Editing The (Mutant) Revolution Will Not Be Televised (an Uncanny X-Men PBP)

[[Category:PBP]]
[[Category:RPU]]
[[Category:Belverse]]
[[Category:FASERIP]]
[[Category:Marvel Super-Heroes]]
''The (Mutant) revolution Will Not Be Televised'' is an Uncanny X-Men PBP game set on Marvel Universe Earth-615 and run using TSR's ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' RPG (FASERIP). It's part of the ''Belverse'', the setting  of PBP super-hero games created and ran by [http://forum.rpg.net/member.php?141088-Bellerophon Bellerophon], like [https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Some_Assembly_Required_(an_Avengers_PBP_game) Some Assembly Required] and [https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Let_there_be_Justice,_though_the_World_Perish_(a_Justice_League_PBP_game) Let there be Justice, though the World Perish]. The ''Belverse'' is a subset of the ''RPGnet Play-by-Forum Universe'' (RPU), which also includes games inspired by Bellerophon's, such as [https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/X-Men:_Year_One_(a_PBP_game) X-Men: Year One].

The original pitch for The (Mutant) Revolution Will Not Be Televised is:

''Hello, True Believers and Children of the Atom!''

''After a few years break from my (and many other awesome collaborators) Avengers game, I'm back and ready to launch an X-Men game.''

''If you're curious of what sort of tone I typically go with, please do take a look at that game, or my JLA one, to get an idea of what it looked like.''

''This time out, what I'm going for is a very 70s/80s Claremont style X-Men. We'll be relaunching from the ground up, so no need to worry about pesky continuity or reading reams of comics - our game takes place in an alternate Marvel-that-never-was, where things are still recognizably the characters you know, but we aren't bound by continuity.''

''I'll be reworking the timeline from the Avengers game to give you an idea of what state the Marvel U is in, but for now, just assume that something resembling the Lee/Kirby run happened, and this game will be picking up with an All-New All-Different X-Men!''


'''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830627-Recruitment-The-Uncanny-X-Men-(FASERIP) Recruitment Thread]'''

'''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830741-IC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised IC Thread]'''

'''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830716-OOC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised OOC Thread]'''


=='''Gamemasters'''==
[http://forum.rpg.net/member.php?141088-Bellerophon Bellerophon]


=='''Cast'''==
[https://forum.rpg.net/member.php?17725-blackthought blackthought] as '''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830716-OOC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised&p=21978188#post21978188 Gambit]''', mid 20s

[https://forum.rpg.net/member.php?6725-BVrtis BVrtis] as '''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830716-OOC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised&p=21978162#post21978162 Colossus]''', 18/19 years old

[http://forum.rpg.net/member.php?4541-Fred Fred] as '''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830716-OOC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised&p=21978428#post21978428 Sunspot]''', 18 years old 

[https://forum.rpg.net/member.php?63423-Lord-Stilt-Man Lord Stilt-Man] as '''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830716-OOC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised&p=21977308#post21977308The Shroud]''', 35 years old

[http://forum.rpg.net/member.php?107493-Sonsaku Sonsaku] as '''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830627-Recruitment-The-Uncanny-X-Men-(FASERIP)&p=21988074#post21988074 Kid Omega]''', 16 years old

[https://forum.rpg.net/member.php?13588-Unka-Josh Unka Josh] as '''[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830716-OOC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised&p=21978954#post21978954 Diamond Lil]''', 23 years old

=='''Timeline'''==

===3000 BCE*===
* First written records referring to En Sabah Nur, a mythohistorical figure supposedly possessing superhuman abilities.

===44 BCE*===
* Nova Roma is founded.

===2007===
* Department H forms after a rash of disappearances in the Canadian Wilderness.

===2014===
* Four amateur astronauts return from the first privately funded space flight with mysterious abilities granted through cosmic radiation. They save New York from subterranean invasion and begin careers as "Science Adventurers," dubbed the Fantastic Four. This marks the beginning of the so-called "Age of Heroes".

* The mutant terrorist known only as Magneto makes his first public show of force, his terrorist group the Brotherhood of Mutants triggering an EMP in Lansing, Michigan that leaves thousands of Americans without power for weeks. Federal response is heavily criticized for its unpreparedness for the disaster. Public opinion is dire for the rising Mutant Menace, with reports of more mutants appearing every week. Geneticist Charles Xavier urges caution, claiming that "we know so little about these mutants, considering them a threat would be premature."

