(WWYCD) Wake Up Wanted...

[zakueins]

You're characters wake up one day in their shitty jobs, in their shitty lives, in a shitty world...

...wait a minute.

For some reason, the game world is one where the supervillians "won" in the '80s and remade the world into something much akin to our "real" world, with the supervillains being the secret masters of the world-and can get away with mass murder. The players still have their powers, but the supervillians are now playing for keeps (pretty much assume that any Code Vs. Killings are bumped up one "bad" level-CvK to "normal", "normal" to "Casual Killer", "Casual Killer" to "Gets hot committing massive violence").

Assume any contacts or former allies are dead, gone (escaped to Faerie, pocket universes, etc), crippled beyond any help, sold out or "the only help I can give you is a thirty second head start before I have to call you in-and even that might not keep me from getting a bullet in my head."

What Would Your Character Do?

("Inspired" by my fond wish to feed Mark Millar to a wood chipper-feet first.)

[Marcus Impudite]

Me thinks most people on these boards would consider this a table-flipping offense if the GM did it to their characters.

anywho...

My characters are mostly villians themselves, so they would likely be among the secret masters...

[Certified]

Apollyon: First things first, find a Steel Horse to ride and six string for my back, as I'm Wanted, Wanted Dead or alive. Priorities, got to have them. As the occult type Apollyon is used to laying low and would likely go into hiding quickly and quietly trying to take in all the changes that have happened. Compiling this information he would look for a flash point or root casue, where did the time streem diverge from what he considered natural. Also, as it seems he reatined his memory of the alternate timeline he would try to find others with simalir memories. Checking the prisions and asylums for other Wanted types. Ultimately his goal would be to find someway to restore the previous timeline not accepting this alternate present. Tihs would likely take the shape of searching out indivduals around the intial flash point of changes.

[Certified]

Me thinks most people on these boards would consider this a table-flipping offense if the GM did it to their characters.

Maybe, it sounds like a couple of animated Justice League episodes I watched though, personally I would take it as a story arc not a permanent campaign rewrite.

[hfergus]

Volt, Black Tiger and Futurian would do the best they could given the circumstances. Black Tiger would go so far underground that he'd have to look up to see bottom. He'd be considered very dangerous. Futurian with his tech powers would drive the powers that be up a wall. Volt would do what he could and try not to get caught.

Olorin is a different animal. He also could escape to Faerie (or other places) and bring back an army if need be. Also he is a time traveler, so he could go back in time and prevent it from happening in the first place. He would only di this if A) This is putting the timeline the way it is supposed to be. or B) There was no other way. (he hates time travel and the paradoxes it creates.)

[Vulcan]

Vigil (darkness powers/martial artist) would seriously reconsider his conversion to heroism, and would either retire to Fiji with his wealth, or resume the mantle of Stalker (his old supervillian persona).

Redline (energy projector/cop) would still be working in the Paranormal Crime Division, although he would therefore likely be part of the problem... (The law says what you're doing is illegal, so there you go and there you are. Are you going to come along quietly or do I have to blast you into next week?)

Siberian Tiger (brick/martial artist/werebeast) would be fighting an underground campaign... well, let's rephase that. He wouldn't be trying to attact attention, but when battles occured, they would not be secret in any way, shape, or form.

Living Target (metamorph/brick/Secret Service agent) would likely still be in the SS... defending the bad guy leadership (sigh).

Crazy Ivan (energy projector/ex-KGB assassin) would consider returning to Russia. (Yeah, I know, goofy name. He was my first character, what did you expect?)

[Drhoz]

"Casual Killer" to "Gets hot committing massive violence").

Hey, Vitus gets a sex life again!

Where would Vitus stand in this.. good question, actually. In some respects he'd be delighted - no contacts or allies to stop his "Conjuration of Global Justice" - a worldwide, explosive, selective, castration. Certainly it would be a great opportunity to roll up his sleeves and go to town with the really large-scale magics.

On the other, he wouldn't have anybody that will throw themselves in harms way on his behalf. So... go kick Cthulhu in the head until he wakes up, and run away, leaving the supervillians of this universe to die horribly along with the rest of the planet. Because on the third hand Vitus would have no particular reason to care what happened to this version after he's left for the next one.

("Inspired" by my fond wish to feed Mark Millar to a wood chipper-feet first.)

As do we all, my friend, as do we all.

[bubba smith]

you're Characters Wake Up One Day In Their Shitty Jobs, In Their Shitty Lives, In A Shitty World...

...wait A Minute.

For Some Reason, The Game World Is One Where The Supervillians "won" In The '80s And Remade The World Into Something Much Akin To Our "real" World, With The Supervillains Being The Secret Masters Of The World-and Can Get Away With Mass Murder. The Players Still Have Their Powers, But The Supervillians Are Now Playing For Keeps (pretty Much Assume That Any Code Vs. Killings Are Bumped Up One "bad" Level-cvk To "normal", "normal" To "casual Killer", "casual Killer" To "gets Hot Committing Massive Violence").

Assume Any Contacts Or Former Allies Are Dead, Gone (escaped To Faerie, Pocket Universes, Etc), Crippled Beyond Any Help, Sold Out Or "the Only Help I Can Give You Is A Thirty Second Head Start Before I Have To Call You In-and Even That Might Not Keep Me From Getting A Bullet In My Head."

What Would Your Character Do?

("inspired" By My Fond Wish To Feed Mark Millar To A Wood Chipper-feet First.)

I Hear You There
TUFF MAN would need to concentrate on his wrestling/MMA carreer in order to survive

[TheQuestionMan]

[Campaign] The Resistance
http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60712


Here is my answer


QM

[CrosshairCollie]

As a player, I'd walk.

[bubba smith]

As a player, I'd walk.

may i ask why?

[CrosshairCollie]

may i ask why?

Because that is not a game I would enjoy. Had I been forewarned, I would not have played in the first place, and pulling that kind of swerve without making it VERY clear that it's temporary/the PCs can escape the world in question is a violation of player-DM trust.

To put it more simply, I Don't Do Iron Age Suck.

[TheQuestionMan]

You do not trust your GMs to take that into account?

Just asking...

QM

[CrosshairCollie]

You do not trust your GMs to take that into account?

Just asking...

QM

Not all DMs understand the concept of player-DM trust, I've sadly discovered. Having been in games that went from 'standard superhero' to 'all powers gone, world war III, now we're playing Twilight: 2000 HERO even though you said you didn't want to play Twilight: 2000', I tend to be wary of such swerves.

[OctoberRaven]

Mr. Nonsense: Would barely even notice, and even if he did, he'd still go about heroin'.

Shift: "Oh, so basically, I'm back in Hudson. Got it."

Emerald Dragon: "I quit. Seriously. I may have called a demon prince a wuss once, but even I have a limit to how suicidal I'll get. Besides, Universal is looking for someone to play Dr. Destroyer. Having met the guy, I can pull it off."

October Raven: See if there's a magical reason for this, and if so, use magic to change things back. Failing that, he'd keep on heroing.

Tetsuhana: Wouldn't mind if it weren't for the fact that he's a husband first. He'd take the MMA route. As he's essentially a very VERY well trained normal, he'd probably be on top of the UFC within a year.