I use that chart all the time.  There are times where it gives a result that just doesn't make sense (based on circumstances), so when that happens I simply roll again.

95% of the time it works really well, though.

This is interesting. I am only vaguely aware of the rules for randomly generating NPCS and Villians because I never do.


I always create my villains with a purpose in mind that fits the plot I am working on.

Random rolls are fine for some things but when it comes when it comes to major plot objects, I want total control

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I do too, Klystron.  And the table doesn't preclude that in the slightest.  All it does is give you what level to set the villain at, rather than arbitrarily picking one.  And the way the table is set up, it usually gives you a villain just a few levels higher than your highest level PC (which is perfect, as the GM will usually be focusing on multiple characters as well as the overall story and lots of other factors, while the players each get to focus on a single hero).

I don't think you're alone in hardly using that chart, btw.  I find it fascinating, really, how so much stuff in the back of rulebooks tend to get ignored or overlooked, while the stuff early on is (usually) adhered to.  I think it's simply human nature to do so, but as I said, I find it fascinating.  It makes me wonder, if that table was in the first few pages of the rulebook, how much more gravitas it would be given as part of the game.

Curious how you came to that age, Oni.  From what I can see, the minimum age you can get for a character with super powers is 15, and for a 5th level character, the lowest age you could get (assuming you rolled two 1s on 2d6) would be 19.

And you'd definitely want to ditch the Reduced Agility along with one of the super powers.

The Infant Terrible

A 3 year old middle eastern with a low enough agility that someone might have a hand up his a$$.

Sounds like Jeff Dunham's son of achmed puppet.

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I've long contended that random rolling inspires much more creativity, kind of forcing one into directions their mind might not ordinarily go.

@Klystron: I love it.  I saw Jeff Dunham live not that long ago.

Razor Fangs

I think you are cutting yourself short on a great way of playing this game.

I write my adventures with specific ideas and plots in mind.  I am telling a story and when I introduce new players to the game, I tell them we are writing a comic book together.  I supply the setting and the major plot elements and they supply the dialogue, drama and flesh out the game.

I find the game much more enjoyable when I care about and can relate to the characters. Characters need to have a setting to live in and adversaries to struggle against in order to be more than just a diversion from the cares and troubles of normal life.

This is escapist fiction we are writing together.  I tend to look at it like music.  I am the composer and conductor, the players are the musicians that bring my composition to life and give it meaning.

Random rolls are fine for many things, but IMHO have only a small place in villain creation.  Random generation is my safety net when I get writer's block. I almost always modify what is generated, using that as a framework to fit into what I had in mind in the first place.

I prefer a long game with connected adventures rather than a bunch of singular episodes so I need my villains to fit into that scheme. I do use singular episodes as fillers, but almost always include elements from my long game, even if it is just foreshadowing in news items or other clues they players uncover as they go along.

Rather than break the game, I find it enhances the game beyond being a mere past-time.

Majestic wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2015 at 3:52pm:


The only thing that i built for my Enslaver (that i have just postedin the appropriate section) are the powers that have to be decided with the GM.

I'm really satisfied about this character, he will prove to be a terrifying nemesis for my group of players.

Majestic wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 2:52pm:


If players start being too strong i start building my villains

Well, not all the time, but at every quest's climax (not necessarily if it's not action-centered) there must be a strong villain to threaten the party.

It's a golden rule that the Avengers movies are seriously lacking for example.

I'm scared as hell for what they can do to Thanos, in GotG already he seemed like a passive guy.

I hope to see him destroy Xandar at the beginning of GotG2 only to get the infinity gem back (fulfilling the Nova Corps destiny already)

Have you ever been asked the question "can i teleport myself in the car (which is running) ?"
And how did you manage that ?

merteuil wrote on Mar 7^th, 2016 at 2:12pm:


I've never had it come up.  I'd tell the character to make a Power Stunt to be able to do it regularly (it's a house rule, and each non-inventing character can have three of them in my game), or - if it were just for a one-time use - I've got a formula for figuring out if a character can pull off a stunt like this.

I agree, I assumed the character was driving the car when he teleported himself and the car.

Merteuil,

I also assumed the PC was asking about teleporting the car in which he/she was a passenger.
That I would have no problem so long as it was within their capabilities in the first place.

After reading your clarification, I would apply the same rule I use for all teleporters:

You have the same relative velocity when you emerge as when you started.
That means when you are falling and try to teleport close to the ground and fall the last few feet in an attempt to mitigate damage, whatever speed you were falling at when you teleported is how fast you are moving when you arrive just above the ground.

Applying this to your question: If a character is standing still relative to a vehicle moving at 70 mph, he/she will instantly accelerate to 70 mph as well.  Damage is calculated the same as for a fall.

To actually accomplish the feat, the PC would need to predict EXACTLY where the vehicle will be at the precise instant of materialization and then teleport to that spot.  Obviously, the closer the relative speeds, the easier the teleport should be.

I would be very careful about allowing this too easily. I think it should be a desperation move for a hero with no other choice and rewarded as such.

If pressed to make a ruling on the fly, I would say Agility minus 1 for every 5 mph difference in relative velocity plus 1 per experience level on a d100. Damage is incurred as falling and mitigated by 10% for every point between the required roll and the result.

I also assumed the hero was teleporting the car along with him.

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i think that's a very good way to deal with it !

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i totally agree !


Majestic wrote on Mar 11^th, 2016 at 12:40am:


i like it. 
and it can be applied in a lot of situations, cool !



thank you all for the responses !
it helps a lot