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Though we'll be following the basic Civil War structure, there is space to deviate from the canon (such as your Captain America choosing to support the SHRA, instead of opposing it). We'll see where the story takes us.
We'll be using the troupe play rules introduced in the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Civil War source book. Each player will start with one of the characters listed below. As play progresses, you'll have the opportunity to 'unlock' additional characters for your troupe. On the other hand, some characters may become unplayable later, based on individual and group decisions.
Armour
Beast
Black Panther (unlockable)
Black Widow
Cable
Captain America
Colossus
Cyclops
Clint Barton (Goliath)
Clint Barton (Hawkeye)
Clint Barton (Ronin)
Cloak
Dagger
Daredevil (Danny Rand)
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
Deadpool
Doctor Strange
Emma Frost
Falcon
Goliath
Hercules
Human Torch
Invisible Woman
Iron Fist
Iron Man
Luke Cage
Mister Fantastic
Moon Knight
Ms Marvel
Nighthawk
Punisher
Sentry (unlockable)
Shadowcat
She-Hulk
Spider-Man
Spider-Woman
Storm
Sub-Mariner (unlockable)
Thing
Thor (unlockable)
Tigra
Wasp
Wolverine
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Right, everybody should have their datafiles now. Pick one or both of the milestones available to your character. New milestones will emerge while we play. However, you can only have two milestones (per character) at once and you can only replace a milestone once you complete an existing milestones
We'll use the Google spreadsheet to track XP, milestones and datafiles.
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So we do not start with story milestones available?
Or how soon will they be appearing?
As it looks to be smart just to grab both mine then if there are no other options.
They should start popping up soon, by the end of the second scene, in terms of in-game time. The story milestones do depend on your stance on registration though. For example, pro-registration could focus on unmasking unregistered superhumans, while anti-registration could focus on protecting the identities of unmasked superhumans. Pro-registration (or anti-registration double-agents) are more likely to side with S.H.I.E.L.D., as another example, and may be able to access special S.H.I.E.L.D. milestones.
However, in terms of real-time, I can't say how long that will take (nature of PbP).
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In response to Emma's question, some more background info and common arguments:
6 U.S.C. S. 558—also known as the Superhuman Registration Act, or SHRA—proposes that all those with superhuman abilities who are active within the United States of America register with the United States federal government as “living weapons of mass destruction.” This applies to all such cases, including those naturally occurring, those endowed with magic, or those subject to the effects of extreme sciences. It even includes gods and those using remarkable and unique technology.
If the SHRA passes, these things happen:
- Superhumans must register with government officials.
- Government agencies regulate, approve, or deny professional use of superhuman abilities.
- Those not in compliance are declared in contempt of the law.
If the SHRA fails, these things happen:
- Proponents for the bill promote other, more extremist bills to encourage harsher restrictions.
- Superhumans supporting the SHRA are seen as traitors to the cause.
- Villains use this to justify superhuman supremacy agendas.
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was looking at that, but RSS is NOT email notification. I'm using too many different connection devices currently...
I Googled around and it seems that RSS would be the only available option. There must be a reader that can ping an e-mail account though.
Anyway, Ms Marvel will be joining the PbP after this scene with Congress.
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Cable is not going to be able to commit more time to the game in the near future. I'll work him out of the scene and move Emma and Beast into buddy mode.
In the interim, would you remaining two like to go at it with just the two characters? If not, we can see about recruiting another player (suggestions?) or expanding the troupe sooner (maybe more than one character per player).
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I agree. This is a bit of a PbP experiment for me. I've run and played in several PbPs that put a lot of focus on the tactical aspects of the game, such as Rogue Trader's ship-to-ship combat. Though I loved those games and characters, I'm really interested in seeing how the Cortex system performs over the PbP medium.
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I got the X-Men Civil War source book (finally). I'll update our spreadsheet with new options when I get a chance. And I still need to figure out how to implement the troupe mechanic (if we're even going to use it). New datafiles:
Archangel
Bishop
Caliban
Domino
Dust
Elixir
Forge
Hellion
Iceman
M
Magma
Marvel Girl
Mercury
Micromax
Multiple Man
Mystique
Nightcrawler
Omega Sentinel
Psylocke
Rockslide
Rogue
Sabra
Sabretooth
Shatterstar
Siryn
Strong Guy
Surge
Wolfsbane
X-23
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I've been thinking about this.
- The rules make allowance for split-party dynamics (solo, buddy, and team dice). So it is possible to have Wolverine run on his own in a forked thread.
- Wolverine recruits Emma and Beast too (nothing wrong with that) and all three go hunting for Nitro. (Or they convince Wolverine to wait)
- Lore and Hevn choose two new X-Men to run with Wolverine (troupe rules).
- You choose another X-Man to stick with Emma and Beast (troupe rules), while Wolverine NPCs for awhile.
Options 2, 3 and 4 are probably the easiest to handle. What do you think?
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Troupe rules:
Now would be good time to try out the troupe rules, since some X-Men are not that well suited for fighting nuclear bombs. Beast has decided to tag in Nightcrawler.
For now, I'm going to use the simple troupe rules: XP is pooled for your roster of heroes, can be earned by any member of your troupe and can be spent on any member of your troupe.
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OK, the milestones are updated in our spreadsheet. Now the list includes more X-Men relevant examples.
I know that Lore is going to be offline for most of the holidays (and my connectivity might also take a slight dip), so we'll wrap up this transition scene and then kick off the hunt for Nitro in the new year.
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