09-17-2020, 07:04 PM | #211 |
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Re: (Another) World of Superhumans
I'd imagine most unskilled attackers with an improvised weapon relying heavily on Telegraphed attacks...
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09-17-2020, 07:11 PM | #212 |
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Re: (Another) World of Superhumans
Probably, which would bring their skill up to 8. Though since it increase's their target defense by 2, police officers are fairly safe. Especially if they are wearing armor.
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09-17-2020, 11:31 PM | #213 |
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Re: (Another) World of Superhumans
A small knife does Swing-3 cutting or Thrust-1 impaling. For ST 10, that's 1d-3 either way. DR 1 stops the damage 2/3 of the time the guy with the steak knife scores a hit. In any "realistic" world, DR 1 is a pretty big advantage.
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09-18-2020, 12:47 AM | #214 | |
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Re: (Another) World of Superhumans
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The combat powers will likely be laser eye beams, or hulking out, or the like.
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09-18-2020, 12:58 AM | #215 | |
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A little DR and a decent range of Temperature Tolerance is a nice low-point package for people outdoors a lot, say with a level of Nictitating Membrane as well.
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09-18-2020, 05:32 AM | #216 | |
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The same applies to a person who manifests to survive the wilderness. DR 6 (Super, -10%; Tough Skin, -40%) [15], Nictitating Membrane 6 (Super, -10%) [6], and Temperature Tolerance 6 [6] is only 27 CP, so we are talking about a Class I super. People who are triggered by small dreams or everyday threats will usually be lower class supers, and it will be being a super that will matter more than their super abilities. The Class IIs and above just have larger dreams or face more challenging threats during their awakening. Last edited by AlexanderHowl; 09-18-2020 at 06:00 AM. |
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09-18-2020, 06:08 AM | #217 | |
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So, like I said 'hulking out' would be a common effect. Hopefully with the ability to turn it off if it's a literal Hulk style change. The 'not intending to kill' part kicks in after the other guy is down, and you don't put the boot in. I admit this is probably coloured by my high school experience.
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09-18-2020, 07:26 AM | #218 |
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Re: (Another) World of Superhumans
I do not think that 'hulking out' will be a common result because supers would have manifested more than a decade before that trope was even conceptualized. The idea of transforming into a hulking brute would have horrified the vast majority of the adolescent population. Just take a look at the heroes of the screen of 1950s and before, they were not massive slabs of muscle, they were slim and chiseled, strong yet human in proportion (even Charles Atlas was not that large).
As for more lethal attack abilities, they will definitely manifest among adolescents during a few fights, but they will be evidence that the super is a psychopath or a sociopath (unless they are fighting for their lives, or the lives of their loved ones, against a large number of attackers, then it would just be self-defense). Any super that manifested such a lethal reaction during a school fight would probably have a long stay in a padded cell, at least until the authorities are sure that they are not a continued threat to the community. If they attempted to resist incarceration, they would likely have a (brief) career as a supervillian, as they would probably be gunned down by police long before another super could restrain them. |
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As a society we generally don't treat kids 15 and under as being developed enough to understand the consequences of such actions. We're less lenient on 16+. |
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09-18-2020, 09:31 AM | #220 |
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The Comic's Code came about in 1954 in OTL. For criminal prosecution, you are correct, especially during the 50s (though minorities would be more likely to suffer prosecution). For civil commitment though, the authorities were quite willing to toss people into padded rooms during the 50s, at a much higher rate than nowadays (especially when it came to women).
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