Syberdwarf2

No. There will be serum/drug combos; both as hold-overs from WWII and new experimentation by less-than-reputable governments (such as pre-liberation Iraq and North Korea). Radiation Accidents will also be allowed, but only on limited basis (maybe, still haven't decided fully on that one). Magic will definately not be allowed... at all... ever. IMO it just adds too much cheez to an otherwise straightforward premise. I'm trying to keep things at least somewhat scientifically possible (even if it is comic-book science). Extradimensional characters may be allowed but only very rarely. Aliens do exist, and will probably tie in with my far-future 'Twin Galaxies' campaign; much in the same way that Ironclad from CU ties in with the Perseids of TE. But as of yet, they won't appear for quite some time. I don't have them slated to appear until manned missions to Mars enter serious preparations (circa 2025-2038)

My bad, I mustve misunderstood.... The spread of the 'first wave'? Almost all of them wouldve been contained in the US, Europe and the Soviet Union following the war. Due to limited excursions in other continents, there would of course have been a few scattered around the world, most notably in South America (when Mengela went into hiding) and Africa (during Rommel's campaigns)There would also probably be a few in highly concentrated cells of mutants in Isreal as an after effect that followed them out of the concentration-camp/breeding-program holocaust. Still, most would be in Europe, Russia and the US, with a small scattering around South America, Africa and Isreal. BTW, once I have time this weekend, I plan on taking all of the advice given so far (it's all too good NOT to steal...er, accquire) and attaching a downloadable PDF.

good point. I stand corrected, sir. Great job BTW. I think you've really nailed down the feel of FR magic. Kudos.

Sounds good to me, but I would change that power limitation for divine spells. "religious restrictions" IMO, sounds a lot like a Social Lim ala "subject to orders". Besides, having all divine magic saddled with that lim makes divine magic cheaper than arcane every time. So, instead, make it a requirement for divine magic practitioners to take that as a Soc Lim.

My advice? Rip off. Rip off. Rip off. Steal from every source you can think off. Comics. TV. Books. Movies. Websites. Other peoples campaigns. Published Game Materials. ANY random generators you can find. Learn to excercise your creativity. Creativity is like riding a bike, everybody can do it, but getting comfortable enough with yourself to use it is very much a learned skill. Write down the first thing that comes to mind, and do NOT discard it. Start by asking questions, no matter how trivial. Is the characater male or female? >male How old is he? >28 where does he live? >Cleveland Ohio and so on until you get to his powers.

Pronounced 'sign'. Going on the echo 'angle'; i thought echo = sound = waves = sine waves. Ever see an oscilliscope? A sine wave is what's usually displayed on the screen of one of those. Usually to indicate sound, or electrical current.

I like Echo. Also; Resonant Sine Reverb

Wow, I wasn't expecting xuch good responses. Thanks for all the good ideas thus far. I especially like Killer Shrike's idea for an 'umbrella' organization of federal agencies persecuting mutants. As for how widespread the menace goes in other countries; when the virus was spread, the idea was to release it in places allowing for maximum contact and 'momentum of the masses' to help do the delivery work for them. It's the same idea as releasing ebola on a plane (or for a more recent example, SARS. Thus, when it got released, Phase Two spread like wildfire. It is highly contagious, but short lived if not spread (sorta like flu) and is indistinguishable from flu in all but the most advanced labs. As for how other countries handle it, most of Europe would follow the US example, publicly denying the whole thing and launching massive disinformation campaigns in the tabloids (Bat Boy Bites Saddam!!!, that sorta thing). In the Middle East, information is usually suppressed anyway, as is freedom of action and thought, so mutants would be persecuted as infidels and enemies of Allah by groups like Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and the PLO. Japan and China could chalk up reports of mutants as medical research (highly covered up of course), Africa and South America could lay blame on tribal mumbo-jumbo, russia would blame lingering Cold War fears (not too far from the truth).

