Publisher: Autarch
Date Added: 12/30/2021 15:10:42
The Supermetric system is nothing short of brilliant. It's a little frontloaded at first, and the reader is inclined to ask where the author is going with this. At its most obvious, it becomes clear that the system readily scales from the microscopic to the interstellar. As one reads through the descriptions of various superpowers, a plethora of examples cover situations such as a bat finding a moth, the relative difficulty of seeing a dust mite as opposed to bacteria, a bloodhound's ability to track prey, right down to questions as esoteric as the bandwidth of telepathy - all boiled down to extremely simple addition and subtraction (and multiplication).
While most rules systems range in flexibility from an IKEA kit to a fully-stocked workbench, the Supermetric system is an entire makerspace, just daring you to present a question it can't answer with ease. And when you're talking comic book heroes, the extreme and the strange are the exact sorts of questions you...
Publisher: Autarch
Date Added: 12/30/2021 01:06:36
The system seems usable, but requires constant consultation of charts to use. Now due to color coding these charts are realtively quick and easy to read but you still always need to check a chart. I'll take Champions for crunch-heavy systems or Fate for crunch-light. This sits in an unhappy middle ground. Also the art is the most over-sexualized I have seen in a decade. I hope everyone in your gaming group is comfortable with every female character having two barely-covered beach balls strapped to their chest, yikes. Seriously, this is approaching pornographic in nature. After trying it some more the rules are overly complex. I like champions, I like that complexity, but that has a complex character building system, that then plays fairly simply, meaning it is front-loaded. This is the opposite. The character building is pretty easy but the gameplay is far more complicated and complex than it needs to be this makes character generation easier but leads to slowdown in pla...
Publisher: Autarch
Date Added: 12/29/2021 13:27:17
I am posting this review solely to touch on the criticisms raised in one of the negative reviews posted. I have absolutely no issue with someone who does not like this game - any given game may be a poor fit for a customer. But some things to point out:
- the author is crystal clear in the product description, the free preview, and in the introduction that this game is all about applying a mathmatical, real-world physics approach to the super hero genre. It seems disengenous to me to purchase something so obviously not for you and then criticize the product for doing exactly what it says. If I hate Chinese food, why would I go to a Chinese restaurant to eat, then post on Yelp about how bad I think Chinese food is?
- "no one has heard of Villains and Vigilantes". Really? I don't know how to even respond to such a statement. It was a influential and popular superhero game for it's time. Perhaps the reviewer is unfamiliar with superhero games in general?
- Prowlers...
Publisher: Autarch
Date Added: 12/14/2021 12:13:34
This is a well thought out excellent product, that merges the best of the Mayfair Games DC Heroes system and the TSR Marvel FASERIP system to create it's own unique system that is recognizable. I participated in the kickstarter and don't regret it for a second. For those into superhero RPG's it is well worth a look.
Publisher: Autarch
Date Added: 12/14/2021 09:26:47
Ascendant is the son of Mayfair's DC Heroes and TSR Marvel, tempered by Autarch's usual attention to detail and rigorous back-end mathematics.
It is an intimidating rules set at first glance, but most of the complexity happens at character creation (and it still is a lot simpler than something like Champions) and GM prep. Once the rules hit the table, this thing flies like a spandex-clad demigod. It plays fast and furious, the way a comic book inspired game should.
Ascendant has dethroned TSR Marvel as my go to choice for superhero gaming, which is not a small feat. If you are in any way interested in superheroic gaming, take a look at it!...
Publisher: Autarch
Date Added: 12/14/2021 02:23:48
*ASCENDANT* is an excellent supers RPG. The rules are deep and innovative, yet play is streamlined and simple. The layout and art are very high quality as well. I especially appreciate the fully hyperlinked table of contents and the bold red, white and blue color scheme.
*ASCENDANT* is reminiscent to me of several older supers RPG's but with a much more rigorous application of math and playability. *ASCENDANT* uses exponential scales to compress game values and real-world measurements to usable numbers across many levels of play, such as when Superman and Batman (or Hulk and Hawkeye) might be in play at the same table. It also uses color bands to denote different degrees of success based on the percentage die roll and the comparison of competitors' abilities. These degrees of success are based on the exponential scale and the doubling (or halving) of ability each point of difference represents in the game's skills, attributes, and powers, with each color band also repre...
Overall, I really like this book. There is almost enough to work with here and it feels like it's mostly successful. The genre is one that is not often addressed in RPGs and it makes a solid attempt at doing so. I like the variety of new races and some of the new subclasses are things I would really love to play.
That being said, I wish there was more guidance on how to start a game. This is a genre where the transition from concept through character creation to first session is incredibly important and more than a little complicated to get right. The Session Zero section, while it covers the importance of everyone's comfort at the table along with safety tools, is lacking in other advice about getting the game going. Fifth Edition characters are relatively competent, even at early levels, so there's some mild disconnect in figuring out what the PCs should be skilled at and when. The book spends a lot of time emphasizing that Crossing can make you into an envisioned You...
Publisher: NUELOW Games
Date Added: 10/31/2021 01:11:28
Some excellent Public Domain SciFi images for use in TableTop RPG project etc. I've used them extensively. Quality is variable but some of them are excellent. I just wish the past wasn't so misogynist and was more inclusive. There are some images (inclduing the cover image) I couldn't bring myself to use. Still well worth the money, though.
Sturdy clear plastic box to hold my Title Bout II Boxer Cards and Boxing Action Cards at an amazingly low price. Have bought one for each fighter weight class that I own, and will continue to buy them with each additional division that is produced.
I have to say the story was so refreshing to read it was a throw back for me to the days
when i was a bit younger and stared to get into comic book.
Now the author has put a bit of time into it, the story is very intense as a read,definitely
gets you from the first page you read, like the old west . The battle between the characters
is so good and the repartee is a joy to read just dont know who is the good the bad "you get it"
then comes the Twist in the story brlliant and this takes me to the art work it is of a very high
standard really do like the black and white of the drawings works so well now if you like
your heroes with xray eyes jetpacks and all the rest of that may not be for you but try it and
you might like it for the rest of us " fantastic" so looking forword to the next instalment of
this story....
Wow , I throughly enjoyed this comic a visual treat for my eyes also. a compelling unique take on the western / super natural thriller. well written highly recommended. AAA star.
Publisher: Arcana Comics
Date Added: 08/28/2021 12:19:47
Wonderul, fun, cheesy, great art. Storytelling is a little disjointed sometimes and the hero is the hottest, dumbest hero I've seen in a while, but great fun - everything a comic should be.
It's a darn shame I haven't seen anyting from this writer in a long time. Artesia, even though it was formatted with the Fuzion system rules, is still one of my favorite books.
I became a fan before the RPG, though, because I discovered the graphic novels that inspired this game. I loved the art, I really enjoyed seeing one of the first strong female oriented characters I remember reading.
So when the game came out, I grabbed it. I was not disappointed.
To put it kinda bluntly, I wish they would do a 5th Edition version.
I'm waiting............
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