Re: [BNW] Death of a Campaign

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>At 01:15 AM 2/18/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >And don't forget 'The Watchmen' either.  Another great
> >government-controlling-the-paranormals setting.
>
>Oh no. . . that one is sitting next to my BNW books, instead of on my
>regular book shelf.  :-)
>
>Not only is it a great "government-controlling-the-paranormals" setting,
>but it's the government controlling the low powered heroes - and the pure
>havoc that happens when just one alpha, er, real superhero, shows up.
>

Heh.  I'd consider Manhattan a "super-Alpha".  I'd take him against Superior 
any day of the week and bet on the former...  :)

Actually, I'm not sure I'd even consider the rest of the Watchmen "deltas" 
(i.e., "low powered heroes").  Ozymandias _might_ be a Genius (although if 
we're going to get into classifying him by power packages, his acrobat and 
bullet-catching abilities are probably additional powers that would probably 
make him a low-end Alpha as BNW seems to treat the concept).

_Maybe_ the Comedian is a Gunner (although he does nothing that indicates he 
would have to be to do what he does).  And maybe Night Owl is a Genius.

Personally, I'd tend to consider them all Regs (and certainly the original 
Minutemen as well).

Actually, I'm working on a system that does let you play Regs.  It'll 
probably go up at my web site in the next couple of weeks, followed by 
adaptations of some existing "reg" characters like The Question and 
Rorschach.

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Steve Crow

"Worm Can Opener Extraordinare"

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