> be me last month
> one day decide to run a M&M oneshot
> no knowledge of the system or experience with superhero games
> called my friends on wednesday, game planned for saturday
> surely the system is as simple as a snake's ass, why would i need more time
> halfway through friday realise that it is actually more complex than i thought
Simple, but not enough to teach everyone and play in one go
> decide to wing the whole thing, only things i kept were the basic tests and those tables for measurments and power levels
> saturday, the game's in an hour. Still have to prepare half the game. Fuck it, let's eyeball everything
> improvise combat rules, powers and character creation
> JesusChristTakeTheWheel.mp4
It actually went supersmooth, maybe there were some issues during CharGen as I had to pull stuff out my ass without the group noticing my bullshit. Very fun, but probably won't GM it again.