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'''HEAR ME SURVIVORS'''. | '''HEAR ME SURVIVORS'''. | ||
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− | + | Welcome to the American Gods campaign wiki. This site is a resource for a face-to-face tabletop superhero role-playing game called "American Gods" that uses the [http://www.mutantsandmasterminds.com/ M&M] system . This site is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki], a web page that can be edited by anyone surfing the web! The goal of this site is to form a repository of information about our game easily accessible to and editable by the entire game group; a "campaign series bible". | |
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− | Welcome to the American Gods campaign | ||
'''CAMPAIGN CONNECTIONS''' | '''CAMPAIGN CONNECTIONS''' | ||
− | * ''' | + | * '''[[Back Issue Bin]]''': This is the spot for game session recaps by both GM and Players. The American Gods [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial Serial Campaign] is broken into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_arc Story Arcs]. |
− | + | * [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/SupersRPG_AMERICAN_GODS/?yguid=140900971 '''American Gods Yahoo Group''']: Planning of game gatherings and general group chit chat. | |
− | * | + | ** ''[[Note ScratchPad]]'': A place to drop text/ideas to place at a later time. When one of us doesn't have time to find a place and format for the specific idea, drop it here. ANYONE that would like to find a home for this info and format it is WELCOME to do so. |
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It soon becomes apparent that the Godlike have each awoken with a special power as, unwittingly, they begin to exhibit abilities such as superhuman strength, flight, healing touch and even clairvoyance. Eager to revisit their past and reunite with those they love, two worlds collide as these people, acclimated to the world before their coming, are forced to deal with the new challenges of being god. They are people dealing with traumatic changes, driven by the mystery of what happened to them and why. 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." <br> <br> Hyped as a hoax by many, it is rumored that the Godlike were infected by some government experiment, that they are angels or demons ushering the end times, or perhaps they are the results of alien abduction. With the world understandably curious, rumors begin to spread about the Godlike's 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. | It soon becomes apparent that the Godlike have each awoken with a special power as, unwittingly, they begin to exhibit abilities such as superhuman strength, flight, healing touch and even clairvoyance. Eager to revisit their past and reunite with those they love, two worlds collide as these people, acclimated to the world before their coming, are forced to deal with the new challenges of being god. They are people dealing with traumatic changes, driven by the mystery of what happened to them and why. 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." <br> <br> Hyped as a hoax by many, it is rumored that the Godlike were infected by some government experiment, that they are angels or demons ushering the end times, or perhaps they are the results of alien abduction. With the world understandably curious, rumors begin to spread about the Godlike's 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. | ||
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==QUOTES & COMMENTARY== | ==QUOTES & COMMENTARY== | ||
− | * '''[[Quotes from the American God Game Sessions]]''': We try our best to have someone writing quotes they hear from other players, characters and NPCs. We don't always get them all and some will make little sense out of context but they greatly humanize the story looking back! | + | * '''[[Quotes from the American God Game Sessions]]''': We try our best to have someone writing quotes they hear from other players, characters and NPCs. We don't always get them all and some will make little sense out of context but they greatly humanize the story looking back! |
− | + | * '''[[Game Inspiration Quotes]]''': Herein we see multiple quotes that we've found that have meaning to our stories and styles. | |
− | + | * '''[[American God COVERS]]''': Imagine that these images are the covers for the collected trade paperback graphic novels of each story arc. Each image is meant to symbolize the contents of its arc; those symbols are discussed within. | |
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==Cast of Characters== | ==Cast of Characters== | ||
