Discussion - RPG System For OC Hero Game
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So I love 3 things; RPGs, MUing, and Superheroes. It kind of shocks me there is no OC hero MU. I know it's been discussed before using M&M 3rd Edition and, don't get me wrong, I enjoy the system well enough but I think it's a bit of a nightmare to use for a MUX(I've run Mu's using all 3 editions and a DC Heroes game using the 3E rules). It's not that it can't work I just think it's a bit too crunchy and fiddly.
So browsing through my collection I thought I'd pull out the 4 RPGs I thought would work best for a MU and then post about it there to see what people think.
Honorable Mention: FATE almost made the list but I just couldn't find a supers version I thought would work really well. My TT group had a ton of fun with Venture City stories and I ALMOST put that but stopped just short. There's also Marvel Heroic RPG. I think that game works well enough for FCs because they're easy to model but I don't know that I'd use it for an OC game.
Supers Revised Edition: This is my TT groups current favorite superhero RPG. We have 2 campaigns going right now, one using this and one using Heroes Unlimited. It's fast, it's flexible, and I think it's crazy easy to get into. It also has a really decent mechanic for bridging power levels(Superman and Batman teaming up) in the form of competency dice.
Prowlers and Paragons: Another really good system. If it wasn't for Supers RED I'd be all for a P&P game.
Bash Ultimate Edition: I included this because I have it and a friend said I should but, honestly, I don't care for it. Supers RED is just better, IMO.
Savage Worlds: Another personal favorite. The system can be a little swingy, sure, but it's an incredibly fun system that I've had no problem modeling characters after.
I think any of the above could work for a game but I'm curious what other people think. And while this could, possibly(maybe), lead to a game right now it's just a discussion, something I'm posting because it's dead at work and I'm bored.
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I think that game works well enough for FCs because they're easy to model but I don't know that I'd use it for an OC game.
Is this because of given expectations for FC abilities/constraints (since there's reference material) as opposed to easily recognized limits etc. for OCs?
I only ask given the predominant "consent-based" model that allows for really loosey-goosey descriptions anyway.
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It's mostly a personal bias. I think the system works great for translating FCs into an RPG in a quick and painless manner. Which means, in the end, it would probably work just as well for OCs I just don't love the system myself. I'd use it in a heartbeat for a FC based game(I have and possibly will again in the future) but were I to do an OC based game I think I'd look to one of the games I listed above.
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@zombiegenesis said in Discussion - RPG System For OC Hero Game:
Supers Revised Edition: This is my TT groups current favorite superhero RPG.
Then go with this.
If you go with something you're not passionate about, making the game will be much, much harder.
I voted Big Eyes Small Mouth Ultimate in hopes that someone will read this comment and let me borrow their copy.
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BESM Ultimate? What is this thing?
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Heh, I was referring to BASH! Ultimate Edition. If you're referring to BESM Third Edition I actually got lucky this year and snagged a copy off eBay for $20.
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@zombiegenesis
Relatedly, there are a few games out there that use Cortex ala MHR that have character creation rules. I guy I know IRL wrote an Exalted hack for Cortex that I can link you to, which has a pretty succinct creation system that could be used for superheroes if you ever wanted to go that route.but I echo Theno. Go with a system that you will love and have an easy time explaining to people, helping people with, etc.
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FASERIP (with the Karma mods that split XP from Karma).
Ok, now that I have that out of my system, anything but Palladium.
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It's apparently my not being able to notice that BESM <> BASH. Big Ass, Small Hands: The Presidential RPG. Perfect for people on a power-trip.
The meat of my post was "run what you love". Exposing my inattention was just a bonus.
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@bad-at-lurking I think Palladium gets a bad rap. I've been playing Rifts and Heroes Unlimited since the 80s and love them to death.
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@zombiegenesis said in Discussion - RPG System For OC Hero Game:
@bad-at-lurking I think Palladium gets a bad rap. I've been playing Rifts and Heroes Unlimited since the 80s and love them to death.
I agree! But I do have flashbacks to the spreadsheets I've used for charge...
