Hero of an Era Quest: A Superhero Quest

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The world was always one full of conflict throughout its history, with nations fighting among...
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The world was always one full of conflict throughout its history, with nations fighting among themselves over territory, resources, feuds, ideology or rather just to leave a mark on history. Humanity, like any other sentient race, is one to fall to such a mindset.
However, society itself is also prone to inner conflict, one based on people who want to gain wealth and power on behalf of the suffering of the less fortunate. These people break the law and steal, kidnap, murder and deceive others in order to make live a comfortable life and sometimes even leave their mark upon society. They are called criminals, and the enforcers of society work to capture them.

However, there is another kind of law breaking that comes from a different perspective. Some people decide that they have to take law into their own hands and stand up to the criminals themselves, sometimes putting on masks to hide their true faces out of fear for their loved ones, and sometimes bravely declaring their intentions to stop the criminals without fear. The common thing about those two kinds of individuals is that they do what they do to protect society, act like enforcers and bring down criminals. They are called heroes.

Heroes may come in all shapes and sizes, and some come with weird abilities that are above regular humans, making them superheroes. Heroes and superheroes lived throughout many times of history, all the days of the Ancient Greek heroes up to the modern day, with them being branded criminals by one era, and celebrated as heroes in another.

You are one of those heroes. You are among the first of a generation in an era, and you will chance the course of history. Now in which era did you emerge?

[] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
-When did you emerge?
--[] The Gold Rush (1850): The Gold Rush in the United States of America has drove many people to move along the Oregon Trail into Sacramento in search of wealth. However, in many cities there are still many outlaws that need to be stopped and brought to the authorities to be hanged.
--[] Post-Civil War(1866): The American Civil War brought disaster upon the nation, and with a new president in office there are still so many troubles for the people and crime can come from anywhere, if the situation pushes for it.
--[] The rise of Prodigium (1891): In Europe monsters of the supernatural kind run in the shadows, waiting to strike at the innocent, just like the mysterious event that happened in Whitby, England. Now secret societies rise to hunt down these monsters.

[] The Golden Age of Superheroes (1930-1950): You emerge at the dawn of Superheroes, people who wear mask and fight criminals during the bleakest days of many nations in the Western World.
-When did you emerge?
--[] The Bleakest of Times (1930): The Western World is in shambles. America is suffering from The Great Depression and the prohibition of alcoholic beverages, which caused the rise of the Mafia to set empires of crime everywhere, while Germany is suffering with a crumbling republic. You are one of the first who's had enough and put on a mask to fight them.
--[] The Second World War (1940): The world is once again at war, with Germany trying to conquer Europe under its fascist regime. You are one of the heroes who might have to fight for one of the nations in a global disaster.

[] The Silver Age of Superheroes (1960-1985): You emerge at the childhood era of Superheroes, where everyone are starting to show strange power and flaunt them in the silliest ways possible. However, The Cold War and the Super Powered Arms Race bring another, darker side to the era. A side filled with espionage and fights from the shadows.
-When did you emerge?
--[] The Tense Times (1960): While on the surface everything seems hunky dory, under the surface there is a lot of friction with fear that the USA and the Soviet Union will attack one another. That still doesn't stop the new Superheroes on the block to show their silly powers to the world. However a new force comes into play: Supervillains.
--[] The Vietnam War (1965): America went to war with Vietnam, and the army took the nation's best sons, leaving only its worst. Now you must rise and help whatever Superheroes around deal with the rising power of Supervillains.
--[] The Bronze Era (1975): With the Vietnam War finally over, things are starting to move to a whole new area of grey as people are dissatisfied with the government and espionage becomes something to truly fear as corruption starts to stain governments as well.

[] The Dark Age of Superheroes (1986-1999): An alien invasion had shook the world. All the Superheroes of the Silver Age are either dead of too injured to keep on going, while Supervillains still live to keep on committing crimes. Now comes a new breed of heroes and Superheroes: one that doesn't hesitate to kill. Now they fight among one another and kill criminals left and right. Are you from the same kind of cloth, or do you wish to bring back the idealism of old?
-When did you emerge?
--[] The Dark Times (1990): The new Anti-Heroes are everywhere, fighting and killing criminals, fighting each other over territories and rights to kill criminals. Can you thrive in this new era?
--[] The Light in the Dark (1995): There is a new wave of Superheroes, one that wants to bring back the old kind of Super heroics, the ideologies of the Gold and Silver ages of heroes, in order to stop the madness of the Anti-Heroes. Are you one of those idealistic youths?

[] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
-When did you emerge?
--[] The New First Generation (2000): You are one of the first heroes who represents and defines this new era of Superheroes, alongside others with incredible powers, as mutants are now greater in numbers than any other time in history.
--[] The Second Generation (2010): You are in the same generation as many of the sidekicks of famous Superheroes who crafted themselves a reputation for the last decade, and you want to set yourself apart from everyone else.
--[] The Third Generation (2019): You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.


