M&M and True20 -- What should I buy?

[Dannyalcatraz]

There is a True 20 supplement called Eldritch Sorcery, I believe. I picked it up on a recommendation that it would help me achieve a campaign design goal- namely letting PCs design their own spells.

That it does, and well too! (Ultimately, though, it didn't do precisely what I needed, but I keep it on hand for reference.)

As for M&M, I'm not going to duplicate any suggestion above.

I've recently been told they're doing a supplement that will do for M&M what Fantasy HERO did for HERO. If so, that's going to be dang good news to me and to a lot of others out there.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=239132

 

[Relique du Madde]

If you love Mutants and Masterminds 2e then ULTIMATE POWER is a must buy. It takes all the powers from the standard rule book and expands on them greatly.

 

[Knightfall]

For True20, I recommend the True20 Bestiary. It's full of all sorts of awesomeness.

For Mutants and Masterminds, I don't have a suggestion, since I too am unsure of which M&M books to get.

 

[Knightfall]

Darwin's World is Darwin's World. Not a lot that's new but a lot that's fun, and Vigilance always makes you rethink stuff.

There's a True20 version of Darwin's World?

Cool.

Is it print or PDF?

 

[Jeff Wilder]

Thanks for all the thoughts, folks. I appreciate it. (I'll keep an eye on this thread until I make my purchases, so if more folks want to chime in, please do.)

 

[ValhallaGH]

If you love Mutants and Masterminds 2e then ULTIMATE POWER is a must buy. It takes all the powers from the standard rule book and expands on them greatly.

Which is why I don't recommend it. Excepting the two or three power structures, some extras that shouldn't exist, and a couple powers that shouldn't exist, there's nothing in that book that doesn't already exist in the core book. If you're desperately in need of examples of how to build powers then it's okay. If you're not then don't bother.
I've been playing and running 2e for about 2 years, and after due consideration (including reading through most of the book) about four months into our first campaign, we decided that it was useless to us.


Knightfall1972, True20 Darwin's World is PDF.

 

[Silvercat Moonpaw]

Interesting to note there is now a product called d20 Advanced Adventure Roleplaying Game that is basically the core rules for M&M plus the rules from the Mastermind's Manual plus the stuff from Ultimate Power—but with an interesting system where all the various conditions have been broken down into their component parts—rules inspired by sources such as Iron Heroes………really, it's like getting a couple M&M books with extra bits for less than $7.

Here's the rules wiki if you want to preview:
http://d20advanced.a.wiki-site.com/index.php/D20_Advanced

 

[Brutorz Bill]

I'm relatively new to M&M 2nd ed. and True20 myself, I asked some similar questions and poked around a bit. What folks have stated earlier is spot on.
For M&M I've found Instant Super Heroes to be extremely helpful it has alot of the standard comic archtypes to utilize, either as PC's or as Bad guys. Very helpful. Freedom City is also a great setting and full of examples to use in your own Campaign.

As to True20 if your looking for some really nasty, dark twisted elves that eat Drow for breakfast, try out Blight Elves. Not for the faint of heart!
If your running a True20 Fantasy Campaign, the Fantasy Paths supplement is a great tool for showing how you can build characters that emulate the 3.x classes, but there is soo much more you can do with the character building options of True20. I got the True20 Bestiary in PDF, now I want it in book form just for ease of use at the table.

I'm planning on picking up Reign of Discordia and Interface Zero myself.
Good Gaming,

 

[Knightfall]

Knightfall1972, True20 Darwin's World is PDF.

Yeah, I just took a look at RPGObjects' website and noted that it was a PDF. Now the question becomes do I buy the regular version of Darwin's World 2 (if I can find it) or simply buy the True20 Survivor's Guide PDF and use it with the Darwin's World 2 Campaign Guide.

Does anyone know if RPGObjects is planning to create a True20 version of Terror of the Twisted Earth?

 

[Brutorz Bill]

Yeah, I just took a look at RPGObjects' website and noted that it was a PDF. Now the question becomes do I buy the regular version of Darwin's World 2 (if I can find it) or simply buy the True20 Survivor's Guide PDF and use it with the Darwin's World 2 Campaign Guide.

Does anyone know if RPGObjects is planning to create a True20 version of Terror of the Twisted Earth?

I REALLY Wish and Hope they will!!!!!
A True20 Version of Terrors of the Twisted Earth would ROCK!!!