I need a GM reminder on the stats of the uniform for Violet again, if any.
And a confirmation that these are Penetrating attacks? So I can keep my math straight in my head.
Yes, penetrating.
I'll have to look up the uniform stats, I had hoped people would write them down.
I was away from my laptop at the time. They're somewhere here in the discussion thread. I'll find them and repost them here.
Found it in the Gameplay Thread:
The uniforms provide 3 points of resistant defense against electricity, 3 points of non-resistant vs heat, and 3 points of non-resistant PD vs blunt force attacks (like fists), needless to say, Pulse doesn't get those benefits. Blaze's is made out of a special material that has a melting point of 1500 degrees, and provides 5 pts of resistant defense against heat, but no other defenses. Mud, being Mud, is expected to simply pretend to be wearing one that matches everyone else, and therefore gets no extra defenses. So... basically Aegis and Violet. :P
So everyone but Pulse or Mud gets:
3rpd vs. Electricity
3pd vs. Heat
3pd vs. blunt force (assuming "normal" damage)
Pulse gets:
5rpd vs. Heat
Mud will be getting something as well, as soon as I figure out what I can give him that fits his character and won't get lost with goo. :P I'd planned on having something sooner, but RIF and all...
Blaze got heat resist. Pulse can't wear a uniform with her Bucky armor.
Seems everyone's mixing someone else up for Blaze, today.
I blame the heat wave here in Oregon.
Clearly I need rpd vs. Heat.
Range in Champions is based on active points (AP * 5").
So, for example, a 50 point power has an active range of 50*5" = 250". Each inch is 2 meters, so a 50 point power has an active range of 500 meters (about one and a half football fields).
I think we're waiting on Blaze aren't we?
I believe so. I'll poke him again.
Wit' a Stick! While he Slept!
Aegis as well. I'm gonna try to help her work out exactly how 'throwing a giant tree' works tonight. Which I'm not super certain of, except the fact that it caps out at body+defense, which, by the book is like 16 body damage.
We'll see if we get it right :p
Make a Hoist Check to make sure she can throw the tree without snapping it in half.
Characters often want to throw objects not for distance, but as a form of attack. This requires a standard Attack Action and Attack Roll, modified by the balance and aerodynamic properties of the object (see below) and possibly the object’s size and shape (see page 382 of the HERO System 5th Edition, Revised rulebook). The damage done by throwing an object is the same as that for using an object to hit someone with in HTH Combat: the thrower’s STR damage, up to the DEF+BODY of the object in dice.
So, to lift the tree (assuming it's as big around as say a foot and a half thick, and she's using 40 feet of it), is probably at least as heavy as a draft horse. So that requires 23 STR to lift it.
That leaves the rest of her strength for distance, or 37 Str. Since this is a standing throw, that gives her basically 15 inches in this oversized Caber toss. She's throwing an unbalanced, unaerodynamic object, so there's a -4 to hit. However, she's basically turning it into an Area of Effect, so she's going for a hex DCV of 3. Range penalties are based on her distance to the snake she's throwing at.
Her damage would be her normal str damage (12 dice), plus I'll add in another 5d6 for the tree's mass.
I think everyone goes on 9 besides Pulse so are we good to move to 9? If The snake moves on 9 he goes before us right?
Sorry, my father is in the hospital again, ER trip Saturday. I'll try to get posted sometime this week.
Hopefully all is well, Kitty. More self destruction or something else?
Take care of yourself, boss.
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I've been dealing with major anxiety lately. Normally I go in phases of expanding and contracting. I'll stretch myself too thin, and then I'll rebel against all of the responsibilities and expectations I've gathered for myself. I feel like I can do it, so I try, and I really do my best. But eventually I wind down. All of the optimism and energy I can muster slips away, and I'm left mostly as a shell of myself, moving forward like a ghost.
I've been falling towards despair for the last few weeks. I've been feeling more and more like nothing I do matters or makes a difference. And I've struggled against that. On Friday and most of Saturday, I had really good days. Things seemed better... Then my anxiety lead to defensiveness, lead to a fight, lead to someone confirming all of my worst fears. The things I know are true when I'm most unhappy. And now I'm skittering at the edge of a really deep depression.
I'm letting you guys know this, because I need to limit what I feel responsible for, so I can limit my anxiety. I need time to repair. I'll continue to do my best, but if my best is less than you're used to, then I feel you all deserve to know why, up front.
I'll be here... Ish.
Off-topic, but if folks are interested in playing students at an academy for Wizards and Witches, in a rules-light, open-ended setting with lots of room for fun (and specifically targeted at new players, younger players, or experienced players who want a break from the grimdark), feel free to check out I Want To Be A Wizard!, a game by yours truly.
