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by Darrin Kelley
Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:55 am
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: A taste of my superhero campaign world.
Replies: 4
Views: 6976

Re: A taste of my superhero campaign world.

You and I share definitions of Pulp. I wanted to keep Pulp style heroes as a viable choice.

None of the heroes in the world are the most powerful of anything. I've left that for the villains.
by Darrin Kelley
Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:51 pm
Forum: The Sports Arena
Topic: Worst pro wrestlers other than Dino Bravo
Replies: 73
Views: 67887

Re: Worst pro wrestlers other than Dino Bravo

Joey Ryan is not comedy. What he does is a disgrace to the business and its legacy. I'm on the Jim Cornette side of the Joey Ryan issue. And the fact that Impact Wrestling not only signed him but sanctioned his behavior, spits on all of the careers of all of the performers who ever worked there. Muc...
by Darrin Kelley
Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:51 pm
Forum: The Sports Arena
Topic: Worst pro wrestlers other than Dino Bravo
Replies: 73
Views: 67887

Re: Worst pro wrestlers other than Dino Bravo

Joey Ryan.

I never thought pro wrestling would stoop to even close to that level. For the first time in my life, I'm actually ashamed of being a wrestling fan.
by Darrin Kelley
Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:20 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: A taste of my superhero campaign world.
Replies: 4
Views: 6976

A taste of my superhero campaign world.

One of the big organizations handling and governing superheroes in my campaign world is the UNSEC. The United Nations Security division. And in association with Interpol, they handle the weird stuff that normal local and national police can't handle. And they are the organization that supported the ...
by Darrin Kelley
Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:32 pm
Forum: Toys, Board Games and Video Games
Topic: Blizzard’s greed earns them a boycott
Replies: 19
Views: 23030

Re: Blizzard’s greed earns them a boycott

I have noticed the effect on the Overwatch launch on the Nintendo eShop, The game isn't getting sales. It's not on the best sellers list at all.

It is a featured game. Nintendo is treating the game like it would any other of its fame. It's not them who are in the doghouse with the fans.
by Darrin Kelley
Thu Oct 10, 2019 6:28 am
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

I'm actually in the basic beginning steps of campaign prep. And my Mutants & Masterminds books are all getting exercise in the process. I have a campaign world already designed that I need to adapt to game mechanics. And that is going to be a long slog. It's been quite a few years since I was la...
by Darrin Kelley
Thu Oct 10, 2019 12:37 am
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

I don't think my criticism is at all unfair. I buy pretty much every Mutants & Masterminds book without fail. I like the line enough to throw my money at it. Bladewind: I'm sure you would have wanted a book that was much more focused on subverting aspects of the superhero genre to do new things....
by Darrin Kelley
Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:37 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

{nods} I understand. You were looking for more JSA or Avengers kinds of teams, but the book only really has one of those, with the others embodying other team types drawn from the comics. You may have more luck with the teams listed in Freedom City, which tended to hew more to four-color ideals. Wh...
by Darrin Kelley
Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:57 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

Subversion of a genre is to defy its conventions. Instead of being representative of those conventions. The goal of this book was to represent and detail the conventions of superteams. So that gamers would understand how they worked. But instead we got a book full of examples that subvert those conv...
by Darrin Kelley
Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:38 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

One of my problems with this book? It's full of genre subversions. Instead of genre illustrations. It's not what I either like or need. Can you explain what you mean by that? The examples provided seem representative of various current teams. Examples of teams that subvert the iconic team dynamic. ...
by Darrin Kelley
Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

If someone wanted to write a book on subverting the superhero genre. I would be all for it. But I don't need it mixed into books that are supposed to illustrate aspects of the superhero genre. The styles are far enough apart to seriously clash.
by Darrin Kelley
Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:38 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

One of my problems with this book? It's full of genre subversions. Instead of genre illustrations.

It's not what I either like or need.
by Darrin Kelley
Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:06 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

I'm not the audience for a Suicide Squad riff. It honestly does nothing for me.

There is an Exiles riff in the book too. Which also leaves me cold.
by Darrin Kelley
Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:58 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Deluxe Gamemaster's Guide.
Replies: 0
Views: 3669

Deluxe Gamemaster's Guide.

They took a great book and made it a whole lot better. Seriously expanded it so that it covers even more ground. So yeah. I'm happy with this book.
by Darrin Kelley
Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:55 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Superteam Handbook
Replies: 53
Views: 39165

Re: Superteam Handbook

I just got this book today. And I just finished going through it.

It is a comprehensive resource on its topic. And very well needed facet of the superhero game experience that has been served. I love the fact that it treats its topic so thoroughly. It's way better than I expected it to be.