Lord Mhoram Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 I'm currently working on my timeline for my Champs game, and I need a team name to create a very specific connotation, and am drawing a blank. Much like other timelines I'm doing a "timeline follows comics style" thing. The gunmetal age is a result of of the UN superteams the IST (international super teams)* The IST is allowed on US soil in early mid nineties, and by late 90's has full US police powers. The IST member nations (and IST itself) have a lot of control of who can be supers, and who can't - this leads to many good heroes being a little more extreme; as they are outlaws due to the IST. Then scandal erupts and it turns out that the IST were the pawns of a world cartel that almost gained control of the world through the IST (and having wormed into the UN and was making it dance to its tune as well). IST is disbanded, and the shadow players power here is destroyed, but not all are caught. Then UNTIL becomes the primary UN force. A few years later, a number of the heroes that were actually good guys in the IST forms a UN okayed supergroup, and is a truly heroic team. They will end up with good relations with most governments and superteams (most superteams had bad relationships with IST). This new team is humble, and are trying to do the right thing, and to make up for what they (or some of them at any rate) were manipulated into doing. They sort of represent the "post modern" Astro city feel that exists in places in modern comics. What do I call them? * - yes the IST is stolen wholecloth from the Gurps book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 You could go the obvious route and use the word Redeemers or Redemption in the title Perhaps something like: Corps Redemption? Honor Guard? Pennance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rage Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 DINO RIDERS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 The Second Coming? Oh wait, they're supposed to be humble... Unity The Watch Overwatch (implying significant oversight by UNTIL) N.E.S.T. (Newly Established Super Team) Sorry, couldn't resist. Vindicators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 The urge to suggest Super Heroes In Training is overwhelming. Vindicators is good, as would be any name that amounts to 'benign protector', like Sentinels, Guardians, and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Arrow Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 As I read your post, the name that sprang to mind was "The Unity". As I scrolled down, I saw Supreme Serpent had the same idea. Other ones I thought of were "Penance" (as did Enforcer84) and "The Penitents", which tie in with ideas of penal institutions/crime stopping as well as repentence. Also, "The Atoners", which I think might have a nicer "ring" to it, but doesn't have the same associations. That might or might not be a good thing. Crosshair Collie might have the right idea; Vindicators sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted September 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Thanks all, for the help through the brainmire. Unity or Penncance is what I will go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Mhoram Thanks all, for the help through the brainmire. Unity or Penncance is what I will go with. "Unity" might be a poor choice if the real danger of a one world government has only recently been put down. Some thoughts for anyone doing a similar team; W.M.O. (World Metahuman Organization, sometimes called Team World by supporters an Mao or Moo by detractors). Globalpol Interpol-M Esperi (Hope in Esperanto) Aspiri (To Aspire in Esperanto) Espérer (Hope in French) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost who Walks Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 ~"Prodigal Children" (Christian reference) ~"Wilson's Warriors" (reference to Woodrow Wilson, President who dreamed up the League of Nations, which became the United Nations) ~"Arcadians" (Name they go by in my campaign...trying to create paradise on Earth, they are) ~Le Guarde Fantastique (my French sucks, but you get the idea. Name doesn't have to be in English. In my campaign , the largest superhero team is in France...they are also the most annoying) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Seems you like the name "Unity", LM. However, like someone else mentioned, that name might reinforce the previous domination-minded group, especially is UNity is directly involved with the UN. How about you name the team "Unity" as you propose, but allow the group to RP a name change if they so desire? Don't bring it up, necessarily, but if the propose the idea let 'em run with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Originally posted by Vanguard00 How about you name the team "Unity" as you propose, but allow the group to RP a name change if they so desire? Don't bring it up, necessarily, but if the propose the idea let 'em run with it. This is actually for an NPC team, so the name is what I like it to be. Sorry if that wasn't clear. It may actually end up as the PC team at some point, but I duuno. Depends on what the players want. The game I am running is what I call "tapestryverse". I am bouncing around 3/4 different teams, rotating which ones I want to GM, and which the players feel like playing, depending on everyone's mood. A lower powered college team set in San Angelo. A mystic team based in Denver but can travel all over. A JLA level team (made up of members of the two teams of the two defunct campaigns that each lasted 8-10 years - the legacy heroes) and a fairly normal citybased superteam - although this one may change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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