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Feeding Frenzy by Callow Sniper 07/26/2003, 12:07am PDT
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

laudablepuss wrote:

FABIO wrote:

or hell, anything. I think the Marvel Superhero roleplaying game was the only PnP I've played that was worse than D&D.


Gotta start trolling to entertain yourself?


I disagree with his blanket statement on how D&D sucks, but I am quite curious as to how the Marvel Superhero RPG was. What I've always gathered is that the game had quite the negative buzz, but I've never really seen it articulated as to why, exactly. Please to be elucidate your thoughts, FABIO.


One of the things that comes to mind for the Marvel system as opposed to the DC system(the only other hero RPG I have played unless you count TMNT) is there isn't any sense of balance. If I rolled up a character that was a alien/demigod with butt load of Shift-Z Powers, how was I supposed to play with my friend who rolled up a altered human with the exciting power of being able to light candles from his finger? DC OTOH gave the option to build your characters from a point build system and if you wanted to run in Superman's pack you got 100pts to spend and if you wanted to run in the same pack as the Dark Knight then you got 25. Since DC gave the player a choice on how to build a character it made it possible to have a theme with the powers, rather than the random mismash that you got from Marvel. Another thing that the Marvel system suffered from is that it was nigh impossible to develop your character after the get go. If your alter ego started out as a chainsmoking pothead for justice, there was never a built in way for him to develop his resources/powers in any appreciable way. So the random character that you rolled who had the power to teleport two feet, and breath underwater for six months at a time was set in stone unless your DM decided to throw you a bone.

Marvel Superheros = Kerr Gay
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            I'd bet anything they still dont hold a candle to Champions, GURPS, by FABIO 07/24/2003, 10:00pm PDT NEW
                Say, aren't you the guy that hates SS2? NT by Dead Horse 07/25/2003, 3:36am PDT NEW
                Bored, FABIO? by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 2:38pm PDT NEW
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                    just fascinated with your fascination with clunky role playing NT by FABIO 07/25/2003, 3:40pm PDT NEW
                        I'll take that as a yes to both questions, then. NT by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 4:48pm PDT NEW
                            MM is the only one who can legitimately say D&D sucks? NT by FABIO 07/26/2003, 12:37am PDT NEW
                                I know this means a lot to you. by laudablepuss 07/26/2003, 8:31pm PDT NEW
                                Yes NT by The Mischievous Goat of Power 07/27/2003, 2:10pm PDT NEW
 
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