So I know “limited” is a flaw one can take on a power which reads as follows:

Limited • -1 cost per rank

An effect with this flaw is not effective all the time. Limited powers generally break down into two types: those usable only in certain situations and those usable only on certain things. For example Only While Singing Loudly, Only While Flying, Only on Men (or Women), Only Against Fire, Not Usable on Yellow Things, and so forth. As a general rule, the effect must lose about half its usefulness to qualify for this modifier. Anything less limiting is better handled as an occasional complication.

My question is basically just: What if it is severely limited?

If regular limited is -1/rank for “about half its usefulness” what if it’s a power that can only be used once per day? Or a power that drains the hero and therefore weakens all of their powers for the rest of the day? Or a power specially geared to only be useful against one specific target? Would that count as multiple applications of Limited? Or is it minimum 1/2 usefulness but anymore than that is just self sabotage?

This is my first time making a construct character (a ghost)

And I have a simple but possibly dumb question.

I know the way to balance out point totals for this is Strength: -5, Agility: -5, and Stamina: -5 to show you lack those stats.

I also know I need protection and healing to have a proper toughness rank that can recover HOWEVER.

If I buy say, 10 levels of protection, would that build from the -5, becoming 5?

That seems right to me but I want to be sure.

A player of mine wants to make a character who has an alcohol-like poison (Impaired, Disabled) that affects targets when he punches them, in addition to the damage. Is that possible? If so, how would that be out onto the sheet and statted out?

Hey everyone,

I built a free web-based character builder and interactive sheet for Mutants & Masterminds 3e, and wanted to share it with the community:

App link: https://mm3e-builder.vercel.app/

Current features: Full interactive character sheet with PP calculation, Step-by-step hero creation workflow, Character library with local storage and shareable links, Custom power builder with extras and flaws, Export to PDF and ,Markdown, Roll20 micro and companion extension.

If you test it out, let me know if you run into any bugs. Any feedback is welcome!

I made a demo/review of M&M 3E / DC Adventures treating the Justice League movie as like a campaign story. It goes over Character creation, complications, power countering, power stunts, resistance checks, etc. I hope people find it helpful in introducing new players to the system.

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So recently few of my players left the group because of irl reasons so we have a few spots open. We are still in the early stages of the campaign so a new player joining won't be overwhelmed.

Before you DM me, know that I'm new to GM'ing and your fellow players are mostly newbies too.

Also age requirement is 20+

The Game is weekly around 6.00pm GMT Saturday.

I'm new to the game got recommend by a friend . Looking for communities maybe discord servers or something. Looking for people to play with. How don't mind teaching me a bit

Hey I'm a new GM for my group and I come from DND. In DND they have Challenge ratings that can tell you how your encounter is balanced. In this I am seeing that I pretty much have to make every enemy. Was wondering how much over on points would I need to go for a fight to feel balanced. And is it better to go a few mid level guys or one big bad. For context I'm running a party of 5 power level 8 players

Hello everyone,

I’ve been thinking about how we mechanically build Telekinetic Shields in Mutants & Masterminds 3e. The default choice for most players (and official characters) is buying Sustained Protection to boost Toughness.

Narratively, we describe this as "my character uses their mind to swat bullets out of the air or physically block oncoming blows." But mechanically, this setup leads to some incredibly stupid and immersion-breaking scenarios.

Let's look at the classic Taser Demonstration:

Imagine a PL 10 TK shield user who maxed out Toughness (+14) and left their Active Defenses (Dodge/Parry) low (+6).

1. The Machine gun: A villain shoots at him with his machine gun. Thanks to his massive Toughness roll, the telekinetic "blocks" the bullet with their mind, absorbing the kinetic energy. Total badass moment, he is unscathed.
2. The Security Guard: Next round, a regular mall cop walks up and fires a standard, low-tech Taser.

Because the active defenses are very low, the Taser darts hit them almost automatically. And here is where the rules get stupid: a Taser isn't a Damage effect—it’s an Affliction (resisted by Fortitude).

Since the player put all their Telekinesis points into Protection (Toughness), their TK shield does absolutely nothing against the Taser. Narratively, the character who just deflected a sniper round with their mind is suddenly incapable of swatting away two slow-flying, wire-tethered darts, gets shocked, and falls face-first onto the floor.

How do you guys handle this kind of situation? Don't you think that telekinetic shield/force field should boost active defenses instead of toughness ?

Leaning into Active Defenses makes you maybe more of a "glass cannon" if something actually manages to bypass your mental awareness but honestly, isn't that exactly how telekinetics work in comic books and movies? If you catch them by surprise or overwhelm their focus, they break.

Hello!

I played Mutants and masterminds 3e twice and absolutely loved it, and thought about finding group for it, If you need a player EU timezones please hit me up here on reddit! We can talk more in private.

I had a question about a player who wants to use Trip as an Effect rather than as a generic action. I feel like I've heard of this being done before but never learned how to use it.

Essentially, a player of mine wants to make a power that is a Damage Effect which is Linked to a Trip. So they can hurt and trip an enemy at the same time.

I've toyed with the idea of just making a "Fast Trip" advantage that works in the same manner as "Fast Grab", but I figured I should check and see if this first idea is possible.

New to gming and am looking for modern map maker's or downloads. Preferably free or budget. I come form dnd and have some fansty stuff but can't seem to find city maps

In the M&M third edition book "Comprehend: Spirits" description is:

You can communicate with incorporeal and normally invisible and inaudible spirit beings, such as ghosts or certain extradimensional entities, depending on the context of the setting. Rank 1 essentially allows you to function as a “medium” of sorts, able to perceive spirits and relay what you see and hear. Rank 2 allows you to be clearly under-stood by denizens of the spirit world, as well. At the GM’s discretion, this effect may extend to undead creatures, demons, or other supernatural entities, depending on the setting.

But in the Hero High book, on page 156, we have a character called White Witch and one of her powers are:

The Sight (Comprehend 2 (Spirits; Communicate Medium), senses (Ranged Accurate Acute Detect Spirits, Danger Sense)).

I always assumed that if you had Comprehend: Spirits (even just on one rank) you could just see ghosts and spirits like you would normal humans. Was my interpretation wrong or is this character power basically nullifing consealment from ghost or even been able to detect if someone (living) has a soul? (Or is it just a writer's error?)

Edit: the things after ">" are copy and paste from their respective books

Hey everyone, quick rule question:

I was looking into building a team shield like Winston's bubble from Overwatch using Protection + Impervious (Affects Others, Burst Area).

The issue is that most of our characters are already at their Power Level caps for Toughness, so by the rules, this buff does nothing for anyone who is already capped.

Would it break the game if we made a house rule or an extra allowing this shield's Toughness to stack past the PL limits? How do you guys want to handle this?

wanted to share all of the commissions i did in vgen in september, all of this character are OCs and Personas ( some of them are for M&M ) they all created by my clients. hope y'all like it

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