HERO write-ups for Farscape characters?
Michael Hayden
Has anyone posted HERO write-ups for the various characters from the Sci
Fi Channel series 'Farscape'? If not, I plan to post my own over the next
few weeks. Thanks.
Mathew
I have not, but I know Hero rules reasonably well and know the show pretty good,
so I'll make some quick observations.
John - Pop culture trivia skill, pilot spaceship, navigation, acting,
resistance, In Love with Aerun, he has a pistol named Wynona.
Dargo - Can survive in a vacuum and hold breath for several minutes. One level
of growth or DI is possible. Sword and rifle skills, resistance.
Aerun - Pilot, military ettiquette, tactics, in love with John, pilot spaceship.
Rygil - Gambling, conversation, Hynerian royal family lore, LS - cast iron
stomach.
Will you convert Pilot and Moyia as one character?
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David Johnston
>
> On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 15:48:09 -0000, mha...@rawbw.com (Michael Hayden) wrote:
>
> >
> > Has anyone posted HERO write-ups for the various characters from the Sci
> > Fi Channel series 'Farscape'? If not, I plan to post my own over the next
> > few weeks. Thanks.
>
> I have not, but I know Hero rules reasonably well and know the show pretty good,
> so I'll make some quick observations.
>
> John - Pop culture trivia skill, pilot spaceship, navigation, acting,
> resistance, In Love with Aerun, he has a pistol named Wynona.
He's not THAT in love with Aeryn. After all, he's had a physical
relationship with at least one other female so his psychological limitation
isn't very limiting.
Michael Hayden
Mathew <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>John - Pop culture trivia skill, pilot spaceship, navigation, acting,
>resistance, In Love with Aerun, he has a pistol named Wynona.
Err, not Acting. The only time he's really -acted- was when he
impersonated a PK captain way back in episode 1.18. Every other time he's
simply bluffed his way through the situation, which works only because
no one is accustomed to his alien mannerisms.
Resistance to torture is a good suggestion, though.
>Dargo - Can survive in a vacuum and hold breath for several minutes. One level
>of growth or DI is possible. Sword and rifle skills, resistance.
Got 'em.
>Aerun - Pilot, military ettiquette, tactics, in love with John, pilot
>spaceship.
Got 'em.
>Rygil - Gambling, conversation, Hynerian royal family lore, LS - cast iron
>stomach.
Got 'em.
>Will you convert Pilot and Moyia as one character?
Yes. I originally thought of buying them as a vehicle, with the cost
distributed amongst the main characters, but they've been exhibiting much
more autonomy during Seasons Three and Four.
Michael Hayden
David Johnston <rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>He's not THAT in love with Aeryn. After all, he's had a physical
>relationship with at least one other female so his psychological limitation
>isn't very limiting.
Are we watching the same show?
David Johnston
Why? Don't you remember him having a sexual relationship with another girl?
Mathew
> In article <895566013289984.NC-1....@news.mi.comcast.giganews.com>,
> Mathew <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >John - Pop culture trivia skill, pilot spaceship, navigation, acting,
> >resistance, In Love with Aerun, he has a pistol named Wynona.
>
> Err, not Acting. The only time he's really -acted- was when he
> impersonated a PK captain way back in episode 1.18. Every other time he's
> simply bluffed his way through the situation, which works only because
> no one is accustomed to his alien mannerisms.
Remember the ep on a desert planet, where he had to be "top dog" to those two
hunters? He did a pretty good job acting like a bounty hunter.
Mathew
I think it depends on WHEN you are wehiting up the character. At first they have
a thing, then they go seperate ways, then they get REALLY hot. I believe the
season finale this year is that Aerun is pregnant with one of the John clones
kids and the other John wants to raise the kid.
Michael Hayden
Mathew <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>Remember the ep on a desert planet, where he had to be "top dog" to those two
>hunters? He did a pretty good job acting like a bounty hunter.
No, that was a combination of good old bluffing, interspecies confusion,
and simple animal instinct. That's exactly what Crichton meant by being
"top dog." The same routine probably wouldn't have worked with any other
rival hunters.
I may give Crichton a small PRE boost for being so bewilderingly alien,
but that's it.
Mathew
Okay, so call it "Bull Sh*tting" skill. He acts like he's someone else a lot.
