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  3. Mutants: Why does this idea work?

    in Champions

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    Take into account the likes of, say, Magma. When she first came into her powers there was the small issue of volcanoes, magma, and their byproducts.

     

    Everyone knows real superheroes get their powers from their own government science squads, led by scientists from the nation the country is at war with. Or they make their own power armor while stuck in a cave as a hostage by people their nation is at war with.

  6. Random Song Lyrics Thread

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

    Posted

    Photographs and memories
    Christmas cards you sent to me
    All that I have are these
    To remember you
     
    Memories that come at night
    Take me to another time
    Back to a happier day
    When I called you mine
     
    But we sure had a good time
    When we started way back when
    Morning walks and bedroom talks
    Oh how I loved you then
     
    Summer skies and lullabies
    Nights we couldn't say good-bye
    And of all of the things that we knew
    Not a dream survived
     
    Photographs and memories
    All the love you gave to me
    Somehow it just can't be true
    That's all I've left of you
     
    But we sure had a good time
    When we started way back when
    Morning walks and bedroom talks
    Oh how I loved you then

  7. Random Song Lyrics Thread

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

    Posted

    We're a ship without a storm
    The cold without the warm
    Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah...
    We're a laugh without a tear
    The hope without the fear
    We are coming...home!

    We're off to the witch
    We may never never never come home
    But the magic that we'll feel is worth a lifetime
    We're all born upon the cross
    We're the throw before the toss
    You can release yourself
    But the only way is down

    We don't come alone
    We are fire, we are stone
    We're the hand that writes
    And quickly moves away

    We'll know for the first time
    If we're evil or divine
    We're the last in line    , yeah
    We're the last in line, oh!

    Two eyes from the east
    It's the Angel or the Beast
    And the answer lies between the good and bad
    We search for the truth
    We could die upon the tooth
    But the thrill of just the chase is worth the pain
     
    We'll know for the first time
    If we're evil or divine
    We're the last in line
    We're the last in line

    We're off to the witch
    We may never never never come home
    But the magic that we'll feel is worth a lifetime

    We're all born upon the cross
    You know we're the throw before the toss
    You can release yourself
    But the only way to go is down

    We'll know for the first time
    If we're evil or divine
    We're the last in line
    We're the last in line
    See all we shine
    We're the last in, we're the last in
    We're the last in, we're the last in
    We're the last in, we're the first in line

    We're a ship without a storm
    We're the cold inside the warm
    We're a laugh without a tear
    We're the far without the near
     
    We're the last in line
    We're the last in line
    We're the last in line
    See how we shine
    We're the last in line

  11. Mutants: Why does this idea work?

    in Champions

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said:

     

    Well, the IHA does discriminate. Mutants are their bogeymen, although supers who support them also rate as threats in their eyes. And that example highlights one of the justifications for classifying mutants differently -- pseudo-Darwinism. The IHA fears mutants will "supplant" present-day humans, which mirrors the concept from the X-comics that mutants represent a new "species" of humanity, "Homo superior." Their powers give them a practical evolutionary advantage, so left unchecked their numbers will only grow. Many people will point to Neanderthals as an example of what happens when two species compete for dominance on the same planet. One of them goes extinct.

     

    Gods exist in set numbers, and mostly stay in their own god-realms. Mutates are the results of random accidents, or specific projects to deliberately create them. Tech-wielders' powers can, in principle, be duplicated for anyone. But mutants breed. And normal humans could unknowingly be breeding more of them.

     

    "We are the future, Charles. Not them. They no longer matter."

  13. Mutants: Why does this idea work?

    in Champions

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Mick Price said:

    Mutants tend to manifest without warning during puberty often hurting people. Most superheroes don't emerge like that.  What is confusing is why more mutants don't pretend to be results of radiation accidents etc.  After all they keep their secret identities.  This makes them a better metaphor for homosexuals than racial minorities.   Not that homosexuals coming to is dangerous to their classmates, but they were treated like that.  So not a perfect metaphor, but it's not a surprise when someone is black. 

     

    Being akin to homosexuals was Singer's thing.

    Stan Lee's take was a reflection of the racial tensions in the sixties.

