C.W. Bill Young Locks and Dam runs between two of the islands. The Ohio River has Brunot's Island, which is owned by Duquesne Light, Davis Island, and Neville Island, which is also Neville Township.

The Bathtub WHAT IS IT? A depressed section of Interstate 376 where the highway passes very close to the Monongahela River and sometimes through it during periods of high water. FUN FACT: About 40,000 vehicles pass through the area daily, per Steve Cowan, a PennDOT spokesperson. BATH TIME: This section of I-376 was built as part of the Penn-Lincoln Parkway project in the 1950s, according to Cowan. The problem with flooding dates back that far as well, per the Post-Gazette, though it’s unclear exactly when the nickname was first coined. While “The Bathtub” used to flood when the river reached 18 feet — a fairly common occurrence — engineers installed a wall in the ’80s that raised the threshold to 24 feet — less common but not unheard of. Still, flooding remains a concern there and while PennDOT is aware of those concerns, it says further improvements have been impeded by logistical and financial challenges. THE FIX IS IN? Cowan says it isn’t a plumbing or drainage issue that causes the area to flood, but rather it’s simply the positioning of the roadway there. “Basically, the elevation of the road is lower than the elevation of the river during high river flows,” Cowan explained, adding that PennDOT is in the process of preparing a study for alternative solutions to the problem. SEE IT FOR YOURSELF: You’ll pass through the bathtub on I-376. On certain days, though, you may need a kayak. Got a Pittsburgh term you’re curious about? Ask away.

Cool. There are 5 Masonic buildings in the Pittsburgh area, plus the one that was sold to Pitt and now is home to a number of university departments. Theere are also a number of other such buildings in the area that would serve the same purpose.

While college-age heroes are the default setting for this book, junior and senior high school students are possible. A GM deciding to do so will have to create the school from the information on the Pittsburgh Public Schools website.

Three more NPCs. Sharon Ten Bears and Donna Gray, who were on the Stage Crew while Rob and Tabitha were in high school, are Pitt students. Sharon, who has been to Space Camp, is, like her parents, a member of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh (AAAP), is studying Astronomy, and is on the Theater Department Stage Crew. She often wears her Space Camp flight suit to star parties at the Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Park and the Mingo Creek Park Observatory in Mingo Creek Park. Donna is a Technical Theater student and on the Theater Department Stage Crew. Barbara Gray is a classroom engineer with the Engineering Department of Pitt’s Center for Teaching and Learning. Her red hair, the navy blue flight suit she always wears, and the three gear bags she has make her easy to recognize as she does classroom technical inspections.

Instead of Point Park University, they're going to be at the University of Pittsburgh, where I worked for 28-years before retiring at the end of June in 2016 at age 66.

This could be done at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse. The complex features three public performance spaces; the 560 seat PNC Theatre, the 200 seat Highmark Studio Theatre, and the 99 seat Rauh Theatre. Other possible theatres are in the city's Cultural District along Penn and Liberty avenues on the Allegheny River which includes numerous theaters, galleries, and concert halls including Heinz Hall, Byham Theater, O’Reilly Theater, Benedum Center, and Wood Street Galleries as well as restaurants and housing.

That's the plan. Right now, Lady Heart and Sunspell are students at Pittsburgh's Point Park University.

Good points, Scott. Which war were you referring to?