I love MUTANTS & MASTERMINDS an awful lot, and own every edition of the rules, but I'm much more likely to try to run a superhero game with ICONS if I get the chance. It's very heartening to see designers listening to the feedback from enthusiastic players, then acting on that feedback in the most effective way possible. Minor gripes aside, this is a rousing revision of a game that I liked a lot. These extras and the clean-ups are worth the price of admission all by themselves. In addition to the expansive examples of play, there is additional content here that appeared in other ICONS supplements originally: Villain creation rules, and Universe creation rules. I would love to see a true second edition of this game that aligned it more closely with FATE Core rules, with the language around actions brought into line with the standard "Four Actions" in that game and their usual structure (Failure, Success at a Cost, Success, Success with Style). Steve Kenson doesn't, it's just something that bugs me.) (I could punch game designers who feel the need to give GMs a novel title instead of sticking with the standard, invisible "Game Moderator"/"Master". If you're using FATE-descended mechanics, why not simply call an Aspect an Aspect? The differences here are not large enough to make a huge difference, and I'm not a big believer in novelty for its own sake. One thing that drives me crazy, though, is that the game feels the need to change names unnecessarily, something that cannot help but create confusion. Josh Boones origin story retains the superpowered body. The game rules are now a lot closer to standard FATE, with Qualities - the game's Aspects-analogue - functioning just as FATE players would expect them to. Mutants & Masterminds, the Worlds Greatest Superhero roleplaying game, is back and better. Throughout, there are detailed examples that really help clarify the whole game nicely.
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The final section of the book discusses the game from the GM's side of the screen, with excellent advice about how to create a series. The game text grounds readers in rules basics, then explains how to make characters, details powers, and finally a more developed discussion of the rules. It's an easy enough fix, but it quickly remedies a big, big problem with the original game.
The organizational issues have been corrected. One of the signature characters in ICONS, Miss Tikal.
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