Intimidation? Persuasion? Conversation? It's definitely a PRE based skill. John
has a big mouth and knows how to use it.
The Hero 5 book defines acting as altering your manorisms and speech patterns to
pretend you are someone you're not. Sounds like what John does to me.
Just my opinion.
Michael Sears
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> On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 15:48:09 -0000, mha...@rawbw.com (Michael Hayden)
wrote:
>
> >
> > Has anyone posted HERO write-ups for the various characters from the Sci
> > Fi Channel series 'Farscape'? If not, I plan to post my own over the
next
> > few weeks. Thanks.
>
> I have not, but I know Hero rules reasonably well and know the show pretty
good,
> so I'll make some quick observations.
>
> John - Pop culture trivia skill, pilot spaceship, navigation, acting,
> resistance, In Love with Aerun, he has a pistol named Wynona.
>
I'd say Harvey gives him full-blown Mental Defense, judging from the way he
countered the Skaren Mental Illusions.
>
> Aerun - Pilot, military ettiquette, tactics, in love with John, pilot
spaceship.
>
Vulnerability to heat
Susceptibility to high temperature
Does Not Bleed
John: "Humans aren't built like Sebacians. You shoot of _my_ leg, I'm gonna
bleed to death all over the deck.
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Michael Hayden
Mathew <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>The Hero 5 book defines acting as altering your manorisms and speech patterns to
>pretend you are someone you're not. Sounds like what John does to me.
Absolutely, John is a master bullsh*tter, but bullsh*tting is not Acting,
IMO. Maybe Persuasion or Intimidation, as you say, but not Acting.
Thanks for the comments, though.
Michael Hayden
Michael Sears <armi...@mhcable.com> wrote:
>I'd say Harvey gives him full-blown Mental Defense, judging from the way he
>countered the Skaren Mental Illusions.
Mmmmm, again, it depends on where in the timeline I draw from. The -chip-
gave John some Mental Defense, as part of its self-preservation routine,
but poor old Harvey is just a psychic afterimage left from when the chip
was removed.
>Does Not Bleed
>
>John: "Humans aren't built like Sebacians. You shoot of _my_ leg, I'm gonna
>bleed to death all over the deck.
Ooo, I'd forgotten about that. Thanks. ^_^
MasterCougar
As an actor, I'd have to say that you don't know what you are talking
about. You are limiting the definition of acting way too much.
--
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Using Mozilla 1.0
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Cue42
PS: Acting and in response to a previous
poster):
<snippage>
>> Absolutely, John is a master
>>bullsh*tter, but bullsh*tting is not Acting,
>> IMO. Maybe Persuasion or Intimidation,
>>as you say, but not Acting.
>
> As an actor, I'd have to say that
>you don't know what you are talking
>about. You are limiting the definition of
>acting way too much.
I personally think that this is a case of
"complementary skills". Even if it isn't a
"formalized production" the knowledge
of performance basics is a help to any
sort of interaction...Be it bluffing a border
guard to avoid a search or doing "deep
cover" infiltration.
So, were I the GM, I'd potentially add a
bonus to the rolls involved for someone
with any level of "Acting"....Depending
on situation/etc.
That being said, I think that the more
effective way of providing for Johns skill
would be a general skill level applicable
to (as an example) Persuasion/Seduction/
etc. That would (IMHO) be a truer version
"rules-wise". Given everything I have seen
in the series so far.
My $.02. Your mileage may vary.
-Carl S.-
IATSE 631
Michael Hayden
MasterCougar <master...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> As an actor, I'd have to say that you don't know what you are talking
>about. You are limiting the definition of acting way too much.
I know actors and I know bullsh*tters. They may sometimes achieve the same
ends, but their methods are COMPLETELY different.
John Crichton is not an actor. John Crichton is a handsome, charming,
fast-talking good ol' boy. He may deserve a PRE boost or an extra level to
Conversation / Persuasion / Seduction -- but full blown Acting, as it is
defined in HERO? Nuh-uh.
If you don't like it, do your own write-up.
Remora2
>level
>of growth or DI is possible. Sword and rifle skills, resistance.
Probably also an extra limb, with maybe 1" stretching, for his tongue.
