Today’s superhero random encounter
Heartless supervillains, attacking puppies – at xmas!
Have at them, heroes!
DCC Dice Meets FASERIP
http://graphiteprime.blogspot.com/2019/01/dcc-dice-meets-faserip.html
Quoting:
“Well, the answer’s simple, you never want to force players to buy “funky” dice to play your game. And OSR types (myself included) are plenty content with the dice we already have. Still, it’s too good an idea to ignore, so how about this?
Feeble d3
Poor d4
Typical d6
Good d8
Excellent d10
Remarkable d12
Incredible d14
Amazing d16
Monstrous d20
Unearthly d24
Shift X d30
“
Dejah Thoris
From: https://jackolanternsmshblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/write-up-dejah-thoris.html
F: Rm (30)
A: Ex (20)
S: Gd (10)
E: Rm (30)
R: Gd (10)
I: Ex (20)
P: Rm (30)
Health: 90
Karma: 60
Resources: In (40)
Popularity: 40 (on Barsoom/Mars)
Talents:
Sharp Weapons
Guns
Leadership*
Sex Appeal
Pilot
Dual Weapons*
Nobility*
Knowledge: Barsoom Culture
Knowledge: Multi-Lingual
Knowledge: Barsoom History
Powers:
Martian Physiology:
- Dejah is a red Martian, with the following racial abilities:Longevity: as a red Martian, Dejah can live upwards of 1000 earth years
- Telepathic: Dejah has Pr (4) telepathy with other Martian races.
- Recovery: Dejah can recover Endurance at a much higher rate with Ex (20) ability
- Resist: Temperature: Dejah, like all Martians, has some natural resistance to standard temperature extremes with Gd (10) ability.
Red Doom
This was Champions 3rd edition (my favourite) supplement I hadn’t come across and was pleasantly surprised.
Some Soviet supergroups with some usable scenarios and information presented.
Definitely worth the few dollars.
Superworld Wild Cards
https://www.wildcardsworld.com/a-brief-history-of-superworld/
Gives the genesis of Wild Cards via Super World and George R. R. Martin
Classic FASERIP podcast
http://classicfaserip.com/2018/01/16/the-classic-faserip-podcast-volume-1-issue-3-judges-be-judging/
There is more than one volume of these.
Supporting NPCs In A Superhero Game
Supporting NPCs In A Superhero Game – Zak S
Some good guidelines on the general types and utilities of these characters :-
https://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2019/01/supporting-npcs-in-superhero-game.html
Today’s Superhero Random Encounter
Superhero Random Encounters
Generating Random Encounter –
Mundane Crime
1 – Normal Crime
– Skyjacking
Friday’s Superhero Random Encounter
Superhero Random Encounters
Generating Random Encounter –
Detection
1 – Target
– Entertainer(s)
2 – Perpetrator
– Corrupt Government
3 – Corruption
– Fraud
4 – Location
– City: slums