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Post  ZamuelNow Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:22 pm

On May 2nd, 1958, a lonely figure in a white robe appeared to a young man and said the following words:

"Chosen by Fate. Enabled by Power. Charged by Man. You are the Gifted."

And then he vanished.

That young man became The Avenger, the world's first superhero, with the strength of twenty men. On October 30th, the same year, another arose with the same story; Instinct, with his amazing speed and reflexes.

And every year since then on those two dates the mysterious figure, the one who came to be known as The Giver would appear to someone. They would become a Gifted, granted with powers beyond belief. Some became heroes. Some became criminals and terrorists. Some went into hiding. Some rubbed off onto others, creating the Knacked; with far more minor and specific powers. Some found other ways to match the Gifted, through technology and training, calling themselves the Normals.

It is now 2014. There are now 108 Gifted in the world, innumerable Knacked and Normals, and not all are friendly. Governments everywhere are starting the Leagues; groups of heroes, stationed across the world, to handle threats of all sorts. Heroes...like you.


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Post  ZamuelNow Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:23 pm

This is a play-by-post superhero campaign with a hybrid of Living Legends and Wanderlust rules.  It's inherited from the version Crystalite started but with a fresh start and various tweaks.  The current setup is WL combat, LL abilities, 21 ability points, WL skills, and whatever various adjustments needed to smooth things out.  Looking for roughly 4-6 players, erring on the side of newcomers.  However, some requests have popped up here and there so we'll see how it goes.  Not planning to start until October November at the soonest but that gives a chance to get things planned out.

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Post  sunbeam Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:29 pm

I'm working on a character, and I could use a few details about the superhero universe:

-How does having real superheroes affect the public's perception of heroes and villains? The way I picture it right now is that everyone just sort of talks about the battles like they're another internet trend (Did you hear that the Avengers almost destroyed Manhattan fighting their nemesis?) but then when the trouble comes to them nobody can believe it's actually happening in their town. Accurate?
The more information you can give me about publicity and perception of the gifted/knacked/normals through the years, the better. My character is a bit old...


-What sort of organization are we working for? How do they find us? How do they contact us? What work do they expect us to do? What work to they tell us we're going to do?

-How exactly is the campaign going to flow? It seems to me like most superhero story arcs (from a roleplayers perspective) go "interact with other PC heroes, run off, fight scene, repeat with the occasional difficult moral choice."
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Post  ZamuelNow Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:07 pm

sunbeam wrote:-How exactly is the campaign going to flow? It seems to me like most superhero story arcs (from a roleplayers perspective) go "interact with other PC heroes, run off, fight scene, repeat with the occasional difficult moral choice."

I hope to add more texture to things than that.  There will be NPC interaction and hopefully a sense of change as arcs unfold.  Don't want it to be an unchanging box everyone's stuck in. That said, the first arc will probably have a lot of the above structure for ease of setup.

-How does having real superheroes affect the public's perception of heroes and villains? The way I picture it right now is that everyone just sort of talks about the battles like they're another internet trend (Did you hear that the Avengers almost destroyed Manhattan fighting their nemesis?) but then when the trouble comes to them nobody can believe it's actually happening in their town. Accurate?
The more information you can give me about publicity and perception of the gifted/knacked/normals through the years, the better. My character is a bit old...

Modern perception has shifted towards internet trend status but by virtue of the internet being what it is.  Some heroes are regarded as celebrities due to acting like such but others are viewed closer to police/fire/medic personnel.  Individual cities do tend to favor their local superheroes unless said hero has done something to fall out of favor.

-What sort of organization are we working for? How do they find us? How do they contact us? What work do they expect us to do? What work to they tell us we're going to do?

The League is a combination of skill training and disaster maintenance, often in the form of task forces to fight supervillains.  They tend to actively seek out known heroes who have been operating and have particular interest in the Gifted.  Someone arrested or in a medical emergency may be brought on for rehabilitation.  Sometimes, the government will hire a hero for work separate from the League itself.
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Post  Elacular Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:14 pm

ZamuelNow wrote:Sometimes, the government will hire a hero for work separate from the League itself.

This is actually sort of my character's deal, but if my understanding is correct, his organization is in close conjuncture with the League and he'll often work with them.
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Post  ZamuelNow Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:24 pm

Yes, just officially noting some of such exceptions.
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Post  TheCavalry Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:23 pm

I'd like to express interest, though I'm still trying to come up with an interesting character concept.

