Howdy. So I’ve been running a 5e D&D game live at a table and another one on foundry. Both groups kind of collapsed over the holidays and that’s fine. I want to try a super hero RPG. I’ve been looking at Masks but it seems kind of teen focused which I’m not into. Does anyone know if this system is more adaptable than I’m giving it credit or if there is a better system they could recommend?
Two that come to mind are GURPS Supers and HERO[1], both roll 3D6 and allow you to make pretty much any type of character you want with incredible detail. Character creation is also the single biggest hurdle for both systems, since you just have so many options that even using their character creator programs makes you feel like you might be missing something.
1d6chan has some of the best overviews of some systems, as curated by /tg/ anons. Case in point: “The dark history of Hero System is that the game is written by an actual lawyer. Much like how a Lawyer Mind set killed off AD&D, and TSR, the same has slowed and largely killed off adoption of the system, leaving it a forgotten relic. Said author has gone out of their way to curb fan sites, roll20 support, and much more. After all lawyers are trained to stomp out fun in the name of Copyright.” ↩︎