Uberworld is a co-operative gaming and writing community.
All artists and writers retain their rights and their voices.Submitting a Character to Hero City
Hi,
I'm Pix'l Ta'Myx, Dr. Bowman's administrative
assistant. Thanks for your interest in applying to the Hero City campaign.
We do not currently have any openings, but visitors are always welcome.
A Special Note on the Company: For trademark reasons, the name of the company and its major properties cannot be listed on this web site and should therefore be referred to only obliquely on character sheets. Many people in the real world love the corporation in question; others don’t. Be aware that the GM loves it despite its warts (me, too!); players in the campaign don’t have to be huge fans, but those who hate the company or expect it to turn out to be “evil” in the Uberworld likely won’t be happy here.
For more information on applying, see below. Good luck!
– Pix'l Ta'Myx, May 2006
About the Campaign: The ideal players of this campaign are talented writers committed to telling cool, fun, and exciting stories. Rich, detailed posts should be common, and players will be able to enhance the campaign with their own enthusiasm and imagination. If your posts tend to be very short or laden with typos and grammatical errors, this is likely not the campaign for you.
Player characters should be “clean-cut.” No criminal records, drug problems, etc. Most should be attractive. None should be immediately frightening to children. They will have been hand-picked by the company after having undergone rigorous psychological and physical testing. The company will be careful to avoid hiring “bad apples” who might hurt its reputation. Characters can come from anywhere in the world, but should speak English.
Characters should somehow reflect company themes, stories, or attractions. The company isn’t looking to hire “Super Mouse,” but take as an example the character of Doctor Tomorrow 2, who is thematically based on a section from the company’s theme parks. An otherwise interesting character who doesn’t quite fit the company’s theme might be asked to change his or her “hero name.” Costumes will likely be developed by company professionals. All Hero City characters are required to take the 8-point Hero City package. Most should take the Public ID disadvantage; at any rate, the company will require knowledge of all team members’ true identities.
Building a Character for Hero City:
| Base Points: 350 (200 Base + 150 Disadvantages) |
| Starting Points: 200 |
| Maximum Disadvantages: 150 |
| Maximum Points from One Category of Disadvantages: 60 |
| Maximum Speed: 6 (except for speedsters) |
| Maximum Active Points: Negotiable, but generally limit attacks to 13 DCs |
| Minimum Points in Non-Combat Skills and Perks: 20 |
All characters must purchase the following:
1. The Hero City Team Package (8 points) The prefab for this is available in the files section of the campaign group.
| AK: Company Theme Parks 11- (2 points) |
Contact:
Hero City Staff (Contact has access to major institutions, Contact
has significant Contacts of his own, Contact: Hero City Staff
(Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has useful
Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact), Organization
Contact (x3) 11- (15 Points) |
| Fringe Benefit: Hero City Team Member (3 Points) |
| Hero City Communicator: Mind Link, Specific Group of Minds, Any distance, No LOS Needed, Number of Minds (x16) (45 Active Points); Only With Others Who Have Mind Link (-1), Flashed As Radio and Hearing Groups, Not Mental Group (-1/2), IIF (-1/4), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-1/4), Incantations (-1/4) (14 Points) |
| KS: Media Relations 11- (2 Points) |
| KS: The Corporation (2 Points) |
| Reputation: True-Blue Corporate Heroes (A large group) 11-, +1/+1d6 (2 Points) |
| Reputation: Cool Heroes (Among Kids) (A small to medium sized group) 11-, +2/+2d6 (2 Points) |
| TF: The Rail (1 Point) |
| Monitored: Media 8- (More Pow, NCI, Watching) (15 Point Disadvantage) |
| Social Limitation: Celebrity (10 Point Disadvantage) |
| Social Limitation: Subject To Orders (10 Point Disadvantage) |
2. Psychological Limitation: Code Against Killing (20 Point Disadvantage)
All characters should consider purchasing the following Limitations:
1. Rivalry (with a member from the Heroes of Filmland)
2. Social Limitation: Public Identity (15 Point Disadvantage)