EDIT: Conceptualisation complete! I'll try and get him posted in the next couple of days, but I have an idea at least for a Normal character.
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Post  TheCavalry Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:49 pm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xOEmYqpqerg-RTnWUGpVsiAUSnSurnh42uVGPlehshA/mobilebasic?pli=1

So, it's a work in progress- mostly the background- but I thought I should set you guys up with the link and the abilities, if only so I can get them fixed by people who actually know what they are doing.
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Post  ZamuelNow Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:51 pm

For this one campaign, I will be using an altered form of the flight table:

The League Flight Progression:

Yes, there are multiple reasons why I'm doing this.  

Alternately, Airborne is being removed from Elemental Resistance in favor of a standalone Feline Grace that does not conflict with other resistances.  I may rethink this if everyone suddenly takes it.  That said, I believe Phoenix's use of It’s Almost Like Flying is pretty explicitly supposed to be Airborne but was thwarted by resistance conflicts.  Also, flight will not autoprevent falling damage.

Feline Grace (1)
You take no damage from falls.
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Post  A1C Bronymous Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:27 pm


Alternately, Airborne is being removed from Elemental Resistance in favor of a standalone Feline Grace that does not conflict with other resistances.  I may rethink this if everyone suddenly takes it.  That said, I believe Phoenix's use of It’s Almost Like Flying is pretty explicitly supposed to be Airborne but was thwarted by resistance conflicts.
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Not quite, the conflict is only half the reason. The other half is that I took IALF because Phoenix is supposed to be ABLE to avoid damage from falling, but not all the time as would be granted by Airborne or Feline Grace. His Arrest Momentum ability should only function if he himself is able to think about and physically perform it. If he's unconscious, distracted, or otherwise physically or mentally incapacitated, he wouldn't be able to do it anyway, and shouldn't be able to save himself from the damage.

So I'll be keeping IALF.
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Post  mjh6 Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:53 pm

Well, you're not the only one who can benefit. i think I'll take feline grace and take a resistance to electricity instead.

edit: took Acidborn instead, and dropped one of the extra enchantments to compensate


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Post  ZamuelNow Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:58 pm

A1C Bronymous wrote:His Arrest Momentum ability should only function if he himself is able to think about and physically perform it. If he's unconscious, distracted, or otherwise physically or mentally incapacitated, he wouldn't be able to do it anyway, and shouldn't be able to save himself from the damage.

So I'll be keeping IALF.

Fair enough. In retrospect, Feline Grace probably should be an At Will but leaving it as a passive for now.
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Post  ZamuelNow Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:11 pm

Toolbox now added to the Wanted List. Sadly he lost his fedora but I think the new look works well enough. Refocused his style of doing things too.
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Post  sunbeam Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:01 pm

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Post  mjh6 Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:51 pm

Glad to see people joining up!

Although, I did notice that Phoenix is the only one not on Wanderlust combat, so...
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Post  A1C Bronymous Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:57 pm

Oh yeah, I knew I had something else I was supposed to do. I never got around to making a Wanderlust build for him. I decided against recycling the other one I'm using in the other game right now, and then got distracted and busy. Luckily, Friday, so I should be able to put one together later.
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Post  ZamuelNow Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:59 pm

I believe he said he'd be updating the rest of his sheet this weekend. Such timing.

Meanwhile Staticaster and Divine Right have been added to the Wanted List.
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Post  TheCavalry Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:51 pm

so...quick question. Arcana. What's it good for?

Put another way- Wonderluster doesn't really have a skill to represent technological prowess, like hacking. I'm also unsure as to how mystical this campaign will be- would it be possible for humans to learn spells, Doctor Strange style?

ISO... does arcana represent magic, science, or a mix of both? Or something else entirely?
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Post  ZamuelNow Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:56 pm

Arcana is the strength and control of non physical super powers. Elements, psionics, eye beams, etc. For a physical character, high levels can allow you to interact with intangible things such as punching someone who can phase or literal catching a fireball.

For hacking, I'm treating it as a General Knowledge check that players can take a Freaky Knowledge for.
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Post  A1C Bronymous Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:28 pm

....This is hard...
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Post  ZamuelNow Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:32 pm

The combat build? If so, worst case scenario there's some sample builds you can use.
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Post  A1C Bronymous Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:59 pm

No, It's just that I'm unfamiliar with the details of the Powers. Most of them are mostly the same, but there's a lot missing so I have to start from the ground up. I'm pretty sure I'm going to use the Nova feature to make an AoE build into a single target killer.

Just need to come up with a gameplan.
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Post  mjh6 Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:02 pm

Well, I really enjoy building characters, and have gotten more familiar with the Wanderlust powers, so if you want any advice, just ask.
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Post  A1C Bronymous Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:38 pm

Well I'm already reconsidering the Nova thing. There's all of like 4 Burst talents that don't let you target individuals on their own anyway, and none of the big hitters are Bursts.
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Post  mjh6 Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:42 pm

You don't like fireblast? That;s a burst that would, with Nova, allow you to do 3d12+3d10 to one creature.
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