I just finally bought the Mutants and Masterminds core book! All of you here who had been telling me for months (or years) that it was superior... you were...
... *I* certainly never said that...nor do I believe it...and I quite enjoy M&M...but Marvel Saga and Deadlands are the only games I have played that I think...
Tommy Brownell
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Dec 13, 2004 5:13 pm
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... *I* certainly never said that...nor do I believe it...and I quite enjoy M&M...but Marvel Saga and Deadlands are the only games I have played that I think...
Tommy Brownell
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Dec 13, 2004 5:20 pm
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... From: "trakx.geo" <dcontrol@...> To: <mshag@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:53 AM Subject: [MSHAG] MSHAG vs. M&M ... It isn't...
I love MSHAG, too, and I have since the system first came out - but there are so many things that I have questions and problems with in MSHAG and I don't at...
... think ... Fundamental problem is that a Hero point doesn't do enough to effect the outcome of play--a single Hero point is a rerolled die--but I've seen it...
... Much like Drama points in Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel...giving you a +10 bonus on a roll....
Tommy Brownell
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Dec 13, 2004 6:31 pm
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... The addition of attack bonuses, saves, etc just turns me off...as for MSHAG, the only thing I really keep scratching my head on are powered armor ...
Tommy Brownell
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Dec 13, 2004 6:39 pm
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... +10 ... Buffy's Drama points work so much better and genre specific ways than Hero Points in M&M they aren't "stop" gape to fix the dice so much as a built...
I assume that you are scratching your head on power-armored-hero creation. Yes, that can be difficult to understand. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
... True dat...of course, a d10 is gonna give you less variance in success or failure than a d20 is, too....
Tommy Brownell
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Dec 13, 2004 7:09 pm
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Thank you, Sidhain, I've been trying to find a way to explain that particular fact to some dice purist friends of mine, and that's the most complete ...
I disagree. The cards were just a way of putting the outcome of the dice on cards. It gives the players more control, yes, but as for having to max out powers...
... Yes, but not entirely. I think the odds are better. Usually, without trump, you add a value of one to ten to the ability/power intensity. So, the maximum...
So, then, you're suggesting adding more tasks to the adventure to have the players play more cards - upping your odds of getting Doom cards? ... From: "Pierre...
I love this topic... I agree that MSHAG had some great tactics... The big difference... (has somebody mentionded this?) is that in MSHAG you can't rely on the...
... on ... out ... Except the cards are weighted towards the middle hence curved, so you aren't often getting the minimum result. In addition edge makes up for...
That sounds reasonable.... but major villian would make you jump through major hoops before you get to throw down with them anyway... Doom cards are a great GM...
Wow - you are certainly correct in that. Great example. ... From: "Scott Crockett" <freeform22000@...> To: <mshag@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, December...
... Or even just let the normal flow of the story. Think about this: what if the villain collaborated with some punks? To know which villain did what, why, the...
... Except that in a dice-based game the players can't choose which of several possible numbers are going to show up this turn and plan their strategy around ...
Well, I have to say through this thread, I learned that I haven't been challenging my players enough (to read: having been making them play cards enough). I...
As one of Jim's players, oh dear lord do we give him Doom cards...oh lord. So many, many Doom cards...twitch. ... ===== Ian Irelan Panda-kun "Do not be...
Damn. Do you feel like that's mostly what you're doing? Are you basically having to play at least one card per turn, or more? ... From: "Ian Irelan"...
We have a good sized group, 6 players. Our GM uses the Doomcard damage rules out of Ried Richards guide. So we have an incentive to get them out of our...
Damn, I don't have that book. I wish I could find it around here. What are the rules for that in the guide? ... From: "Ian Irelan" <pandakun4224@...> To:...
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