===This Band of Brothers=== | ===This Band of Brothers=== | ||
− | * [[ | + | * '''[[Main Cast]]''': The main characters of our story, the player characters. |
− | * | + | ** [[Main Cast Opinions]]: Listing the thoughts and opinions of each player regarding what their character's opinion of other main characters and any non-player characters. |
− | * | + | ** [[Main Cast Power Points]]: Awarded Power Points. |
− | + | ** [[Main Cast Powers]]: A space for the Main Cast to describe the powers they possess. | |
− | + | ** [[Main Cast STORIES]]: This is the one-stop shop for all "fiction" written as stories about/for player characters by their players. | |
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+ | ===Our Fellow Travellers=== | ||
+ | * '''[[AA 283 Flight Manifest]]''': The master list of everyone who was aboard American Airlines Flight 283 when it left Boston on 9/11/01 for LA and destiny. The people on this list are those who, as a whole, would come to be called "The Survivors" and "The Godlike." | ||
===The Wider World=== | ===The Wider World=== | ||
− | * '''[[ | + | * '''[[Supporting Cast]]''': The characters who have touched the Main Casts' lives. This is a description of the Main Casts' family and friends, from before and after the crash, of the antagonists they've found along the way and the dozens of people who've walked into and out of their sight in countless smaller ways. |
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===Connecticut=== | ===Connecticut=== | ||
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut Hartford]''': The location of Brian Jaffe's family home. Current home of his father's new family. Brian's mother currently lives with her mother (Brian's Grandmother) in a suburb of Portland, Maine. | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut Hartford]''': The location of Brian Jaffe's family home. Current home of his father's new family. Brian's mother currently lives with her mother (Brian's Grandmother) in a suburb of Portland, Maine. | ||
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===Maryland=== | ===Maryland=== | ||
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* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockville%2C_Maryland Rockville]''': The third largest city in Maryland, located almost at the state's geographic center. | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockville%2C_Maryland Rockville]''': The third largest city in Maryland, located almost at the state's geographic center. | ||
** [http://www.celera.com/ CELERA] campus: This is the site where all of the Survivors first landed on the East Coast. This is also where the main cast discovered the four cloned corpses of Bryce, the [Unborn Child of Mary Beth Manly]. | ** [http://www.celera.com/ CELERA] campus: This is the site where all of the Survivors first landed on the East Coast. This is also where the main cast discovered the four cloned corpses of Bryce, the [Unborn Child of Mary Beth Manly]. | ||
− | ** [ | + | ** [http://www.kingfarm.org/ King Farm]: An enclosed, 430 acre neo-traditional planned community founded in 1997 within the Rockville city limits. [[Milos Wiazowski]] recently announced that due to funding from the [http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation], among others, King Farm has now become an enclosed community specifically for the benefit of the Godlike. |
===New Jersey=== | ===New Jersey=== | ||
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*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial the Lincoln Memorial]: the location of the meeting of the main cast Survivors following their homecoming trips and sight of Jack's near-fatal shooting. | *** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial the Lincoln Memorial]: the location of the meeting of the main cast Survivors following their homecoming trips and sight of Jack's near-fatal shooting. | ||
*** [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Hopewell_Foundation%2C_DC_Office_FLOORPLAN The Hopewell Foundation]: With a main office located just off the National Mall and between the White House and the Capital Building in downtown Washington, this is the nerve-center for the main cast's efforts to unite and care for their fellow Survivors. | *** [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Hopewell_Foundation%2C_DC_Office_FLOORPLAN The Hopewell Foundation]: With a main office located just off the National Mall and between the White House and the Capital Building in downtown Washington, this is the nerve-center for the main cast's efforts to unite and care for their fellow Survivors. | ||
− | *** [ | + | *** [http://washingtonpost.homehunter.com/wpost/washingtonpost/listing_details.jhtml?userId=JAL1ADCCPJNX1LAZGQNSFFA227627&filter_product_id=11270057&searchType=14&sbt=N&search_by_type=new_mls%2Cnew_class%2Cnew_const%2Cresale_mls%2Cresale_class%2Cresale%2Cresale_ecom_owner%2Cnew_ecom_owner%2Cresale_ecom_agent%2Cnew_ecom_agent%2Cresale_ecom_broker%2Cnew_ecom_broker%2Cresale_ecom_builder%2Cnew_ecom_builder&onTab=1&filter_min_price=350000&filter_min_bed=2&filter_open_house=N&sort_result_order=price_asc%2Cattribute_count%2Cprice_desc%2Clisting_age&geo_area_text_lookup_id=73146&areaIdHistory=68984A73016A71024A73146&print=false Brian's Condo]: Located between Downtown Washington and Dupont Circle, this is the posh home of Brian Jaffe. |
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown%2C_Washington%2C_D.C. Georgetown]: Georgetown is a neighborhood of Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. It is located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington on the Potomac River waterfront. | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown%2C_Washington%2C_D.C. Georgetown]: Georgetown is a neighborhood of Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. It is located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington on the Potomac River waterfront. | ||
*** [http://www.clydes.com/main/index.cfm Clyde's of Georgetown]: 3236 M Street, NW, Phone 202-333-9180. Where Brain Jaffe, with input from several fellow Survivors, wrote The Survivors Announcement. The streetcorner outside is the site of the bus/taxi accident that was the first public usage of super abilities. | *** [http://www.clydes.com/main/index.cfm Clyde's of Georgetown]: 3236 M Street, NW, Phone 202-333-9180. Where Brain Jaffe, with input from several fellow Survivors, wrote The Survivors Announcement. The streetcorner outside is the site of the bus/taxi accident that was the first public usage of super abilities. | ||
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*** [http://www.bluegindc.com/ BLUEGIN]: the latest edition to DC's growing number of nightlife entertainment venues has finally arrived. Bluegin is a two-story, 4500 square foot newly renovated lounge/club space located in the heart of Georgetown. | *** [http://www.bluegindc.com/ BLUEGIN]: the latest edition to DC's growing number of nightlife entertainment venues has finally arrived. Bluegin is a two-story, 4500 square foot newly renovated lounge/club space located in the heart of Georgetown. | ||
** [http://www.victoryhousing.org/parkfair.html Parkfair Apartments]: Owned by Harold Redford. Located at 1611 Park Road, N.W., Washington, DC. Harold used his savings and retirement package to purchase this apartment complex in the NW Washington D.C. He resides with Arthur on the top floor of the building in a penthouse made from three apartments converted into one residence. Mandy lives in a basement apartment in the building, along with Beth. | ** [http://www.victoryhousing.org/parkfair.html Parkfair Apartments]: Owned by Harold Redford. Located at 1611 Park Road, N.W., Washington, DC. Harold used his savings and retirement package to purchase this apartment complex in the NW Washington D.C. He resides with Arthur on the top floor of the building in a penthouse made from three apartments converted into one residence. Mandy lives in a basement apartment in the building, along with Beth. | ||
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===West Virginia=== | ===West Virginia=== | ||
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*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia%2C_West_Virginia Centrailia, WV]: Ware Mt., Located in Braxton County - just below the geographical center of the State. Approximately 1-2 hours from Meadow Brook Mall. | *** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia%2C_West_Virginia Centrailia, WV]: Ware Mt., Located in Braxton County - just below the geographical center of the State. Approximately 1-2 hours from Meadow Brook Mall. | ||
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+ | ==News & Events== | ||
+ | ===September 11, 2001=== | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11,_2001_Terrorist_Attack the 9/11 Disaster]: A history of the real-world events of September 11. | ||
+ | * [[9/11 Timeline]] - A history of events on September 11, often different from the real world, often unique to The American Gods. | ||
+ | * [[the Planes]]: 265 people killed on four planes; 232 passengers, 25 flight attendants, 8 pilots. (Note that this total includes the 19 hijackers, who reportedly boarded the planes as passengers.) | ||