Okay, Herophiles. I recently started work on a champions campaign for my new group that's finally going to be starting up shortly. I don't have it typed up yet, but here's the basic premise. Please let me know what you think. I'm open to any input, suggestions etc and am not very much above using blantant rip-offs. Mutant Hysteria Campaign: Starting sometime during WWII, Hitler began several eugenics programs to build his 'Master Race'. Unlike the real world, however, latent mutant genes exist in the Human race. Hitler discovers this, and begins testing to determine the best way to turn this to his advantage. He starts his experimental program with the help of Doctor Joseph Mengela (did I spell that right?) who used Jews in his experiments. At the same time, America undergoes a period of enthusiasm for 'Building Better Babies' (a real event that most don't know about knowadays) aka eugenics. They begin their own experiments (in THIS case, "volunteers") in Japanese Internment camps, African-Americans near Tuskeegee, and various American 'Indian' tribes, but with less successful results. Back in the Reich..... Dr Mengela develops a proposal for a new viral strain based on the influenza virus to be used on the unsuspecting Allied Forces. The idea is to introduce the virus into their bodies, making them more susceptible to mutation. Part two introduces the next strain, that acts as a trigger, thus causing mutation at an accelerated rate. The end result, the target turns into a mass of goo as his cells liquify. With all of the bombs dropped on Britain and elsewhere, he had no problem at all with Phase One. Meanwhile... In seperate experiments back in the US, American scientists learn to enhance the body with various "super-serums" and drugs, and begin having more success with mutant eugenics. American Mutants and supersoldiers are sent to the front lines... WWII comes to an end. Mengela never introduces Phase Two. Instead, what is left of his work gets stolen by the Russians. The Cold War kicks into high gear and the mutant creations of science are viewed as just another minority along with Blacks, Jews, Hispanics, and Asians as the McCarthy "Red Scare" takes place. Perhaps because of this, mutants go into hiding, and the events of eugenics (via an enourmous censorship program) are all but forgotten. Thus, History as we know it returns to normal and progresses as we view it in the real world. JFK. Vietnam. Sexual Revolution. Reagan. Bay of Pigs. Hair Metal. Punk Rock. The Gulf War. With the fall of communism, the research into Phase Two becomes 'lost'. In actuality is is sold to Muslim extremists and supporting governments, falling into the hands of Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda. 1993(?): WTC parking deck bombing. Bin Laden prepares for eventual attacks against American Targets. 1995: Bin Laden gets access to Phase Two through Saddam. Sept. 11, 2001: WTC Attack. Al-qaeda plans to drop Phase Two on the US using airplanes as missiles. The planes do not reach their intial targets (White House, Los Angeles, and Atlanta), and take the secondary target,...the WTC) Recent: During the liberation of Iraq, Al-Qaeda successfully releases Phase Two in airports around the world (Tokyo, London, Miami, NYC, LA, Paris, Beijing, Johannesburg are among the cities struck). Those infected spread the virus like wildfire through the world. However, the attack is unsuccessful, resulting instead in outbreaks of SARS, Honta virus, and Bird Flu. Present: Immediately following the liberation of Baghdad, Al-Qaeda loses the Phase Two research, losing any chance they or anyone else has of perfecting it. Meanwhile,.... As a side effect of the unsuccessful Phase Two attack (currently unkown to the rest of the world), people exhibiting mutant abilities begin to appear in large numbers. Most are very weak in their abilities to the point that it isn't even a noticable change. But some (still a pretty large number) display levels of power to rival even the greatest from the WWII era. The "Mutant Menace" has returned, and the world is on the brink of war once again...

Pente Pentagram Pentacle Cinco de Hombre (literally "Five of Man") NOM (actually an acronym for Number Of Man)

Okay; I'll take a stab at it...... Quadratic Quadratix Splitter Equinox Lateral Parallax Gemini Siamese MC Square

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you......... Ben, may you live a long life, be blessed with (as many as you can stand) children, and never have the beer in your fridge run out.

Re: Re: okay, but hear me out... It's right there on the shelf (aisle 5) between the Immovable Objects and the Unstoppable Forces.......

Nobody except Elric. I mean Corum... no, Hawkmoon... no, I mean.....

no problem...

No offense was intended. (let me amend my earlier statement) Me personally, I wouldn't use it. But that certainly doesn't mean that I don't like the product line or that I would stop buying it. I'll use what I like and discard the rest. If there's enough of a demand for them to write it into the official universe, so be it. I may even change my mind and decide to use it. Who knows?

I think Steve should just leave Destruga well enough alone. It just feels to0 'silver age'/70's. IMHO, Destruga/New Sanctuary/Neutral Ground is a bad idea. It simply takes too much away from the inner everyday problems that a superhuman is subjected too. Supers are people too, and they understand better than anyone that life isn't fair. If their lives are harder because of their abilities, then too *bleeping* bad. They'll just haveta get over it.

I have yet to obtain a copy of MC, but I had asked this question about Seeker one night in the Thursday night chat. IIRC, the aussie doesn't exist in the new CU except as a fictional comic book character.

thanx!

No matter which of those links I try to use, all I get is a message telling me that windows can't open the file because it doesn't know what program created it. Got any suggestions?

okay, but hear me out... I just got done watching "The Core", and while I don't think the movie was very good and it certainly won't be winning any awards it did have a pretty unusual idea that i liked... Unobtainium - a carbon? based material formed in a buckyball chain that, because of it's configuration, becomes stronger and more heat-resistant as more heat and pressure is applied to it.

I'd love to see the writeup for myself... Syberdwarf (we're going off of screen names, right?) is based off of a (ahem) dnd character. Now picture the stereotypical dwarf in full viking gear, long beard, bad temper, drinking all the time..... Syberdwarf gets transported to an alternate (by his perspective) universe, ours, and picks up a long forgotten skill of his people.... singing. Badly. At a kareoke bar no less. He also discovers computers and decides that technology rocks, so he becomes obsessed no longer with money and gold, but with technology and computers.... He has a HUGE battle axe, and a beer stein that fills up with dwarven mead any time anyone within a earshot says the incatation ("reglin" was the word, I beleive) Anyway,... have at!

IDHBIFOM, but what about Conditional Power: Only works at night (-1/2)?

sure, it's just one point, but... You could shave off some points by getting rid of his Transport Familiarity. Seriously, he should, IMHO, have that available as an everyman skill. That being said, love the writeup. Also, speaking of doing Supes on 350 or less, I remember seeing a writeup on him in 'EZHero' but it was based off of his original concept as it appeared in the VERY first comics featuring the Man of Steel.

The term "Homo Superior" was a favorite of Magneto, IIRC...