>John - Pop culture trivia skill, pilot spaceship, navigation, acting,
>resistance, In Love with Aerun, he has a pistol named Wynona.
Maybe also a level or two of luck?
Ken
Dave
>patterns to
>>>pretend you are someone you're not. Sounds like what John does to me.
>>
>>
>> Absolutely, John is a master bullsh*tter, but bullsh*tting is not Acting,
>> IMO. Maybe Persuasion or Intimidation, as you say, but not Acting.
>
> As an actor, I'd have to say that you don't know what you are talking
>about. You are limiting the definition of acting way too much.
>
a skill a certain way, that's how it should be played, unless over ruled by the
GM.
In GURP there are two separate skills... Acting, which, like Hero is
pertending/impersonating someone other than who you are... and Performance,
which is the art of entertaining a crowd through stage/screed acting.
"Qoute the Raven....
Nevermore."
Arne Jamtgaard
>>> Absolutely, John is a master bullsh*tter, but bullsh*tting
>>> is not Acting, IMO. Maybe Persuasion or Intimidation, as
>>> you say, but not Acting.
> In GURP there are two separate skills... Acting, which, like
> Hero is pretending/impersonating someone other than who you
> are... and Performance, which is the art of entertaining a
> crowd through stage/screen acting.
And Fast-talk, which is bullshitting...
Arne
Michael Sears
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> "Mathew" <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 15:48:09 -0000, mha...@rawbw.com (Michael Hayden)
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Has anyone posted HERO write-ups for the various characters from the
Sci
> > > Fi Channel series 'Farscape'? If not, I plan to post my own over the
> next
> > > few weeks. Thanks.
> >
> > I have not, but I know Hero rules reasonably well and know the show
pretty
> good,
> > so I'll make some quick observations.
> >
All of the non-humans would have bonuses to Sight PER.
"Crackers Don't Matter", they were all mocking John's eyesight because they
could all read writing across the room that he couldn't even see.
Mathew
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> > > On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 15:48:09 -0000, mha...@rawbw.com (Michael Hayden)
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone posted HERO write-ups for the various characters from the
> Sci
> > > > Fi Channel series 'Farscape'? If not, I plan to post my own over the
> > next
> > > > few weeks. Thanks.
> > >
> > > I have not, but I know Hero rules reasonably well and know the show
> pretty
> > good,
> > > so I'll make some quick observations.
> > >
>
> All of the non-humans would have bonuses to Sight PER.
> "Crackers Don't Matter", they were all mocking John's eyesight because they
> could all read writing across the room that he couldn't even see.
I kinda like it because most fictional alien setting show human as the galatic
average. In Farscape, almost all aliens have better eyesight and are longer
lived then humans. Humans are the poor sighted shorted lived primitive monkeys
of the universe.
John Powell
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"Mathew" <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 15:48:09 -0000, mha...@rawbw.com (Michael Hayden) wrote:
>
>>
>> Has anyone posted HERO write-ups for the various characters from the Sci
>> Fi Channel series 'Farscape'? If not, I plan to post my own over the next
>> few weeks. Thanks.
>
> I have not, but I know Hero rules reasonably well and know the show pretty
> good,
> so I'll make some quick observations.
>
> John - Pop culture trivia skill, pilot spaceship, navigation, acting,
> resistance, In Love with Aerun, he has a pistol named Wynona.
Um that's "Aeryn" and.
>
> Dargo - Can survive in a vacuum and hold breath for several minutes. One level
> of growth or DI is possible. Sword and rifle skills, resistance.
Don't forget his tongue - Stretching, plus maybe stun-only EB?
>
> Aerun - Pilot, military ettiquette, tactics, in love with John, pilot
> spaceship.
>
> Rygil - Gambling, conversation, Hynerian royal family lore, LS - cast iron
> stomach.
Um, that's "Rygel"
Change Environment - Helium farts (uncontrolled, triggered when stressed)
>
> Will you convert Pilot and Moyia as one character?
"Moya". I'd do them as separate characters.
Chiana - Gambling, Streetwise, Seduction, Stealth, Concealment, Acting, and
a high DEX and COM. Chaotic personality, but fiercely loyal. Developing
precog - some Uncontrolled Clairsentience (see future), maybe also Danger
Sense. Also recently shown "Bullet Time" like perception (but not super
dodge) - maybe increased PER and DCV for a short period of time followed by
a decrease in same for a longer period of time - blinding headaches.