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Okay everyone, this is my first quest in this website and it takes place in my original setting. I hope you find this interesting and please enjoy. Now, the system that I'll use in this quest is that of Icons, which I'll leave a link right here.
This quest was also inspired by two quests: The first and my biggest inspiration is The First Hero: a First-Gen Superhero Quest by Photomajig, and the other is Black Widow Reincarnation Quest (Marvel/DC) by Auks, who thanks to him I've found the Icons system.

Enjoy.​
 
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Mechanics
Since this follows the Icons system, the power scaling is that of the DCAU (Batman the Animated Series, Superman the Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited).

Now your hero will have 6 abilities: 3 Physical and 3 Mental. There is a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest around: Prowess, Coordination, Strength, Intellect, Awareness and Willpower.

Prowess is the measure of your character's ability in close combat. Punching, kicking, counter attack and so on are all under Prowess.

Coordination is the measure of your dexterity and agility. Shooting, throwing, dodging and other uses of agility and dexterity fall under Coordination.

Strength represents your physical strength and endurance. Blocking, causing physical damage, bending and breaking objects and lifting objects falls under Strength. Strength also determines your character's Stamina (HP).

Intellect is your character's intelligence. Inventing something, solving a problem or otherwise using your smarts falls under intellect.

Awareness is a measure of a character's intuition and perceptiveness. Sensing danger, spotting something and working on instinct rather than analyzing a situation falls under awareness.

Willpower is your character's force of character and mental strength. It determines your character's Stamina (HP), affects social interactions and used when things like psychic powers are involved.

Stamina is your HP. The equation for your character's Stamina is the following: S (Stamina)=Sr (Strength)+W (Willpower).

The usual dice thrown in this system are two 1d6 dices, doing a mathematical equation of 1d6-1d6. In this quest I will use a 2d6-7 equation, which has the exact ratio of a 1d6-1d6 equation. The result ranges between 5 to -5. (Equation will be represented as A)

Tests are usually done by testing an Ability Stat/Power against an opposing difficulty number based on an opponent's Ability Stat, then adding modifiers of the equation roll result and a modifier from a Specialty. (Ability/Power will represented as X, Difficulty will represented as Y, Modifiers will be represented as B and Final Result will be represented as R)

The equation is (X+/-A+B)-Y=R or [X+(2d6-7)+B]-Y=R.
 
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Characters Page
Characters:

Main Character: Tick-Tock
Age: None
Race: Russfuvzhk
Appearance

Stats:
Prowess: 4
Coordination: 4
Strength: 3
Intelligence: 9
Awareness: 6
Willpower: 5

Powers (x5):
Teleportation Level 4
Precognition Level 8
Time Control Level 5
-Time Travel Level 5
-Time Prison Level 5

Specialties:
Analysis (+1)
Investigation (+1)
Mental Resistance (+1)

Stamina (HP): [8]
Determination: [1]

Backstory: You're a Russfuvzhk, an element in spirit form bound to an armor that used to live in another dimension. It was a hellhole for you to live in, with creatures constantly trying to hunt you down and kill you daily.
Since your element is time, you never aged like the others of your kind, causing your long lifespan to be a detriment, as you were constantly hunted down and attacked by others.
One day, you saw another being carve a portal to Earth, which you chased after. Upon arriving London, you decided to stop that creature from gaining power to subjugate humanity.

Qualities:
Wants to satisfy his curiosity of humans and their society and customs by studying it.
"The Ageless Seeker."
Calm In The Strom: Keeping a calm and serene mind is not only vital for a battle, but also for the efficient analysis of a situation. Even in highly stressful situations, Tik-Tock is able to remain calm.

Challenges:
Appearance
Weakness: True Immortal beings are immune to your time related powers.
Socially Incompetent (Social)
Hostility
Bad Reputation: The few beings, both heroes and villains, who are aware of the existence of the Russfuvozhks and the Timepool, seem not to have had good experience with them. In the best case, rejection or lack of trust is expected.
 
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[X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
-When did you emerge?
--[X] The New First Generation (2000): You are one of the first heroes who represents and defines this new era of Superheroes, alongside others with incredible powers, as mutants are now greater in numbers than any other time in history.


The hook to me implies there's big change on the horizon, if everything is well established. Lets see it through.
 
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[X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present)You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
--[X] The Third Generation (2019)
You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.
Adhoc vote count started by TheCynicalPogo on Mar 8, 2019 at 12:44 PM, finished with 11 posts and 7 votes.

