Christopher Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Try the Babel fish.... http://babelfish.yahoo.com/ Soem years ago it was in a computer magazine - as the worst possible translator. It doesn't even know Valkyrie/Walküre. And such things as the "Kriegsadler" are simply something no computer can tell you anytime soon. That requires actual knowledge of german gramatic rules, some comptuers won't have so soon (and especially not ones running free of charge in the internet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Soem years ago it was in a computer magazine - as the worst possible translator. It doesn't even know Valkyrie/Walküre. And such things as the "Kriegsadler" are simply something no computer can tell you anytime soon. That requires actual knowledge of german gramatic rules, some comptuers won't have so soon (and especially not ones running free of charge in the internet). unglaublich you are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine I use the following translators for my online games: http://translate.google.com/ http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine I use the following translators for my online games: http://translate.google.com/ http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html A simple test on how good it is (at least at unique phareses), is to give it "Hail to the King" to translate to german. Good one say: "Lang lebe der König" or "Heil dem König". The bad ones will tell you: "Hagel zum König" I personally prefer google, as it allows the users to correct it - increasing the chance to get something usefull instead of hail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Madame Mitrailleuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Akoniti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Madame Mitrailleuse Pity the poor Boche who gets touchy-feely with her... Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine to the Allies and their superheroes as Projekt: Sturmfront (also known as the Specialkommando der Deutches Reich to the German High Command). One small thing I only noticed after havign time to read the entire text. You should eitehr write: "Spezialkommando des deutschen Reiches" or "Spezialkommando Deutsches Reich" I would recommend the first, the other sounds more like "Task Force Destroyer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Akoniti "Tell me, Timmy. Do you like movies about gladiators?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine "Tell me' date=' Timmy. Do you like movies about gladiators?"[/quote'] Only when the sub-titles are in Jive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine One small thing I only noticed after havign time to read the entire text. You should eitehr write: "Spezialkommando des deutschen Reiches" or "Spezialkommando Deutsches Reich" I would recommend the first, the other sounds more like "Task Force Destroyer". Thanks; I'll take care of that minor glitch right now. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine All fixed now -- unless there's something else I've missed. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Here's a villain suitable for a Wild Martial Arts Campaign, or possibly even one like The Phantom GM's "Court of Dreams" campaign -- Lord Darkscourge, a villain who possesses both awesome martial arts skills and dark chi* powers: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42136[/ATTACH] *Also referred to as cosmo or soma powers, depending upon the anime. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Lord Darkscourge isn't the sort of villain who gets his hands dirty (at least, not at first). For minor jobs -- like dealing with those annoying and meddle- some hero PCs who are really beginning to be a thorn in his side -- he sends his slavishly loyal minons to take care of things for him (this also gives him the opportunity to see just what the PCs are made of, with no risk whatso- ever to him personally). These minions are known as Shadow Warriors, and while they also have martial arts training and dark chi powers of their own, they are but a pale shadow of their master's: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42137[/ATTACH] The best way to think of them is as the martial arts equivalent of "cannon- fodder" VIPER agents, but somewhat harder to beat. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Here's a modified version of one of The Arc's characters -- Firebird: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42141[/ATTACH] Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Here's another WW2 German superbeing, one whose background is connected with that of the Dresden Academy super-teen Tiergarten -- the Wolf of the Black Forest: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42176[/ATTACH] Unlike his modern-day descendant Tiergarten (who can transform himself into any known animal), the Wolf of the Black Forest can only transform himself into a huge wolf; he retains his human intelligence even when in lupine form, making him even more dangerous than an ordinary wolf. If he was ever able to assume a transitional form -- one not too dissimilar to the popular image of a werewolf -- or to somehow control ordinary wolves, that information was, and remains, unknown. (Tiergarten is one of The Arc's characters which was perviously posted to this thread some time ago; in telling me about his background, he ment- ioned that he was related to the Wolf of the Black Forest, but that he hadn't done a character pic for the Wolf. So I went ahead and did one -- two, actually; the one that's posted here is the one that The Arc liked better, so it's the one being posted.) Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Here's Amethyst, a character that was originally done in the Animated Timm style; I'm not sure, but I think she's one of Pariah's: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42043[/ATTACH] Yes, she's one of mine. She was a GMPC/plot device from the last campaign I ran. Good to see her again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Ice Age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Oryx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Here are some more WW2 Axis supers, starting with Shieldmaiden: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42285[/ATTACH] Basically, she's a female German version of Captain America, and possesses the same kind of abilities and powers: she's as strong as it's possible to be for a human being, she's extraordinarily fast and agile, is a skilled acrobat and martial-arts combatant, and uses a super-alloy shield which is impervi- ous to most known weapons of that time period. Fortunately, the design of the shield prohibits it from being thrown at an enemy in the same way that Captain America's can be; however, this doesn't make it any less painful to be thwacked by it in a fight. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Here's the next of the Axis supers, the Iron Knight, also from Germany: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42286[/ATTACH] The armored suit worn by the Iron Knight is surprisingly advanced for its time; it was rumored by Allied intelligence that the scientist Klaus von Wulfcragge was responsible for its design, or had at the very least influenced its design in certain ways. While the armor does provide its wearer with superhuman strength, flight capability, and protection from small-arms fire and chemical weapons, it mounts no on-board weaponry at all. To remedy this shortcoming, a specially- designed 20mm autocannon -- which the Iron Knight uses in the same way that an ordinary soldier uses a machine gun -- was built for his use. The autocannon is magazine-fed, with each magazine holding 12 armor-piercing, explosive-tipped shells. It can be fired either in single-shot mode, 3-shot burst mode, or full-auto. The Iron Knight typically carries five magazines for the auto- cannon; one already loaded in the weapon, and the other five hanging from special attachment points at his waist. Compared to the other armored suit used by another German hero -- Kriegsadler of Projekt: Sturmfront -- the Iron Knight armor is a massive piece of machinery, standing well over seven feet tall. Unlike the last group of German Axis supers that were posted here on this thread, I went with their English names only; considering the mistakes that were made when the German names were posted, this seemed to be the best way to handle it. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Next up is the Praetorian from Italy: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42287[/ATTACH] Very little is known about this Italian super, other than the fact that on the few occasions that he was confronted by Allied superhumans, he not only displayed superhuman strength and agility of his own, but also an exceptional level of skill in swordsmanship. He was believed to be the commander of an elite unit within the Italian army, whose members were trained to a level equal to that of the U.S. Army Rangers. His armor, which was styled to resemble that of the soldiers of the Roman Empire, was constructed with bulletproof materials; in spite of the weight of this armor, the Praetorian was nevertheless able to move around in it as if he were unencum- bered, due to his superhuman strength. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine And here are four Axis supers from Japan, starting with Shinden (Magnificent Lightning): [ATTACH=CONFIG]42288[/ATTACH] Shinden, like his teammates Fuji and Tsujikaze, owes his power to the same process that gave the members of Projekt: Sturmfront their powers, and which was shared with Klaus von Wulfcragge's Japanese colleagues. His power enables him to generate and project lightning-like bolts of energy at his enemies and to fly, while his "dyno- suit" not only magnifies those powers, but enables him to better focus them. The suit also enables Shinden to create what is essentially a protective force field around him- self. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine Next in line is Tsujikaze (Whirlwind), who like the Eurostar superterrorist Bora in the decades following WW2, possesses the power to control winds: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42289[/ATTACH] Under normal circumstances, the strongest winds that she was able to use in com- bat were equal in strength to an F3 tornado; with extreme effort, however, she could generate winds with a strength comparable to an F5 tornado, but would be left seriously exhausted afterward. Tsujikaze's powers also enabled her to fly at speeds equal to those of the fastest fighter planes that existed at the time. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Re: A DC Animated-style HeroMachine The third Japanese Axis super who owed his powers to the von Wulfcragge process was a sumotori (sumo wrestler) who was given the codename Fuji: [ATTACH=CONFIG]42290[/ATTACH] Not only did the von Wulfcragge process transform him into an eight-foot tall mass of superhumanly powerful muscle, it also gave him the ability to increase his density and mass, making it virtually impossible for all but the mightiest of the Allied superhumans to even knock him down or back in a fight. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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