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One, I expect, would lead to the other. Consistency has definitely worsened in the last decade or so.

IIRC, it was also the way to unlock more Power Stunts, or how to use your power(s) in new ways. It was fairly common for one of the more...

I used to always do it this way. But after a couple decades and a few dozen systems, you can see a mechanic and either know you won't...

It's important, but it's not the core of the system like the free descriptor to dice pool concept is the core of Marvel Heroic.

Yeah, it is, but the system is not entirely dependent on it's use, like a descriptor system is on its, well, descriptors. I'm fine with...

I am a proponent of playing a game as written at least initially. However,not all games have all the subsystems one wants. If I know I...

RPGs are and have always been rooted in DIY. Game masters are, if not designers, basically modders. It should not come as a surprise...

I've seen more than one supers game that did in fact comes from a broader angle than you seem to be advocating (FASERIP is my favorite)...

Agreed. There's a couple out there, but they tend to have a higher than average complexity scale.

The sort of inconsistencies mentioned here regarding the superhero genre have always bugged me. Personally I'd love a supers setting...

That's my point. It's genre emulation, not physics sim. I can manage some of that in a supers game, but that kind of retcon is a bridge...

You probably know it better than I, but that game never struck me as heavily meta-currency dependent. Most mechanics in it map to...

Different measurements by different people. Why would you expect them to be entirely consistent with each other? And even so, in a...

Ok, but at least they're tied to the world, and like I said I feel genre emulation is more acceptable to me in supers games. I just...

Ok...what the heck is that supposed to mean? I've heard of the flag but am not completely familiar with the context, other than some...