By the way, I have been thinking of writing my own quest about designing superheroes, but I don't want to be too copying of this one. I was thinking maybe you would play as the director of some sort of superhero academy, be responsible for their mundane education in addition to trying to instill powers. There would be a chance for the empowerings to go seriously wrong, and each subject would eventually graduate and get some sort of final rating to represent their performance as a "pro hero". Does that sound fun to anyone?
Project Prometheus (Original Setting Superhero Quest)
By the way, I have been thinking of writing my own quest about designing superheroes, but I don't want to be too copying of this one. I was thinking maybe you would play as the director of some sort of superhero academy, be responsible for their mundane education in addition to trying to instill powers. There would be a chance for the empowerings to go seriously wrong, and each subject would eventually graduate and get some sort of final rating to represent their performance as a "pro hero". Does that sound fun to anyone?
I'm sorry, what was that quote at the top? I had to get out of bed I was laughing so hard.
Which is to say, definitely sounds interesting and I like the way it could spin these mechanics.
Hahaha thank you, the quote is based on the "musket for home defence" videos, I had been intending to put it in an omake but decided to just post it in order to ask the question.
Mechanics are another matter. I wouldn't want to just copy the Promethean system, but there needs to be some semi-randomness, not just Mutants & Masterminds-style point-buy powers. Need to think of something else. Maybe each person starts with a large amount of potential powers, but their curriculum and random events will gradually narrow things down?
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That sounds like it could be interesting. One idea would be to gain affinity points from being taught and their choices/random events to nudge them into certain broad classes of powers. Then at manifestation, roll the dice to get the eligible keywords from their affinities and determine the final mix.
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I was thinking that they start with a small expression of abilities and then through experimentation and training, more aspects reveal themselves.
So, at first, you think Student A can only turn themselves invisible. Then they improve at covering other objects they touch, and then they have a breakthrough and start being able to turn other people invisible even when they're not touching and that reveals they're actually a pure photokinetic so they can start working at laser blasts, illuminating the dark, creating visual illusions, etc
So, at first, you think Student A can only turn themselves invisible. Then they improve at covering other objects they touch, and then they have a breakthrough and start being able to turn other people invisible even when they're not touching and that reveals they're actually a pure photokinetic so they can start working at laser blasts, illuminating the dark, creating visual illusions, etc
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I mean, feel free? Take as much as you want; just credit me for the inspiration whenever you post!
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So out of idle curiosity I plugged the old Chimera plan (Red Huntress, Adamant, Soldier X, Crimson Soprano) into the Planner and holy crap, it would have gotten Mona Autobiokinesis, Combat Precog and Telekinesis.
you can see how it can kill SM especially with red huntress Mark Power.