Zhaan - deceased (waa! Hope she comes back!) Warrior Priestess with
pharmacological knowledge, medical skills, and general science. Sentient
plant. Fabulous Bald Blue Babe. Powerful empath.
Stark - deceased (waa! Hope he comes back too!) Totally wacked personality,
but fiercely loyal. Has mental healing powers and the ability to come back
from the dead.
Jewel - Rich spoiled dilletante. Intelligent, but mostly useless. Has a
scream that melts (some) metals, and "Mood Hair" that changes from blonde to
bright red when she is under emotional stress - which is quite often since
she's a scaredy cat. Left behind on planet of the ancient pacifists.
Sikozu - Smart-assed abrasive Leviathan expert, linguist by necessity
(allergic to translator-microbes). Piloting , Mechanics, Computer
Programming, Security Systems. Genius IQ, and can "changer her center of
gravity" - Clinging. Well developed sense of survival, but also has a big
mouth.
Noranti - aka Grandma - really annoying character. I hope they dump her
someplace soon. Can mesmerize weak minds, concoct potions that alter
perception - granting esp like powers and/or causing great gastronomic
distress/huge buzz. Totally willing to sacrifice others for her completely
enigmatic goals.
John Powell
<hell...@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Jewel - Rich spoiled dilletante. Intelligent, but mostly useless. Has a
> scream that melts (some) metals, and "Mood Hair" that changes from blonde to
> bright red when she is under emotional stress - which is quite often since
> she's a scaredy cat. Left behind on planet of the ancient pacifists.
Aack! I made a mistake, that's "Jool" on "Jewel".
Tony Smith
"John Powell" <hell...@mac.com> wrote in message
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> Zhaan - deceased (waa! Hope she comes back!)
Unlikely, IIRC the actress apparently had allergy problems with the
extensive make-up.
-- Tony
Michael Hayden
John Powell <hell...@mac.com> wrote:
>Stark - deceased (waa! Hope he comes back too!) Totally wacked personality,
>but fiercely loyal. Has mental healing powers and the ability to come back
>from the dead.
Stark isn't dead. He believes Zhaan's spirit is still floating around
somewhere and he went looking for it.
(FWIW, I agree with Stark. Zhaan's death looked exactly like Stark's own
"death" / energy dispersal from the season before. Methinks Stark loved
Zhaan so much that he empathically loaned his energy dispersal power to
her and then absorbed a trace of her spirit, just enough to put him on her
trail. And Virginia Hey hasn't abandoned the character completely -- she
just needed a break from the make-up.)
Tom Carman
One of the first things I thought after seeing that was "If their eyes
are that heavily loaded with 'cone' light receptors, I wonder how good
(or bad) their night vision is?"
Mathew
You are sorta assuming a earth biology concept on Aliens. Maybe only earth
creatures have rods and cones, and most alien races use some more efficient
color and brightness detecting sensor... which explains why humans are so lame!
Also, without even changing their biology, maybe most alien races have perfect
vision by default. A major portion of the population on earth has greatly
reduced vision because we invented glasses. Maybe most aliens never invested
glasses, and those with bad sight were removed from the gene pool. So everyone
on most planets has 20/10 or 20/15 sight naturally. Meanwhile poor John probably
has 20/25 vision and is considered half blind!
Michael Hayden
Mathew <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>A major portion of the population on earth has greatly reduced vision
>because we invented glasses. Maybe most aliens never invested glasses,
>and those with bad sight were removed from the gene pool.
Ah, the subtle evil of technology...
Of course, you never dare say it publicly for fear of being branded a
eugenicist -- but it -is- the logical conclusion.
>Meanwhile poor John probably has 20/25 vision and is considered half
>blind!
He's an astronaut -- you better believe he has perfect eyesight.
David Johnston
wrote:
>In article <896455864281082.NC-1....@news.mi.comcast.giganews.com>,
>Mathew <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>A major portion of the population on earth has greatly reduced vision
>>because we invented glasses. Maybe most aliens never invested glasses,
>>and those with bad sight were removed from the gene pool.
