[Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition

Culture20 · 11-29-2023, 10:36 AM

The biggest reason to not have Madrox on every team in the 90's would have been a recognition of The Cell Phone Problem in storytelling. Of course, that already existed with all the telepaths, but Jamie would have been a visual reminder that the other characters from the other titles weren't being included in *this* book just because.

Also, Madrox's powers are a lot more than you expect. His limit of 40 dupes is only a mental block. If he's not conscious, that can be breached. Also, he can duplicate more than just clothing, but the items are not permanent, so he doesn't usually bother. If he were more forward thinking, he would keep himself armed at all times so that his dupes would be more of a force multiplier.

11-29-2023, 10:36 AM	#11
Culture20 Join Date: Feb 2014	Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition The biggest reason to not have Madrox on every team in the 90's would have been a recognition of The Cell Phone Problem in storytelling. Of course, that already existed with all the telepaths, but Jamie would have been a visual reminder that the other characters from the other titles weren't being included in this book just because. Also, Madrox's powers are a lot more than you expect. His limit of 40 dupes is only a mental block. If he's not conscious, that can be breached. Also, he can duplicate more than just clothing, but the items are not permanent, so he doesn't usually bother. If he were more forward thinking, he would keep himself armed at all times so that his dupes would be more of a force multiplier.