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I was a bit skeptical about getting this PDF. Don?t get me wrong, I like digital books, but a collection of archetypes for Mutants and Masterminds? Seems like I may have seen this one before. The main attraction to getting this, at least for me, was that it was produced under Green Ronin?s banner, which of course screams ?official?. So I snagged it and figured, if worse came to worse, I could use it as an example of character creation for my players. I officially take back any skepticism I may have had. Not only do we have a diversified bunch of characters here, but we also get some superior design (in full color), hyperlinks, bookmarks and a preview power! Excellent deal for under five dollars.
The preview power, Probability Manipulation, is a great power build. Easily one can see this power being used by characters modeled after Longshot, Scarlet Witch or Roulette. Without giving too much away, it reminds me of the way Probability Control worked in the Marvel Superheroes Adventure Game (which utilized the Saga system and a deck of Fate Cards) or the Luck power in the old MEGs DC Heroes/Blood of Heroes role-playing game.
There are ten archetypes listed in the PDF. Included are the Android, Bulk, Fortunate Hero, Illusionist, Mystic Warrior, Psychic, Star Child, Super Soldier, Weather Controller, Wealthy Thrillseeker. Each is a finished character, much like the archetypes found in the Mutants & Masterminds, 2nd Edition rule book, and contains art specific to the type of hero they are. In some ways, I would almost say that the choices may have been risky ones, as some of the archetypes could be encompassed by others, but, in retrospect, I believe that the choices worked for the product. Many of the characters used could easily be a comic book superhero, as well as fitting some heroes almost to a tee (i.e.: Weather Control could be Storm, Illusionist could be Mastermind, etc.). Overall, the list is very interesting and easily useable as starting characters for any superhero campaign.
My only gripe with this PDF is that there could?ve been a bit more information provided. Things like customization and personalization are something left to the user, which, while it may not be that hard to do, would be nice if some options were listed. Otherwise the e-book looks very nice and is quite a good resource. I only wish that other Superlink books upheld such a quality when producing their e-books. Kudos to Green Ronin and Ronin Arts.
<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>
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