SPC Vigilantes

[Technospawn]

OK here are the proposed setting rules for the new game.
Start Date is July 1, 2022.
8 open seats

GRITTY
Campaign Power level = Modified level I (24 SPP 8 PL)
Setting = Earth 2030. For some unknown reason a small number of people have started to develop super powers. The cause is unknown. Some are more powerful than others and the power never manifest the same way in two different people. Some of the new supers are ruthless criminals. No one is willing to bring them to justice and when they do nothing happens. Maybe it is because of fear or just the old adage about power and money. Either way your group has decided to solve the problem and taking matters into your own hands. No reason to involve the courts.

SETTING RULES:

• Born a Hero (SW)
• Comic Book Combat (SPC)
• Conviction (SW)
• Creative Combat (SW)
• Death & Defeat (SPC)
• Fanatics (SW)
• Gritty Damage (SW)
• Hard Choices (SW)
• High Adventure (SW)
• Larger than Life (SPC)
• Never Surrender (SPC)
• Throwdown (SPC)

The most important thing is this game is about having fun and playing concepts. All characters must have a defined concept and the powers and skills are limited to that concept. Characters that break the system will be vetoed.

[Sabrek Vek]

How do I sign up?

[Ozy “Oz”]

“Characters that break the system will be vetoed.”

So if we make Batman, no prep time then?

[Ndreare]

Count me in for the Deadpool rip off.

[Sabrek Vek]

To be clear I am not making Batman. I am thinking of possibly doing Frank Castle’s brief stint as Captain America

[Radecliffe]

Color me interested. A couple questions.
1. Starting as Novice? My initial assumption is yes.
2. Starting funds?


Current Theme: Undead Spirit of Vengeance. No not that one.

[Technospawn]

Color me interested. A couple questions.
1. Starting as Novice? My initial assumption is yes.
2. Starting funds?


Current Theme: Undead Spirit of Vengeance. No not that one.

So not Blade, then you must mean Ghost Rider.

OK starting level is the Novice 3. You have been a group for awhile and kinda know what you are doing.
Funds is gritty too.
You have a base that is in the sewers, or abandoned warehouse, or back of a boxing gym type vibe. No rolls, group can decide the advantage and I will decide the complication.
Your personal items include a place to live on the cheaper side of town, a older used vehicle, an average smart phone, basic computer and basic clothes.
Actual money is $750
This can be changed with the rich or very rich edges.

Basically think Punisher or Casey Jones style.

[Technospawn]

“Characters that break the system will be vetoed.”

So if we make Batman, no prep time then?

Correct no Mary Sues .... uh I mean Batman. Save the prep time and just throw him in the trash can.

[Technospawn]

Also the group will need to think of a group name because all groups of super heroes have a cool name.

[Technospawn]

How do I sign up?

I do not want to discourage you but do you have enough character slots to join the game.

New players get 1 slot. Then Patrons get 1 free slot. So anymore than 2 active characters have to be bought with EP. viewforum.php?f=263
The free slot does not affect the price so your first bought slot is 5 EP. Also careful do not post in the EP forums unless you want to spend the EP because it auto deducts the EP for every post you put there.

[Sabrek Vek]

How do I sign up?

I do not want to discourage you but do you have enough character slots to join the game.

New players get 1 slot. Then Patrons get 1 free slot. So anymore than 2 active characters have to be bought with EP. viewforum.php?f=263
The free slot does not affect the price so your first bought slot is 5 EP. Also careful do not post in the EP forums unless you want to spend the EP because it auto deducts the EP for every post you put there.

I am a patron and I will definitely find a way to get my next slot by July 1st.

P.S. I just earned 2 putting me at 3 so I just need to get 2 more and I am sure I can do that soon.

[Ndreare]

Count me in for the Deadpool rip off.

Lets veto this.

I am going with

"Dominic Rayse"
A shape changer with the ability to adapt to any situation!
Power will be Shape Change and boost trait style.

[Icosa]

Got a couple ideas kicking around.

I think I'll develop a brawly sort of tekekinetic though.

Or maybe a teleporter?

I need to play with the rules a bit, see what looks more fun.

Maybe a 'why not both' situation lol...

