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Ockham's Spoon got a reaction from GhostDancer in Funny Pics II: The Revenge
I feel like this every time I have to call Comcast
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Ockham's Spoon got a reaction from fdw3773 in How Dungeons And Dragons Somehow Became More Popular Than Ever
The big advantage a fantasy setting has over a superhero setting is simplicity. Modern life is complicated, add super tech and it becomes even more so. Fantasy settings are in a simpler time which makes it easier to imagine and easier to craft stories for, and if you even need to invoke deus ex machina you just call it magic. Culturally, fantasy settings have existed for thousands of years, much of that time as a 'real' part of the world, while superheroes have always existed in a parallel universe which is harder to conceive. Both settings can tell great stories, but the bar is higher for superheroes.
I think another reason that the popularity of superhero movies doesn't translate into RPG interest is that superhero movies typically have the same cast of characters (multiple reboots of Spiderman, Batman, & Superman for instance). That makes the universe seem closed - the only heroes available have already been laid out. (The mutants in the X-men would be something of an exception, but even the core X-men are relatively fixed). Conversely, there are lots of different fantasy settings and characters so you could more easily imagine a character that is unique to you and not predefined.
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Ockham's Spoon got a reaction from Old Man in Funny Pics II: The Revenge
Because Superman never had enough Complications to pay for all those powers:
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Ockham's Spoon reacted to mattingly in Jokes
On my morning walk, I saw a cable guy on my street. He asked me what time it was, so I told him it was between 8am and 1pm.
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Ockham's Spoon reacted to Pariah in Funny Pics II: The Revenge
Because I'd probably get reprimanded for posting this in the Politics thread....
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Ockham's Spoon reacted to Old Man in Funny Pics II: The Revenge
Spoiled, not because language or nudity, but just in case.
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Ockham's Spoon got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in Zero Cost Martial Arts
I wouldn't consider this as a Martial Arts package per se, but as a guideline in combat when a player wants to do something different in combat. For instance, the Flying Tackle is a classic manuever that isn't really covered in standard manuevers so it is useful to be able to assign some OCV & DCV penalties to it. I think anything that encourages creativity in combat is probably a good thing.
I could also see using these manuevers for martial artists who didn't have enough points to get all the manuevers they wanted in their martial arts package. They might be familiar with a Crush manuever but they aren't skilled enough to perform it well. I might also let character buy a Familiarity with Martial Arts so they can use these manuevers, with the eventuality that they will purchase a full martial arts package when they have the points.
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Ockham's Spoon reacted to Christopher R Taylor in Zero Cost Martial Arts
Here is the chart of the 0 cost martial arts for your use if you choose. This allows people to try ANY martial arts maneuver, they're just going to be much weaker at it and not very effective.
But it also lets you build martial artists around extra damage and levels rather than maneuvers: everyone gets these, and then you're extra good at them.