[Supers] Malice - A low-powered supers setting

[awesomenessofme1]

Inspired by two threads on these forums: The GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition and Minor League Supers, this is a multipurpose thread where I can post my setting and various characters within it for feedback, entertainment, and possibly use by others.

Malice (the name is just a cool-sounding word that sounds like “MLS”) is a young, low-powered supers setting. Its basic form is a “real life with the serial numbers filed off” world, much like many other fictional universes. The world looks mostly the same as real life, but politicians, celebrities, and science and business leaders are all different people. History more than about 50 years ago is almost certainly the same, but as you get closer, things get more muddled.

The “present day” of Malice is February 12, 2020. A year ago, a mysterious meteoroid caused panic among some on Earth when it seemed as though it might impact the planet and cause serious damage. Ultimately, when it reached the Earth one year ago today, it passed through the upper atmosphere seemingly harmlessly. Within a few weeks, powers began to manifest in humans. Since “The Flyby”, as it’s come to be known, over 200 people have manifested superhuman abilities. Strangely, it’s also coincided with a burst of seemingly impossible scientific breakthroughs that manifest in ways conducive to superheroics.

Some meta information about the setting:

Power modifiers:

• Biological: Does not exist, may manifest in the future.
• Chi: Does not exist.
• Cosmic: Does not exist. There are no currently known cosmic beings.
• Divine: Does not exist. There are no provable, interventionist deities.
• Electronic: Exists, but is uncommon.
• Elemental: Exists, but must be combined with Super.
• Magical: Does not exist. There is no magic.
• Mechanical: Exists, but is uncommon.
• Moral: Does not exist. Absolute morality with tangible effects isn’t part of the setting.
• Mutant: Does not exist. Mutation is part of Super.
• Nanotech: Does not exist, may be developed in the future.
• Nature: May exist, likely combined with Super, but currently does not.
• Psionic: Does not exist. Subsumed within Super.
• Savant: Does not exist, may manifest in the future.
• Spirit: Does not exist. There are no provably existent spirits.
• Super: Exists, comprises the vast majority of powers.
• Superscience: Exists, comprises most technological powers.

If I missed any power modifiers (I think I got all the ones in Powers and Supers), just tell me and I’ll add them.
In short, the only power modifiers that currently exist are Electronic, Mechanical, or Superscience, Super, and Super+Elemental.

Breakdown of supers:

There are about 150 250-point supers, about 60 500-point supers, 6 1000-point supers, and 2 2000-pointers. The publically-known 1000- and 2000-point supers are known as the “Big Seven”.

The United States has the most supers by a wide margin. Second place is about tied between Russia and China, followed by Japan, then Brazil and India about tied, then Germany and the United Kingdom. These eight countries contain over 70% of the world's supers. No one has any idea why the manifestation of supers seems so arbitrary, not following any observable pattern of population or land area. The Big Seven hail from Australia, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Japan, Russia, and the United States.

Now I’ll introduce a few of the major characters that I’ll be posting as soon as I get finalize them and get them written down:

The Big Seven

• Blink is a Czech speedster.
• Glacier is a Russian brick with ice powers. He is the only one of the Big Four to have a publically known identity.
• Glory is an American generalist with strength, flight, agility, and a penchant for big guns.
• Inferno is a Brazilian blaster and minor speedster with fire powers.
• Legion is an Ethiopian multiplier who can split himself into over a dozen copies (hundreds if he doesn't need fine control) with a constant mental link including senses. He also has a bevy of lesser abilities.
• Titan is a Japanese brick, the strongest person in the world and almost indestructible.
• The Wizard is an Australian size-manipulator who can grow to about 100’ or shrink to under an inch.

Meteor Squad
Formally known as USEST-A1, “Meteor Squad” is an American super-team. They are largely untested both as a team and as individuals but have proven effective in the few engagements they have entered. Essentially, Meteor Squad functions as an empowered special forces team, with at least basic combat training and unique abilities.

• Blue Dragon uses a draconic-styled chrome blue suit of powered armor that enhances his strength and allows him to fly and shoot lightning blasts. His lack of innate powers technically makes the team’s name inaccurate.
• Hyde can grow to 15’ tall and gain strength. His name is a bit of a misnomer, as his growth has no effect whatsoever on his mind.
• Noctis, the effective leader of the group, is a military veteran with the ability to generate a wide field of darkness around himself.
• Tempest is an air manipulator with flight and various air-based attacks. She requires existing air and hasn’t yet mastered fine manipulation, but she does have a decent variety.
• Ursa can transform (presumably) into a big, ugly black bear with huge teeth and regeneration. Ursa’s gender and appearance are unknown since he or she only appears in bear form and does not have a publically known identity.
• Zip has limited time manipulation, being able to move at up to 5x speed for up to one subjective minute. Even without his powers, he’s quite effective as a combatant, trained with dual pistols.

Other supers with sheets posted:

• Dart Frog is a young independent super who has the powers of a frog, including jumping, climbing, and poison secretion.
• The Swordsman is an amnesiac four-armed super who quad-wields swords.
• Isaac Jensen has luck powers with a power-level comparable to the high-level supers, but hasn't realized it yet.
• Succubus has life-draining and mind-controlling sexual powers.
• Gravity Guy is a low-level gravity super only notable for his romance with Glory.
• Shark-Man is a thief, murderer, and cannibal with shark powers.
• Sandworm is a Mojave-based sand super who plans to start a super pro-wrestling organization.
• Shard has access to a piece of the meteor that gave humans powers, imbuing her with a wide array of abilities.
• Scott Wilkinson has acid powers, but hasn't managed to use them effectively.

Literally any question or advice you have about any characters or the setting would be appreciated. Every questioned answered means greater depth and complexity to the world.