Superhero RPG

[Kheti sa-Menik]

M&M is clumsy.

Go with D20 Modern plus Blood and Vigilance by Charles Rice. It's all you need to run superheroes of any power level.

 

[Cheezehog]

The marvel superhero game is available for free at www.classicmarvel.com

 

[GreatLemur]

M&M is clumsy.

Go with D20 Modern plus Blood and Vigilance by Charles Rice. It's all you need to run superheroes of any power level.

You're advocating a class-based system for the superhero genre? Exactly what is your definition of clumsy?

 

[Kheti sa-Menik]

Please. There's certainly no more advantage to point buy vs class based for superhero genre anymore than any other genre. Class-based mechanics can function as well or better in any genre than point buy. I ran a moderately successful superhero campaign with D20 Modern for a good lone while. (I only say moderately successful because of a bit of player conflict, unrelated to mechanics.)

 

[Driddle]

LARP it, baby!
Just don't try to play the Human Torch. Very bad idea.

 

[Drowbane]

My vote for Mutants and Masterminds.

 

[GreatLemur]

Please. There's certainly no more advantage to point buy vs class based for superhero genre anymore than any other genre. Class-based mechanics can function as well or better in any genre than point buy.

I generally consider the primary mechanical requirement of of superhero games to be flexibility in character generation. Class-based systems, by definition, are less flexible than point-based systems. They've got their strengths, definitely--such as ease of character generation, and much more reliable benchmarking of character capabilities--but for this specific genre, flexibility comes first, in my book.

 

[Jack of Shadows]

Well,

I'd also have to say that Mutants and Masterminds is the way to go. Be ready for a change of paradigm though if you're coming from V&V and Marvel Superheroes. Effects based systems can be a little daunting at first. Once you get a handle on them though you'll wonder why you ever used anything else.

Jack

 

[Mistwell]

Count me in as another vote for M&M!

And I like d20 Modern. I just don't feel it's what people are usually looking for in a superheros game.

 

[Crothian]

M&M is really good. If you want something a little bit more simple I'd go with Truth and Justice.