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‘Marvel Multiverse’ is a Terrible Game
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Marvel Multiverse is the ‘Morbius’ of tabletop roleplaying games. It didn’t need to be made, and it was made by someone that doesn’t get Marvel. That last bit is particularly confusing because the head designer had written Marvel tie-ins before.
Marvel Multiverse has a few things going for it. The explicit nod that everyone’s table is its own universe is particularly refreshing. Still, the game is mostly a train wreck. Character generation is a slog. The hero profiles look terrifying to new gamers. Determining Target Numbers slows the game WAY down. Rolling to hit and then rolling again for damage is ridiculous. Marvel Multiverse doesn’t make you feel like you’re in a comic book universe.
Play something else.
Spectaculars
Last month I recommended Spectaculars as a stand-in until an official Invincible RPG was published. I ended the piece saying there was no point to reskinning it for Marvel because Multiverse was about to drop and it would probably be excellent. I was obviously wrong.
