I Luve u vobIem wItL Kuvmu use.

I meun, Iov 100 oInts oI Kuvmu (ov

Iess), you cun get uny secIuI vesuIt
you wunt. Heck, Aunt Muy, wIeIdIng
u kItcLen knIIe, couId send 100
Kuvmu oInts und get u KIII vesuIt
on GuIuctus! SLouIdn't Kuvmu use be
IImIted to Just LIttIng ov mIssIng?
While it is theoretically possible for Aunt
May to spend 100 Karma points and get a
Kill result on Galactus, such an event is, as
a practical matter, impossible in a well-run
game. In your example, Galactus would be
killed only if Aunt Mays attack gets
through Galactuss Body Armor, and then
only if Galactus fails a Class 1000 Endur-
ance check (and Galactus also can opt to
spend Karma to pass the Endurance
check). Furthermore, sweet old Aunt May
is in no position to collect 100 Karma
points in the first place.
TLe IntvoductIons In moduIe M1
Coumou Cubed und In sevevuI otL-
ev moduIes suy tLut you sLouId
use tLe Advunced Set Judge's
Book Iov PC stutIstIcs. Howevev, I
own sevevuI voducts wItL dII-
Ievent - und move vecent
stutIstIcs. I'd IIke to use tLese
stutIstIcs, but my Iuyevs
obJect.
According to MARVEL SUPER
HEROES game designer Jeff Grubb,
most modules suggest using
statistics in the Advanced Set
Judges Book only because it is
assumed that every serious
MARVEL SUPER HEROES game
referee owns the Advanced Set.
So, feel free to use the most
recent statistics you have. If the
play balance in a module
depends on a specific set of
statistics, these statistics will be
given in the module.
A cLuvuctev genevuted
In my cumuIgn cun cust
IdvItcL BoIts. How uve
Body Avmov, Iovce
IIeIds, Body ResIstunce,
und otLev deIensIve
owevs uIIected by
IdvItcL BoIts? Is
mugIcuI Body Avmov
tLe onIy votectIon
tLut wovks uguInst
tLIs owev?
The answer to your
question depends on the
type of Eldritch Bolt
being used (see MHAC9
Realms of Magic,
Manual of Magic, page
19). For example,
Body Armor is effec-
tive only against
Impact Bolts, and
general force fields
(like the one Sue
Richards has) are effective against all bolts.
For more information on types of force
fields, see MA3 The Ultimate Powers Rook,
page 17.
WLIcL tubIe Is used Iov owev
vunges tLe one In tLe Advunced
Set PIuyevs' Book, uge 16, ov tLe
one on uge 26 oI tLe sume book?
The table on page 16 is for power range.
The table on page 26 is for thrown objects.
Use the former.
How do you detevmIne u genevuted
cLuvuctev's Resouvce Runk?
Resources are a secondary ability; see
page 7 of the Advanced Set Players Book.
Note that this is the only ability which may
be changed for new characters, using the
Ability Modifier Table on page 6 of the
same book.
WLen Is tLe net Cumer'u HunJ-
book of the Murtel Uniterue com-
Ing out?
MU4 (TSR product #6884) is available
now. MU5 (#6887) is due out in October
(see the next question).
PIeuse send me tLe new stutIstIcs
Iov my IuvovIte cLuvuctev, ]nume
gIven], now tLut LIs/Lev/Its most
vecent eIc udventuves In tLe com-
Ics Luve mude tLe gume stutIstIcs Iov
LIm/Lev/It obsoIete. And wLy wus
my IuvovIte cLuvuctev und/ov Iuvov-
Ite vutLIess vIIIuIn IeIt out oI tLe
Cumer'u HunJbook of the Murtel
Uniteruer
Marvel Super Heroes change all the
time, and we update them whenever prac-
tical, but only in products or in this
column we cannot send you their statis-
tics. Space limitations and a few errors
kept some characters out of the current
Gamers Handbooks. The fifth Gamers
Handbook will contain any characters that
were missed in the first four volumes, and
will list characters who have changed or
made their debut after the previous vol-
umes were released. Additional Gamers
Handbooks might be released from time to
time as more old characters change and
new characters appear.
WLen two cLuvuctevs uttemt u
combIned IAT, tLe vuIes suy tLut
tLe cLuvuctev wItL tLe LIgLev ubIIIty
ov owev scove gets u + 1CS to tLe
IAT voII. Is tLe + 1CS stIII gIven II
tLe two cLuvuctevs Luve. tLe sume
scove?
Yes, two characters with the same ability
rank still get the + 1CS when attempting a
combined FEAT.
TLe descvItIons oI tLe IImb,
Ovgun, und oskeIeton Cybovgs In
The Utimute Poueru Book do not
suy wLut coIumn to use wLen genev-
utIng ubIIItIes on tLe Rundom Runks
tubIe.
The Cyborgs roll on column 1.
My Iuyevs und I uve LuvIng tvou-
bIe keeIng tvuck oI IIyIng cLuvuc-
tevs duvIng ouv gumes.
Try keeping a paper record of each
flying characters exact altitude. Putting
the figure or cutout on a six-sided die will
help remind everyone that the character is
flying.
uctIy wLut does tLe Iuck MunI-
uIutIon owev Iet u cLuvuctev do?
To my knowledge, there is no power
called Luck Manipulation. However, the
second addenda to The Ultimate Powers
Book (in DRAGON issue #134) lists a
power called Probability Control, which is
probably what youre looking for. (The
first addenda appeared in DRAGON issue
#122).
