Yogzilla Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Yeah, I'm probably aging myself terribly - - but maybe I can chalk it up to watching reruns on SciFi channel... Naw; who am I kidding? :-) Anyway, who out there remembers "Automan"?? For those who do, remember how he had the ability to basically "cover" Walter, thus allowing Walter to also pass thru walls and such. And conversation during their "merged" time was like literally a guy talking to himself. Ah, memories... Anyway, my question is: how would you model this ability? Desolid w/ Usable On Others works, but would you use Touch Only to simulate the 'merged' aspects? Limited Power: Must remain covering other person? Something else? Thanks, in advance, for your input. -Yogzilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 This was a guy or construct that could appear as a car. In one episode the guy worked as a male stripper if this is the thing I am thinking of. Sort of a digital blue line costume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Oh yeah... I remember this show. Automan was a computer program/AI (writen by the shows other main charcter - Walter Nebiker (sp?) who was a computer specialist for the police) which could project itself as a hologram. Thing was, if Automan drew enough energy, it could be solid. His costume was something right out of Tron with the. At first, Automan could only manifest at night, logic being that he tapped into the city's power grid, and when people started getting up in the morning and turned on all of their appliances, there wasn't enough power for him to stay manifest. As the show went on, though, he overcame this limitation by setting up power reserves. Automan had a side-kick of sorts: Cursor. It was exactly as the name implies - when Automan needed a car, Cursor would "draw" one.Of course, being a computer car, it behaved exactly like a car would in the early 80's computer games, right down to making 90-degree turns. When Automan "merged" with Walter, it was essentially Walter entering the hologram of Auto. I do remember a few times when Auto would walk through a wall, but Walter would bounce off and act pretty much like a guy who just walked into a wall. I don't remember him being able to walk through the walls like Automan could... but my memory may be fuzzy. I mean, it has been 20 years since I saw this show. Anyway... here is how I would build it (I don't have FREd handy, so I don't have costs) Desolidification. Useable On Others, User and Owner Share Power. Do not buy the Ranged advantage, yet limiting the range further to "Must be Merged" insead of just touching may be worth a -1/4 Lim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterD Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Does anyone have a 350 point AUTOMAN or AUTOMAN clone? I have tried and can not get the feel just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 is that the show where the cursor was diamond shape and would turn into a spiky asterix to indicate a negative? I think I saw that show once when I was VERY young (), like 8 or so, and then it got canceled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandi Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Originally posted by Killer Shrike is that the show where the cursor was diamond shape and would turn into a spiky asterix to indicate a negative? Strange, that sounds like the Bit from Tron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei1c3 Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 I loved that show when I was what...10? Then I saw it again a while back on Sci Fi and was like "Uh...I liked this why?" Heh. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterD Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Would you have AUTOMAN as a character or an automaton with ego? Automan = Main character Cursor = Follower (Shapeshift with a VPP only for abilities related to shape) Nebicer = Follower or NPC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Originally posted by Brandi Strange, that sounds like the Bit from Tron. Its quite possible. I havent seen that in a LOOOOOOOONG time either; I could be crossing the two concepts. Its not like they are too disimilar, really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandi Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Well, I never saw Automan (didn't get cable 'til the later 90s and the Sci-Fi channel's never been part of basic service in my area), but I did like the heck out of Tron... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevHooligan Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 As long as we're dredging up the 80s, any ideas for a Misfits of Science campaign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomGM2602 Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Misfits of Science Let's see, we have a dude who shoots electricity,a babe who has TK,another dude who shrinks down to the size of a Barbie Doll and one who happens to be made of ice who has ice powers,all of whom is led by a dud who has no powers at all. Yep, that describes Misfits of Science all right,except that in the first episode the ice guy died saving the team from drowning. As an option you can roll up superpowers for the leader and a nifty vehicle[loose the icecream truck please!}.Plus you can add some more mutants who are low powered making it a teen heroes campaign. What say heroes? do you accept the Phantom's challenge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 I vaguely remember that show; werent the special effects really lame and the show only lasted a few episodes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 My Secret Identity Does anyone remember My Secret Identity (I think it was called?). It was about a science accident kid who was invulnerable and could make himself weigh less, and then fly around using cans of aerosol for thrust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryB Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 Ah, but Courtney Cox was in Misfits of Science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 I loved Misfits of Science! And have to confess sometimes I find myself singing the theme from My Secret Identity ("You'll never know wat you'll see/ when you unlock a mystery/ sometimes this double life gets out of hand). Automan? Was Walter played by Desi Arnez Jr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 Re: My Secret Identity Originally posted by Killer Shrike Does anyone remember My Secret Identity (I think it was called?). It was about a science accident kid who was invulnerable and could make himself weigh less, and then fly around using cans of aerosol for thrust? He also had super-speed and a later repeat of the same accident gave him super-strength. It starred the guy who later played Quinn Mallory on Sliders. And the scientist was played by the actor who played "Andy the psycho killer obsessed with Diane" on a few episodes of Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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