[Tiny Tim]

I had an idea for The Medium, a Ghost summoner, but I will have to see if I can make him with 28 (8) points... will NEED Best There Is for a single permanently Intangible and Invisible Undead Summonable Minion with perhaps the Posession Power and improved Focus...

[TCArknight]

Hmmmm….. so, I need to come up with 3EP before July….. possible.. lol

Are there any limitations on origin sources? Would it have been possible for the character’s parent(s) to have been part of some experimental drug trials and he (and maybe parents) developed abilities because of the drug?

(Watched the new Firestarter movie last night so something like that kind of origin is fresh on my mind… lol )

[Technospawn]

Hmmmm….. so, I need to come up with 3EP before July….. possible.. lol

Are there any limitations on origin sources? Would it have been possible for the character’s parent(s) to have been part of some experimental drug trials and he (and maybe parents) developed abilities because of the drug?

(Watched the new Firestarter movie last night so something like that kind of origin is fresh on my mind… lol )

All orgins are the same and explained above.

[Ndreare]

As this is a modern setting can we get the "More skill points" setting rule from SWADE?

[Radecliffe]

As this is a modern setting can we get the "More skill points" setting rule from SWADE?

Seconded!

[Icosa]

Third is the word. Third. Third. Th-third's the word.

[TCArknight]

Fourth-ed! Go Fourth and prosper!

[Tiny Tim]

I plead the Fifth!!!

[Freemage]

So, applying for group membership.

Concept 1: Tatterdemalion. Fear and Decay powers, with some others derived from those.

Concept 2: The Wraith: An actual ghost, Invisibility, Intangibility, Possession as primary powers.

Concept 3: Sewer Rat: Escapee genetic experiment, rat-man with Burrowing and disease-inflicting bite.

Concept 4: Mimic: Copycat/Chameleon, some related abilities.

[Ndreare]

Oh, the ragged man would be awesome.
Decay has some cool potential and fear is amazing crowd control.

[Tiny Tim]

So, applying for group membership.

Concept 1: Tatterdemalion. Fear and Decay powers, with some others derived from those.

Concept 2: The Wraith: An actual ghost, Invisibility, Intangibility, Possession as primary powers.

Concept 3: Sewer Rat: Escapee genetic experiment, rat-man with Burrowing and disease-inflicting bite.

Concept 4: Mimic: Copycat/Chameleon, some related abilities.

The Medium has Fear... Strong Single Target

[Freemage]

So, applying for group membership.

Concept 1: Tatterdemalion. Fear and Decay powers, with some others derived from those.

Concept 2: The Wraith: An actual ghost, Invisibility, Intangibility, Possession as primary powers.

Concept 3: Sewer Rat: Escapee genetic experiment, rat-man with Burrowing and disease-inflicting bite.

Concept 4: Mimic: Copycat/Chameleon, some related abilities.

The Medium has Fear... Strong Single Target

So if we want to avoid overlap, I might end up going with Decay and Infection, instead....

[Ndreare]

I feel like with supers there is always going to be be overlap. For example my character is a "Super Sorcerer" in the style of a gaming nerds whose powers manifested based off of his favorite D&D class (Artificer). He can fly on metal anti-gravity disks. I am sure others will have flight, but I do not think that is bad.

[Technospawn]

The Change
No one know exactly why people began to change. But they did. While there are hundreds of theories and conspiracies surround the change, the most widely accepted answers come from Savant. Savant was a world renown neural surgeon before the change hit him. Now he appears as human from the neck down but his cranium has expand to 3 times the size of normal. His known powers include an IQ of almost 300 and power mental abilities including mind reading and telepathy. He is the worlds foremost expert on the change. So far his research has shown that the change is rewriting the human genome. He thinks it is a virus but has been unable to isolate any virus that could do this. So he continues his research into the change and hopes to fully understand it one day.

What he knows for sure is that it never presents the exact same way in two different subjects. Even twins that are affected will manifest differently. Some look human but can create fire with a thought. Some have their physical form changed. One subject’s body is even becoming more machine like over time. With their actual muscles turning into complex machine components. Other subjects have had their awareness expanded to become sensitive to natural energy fields. Some can bend and warp the fabric of reality.

While no subjects are the same Savant has devised a system of gauging a subjects power level. He has broken the changed down into a class system with class I being the weakest subjects and class V being the most powerful. So far there are 3 known class Vs and Savant is one of them.