Post originally by arcady at 2004-08-25 13:05:34
Converted from Phorums BB System

I think it comes from 1d20 just being too random.

The issues of damage saves will become too severe the further you get from 10, and 10 works as it does from being the mid-point on the d20 - you get enough control there over the randomness.

Also, some of the powers in MnM have costs that were built to be bought at PL 10. Powers like Sorcery which have a very high pp/rank cost or Insubstantial which are very front loaded.

And make no mistake - both of those powers are VERY common in the noir genre that seems to have inspired Nocturnals.

Comic Book ideas about what sorcery is come from the kinds of villains people like 'The Shadow' faced, and the competing pulp-comics of that era.