* The original five X-Men, teenagers at the time, are formed to help give a counterpoint to this anti-mutant hysteria following Magneto's attacks. Note: the general public isn't aware that blue-furred Avenger Beast is a mutant, or that he was a member of this original team.

* Roberto da Costa's mutant ability awakens during a soccer match.

===2015===
* The Avengers are founded to combat Loki, the would-be Conquerer of Earth. WW2 Era hero Captain America is unearthed from the ice.

* The Earth's heroes defeat the world-eater Galactus, saving the entire planet from certain destruction.

===2016===
* Teenager Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, changing everything for him.

===2018===
* Present Day. Birth of the All-New, All-Different X-Men. The original five members have moved on to college or other exploits, but are on good terms with the professor.

===2042===
* ???

'* Not Public Knowledge


=='''Story Arcs'''==
Summaries by ??.

===[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?830741-IC-FASERIP-Uncanny-X-Men-The-(Mutant)-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised&p=21993207#post21993207 Point of No Return]===

The All-New X-Men's first official meeting is interrupted by a news report of an attack on Bridgeport being perpetrated by a mutant.


=='''House Rules'''==

==='''Advancement'''===
You can buy straight to the next rank. Stats that aren't already superhuman are kept at human limit.

==='''Body Armor'''===
A common criticism of this system is that the Body Armor power, granting damage reduction essentially, is a bit too powerful, and outright prevents certain characters from being useful. As a compromise, I propose that attacks with Red results ignore Body Armor, representing finding a critical weak point in its structure. Additionally, attacks with Yellow results ignore Half of the Body Armor score. If this proves a bit too much, we can revise it, but I think it will, overall, allow for more fun battles.

==='''Defensive Actions'''===
Defensive Actions - A common criticism of FASERIP is that it's too easy to hit dodgy characters, like, say, Daredevil. ;) We're going to rectify that by reducing the hefty penalty given towards taking multiple actions when taking defensive actions (Dodging, Evading, Blocking, Shielding). Usually, this gives a -2 CS to all other actions taken that turn, which can be a real drag. I'm reducing this penalty to -1 CS. Additionally, characters with a power that might apply towards this sort of manuever may substitute their power rank for that ability rank. Therefore, Daredevil for instance could use his Enhanced Senses power rank of Monstrous to roll for Dodging rather than his Incredible Agility. I'm not super sure how these changes to Defensive actions will work out in play, so this is subject to change, but let's see.

==='''Karma'''===
Traditionally, Karma serves the double-purpose of being both an in-game resource and an advancement resource, which leads to somewhat crappy situations where the characters that need Karma least are the ones using it for advancement. I propose that there be two separate pools of Karma - one normal pool for use in-game, and one of "spent" Karma which then becomes available to be used for advancement. This encourages heroes to be heroic, and I think fits the genre better than hoarding Karma.

==='''Power Stunt'''===
Once you've done a stunt THREE TIMES successfully and it becomes "Established", the Karma Cost will be reduced to 10, and you won't need any feats other than the normal one.

==='''BETA (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Changes to Martial Arts'''===
Rules as written, Martial Arts talents are of greatly varying quality. These range from Martial Arts A, which grants a benefit already given by the advanced core rules, to Martial Arts D, which creates an advanced subsystem for studying opponents' moves. Martial Arts B is simply an unarmed specialty, which can honestly be rolled into the other weapon talents. C and E are highly situational.

My solution to this issue is to streamline Martial Arts into a single talent, designed to get rid of the clutter, and make Martial Arts something desirable. It also allows non-super-strong characters like Nightcrawler or Kitty Pryde to not feel totally powerless. I've reduced the 5 talents down to 2.

'''Unarmed Fighting''' - A character with this talent is trained in unarmed combat. They receive +1 column shift to attack, dodge, or evade rolls when fighting unarmed.

'''Martial Arts''' - A character with this talent is trained in one or more martial arts. When fighting using these martial arts, unarmed or not, the character may substitute the damage dealt by their Strength (or Weapon Value) for their Fighting ability -1 CS.

''Example: Kitty Pryde, with Typical (6) Strength and Remarkable (30) fighting, busts out some of her newly-minted training on a Hand Ninja. Instead of dealing a mere 6 Damage, she may instead deal Excellent (20) Damage, her Fighting -1CS.''


=='''Karma Awards'''==
This includes only the general awards. Individual gains due to roleplaying, game contribution, etc. are not listed.

===[OOC Post xxx]===