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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arilyn" data-source="post: 8626994" data-attributes="member: 6816042">Marvel stated that they want a game that would appeal to D&D players and feel comfortable. Forbeck is a good game designer and has created a solid game that does do that, if players look past what seems at first glance to be fiddly rules and tables. The rules are pretty straight forward and the tables are only used to grab numbers during character creation but it looks daunting. I don't like the branching power structure and the reams of powers doing a bunch of different things, but it is what exists in D&D via class abilities, race abilities, spells and feats. The 6d6 is not that different from d20 with the gimmick of getting amazing results, or terrible failures. The characters having differing tiers of power levels does not appeal to me either, but Forbeck cleverly has tasks for higher tier characters require higher TNs. This allows Black Widow and Thor to work on a level playing field, unless they attack each other or run into Thanos. In this case Black Widow will need to get clever and start using the terrain around her. This works. So overall the system is sound. It is not my preferred way of playing super hero games. I much prefer Icons, World in Peril, Marvel Super Heroic or Sentinel. I think Marvel may not realize just how hard it can be to pry 5e fans away from their favourite game, and super hero fans tend to prefer a less D&D approach to their comic games. Time will tell if this  will prove to be a major stumbling block.</blockquote>

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