  • [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[X] The Third Generation (2019)
    [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[X] The New First Generation (2000): You are one of the first heroes who represents and defines this new era of Superheroes, alongside others with incredible powers, as mutants are now greater in numbers than any other time in history.
    --[X] The Light in the Dark (1995)
    [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[x] The Third Generation (2019): You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.
    [X] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
    --[X] The Gold Rush (1850): The Gold Rush in the United States of America has drove many people to move along the Oregon Trail into Sacramento in search of wealth. However, in many cities there are still many outlaws that need to be stopped and brought to the authorities to be hanged.

Adhoc vote count started by TheCynicalPogo on Mar 8, 2019 at 1:31 PM, finished with 18 posts and 9 votes.

  • [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[X] The Third Generation (2019)
    [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[X] The New First Generation (2000): You are one of the first heroes who represents and defines this new era of Superheroes, alongside others with incredible powers, as mutants are now greater in numbers than any other time in history.
    --[X] The Light in the Dark (1995)
    [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[x] The Third Generation (2019): You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.
    [X] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
    --[X] The Gold Rush (1850): The Gold Rush in the United States of America has drove many people to move along the Oregon Trail into Sacramento in search of wealth. However, in many cities there are still many outlaws that need to be stopped and brought to the authorities to be hanged.
    [X] The Dark Age of Superheroes (1986-1999): An alien invasion had shook the world. All the Superheroes of the Silver Age are either dead of too injured to keep on going, while Supervillains still live to keep on committing crimes. Now comes a new breed of heroes and Superheroes: one that doesn't hesitate to kill. Now they fight among one another and kill criminals left and right. Are you from the same kind of cloth, or do you wish to bring back the idealism of old?
    --[X] The Light in the Dark (1995): There is a new wave of Superheroes, one that wants to bring back the old kind of Super heroics, the ideologies of the Gold and Silver ages of heroes, in order to stop the madness of the Anti-Heroes. Are you one of those idealistic youths?
    [X] The Golden Age of Superheroes (1930-1950): You emerge at the dawn of Superheroes, people who wear mask and fight criminals during the bleakest days of many nations in the Western World.
    --[X] The Second World War (1940): The world is once again at war, with Germany trying to conquer Europe under its fascist regime. You are one of the heroes who might have to fight for one of the nations in a global disaster.

Adhoc vote count started by TheCynicalPogo on Mar 8, 2019 at 5:00 PM, finished with 28 posts and 14 votes.

  • [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[X] The Third Generation (2019)
    [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[X] The New First Generation (2000): You are one of the first heroes who represents and defines this new era of Superheroes, alongside others with incredible powers, as mutants are now greater in numbers than any other time in history.
    [X] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
    --[X] The Gold Rush (1850): The Gold Rush in the United States of America has drove many people to move along the Oregon Trail into Sacramento in search of wealth. However, in many cities there are still many outlaws that need to be stopped and brought to the authorities to be hanged.
    [X] The Dark Age of Superheroes (1986-1999): An alien invasion had shook the world. All the Superheroes of the Silver Age are either dead of too injured to keep on going, while Supervillains still live to keep on committing crimes. Now comes a new breed of heroes and Superheroes: one that doesn't hesitate to kill. Now they fight among one another and kill criminals left and right. Are you from the same kind of cloth, or do you wish to bring back the idealism of old?
    --[X] The Light in the Dark (1995): There is a new wave of Superheroes, one that wants to bring back the old kind of Super heroics, the ideologies of the Gold and Silver ages of heroes, in order to stop the madness of the Anti-Heroes. Are you one of those idealistic youths?
    [X] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
    --[x] The rise of Prodigium (1891): In Europe monsters of the supernatural kind run in the shadows, waiting to strike at the innocent, just like the mysterious event that happened in Whitby, England. Now secret societies rise to hunt down these monsters.
    --[X] The Light in the Dark (1995)
    [X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
    --[x] The Third Generation (2019): You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.
    [X] The Golden Age of Superheroes (1930-1950): You emerge at the dawn of Superheroes, people who wear mask and fight criminals during the bleakest days of many nations in the Western World.
    --[X] The Second World War (1940): The world is once again at war, with Germany trying to conquer Europe under its fascist regime. You are one of the heroes who might have to fight for one of the nations in a global disaster.
 
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--[X] The Light in the Dark (1995)

Let us be the light that fights against the edge.
 
[x] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present): You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
--[x] The Third Generation (2019): You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.

I am intrigued.
 
[X] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
-When did you emerge?
--[X] The Gold Rush (1850): The Gold Rush in the United States of America has drove many people to move along the Oregon Trail into Sacramento in search of wealth. However, in many cities there are still many outlaws that need to be stopped and brought to the authorities to be hanged.
I like the music and i like being a legend
 
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[X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present)You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
--[X] The Third Generation (2019)
You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.

I just prefer this one.
 
