07-23-2020, 10:28 PM | #1601 |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
I'm in agreement with Phantasm on this one. As a GM, I disallow characters built wih the logic that "a higher stat is more cost-effective than buying up all the skills." Characters should be built in a way that works for the campaign and the character, not according to a "point-break" system. No characters should be built that way unless explicitly encouraged/allowed by the GM and campaign, IMO, and if the campaign (or project) leans towards lower stats, with appropriate skill levels, then that's the way characters should be built. "Cinematic" doesn't equal "preternatural".
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07-24-2020, 01:44 AM | #1602 | |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
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Thre are exception, of course. When a character *is* defined by a wide scope of skills and abilities related to attributes at master level and by performing at expert level in previously untrained skills in several domains. But those should remain rare, imho. Last edited by Celjabba; 07-24-2020 at 04:53 AM. |
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07-24-2020, 09:05 AM | #1603 |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
Hm, we are talking about fictional characters in the Marvel Universe here, the border between human and superhuman is much higher than in a realistic setting. There is nothing remotely realistic about building 'normal' people with 750+ CP, giving them cinematic advantages, or giving them Wildcard Skills at any level. The rule of cool is what governs fictional characters in the Marvel Universe, such characters need realistic motivations rather than realistic capabilities, and state normalization does not make sense for many of the fictional characters from the Marvel Universe.
I would say that having DX, IQ, or HT beteeen 15-20 is cinematic rather than superhuman, and cinematic character are definitely part of the Marvel Universe. They should also have cinematic advantages and Wildcard Skills as well as cinematic attributes, but their lack of powers prevents them from being superhuman. Of course, there exists a fine line between cinematic and superhuman, especially in the Marvel Universe, as a ST 20 character with Power Blow-36 can outperform a character with lower levels of superhuman ST. Now, it is quite possible to play a realistic people in the Marvel Universe, the vast majority of supporting characters are realistic people in both their motivations and their capabilities, though they may be exceptional. In general, such characters should be built with a maximum of 500 CP, no more than 20 in ST and 14 in DX, IQ, and HT, no cinematic advantages or skills, and no Wildcard skills. They would not be as capable as a character like Kim though, who is cinematically capable. It could make a good roleplaying exercise though. |
07-24-2020, 09:15 AM | #1604 |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
This isn't true at all. The description of Enhanced Defenses in the Basic Set just says that the GM might require WM/TbaM to take it. I checked several books, including Supers and Martial Arts, and never saw anywhere that said you need one of those advantages to take Enhanced Defenses.
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07-24-2020, 09:23 AM | #1605 | |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
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As for which stats are normal, super, or cinematic - that tends to be what the GM believes is appropriate for the campaign. Wild card skills tend to be shorthand as much as competency, so I don't have a problem swapping 10 individual skills for one more expensive line item. Cinematic advantages are appropriate in a game world that's cinematic. It's no more unrealistic than an alien race in a hard sci-fi game. |
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07-24-2020, 10:02 AM | #1606 | |
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07-24-2020, 10:09 AM | #1607 |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
Well, question for folks pushing for DX 20. How high would you set folks who actually have superhuman dexterity? (And for IQ 20, for folks with "superhuman intelligence"?)
It's trying to balance those that led me to capping "normal" at 15 rather than 20. (I also severely dislike folks doing stuff by defaults where the default is in the 14-16 range, so that had something to do with it.) Also, if I change KP, that means going back and redoing at least a third of the characters previously made over the last 13 years, including but not limited to Spider-Man, Reed Richards, Nightangel (an OC Helena Wayne/Huntress expy), and Black Widow (Romanoff).
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07-24-2020, 10:33 AM | #1608 |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
Exactly; if Kim Possible (highly-trained but unpowered secret agent) has DX and HT 20, what DX do you give Spidey or Nightcrawler, what HT do you give Thor? No, I absolutely agree that you have to draw the line where it works for you, and you have established your limits here. I would do the same - if highly-trained but unpowered people push to the max, where do the supers and mutants go, before it all becomes unplayable?
Besides, to a DX 10 slug like most of us folks, a DX 15 acrobat pretty much looks superhuman anyway... |
07-24-2020, 10:36 AM | #1609 |
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Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition
Right. I put "normal" at "no more than 16) for my games (but I use KYOS, so ST 16 is BL 80, which is on the high side but whatever).
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Says who? It's certainly not in the Basic Set. |
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