Comments on: the problem with superhero games… http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games A tumblelog about games! Because an orc has a pie. And we love pie. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:44:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: lategaming » Egalité http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games/comment-page-1#comment-351 lategaming » Egalité Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:40:08 +0000 http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games#comment-351 [...] Anyway, on 10by 10 they have a video from a couple of very funny British comedians. So go look on this blog post and give 10 by 10 some trafficy goodness. [...] [...] Anyway, on 10by 10 they have a video from a couple of very funny British comedians. So go look on this blog post and give 10 by 10 some trafficy goodness. [...]

]]> By: Frank Filz http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games/comment-page-1#comment-237 Frank Filz Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:09:15 +0000 http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games#comment-237 This type of situation can happen in D&D also. Sure, we could let the fighter wade in and actually fight the monsters. Or the mage could just blast them with fireball... The issue isn't purely one of power level. It's really an issue of character scope. If character scope can expand to encompass ability to deal with all adversity in the game, or even just significantly more adversity than another PC, then this type of problem can arise. Frank This type of situation can happen in D&D also. Sure, we could let the fighter wade in and actually fight the monsters. Or the mage could just blast them with fireball…

The issue isn’t purely one of power level. It’s really an issue of character scope. If character scope can expand to encompass ability to deal with all adversity in the game, or even just significantly more adversity than another PC, then this type of problem can arise.

Frank

]]> By: dev http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games/comment-page-1#comment-201 dev Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:46:51 +0000 http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games#comment-201 But don't you see the dire consequences? (SPOILER) BMX Bandit DIES as a direct results of his forced protagonization! (/SPOILER) But don’t you see the dire consequences? (SPOILER) BMX Bandit DIES as a direct results of his forced protagonization! (/SPOILER)

]]> By: Chris http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games/comment-page-1#comment-200 Chris Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:37:25 +0000 http://10by10room.forgreatjustice.net/2006/09/29/the-problem-with-superhero-games#comment-200 Game wise, this is why stuff like octaNe or Capes which don't base effectiveness on "reality" in any sense work well for super powers. The actual power doesn't matter- the resource effectiveness is the same, which makes the powers themselves simply fun color. Which is not unlike how a lot of older comics work anyway. Game wise, this is why stuff like octaNe or Capes which don’t base effectiveness on “reality” in any sense work well for super powers. The actual power doesn’t matter- the resource effectiveness is the same, which makes the powers themselves simply fun color.

Which is not unlike how a lot of older comics work anyway.

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