ok want another nightbane book....I think

bathawk · Unread post by **bathawk** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 6:32 pm

hey all still sitting on the fence about Nightbane as a whole
but I really like through the looking glass, especialy the fleshsculptor, just the type of thing I was looking for

well I can get book 4 tonight, or I can hold out and get either book 1 or 2 tomorrow night. what I'm looking for is more "superhero type" OCC's that aren't completely genre specific (like say wormwood)

any help input before I head out in a few hours?

Specter · Unread post by **Specter** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:04 pm

Superhero types....

Not many in the Nightlands book... besides the (sword bearer O.C.C) which would be awesome with some kind of twisted Wormwood weapons. The actual Nightbane from the main book/ Wampyrs / maybe Guardians. I can't think of anything from between the shadows that would fit Wormwood, Unless the 'Kenetic PCC is in that book.

Book 4 seems right up your alley. The Anathos are definately superhero types, and the Templar Knight OCC should fit right in.

bathawk · Unread post by **bathawk** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:27 pm

thanks spectre, due to your recomendation I picked up Shadows of Light this evening, only about a dozen page in so far, but I like what I've read

(now you can collect your royalty check from Palladium)

acreRake · Unread post by **acreRake** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:32 pm

Uhm, i think he was using Wormwood as an example of something with "genre specific" heroes (right?).

Anyway, i only have BtS and TtGD, but i can't recommend BtS highly enough. I know Cherico won't shut up about how "awsome" the Astral Lords are in superhero games. There's also great updates of the BTS Psychics that are perfect superheroes (Kinetic, Psimechanic, Arcane Detective etc.) There's plenty of stuff in it i've used in my HU game, mostly as villains though. Of course the heroic Living Nightmare rocks like a small child versus a mage.

If you don't have the main book it's the one to get.

bathawk · Unread post by **bathawk** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:12 am

really? I always thought BtS was more of "survival horror" or a supernatural leaning "X-files"

maybe I need some more info here

demos606 · Unread post by **demos606** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:28 am

bathawk wrote:really? I always thought BtS was more of "survival horror" or a supernatural leaning "X-files"

maybe I need some more info here

In this case, BtS is Between the Shadows sourcebook for Nightbane rather than the more familiar (to most Palladium fans) Beyond the Supernatural setting.

Prince Cherico · Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:24 pm

acreRake wrote:Uhm, i think he was using Wormwood as an example of something with "genre specific" heroes (right?).

Anyway, i only have BtS and TtGD, but i can't recommend BtS highly enough. I know Cherico won't shut up about how "awsome" the Astral Lords are in superhero games. There's also great updates of the BTS Psychics that are perfect superheroes (Kinetic, Psimechanic, Arcane Detective etc.) There's plenty of stuff in it i've used in my HU game, mostly as villains though. Of course the heroic Living Nightmare rocks like a small child versus a mage.

If you don't have the main book it's the one to get.

first of all astral lords do rock in a heros campain
secondly with the new rules a mage can defeat the kid with the
rocks provided he wins initive

BookWyrm · Unread post by **BookWyrm** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:01 pm

Also, IMHO, you can tailor a Morphus into a 'superhero' type. Some Morphii are easy to redesign, like Doll Like Appearance & Physical Perfection can be combined into Classic SuperHero Appearance (Ubermensch: four-color costume w/ cape, muscular build, squared-jaw for male Morphi, or Amazonian Archetype for female Morphi).

Just thinking out loud right now. Don't have the books on had at the moment.

bathawk · Unread post by **bathawk** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:31 pm

lol yeah I geuss I did think BtS was "Beyond the Supernatural" and not "between the Shadows...or is that Beyond?"

as far as superhero types I mean the types that can do what ordinary ment and women can't those that can harm others, protect themselves, or"get the hellout of dosge" without "mortal" crutches like shotguns, swords, cars ect;

hmm shorter explanation, if abattle between Pc's and thier enemies result in property damage...chances are it's a OCC/RCC I'm interested in

Rallan · Unread post by **Rallan** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:02 am

ahra wrote:My main question is what is your definition of "superhero type" occ's.

My opinion has always been that any occ can be a superhero type if played correctly. Personally, I think the heroism comes from the playing and the heart and guts of the character, not the skills.

Or I may just be up too late on too much caffeine.

Presumably he's talking about characters that can kick ass and take names, and that have both the style and the funky powers to hold their own in a fairly high-powered campaign. I mean sure, with a bit of work you can take some perfectly ordinary mortal occult researcher and make him a central figure in a heroic Nightbane game, but that takes an awful lot of care and hard work (especially from the GM, since mortals are annoyingly fragile PCs when they're rubbing shoulders with supers).

bathawk · Unread post by **bathawk** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:41 am

well kicking ass and taking names is a good way to put it

but "about as subtle as a mack tuck full of anvils....going down a cliff"

abilities should be big and bold that would make a mere mortal drop thier jaws

psychic senstives? tarot card diviners? psychic mediums? kind of "obscue as far as what they are and what they can do