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<blockquote data-quote="buzzard" data-source="post: 405450" data-attributes="member: 3003"><p>No, I beg to differ. The mechanics of the game (at least my 2nd Ed copy) do not provide for some levels of power. The stats besides strength do not give any advantage beyond 20 (well actually, health will, so I am not completely correct). Lifting capacity is on a linear scale, which makes providing for the really strong folk quite difficult. </p><p></p><p>One could, in theory make Spider Man as someone said. However, it would be far more than 500 points. His strength alone would have to be 666 (marvel universe handbook always placed him at lifting 10 tons)which will cost 493 by itself. He cannot have an effective dex better than 20 (olympic gymnast), which is bunk considering we're talking Spider Man. I bet he couldn't be made with 1000 points if you do all the details. </p><p></p><p>Good luck making Superman, Green Lantern or Flash. </p><p>Honestly I don't think the game can be bent enough to scale to the high power characters. You can keep throwing points at the problem, but in some cases I don't know if you will ever get there. </p><p></p><p>Then again this is just a few hours of evaluation, I'm no expert. </p><p></p><p>buzzard</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buzzard, post: 405450, member: 3003"] No, I beg to differ. The mechanics of the game (at least my 2nd Ed copy) do not provide for some levels of power. The stats besides strength do not give any advantage beyond 20 (well actually, health will, so I am not completely correct). Lifting capacity is on a linear scale, which makes providing for the really strong folk quite difficult. One could, in theory make Spider Man as someone said. However, it would be far more than 500 points. His strength alone would have to be 666 (marvel universe handbook always placed him at lifting 10 tons)which will cost 493 by itself. He cannot have an effective dex better than 20 (olympic gymnast), which is bunk considering we're talking Spider Man. I bet he couldn't be made with 1000 points if you do all the details. Good luck making Superman, Green Lantern or Flash. Honestly I don't think the game can be bent enough to scale to the high power characters. You can keep throwing points at the problem, but in some cases I don't know if you will ever get there. Then again this is just a few hours of evaluation, I'm no expert. buzzard [/QUOTE]
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