Dan's Heroes Unlimited game

thejangler · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:56 am Post subject: Dan's Heroes Unlimited game

What: A Heroes Unlimited Game
When: Sundays, 12pm - 4pm
Where: Strebel Student Center @ Utica College
Why? because I love you

Ok, here's the deal, this game is open to everyone. This means that anyone who is able to attend the game is welcome to play in it. However if you can't attend, be respectful of me and your fellow gamers and let someone involved with game know you won't be there.

Alright, so here are some of the ground rules for this game.

- You can play any origin in the game except a Mega-Hero. Mega-Heroes, although big, strong and badass get very boring very quickly. Besides, there are only so many buildings in a city that you can pick up and drop on a villain.

- You can have any power or use any mechanic from any HU book or sourcebook, just bring the material with you. If you use a power or mechanic from a book that you or I don't have and you don't print it out, then don't bother, I won't allow it. It's totally cool to have the PDF of the book(s) and create and play from those, but when the time comes to check the rules on one of your powers and there isn't anything to check them from it becomes a problem. That being said, I have the PDFs for almost all of the books and any of you are welcome to them at any time, but if you're going to use them, please print out the page or two of material you are using and bring it with you.

- Remember people, this is a game. What do I mean by this? Relax and have fun with it. There are times where PVP combat may ensue or you may get frustrated with an aspect of the game, but rest assured, I am not trying to screw you over. I want to have a game where everyone has fun. So if there is something you're not happy with, tell me after the game and I'll try to work something out for you.

If you have any questions about the game or if you want any of the PDFs, PM me here, email me at thejangler@gmail.com or just wait until the next time I see you.
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thejangler · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

So you may be wondering, "what is the environment for this game going to be?". Well, I had a couple of ideas in my head but I finally decided to go with this one.

(try to imagine a narrator a la Mohinder Suresh from "Heroes" speaking this)

Earth, present day.

Over the past few decades, ordinary people started to develop extraordinary talents. Some might call these talents superpowers, some might call them gifts from the heavens, others would call them curses. These talents range from being able to fly to being able to dismember oneself and use their body parts as weapons.

Some used their talents for good, helping people in their time of need, others used their gifts to bring pain and destruction to a world that does not understand them. And yet others have secretly struggled to keep their powers hidden, hoping to live normal lives. Some people actually became jealous of those with talents and tried to endow themselves with powers in horrible experiments with few "successes"

In today's society, there seem to be more "villains" than there are "heroes". Super-Powered Crime is on a sharp rise and normal people are afraid to leave their homes.

Some "heroes" have tried to band together to help those in need, only to find that the people they were helping were ungrateful for their actions. This tested the patience of many "heroes" and led them to exile themselves from society as we know it, leaving the "villains" to run amok.

The Government is now trying to step in by including Super Powered beings in their police and military ranks. This trend started with a small city that had a big problem, Utica, NY.

Utica, at one time, was poised to be one of the biggest cities in the state of New York. The city and its citizens enjoyed prosperity in the 1950's and 1960's but the popularity of drugs and other sordid behavior sent this city on a downward spiral that no one thought they could save.

A place like Utica is every "villains" dream: the police force is a joke, violent crime is rampant and yet still many citizens still cling to the hope that things will turn around.

Within the last ten years, many "villains" have made Utica their base of operations, and most of them have done this unopposed. It is newly elected Mayor Vincent Scalise's goal to rid the city of "Villains" by setting up a city-run "Hero" team. Though many within the city Government don't approve of Scalise's "Fight Fire With Fire" approach, they all agre that something has to be done to save the city.

The Mayor, the Public Safety Commisioner and the newly appointed Super-Power Commisioner have researched all of the known Super-Powered beings in the city and have come up with a list of those they would like on this team.

Now the fate of the City is with these select people. Will they stand up against the "villain" element in this city? Will they join it? Or will they just simply sit on the sidelines and not put their talent to good use?
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thejangler · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

As a side note, anyone who gives me a detailed background on their character before the game starts at level two. Anyone who gives me a background within the first couple of games will get a huge XP bonus, but not an entire level. Any background received after the first couple of games will still get an XP bonus, but it will be much smaller.

So what do I want in a background? Use this form as a starting point:

Character Name -

Alias (if any) -

His/Her attitude towards society -

How powers were attained -

When were they attained -

Family / Close Friend's reaction to said powers -

Costume -

Occupation (other than adventurer) -

Home / Home life -

Education -

Why He / She decided to take on the role of Adventurer -

Like I said, this is just a starting point, you can add to or subtract as much of this as you want, but make it interesting. I also want to stress that this is optional, but if you don't do it, I can't focus on your character as much because I don't know about them!

