Would something like this be useful?

[thecosmicgoose]

Hola folks. just recently picked up MHR in anticipation for the avengers movie and thought it was pretty nifty.

the one area i thought was kinda anemic was the power creation chapter. specifically, SFX and limitations. it seems most of the heroes in the data files use pretty much the same cluster of SFX for they're powers. just with some of the game jargon switched out. in the interest of making it easier to create out own heroes, or adapt ones we see in the comics, i've thought about compiling a generified list of the SFX we see in the data files. or even better, if someone else has already done this, i'd appreciate it if they shared.

on a related note, can anyone think of an SFX that DOESN'T appear somewhere in the data files, but that should be included in a "universal SFX list" for character creation?

[Cam]

There actually is a generic list of SFX; it's in the Operations Manual.

There's no reason you can't make up new power traits, though. From a design standpoint we use the same defined list for most characters, and leave the variations to SFX and Limits. This is mainly because the game operates on an effect-based model, and the powers included in the book largely cover the types of comic book powers seen in Marvel.

Cheers,
Cam