If you're patient with me, we might be able to translate one, if you wished.

Wow.  2012 is here.  Thanks to everyone that's joined our family here on RPOL.  It's going to be a sad year, I think.

For those unaware, DOJ (aka Hero Games) turned a few people loose, including Steve Long.  So expect very few new titles out of them.  And that's sad.

I had just opened my comic/game store in 2003 and not long after that they gave us FREd.  Hero Games was strong and I tried and tried to convert those D&Ders to a real game system, but they just couldn't live without their levels and their d20s.

So.   My resolution for '12 is this.   To encourage and try to get as many people out and running Hero Games as possible.

We have 27 people as a part of this group now.  By year's end I'm going to shoot for 100.   I'm launching a new game, and anyone interested in a Champions game is welcome to give me a whirl.  This one will be a slow game, but my resolution is that by 2013 we'll either all have gone up in dust, or we will be launching into a new story arc and starting the new year off with a new plot!

That's my personal goal.  My next goal is to see 10 games running, which including my fledgling game means that's 7 games started and running by years end.  I know we have the players, I've got 27 of you here now.  So I'm going on a recruiting drive for more forum members to start building my resolution.

To those that are here now, can you help us out?   Do you have a favorite genre?  Want to start dropping posts into those genre threads and spur conversation?   Do you have a favorite edition?  Start dropping posts into those threads and spur some discussion.  Want to help me recruit and grow the forums?  Drop me a PM and let's talk about giving you some authority on this forum.

Go Hero!

In reply to Kevlyn (msg #69):

Yeah!
Very good post! I am missing a "like it" button... :D

We can give it another try to have a Champions game.   I'm more into the earlier editions,but I can try 6th edition.

I am actually setting up some groundwork for a FRed game, still in the early stages.  Once I have some more on that, I will throw it up here and see where it goes.  For right now it is planned to be a high school/academy game, although anything else is so far a little fuzzy as I try and get a timeline together

I occasionally make a stab at running something Hero based, and find that I am not happy with the setup, but with a new years resolution on the line I'll have to up my game (so to speak).

And as a general FYI, for the games that I run I will use the most current version of the game.  My goal is to encourage people to try out the 6th.   My hope is they will enjoy it and want to convert to it, thereby helping to expand the sales of the game.  More sales means the company stays in business.   Without the sales, they go under and we get no more Hero system.

Just thought I'ld say ello, and all that.
I've been in several Hero System games here, but haven't started one myself. As my son recently purchased a video game within the genre, I'm going to attempt a work up in the fantasy area using v6. Anybody with advice or comments will be appreciated.

Hello!

Unfortunately, I haven't been in many Hero System games. I was given the 5th edition book as a present a few years ago and read all through it. I really liked it to the extent that I got a few more but I never had a chance to run or play in a game. After 6th Edition was announced, I made a game but I had some real life issues so it doesn't go that well...

and that's as far as my playing experience goes...

Are you still looking for players for that game?

Yes, I'm still working through concepts with the players.  I'm doing this one a little different.  I'm taking the initial concepts, working with the player to get something that will fit into the Champions Universe well enough.

Once all of the concepts/sheets are in then I'm going to give the players a chance to approve and/or suggest revisions to the other participants.  This phase will allow the players to alter their visions to fit better within a team framework, and potentially allow characters to create ties to the others.

Will this work out for me?  Dunno, but I think it might allow the players to help shape the game they're going to play which may engage them and keep the attrition levels lower!

That's the thought, and come on over and jump in Vampir.

link to another game

who do I see about getting removed from this board??

I PMed Kevlyn, and that was months ago, and I am still here.  I can't seem to remove this from my sticky list!!

KEvlyn has not been on the board for almost three months. You should contact the site admins to ask for their help.

Perhaps they can create a secondary GM/administrator for the board

Yes, the recent update means that any game that you're technically part of will automatically bring it back to you.

I thought Kevlyn was still around, but he tends to come and go.   The only thing to do is wait until he's back, and just keep dropping the game when it pops up, I'm afraid.

Still, I like it.  It can be annoying, but it can also bring back games that I'd forgotten about.

it is a nice function... until it starts being annoying... so like everything else...

I do wish Kevlyn would have made someone else a GM so that this board could actually prosper...

I'm assuming that he honestly thought he'd always be here to moderate it.   I'm not big on co-GMs either, I'll admit.

I forget what the Site Moderators' ruling on this was.  It was in the various discussions had after the update recently, though.
Contacting them couldn't hurt.

yes... that's what I read on the RPoL message boards...

that they'll go in and remove you from the game if you already contacted the GM and it's been a couple weeks after he didn't reply...

Okay.  Sorry to see you go, but I hope it works out for you.

Life and all that.

But here I am.  And a second or third person to help keep it going would be good.

Volunteers?

I'm here if someone has questions, but my dance card is too full to take a more active role, I'm afraid.

I can volunteer.

In reply to Kevlyn (msg # 1):

Anyone still watching this space?

Yep

Aye

We're just a somewhat reticent group.

Yes, this game is like many discussion games.   We chat up a storm when someone prompts us, but discussion dies down quickly.

Hey, Nuric. You could always open up your game to others. I for one would love to have more help against Dr Destroyer.