Interesting

[Monster Jam]

I haven't played Powers & Perils (or D&D3e for that
matter) in a while, but the new game you discuss seems
to miss target.  The single strongest asset of Powers
& Perils was melee combat realism, in my opinion.
This is where games like D&D and the new game you
discuss do not quite match Powers & Perils.
Specificly, Im talking about D&D's "To Hit" vs. Armor
Class, and the new game's "Attack Value" vs. the
opponents Armor value.  Further, damage based only on
weapon type seems overly simplistic and doesnt accound
for "critical" hits, although D&D has made some
strides to this end.  P&P's melee system is perfect;
the amount of damage is predecated on the quality
strike you inflict.  And the odds of a successful
strike are based on the the attackers ability to hit
vs. the defenders ability to avoid, where armor only
absorbs impact.  But I think we all agree that Powers
& Perils severely lacks in other critical areas....

One day the perfect game will be made that accounts
for all these strengths and none of the weaknesses.
:)

By the way, if your interested in a home brewed super
hero game, check out the one I put together, and give
me some comments on it.

http://www.geocities.com/unlv_runnin_rebels/Liberty_Force_Home_Page.html

Thomas


--- Kurgan <Kurgan at FASTMAIL.FM> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
>
>       Made one small mistake. No sooner than I said
> it and mailed it I
>       went back and did some more reading and
> discovered that the game
>       *does* have character levels. Yech. However, I
> looked around and
>       within a short time I was able to write an
> optional rule that
>       bypasses character levels entirely and makes
> them redundant.
>       Actually, I rather like the new rule and think
> it makes the game
>       better. :) Hubris in action! My optional rule
> is a blatant P&P
>       ripoff. Instead of getting skill points each
> level the
>       characters get them from skill usage, just as
> in P&P. It's a
>       tiny bit more detailed than that, but it
> conveys they idea
>       better. Anywho, if anyone does look into the
> game just let me
>       know and I'd be happy to send you the doc.
> Besides, it looks
>       more like they added levels out of sheer
> habit, and didn't
>       actually tie much into them, anyway. It was
> easy to bypass. :)
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>     Kurgan
>
>     Mailto:Kurgan at Fastmail.fm


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