I was trying to think of the best way to incorporate the idea of the well-rounded physical hero (very common in comics) without completely redoing the random tables or requiring Body Power or Mutant power to do it.

Here's what I came up with (others may already do something like this, which I'd love to see as well):

This works for Str, End and Agi:
Hgt X (A):
+2d10 X
OR
+1d10 X and +1d10 one other


Hgt X (B):
+3d10 X
OR
+2d10 X and +1d10 one other
OR
+1d10 to Str, End and Agi

Willpower: Power as listed OR Permanent +5 Str, +5 End, +5 Agi

I could also see it working with Int and Cha grouped, although there would be no third option for the B version.

Finally for those who want some security in rolling, but at the expense of really high numbers, they could choose to roll 1d6+2 instead of 1d10 for heightened abilities. This chops off the lowest two and the highest two numbers possible, but keeps the mean the same. This should be chosen up front and then apply to all Hgt X rolls.

I've been messing with this too, called Heightened Physique. You roll 3d10 or 2d10 depending on whether it's a power or skill respectively. The resulting roll creates a pool of points you can add to any stat.

For every stat beyond one that you add to, you subtract a point from your pool.

So, if your pool is 15 points:
Added to one stat, you get all 15 points, like a normal Heightened Stat.
Dispersed across two stats, you have 14 points to distribute.
Dispersed across three stats, you have 13 points to distribute.
Etc.

Like you say, Inar, the all-round athlete is common in the comics but hard to reproduce in V&V. Given the nature of what we're trying to approximate, this might be more common as a skill than a power.

Doctor Foom wrote on Apr 12^th, 2010 at 2:22pm:


Dr. FOOM, I like that way too! Since I'd want to preserve the random table, would you let them take their choice of Heightened Physique or Hgt Str, End, Agi?

As to power vs. skill, it makes it easier to justify Cpt America's ability as a Power (which it really is, in my mind) if you can distribute points over Str, End & Agi through either method.

Imaginos, which method were you referring to, Dr. FOOM's or mine?

Doctor Foom wrote on Apr 12^th, 2010 at 6:41pm:


Considering how low Cap's starting stats were, I'm actually okay with him getting the regular bonuses for Heightenened Strenghth, Endurance, and Agility. He was a weakling.

Doctor Foom wrote on Apr 12^th, 2010 at 2:22pm:


Me confused? Does your game use random generation? You've posted in other threads how you assign character ability scores.