BRP Superheroes Projects?
Waaaaay back, during the first frenzy of Big Gold Book excitement, there were at least two superhero monographs proposed. Anything ever come of them? So far, we've had Dragon Lines published for kung fu butt-kicking but no four-color spandex action.
Is it that BRP-ers just aren't into comics? Or have they decided that their favorite system isn't the best to depict supers?
Here's a comparison I did among BRP, Hero System 5th, and 4C (Marvel Superheroes retro-clone) ...
I'll begin with a comparison of Basic Roleplaying (the Big Gold Book) and Hero System, 5th edition (the Big Black Book). Both volumes are compilations of venerable rules sets that have evolved over time from specific genres (BRP began as RuneQuest, Hero as Champions) into generic systems. I've been surprised by the similarities I've found between the two systems. But they do handle many things