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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 6878580" data-attributes="member: 66434">The superhero genre is a thing unto itself. Not all fantasy gaming has to resemble a thin veneer of hobbits and wizards overlaying a core of tights and capes. It is certainly one way to approach the game but D&D certainly didn't start there nor should it live only there. Groups that love playing superheroes in a fantasy world can play that way and those that don't can play another way. None of that changes the fact that heroism is expressed by who you are rather than what you can do. Superman isn't a hero because he is super strong, can fly, use frost breath, and shoot laser beams from his eyes. He is a hero because he decides to use his gifts to help people. As the presence of other Kryptonians shows clearly, one can have all those powers and still be a complete dirtbag. I enjoy that the game has enough flexibility to include so many different play styles.</blockquote>