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'''Nextworld'''. | '''Nextworld'''. | ||
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− | I think a supers game needs some form of metaplot, too. Sandbox just doesn't cut it | + | I have been wanting to run a suddenly-super type game for years...characters are normal joes who suddenly gain powers in a normal world. Having played in a couple, though, I saw that sometimes, people don't know what to actually do with the premise. A lot of the things that make superhero type games interesting are lost, as well...the gonzo backgrounds and super science, magic and aliens, evil powered villains. |
+ | I think a supers game needs some form of metaplot, too. Sandbox just doesn't cut it. | ||
− | That's where Nextworld comes from...an attempt to create a game where normal to super remains the basic premise, but the metaplot brings more traditional hero types | + | That's where Nextworld comes from...an attempt to create a game where normal to super remains the basic premise, but the metaplot brings more traditional hero types into play. |
'''Obligatory narrative.''' | '''Obligatory narrative.''' | ||
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"There are moments when everything starts to change, where implications of new ideas create a runaway chain reaction that transforms the primate condition. Electricity, the car, the atomic bomb, the microchip...all of these things have transformed our world so completely that it would be unrecognizable to someone from 100 years ago. | "There are moments when everything starts to change, where implications of new ideas create a runaway chain reaction that transforms the primate condition. Electricity, the car, the atomic bomb, the microchip...all of these things have transformed our world so completely that it would be unrecognizable to someone from 100 years ago. | ||
− | I fear we have reached that moment again. ''Something'' happened during the Event, something that is changing everything around us even as we speak. Ignoring the devastation and world panic...there is something else going on. Now...and we haven't got a clue what it is | + | I fear we have reached that moment again. ''Something'' happened during the Event, something that is changing everything around us even as we speak. Ignoring the devastation and world panic...there is something else going on. Now...and we haven't got a clue what it is." |
− | Dr Joseph Young, particle physicist and worlds smartest | + | Dr Joseph Young, particle physicist and worlds smartest gorilla. |
''Berne 1834hrs, 17th August 2014. (17 hours after the event)''. | ''Berne 1834hrs, 17th August 2014. (17 hours after the event)''. | ||
− | ''" Widespread reports of scenes of total devastation... | + | ''" Widespread reports of scenes of total devastation...areas literally scoured clean of all life or complex organic matter...entire regions of France, Germany, Italy, Austria are aflame...Switzerland suffered losses in the millions, Geneva is gone..."'' |
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PC's will be of two types. | PC's will be of two types. | ||
− | *'''Natives'''. The select few. Those who were directly affected by the exotic particle annihilation event and survived. Rolled up as normal humans, then 'powered' by the event. They are the only people who are aware the world is different | + | **'''Natives'''. The select few. Those who were directly affected by the exotic particle annihilation event and survived. Rolled up as normal humans, then 'powered' by the event. They are the only people who are aware the world is different. |
− | *'''Transplants'''. Any other form of superhero you desire. Their entire background, origin and history has become grafted onto reality and no one notices. This may include shadowy super agencies, enemies, lost races, etc. The hero will have the same nemesis as a complication. | + | **'''Transplants'''. Any other form of superhero you desire. Their entire background, origin and history has become grafted onto reality and no one notices. This may include shadowy super agencies, enemies, lost races, etc. The hero will have the same nemesis as a complication. |
− | + | Mechanics. | |
− | + | PC's are created using the random power generation method from Villains and Vigilantes. The game will be run using Mutants and masterminds III with a slightly grittier damage system, so while superheroic, things remain gritty. | |
− | PC's are created using the random power generation method from | ||
'''Houserules''' | '''Houserules''' | ||
− | *Characters start as a normal human and can choose a power level from 1 to 5. Transplants may choose PL6 (street level hero quality) | + | *Characters start as a normal human and can choose a power level from 1 to 5. Transplants may choose PL6 (street level hero quality). |
− | *Random power generation, using the tables from | + | *Random power generation, using the tables from Villains and Vigilantes. These will be as closely translated as possible into M&M terms, ignoring Power Level restrictions. |
*All PC's have 180 power points as a default. If random powers use up all these points, character generation ceases. [Note: Random powers may end up costing more than the 180 points.] | *All PC's have 180 power points as a default. If random powers use up all these points, character generation ceases. [Note: Random powers may end up costing more than the 180 points.] | ||
+ | *Initial chosen Power Level modifies the V&V roll for powers. Standard is 1d6+2 powers, discard one, with one weakness that can be bought off by discarding a second power. | ||
+ | PL 1-3 uses this. PL 4-5 must drop a second power. Players can opt to take 5 powers without rolling. | ||
*Any leftover points at this stage can be spent anywhere the player desires. | *Any leftover points at this stage can be spent anywhere the player desires. | ||
*Normally,PC's choose from a range of different tables to roll each power on. I'd like to tighten the choices a little to give different thematic flavours to Natives and Transplants. | *Normally,PC's choose from a range of different tables to roll each power on. I'd like to tighten the choices a little to give different thematic flavours to Natives and Transplants. | ||
The normal range of choices is: (innate)Powers, Devices, Magic/psionic items, Skills and Magic/psionics. | The normal range of choices is: (innate)Powers, Devices, Magic/psionic items, Skills and Magic/psionics. | ||
− | *Natives must roll at least once on the Powers table and are confined to the | + | *Natives must roll at least once on the Powers table and are confined to the powers, Magic/psionics and skills. |
− | *Transplants do not have access to the innate powers table | + | *Transplants do not have access to the innate powers table. |
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