Paragons: Old is the New New

Basics

M&M 2E game based on the Paragons setting gone crazy-Aberrant meets Shadowrun while surrounded by the Umbra.

Power Level 12, 200 power points.

Rules Changes

Human Maxima

The human maximum/maximum modifier for any attribute is 18/+4 and human normal skill limit is +6. Past that, humans need to take Enhanced Ability (there is no equivalent for skills, so skills above +6 are allowed if you have a good explanation). Similarly, base attack/defense bonuses above +6 need an explanation (typically Enhanced Dexterity, some form of Precognition, or something else). Aliens, weird mystic creatures, and the like do not suffer from this issue.

Archetypes

You can be someone with (or who channels) magic, someone with strange mutant paranormal not-a-nova-really powers, an alien, or someone whose enhancements stem from magical ritual or hypertech. Want to be Batman and beat up guys with superhuman ability while just being normal human? Zannen desu ne.

Magic

Magical powers stemming from actual sorcery use the "Magic" descriptor in addition to whatever other descriptors they get (so a magical chain lightning zap is Magic and Lightning) and can be nullified by something that nullifies either-on the other hand, this means magic-users can counter other magic-users at will so it evens out. Magicians should probably take Magic as their primary power and just take everything else as alternate power feats.

Guys whose enhanced abilities come from being a dragon/demon/angel/elemental/tentacle monster should either take naturally high abilities or just slap Innate on their Enhanced Abilities. Guys whose enhanced abilities come from magical buffs shouldn't.

Mutants

Mutants just use one descriptor for their abilities (Lightning, Mental, blah blah blah). You've played Aberrant, you know how it works. If it isn't obvious enough yet when I talk about Aberrant, mutants run on the same rules that Novas do as to their power themes (broad thematic, but what they do has to fall under that thematic).

Aliens

No there are no aliens who have naturally evolved the ability to shoot lasers out of their eyes or fire bullets out of their ass. Aliens get their 'powers' from advanced equipment, genetic engineering, artificially induced psionics, using magic (what, did you think humans were the only people who figured out how to say fancy words?), and so on.

Gadgets

Gadgeteers are probably mutants (or mystics) with the ability to make devices for themselves (enhanced Intelligence and high engineering/scientific skills). The assumption of this game is that technology is more advanced than 21st century Earth, sometimes incredibly so, but it is also consistent. This precludes Iron Man as a unique concept (due to the fact that you don't make nearly as much money as nations do and if you can build it, maintain it, and have spares they probably can do the exact same).

Similarly, constructs are almost always capital-D Devices built via super-science and super-engineering that violate precepts of science and/or engineering and cannot easily be mass-produced. Which isn't to say that all robots are one-offs that don't get built en masse... just that PL12 ones are.

Characters

This is a lonely section :(

• Hamza (Paragons)