Contents • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] In the late 1990s, Steve Kenson had an idea for a superhero setting that he had been contracted to produce. Through a series of misfortunes, the project fell through and he was left with a partially completed manuscript. Shopping it around to various publishers, none were interested (superhero game popularity had declined at that time) until he talked to Chris Pramas (President of Green Ronin Publishing) about the setting. Pramas made the offer to publish the setting if Kenson would also create a superhero game system based on the d20 System.

Kenson agreed and got to work. Over time, it became clear to him that the game would need to be released only under the. Releasing the game under the d20 Standard Trademark License, as originally planned, would have prohibited the inclusion of ability generation and character advancement rules. Beternak Puyuh Petelur Pdf. Presenting a complete game was seen as taking precedence over having a d20 logo on the product, so the decision was made to use the OGL without the d20 license. Mutants & Masterminds was published in 2002; the setting, which was once known as Century City, became Freedom City was published in 2003. The first edition of so-called M&M books featured graphic design and art direction by the design studio Super Unicorn, but other firms provide the artwork on all subsequent releases. A second edition of the Mutants & Masterminds system debuted at in 2005 and saw wide release in October of that year.

Mutants & Masterminds, or M&M for short, is an adventure roleplaying game in which you, the players, take on the roles of fictional superheroes having thrilling. Mutants & masterminds 3ed. Mutants And Masterminds 3E Hero's Handbook.

A third edition of Mutants & Masterminds came out in 2011. In the previous year Green Ronin Publishing had released another superhero role-playing game,. Both games have the same mechanical system and are fully compatible.

System [ ] Mutants & Masterminds' game mechanics are based on the OGL d20 System, designed by, however it is a highly modified version of that basic system. The largest differences pertain to character creation, injury and damage, and hit points, as well as the addition of Hero Points and, obviously, super powers. There are also numerous other differences such as the elimination of character classes and attacks of opportunity, a modified Skill list, a very different Feat selection, and the fact that any equipment possessed is considered a part of the character and purchased in a manner similar to powers. The following information details what makes M&M notable among other d20-based RPGs and is provided under what Green Ronin considers 'open game content'.

Power Level [ ] M&M characters are not class-based nor do they technically have class levels. Instead, they have a Power Level (or 'PL'), and typically a character begins at Power Level 10 instead of Level 1. This allows a character to begin as an already established superhero with incredible abilities. The power level represents the maximum rank of any combat abilities a character can purchase. Each power level typically grants a character an allotment of points to purchase attribute levels, base attack and defense bonuses, saving throws, feats, skill ranks and super powers, though the game encourages Game Masters to modify the number of points given per level up or down to reflect the style of game they wish to run.

It is worth noting that all aspects of the character from Abilities, to Feats, Skills, Powers, and Equipment are purchased from this pool of points. The M&M power level does not exactly reflect the typical abilities of another character of equal level in another d20 game, meaning a level 10 M&M character could be much more powerful than a 10th level character in or for example; it merely restricts the maximum bonus held by skill ranks, ability scores, and most feats and powers. The maximum skill rank is Power Level+5, two points higher than in standard d20 games. With Game Master approval, characters can 'trade in' maximum attack in return for maximum save DC/damage bonus, or maximum defense bonus in return for maximum Toughness save.