[UA] Biblio & Supers comments (was Re: [UA] The Bad Man)

[Chad Underkoffler]

> Date: 25 Nov 2000 18:11:05 -0000
> From: "Nick Wedig" <mrteapot at disinfo.net>
>
> > Well, I liked Enlightened Tai Chi and though I'll probably
> > never use Team Salvation in my game, I thought they were an 
> > interesting UA-spin on the superhero genre.

I think that Team Salvation was an inelegant translation to UA.
If it were I, I would have gone with a smaller, more
occult-powered group, and failing that, made significant changes
to the way each of the Mag7 JLA were portrayed.

I think I'd have gone with a fully-tricked out core 4 (well, 5)
SuperFriends, plus their Junior Super Friends-- Superman, Wonder
Woman, Batman (& Robin), and Aquaman, with Wendy, Marvin, and
Wonderdog.

I like some of the names, so I'd stick with them.

Superman = Paragon, an Epideromancer who uses his abilities
*only* for toughening up-- no fluiding/flesh-ripping, whatever.
Just making himself strong, tough, and fast.

Wonder Woman = Amazon, the Flying Woman. Essentially the same,
but I'd give her a Soul Skill called Detect Lie.

Batman = The Owl, an Obsessed Detective/Enforcer.

Robin = The Cat, an Obsessed Acrobat/Daredevil.

Aquaman = The Atlantean, a Cliomancer True King who believes
that he is indeed a reincarned King of Atlantis.

Wendy = Obsessed Detective.

Marvin = Wild Talent, Levitation at the temporary cost of Mind
points.

Wonderdog = a possessed canine.

> If I were to be doing things with wannabe superheros, I
> think I'd end up using a comic book Bibliomancer (with a 
> significant version of Book Learning which could use 
> non-mundane skills) and a modified Iconomancer.  

The original version of Bibliomancy I wrote (available on
PYRAMID to subscribers), includes a significant level formula
spell intended to to just that.

<injoke> And for those watching at home, you may notice that teh
example bookworm, David Robertson, is Vernon Henshaw's (see HUSH
HUSH) mentor. </injoke>

> Then again, the vague campaign in my head would start with
> Alan Moore ascending as the Storyteller.

<keanu> Whoa. </keanu>

At least it's not Stan Lee. Warren Ellis could be fun, though. I
can't wait to see PLANETARY/BATMAN *and* the Planetary take on
Batman.



=====
Chad Underkoffler [chadu at yahoo.com]
http://www.geocities.com/chadu/index.html
"Hold your breath. Make a wish. Count to three."
  -- Willy Wonka

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