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<blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 5410245" data-attributes="member: 41187">This is where your system will make or break with the genre.Being tough is a requirement of every super.&nbsp; If you can't survive multiple gunshots then you're not a super.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because in this genre, guns are for dropping chumps, not heroes.Either guns need to be Normal, or heroes need to be a heck of a lot tougher than your summary implies.&nbsp; As an example, I'm running a supers game most Tuesdays; it's not 4-color but it's still pretty bright.&nbsp; The PCs are a heroic <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I1GBBnTKLw4/SqKD0uE1A5I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/QIJMNJPSvcM/s400/20061215killface.jpg" target="_blank">Killface</a>, a size-changing scientist (kind of like <a href="http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/264897-104149-hank-pym_super.jpg" target="_blank">Pym</a>), a costumed crime fighter (ala batman), a teenage wizard, Dr. Who, and a self-confident bruiser with a few biker-trappings.&nbsp; The monster and the bruiser are both bullet-proof, requiring an anti-material rifle to have a chance of hurting them.&nbsp; The size-changer is sometimes bullet-proof, and sometimes merely stupid-tough.&nbsp; The costumed crime fighter has managed to not get seriously injured by anything, including a zombie T-Rex (mostly luck, but he's tough with light armor).&nbsp; The Doctor relies upon agility and a concealed kevlar vest to resist pain, quite successfully.&nbsp; The wizard relies upon shielding spells, but is notoriously unlucky when getting hit by bullets (it's become a running joke).&nbsp; All of them have survived damage on par with the 16 inch gun of a battleship, and many have survived the equivalent of being shot by an <a href="http://www.stardestroyer.net/toc.jpg" target="_blank">Imperial Star Destroyer</a> with only a little damage.They're tough, even the squishy guys, and it wouldn't be a supers game if they weren't tough.Best of luck.P.S. If your players hate rules as much as you've implied, this will probably be poorly received.&nbsp; That's a lot of numbers that made my eyes glaze for a second, and I don't mind digging through D&amp;D 3.5, Mutants &amp; Masterminds, or GURPS.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValhallaGH, post: 5410245, member: 41187"] This is where your system will make or break with the genre. Being tough is a requirement of every super. If you can't survive multiple gunshots then you're not a super. Why? Because in this genre, guns are for dropping chumps, not heroes. Either guns need to be Normal, or heroes need to be a heck of a lot tougher than your summary implies. As an example, I'm running a supers game most Tuesdays; it's not 4-color but it's still pretty bright. The PCs are a heroic [url=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I1GBBnTKLw4/SqKD0uE1A5I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/QIJMNJPSvcM/s400/20061215killface.jpg]Killface[/url], a size-changing scientist (kind of like [url=http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/264897-104149-hank-pym_super.jpg]Pym[/url]), a costumed crime fighter (ala batman), a teenage wizard, Dr. Who, and a self-confident bruiser with a few biker-trappings. The monster and the bruiser are both bullet-proof, requiring an anti-material rifle to have a chance of hurting them. The size-changer is sometimes bullet-proof, and sometimes merely stupid-tough. The costumed crime fighter has managed to not get seriously injured by anything, including a zombie T-Rex (mostly luck, but he's tough with light armor). The Doctor relies upon agility and a concealed kevlar vest to resist pain, quite successfully. The wizard relies upon shielding spells, but is notoriously unlucky when getting hit by bullets (it's become a running joke). All of them have survived damage on par with the 16 inch gun of a battleship, and many have survived the equivalent of being shot by an [url=http://www.stardestroyer.net/toc.jpg]Imperial Star Destroyer[/url] with only a little damage. They're tough, even the squishy guys, and it wouldn't be a supers game if they weren't tough. Best of luck. P.S. If your players hate rules as much as you've implied, this will probably be poorly received. That's a lot of numbers that made my eyes glaze for a second, and I [B]don't[/B] mind digging through D&D 3.5, Mutants & Masterminds, or GURPS. [/QUOTE]

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