Post originally by CodexArcanum at 2005-06-03 19:47:38
Converted from Phorums BB System

Yes, I'm not sure how well it would run when you get above 100 points of will. I actually boosted my group just a bit (35 will to start and 1 extra attribute point) which makes them just survivable enough to be fun without removing the game's gritty feeling.

Overall, I'm very much in love with ORE, but I think it's very good at what it does, and not super great for other stuff. I note that super-powers are largely a narrative affair compared to the rest of the system. Players tend to buy the wiggle and hard dice for them, and then just use them without a lot of fuss with rolling. For that reason, yes, I can see how it might break down with high power levels. There would be a lot less rolling and "mundane" actions being taken and a lot more describing cool powers and what they do, which may not be a bad thing, but which mostly ignores the dice mechanics.

I kind of tried to hint at the Germans having a lot of supers thing, but I failed to bring it up as clearly. America, to me, seemed very middle of the road as far as supers went. Germany, Russia, and maybe a few other countries got more supers, Japan and the east less. Anyway, I don't want to argue this point any further. There's been a lot of discussion over whether godlike is racist or sexist or whatever, and I've never really seen any resolution come from the talks, which leads me to believe that the game is on the line just far enough to bother some people and not others.