[X] The Modern Age of Superheroes (2000-Present)You emerge at the new age, where every kind of heroes are more accepted than before, no matter what your methods are. Heroes come to conflicts of course, but they also unite to prevent the mistakes of the past.
--[X] The Third Generation (2019)
You're considered a "kid" superhero, one that starts after nearly 20 years of Superheroes around to stop alien invasions, Old Gods and many, many, many Supervillains. Now it's time to show these old folk how your generation does things.
 
But Daaad... I don't want to want to wear leather and spikes.

[X] The Dark Age of Superheroes (1986-1999): An alien invasion had shook the world. All the Superheroes of the Silver Age are either dead of too injured to keep on going, while Supervillains still live to keep on committing crimes. Now comes a new breed of heroes and Superheroes: one that doesn't hesitate to kill. Now they fight among one another and kill criminals left and right. Are you from the same kind of cloth, or do you wish to bring back the idealism of old?
--[X] The Light in the Dark (1995): There is a new wave of Superheroes, one that wants to bring back the old kind of Super heroics, the ideologies of the Gold and Silver ages of heroes, in order to stop the madness of the Anti-Heroes. Are you one of those idealistic youths?
 
[X] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
--[X] The Gold Rush (1850): The Gold Rush in the United States of America has drove many people to move along the Oregon Trail into Sacramento in search of wealth. However, in many cities there are still many outlaws that need to be stopped and brought to the authorities to be hanged.
 
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I feel it would be cool with a old super quest i have never seen one in the old west
 
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Oh, I forgot to mention: this quest will be on both SpaceBattles and Sufficient Velocity, so the results will be from the combination of the votes from both sites. I'm doing this since my main account is on SpaceBattles.
 
[X] The Dark Age of Superheroes (1986-1999): An alien invasion had shook the world. All the Superheroes of the Silver Age are either dead of too injured to keep on going, while Supervillains still live to keep on committing crimes. Now comes a new breed of heroes and Superheroes: one that doesn't hesitate to kill. Now they fight among one another and kill criminals left and right. Are you from the same kind of cloth, or do you wish to bring back the idealism of old?
--[X] The Light in the Dark (1995): There is a new wave of Superheroes, one that wants to bring back the old kind of Super heroics, the ideologies of the Gold and Silver ages of heroes, in order to stop the madness of the Anti-Heroes. Are you one of those idealistic youths?
 
I think that based on the discussion on the Quest Idea thread there weren't superpowers in that option just your classic ridiculously talented normal's and Charles Atlas Superpowers.

Okay, then in this case, Charles Atlas powers are more like high numbers in your abilities and not many powers themselves, because abilities and powers are different, I will add that later to the mechanics post (maybe tomorrow). You'll have something like Strike, Bind, Blast (for gunshot) but other than that it's kind of a stretch for humans to have too many supernatural superpowers, unless you are a mutant (and yes, there are those in that era, just very, very few) or a supernatural entity like a vampire or something like that.

From the Silver Age all powers are available. Golden Age is also a bit limited, but space alien, mutant or something that results of being transformed from something is acceptable.
 
Okay, then in this case, Charles Atlas powers are more like high numbers in your abilities and not many powers themselves, because abilities and powers are different, I will add that later to the mechanics post (maybe tomorrow). You'll have something like Strike, Bind, Blast (for gunshot) but other than that it's kind of a stretch for humans to have too many supernatural superpowers, unless you are a mutant (and yes, there are those in that era, just very, very few) or a supernatural entity like a vampire or something like that.
Yes but I think that Swarm was asking for setting details rather than mechanics. You know, just confirming stuff like there won't be some Robber Baron Iron man in steam punk armour (Which btw sounds hilarious) or Native Americans Shamans calling down lightning.
 
Yes but I think that Swarm was asking for setting details rather than mechanics. You know, just confirming stuff like there won't be some Robber Baron Iron man in steam punk armour (Which btw sounds hilarious) or Native Americans Shamans calling down lightning.

Oh, yeah, that's kinda my bad.

Okay, in the Old West (especially during the Gold Rush and Post-Civil War) most of the outlaws are just gunslingers or what you see in western movies. There will be a small, small, small chance of running into a mutant, but that is very unlikely.
In the monster hunters period of the old west, you face things like vampires and werewolves and the likes, so there is a big chance of fighting something with superpowers.
 
I'm really interested in the 3 timelines/settings. The XIX century Europe, the Silver Age... and perhaps the Dark One.

[x] The Old Tales of the West (1850-1890): You emerge at a time where most heroes would not wear masks, but the world still has heroes, whether it is the legendary gunmen of the Wild West, or whether it is the monster slayers of Western Europe.
-When did you emerge?
--[x] The rise of Prodigium (1891): In Europe monsters of the supernatural kind run in the shadows, waiting to strike at the innocent, just like the mysterious event that happened in Whitby, England. Now secret societies rise to hunt down these monsters.
 
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