GM WhtKnt's Forge of Heroes (Inactive)

Game Master WhtKnt

Use this thread for OOC chit-chat, please, as well as notifications that all need to see.

What You Should Know About Me
My real name is John, but I'll answer to almost anything, so long as its close. I normally check daily and try to update at least every two days (excepting weekends). I don't promise to hold to that, but I will try.

What you should know is that my wife is 90% blind and I am her eyes. I do all the driving, as well as help her with emails and such (reading them and sending them out). In addition, both of us work for a major convention (she is the Director, and I am the Gaming Director), so sometimes my life gets a little hectic. We also attend a lot of local cons to us.

What I Expect from You

I also need to know if everyone can do Roll20 for maps. It's my preferred system, but if necessary, I will use Google Docs. If you can use Roll 20, please tell me your Roll20 identity, so that I can set up the characters.

Hello.

My real name is Stratton, I'll answer to that, Reck, Reckless, DMReckless, Qnetic.

My Roll20 ID is Stratton L.(period included, looks like)

Thank you for the selection.

Grand Junction location
Grand junction information

Please feel free to use these details in your backstories, character discussions, etc. The more real the feel, the better. I will, however, be making up certain personalities with whom you will be working or meeting on a semi-regular basis. Folks from Grand Junction, please pardon me if I retool your favorite reporter, civic official, etc.

Thanks for the selection, GM! I'all have to build an alias for Ghost, and then I'll post with it.

Roll20 works for me.

I also need to know if everyone can do Roll20 for maps. It's my preferred system, but if necessary, I will use Google Docs. If you can use Roll 20, please tell me your Roll20 identity, so that I can set up the characters.

My Roll20 is Samnell T.

I can do Roll20. I can't always get on it at work. I'm Philo P.

I didn't think I was on Roll20 but apparently I made up a login for myself back in 2013. I seem to be Bill D. over there.

Roll 20 is fine.

I'm Jeremy C.

*Mutters about unsuitability of avatar image options.*

And here is the created avatar for Ghost. Of course, just the word "Ghost" is taken, so I had to include the full name, even though he has a secret identity.

*Mutters about unsuitability of avatar image options.*

And here is the created avatar for Ghost. Of course, just the word "Ghost" is taken, so I had to include the full name, even though he has a secret identity.

I was surprised Electron was taken, but it was.

Since people can't ever get rid of avatars, I expect most simple names are taken. Sometimes you can get by with a period at the end of it.

So is this gonna start anytime soon? Or are we just gonna have to listen to Mr. and Mrs. Roboto and their marital bickering?

I wasn't bickering.
=)
Just establishing my character.

Don't worry. I'm sure we'll get to bashing stuff soon enough I'm sure.

Careful observers will note that there is no year given on my dateline. The reason for that is so that I can run without worrying about real-world events invalidating the game (or vice-versa). If you need to reference a time frame, then just assume that it takes place this year or in the next year or so.

So have we already been recruited as the Rocky Mountain Justice League? Or is the plane crash what brings us to people's attention?

Not just yet. Right now you are relative unknowns.

Electron, your avatar is confusing because it's the same as Samnell's player avatar.

Electron, your avatar is confusing because it's the same as Samnell's player avatar.

I bet Nick could have gotten off that dance of ruin...

Electron, your avatar is confusing because it's the same as Samnell's player avatar.

It is kind of hard to find a good one.

Isikos wrote:

Electron, your avatar is confusing because it's the same as Samnell's player avatar.

It is kind of hard to find a good one.

That's the truth.

*Points to above post about avatars*

It is so the truth.

I agree. I'd prefer a shadow form that's not all monstery.

And I love this, one hero racing towards the problem in their car, the other one hacking the traffic lights to keep people out of the area.

It is rather amusing. Unfortunately, there's not a lot Ghost can do otherwise, since his teleport is limited range, and 250 feet means he'll get onboard the plane just in time for it to crash into the ground.

*slams head on desk* This is comic book physics. It doesn't work like the real world.
*slams head on desk* This is comic book physics. It doesn't work like the real world.
*slams head on desk* This is comic book physics. It doesn't work like the real world.
*slams head on desk* This is comic book physics. It doesn't work like the real world.
*slams head on desk* This is comic book physics. It doesn't work like the real world.

Okay, I'm good now.

Yeah, no way to catch a plane with real physics.

Nor use kinetic energy to counter kinetic energy without beating the hell out of the subject.

But Q lives in comic book world.

:)

I was thinking more about the reason why it's falling. If a 747 loses all four engines at 30,000 feet, they can still glide about 90 miles. Even at 10,000 feet they could still easily miss the city and find a highway to land on.

That's the big problem with superhero games.

A LOT of variables when flying a plane however. Just how good are the pilots? How heavy is the plane? Is it full of fuel (which makes it heavier and more dangerous) and nearly empty (lighter and safer) but no fuel means no flying either. Fire in the engine? Bird strike? Too much ice on the wings? There are literally hundreds if not thousands of different ways planes can crash. Keeping them flying is the amazing part really.

I was thinking more about the reason why it's falling. If a 747 loses all four engines at 30,000 feet, they can still glide about 90 miles. Even at 10,000 feet they could still easily miss the city and find a highway to land on.

That's the big problem with superhero games.

IRL I bet high pressure water smashing into spinning jet turbines means they go off-balance and then go flying to pieces, bits going through the fuselage. But Nick doesn't know that. :)

A LOT of variables when flying a plane however. Just how good are the pilots? How heavy is the plane? Is it full of fuel (which makes it heavier and more dangerous) and nearly empty (lighter and safer) but no fuel means no flying either. Fire in the engine? Bird strike? Too much ice on the wings? There are literally hundreds if not thousands of different ways planes can crash. Keeping them flying is the amazing part really.

