Mutant/Superhero Gaming

[malien]

I know there are lots of titles available to simulate mutant/superhero gaming... and my group is really interested in a campaign playing such! So, what's the concensus out there? Have you played such a game? What system(s) have you used? What did you think of them?

I'm looking for d20 as well as non-d20 possibilities, though I think the d20 ones will be in heavy favour, since there is less to learn.

Thanks in advance! You guys do all rock.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Mutants and Masterminds by Green Ronin is an excellent system. It is OGL.

 

[Kirin'Tor]

I'm a big fan of Champions. I've only played 4th Edition (rated as the best of all Champions editions.) It's pretty numbers heavy: be ready to use formulas to figure out how many d6's you get for the 50 (of 250) character-points you put into your blast...

 

[Razz0putin]

I started with marvel back in various versions to simple then went back to D&D. then I went off to champions real good but to complicated then back to d&d. then tried dc was fairly impressed kinda like champions but not requiring major calculations to work then back to d&d. just started Mutants and Masterminds I'm impressed it seems to have the customizing of champions and the simplicity of marvel. speaking of simplicity it actually plays easier than 3.x d&d.

 

[C. Baize]

Really depends on what you're looking for...
Mutants and Masterminds is ..... sort of D20 system....
4 Color to Fantasy is D20 Fantasy.
4 Color to Modern is D20 Modern (though, honestly, I'm not that impressed)
Blood and Vigilance is D20 Modern (definitely my choice for D20 Supers)
Or, there's E-Bay and Marvel Super Heroes.
Long live FASERIP!

 

[GlassJaw]

Mutants & Masterminds, hands down. It's a great system. Very fast and simple but highly customizable at the same time. It really captures the superhero feel.

 

[Starman]

I would also heartily recommend Mutants & Masterminds.

Starman

 

[The Grackle]

I'd recommend Mutants and Masterminds as well. It's D20 and OGL but it's so different from D&D that it might as well be a seperate game. It doesn't have much compatibility w/other sources. It's really easy to learn though, if that's your only concern about non-D20 products.

I've played Marvel, Champions, Gurps Supers, and Heroes Unlimited, and M&M is by far my favorite system.

 

[DJ_Colossus]

Another vote for Mutants and Masterminds.

Our group has been playing it for close to two years now and there are some members who are even converting their D&D games to the MnM system.

MnM uses a HERO-lite power system and adds on the basic d20 mechanics. Everything is point-based. No classes, no hit points. It models supers action quite well.

There are some odd bits to it, but nothing house rules or DM fiat can fix.

 

[takyris]

I think it depends on what type of game you want. For me, it would be Blood & Vigilance if I wanted a grim & gritty superhero game, something that was close to a normal d20 Modern game with a few special abilities... and Mutants & Masterminds if I wanted something more streamlined and splashy, with a generally higher power level. Both are great systems.