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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Perrine" data-source="post: 1713548" data-attributes="member: 20347">In or out - that's your choice.I didn't mean to say that this game will play like a CoC game,  it's a super (hero) style game  but  rather that you can't win all the time is the thought.Doesn't mean you won't try - doesn't mean you won't have any shot at all...In the end it's a GAME,  and we'll go with the way it plays.  If the villains win more often - so be it... you're breaking the mold.  yippy!But then it's likely stronger Heroes will come after you until you plan, plot or hind  for a way to avoid getting beaten.don't take it as a negative that I mention CoC.  I mentioned it only because you can't assume that you'll win win win and maim and kill without heroes of the Marvel Universe coming after you to put you away.Then trying to outthink and beat them.That's the FUN of this idea.a-yup!Since it's a villain game it's actually a BIG option/incentive for one of your own TEAMMATES to "sacrifice" you if they're a type of person that  WOULD  do that to get away themselves...Hence,  I want you to be ready to continue play until you hatch a plan  (or the team does)  to break your original character out.Then you have the option of continuing with one or the other - your choice.  Think of it sorta like your team will be possibly an everchanging group like the Masters of Evil.  When they're twarted they eventually come back with a slightly different line-up,  then maybe later rejoin the originals,  etc...it's NOT too Grim and Gritty,  you're playing Villains and most villains are out for themselves.  Not all villains are bloodthirsty,  some may be against killing  -  but most would gladly sacrifice or put someone in danger to help them escape.That's one of the reasons I suggested against this Spiderwoman IV villain...  I don't know of her.  IF she's that type of villain -  I'm totally fine with you playing her that way.It can/would be  VERY  fun to have a killer on the team too...The questions to ask is:-  would she join a team like we have set up  (the individuals?)-  why would she join?-  what happens when the other villains plot a deathtrap, will she bust it?-  what happens when another villain freaks at her killing Captain America?  The idea behind this game is  NOT  to play a board game to win,  but to play the fun Genre Conventions of a  MIGHTY MARVEL MINION  a villain of a lower Tier than the big boys...and in most cases  (especially the ones chosen) all the villains are theives not downright KILLERS with only that goal.that's why I mention the  "struggle"  of  CoC...Bottom line -  if you were to KILL an Avenger your entire team would be hunted by some of the top Heroes in the biz to be brought to justice.That could be a fun thing to have happen...But you have to know that there  ARE  consequences.the goal is to revel in the fun choices of the genre...this won't be D&D, kill the heroes and take their stuff.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I'm not forcing something on you -  just looking to fully explain the idea prior to you being unhappy...  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />make sense?-kev-</blockquote>

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