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1126803718[/unixtime]][br]But points into Perception and Intelligence Skills is cheaper than putting points into Intelligence; and only one out of five points matter - If you have five points, that's a boost. Six points? No change. Four points? no boost.[br] [br][br]Depends if you want both though....

Crissa at [unixtime wrote:1126742781[/unixtime]]
Intelligence . . .

So nobody in your HERO games ever make Perception rolls or use about half of the skills in the game?

Interesting.

Perhaps it's different from where you live, but in the area where I live, the local governments have said specifically that freedom of religion only applies to judeo-christian beliefs. It's technically against the constitution to do so, but no one's stopping them because the religious right have a ...

Although I disagree with Crissa on this statement:[br][br] . . . and several of the stats don't really do anything. [br][br]There is one stat that is somewhat mechanically worthless and that is Comeliness which you get at 2 points per 1 character point. So 4 whole character points is what it takes t...

Crissa does bring up another limitation in HERO. The lethality index is kind of low in the game due to it's Superhero roots. People get knocked out a lot in the base system, but killing them is a good bit toughter and in certain genres can be too tough. The optional hit location and wounding rules h...

1126483956[/unixtime]][br]I'm really curious about the HERO system. I know next to nothing about it besides a brief glance through it. On face value it seems to be a lot similar to GURPS, but a lot of people seem to consider it more balanced and a better system. Why is that? [br][br]Because it's mo...

Kirin, you're trying to apply logic to the motivations of a corporate legal department. Down that path lies madness and sweaty palms.

1125548516[/unixtime]]Oh, something like "Tomb of Horrors", huh? [br][br]Tomb of Horrors was mostly about how smart your players were since a lot of the module is traps and puzzles. Die, Vecna, Die! was a total character grinder that dealt with a whole lot of unavoidable encounters with h...

Nevermind, I was thinking of the wrong module.

Was Vecna Lives! the one that ended 2ed or was that Die Vecna Die?

I don't even play D&D anymore so I guess the answer to your question is definitely no.

So they finished the show? Or just the season?

I have found that I watch more things via Netflix than actual TV anymore. Especially things that come on during the weekends so I haven't been following any of the swank DC cartoons at all recently.

It's funny, but the game that started this thread had its production run stopped in under a year.

I'm so happy I didn't spend money on it. I guess it's the Vs. system if I want to get my CCG on for money.

well I couldn't let it pass[br][br] Tumbling, spring attack and huge movement - never take an attack of oppportunity, and they can't get close enough to retaliate. [br][br]And you'll never hit anything, because your BAB is mediocre and you had to ditch your best stat into WIS and then maybe DEX or C...

So I'm over on the HERO Games boards and D&D came up in a thread about advantages of HERO over other systems. No problem I can name several especially with regards to D&D that go beyond subjective preferences. However while I can't stand 3.5 anymore there were folks running it down by just b...

We also had our own lenghty discussion on Mary Sueism right here on these very boards.

LINKY

Another message board I am on has already been arguing this. [br][br]The local government has always had that power for seizures. The Supreme Courts ruling states that it's under the domain of the individual States to keep local municipalities from abusing Eminent Domain. [br][br]So power was given ...

Sweet, thanks for the links.

Reading the Merlin stuff isn't much of a priority on my list right now. But I'll still keep it in mind.

Mega-bump.[br][br]I just got back from the official TKD honeymoon in which I read all of the Corwin books. I didn't even know that the story continued with Merlin until coming back here to double check this thread, but now I'll have to track those down at some point.[br][br]Anyway, my question is wh...

I wouldn't allow that. Other than meta-game reasons they have no reason to believe that box isn't real. Sure they could try to feel it and stick their hand through it, but I would count that as their interaction to see it's a glamer.

Putting a guy in a box with Silent Image is always one of my favorites. They can't see through it unless they make their will save and they're guaranteed at least one round of interaction before they are allowed to attemp that Save.

Strength is super cheap. Run your strength up crazy high and then if your GM isn't paying attention see if you can't throw some naked power advantages on it while he isn't looking. Technically this should go over your Active Point (AP) cap, but if you're dealing with somebody not paying attention yo...

1116259887[/unixtime]][br]Right now, in my uneducated and probably incorrect opinion, there are a glut of college educated people, and not enough positions for them. [br][br]Like all broad generalizations this is both true and untrue. It really depends on what your degree is in plus other factors l...

1115667730[/unixtime]][br]Still, going back for my masters is now beginning to gnaw at me. Which makes my peers laugh and accuse me of sado-masochistic machinations. Anyhoo ...[br][br] [br][br]Don't worry I too seem to suffer from this sudden and odd yearning to put myself through hell again. For a...

I just celebrated by 4 year anniversary of getting the hell out of school.

I still don't miss finals.

Wow, I'll take not understanding Math for $1000 Alex. So the guy doesn't how on average you won't remotely do nearly the same damage fighting with two medium weapons via TWF versus two-handing something. And his Two-Weapon defense comment is a damn joke. Because of the to-hit penalties I can get the...