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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BASHMAN" data-source="post: 5070404" data-attributes="member: 8277">Yes.  <a href="http://www.bashrpg.com" target="_blank">BASH! Ultimate Edition</a>.  It is a fast-play simple supers game. It is a toolkit type system, but there are around 50 powers, not hundreds. You build a character with 20-60 points, not 250+.The core mechanic is roll 2d6 and multiply by stat/skill/power. This is usually a multiplier between x1 and x10. If the dice rolls match, roll another d6. If that matches, keep rolling and adding more d6 before multiplying. This way, exploding dice make it possible for an underdog to beat someone with a large multiplier advantage. Some people don't like to multiply, so there are some alternatives given in the appendix, including Fudge dice among others. Obviously, you must have seen the dice-roll-chart from the back cover if you saw the preview-- so if you like colored charts, it has it. You simply roll the 2d6, see what you rolled, slide over to what your multiplier is, and find out your result. The color code will tell you if scored a typical, tough, heroic, etc result on your roll. The colored chart isn't needed, just something that I thought would appeal to the people that don't like the multiplying part, or fans of old-school.All Heroes & Villains have 100 Hits, which work like hit points. Lesser characters (Minions) have between 10-50 Hits, and Heroes can plow through them several at a time. This keeps the action fast & furious. The difference between a big tough brick and a skinny mentalist isn't how many Hits they have, it's how much damage they soak with each hit.There are 3 stats. Brawn, Agility, and Mind, rated 0-5. 0 is something far below normal parameters, while 2 is usually peak-human, and 5 is top tier for superheroes. Brawn is how strong & tough you are, Agility is how fast & coordinated, and Mind is how intelligent/magically gifted/psychic you are.If you want more info, there is a preview <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/22433236/BASH-Ultimate-Edition-Preview" target="_blank">here</a>.  There is an in-depth review <a href="http://ronblessing.blogspot.com/2010/01/read-thru-bash-ultimate-edition.html" target="_blank">here </a>and some shorter reviews <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_reviews.php?products_id=65882&filters=600_0_0_0_0&&language=en" target="_blank">here</a>.  There is also my interview on <a href="http://www.therpghaven.com/podcast/?p=173" target="_blank">The Rpg Haven podcast</a> and <a href="http://meanwhilegaming.blogspot.com/2009/08/meanwhile-19bash-basic-action-super.html" target="_blank">Meanwhile... The Super Gaming Podcast</a> that give some more in-depth info about the game.  The first printing is sold out, but the second print run should be shipping out to the warehouse tomorrow.  If you want, I think a pretty easy way to get to understand the game would be for me to show how to build a character with it. Do you have an idea of a sort of character you'd want to make, or see made?  The game does everything from Pulp Mystery Men to Cosmic Beings- so please, be creative.PS- there is a "Dice Roll Chart" but it isn't needed to play- it is just to help people with the multiplying.</blockquote>

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