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<blockquote data-quote="Lorgrom" data-source="post: 2737828" data-attributes="member: 6116">Dannyalcatraz forgot to mention one major diffrence between a Heroic setting and a Super Heroic one. That is how &quot;normal&quot; equiptment is delt with. In a Heroic setting, you can go out and buy things, even magic items. While in a Super Heroic setting, you have to spend your points on everything your character has. So in a Super Heroic campaign, if you want a horse to ride. You spend points to get a Follower (if you want something like a Paladins holy mount or a Rangers animal companion) or a Vehical (the rules for anything from a mount to star ship, to car, to jet plane etc), then ether build the horse (similar to building your character) or if you have one of the beastaries you can use one of them (assuming you spent enough points to get one). The balacning advantage of having to spend points on everything is that if it is lost or destroyed. You will eventualy (usualy within a sceen or two) get the item back somehow (be it a new animal, resurecting your current one, etc). You are also automaticaly profecient with any weapons, armors, etc you have spent points on.While in the Heroic setting, you would just have to find someone willing to sell or trade you one of their horses, swords, etc. But unless you have spent the points to be profecient with it, you will suffer penalities to your checks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lorgrom, post: 2737828, member: 6116"] Dannyalcatraz forgot to mention one major diffrence between a Heroic setting and a Super Heroic one. That is how "normal" equiptment is delt with. In a Heroic setting, you can go out and buy things, even magic items. While in a Super Heroic setting, you have to spend your points on everything your character has. So in a Super Heroic campaign, if you want a horse to ride. You spend points to get a Follower (if you want something like a Paladins holy mount or a Rangers animal companion) or a Vehical (the rules for anything from a mount to star ship, to car, to jet plane etc), then ether build the horse (similar to building your character) or if you have one of the beastaries you can use one of them (assuming you spent enough points to get one). The balacning advantage of having to spend points on everything is that if it is lost or destroyed. You will eventualy (usualy within a sceen or two) get the item back somehow (be it a new animal, resurecting your current one, etc). You are also automaticaly profecient with any weapons, armors, etc you have spent points on. While in the Heroic setting, you would just have to find someone willing to sell or trade you one of their horses, swords, etc. But unless you have spent the points to be profecient with it, you will suffer penalities to your checks. [/QUOTE]

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