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I’d use the Dark HERO ruleset and GREATLY limit access to Powers- almost exclusively just for creating Items. Skills & Talents would be the bulk of PC options. Very low total point ceiling. But that doesn’t necessarily make for a good investigative RPG campaign, unless your GM is really good...

I am exaggerating, absolutely. But I have owned over 167 different RPGs and played almost 200 different systems, including 2 playtests. That said, I’ve used HERO to run supers, space opera, horror, hard sci-fi, low fantasy, high fantasy, cross-edition D&D simulations, spies, mecha (hence my...

I never deconstructed my favorite decks. It was never about the cost or the resale value for me. It was about wins & losses…complicated by my inner contrarian and DIY personality traits. I never wanted to play copies of online decks. I wanted to innovate. I wanted to surprise other players...

Looked it up: By my reading, the Engineer is kind of a stretch, power wise, versus most versions of Superman. But Ultraman (a literal Superman clone), Metamotpho and a kaiju absolutely could give Superman a serious challenge. But most mundane* earthly materials, situations and forces are...

I mean, it’s not like we’re unaware of the possibilities, we just don’t know the particulars. It was at a low-budget photo place, like the services offered at department stores and some drug stores back then. The dogs are together in front of one of those “marbled” backdrops. One is seated...

Didn’t see it, but isn’t he fighting opponents of essentially the same power level?

As an unabashed HEROphile, I’m of the opinion that HERO can do any genre of RPG…because I’ve done it. But it’s not necessarily going to so as well as a system custom designed to model a certain genre or especially a particular IP. For instance, while I could definitely run a Mecha-centric...

That sounds like a cool format. I might still be playing if that had been around before I quit.

We have a fridge magnet with badly photoshopped images of our 2nd and 3rd border collies on it. We don’t know how the manufacturer got a photo of our dogs, because this would have been in the mid/late 1990s, and we weren’t sharing pix online back then.

Depends on which Superman power level we’re contemplating as our baseline. Merely impervious to bullets? Maybe. The guy who can fly through stars? Nope.

That’s why I suggested using a full body costume- made from off-the-shelf elements- with added padding to change your silhouette.

Probably can’t do that if your skin is bulletproof.

J Thought about this some more. It’s highly probable that you’re going to have to reveal your dual identity to at least one person: whomever it is you choose to forge your documents. Assuming you’re not an alien like Kal-El or someone who magically changes into a super being (like Billy...

This literally just popped up on my radar. I’ve never had anything like it, and it interests me. But I’m not likely to try it anytime soon.

Assuming he wants any kind of superwork/life balance, he’s going to decide for himself what is the “optimal” amount of crime he’ll let occur.

Superman-level powers in today’s RW, start by shopping globally using cash: Step 1: assemble a core crime fighting outfit consisting of quality but nondescript gear, including motorcycle helmets, riding leathers, boots, gloves, multi-pocket belts, etc. One won’t be enough- your deeds, and...

Good questions. But the answers depend somewhat on whether we’re assuming RW tech & resources or superheroic setting genre-appropriate technology & resources.

Anyone familiar with my posting pattern will easily predict I’d suggest using HERO, or barring that, another toolbox system to run a KANE-style campaign as my fist choice. Barring that? I found the “monster” PCs in Monster of the Week to be interesting and pretty flexible in my minimal...

I enjoy at least 3 authors in each quadrant.