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==Setting Background== | ==Setting Background== | ||
| − | They may or may not have always been here, but one thing is for sure. They keep coming back. | + | *They may or may not have always been here, but one thing is for sure. They keep coming back. |
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| + | *Ancients from as far back as records go report sightings of ariel objects that spark an age of mythic Heroes. From Thutmose II to Alexander the Great, those more than human emerge and are involved with the discs. | ||
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| + | *More than human became Superhuman for the first time after the American Civil War. The usual masked Heroes were present on both sides, of course, and cowboy culture was full of them. | ||
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| + | *But it was not until one of the discs crashed in Aurora, Texas that the first of the Supers arrived. The water from the contaminated well spread out, forever changing some individuals. One of the earliest, known only as Big John, held up a collapsing, unsafe mine. He sacrificed his own life in the process, serving as a rallying symbol for the formation of the United Mine Workers. | ||
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| + | *The First World War saw some Supers on the lines. The sight of men dodging bullets or leaping across trenches was always both terrifying and inspiring. | ||
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| + | *Perhaps attracted by the Supers, the discs returned. Pilots called them Foo Fighters. Anyone who got too close tended to develop abilities of their own. Kenneth Arnold became the first Power, able to be able to fly unaided. He never wore a mask, and used his powers with the forestry and rescue services. | ||
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| + | *Then one of them crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. After that, it was never quite the same. For the first time, Powers began appearing at random. Scientists theorize the increased radiation in the atmosphere coupled with whatever the crashed Disc released upped the ante. | ||
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| + | *Powered gangs took to themed costumes to terrorize those who might have Powers of their own. Heroes and heroic Powers responded with their own costumes, meant to oppose and inspire. They hid their identities from the McCarthy Witch hunts. | ||
| − | + | *The Discs seemed to get proactive. Betty & Barney Hill and Travis Walton were taken and returned. The Hills gained largely mental abilities, which they used to assist law enforcement in a consulting capacity. Unfortunately, Barney's powers overwhelmed him, causing a cerebral hemorrhage. Ten years later, Walton became Fireman, titling his autobiography "Fire In The Sky". | |
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| − | + | *Fireman became involved in responding to the Rendlesham Forest disc, which jumpstarted several military super units and lead to the formation of the international Super-Human Overwatch Committee. To this day, Disc activity and superhumans alike routinely involve Agents of SHOC. | |
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| − | + | *SHOC responded to the most public incident to date, the Phoenix Lights. A SHOC Team went over the mountains after the Discs. They were engaged a villain of a power level no one had seen before. Immediately, several citizens instinctively aided them, leading to the formation of the first Overpower superteam. | |
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| − | + | *Sightings increased. Mexico began a never-ending flap. Honalulu, Stephenville, Morrison, Houston. | |
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| − | + | *Disc activity is becoming routine. Overpowers are emerging almost weekly. | |
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| − | + | *They may or may not have always been here, but one thing is for sure. Something is up. | |
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| − | The Discs seemed to get proactive. Betty & Barney Hill and Travis Walton were taken and returned. The Hills gained largely mental abilities, which they used to assist law enforcement in a consulting capacity. Unfortunately, Barney's powers overwhelmed him, causing a cerebral hemorrhage. Ten years later, Walton became Fireman, titling his autobiography "Fire In The Sky". | ||
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| − | Fireman became involved in responding to the Rendlesham Forest disc, which jumpstarted several military super units and lead to the formation of the international Super-Human Overwatch Committee. To this day, Disc activity and superhumans alike routinely involve Agents of SHOC. | ||
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| − | SHOC responded to the most public incident to date, the Phoenix Lights. A SHOC Team went over the mountains after the Discs. They were engaged a villain of a power level no one had seen before. Immediately, several citizens instinctively aided them, leading to the formation of the first Overpower superteam. | ||
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| − | Sightings increased. Mexico began a never-ending flap. Honalulu, Stephenville, Morrison, Houston. | ||
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| − | Disc activity is becoming routine. Overpowers are emerging almost weekly. | ||
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| − | They may or may not have always been here, but one thing is for sure. Something is up. | ||
==Power Level Terminology== | ==Power Level Terminology== | ||
