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I do have to point out that in the superhero genre, some degree of what could be classed as "disruptive behavior" is actually pretty...

I think at least one of us confused my point. Metacurrency awards are good at representing frequency, which seems like what you're...

The "I have certain scenes prepped, and I will introduce massive friction if the players attempt to go in any other direction" is...

I don't consider that railroading. Lots of games have limited premises that require buy-in by the group. An expected, planned finale...

I expect that thread's going to be about as useful as the other forty-nine million times the topic's been discussed here, it'll be a...

They stretch across at least two genres, same way the Punisher does. Note that the distinction between the Black Widow and and some spy...

I do have to note you've ignored one traditional case in games for this genre: Ben's player is paid upfront with extra character build...

There were actually some problems for prior editions of Hero in this regard. The killing damage system could produce very low stun, but...

Yeah, as I commented when the I made my original Disadvantage system, I knew there were people I played with that, even though they were...

I think there's matters of degree there, especially with people who have any lean into "play to win" at all.

Notice I said "passive", as in, "not taking up actions." Also as I recall, it didn't work a lot even for characters avowedly good at...

Who decided that a game was "meant to have arguments", and how did they make that determination? Well, when you can clearly tell us...

There's a reason I call those people-with-powers settings rather than superhero ones.

Oddly enough, its not really a deconstruction (except to the degree Omni-Man is a dark Superman, but then, those are a dime a dozen...

Not always, and I wish folks wouldn't make such blanket assumptions. A linear adventure can encompass far more than that. Often, there...