Use the Tri-Stat version of Silver Age Sentinels if you want to stay away from classes and levels. The nice thing about that is, if you do decide to switch to D20, there is a D20 version of SAS as well, with nifty conversion rules included.
Look for the free download of the Tri-X rules in PDF...
I've done that sort of thing before with a Force Adept. They didn't know what the heck this "Force" thing was. Their abilities were focused around "The River" which they percieved as a flow of energy which they could tap into, like an irrigation canal. The adept came from a low-tech agricultural...
I believe you're referring to me (Rob). I wanted to make the point that, IMHO, you can't have a martial arts feeling campaign without the storytelling. As Chris said, then it's just people sitting around saying "Okay, I use Power Attack". A juicy description of what that power attack consists of...
Hey! Rob, here, from the Accidental Survivors Podcast. We recorded episode 2 last night, with more modern gaming goodness - and now with less annoying echo! Fraser's got a pretty major editing job ahead of him because I spouted on a little too long about CJ Carella's free download of the...