FOUR-COLOR HEROES

A superheroic storytelling game based on Kathanaksaya, a game by Shawn C. Harris (green). 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Kathanaksaya is a wonderful diceless storytelling game that uses Story Points to resolve scene-based conflicts and tell the collective story.  It seemed a natural step to customize it for superheroic exploits, since comic books are the modern equivalent of ancient myths and legends.  I have modified the basic rules somewhat, but the core is still the same.  

Therefore, the primary source of inspiration is Kathanaksaya itself.  I was also inspired by the many comic books and movies I have seen and read throughout my life, as well as my brother David, who is the best superhero GM I have ever had.

DIFFERENCES AND NOTES

There are only a few differences between Four-Color Heroes and Kathanaksaya; they are summarized here:

• The aspects that are defined for characters, and the Story Point totals for them, are slightly different to better convey a comic book tone.
• There are three specific types of Specialties, instead of defining your own, but Specialties are otherwise exactly the same
• The Gimmicks option for creating characters has been added
• Because the Specialties are more specific, there are most likely less of them, so only 1/2 starting SP are divided among them
• There are optional rules for splitting Story Points into four different colors based on what they are usable for, to make the game truly Four-Color

All rules that are optional will have a purple heading.

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