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If it can crush Avatar, I'm all for it. Of course, that'll just encourage Cameron to keep making Avatar films, but one can't have everything. Second go round is a must if only to be able to hear all the lines missed due to audience whoops and laughter.

That's cool. So, it's gote FATEsque traits, like the way Dresden Files gives more fate points to mortals. I've been working on my own homebrewed Supers FATE game, and it does something similar. In general, superhero games tend to be pretty lame, because they devote way to much energy building...

In my superhero campaigns, players are recommended to have two or three characters to alternate between. Gives everyone a chance to play characters with different power levels and specialties, and prevents characters from getting stale by relying on the same set of attacks and defenses. (as most...

Got a friend who's playing the Breakout scenario. Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and Silver Surfer. Talk about a power curve! I'm curious about how the system handles that.

I'm very grateful to have a review. I went to the MW Games website, where the Marvel gets front-page billing, but after clicking on the link, I was stymied. The page has nothing more to say than "this game exists, click here to buy it". There was a link to one preview of the character sheets...

You guys watch Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes? BP's under-utilized in terms of spotlight time, but he's pretty formidable nonetheless.

Both. Most moviegoers want to see something fresh and new...as long as it's familia and doesn't defy expectations. They want variation on a theme, not originality. Producers have known this paradox for years, and Avatar is the Q.E.D. In this case, the Vision shows up, and there's a knock-down...

Having some spellcheck issues there, Plane? Never happen. And probably shouldn't happen. Audiences will want new stuff. If nothing else, they'll want to keep seeing superhero-versus-superhero action. Can't have Iron Man, Thor, and Cap mixing it up again, can we? Since characters can be...

And something other than Buffy, like Firefly, Serenity, Dollhouse... It is interesting to see how Whedon's body of works will evolve now that he's primed to topple King Cameron himself.

Oh. I expected the actor to speak in a more whispery voice.

Just trying to remember if we've seen Roose Bolton in the show yet? Although pretty much everyone in the grindhous world of Westeros is a twisted sadist (except for the occasional fool whose honor goes hand-in-hand with an inevitably-fatal does of naivete), I remember him being a particularly...

The original absurdity posted by Hobo was that Buffy was a commercial failure. It lasted seven seasons and became a franchise. If that's a failure, seems like the bar is set pretty high. Now we're going on about whether Buffy was mainstream, lending credence (even if unintentionally) to the...

There's a good point in these comments. I think one of 4e's greatest accomplishments was the inception of rituals. They very neatly parsed the combat element of spellcasting from the noncombat elements that facilitate exploration, information gathering, travel, etc. Why then embrace the idea...

Sure, Marvel's super-teams have definite hooks that govern the types of foes they face. Avengers: Alien and high-power threats Fantastic Four: Exploration of the universe with incidental do-gooding X-Men: Mutant threats Defenders: Mystical threats There's room for overlap, and that's why there...

With the X-Men, I think there's a legitimate basis for saying they've been self-contained. Of course, a large chunk of Marvel's books are X-centric, so it's a pretty large container. For the last last couple of decades, they haven't really done much except try to weather one genocidal assault...

:hmm: Indeed, the shared nature of the universe was one of Marvel's major innovations. Heck, note that Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, and Thing have all been Avengers. Luke Cage, Crystal, and She-Hulk have been on both teams. Of course, classic superheroes weren't very proactive. Enemies...

SO, for the sequel, who (if anyone) should leave and who should go? I personally would love to see The Vision. He's iconic for a large chunk of Avengers history, and is distinctive enough in powers, appearance, and overall concept that he would be a stand-out character. Problem is, to get it...

Well, I'd say they wanted to have a race that had a good mix of opponents for the Avengers. Needed high-speed flying guys to fight Iron Man, needed some big heavy-hitters for Hulk and Thor to lay into, and lots of small fry for everybody else. They probably didn't want a bunch of mechs and...

Seems that the design goals largely mimic the previous edition's design goals, and not just for the rogue. I realized at some point between 3e and now that I'm not crazy about the rogue's combat role being primarily "burst damage". I'd like him to have a bag of dirty fighting tricks, stuff...

Well, feel free to cite some sources. I'd love to check'em out. But you don't strike me as a particularly keen TV insider so...well, you know. ;)