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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7848023" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>And Superman died. So, his strength doesn't always work. </p><p></p><p>So, there is a question, for each of them, if they will prevail. <em>That's what we have a mechanic for.</em></p><p></p><p>I have to ask: In the comics, Batman works with Superman all the time. Somehow, he not only survives, but remains relevant and effective. Is that, in and of itself, a problem for you? Do you find it easy to accept a man who can fly around the world fast enough to travel in time, but find it hard to accept an exquisite mind greater than that of any person at your gaming table might have preparations the player didn't think of before play began?</p><p></p><p>If that's the basic conflict, your conflict is with the genre, and we can't help you. You are trying to emulate a genre with aspects you don't like, and the best we can say is, "well, don't play games with that aspect."</p><p></p><p>If your problem is the implementation of making the mind and money competitive with the strength and speed, then we can help you - we are laying out what the issues are with many mechanics that lead to the need for a layered on, kludgey, "plot armor".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7848023, member: 177"] And Superman died. So, his strength doesn't always work. So, there is a question, for each of them, if they will prevail. [I]That's what we have a mechanic for.[/I] I have to ask: In the comics, Batman works with Superman all the time. Somehow, he not only survives, but remains relevant and effective. Is that, in and of itself, a problem for you? Do you find it easy to accept a man who can fly around the world fast enough to travel in time, but find it hard to accept an exquisite mind greater than that of any person at your gaming table might have preparations the player didn't think of before play began? If that's the basic conflict, your conflict is with the genre, and we can't help you. You are trying to emulate a genre with aspects you don't like, and the best we can say is, "well, don't play games with that aspect." If your problem is the implementation of making the mind and money competitive with the strength and speed, then we can help you - we are laying out what the issues are with many mechanics that lead to the need for a layered on, kludgey, "plot armor". [/QUOTE]
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