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Probably not. To have a character like this in the group you'd want some group consensus that this would be ok. That sort of consensus is pretty hard to get. Characters like these can be extremely frustrating for players who want to be one of the "good guys." It also makes it harder for GM's to...

I would be quite happy to run Superheroes Unleashed. (Yes I am the designer - support appreciated.) Easter is a very busy time for me. But I will follow up more soon. I'd like to get more of a sense of what kind of "Universe" people want to play in terms of setting/themes/tropes. I strongly...

If you have a rank 4 talent - say for example Might 4-Inferno[O]* - you get to roll 4 six sided dice. Each die that exceeds 2 is a basic success. If your attacking you compare the rolls, kind-of like in Risk (my highest against your highest, then the next and so on.) *Might is an ability...

There is a handy rules summary called "Heart of Simple Superheroes." You can download here. You can also pick up a Pre-release PDF of the system from RPGOrbit, if you are keen (Issue 0). There are probably a few work arounds, that wouldn't be too troublesome. Ah, good question. I'd probably...

Could it be me too? :cool: I've been thinking of running a PbP game of Superheroes Unleashed for a while. One of the reasons I've held back is that it uses a 'opposed roll' mechanic which may be less than ideal for play-by-post (but works very smoothly in person). I've been considering running...

The "Event" structure (as Nagol and am181d describe) is a great way to plan supers scenario's. In fact this is how I write up my scenario's for Superheroes Unleashed. One of the key things to remember is that the Events should be non-linear. Superheroes always do unexpected things meaning the...

A friend recently asked if I had any advice for running a game at a con. I went on at some length, and shared the whole thing on my blog. Here are the key points: 1. You don't always get a full table. 2. Get a sense of the players familiarity with the RPG you are running (and RPGs in...

I would agree. Both small pdf retailers, and the pdf producers have grounds to be unhappy with RPGNow's policies of exclusivity. And yes this makes it difficult to sympathize with James Mathe's rant. The current rate on RPGNow is 70% exclusive and 65% non-exclusive...

We'd all be happy if more games were in stores. (I would be happiest if this was achieved by having more Game Stores, and not simply having games in more 'types' of stores, but I digress.) If a item is carried for years in a specialty store, and then suddenly a Target or Walmart aquires...

Agreed. Exclusive offers/deals are problematic for a number of reasons. Exclusive deals are usually a policy decision that creates a false competitive advantage. *Disclaimer: I have a masters in Retail geography and studied Canadian FLGS for my thesis. That being said my thoughts on this are...

BMV - It depends on their location. It has been a little while since I made it to their Bloor location (471 Bloor St W west), but the whole top floor is dedicated to comic books. The reason it was excluded from the analysis is partially because the rest of the stores only have a few comics...

There are a few stores that came close, but nothing matches exaclty what you seem to be suggesting. Their was a store called Dragon Lady Comics that carried vintage magazines as well as comics and a few classic pulp books (the second oldest store in Toronto at the time of my research). It has...

So I have decided to make my Hobby Shop research available for download from https://rpgorbit.com/composedreamgames/. The research contains maps of the Greater Toronto Area, its stores and details on the 51 stores interviewed and visited by the researcher. Probably one of the most significant...

It's always nice to get that perspective. This was part of it for me as well, but I also wanted my folks to have a better idea of what I'd been working on for the past few years. I would love to here more This is awesome. I was introduced to RPGs by a friend's dad and I've always wondered...

A few months ago I invited my father, who has just turned 60, and my mother to play a Tabletop Roleplaying Game with me. Neither had ever played such a game before. The game was Simple Superheroes, a game which I designed, developed and wrote. In some circles, there has been a big push to...

The experience in my research is the same. The only real exception is two downtown stores on Yonge within a block -- one is a Diverse Store (eg also carries comics) without game space and one is a Game Store with game space. There are other stores here in the Toronto area that located near each...

The Order beating up Nale isn't exactly new. But is is refreshing ;)

khantroll I'm curious if you and your associate have moved forward on this. I recently went on vacation in Victoria, BC (A city of 80,000 or metro area of 350,000). I was surprised to discover that 4 local comic and game stores (including a Games Workshop) had located within a single block...

The "destination store" debate is one that is very important to have. In my research when discussing location decisions with owners over 50% mentioned that they considered there shop a "destination store" and that affected their location decision. We like to categorize things as a dichotomy...