Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Tell me about "Any RPG" from before 1990!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Varianor Abroad" data-source="post: 4770080" data-attributes="member: 12425"><p><strong>Champions </strong>- ah, there's a fun superhero game. Hexes rule the battlemap. Stats are calculated based on points - the same as how you buy your powers. Essentially, everything has a cost, including skill ranks. I don't really think that there was a big downside except that every edition made it more consistent and nerfed a few powers. We liked playing 2nd and 3rd. They are now up to 5th Edition. M&M comes close, but I could pick up a giant handful of d6s any day and get into Champions.</p><p></p><p><strong>GURPS Second Edition</strong>- This was another interesting point-buy system. Heavy on skills. It used by disadvantages and quirks. Disads in Champions never bothered me - they got worked into the plot. In GURPS I don't care for them because they can really cripple you. The one major issue with the system is the bell curve. You roll 3d6 for everything. So an average roll is an 11. It was very easy to boost skills because there were only four stats (ST, DX, IQ, HT) and beat the bell curve. I also didn't care for Health so much. You got quickly into trouble as you lost it. It's a very good system for a power level below D&Ds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varianor Abroad, post: 4770080, member: 12425"] [B]Champions [/B]- ah, there's a fun superhero game. Hexes rule the battlemap. Stats are calculated based on points - the same as how you buy your powers. Essentially, everything has a cost, including skill ranks. I don't really think that there was a big downside except that every edition made it more consistent and nerfed a few powers. We liked playing 2nd and 3rd. They are now up to 5th Edition. M&M comes close, but I could pick up a giant handful of d6s any day and get into Champions. [B]GURPS Second Edition[/B]- This was another interesting point-buy system. Heavy on skills. It used by disadvantages and quirks. Disads in Champions never bothered me - they got worked into the plot. In GURPS I don't care for them because they can really cripple you. The one major issue with the system is the bell curve. You roll 3d6 for everything. So an average roll is an 11. It was very easy to boost skills because there were only four stats (ST, DX, IQ, HT) and beat the bell curve. I also didn't care for Health so much. You got quickly into trouble as you lost it. It's a very good system for a power level below D&Ds. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Tell me about "Any RPG" from before 1990!
Top