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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michael Tree" data-source="post: 2640900" data-attributes="member: 1455">I moved to a different city a few years ago, and when I go back to visit I run a super hero game.  Supers is perfect for this sort of thing, because it's simple to swap out characters, and the archetypal stories tend to be episodic anyway.  Unlike fantasy, which tends to like long quests or involved storylines, the typical superhero story introduces a villain, creates some conflict and a setback or two, then resolves the story.  You can have reoccurring opponents and some long-term story development, but the actual meat of each adventure can be wrapped up in a single session.I run my game using the old Marvel Superheroes game, but I'm awfully tempted to switch over to M&M 2e.  I like MSH because it's extremely quick in play, and easy for me to improvise opponents, but its flaws are definitely starting to show.  M&M is also very quick in play, and with 2e it looks like it's much easier to quickly whip up characters than with 1e. 2e solved all the major problems I had with 1e.</blockquote>