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Capes vs Cloaks: Superhero RPG, Scenery Not Included

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A compact tabletop superhero RPG with character creation, combat rules, printable sheets, pre-generated heroes, and tools for running or simulating fights.

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Capes vs Cloaks turns the superhero genre into a playable system where players choose between registered Capes and vigilante or villainous Cloaks. Its rules are unusually concrete and ready to use: build a hero in two minutes, pick two powers, roll percentile dice, and remember that nobody dies—but the scenery may not survive.

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