+ | * [[AA Flight 283 DECKPLAN]]: layout of the plane, seating chart of terrorists. | ||
+ | * [[BOS Airport Terminal]]: Map to Boston Logan International Airport, American Airlines. | ||
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+ | ===The Survivors Announcement=== | ||
+ | * [[The Survivors Announcement]] | ||
+ | ** [[Survivor Press Conference Questions]]: a list of the various questions - some asked, some not asked. | ||
+ | * [[The "American Gods" Address]] - President Bush | ||
+ | * [[Press Releases]] | ||
+ | * [[Survivor Brand]]: The Survivors are marked; not only by destiny, but also by the hand of man. This is the mark tatooed on each Survivor. | ||
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+ | ===The World Reacts=== | ||
+ | * [[In the News]]: In character events in all media news. | ||
+ | * [[World Communtary]]: Quotes regarding the Survivors. | ||
+ | ** [[Conspiracy Theories]]: When gossip turns into questions - regarding the Survivors. | ||
+ | * [[Legal Matters]]: all things involving law and governmental matters. | ||
+ | * [[POLLS Regarding the SURVIVORS]]: various world-wide polls. | ||
+ | ** [http://www.gallup.com/help/FAQs/poll1.asp How To Poll]: a guide to polling. | ||
+ | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_poll Opinion Polling Defined]: Wikipedia. | ||
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+ | ===Campaign Timeline=== | ||
+ | * '''[[TIMELINE]]''' - The series of events leading up and continuing in The American Gods. | ||
+ | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century Events of the 20th Century] | ||
+ | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century Events of the 21st Century] | ||
+ | *** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005 2005 Events] | ||
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+ | ==Important Groups== | ||
+ | * '''Government''' | ||
+ | ** [[the US Government]]: Various United States Government Groups and the individuals involved. | ||
+ | ** [[Foreign Government Organizations]] | ||
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+ | * '''Private Industry''' | ||
+ | ** [[the Media]] | ||
+ | ** [[Biotech Industries]]: Various Biotech companies that could be involved with the Survivors. | ||
+ | *** [[Celera]]: The company that kept the Survivors in its care during the four long years of their "slumber." | ||
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+ | * '''Public Sector''' | ||
+ | ** [[The Hopewell Foundation]]: A non-profit think tank and advocacy group founded by the Main Cast. | ||
+ | ** [[International Organizations]] | ||
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** [[Electronic Skin to Give Robotics Human-like Touch]] | ** [[Electronic Skin to Give Robotics Human-like Touch]] | ||
** [[Domestic Robot to Debut in Japan]] | ** [[Domestic Robot to Debut in Japan]] | ||
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* '''Brian''' | * '''Brian''' | ||
** [[Theories on the "Orbital Swimming"]]: Having tested his abilities Brian learned he could "feel" orbital bodies... | ** [[Theories on the "Orbital Swimming"]]: Having tested his abilities Brian learned he could "feel" orbital bodies... | ||
** [[Brian and the Higgs' Field]] | ** [[Brian and the Higgs' Field]] | ||
− | ** [http:// | + | ** [http://grad.icmc.usp.br/~cipriani/bighole.php?lang=en Antipode Map] |
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* '''Arthur''' | * '''Arthur''' | ||
** [[Spacetime Theories]] | ** [[Spacetime Theories]] | ||
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* [[Campaign Background]] | * [[Campaign Background]] | ||
* [[Themes]] | * [[Themes]] | ||
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** [[Hero Points]]: updates to the Hero Point rules for use with our campaign. Also the addition of Villain Point options. | ** [[Hero Points]]: updates to the Hero Point rules for use with our campaign. Also the addition of Villain Point options. | ||
* [[3x3 Questions]] | * [[3x3 Questions]] | ||
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* What is a RPG? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game RPG Wiki] | * What is a RPG? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game RPG Wiki] | ||
* What is M&M? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M&M's M&M Wiki] | * What is M&M? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M&M's M&M Wiki] | ||
− | * What is a GM? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamemaster Game Master] | + | * What is a GM? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamemaster Game Master] |
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