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Dark Champions was the street-level vigilante sourcebook for the Hero system. All the copies I've seen are fairly old, I don't know if it's still in print. I do think it was once of the first RPG books to present real information on criminal enterprises, IIRC. I can't really think of any GURPS...

I'm with DR on this one. If you're planning a long-term villain, a slow buildup is the way to go. Do quick introductions for villains who are going to be fought in the immediate adventure or module. I especially don't see the second one working to well, as there's no way a paladin should turn...

Well, I know that in the last contemporary game I ran, I made up a city simply because I was concerned with getting something horribly wrong, setting-wise. Is it a vaild concern? Not really, I always could have said it was different in my game, and I doubt any of my players would've been too...

Chaosium doesn't really do individual modules like you find in D&D- they do collections of adventures, or campaigns. I think the shortest single adventures I've seen from them are still going to take 2-3 sessions. The first part of "Trail of Tsathoggua" might be suitable for you- I'm pretty sure...

I've never heard of Exit 23, what system was it published for?

Playwise, Bombing Run is going to be similar to CTF, except everyone is going after the same ball instead of opposing flags. The goal is to grab the ball and get it through the opposing team's goal. It's pretty much basketball with heavy weaponry. It tends to be a lot faster paced than CTF...

I've been playing the 2004 demo and enjoying it a great deal. Though I haven't done much online play, and I haven't tried Assault or Onslaught yet (guess I'd better start practising, eh?) Anyhow, I'd be up for some Enworld server action once it gets organized. I may be able to host, though my...

Ya know, I think this thread deserves to be longer. And since I don't have any players right now, I can't post in the "Great game groups" thread. As for terrible games, well, I'm not going there. Anyhow, years and years ago (too many, really) when I first came to college, it was from playing...

Well, since I've been running regular WoD LARP games since '96 or so I guess I should throw in here. In essence, I think it comes down to the same with just about any other game- the quality of the game is going to depend on the people involved. Unfortunately, I can say that I've seen a lot of...

Welcome on Board! We can start with this issue, what was the number of the magazine? :p I don't know of any Dark Matter adventures specifically. The Dungeon with the Genetech CS also had a Cthulhu adventure that would work for Dark Matter quite well. Also, there's several free adventures at...

I think that's ninjas and vikings. :cool: I'm astounded to see another Hollow World article so soon, especially considering how long the setting's been dead. I wonder if it's just because of the "dinosaur" theme, or if we're going to start seeing a regular "campaign classics" article series...

Ah. I'd obviously misunderstood the Spycraft analogy- in that game, budgeting and distributing gear are hard-coded into the system, to the point where they're class features that are taken into account during character design. Ok, your problem makes a little more sense now. One thing that it...

Here's the way I see things. Depending on your game, the PCs are probably already living some sort of glitzy high-life. They can get the hotel rooms, car rentals, martinis, whatever it is, as long as it's not imbalancing to the game. Their "salary" is going to support all this. The thing is, I...

In general, Sheriff is just a different name for small town police. They'll have the same powers, legal strictures, etc. Traditionally, sheriffs are associated with more rural areas, while police departments are in more metropolitan areas. This can depend a lot on area: Los Angeles, for...

I think it's differing campaign styles, really. One thing that I've noticed about CoC, even moreso than things like D&D, is that it can be run as several different types of games. There's investigative mysteries, slow psychological madness, deadly splatterfests, cosmic explorations, etc. Of...

Sounds pretty cool. I'm curious about the town elde's use of magic. Is it just an alternate form of tech (ie town elder works for DYNA), or did magic somehow come to exist during the nuclear strikes?

Masks and Mountains are both quite big. Mountains is also close to going out of print, so it could be tough to find. Mountains would be pretty good for new people, since they just start off joining an expedition, and there aren't any horror elements until about halfway through. One drawback- it...

I usually like to do group chargen in the 1st session, since it helps people get a feel for what everyone else is doing. In a mage game I ran a few years back, I also did brief 1-on-1 backgrounds with people during the chargen session, playing out histories, awakenings, that sort of thing...

The other slot is full, unfortunately. That's why I suspect it's the slot, and not the chip, since I'm using the exactly same make and model chip in the other slot. And this is an Athalon-compatible motherboard (though I don't remember the exact manufacturer). Ah, well. I guess I'll have to...

I'm trying to put in some more DDR so that I can play Morrowind without getting those annoying "out of virtual memory" messages. However, with the second 256 meg chip installed, I haven't noticed any play difference, and the messages are still appearing. Also, I right-clicked on "My Computer" to...