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From: mike@genat.UUCP (Mike Stephenson)
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Subject: Re: Superhero RPGs
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Date: Thu, 20-Jun-85 09:56:27 EDT
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> I've recently become interested in Superhero RPGs,and as such have two
> questions.
> 
> 1) Do the various editions of Champions bear the same relationship to
> each other as Basic D&D to Expert D&D (re:supplemental volumes),or as
> AD&D to D&D (re:complete revisions)?
> 

Champions II and III are definately supplemental material to the first
volume.  You can play a complete game with only Champions I, but having
the other two books gives you a great deal of information with which to
"flesh out" your heros, villians, and the universe in general.

>
> 2) A few days ago I posted a quick comparison of 20s RPGs. A superhero
> version would be quite interesting.
> 

There is a new Champions book out, called "Golden Age of Champions" or
something similar.  This game deals with superheros in the so called
"Golden Age"; specifically, WWII.  One of the nice things about this
version of the game is that the superheros are kept "powered down" to
more respectable levels (eg. about 250 ap instead of ~500 ap in regular
Champions games). I know that this is not quite what you are looking for,
but it is quite a good game all the same.

						Mike Stephenson