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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Set" data-source="post: 3581678" data-attributes="member: 41584">Both a strength *and* a weakness, IMO, is the d20 roll damage system.  At exactly equal PL, you'll have a 50% chance of inflicting a wounded condition, and a smaller chance of wiping the target out completely.  If the minion is half the PL, he's going to have a smaller chance, but on a d20 roll, he's still got the chance to roll well, or the high PL foe has a chance of rolling crappy to resist gaining a wound.  It is *possible* for a PL 5 minion to wipe out a PL 10 hero, if the hero just blows his roll.Which is where Hero Points come in, and the hero blows one to get a reroll, rather than be taken out by a mere minion and a bad dice roll.  The Hero Point lets the hero be 'heroic' despite his dice wanting him dead (or at least humiliated).Where minions have some powerful tools at their disposal is with the Combined Attack and Aid Other actions.  Six minions with PL 4 attacks (heavy pistols) simply shouldn't be able to hurt someone with Impervious Toughness 5.  But if they all concentrate their fire and do a Combined Attack, each one that hits can add +2 damage to the base attack (of +4).  If three hit, the attack does 4 damage, +2 for the second hit and +2 more for the third hit, for a total of +8 damage, enough to penetrate the characters Impervious Toughness!</blockquote>