Fuel can be dumped. Losing fuel means no power to the engines, but doesn't affect their ability to glide. Ice will do this, but it's more due to ice preventing the flaps and other controls from moving.

If nothing breaches the hull, deforms the wings, or locks up the control surfaces, they can glide all the way down.

Also...Air is thinner the higher you go. Less lift. Colorado is one of the highest states in America. Thinner air, less lift, less 'gliding.' The 747 are also called Jumbo Jets for a reason. They don't glide well. Its kinda like flying a big aerodynamic Brick with wings.

Also...if the wind is hitting them from behind, they can go faster, but also get less lift. Conversely, headwinds will slow an aircraft, but also provide more lift. That's why Aircraft Carriers turn into the wind to help the planes gain more lift on takeoff.

Lots of Variables upon Variables...

True, but they have an "average" glide ratio of about 15:1. Most likely it would still stay above 10:1 in most conditions. That's still 60+ miles at 30k feet.

Also...Air is thinner the higher you go. Less lift. Colorado is one of the highest states in America.

Now I'm thinking about whether or not Nick has a habit. :)

Project M.I.N.O.T.A.R wrote:

Also...Air is thinner the higher you go. Less lift. Colorado is one of the highest states in America.

Now I'm thinking about whether or not Nick has a habit. :)

Well, you're not the Idol of Millions yet, so why not go for it?

Hydronaut wrote:

Project M.I.N.O.T.A.R wrote:

Also...Air is thinner the higher you go. Less lift. Colorado is one of the highest states in America.

Now I'm thinking about whether or not Nick has a habit. :)

Well, you're not the Idol of Millions yet, so why not go for it?

He's definitely tried it. For a regular thing his background could go either way. Nick's a fitness nut ("Dude, that's my lung capacity!") and a laid-back hippie kid.

Okay... pulled myself out of Sims 3, and nothing else eating at my time now. Sorry for vanishing. How should I jump in?

Do you have a way to slow the plane's descent? We aren't officially a team yet, I don't think, so we're all trying to figure out how we can save the day. Jumping in with something would be about the best option.

It's simple - you just need somebody to tell her that the plane is filled with freshly caught tuna.

She's a Batman protegee so skills based with gear. Her crisis armor I believe has flight capabilities, but she can't catch falling aircraft.

*checks* Yeah, it has flight capabilities, but only at 16mph. It's rocket assisted gliding.

In a teleport-flight race between Miss Meow and Ghost, we would tie!

Honestly, whatever you can do to help would probably be great. Even if it isn't much.

Okay, let me catch up then to the action then.

While in DCUO the rocket assisted glide movement ability in Acrobatics is arguably the fastest movement mode in that game (if used right)... 15 power points does NOT go very far when building a suit of power armor. Most of the points went towards the armor its self, not the flight capabilities.

I would build rocket gliding as an alternate power to maximize the point spent on it.

Rockets would have limited: straight line only. I could also see concentration or distracting. Both to really ratchet up the speed.

Once you've rocketed up to get some altitude, then you switch to the alternate power. Flight with the glide limitation. Here you have mobility, but can't climb.

If you post your build, I can help you tweak it.

That sounds a bit like what the MMO does. Acrobatics characters can Glide by default, but it's basically just slow controlled falling. But if they invest a skill point into it, they gain the ability to activate Rocket Glide. This allows sustained flight with decent mobility (not as good as the actual Flight movement power though) and the inability to hover. At it's base, it's slower then both Flight and Super Speed. But by preforming short climbs and dives, one can end up moving faster then flight in it's accelerated movement mode, but slightly slower then Super Speed's accelerated movement mode. Except unlike Super Speed you can go over buildings in a strait line instead of going around them or running up the sides, so it's actually a little faster.

Also, noticed just now that when using my combat armor the +2 Strength was bumping my unarmed combat up 2 points over power level limit. Fix? Drop Unarmed Combat (martial arts) skill by 2 points. She IS only 10 years old. Still very very good for someone her age.

I can tweak the stuff in the future since it's part of a Variable power. But right now the settings are fixed. And the explanation for why most of her gear fro DCUO isn't listed... it's been destroyed, and she doesn't have the resources to replace them yet.

Here's what my finalized build looks like.

Project M.I.N.O.T.A.R wrote:

Also...Air is thinner the higher you go. Less lift. Colorado is one of the highest states in America.

Now I'm thinking about whether or not Nick has a habit. :)

I read this, and get an image of The Flying Nun.

EDIT: Aaaand, my age is showing

Holy floundering tuna, Batman! Just realized how much Miss Meow can carry, and it's a lot for a 4 foot 5, 90 pound ten year old. On her own, she can carry 400 lbs. And in her Crisis armor, that jumps up to 1600 lbs. No wonder she can lift such heavy items in DCUO. I mainly do group content in her "crisis armor" costume, and many of those involve lifting things which should be incredibly heavy. If this is her damaged crisis armor, how strong is she when it's in full repair?

As a reminder, THIS is what Miss Meow's crisis armor looks like.

Other then her tail, it's not immediately obvious she's a nekojin. I'll admit, that particular helmet skin does look decently feline IMO, which is why I use it. But it is Batman inspired. Mostly because it's from the Dark Spectre Batsuit T2 iconic armor. I am proud of how the outfit looks though.

Well I thought it was time again to post last night, but something ate my post. Oh well. Attempt #2!

Are we still moving with this?