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But Batman doesn't, and people lump him together with those that do. (I also must note it depends on what specific incarnation of the...

Storypath Scale kind of works like that; you can impose it on any underlaying set of stats but turning up Scale will have a dramatic...

I periodically do a rant about how arranging stories in order of internal chronology leads to greatly distorting impressions, and it’s...

I don't know what to say about the thieves, but I should note mages also get a pretty strong power boost at 3rd level, now having access...

That was my point. "Exceptional" doesn't have to translate into outright superpowers, and when some people talk about "superheroes" in...

Yeah, I don't see "exceptional" as translating to "topped out".

The fact D&D hit points, especially in older versions of the game, are the biggest part of your defensive capability almost ensures...

I think it is more common in modern (post 1970s) epic fantasy for characters to start out as "normal" and grow into power. Rand al'Thor...

That certainly isn't true for Aragorn, and questionable for the Shadow at the start of his "PCness."

I'd argue at least Aragorn is, and as to the Shadow--well, Batman isn't theoretically inherently exceptional. He was forged by his life.

I feel like there is an excluded middle here. Exceptional does not necessarily mean Superman level. The Shadow is exceptional. So is...

Though you've got to decide what counts as "a superhero game" there; there are things like Part Time Gods, Scion, Godbound or even...

I am running a one-shot of it this weekend, and I am hoping to get the players deep into the flavor...

It allows me to understand what other people see in things, even if they aren't to my taste.

It can be nice to take the temperature of the forum in that regard, but it also means you have to recognize that the proper response...