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Philip almost survived her, he only died last year. If Philip were still alive, what would his title be now, "Prince Father"? It would be unique.

In the UK, yes. There may be more extreme examples elsewhere. He was also 3 when his mother became monarch, so he's had 70 years as the presumptive heir.

So many amazing facts and superlatives from her life - the number of PMs during her reign (15), the number of world leaders she met (uncounted). The Trucker reported her death because she was one of them, a big truck driver. Here's one that stick out to me, she was on the cover of TIME Magazine...

Ditto. I also toss out a pile of miniatures (not recommended for lead miniatures) for players to choose among.

It's the same structure. 2- and 4-hour scenarios with some story arcs of 3 scenarios if you want something longer.

Something similar was done in Captain America: TFA. He is wearing his stage outfit, then he puts on combat gear over it, then the two get blended into the final outfit.

I deduce that other gods have their own distinctive ways of getting around the universe. Thor uses the lightning bolt at one point, so that would be Zeus' method.

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Nothing beats Phoenix Command/Living Steel/Rhand (developed by friends of mine) if you want to know how many inches into your opponent's spleen you drove your dirk.

I really wanted to like Heroes Unlimited. I kept going back to the book, fascinated by the random character generation. But, the different categories of hero just aren't balanced against each other. I ended up rolling up lots and lots of character ideas to port to Champions.

Do you like Kipling?

You can decide your own house rules, of course, but you are effectively charging HD for at-will or always-on abilities. It generates logical oddities. A fighter/monk using Action Surge to Dash would have to decide how far, because that is level-dependent. A fighter/rogue using it for Stealth...

I don't understand this. I assume that "Action Point" refers to Action Surge, gained at 2nd level, so costing 1 HD. Check. The second attack is unlimited use, so why does that Action Surge cost extra? A fighter/wizard can Action Surge (1 HD) to cast Cone of Cold (3 HD), but under the above...

I remember examining the components quite a bit and reading the rules, but I never played it. SPI published a number of games that blended wargames and characters: Freedom in the Galaxy, Swords & Sorcery, War of the Ring. These were wargames with counters representing military units, but they...

I think mostly you are right. I tried to think of an example that could embrace roleplaying. There's not much you can do with Chutes and Ladders|Snakes and Ladders, but you might add RP elements to Clue|Cluedo. Especially if Hasbro can monetize it. Or Mattel. Barbie can invite 5 people to her...

I haven't seen much discussion of board games as a possible origin, other than war games and war-game analogues such as Diplomacy. Imagine a group of girls regularly playing Mystery Date. They want to replace the binary correct/incorrect nature of revealing the mystery boy. Thus, they develop...

You might be right with respect to both properties; they may not translate well to TV. But, don't make unnecessary changes. They should be teens, not young adults. Look at Riverdale on CW - still high school students. I don't like the dark and cynical approach, but at least they are young...

I have read some of all of those. The two CW shows are only loosely related to the source material, a common phenomenon in Hollywood. (Why do producers license a popular property and then violate its basic principals?) WRT Nancy Drew, the characters in the show are young adults, not teens. We...

A folklore hero? John Henry or Pecos Bill might be overpowered (I'm guessing), but you can probably find someone in the right power range for your campaign.

That's very "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", if you're only modeling established characters. Others from the roster include Henry Jekyll and Griffin, the Invisible Man. How about the sailor with pet orangutan from The Murders in the Rue Morgue?