HeroPress Character: Hurricane & Brutus. A superintelligent boffin - on a par with the evil genius of the HP Universe Dr Bionics (boo, hiss) - with his friendly giant robot sidekick. Hurricane could fly with a whirlwind effect.As far as I can recall, Pete never ran a HeroPress campaign because, unlike the rest of us at age 18, he went off to university and filled his hours with drinking and partying (we did this in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge).
Pete pretty much established the light-hearted tone of HeroPress with his unique artistic contributions, setting new standards of punnery (for example, the 'source books' were rebranded as 'sauce books' ... geddit? HP Sauce ...) and creative applications of amusing sound effects.
When he wasn't drawing he was creating new characters - this was his 'thing'. Except for Hurricane & Brutus, Pete rarely kept the same character for more than a single game - and probably even switched in the middle of some if they went on too long. He was always coming up with new creations, no matter what system we were using, because that was the part of the game he really loved I guess.
However, Pete's older brother, Steve, confessed to me this evening: "In Pete’s defence I think I was the one who kept changing characters – often much to his and, I expect, your frustration; for which I’m sorry!"
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