Tell Me and my Son about Mutants & Masterminds

[MortonStromgal]

M&M gave me a much better understanding of how d20 should work under the hood by putting the rules and feats in a clear and strait forward manner without relabeling the same feat 20 times. For example a single feat that lets you pick two skills each getting a +2 rather than having 10 feats giving +2 to two pre-chosen skills.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Oh yeah!

That kind of drafting efficiency appeared in the Dragon magazine article that provided a bunch of new options for Soulknives- one feat in particular covered 3 that appeared in CompPsi...and actually surpassed them at the same time!

Yep- that was a good design decision on the M&M design team's part.

 

[megamania]

Ordered the book and beginner's guide today. Should be in for the beginning of next week.


Already thinking about the comicbooks I created as a "kid". Can't wait to convert Malign & the Turbulant into a roleplaying game.

My son seems intent on doing a flash type character which surprised me but hey- its a good starting point.

Daughter seems only mildly interested at this point. She wants to keep to doing Eberron.


Thankyou for the advice and talking a bit about the game.

 

[megamania]

Here is a good place to go

The Atomic Think Tank • Index page


All this said, it is an excellent Superhero game, though it is necessary to watch character creation very closely. I played it, and even ran it, a bit and enjoyed it but will probably not do so again. The min-maxing was too much for me.

Checked out the site you gave a link for. Thankyou. Looks like everything can be found here. I didn't relieze it was as supported as it is. Ouch if this takes off between my son and myself.

Now I have to look into my Heroclix dup box and see what can be repainted / cannibalized.

 

[pawsplay]

Ordered the book and beginner's guide today. Should be in for the beginning of next week.


Already thinking about the comicbooks I created as a "kid". Can't wait to convert Malign & the Turbulant into a roleplaying game.

My son seems intent on doing a flash type character which surprised me but hey- its a good starting point.

Daughter seems only mildly interested at this point. She wants to keep to doing Eberron.


Thankyou for the advice and talking a bit about the game.

Maybe your daughter would go for a shifter or warforged that fell through a dimensional rift or something.

 

[megamania]

More questions-


Atomic Thinktank assumes I am a child so I'm not getting anywhere there. Does anyone have any other sites with game info and converted superheroes?




How compatable is M&M to DnD? Both are D20 based but without ruules / examples I have no idea.



Anything else that may help a newbie to M&M?


(I think I may be more cyked to play than my son. Already setting up basic campaign world concepts and locations with key players. I don't don't know if they can work within the rules.

 

[Silvercat Moonpaw]

Atomic Thinktank assumes I am a child so I'm not getting anywhere there.

Can you explain this?

 

[Garthanos]

BTW (again), Superman can be built very solidly at PL 16, and Batman (without gear, but as a peak human) is probably roughly PL 9 or 10.

I find my self thinking Batman without gear... ????... what else does one use his ungodly foresight for if not having the perfect gear... for every situation. Holy bat shark repellent Jeff.... Why yes I do have a satellite we could transform in to a realy big lazer to enter the enemy lair with... but it will take out TV reception in 40 miles.. and I might need to rip out the lock over there to get the electronics to call in the strike.

Can we build bats with a alien intelligence suppression field...

 

[Doug McCrae]

If you're familiar with D20 games and played HERO, M&M wlll seem like a wonderful hybrid of the 2.

I agree with this, M&M is point buy d20. Like 3e without classes or levels.

One important aspect of M&M is that char gen is complex, because of the point buy freedom, but the system in play is relatively quick and simple. This is appropriate for superhero - the protagonists have many powers and other features (such as feeble old aunts or alien homeworlds) - but the action is fast and furious. Superheroes don't die often (and when they do, they usually come back), unlike many styles of D&D, where PCs are fragile and need to be generated quickly.

 

[Quantum]

In regards to Batman M&M doesn't have the Omni-gadget.

Dangit.