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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The_Universe" data-source="post: 3765501" data-attributes="member: 8944">I think this is probably an artifact of most of your experience with Mutants and Masterminds being one-shots and con games. In a 4-5 hour session, it's reasonably impractical to expect to delve deep into any character's backstory to bring a complication (like a secret identity, or a nagging ex-wife) into play. Under those time constraints, the Hero/Force/Action/Whatever Point mechanic is generally reduced to being activated by short term losses and additional problems, such as the aforementioned GM Fiat award ("I'm screwing you over! Here's a Hero Point!") and the rare kinds of complications that can result in quick disadvantageous situations ("Your nagging ex-wife" becomes "Your nagging ex-wife calls you while you're trying to sneak up behind the bad guy!"). In any case, I strongly doubt that the D&D Action Points are going to be same kind of "Narrative Control" mechanic that they are M&M. I suspect they'll have something similar to their current use in d20 Modern, with a few additional abilities chunked in.</blockquote>