  16. Random Song Lyrics Thread

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

    Posted

    Well me and Homer Jones and Big John Talley
    Had a big crap game goin' back in the alley
    And I kept rollin' them sevens, winnin' all them pots
    My luck was so good I could do no wrong
    I jest kept on rollin' and controllin' them bones
    And finally they jest threw up their hands and said
    "When you hot, you hot"
    I said "Yeah?"
    When you're hot, you're hot
    And when you're not, you're not
    Put all the money in and let's roll 'em again
    When you're hot, you're hot
    (La la la la la la la) (La la la la la)
    (La la la la la la la, when you're hot, you're hot)
    Well, now every time I rolled them dice I'd win
    And I was just gettin' ready to roll 'em again
    When I heard somethin' behind me
    I turned around and there was a big old cop
    He said "Hello, boys" and then he gave us a grin 'n' said
    "Look like I'm gonna hafta haul you all in
    And keep all that money for evidence"
    I said, "Well, son when you hot, you hot"
    He said "Yeah"
    When you're hot, you're hot
    And when you're not, you're not
    You can 'splain it all down at City Hall
    I say, yeah, when you're hot, you're hot
    You're hot
    (La la la la la la la) (La la la la la)
    (La la la la la la la, when you're hot, you're hot)
    Well, when he took us inta court I couldn't believe my eyes
    The judge was a fishin' buddy that I recognized
    I said "Hey, judge, old buddy, old pal"
    "I'll pay ya that hundred I owe ya if you'll get me outta this spot"
    So he gave my friends a little fine to pay
    He turned around and grinned at me and said
    "Ninety days, Jerry, when you hot, you hot"
    'N' I said "Thanks a lot"
    When you're hot, you're hot
    And when you're not, you're not
    He let my friends go free and throwed the book at me
    He said "Well, when you're hot, you're hot"
    I said, "Well I'll tell ya one thing judge, old buddy, old pal
    If you wasn't wearin' that black robe I'd take out in back of this courthouse
    And I'd try a little bit of your honor on
    You understand that, you hillbilly?
    Who gonna collect my welfare?"
    (When you're hot, you're hot)
    "Pay for my Cadillac?
    Whadda you mean 'contempt of court'?"
    (When you're hot, you're hot)
    "Judge"
    "O Judge!"

  19. Random Song Lyrics Thread

    in Non-Gaming Discussion

    Posted

    Think of me, think of me fondly
    When we've said goodbye
    Remember me, once in a while
    Please promise me you'll try
    When you find that once again you long
    To take your heart back and be free
    If you ever find a moment
    Spare a thought for me
     
    We never said our love was evergreen
    Or as unchanging as the sea
    But if you can still remember
    Stop and think of me
    Think of all the things
    We've shared and seen
    Don't think about the way
    Things might have been
     
    Think of me, think of me waking
    Silent and resigned
    Imagine me trying too hard
    To put you from my mind
    Recall those days
    Look back on all those times
    Think of the things we'll never do
    There will never be a day
    When I won't think of you
     
    Can it be, can it be Christine?
    Bravo!
    Long ago, it seems so long ago
    How young and innocent we were
    She may not remember me
    But I remember her
     
    Flowers fade, the fruits of summer fade
    They have their season so do we
    But please promise me that sometimes
    You will think of me

  21. Snippets

    in Champions

    Posted

    “Scott! What the hell was that?”

     

    “Brad! Don't!” Jenny yelled at him.

     

    Pulsar disappeared his mask. “Honestly? You really want to know what that was, Michaels? That was me having more confidence in Jen than you obviously have.”

     

    “Bullshit! She could have been hurt or killed!”

     

    “In case you missed it, brother mine, he never laid a hand on me. He couldn't touch me! I've been training. Huntress, Tiger, the Hunter. They've all spent time with me in the training room. Which is more than I can say for you!”

     

    Nightwing waved her off. “You don't understand, Jen.”

     

    “What don't I understand? Am I interfering with your grand-standing? I've been going over the records, too. How many times have you knocked yourself out cold, moron?” Jen pulled her mask off. “I stopped needing you to protect me when I was a kid.”

     

    “You're still a kid!”

     

    “And her maturity level is off the charts compared to you.”

     

    “Stay out of it, Scott!”

     

    “Michaels, you started this. You dragged me into it. When your sister decides she's tired of your shit and decides to kick your ass, I'll be the one selling the popcorn. Now if you'll excuse me there are other ladies that need my attention.”

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