On 16 Jul, 2004, at 11¥32 AM, J Hooten wrote:
> I was happy that finally someone decided to put 'reality' into the
> fight.
>
> Most the superheroes you see depicted in stories are not invulnerable
> so
> anyone getting the drop on them is likely to take them out. This is
> something that many gloss over in 'PC' renditions of stories. If you
> have people who do that much damage to the area the other people are in
> big trouble!
>
> Being an avid RPGer, I have played many superheroes and I try very hard
> in their design to give them a good chance to take a hit and live. I
> have seen many who focus on uber-attacks and forget defense, sure that
> is great if you shoot first but ambushes etc mean you are toast! Now
> days I play DnD mostly and still try the same approach, survival is
> most
> important. If you live you can always learn a new trick to kick their
> butts next time;)
>
>
J Michael Straczynski's done this in his superhero book, Rising Stars.
One character who was invulnerable was killed by being tied to a chair
and having a plastic bag put over his head. Invulnerable maybe, but you
still have to breathe.
>
>
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Received on Sun Aug 29 2004 - 11:51:39 CDT