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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?
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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?.
 
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A key event in the American God's history occurred during what became known as the 9/11 Disaster.  This event was also responsible for the creation of the possibility for powers beyond mortal men.
 
A key event in the American God's history occurred during what became known as the 9/11 Disaster.  This event was also responsible for the creation of the possibility for powers beyond mortal men.

Revision as of 12:43, 14 July 2005

M&M RPG Wiki

Welcome to the American Gods campaign wiki. This wiki site is a resource for a face-to-face tabletop superhero role-playing game using the M&M system called "American Gods". This site is a wiki which is a web page that can be editted by anyone with surfing the web! The goal of this wiki site is to form a repository of information about our game that is easily accessible and edittable to the entire game group. A "campaign series bible".

GODLIKE

Here me Survivors. You change the world. You move mountains. You define music, fashion & entertainment. YOU are Godlike.

Sinner or Saint. Revolutionary or Radical. Anarchist or Terrorist. YOU are Godlike.

Walk among the clouds. Walk between the stars. Walk as gods.

Because YOU...... ARE Godlike.


World Background

A key event in the American God's history occurred during what became known as the 9/11 Disaster. This event was also responsible for the creation of the possibility for powers beyond mortal men.

People & Groups

AA 283 Flight Manifest: List created by FEMA to catalouge the bodies of American Airlines Flight 283, 9/11/01 leaving Boston bound for LA.

Locations of Interest

News & Events

  • the 9/11 Disaster
    • the Fifth Plane: AA Flight 283
  • Waking Up
  • Survivor Announcement
    • Brian Jaffe's Speech
    • "the Godlike Address" - President Bush
    • Celera Press Release
    • World Communtary: Quotes from the media and other sources.

Quotes

  • Game Inspiration Quotes
  • Quotes from our Games

Resources

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Campaign Construction

Who are the American Gods? ... The American Gods... aka. the Godlike... aka. the Survivors... aka. them freak-os... The players take on a role as one of 283 humans imbued with godlike powers in our modern world. This is a "what if" story of having been given great power in the real world setting of the modern day. The main protagonists are human first, and may or may not become heroes in the classic comic book ideal. The choice is theirs. They are Godlike. The flavor of the game is remenicent of the comic "Supreme Power", the tv show "the 4400", the RPG "Aberrant", and the movie "Unbreakable" among many others.

  • Formula
  • Themes
  • Genre
  • Mood
  • Inspiration
  • House Rules
  • Easter Eggs

SPOILERS

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