Supers Swimsuit EditionPrevious Thread: >>97355136The thread to talk about Super Heroes/Villains/Spies/Agents/Rogues be it in spandex or not.Popular Choices for Games:>Mutants & MastermindsCurrently the most played one, uses a d20 resolution for everything, has powers building and rules for tactical combat.>Marvel TSR/ FASERIPClassic Supers game from the 80s, still has a lot of fans and various retro-clones. Uses a d100 with an universal resolution table to decide the degree of success, has random character generation and abstract rules for powers and combat.>Masks (PbtA)Rules light game with focus on narrative. Less rules reading more making stuff up on the moment. Game is built on the concept of playing as young heroes but you can use it for more mature settings.TQs:>After the biggest two of DC and Marvel, we where do you look at for ideas regarding your supers settings and/or campaigns? And what other supers settings are worth checking out in your opinion?>Speaking of, what do you do when you’re stuck trying to come up with ideas for supers, etc.? And assuming you’re copying an existing super, how can you tell if you need to make them more distinct?>Regarding supers video games like picture related, how do you feel about in-universe supers media? IIRC, Marvel has a version of their company making fictionalized versions of the adventures of the heroes in-setting.>You know, a lot of heroes and villains, especially female ones, wear oddly skimpy outfits despite the fact that they’re supposed to be fighting in them, barely more than swimsuits in some cases, what are some in-setting justifications for that beyond just fanservice, lol? And what do you use for visual references for your supers setting characters, etc.?Been a while since the last thread ended, so this seems like a perfect time to start a new one!
>>97771368the best Twilight for men story ever made... just the doggo scene at the end is retarded.
>>97771368>what are some in-setting justifications for that beyond just fanservice, lol?reduced aging the bikini outfit was partially a result of 2nd wave feminism, which saw skimpiness as a reaction to "keep yourself covered up, sex is bad" a superheroine with reduced aging could have picked up a super bikini if she started in the 80s, a la starfire, and then just kept the outfit into the modern era because she cant be bothered to rebrand herself or just has nostalgia for when she was still a new hero
in marvel multiverse, is it better to nerf thor to level 4 for an intro game, use a totally-not-thor replacement who is level 4, or just use thor at level 5 and hope that he wont be overpowered?
>>97771368Women, like most people, enjoy looking good.
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>>97776637>>97776628that is pretty cool, had no idea that was an homage
>>97771368>in-universe supers mediaI've always felt that one of the biggest missed opportunities for the MCU was not doing any sort of legit in-universe media. Like I know they did a couple of "news interviews" between some supporting characters (like the US President) and the reporter from the Iron Man series as part of Iron Man 3 promotion, but that's it. They could have done some amazing and brilliant things.Like a 'Great Lakes Avengers' kids show, complete with all the goofy characters and powers and with Squirrel-Girl as a main character. The actual Avengers could appear in funny ways, like Iron Man being a CGI marionette puppet. Captain America just being a live action version of himself from the 'Super Hero Squad Show' played by a buff guy in tights. Hulk could be a giant green CGI version of himself that's only visible from the waist down and communicates by stamping his feet and saying "Hulk SMASH" in different tones. It for all intensive purposes could have appeared to be completely separate from the MCU... until it makes an appearance on a TV screen in the MCU, or Peter Parker and Ned briefly talk about how hot Squirrel-Girl is, or if they ever got around to doing a Power Pack movie or show, having it be Katie's favourite show.They could have done a Captain America series, with a completely different cast, that retells the movie and expands on some of his other WWII actions that are only briefly shown in the first movie. But then have interviews at the beginning and end of each episode, ala Band of Brothers, with the original cast from the movie playing the "real world" version of said character and basically make it the MCU equivalent of Band of Brothers. And as an added bonus, cast Gary Sinise as Gen. Philips and have the WWII/Smithsonian costume from Winter Soldier be revealed to be from said TV series.
what supers system has a good progression mechanic? my players like growing stronger etc (or at least feeling like they did)
>>97791565trinity aberrant has progression, but also treats it like a double edged sword: the nature of their powers makes novas prone to mutation and insanity if they overzealously gain lots of power really fast
>>97791565prowlers and paragons
Sundog! He's my Tiny Supers character, and Mankind's Best Friend.
>>97771368>Speaking of, what do you do when you’re stuck trying to come up with ideas for supers, etc.?Well, what random generators work best for coming up with ideas for supers/their powers when you're stuck? I've found some, does anyone have others, especially if you think that they work better than than the ones I've listed below, or at least advice on how to best use them in your experience, please?>https://chaosgachaweb.onrender.com>https://www.rangen.co.uk/chars/powergen.php>https://randompowergenerator.com>https://www.randomlists.com/superpowers>https://powerlisting.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000070100/r/4400000000000271221
>>97771368Flambert <3333
Here's Apex, hero of Silver City, scourge of the wicked and defender of the innocent.
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Currently working on my homebrew superhero setting.Here is Indomitable of Spritefield island, have no superpowers but only strong willpower that allow him pushing through human limit. Current leader of superhero team Mighty League and part time teacher at Extraordinary Academy for superheroes and troubleshooter.He is based on All Might, Saitama, Captain America and early golden age version of Superman. He is not that powerful but he could tank well until he can perform his strongest attack or that PCs arrived in time to defeat the villain. He is designed to be mentor and mission giver for PCs, he believed that everyone can be heroes.
>>97794726Forgot to upload the image.
>>97793033>Aberrant mentionedHoly fuck, someone else knows this exists? Thought it was a fever dream. And the progression system is great, you can burn bright and freeaky, while slowly and carefully growing, and regularly turning everything off and just being a mundane dude for a while helped keep you from turning into an inhuman freak, like the Swamp Thing knock off working in the Amazon. I always wanted to play a game, but the local scene is DnD or nothing.
>>97794597anyone else prefer the "baby of the bunch" type sidekick like jubilee or shadowcat over the robin-style one?
>>97796723What do you mean by that? You mean the youngest member of an ensemble is, by default, someone else's sidekick?
>>97796799shadowcat and jubilee were wolverines de-facto sidekicks, usually getting a lot duo adventures wit him
>>97771368I keep meaning to check out Invincible properly, especially since the fourth season recently dropped, how does it rate as a supers setting, and does it have any things worth stealing, I mean sources of inspiration for original supers stuff?
