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<blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 4788695" data-attributes="member: 51930">4)&nbsp;&nbsp; PL is not how powerful the character is; rather, it's a numerical range for their bonuses, from 0-PL.&nbsp; They could make a character with the vulnerability of a soap bubble at PL20, or an indestructible PL5.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PL can affect size of powers, and strength of DC relative to other powers, but the point I'm getting at is that having a low PL won't make the game more &quot;real&quot;.&nbsp; It may help, though.&nbsp; I imagine this would be fun.&nbsp; However, and this is only if I was running the game, I'd get them to come up with concepts for non-combat characters; like Gentleman Cuttle, who works at the dockyards, and recently found out he could breathe underwater.Or think about characters who would fit in a Jules Verne novel, or non-superhero comic book.&nbsp; Like, the street detective, or the ship wrecked sailor.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Theoretically, Batman started as a street level kinda guy; more as a mystery man who got more popular as time went on.&nbsp; Now, sure, he's this unbeatable Chuck Norris figure (stupid Frank Miller's magical ninja fixation; Daredevil, Batman, every guy in Sin City for some reason... mumble mumble).&nbsp; Back in the day he was a colorful Dick Tracey.Try to impress upon them the horse and carriage aspect of the world.&nbsp; The mindset of 35 mph as fairly fast.&nbsp; That will allow super to really mean &quot;fantastic&quot; rather than &quot;generic&quot; the way it so easily does with this sort of thing.Other sources:&nbsp; Steamboy, Brisco County Jr., Bram Stoker's Dracula.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mike Mignola did a great Batman story set in victorian England.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Dark Knight and Batman Begins, while modern, may give you ideas of how to do a super hero story in a thoroughly &quot;realistic&quot; way.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The Prestige: two magicians battle it out for the best act.&nbsp; Killer movie starring Hugh Jackman, Michael Cain, and Christian Bale; also David Bowie, and other amazing actors.If you've read League of Extraordinary Gentlement, check out Tom Strong, same writer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fireinthedust, post: 4788695, member: 51930"] 4) PL is not how powerful the character is; rather, it's a numerical range for their bonuses, from 0-PL. They could make a character with the vulnerability of a soap bubble at PL20, or an indestructible PL5. PL can affect size of powers, and strength of DC relative to other powers, but the point I'm getting at is that having a low PL won't make the game more "real". It may help, though. I imagine this would be fun. However, and this is only if I was running the game, I'd get them to come up with concepts for non-combat characters; like Gentleman Cuttle, who works at the dockyards, and recently found out he could breathe underwater. Or think about characters who would fit in a Jules Verne novel, or non-superhero comic book. Like, the street detective, or the ship wrecked sailor. Theoretically, Batman started as a street level kinda guy; more as a mystery man who got more popular as time went on. Now, sure, he's this unbeatable Chuck Norris figure (stupid Frank Miller's magical ninja fixation; Daredevil, Batman, every guy in Sin City for some reason... mumble mumble). Back in the day he was a colorful Dick Tracey. Try to impress upon them the horse and carriage aspect of the world. The mindset of 35 mph as fairly fast. That will allow super to really mean "fantastic" rather than "generic" the way it so easily does with this sort of thing. Other sources: Steamboy, Brisco County Jr., Bram Stoker's Dracula. Mike Mignola did a great Batman story set in victorian England. Dark Knight and Batman Begins, while modern, may give you ideas of how to do a super hero story in a thoroughly "realistic" way. The Prestige: two magicians battle it out for the best act. Killer movie starring Hugh Jackman, Michael Cain, and Christian Bale; also David Bowie, and other amazing actors. If you've read League of Extraordinary Gentlement, check out Tom Strong, same writer. [/QUOTE]

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