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M&M 3E is the third edition of Green Ronin's Mutants & Masterminds superhero roleplaying game. M&M 3E is the ruleset behind the DC Adventures roleplaying game. M&M 3E is based on a heavily-modified D20 system and features dynamic power creation.

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How does Multiattack work in Mutants and Masterminds 3rd Edition?

Multi attack isn't ranked. Rather, an attack gets the Multiattack property, which increases the attack's power point cost by +1 for each rank of the attack. It has three options: You can attack a …
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Stealing in Mutants and Masterminds

In a question on reddit, someone asked about how to create a Power that replicated the common cartoon trope of a villain holding an item only to not notice (until they try to use it) that it has been …
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How do I set someone on fire?

One of the players in my game wanted to recreate a weapon from Terraria for her M&M character. She wanted to create a Flamarang. We worked out the basic ability: Ranged Damage 8, Limited Range (3) - …
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How strong must an NPC be if I know they can throw a car?

I'm trying to build a certain character in M&M 3E. I've run into some limits due to not knowing the extent of their abilities (the source material is a series of web videos, which totals 45 minutes). …
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How to emulate a Gadget of the Week power?

In 3E, the effect you are looking for is (as in 2E and Scrollmaster's answer) Variable. Variable: Action: Standard, Range: Personal, Duration: Sustained. 7points/rank. There is a -1point/rank flaw …
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Avengers 2 in M&M

I'm going to try to keep this spoiler-free, but there may be limited spoilers for specific actions in the movies. In Avengers 2, Captain America and Thor work together at least twice, taking advantag …
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Does a spaceship need Affects Others on its Immunites to keep its passengers safe?

In much the same way as you don't need to specify "People don't recognize my hero out-of-costume", you don't need to specifically say, "The motorcycle can carry a passenger" or "The spaceship has a li …
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Can you implant minions in someone?

Firstly you need to remember that M&M cares about the effect of powers, not the mechanics. So if I have a power that lets me open a small portal and punch through it (making a melee attack against an …
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Can you use a Hero Point more than once for a particular purpose in a round?

I have personally just checked two sources. The 3E book DC Adventure's Heroes Handbook (the first version of M&M 3E to see print) has the text as you quoted on page 21. The Deluxe Mutants and Master …
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Does the target of a grab-based power remain grabbed after the attack?

The rules for this are not entirely clear. The Flaw Grab-Based reads: An attack effect with this flaw requires you to successfully grab a target before using the effect (see Grab). This general …
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Are there any rules for using Stealth after attacking?

No, there are no specific rules for this. It does say, of course, that you can't hide when directly observed (which I would rule you would be following an attack that doesn't render all remaining ene …
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Taking a running leap... how does this happen?

Using the link mxyzplk provided as a comment to your question: TYPE OF JUMP -- DISTANCE (IN FEET) Running Long-Jump -- Athletics check result Standing Long-Jump -- Athletics check result, divi …
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Mutants and Masterminds, Linked Actions and Reactions to gain Standard Actions

In answer to your initial question, you are mistaken to believe that your are gaining a second standard action in this way. What you are doing is adding a damage effect to a move action. Just becaus …
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