Re: Realism vs cynicism The world's reactions to superhumans
Champions level supers just dont fit the mould of unstoppable, partly due to the inconsistant way damage and defence is described.
Standard super is 12d6 damage about 25def 15 res, fair. some movement usually enough to escape conventianal forces.
alot less than the military has access to even for handheld weapons.
Point being in the CU supers are not at the superman justice leage level of gods, more like marvel characters hell even Thor can be killed by hand held weaponry, hes just not ever actually hit with it.
My view of govs reaction to supers would agree with the poster that said what the first supers were like.
Also regarding Iron age, how wrong does your country gov need to be before you fight against it. Bare in mind America is a rebel country ( from england )
And almost all european countrys have been overthrown a dozen times in there history.
I also agree that some powers would justify total paranoia on the goverments part. example people like prof x, hmm i think the president should kill himself (and then does)
or even possibly worse cyberkinetics, crash all computers in the world because you can. thats a real weapon of mass destruction, no money no history no job, 3days to wordwide barbarism.