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Old 08-29-2008, 03:50 AM
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Re: Chintzy chargen rules (Re: [RPG]: Hollow Earth Expedition)

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Originally Posted by madwabbit View Post
If you want a supers game, though, you're likely better served by Truth & Justice, Capes, or Mutants and Masterminds.
This comment is a waste of space. He didn't say he wanted a character who shot lasers out of his eyes. Rather, as far as I can tell, he wants to be able to play a competent military officer as a starting character.

And that IS a problem with HEX. It's not a Pulp genre issue at all... Spirit of the Century, Adventure!, Savage Worlds, and Pulp HERO all assume a higher level of starting PC competence than HEX does.

Not that it's a hard thing to fix, if you're so inclined. But, still, more than 15 experience points would have been a welcome addition to the Rules As Written.
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