Let me start by saying good luck on gaming your first OVA campaign. The TV system can be hard to wrap your mind around initially. I struggled with it for a bit, too, at the beginning. Sadly, there is no exact science to balancing everything, the book even telling you as much. Your chart about what n...

Wow, I feel like a complete idiot now. I forgot all about scale as it had never come up in any of my old games, so I never used it. That is pretty much exactly what I was looking for. So,basically I just add 5 dice to any kind of check for a super power coming into play in a check? So in the case of...

My players have used OVA for a few campaigns now, mostly classic anime stuff like Kenshin and School Rumble, and the system has worked great. The simplicity of the pick up and play fit right into those styles. However, lately my players have shown an interest in playing a superhero style OVA game, a...