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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 7848541" data-attributes="member: 19675">He closest I can think of off the top of my head is HERO (and possibly Spycraft).  Where additional hits in M&M Autofire adds a little extra damage based how well you rolled on a single attack, HERO adds the full effect of the power- you roll all the attack dice, you generate additional triggered/linked effects, etc.*When presented with the difference, the players affected by the M&M rule expressed a strong preference for the HERO version.  Actually rolling those dice resulting from additional hits feels more like real, discrete successful attacks, at least to some.  (Myself included.)Plot armor is a device the author uses to protect a key character or characters.  In RPGs, that’s most directly analogous to DM fiat, not so much a mechanic someone incorporates into a character.As such, it can exist in any RPG in which a game master chooses to use it.Luck, Edge, etc, are close, but they’re usually not as final or powerful as actual plot armor.* It‘s been several years, so I don’t recall whether additional hits with M&M Autofire also generated additional possible linked/triggered effects.</blockquote>