I'll take them here on the boards, typed up and given to me in person or if you don't want your fellow gamers knowing your background quite yet, PM me or email me with your background info.

P.S. - I don't like how XP is doled out in this game so there will be a lot more XP given out in one session than in regular Heroes Unlimited games.
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MexicanAmerican · I heart posting. Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 251

Oh man, this sounds like fun. I think I'd really like heroes, it's too bad I can't play. Sad

I'm going to make a character anyway, just for fun.

thejangler · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

feel free to make a character. I want to keep an open game where people can drop in and out as they need to.
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hilikuS · Site Admin Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 974

Character Name - Daniel Coomer

Alias (if any) - Eighty-Eight

His/Her attitude towards society - Benevolent. Danny wants to help people, and do some good in this fucked up place called earth.

How powers were attained - Using his talents, DC was able to create rocket propelled gloves that anyone can wear. The trick however, is piloting yourself and maneuvering while going 500 MPH. The gloves are able to run on solar power, and have enough battery life to last at night if auxillary power is needed. DC was formally a rather talented airplane technician, who turned to fighting crime after his sister was killed inadvertantly in a bank robbery. He swore an oath to avenge her death by taking in as many villians as he can. His sister was a resident of Utica, and so he decided it would be most fitting to start there. Coincidentally it is one of the biggest cess pools for crime in the US. DC's powers are modeled after the turbine engines he used to work on as an airplane technician. He predominantly worked on McDonald Douglas MD88 aircraft, and so when he built the rocket gloves, he decided to take the plans directly from there. He spent his life savings to acquire rights to the patent for the plans. The best part about the design, is it's highly reliable and easy for DC to maintain. Since he spent a lot of his life working on these very engines (in a much bigger size) he's highly adept at working on these. The engines are of course miniature models of the real jet engines, but are still able to propel DC at speeds well over 500 MPH.

When were they attained - About 5-6 years ago, when his sister Martha died.

Family / Close Friend's reaction to said powers - As far as DC's family is concerned, most of them call him crazy, the rest call him stupid, except for his brother Max. Max took their sister's death as hard as Danny, if not harder, and so he admires what DC is trying to do. He keeps in touch as much as he possibly can, but Max has a pretty time consuming desk job, and is usually spending about 60-80 hours a week trying to make ends meet. He's catholic, so he's got 17 children (quite literally).
DC's father died when he was a young boy, but his mother and auntie live in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. He tries to keep their whereabouts secret, as he's heard horror stories from other heroes about their parents getting into trouble.

Costume - DC wears his old technician's suit, dirt grease and all. He dons an old Nazi hat he found at a military crap store. One of the war helms with a big spike on it (think schultz from hogan's heroes). He also wears a pair of old WW1 aviator goggles. Got em from the same store.

Occupation (other than adventurer) - Works for a major airline company and teaches classes on engine maintenance. It's only a part time temp job, and he tries to devote most of his time and resources towards fighting some crime.

Home / Home life - An apartment on Jewett Place. In case you guys dunno where that is, it's off of Oneida past the parkway.

Education - Bachelor's in Technical Airplane Repair from the University of Nebraska. Associates in Mathematics (if that's possible, but whatever) from OCC... That's Omaha.

Why He / She decided to take on the role of Adventurer - To avenge his sister's death.

Here's a picture of the jet if you really wanna see it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1mike/1198887305/

Hopefully that's good enough. I have no idea how the stats are going to look as this is my character idea. I know there's a power rocket fists, but that's about it. I wanted to run it by ya before I got going. I'm probably going to have to come up with some stuff to make everything make sense. For instance, how the shit he doesn't like die from flying that fast, but that should just be some, oh I have this awesome suit or some crap like that.

thejangler · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

Very tasty Bill, if you need any of the PDFs, let me know.
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MexicanAmerican · I heart posting. Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 251

Character Name - Robert Haskell

Alias (if any) - Nothingman

His/Her attitude towards society - Slightly hostile, he sees the emergence of crime and other vices as the fault of society. That said, he respects those who live honorable decent lives. Dreams of returning society to the "pure" 1950s. Has become obssessed with fighting those who go against his honor code.

How powers were attained - Before his crime fighting days Robert worked at News Channel 2 as a camera man. During a news cast, a lightning bolt hit one of the satellites, blacking out the entire station. When the power came back on, the only thing left was a steaming pile of Roberts clothes. Or so they thought. (I haven't had a chance to look at the book yet. Not sure exactly what powers I want to have).

When were they attained - Late 1990's

Family / Close Friend's reaction to said powers - Family? Friends? Nothingman cut off all contact with them after the accident, focusing only on a life of fighting crime.

