I think I will give it a go at GMing/Judging. What I would like, ideally, is to find four players, with at least one of those players having experience playing MSH to be an "assistant", to start an online game of MSH. My format is undecided, but right now I'm limited to either play by post or a live game over Yahoo messenger. (If anyone could come up with a better, easier, FREE, RPG specialized, format to use, I'd be more than open to suggestions.)
I would prefer to brainstorm ideas, get to know each other, and set things up in a way that everyone is comfortable with first, rather than just jumping into a game that might grow stale fast. I also wouldn't mind play testing a few things at first just to see how the combat mechanics will work online. Since I'm a new GM, I'd be very open to suggestions from the players who have experience playing online on ways to improve the overall gaming experience, house rules, etc. Basically, I'm looking for people who wouldn't mind taking a little time to set things up for a potential enjoyable, long-term, campaign.
The setting I have in mind is an "idealized" Marvel Universe with continuity being roughly equivalent to late 1970's to mid 1980's Marvel Comics, with some additions and subtractions here and there. I'd be going for the "feel" of comics like the X-Men, FF, Thor, Daredevil etc, of that period. Let me make it clear that the world will be set in the present day, however the character continuity will not look anything like what's going on at Marvel now. If you're familiar with Byrne's FF, Simonson's Thor, Miller's Daredevil, etc, you'll get what I'm talking about. If not, fear not; I have all the Deluxe Edition Handbooks. ;)
The basic concept is that the four players will start out as a new team called "The New Defenders" formed and mentored by Doctor Strange, with the heroes being stationed, of course, in good old Marvel Manhattan. (Yeah, I posted this a long time ago once.) We would use the "Character Point System" featured on this site as to allow the players to create the exact characters that they want to play. I think I will go with a 400 CP creation since I envision the team being about as powerful as the Fantastic Four or four notable Avengers.
If anyone is interested reply here, or feel free to email me at
brannon1977@peoplepc.com. Thanks.