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Whats your favorite super hero game

Started by Ronin, July 13, 2007, 11:01:10 AM

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Ronin

July 13, 2007, 11:01:10 AM
The thread asking about games for a super campaign got me thinking. Whats your favorite super game?
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Sosthenes

#1
July 13, 2007, 11:15:03 AM
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Serious Paul

#2
July 13, 2007, 11:37:48 AM
I've only played a handful of those, so I voted from what I know-Mutants and Masterminds was the most fun for us.

David R

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July 13, 2007, 11:50:25 AM
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These two get my vote.

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zomben

#4
July 13, 2007, 12:15:23 PM
Best superhero game I ever ran used Gamma World 2nd edition as the core rules.  We just rolled up a bunch of random mutations, justified them as 'powers' and got to work.

Ronin

#5
July 13, 2007, 12:27:42 PM
I played a lot of Marvel back in the day. Then played a lot of Heros Unlimited. HU isnt as flexible as a lot of systems, but I've had a lot of fun with it. I voted myself Marvel in the poll. As I probably played that more than any other super game. Lot of good memories attached too.
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Anemone

#6
July 13, 2007, 01:30:41 PM
My picks:

  • Truth & Justice
  • Underground
  • Mutants & Masterminds
  • Silver Age Sentinels
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enelson

#7
July 13, 2007, 01:46:54 PM
Quote from: Ronin...Heros Unlimited. HU isnt as flexible as a lot of systems....

Why's that?

Thanks!

Eric
 

Ronin

#8
July 13, 2007, 02:06:51 PM
Quote from: enelsonWhy's that?

Thanks!

Eric
HU powers are fixed choices. Example (This is just off the top of my head so it may be slightly different in the book) Energy expulsion light the character would start off at say 2D6 damage. Then as you gain more levels it may go up in damage. Where as in other games a similar energy blast may be able to be started at a large range of damage (depending on luck of the roll for power lvels in FASERIP, or how many points you spend biulding it like in champions). That and say like a power like colossus from the x-men in HU you get a specific AR and SDC bonus (along with a strength bonus) Where in other games you could lower or raise the protection level depending on the type of charcter that you invision.
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July 13, 2007, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: AnemoneSilver Age Sentinels
Damn I knew I forgot something for the poll.
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James McMurray

#10
July 13, 2007, 02:39:42 PM
In case there's anyone here who couldn't guess which vote was mine, I voted for was Marvel Superheros. :)

flyingmice

#11
July 13, 2007, 02:56:30 PM
Hearts & Souls. No Question.
Then Truth & Justice and Supers Inc.

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Silverlion

#12
July 13, 2007, 03:55:16 PM
Hearts & Souls cause I wrote it :D

After that, I'd go:

Marvel Superheroes (Faserip)
Marvel Saga
Truth & Justice.

Not always in that order for those three--they're a hair apart at the worst of times and at the best they all come in second as a tie :D
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Gunslinger

#13
July 13, 2007, 05:25:31 PM
Marvel (FASERIP) here as well.  It's free and it's easy.  Like James has said elsewhere, with all of the examples of Marvel heroes it's really easy to model characters based off of known examples that players instantly identify with.
 

J Arcane

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July 13, 2007, 05:45:54 PM
While DC Heroes was one of my first RPGs, and I still have something of a soft spot for it, if I were to pick any system for Supers it would have to be POWERGAME.  
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