Campaign Background

The Godlike are people dealing with traumatic changes, driven by the mystery of what happened and why. Many of them have been affected in mysterious ways, and develop certain abilities, both good and bad. This is their platform to explore politics, religion, society, responsibility and ultimately, the question of power: what it means, what it does and what it costs. It echoes the adage, "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." So that being the case, how much more prey to corruption are the Godlike?

Although not immediately evident, it soon becomes apparent that the Godlike have awoken with a special power as they unwittingly begin to exhibit abilities such as superhuman strength, flight, healing touch, and even clairvoyance. Eager to revisit memories from their past and reunite with those they love, two worlds collide as the Survivors acclimate themselves to the world forced to deal with the new challenges being god.

Hyped as a hoax to many, it is rumored that the Godlike were infected by some government experiment, or are angel/demon ushering the end times, or perhaps the Survivors were abducted by alien| With the world understandably curious about the Godlike, rumors begin to spread about their mysterious abilities, and public opinion soon becomes divided between those who embrace the Godlike and those who fear them. As the members of the Godlike struggle to resume and rebuild their “life interrupted? each will come to play a pivotal role in events still to come… events that will shape the destiny of the human race.

These 'super beings' will change the world from the one we know simply by existing and yet it is still very similiar in a multitude of ways. Hunger and prejudice and crime still plague the planet, even more so in some ways. Other subtle things may change. Laws evolve in response to the presence of super beings and both the just and the unjust will make use of them. Technology sees innovations and directions of inquiry that never occurred in our world. Yet the 'Average American' might not immediately see a difference in his day to day existence given a comparison.

In this game, the players take on characters that are human. It is important that their humanity is illustrated and explored as it is the foundation of their story. This game is not a story of powers and special effects. It is a story of people given powers and special effects and choices. What would you do if you were given the power of a god?.