>
>Ah, the subtle evil of technology...
>
>Of course, you never dare say it publicly for fear of being branded a
>eugenicist -- but it -is- the logical conclusion.
No it isn't. The truth is, I could walk around forever without my
glasses and not have my survival chances impinged.
I just wouldn't be able to read or use my computer.
Michael Hayden
David Johnston <rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>No it isn't. The truth is, I could walk around forever without my
>glasses and not have my survival chances impinged.
>I just wouldn't be able to read or use my computer.
*sigh* It's not -just- eyeglasses. It's the whole cumulative effect. Spend
a few seconds and actually think about it.
David Johnston
>
> In article <3d36eff4...@news.edmonton.telusplanet.net>,
> David Johnston <rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>
> >No it isn't. The truth is, I could walk around forever without my
> >glasses and not have my survival chances impinged.
> >I just wouldn't be able to read or use my computer.
>
> *sigh* It's not -just- eyeglasses.
True. There's also laser corrective surgery. And contact lenses.
And if you are complaining about "modern technology destroying the
force of evolution on humanity", you under-rate the importance of
sexual selection.
Mathew
wrote:
Ah, but some people had horrible eyesight, and some worlds might have fierce
competition for resources. In those worlds anyone with less then perfect vision
might be weeded out by natural selection. It's simple Darwinian theory. They
strain has been removed from the human gene pool for several hundred years, and
a larger portion of people with less then perfect vision is the result. Doesn't
mean it's bad, since it's so easy to correct, it's just not an evolutionary
imparitive for out species any more.
Mathew
In my experience airforce pilots usually have to have perfect vision when they
join, but some degrading with age is allowed, as long as they can still see.
20/25 would not need glasses but still not be perfect. In the modern world I'm
sure a qualified pilot would get laser surgury before being dropped out of the
airforce!
Adam campbell
. I always figured that it was unusual to have the blood vessels that
feed the retina on top of the retina, like it is with us chordates, and
what's normal throughout the galaxy is the blood vessels where behind
like in squids...
Wayne Shaw
wrote:
>Ah, the subtle evil of technology...
>
>Of course, you never dare say it publicly for fear of being branded a
>eugenicist -- but it -is- the logical conclusion.
Only if you don't understand population genetics and how hard it is to
breed traits out of a species that only moderately impact their
survival during their breeding life. It'd have to be at least an
order of magnitude longer than eyeglasses have existed for the impact
to be more than negliable.
Wayne Shaw
Johnston) wrote:
And that's the kicker. The percentage of the populace that actually
would have significantly impaired survival without glasses is quite
small. Either it adjusts for more precise distance vision or for
reading, neither of which is routinely life-threatening if it's bad.
Add in the number of people who don't start having significant problem
until their thirties or later (when the human primary breeding period
is considered to be mostly over) and it's pretty much a silly idea.
Wayne Shaw
<mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>In my experience airforce pilots usually have to have perfect vision when they
>join, but some degrading with age is allowed, as long as they can still see.
>20/25 would not need glasses but still not be perfect. In the modern world I'm
>sure a qualified pilot would get laser surgury before being dropped out of the
>airforce!
Actually, not. There's been concern that laser surgery weakens the
pressure tolerance of the eyeball, and for obvious reasons pilots,
particularly high altitude types, are considered to have a serious
concern in this area.
Mathew
>
> Has anyone posted HERO write-ups for the various characters from the Sci
> Fi Channel series 'Farscape'? If not, I plan to post my own over the next
> few weeks. Thanks.
Mentioned tonight on Farscape. Chiana said she is resistant to radiation. Her
skin reflects it. She doesn't tan but she doesn't burn either. Part of her white
skin thingie.
I'd call that some sorta life support vs radiation.
Michael Hayden
Mathew <mathewign...@comcast.net> wrote:
>Mentioned tonight on Farscape. Chiana said she is resistant to radiation. Her
>skin reflects it. She doesn't tan but she doesn't burn either. Part of her white
>skin thingie.
>
>I'd call that some sorta life support vs radiation.
Yup, I caught it. I also caught that D'Argo has a much better sense of
smell than at least Crichton and Aeryn.
And yes, I'm still doing my write-ups. I'll be working on them this
weekend.