Hero of the new era

1920's Germany is a dangerous place. the great war end two years ago, an end that saw Germany's defeat, had left the state fractured and crumbling. the newly minted Weimar republic is made of a multitude of factions and ideologies, bound only by the frail democratic laws and traditions that were put in place two years ago. the hated treaty of Versailles forces a great burden on the republic, and many voices call to quit it, whatever the price may be. many claim the treaty was an act of betrayal, put in place by traitors to stop Germany's encroaching victory in a facade of defeat.

as outrageous as the theory is, it has an effect on the people already struggling against the pricey defeat. with the economic crisis that dominates the land, it is hard to stop these conspiracy theories from gaining a hold on the hearts of desperate and struggling people who only need something to believe. extremists and nationalists are on the rise, and the state of the republic looks grim.

in such circumstances, with a weak, fractured government and a divided, desperate populace, great threats rise. nationalistic militias, terrorists, and various other violent factions try to promote their own ideologies with whatever means necessary.

but now rumors of something new are whispered. it started in talks from Britain, about a mysterious woman who fought criminals with a sword and armor, claiming she was a fey princess. in the beginning, those rumors were discarded without thought. people had more important things than such nonsense. but in the two months since the rumors first appeared, things went even crazier. more reports of the mysterious 'fairy knight' appeared, even if unconfirmed. and as it went on, more rumors appeared, both from other countries and Germany itself. now, even if most won't admit it, many believe the talk of those mysterious defenders of the law in Germany, waging a war against the criminals and violent militias in the name of those who couldn't.

indeed, this is no nonsense at all. superheroes and supernatural abilities appear everywhere, and such appears in the city of Berlin. he is not the first of heroes, but he may be the one this crumbling country desperately needs.

[]a hero from elsewhere. a visitor from far away, from unknown stars or forgotten realms, who came to Berlin for reasons unknown, to be the hero that its people so desperately need
[]the best of humanity. a savior from among ourselves, one from the human society but in possession of powers far beyond what humans hold, using them to save his kind

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Welcome to the quest! first of all thanks to @Oshha who let me use his amazing world and explore it a little more. as you probably already understood is a quest set in the world of Oshha's dawn of heroes(and @Doomed Wombat 's rising to the call) but takes place in another part of the world, the struggling Weimar Republic, with its own heroes and dangers. of course, this is Oshha's canon. and I will try to follow it as closely as possible. he has the final say about anything I establish

while this quest will have the focus of politics featured in Oshha's quest, because of the different country, the focus will be more on nationalism and extremism, that are very prominent in Germany of this time, rather than the imperialism and corruption of the British empire.

I want to explore the different countries' reaction to the appearance of superpowers, and Germany is perfect for that, with its clashing ideologies and frail republic which make a great setting for this and is very different from British well-established law and law enforcement and relatively stable politics. I want to explore how this more struggling country will be affected

the character creation will follow the general lines established in Dawn of heroes, with a few small changes to later parts. hero from elsewhere is someone coming from outside human society, while the best of humanity is a human(or someone thought to be human), yet has superhuman abilities.

Heroes and allies

Civillians and neutrals


Villians and hostiles

pretty contested vote it seems. I will close the vote in 24 hours, with update following soon after

Alright, it seems I am getting some free time tonight, so I will close the vote in 3 hours instead of planned time. Currently outsider has the lead

the hero appeared from far away, coming to Germany from a distant realm unknown. he came for reasons mysterious to us, from places no human knows, for the hero is not a human, or at least, not one like us today

no, he came from a strange and different land, from an exotic culture incomprehensible to most.

he may be human, but one from a place so different that he has no connection to modern civilization. or, maybe, he is not a human at all, but something else, wonderful, terrible, or just strange, yet different either way. what, if so, he was? the story shall tell

origin:
[]write in your origin. you can take inspiration from dawn of heroes' magical dimension, alien, and hidden realm option, make something that is between these options, or anything else

with his strange origin, came powers. powers some may consider intimidating, dangerous, or even terrifying, yet the hero shall prove a boon, not a terror, on Germany, and his powers a source of hope for the common civilians. but what were those extraordinary abilities?

[]write in your powers


and together with those powers, there were the skills he possessed. some extraordinary, some maybe more mundane, his proficiency in them was a great boon to him always

[] specialized skillset- you are an expert. your skills, and to a lesser degree your abilities and powers too, will be more focused. you will perform much better in the areas you focus on but will be somewhat lacking in other areas. finding friends to accomplish those tasks might be a good idea

[]broad skillset- you are a jack of all trades. you have a multitude of skills, and a wider range of powers, but in return, your ability of each of them is lower. you have a good ability in your focus areas, though still not expertise, and some dabbler abilities at many others. due to the additional effort given to learning multiple skills, you will have somewhat fewer and weaker powers. you will be able to perform somewhat well on your own, and will provide good support to a group, but sometimes you will have to rely on more specialized allies for harder tasks.


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------well, here we go into stage 2. here you will choose your actual origin and powers, though I might veto things that don't fit the story I am going for.

in addition to your powers and origin, you need to choose whether you are specialized or broad. this will have the most effect on skills, some affect on ability ranks, and a relatively small affect on powers and advantages.

you might want to find some friends either way. with specialized, you might need to cover your bases, while broad might need some specialized help.

of course, you won't be able to have ally help on every mission, but neither option leaves you completely incompetent in any area.