Reign of Steel / Supers Game

[fchase8]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

Concepts so far:

Commander: party face and psi (but not telepathy) with compartmentalised mind.
Scout: with powers like detect, flight and chameleon.
Spy: with powers like morph, mimicry, 360 degree vision.
Speedster/sniper: enhanced time sense, super running etc.
Tank/heavy gunner: like an earth elemental, can burrow, has high strength and health, injury tolerance etc.
Medic/explosives expert: healing power, stretching, regrowth, injury tolerance.

All characters get some DR and regular regeneration for free (not included in point total).

Do you have an origin concept yet?

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by fchase8

Do you have an origin concept yet?

Yes, the PCs were normal humans that were modified by alien technology to become superhuman. Psi powers are available, as are many super abilities but no magic and no really powerful abilities. The aliens remain distant, their motives inscrutable. For the PCs the primary goal is survival, they need to survive long enough to understand what is happening and why.

[Jasonft]

How many Supers are there? Other than the PCs that is?

[LoneWolf23k]

Originally Posted by fchase8

Really useless would be telepaths - but cyber-telepaths who can commune with computers would be great...

Useless? Hardly. Telepathy gives your team a form of communication the machines can't tap into. Also very useful against hostile human groups like agents of certain Zoneminds or rogue raiders.

[Jasonft]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf23k

Useless? Hardly. Telepathy gives your team a form of communication the machines can't tap into. Also very useful against hostile human groups like agents of certain Zoneminds or rogue raiders.

Also good for spotting Terminators. :)

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by Jasonft

How many Supers are there? Other than the PCs that is?

Not many, maybe a few hundred spread across the whole world.

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by Jasonft

Also good for spotting Terminators. :)

Indeed!

Telepathy would be quite useful.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf23k

Useless? Hardly. Telepathy gives your team a form of communication the machines can't tap into. Also very useful against hostile human groups like agents of certain Zoneminds or rogue raiders.

Originally Posted by Jasonft

Also good for spotting Terminators. :)

Originally Posted by Boomerang

Indeed!

Telepathy would be quite useful.

My brother just create a crazy awesome telepath in my Aeon campaign that has a ton of powers and spent less than 300 points. And as others have noted, being able to read minds is just the tip of the iceberg for telepaths.

[Jasonft]

Danger Sense with Luck should be almost mandatory for parties in a setting like this.

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by Jasonft

Danger Sense with Luck should be almost mandatory for parties in a setting like this.

Agreed! My players are new to GURPS and they have already seen how great those two advantages are.