TLe vuIes suy tLut u Ioe's Kuvmu
vuIue deends on LIs ov Lev LIgLest
ubIIIty scove. II u Levo uvvests ov
deIeuts u suevcvImInuI wLo Lus un
InvuInevubIIIty owev, wouId tLe
cvImInuI be wovtL 1,000 Kuvmu
oInts?
No. Generally, only offensive powers are
considered when calculating a foes Karma
value. However, the Judge might rule that
a powerful defensive ability makes a foe a
serious threat. This must be considered on
a case-by-case basis. However, Invulnera-
bility, since it only works against one par-
ticular thing, is too limited a power to be
considered in a foes Karma value.
WLy don't cLuvuctevs IIke TIgvu,
SubvetootL, und SIdev-Mun Luve
LIgLev IntuItIon scoves? TLese cLuv-
uctevs Luve etvemeIy owevIuI
veIIees und senses.
Intuition depends on more than acute
senses and fast reflexes, although they do
help (hence Spider-Mans Amazing combat
sense). To have a very high Intuition score,
a character must have a strong will, excel-
lent deductive powers, common sense,
quick wits, and great reflexes. If one or
more of these is lacking, the characters
Intuition score suffers.
How cun I get move mus Iov my
gume wItLout buyIng u wLoIe new
moduIe ov boed set?
Extra parts are available from TSR, Inc.
Send requests for extra parts to:
The Mail Order Hobby Shop
P.O. Box 756
Lake Geneva WI 53147
The minimum charge is $5.00. When
ordering spare parts, be sure to include
the TSR product number for the product
that contains the part you want. Look for
each number on the products cover or
box top.
DRAGON 61
Is a FEAT roII needed when a char-
acter tvIes to use hIs IuII movement?
No. Any characler can aulonalicaIIy
nove his fuII novenenl every round lul
can do nolhing eIse (excepl nake a charg-
ing allack, as per lhe Advanced Sel IIay
ers Book, page 27).
The ruIes say that AP (armor-
pIercIng) shot reduces Body Armor
by two ranks. Is thIs permanent?
Does It cause any extra damage?
There is no pernanenl reduclion and no
danage increase. AI shol affecls a largel
as lhough ils Body Arnor is lvo ranks Iess
lhan il acluaIIy is. This sinpIy neans lhal
lhe arnor alsorls Iess danage vhen AI
shol hils il, lul lhe shol does nol do any
exlra danage.
How Is a Power Stunt estabIIshed?
What Is the Karma cost Ior usIng an
estabIIshed stunt?
A Iover Slunl lecones eslalIished afler
il is lried len lines. nce eslalIished, no
Karna need le spenl lo use lhe slunl.
Why was the Resource system
changed? The new system doesn't
work. There are tImes when Tony
Stark can't even buy a pen!
A quick rereading of lhe Resource ILAT
seclion in lhe Advanced Sel IIayers Book,
pages 18-19, shovs lhal Tony Slark aIvays
can luy a pen (ils an aulonalic ILAT).
SliII, Tony Slarks Resources rank is prola-
lIy underraled (lhe Advanced Sel Iisling
refIecls his period as an aIcohoIic). Tony
Slarks Resources rank prolalIy shouId le
IncredilIe nov lhal he is running Slark
Ln l e r p r i s e s a g a i n .
I have a probIem pIayer In my
gvou. vevy cLuvuctev Le Iuys
wInds up dead. He doesn't seem to
do It on uvose, but LIs uccIdentuI
Levo-sIuugLtevIng Is u veuI uIn.
This is a prolIen for lhe }udge and for
lhe group. If lhe pIayer is sinpIy unIucky,
lhe }udge can give hin a lreak fron line
lo line, lul nol so oflen as lo give lhe
pIayer an unfair advanlage over lhe olh-
ers. r you can do nolhing and hope lhe
pIayer's Iuck viII change. If lhe pIayer
nakes lad decisions, lry lo poIileIy give
hin sone advice and heIp hin avoid
repealing his vorsl nislakes ~ heII prola-
lIy enjoy lhe gane nore if you heIp hin
pIay leller. If lhe pIayer is sinpIy leing
inallenlive or careIess, leII hin lo lake lhe
gane nore seriousIy or cIear oul. The
}udge and lhe pIayers shouId do aII lhey
can lo heIp each olher enjoy lhe gane and
lo feeI veIcone, lul an incorrigilIy unin-
leresled pIayer jusl spoiIs lhe gane for
everylody eI se.
WLen u vIIIuIn uttucks u gvou oI
PCs, Low do you decIde wLIcL cLuv-
uctev gets uttucked?
Mosl viIIains allack lhe hero vho is
considered lo le lhe liggesl lhreal lo
lhen. This can le a connon-sense deci-
sion or il can le an enolionaI one lased
on lhe viIIains fears and disIikes. Ior
exanpIe, Scorpion aIvays allacks Spider-
Man firsl. Very snarl viIIains (such as
Doclor Doon) lry lo incapacilale one hero
quickIy lo even lhe odds.
I'm LuvIng vobIems IIndIng uII
tLe IocutIons In tLe MHSP2 Secret
Wuru 11 moduIe. Is tLeve suosed to
be move tLun one mu?
The 5A?HAJ 9=HI 11 noduIe conlains one
nap, prinled on lolh sides. If you have
lhe correcl nap lul are sliII having lrou-
lIe finding lhings, doulIe check lhe lexl ~
sone encounlers nighl refer lo lhe naps
in lhe Basic or Advanced Sels.
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