Costume - Overcoat, fedora, boots, sunglasses. Face and skin are a constant screen of static. His voice sounds like a combination of news anchors layered over each other.

Occupation (other than adventurer) - None

Home / Home life - Lives alone in a flat on broad street.

Education - High school education, mostly self-educated after that.

Why He / She decided to take on the role of Adventurer - Wants to wash the filth from the streets of Utica.

hilikuS · Site Admin Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 974

Mardak5150 · Deviant Boy Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 318

So Dan I was actually wondering if i could do the keeper of the Fiddle to Hell, I won't ever use it, I would use other instruments and just carry the Hell Fiddle, if i can tell me or I'll have to make a different Character

Mardak5150 · Deviant Boy Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 318

Um....Alternate Character

Character Name - James Whitney

Alias - Nightshade

His/Her attitude towards society - A very elegant and gentleman like person, who carries grace and elegance on and off the field of battle. He views society as a group of people who need his saving and the ladies are just his reward. Most of his time is spent improving himself, although he can be quite vain, he has many friends and loves to throw formal parties. His trademark is a deep red rose that never looses its brilliance and never fades.

How powers were attained - Bitten by a vampire was said to have drained all the light from his body, but he was able to fight off the Vampiric Embrace, but the powers he had attained stayed with him....

When were they attained - Several Years Ago on a dark stormy night....

Family / Close Friend's reaction to said powers - Shock and amazement, but have been sworn to secrecy

Costume - Formal Pants, Longs Flowing Jacket, Frilly Shirt....(insert Raphael from Soul Calibur 3)

Occupation (other than adventurer) - None, all he does is manage his trust fund

Home / Home life - a little on the expensive side, but he can afford it, decorative, yet open, many parties have the walls seen

Education - Street Smart, Bachalor's Degree in Love / College Dropout

Why He / She decided to take on the role of Adventurer - Seemed like the job he was best suited for, after his parents died, he lead a dull life, and he decided that was the only way he could give back to society, and its a good oppurtunity to show off

thejangler · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:01 am Post subject:

okay noobie, a few things:

1. You can play the "blues traveler" guy if you want. I'll just treat the instruments as Magical Objects and have each one give you a different power. But they have to be powers listed in the books. That means no Portal to Hell. I'm not in the business of designing powers.... yet

2. Who is this Vampire? Why did he try to Embrace you? How did you fight off the Embrace? Why did this Vampire choose you to Embrace?

3. What trust fund? How much is in it? Where did the money come from originally?

Aside from these couple points, good job on the backstory. Give me some more info on these things or do your "blues traveler" guy that you wanted to do originally and that'll be good enough to get you started at level 2.
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Scorcho · Generous lover of posting. Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 564

Hey man, Anthony said he's not gonna be running his game this Sunday. Do you wanna start it up this week?

Tychomonger · The College Crier Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 367

Character Name - Et All

Alias (if any) - We have nothing to hide

His/Her attitude towards society - We are here to help in a small way.

How powers were attained - We are the mind of the entirety of the ancient and far flung civilization Et. Long ago we discovered the means to shed this physical world entirely, to step out of time and space, to merge our minds into one. For a timeless period, we sought to preform great works, seeding life, enlightening existing worlds, etcetera. We found our actions to often have horrible unforeseen consequences, and began to doubt our right to meddle in the affairs of the lower realms. As one last experiment in this realm, we have constructed a body for ourselves from primitive nanites, a vessel or avatar in which we can reenter linear time. For the duration of the experiment we shall limit the scope of our consciousness to a level roughly analogous to the indigenous sapients. We shall alight on Earth, and attempt to assist the local champions of good and justice.

When were they attained - We are newly manufactured.

Family / Close Friend's reaction to said powers - We are one.

Costume - We are gray, and vaguely hominid.

Occupation (other than adventurer) - Some may call us scientist, others may call us gods. We call ourselves Life.

Home / Home life - We are as of yet the only civilization to achieve transcendence. We mourn the lack of distinct equals.

Education - We have seen the the frontier of the expanding universe, and have explored the cavernous spaces between nucleus and electron shell. However, we must lock most of this away to interact meaningfully on Earth. We shall retain whatever information we consider necessary to the task.

Why He / She decided to take on the role of Adventurer - We are in a time of self doubt. We seek to restore our confidence in our role as champions of complexity and vanquishers of entropy. Failing that, we shall abandon our quest and find a pursuit less likely to ruin the lives of those we seek to protect.
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hilikuS · Site Admin Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 974

Reminds me a lot of that Futurama episode where bender was playing gods with that civilization on his chest.