Mark Rand Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 On a pervious thread, I mentioned my IST campaign ideas. I've decided to rework it, putting each item, the world, the campagn city, the embassy, the gate worlds and the people in the embassy in separate threads. We start with the world itself. Please note, there crossovers. Some are for historical reference only. Others are current. When the IST treaty was signed in 1982, the UN forbad all national military superteams, on the grounds that they were a "destablizing" influence. They still permitted them to employ metahuman bodyguards and law enforcement personal. They then revealed the IST to the world. Most nations capitulated. In response, the United States formed the DMI, The Division of Metahuman Information, which sanctions superheroes and superhero teams in the United States. In Europe, the governments aid superheroes as much as the UN regulations will permit. Europeans love their metahumans. Even villains are loved, if they show style. Some are cult figures for their flamboyance and refusal to cause serious harm to persons or property. Historians in Ancient Greece have found proof that tribes of Amazons exist. According to one historian, an Amazon queen, a decendant of Xena's friend, Gabrielle, led her people out of Greece and into the world while 200 older Amazons kept 2 legions of Roman troops at bay. In the end, all 200 Amazons died, as did half the Romans. In England, the remains of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere have been found. The site of Camelot Castle, a post and beam structure, has been found on Cadbury Hill, near the River Cam. Historians now believe that Arthur had both male and female knights. One female knight, Rowanne (also spelled Rowenne), is believed to be an Amazon queen. England's best-known hero team is the Knights of Pendragon, a group of men and women infused with superhuman power by the Green Knight. They also have heightened abilities and senses. They also have mystical armor that they can summon with a thought and speeder bikes that can jump through ley space. The current group consists of Francesca Lexley Grace, Kate McClellan and Joey Chapman, the current Union Jack. Joey's lover, Lady Jacqueline Falsworth-Crichton, the rejuvinated World War II superheroine Spitfire, is often with them. Next, we'll visit France and the Sinai region. Comment is invited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmarock Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Re: The IST World What does "IST" stand for? Mags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirViss Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Re: The IST World I.S.T.: International Super Teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mann Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Re: The IST World International Super Teams, the UN-sponsored superteams. Usually at least one team posted in each UN member country's capital city (with any others posted to other big cities). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Re: The IST World International Super Teams' date=' the UN-sponsored superteams. Usually at least one team posted in each UN member country's capital city (with any others posted to other big cities).[/quote'] Correct. They are this universe's version of UNTIL and were created by Steve Jackson Games for their GUEPS Supers game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Cross Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Re: The IST World It's GURPS,which is short for Generic Universal Roleplaying System. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted May 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Re: The IST World It's GURPS' date='which is short for Generic Universal Roleplaying System.[/quote'] True. Although the International Super Teams universe had GURPS character stats, its usable by other gaming systems. All it takes is some work on the part of the GM, or someone who likes converting between systems. Thanks to Mike Surbrook, we have a conversion system. He even converted a number of GURPS Supers characters to the hero system. They're available on his site and through my old IST thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted May 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Re: The IST World Among France's favorite villains is le Chat Noir, or The Black Cat. She's a polite, soft-spoken cat burglar whose silenced pistol is always loaded with knockout darts. A daring woman, she recently threatened to send The Sauve Marauder a hairball after he said, in his regular column in Metahuman Monthly, that her flat black costume was too dull and needed some feline touches. IST Sinai is near Mount Saint Catherine in the Sinai Range. The Monastery of Saint Catherine, a Russian Orthodox monastery that also has a mosque on its grounds, is at its feet and The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is at its peak. What makes this mountain so special is that it's believed to be the Biblical Mount Sinai and is considered holy ground. The monastery's spiritual heart is The Burning Bush Chapel, which sits on the roots of the Biblical burning bush. A few feet from the chapel is the reputed bush itself, a rare species of the rose family, Rubus Sanctus, which is endemic to Sinai and extremely long lived. The underground spring that supplies the monastery with water is said to sit on the very spot where Moses met his future wife, Zipporah, after protecting her and her sisters from an aggressive group of local sheperds. Next up, we visit California, New York City, Nevada and Washington, D.C. Comment is invited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted May 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Re: The IST World Historians in the Monterey area of California discovered the remains of the town of Santa Helena. In it were records of a vigilante known as The Queen of Swords. One of her secret allies was Vera Adelina Velasquez Hidalgo, an Amazon queen, who gave her information and, at least once, took her place. Santa Barbara is the home of the Nelson Institute of Marine Research, the owners of the submarine Seaview. Captain Robert Morton is the submarine's current commanding officer. His executive officer is Commander David Crane. Their fathers, Admiral Lee Crane and Vice Admiral Chip Morton, now head the institute. Sunnydale, California was destroyed by an earthquake. New York City was, during the 1930s and 1940s, the home of Margo Lane, an heiress, socialite, Amazon queen, and part of a covert group of crime fighters. The town of Perfection, Nevada is the home of ceramicist Nancy Sterngood, the current Amazon queen. The town is also home to El Blanco, a sterile white graboid. The President of the United States is Jonathan Hayes, a widower with one daughter, Jess. He and Kathryn Yarnell are engaged. No wedding date has been set. Alex McGregor heads the Secret Service unit protecting him. Her husband, corporate adventure company owner and former wilderness guide Grant Coleman sometimes assists her. Next, we wrap the whole thing up. Comment is invited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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