Is there a good superhero hack for Dungeon World?

9 thoughts on “Is there a good superhero hack for Dungeon World?”

1. I don’t believe so yet, but, /subbing to this.

2. I’m in the beginning stages of building one set in the Golden Age of comics called, well, Golden Age.

3. You might want to start from Apocalypse World for that. I admit I haven’t read AW, but I’m fairly sure it doesn’t have HP. And I don’t think HP would be a good fit for a superhero game.

4. Interesting point. Could you expand a bit on that? Why do Hitpoints not go well with supers?

5. Do you ever see them worry about healing? If they survive the fight, they’re generally okay. In fact, do they ever take damage at all?

6. Good point.

7. I would think that you would want to approach designing a supers game that is Powered by the Apocalypse from the opposite direction that Marvel Heroic Roleplaying took. Instead of flash-bang genre emulation, explore the consequences and obligations of having super powers. Think Watchmen, the new Man of Steel movie, and the animated Justice League: Crises on Two Earths film.

8. Thanks guys, those are some great hints and ideas.

9. btw. is that Ryan M. Danks ?

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