BTW, for those of you that didn't make it to the Ribfest for Kansas, they put on a great show, too. I'm glad I braved the heat for some really good music this past weekend (and some ribs, too!!!) My top pick (of the 3 bands I saw) was Head East (by far), although JVZ Band keyboardist was quite impressive and Kansas was...Kansas! I had a lot of fun, even though I was by myself more often than not. It was much too expensive to drink down there...I figured it out to be about $4.50 for a bottle of water! You could bring your own water in, though, so all my $ went to RIBS!!! :grin:
if everyone had the same ring, it would end up being like from one of those super-hero cartoons...
everyone gathers around in a circle, puts their ring into the middle, says a silly catch phrase, and BLAM! a giant, 75 foot voltron super medallion hunter emerges...
I'm already wearing my superhero identity! NoBody was a superhero character I played in a Champions role-playing campaign a few years ago.
He was a "living ghost", able to move his physical body into and out of the astral plane. Combine the Invisible Man, DC's Deadman, Sam Wheat from the movie Ghost, Marvel's Shadowcat and Nightcrawler, with the ability to view (and record with a camcorder!) the past and possible future. (The future which would happen if he took no action in the present to change events)
Most kickass of all, if he let go of something he had made astral, it would become solid again in the same place he let it go. Imagine a sheet of paper, released in the same space as someone's neck, throat and spine... :eek:
It gives a whole new meaning to the term, 'paper cut'...
He could be the perfect spy, the perfect thief, the perfect assassin...
Actually, the superhero group he joined, the Gateway Guardians (based in St. Louis, MO) decided it would be best to try to keep NoBody's existance a secret from the world.
Not only because he could act as a secret weapon in the Fight Against Evil, but because his powers tend to violate so many constitutional rights, it just wasn't safe to reveal his existance. His powers would make him and his loved ones the target of every existing crime organization, not to mention the FBI, CIA, NSA and any other legal organization. Any evidence known to be obtained by use of his powers would be inadmissable by any court.
He wasn't NoBody just because he was invisible and intangible (in effect, literally appearing not to have a body at all); he was NoBody because the world at large couldn't even know he existed!
In a Champions role-playing campaign, the players create fictional superhero characters, who join together in private sessions in one of the players' homes, to play out fictional battles against supervillains and the like.
There is no such thing as the Gateway Guardians, except in the imaginations of the players...
And, as far as I know, this is the first time any of us has discussed this campaign on-line...
I sent this out to a few of you already but thought I'd post it here as well. I hope you can join us again this year!
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I think each one of those things sound exactly like the kinda creations I make when I'm extremely drunk....
"lets take this thing, and dip it in beer, smother it in cheese, put it on a stick and deep-fry it...later on, we'll cover it in chocolate, and see what it tastes like"
Knew that you would....you got the talent baby!
Ya'll be good now! :sillygrin:
Have a fantastic time OT! :cool:
Have a good trip OT.
OD, so now that ya got a job with jostens, when's the Cooler Crew ring coming out? lol!
way to go, esd!
nerds are cute :chagrin:
everyone gathers around in a circle, puts their ring into the middle, says a silly catch phrase, and BLAM! a giant, 75 foot voltron super medallion hunter emerges...
CM =
He was a "living ghost", able to move his physical body into and out of the astral plane. Combine the Invisible Man, DC's Deadman, Sam Wheat from the movie Ghost, Marvel's Shadowcat and Nightcrawler, with the ability to view (and record with a camcorder!) the past and possible future. (The future which would happen if he took no action in the present to change events)
Most kickass of all, if he let go of something he had made astral, it would become solid again in the same place he let it go. Imagine a sheet of paper, released in the same space as someone's neck, throat and spine... :eek:
It gives a whole new meaning to the term, 'paper cut'...
He could be the perfect spy, the perfect thief, the perfect assassin...
But he wants to be a superhero...
http://www.wmur.com/news/9625278/detail.html
A group of us did that to a WCW loving friend of ours, a long time ago when the Raw vs Nitro war was going strong....
only we werent mean enough, to use spray-paint... we just used the window chalk stuff, that car-lots use...
Not only because he could act as a secret weapon in the Fight Against Evil, but because his powers tend to violate so many constitutional rights, it just wasn't safe to reveal his existance. His powers would make him and his loved ones the target of every existing crime organization, not to mention the FBI, CIA, NSA and any other legal organization. Any evidence known to be obtained by use of his powers would be inadmissable by any court.
He wasn't NoBody just because he was invisible and intangible (in effect, literally appearing not to have a body at all); he was NoBody because the world at large couldn't even know he existed!
cuz "gateway defernders" don't exist.....why???
cuz google tell me so... :wink:
There is no such thing as the Gateway Guardians, except in the imaginations of the players...
And, as far as I know, this is the first time any of us has discussed this campaign on-line...
pretty dead in here...
<more crickets>
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NEW THIS YEAR: Batter-dipped, deep-fried chocolate chip cookies served on-a-stick. At Axels
Jumbo smoked frank on a poppyseed bun topped with scrambled eggs and cheese at Chicago dogs in the food building
Coconut shrimp wontons. At Chinatown Minn across from Grandstand
brisket hash (home fries, onions, peppers, brisket), deep fried "hell fire" pickle chips. At Famous Daves
Marinated lamb on-a-stick The Lambe Shoppe in the food building
Frozen coffee and espresso on-a-stick. MN Farmers Union coffee shop. On Dan Patch by the main gate
Brew Dog (deep-fried beer-battered bratwurst). OÂ’Garas in the food building
Tater tot hot dish on-a-stick, served with a creamy mushroom dipping sauce. Ole and LenaÂ’s in front of the horse barn
Nacho Sistah, a Tex Mex sausage wrapped in dough. Sausage Sister in the food building
Marshmallows on-a-stick, fresh dipped in chocolate. Ultimate confections. Lower grandstand
wild rice corndogs (6"). Wild Rice Specialties in the food building
I had to stop reading at this....I need to find a way to stop drooling now.....
there I just made it better...
"lets take this thing, and dip it in beer, smother it in cheese, put it on a stick and deep-fry it...later on, we'll cover it in chocolate, and see what it tastes like"
and they all sound good too...