Way-Out Wednesday: Capes

It's time for a good superhero game, and there's quite a unique one at hand in the form of Muse of Fire Games' Capes.

Capes describes itself as "a superhero game with heart." The focus isn't just on the cool powers your characters have—equally important is why they do what they do with those powers, and if they deserve them. Stories are crafted so the characters continually have to show their worth, and as such defeats are often more desirable than victories as they lead to a richer story.

In a consummately indie fashion, there is no GM to this game—rather the game is more of a tool with which everyone can play, well, everyone. With the system, a story emerges that fuses the visions of all those involved.

Here you can find something quite excellent that I've yet to see on any other RPG website—a flash demo of how the game works! You can also find a demo of the game to run concerning a first contact scenario, as well as a flash character generator and a sundry of other things.

Getting to the moral heart of a glitzy comic book universe—Capes, your indie game of the week!