Would anyone be interested in a long-term, possibly slower rate M&M game where the group is followed from when they're just starting out to when they're a force to be reckoned with themselves?

How should it be done? Claremont academy first? Or is that too limiting to people's ideas?

Heck, if there's enough interest in it otherwise it doesn't need to be freedom-verse
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Ohh, I like the Freedomverse and this sounds a fun idea!

Claremont Academy could be fun, or perhaps a freshly graduated class if people don't want to go the teen route?

I think with a clearly defined progression timeline it could be a fun way to play.

By that I mean everyone knows and agreed that you'll, for example, play through a story arc with everyone at Power Level X as new students at the academy, then you'll bump both the time and the character's mechanics up to experienced students and go through a story there.  The next bump might be when the characters have graduated and are starting to establish a name for themselves, then when they make it onto their first team, etc, etc.

I think the key thing would be having everyone on the same page at the beginning and a clear plan for how the game itself will progress.  If you try to play it more traditional with smaller jumps in time or very day to day progression, with the PbP format I don't think it would work as well.

I just had a long running game close, and I should be freeing up some time in the next couple weeks... color me interested!  I always enjoy MNM 2nd Edition!

I could definitely groove on some M&M 2^nd ed action. Can't seem to get enough. Also, I don't know that I've seen that before and it sounds interesting.

I'm sure I have a character somewhere that I can dust off for this.

How would everyone feel about unlimited power points with the stipulation that you now must justify all expenditures (I'd still expect and for that matter encourage arrays, variable powers should be kept under control and even maxing out tradeoffs would need to be considered gravely initially)

Basically build your dream character but don't forget the flaws and drawbacks

Flexibility is nice, but if there's no appreciable limits beyond power level there's not a lot of room for the growth aspect it would seem unless you're really working with the player using the justification restriction to work out how the character could potentially grow.

How would anyone justify Superman? Alien + Sunlight? It might encourage a lack of diversity.

I'd be interested.  I have a themed character made for 3rd that I tinkered with in 2nd edition based on manipulation of a pocket dimension.

My characters often tend toward the themed as I prefer that to the Martian Manhunter grab-bag (he is much worse than superman).  But I'd rather it not be too hard to justify basic defense, attacks, and movement otherwise you end up with everyone  picking some theme that can justify nearly anything.  Unlimited PP could let someone using Magic be everything person.

But it would mean the extremely expensive extra dimensional base I made for the pocket dimension doesn't break the bank.

In reply to archus (msg # 10):

I don't see how there's an archetype that can justify everything.

Someone playing a paragon or martian is not going to get much leniency in buying attack or defense for instance, while someone who is playing a martial artist or costumed detective is going to get more leniency.

In reply to Sir_Chivalry (msg # 11):

There isn't much the Mystic archetype can't justify unless they have to pick some sort of magical speciality.  Everything has to come from a magical source and they typically must gesture/chant (although not necessary enough to require a drawback) but it can do just about anything from a practical standpoint.  Sure they aren't likely to use magic for HtH attacks... but they could.

Generally when I think of themed powersets, its more along the lines of having a clear theme like electricity, fire, etc.  Something more focused than "magic".  If the GM is too restrictive, then some themed concepts could become unplayable in M&M because it tends to work best when all of the attack/defense scores are within "PL +/- 5"  too far off that and you end up with some pretty unsatisfactory (IMHO) one shot takedowns or nigh useless powers.

An example (derived from a Hero game I'm in) converted to M&M.  We were restricted to a Willpower save of 4 in a PL 10 game if we didn't have mental powers (at best non-mentalists could have tough human minds).   One player was a psionic with PL 10 mental attacks and defenses.  To present a challenge to the mentalist other mentalists are employed and everyone else is in serious danger.  Our mentalist disagreed with our methods and could essentially pimp slap us all (we were taking down a villain who thought he was doing the right thing even if that meant destroying the world... the pacifist mentalist decided that because he thought he was doing the right thing we shouldn't beat him senseless).