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... The point is not whether I like how MSH plays or not. We were talking about whether or not the system can easily recreate common...

The problem is that fairly minimalist opponents were in some ways the worst against these, and those are normally the ones they're...

It doesn't just depend on the tactics; the math of the game means it can't simulate what happens in the comics very well. Keeping with...

I read about such an experiment - and it is not consistent with what that guy is saying. Specifically: in that experiment, they told...

I looked at the rules to be sure...evading* ("The Evading character makes no attacks that round" page 27) and blocking ("The character...

The classic answer to that is "If you want him dead, talk to the legal system. Complaining Batman isn't doing it is about like...

It WAS a trade-off if it was in a Slugfest; Dodging only worked against ranged and charge attacks, while evading worked against melee...

Morality isn't generally something we think of as a matter of personal preference. If you believe something is immoral, then you...

I remember that one could make extra attacks, but I don't remember extra actions...

That's what I thought I remembered too. Its both uncertain, and leaves you largely in the same situation when the next round rolls around.

Sure, but that took their action for the round, no? DD is no closer to defeating the thugs if he does this.

I mean, it kind of does actually, just in a different way. In BG1/2 the abrasiveness doesn't usually come out in talking to the PC, it...

If I recall, part of the problem was MSH didn't have too much in the way of passive (as in, not taking up actions) avoidance. That's a...

Agreed. The mechanics had a hard time resolving things like they would in the comics. In MSH, Daredevil has a bit of trouble fighting...

I played MSH with the Ultimate Powers Handbook for a long time. My friends and I then found both DC HEROES (MEGS) and Champions in short...