I assure you that all the serial numbers have been filed off the brooms. ;)
When Pulse's max stats go down, what happens to her current stats? (I.E, end, body)
Body becomes her normal max body, minus the damage done from staying in that form (the susceptibility). Endurance crashes to 0. Stun drops to normal minus the stun taken from the susceptibility.
GM smashed his hand in between the truck tailgate and cap cover this week, severely bruised right middle fingertip (purple under the nail) and scraped a bunch of skin off. Hard to type, so sorry about that. Feelign better now.
To all my games :
Sorry everyone, things have been really hectic RL. After smashing my hand 2 weeks ago, my right hand (dominant hand!) is almost back to normal, other than the middle finger which has this odd numbness in the tip (I apparently crushed some nerves, so will need to wait for them to grow back). Additionally, as of last Thursday, I had to move my Dad to another assisted living facility. This required me to spend all day Thursday picking up, transporting, and assembling 400 lbs of new Ikea furniture (with the numb digit). Then Friday was all day moving him into the new place, and assembling the rest of the furniture. Finally, Saturday I pretty much slept through as I was in tremendous amounts of pain (working on a freezing floor and lifting heavy stuff with a bad back for two days). Sunday I spent all day again working on his room.
I had to put together more furniture, this time for my Mom, Monday. And finally, today was busy all day doing errands (groceries, etc) that I hadn't done all last week.
I will try to get all the posting done tomorrow. Apologies again.
Do what you gotta do, bossman. We're here.
Real life always comes first and I've been way behind on my posts sorry, I'll try to have one up tonight so you don't have to bot me.
They've now officially cancelled Luke Cage on top of Iron Fist. :(
We miss you, Kitty!
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To all my games :
Apologies for the lack of posting. October was... not fun. Life sucker punched me, and while I was distracted with the bloody nose, Fate snuck up behind me and beat me with a baseball bat.
Things are clearing up, but it may be after the holidays before I have the energy to post regularly.
On the good side, it's looking like I may be employed before Christmas again, so yay.
Again, apologies for falling off the face of the earth, just... as I said, October was not a good month.
Glad to see you back...ish kitty. I was worried!
Welcome back. Real life always comes first, sorry you've been having trouble but we will still be here when you're ready to come back
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To all my games,
I'd again like to apologize for the lack of posting in October/November. It was about 30% physical, 30% mental, and 40% situational. I don't want to go into all the details, but I really did need the two months to deal with life and recharge my batteries. I spent a lot of time running around doing job searching, a lot of which included driving for 6-8 hours a day doing job interviews in Houston, which is a 3 hour drive for me. I almost had to move to Houston to get work, as I was not finding anything in Austin.
I do have good news though, all the hard work was worth it. I had two job offers arrive within a 24 hour period right before Thanksgiving. I am happy to announce that as of yesterday, at 8AM EST, I am now gainfully employed again with an international company. Best of all though, I am not going to have to move to Houston for it, I can stay in Austin and travel as needed while working remotely.
My health, and the health of all my family, is also in a much better place as of this week (other than a really nasty chest cold that made the rounds in the house, and for which I'm still hacking up congestion from).
Thank you for your patience, and I hope life is going well for you also.
MDT
Kitty!
Welcome back. :)
Woo! Grats!
Welcome back, glad to hear you are doing better
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Nice. :) Still a bit strapped after 6 months of no job.
Happy holidays all. Hope you had good ones.
Did it eat your response again, kitty?
Sorry all, my mother was rear ended this afternoon by some idiot in a cargo truck while she was stopped on a 2-lane highway to make a left turn. He was going about 60mph (about 95-100kph for our European friends). She's ok, but they're keeping her in ICU for a day or two due to her age and a head wound that they don't think is serious beyond some scarring. Just got back from the ICU after they got her situated. I'll try to get a post up tomorrow sometime.
This is complicated by my work not letting me post from work (Paizo is blocked).
Ooof. Keep us posted, boss.
Sorry, Kitty! :O
Hope she's doing well, no rush.
Family first. Best of luck.
For those who havent' gotten them all already, you can get your library for about $18 via the humble bundle.
Also : Targeting March to return to normal posting (I hope). Sorry for all the delays.
You're good, kitty. How is your mom (and her vroom vroom) doing?
Got her a new car a couple of weeks ago. She's doing ok, still having some issues, especially emotionally (her friend who was in the passenger seat died in the hospital). :(
:(
I'm going to hide this campaign to clean up my dashboard. If it restarts, please PM me.
cheers