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Because no one else has yet said it: "There's an APP fot that!"

Which version of Champions are you using? Third edition won my love, 5th edition had useful options at the cost of bloat, 4th hit the sweet spot between the two. Never opted for 6th edition. It just seemed unnecessary and even more bloated than ever.

I remember seeing Elfquest and its supplements around but ended up getting Toon instead. Have a Warp Graphics copy of Issue 1, caught a bit more of the story via the Marvel reprints but never was able to follow the twists and turns of its overall plot. Given what I now know about my gaming group at the time, Toon was the right choice. Stone Age savage elves just weren't in their wheelhouse, although Wolfriders as native opponents might have made a good Classic Traveller encounter. Still, it would be interesting to find a copy.

Check out Robert E. Howard's "The Cairn on the Headland." http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0601721h.html

Awww! Orion needs the "Planet of Buxom Kardashians." They say men go there, never to return. (Cue eerie electronic music sting)

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The ship awakes you from cryosleep as it enters the Sol system. News transmissions indicate that the (Miley) Cyrus Administration Is in its ninth term. Sure, she's now older than your grandmother, but her cloned body is still hot. Vice President Kristen Stewart is still cute, too, in a cyborgish, robotic sort of way. 😉

You go someplace you where don't know what to expect. All you have is old initial telescope or robot flyby data at best. Or, you visit someplace supposedly settled but it has been a while since anyone else has been there -- and your years-old travel brochure doesn't match what you're seeing once arrived. The locals may not be happy you are there. Or they may be too eager to greet you. Or they may not be there at all, or may have relocated to another continent for some reason you will discover only too soon. Its drama time! That's an exploration scenario.

"I don't think I will run any exploration adventure (except the hidden and destroyed planet of the Elerian, one day...) the galaxy is a known place with little wilderness challenge left, if any... And I like it that way.. I am not big on mysterious alien artefact or mysterious alien creature... in a scifi setting...." But the rwo aren't mutually exclusive. In Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series we are presented with a 12,000-year-old Galactic Empire that has pretty much colonized and civilized every known solar system during its long domination. All humans, no funky bug-eyed monster aliens. But the Empire is old and the galaxy is huge. Colonies get lost. Maps and cultural information becomes outdated. Widespread outposts in various regions develop radically different societies even if they all pay homage and taxes to the same (very distant) emperor. The Navy and secret police can't be everywhere at once. Short of open rebellion or actual war between local provinces, there's plenty of room for not-so-friendly competition, attempted coups and back-stabbing among regional rivals. As long as they keep it down to a dull roar the Emperor may not notice, at least not for a long while and maybe not until local warlords have already settled old scores with one another. Scientific progress and technology have their ups and downs. Sure, planets nearest the capitol have the latest, trendiest gear and gadgets but elsewhere it is a crapshoot. Some places may have reverted to 19th Century tech levels because the trade ships can't or don't get there. Other locations may hide marvels invented in the current emperor's great-grandfather's time and since forgotten elsewhere. Or maybe they are the brainchild of a local genius who wants to keep his trade secrets rather than have them stolen by the Ministry of Science.

"I was thinking to have players be independent.. which, admittedly, makes my work harder... I dunno I am not big on player being part of an organisation... maybe I should study some one shot were this is strongly implied and see how does that plays out..." In a lot of real world cases, spies have been freelance contractors or subcontractors of sorts -- passing info on to a handler who has previously determined that they are sympathetic to the enemy cause or greedy for money or sex. So while they are agents for a foreign power, they aren't necessarily officers of a military or government organization.

The PCs could be spies, officially making the social rounds and attending all the best parties, but really scoping out officials, military leaders and other persons of influence to learn who they are, how they think, who they associate with, etc. Once they Get the big picture, they can engage in subtle (or not so subtle) blackmail or misinformation schemes as well as actually stealing secrets and technology.

Any new news on the project?

Any word on how the revamp project is going?

The originals are still available in PDF format from Hero Games.

I ran Justice, Inc., borrowing scenarios eagerly from Daredevils (which had loads of good ones). My group were Champions fans and we had no problem with the system. Supplements Lands of Mystery and Trail of the Gold Spike had Cthulhu stats included and had a strong movie serial vibe.

The insidious Dick Dastardly has an appearance in the movie as well. What the world really needs is a Dastardly and Muttley/Speed Racer crossover! In the meantime, t is good to see a couple of HB's superheroes flex their biceps on the big screen. "Reanimated Scooby Doo," eh? Up for Mystery, Inc., vs. Herbert West?

Noticed that the upcoming theatrical film includes Blue Falcon and Captain Caveman as well as the Mystery, Inc., gang.

Beam me up?

Why hasn't some enterprising publisher of pornography, pulp novels, or comic books put out Illustrated mass market editions of some of these titles for the weird fiction and occult literature markets? They're public domain if you can get your hands on them, and there is obviously an audience for them. Forget shoggoths and sorcerers. Your next scenario's villain is an unscrupulous publisher planning to pack the news stands with Secrets Man Was Not Meant to Know! The Earth doomed by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee!

So, would your promotional efforts be considered ... Sabre-rattling? 😃

https://wargamesatlantic.com/products/fauns?variant=31442008146018 Still in pre-order stage but these tough guy fauns might pass for broo. They're definitely not the gentle Mr. Tumnus type. Check out the centaur set, too.

The Sexy Young Thing's lovers are the both the "same" man, the original and his younger clone, who was created by the unethical doctor mentioned above. She doesn't realize this, and I 'm not sure the men know, either. Meanwhile, the evil researcher is still up to his old tricks, endangering the SYT's friends (clients of the fertility clinic) and their children (products of his experiments). We know he's willing to steal genetic material and to attempt to kidnap small kids. Will he stoop to murder as well, in true mad scientist fashion? It is all very Arthur Jermyn to me.

I will have to PM you to explain it so we don't derail the thread.