Re: [BNW] A Bouncer question

[whytcrow@io.com]

> >Spider-man is a definent alpha.  He is a bouncer, but he has jumping,
>wall-crawling, spider-scences added >to it.  His strength is definet +4
>
>actually its more like +10, as he can supposedly lift 10 tons. This means
>he'd need to be able to lift between sizes 15 and 16 and peter parker only
>looks about strength 2/3 naturally so +10 is roughly right. Add his wall
>crawling, his speed and agility and your reaching well into the Alpha
>category, and possibly into the mythical Omega class. It just goes to show
>how stupidly overpowered most comic book characters are compared to the BNW
>setting

"Stupidly overpowered?"

Comic books have a wide range of power levels.  BNW isn't a comic 
book, nor is based on one.  While one can compare the levels if one 
wishes, doing so really doesn't get you much.

Now, using comic books for inspiration, that's a good and worthy thing to do.

But I wouldn't go saying that Spiderman is "stupidly overpowered." 
Assuming one can figure out why the choice of the word "stupid..." 
BNW isn't simulating 4-color comics (as they are traditionally 
called).  So it doesn't matter that BNW can't do Spiderman.  It 
wasn't meant to do so.

We don't know what Alphas were like power-wise.  Heck, we are never 
really told whether they are just stronger versions of the packages 
or multi-packages, or whatever.  We shall have to make it up 
ourselves and/or wait for Crossroads.

And if BNW isn't high-powered enough for you, it's easy enough to 
change.  UP the numbers or give out more than one power package. 
When you play it, it's your game.

Jennifer

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