tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post3603731687835049574..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Ask Barking Alien - Nigh Invulnerable Adam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-56929066388348830012017-12-13T01:45:41.229-05:002017-12-13T01:45:41.229-05:00YES! These are the exact issues I kept running int...YES! These are the exact issues I kept running into when trying to play/run Superhero games back in High School and College. We, unfortunately, never took the time to figure out why our super hero games did not work, since we typically just moved onto something else, but this explains a lot of the issues we had. <br /><br />The power level issues were definitely a result of the game system we used (Palladium's Heroes Unlimited) but I think not being on the same page with the type of super heroes we would play was probably the biggest issue. Two of my friends, one of whom grew up on DC comics and the other who grew up on Saturday morning cartoons, worked just fine in a group but my other friends who grew up on Image comics, JRPGs, and video games had very different expectations. Monkapotomushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863829877299943297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-82020154516985827362017-11-27T21:23:46.881-05:002017-11-27T21:23:46.881-05:00I like the sound of this. It's an interesting ...I like the sound of this. It's an interesting way to merge 'Well Known Setting', with 'Original Content', that doesn't mess with either too much and potential enabling the two elements to add to each other.<br /><br />Very cool Teresa!Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-77645172638403576462017-11-27T20:37:28.286-05:002017-11-27T20:37:28.286-05:00Usually yes.
As a matter of fact, if that doesn&...Usually yes. <br /><br />As a matter of fact, if that doesn't happen it's probably best not to run Supers with that person, or group. Go with a genre you all comprehend more, or less equally and save yourself the headaches.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-14622610167845184052017-11-26T22:11:22.346-05:002017-11-26T22:11:22.346-05:00The highest hurdle in Supers game for me has been ...The highest hurdle in Supers game for me has been the massive amount of front loading on the players. This time we are gradually building our lore for the characters.<br /><br />Current game -<br />System: DC Heroes (megs)<br />Setting: DC's "Invasion!" <br />Description to the players: "JLA animated series meets Star Wars. No killing combat." That description got everyone on the same page. <br /><br />1st issue: They wake up on a Khund starship in cryo-tubes. The ship is under massive attack. With help, they escape to somewhere in the DC extended universe. They have few memories. They have half-second flashes of their past at random. The powers are new. <br />They have to find home (Earth). <br />Their big question: Was there an alien invasion or were we just abducted? <br />Why I'm doing it this way: <br />As we learn the game system, we are boosting the characters by a lot of points. I allow rearranging of the characters too.<br /><br />The memory loss allows them to build the characters background as we play and feel more comfortable with setting, system and style.<br /><br />Its been a lot of fun and a huge success so far. <br /><br />In Superhero games I keep in mind: "Always find a way to say "yes", they are Super Heroes."Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213481870704579199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-18306417146010496642017-11-25T17:23:08.040-05:002017-11-25T17:23:08.040-05:00Both points are master advice, but the first one i...Both points are master advice, but the first one is really where every group should start. When you use well known characters, however, people seem to accept everything more smoothly.Miguel de Rojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762364029464337239noreply@blogger.com