[PBEM News] Motown Mayhem - Uberworld Game

From: dawnstars@optusnet.com-dot-au.no-spam.invalid (dawnstars)

Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:05:32 +0000

There is a new Call out for characters in Uberworld.  The game is
Motown Mayhem and further details can be found at the Uberworld page:
http://www.uber-world.com/index.php or more specifically at the Motown
Mayhem page: http://www.uber-world.com/motownmayhem.htm

You'll need to get your characters in quick though.  The Gm is ready
to run with this.  Send applications to the uberworldforum mailing
list (subscribe on the main web page) by Friday 21st July.

Here is a teaser and essential information:

The unmarked car sat across from the warehouse; its two occupants
watching the late night activity as rain drummed its beat on the
roof. A tip had come in a large shipment of drugs would be moving
through the warehouse and the younger of the two men was eager to
stop it. It was the type of bust that could make a career; at least
it was in any other city. In Detroit, it was the type of bust to get
someone killed.

The young detective had heard of the corruption in Detroit but his
idealistic nature wouldn't let him believe a good cop couldn't make a
difference. So he only stared in shock when his partner pulled his gun
and told him to get out of the car. Doing as he was told, trying not
to let the other man see how scared he was, the young detective
exited the vehicle and under direction from his partner headed for
the alley behind the warehouse.

"I tried to warn you Jimmy, don't get yourself involved in the Leoni
family's business but you wouldn't listen, you had to be a hero.
Well, you know what happens to heroes in this city?" He waited until
Jimmy shook his head. "They tend to die young." It was the last thing
Jimmy heard.

*****

A shadowy figure on the rooftop watched the scene unfold below. How
many good cops had died like this young detective? How many more
would die? He didn't know. All he knew was, it was time for someone
to put an end to the corruption that allowed such things to happen;
but how?

He was only one man. Granted he had powers that set him above the
ordinary person but would that be enough to take on a whole city of
corruption? He didn't know. All he knew was, he was going to try and
continue trying until the city was free from the drugs and corruption
that plagued it; or until his mission caught up with him and he wound
up like that poor cop who tried to make a difference.

Either end was fine by him. If he made a difference in only one
person's life, stopped one family from having to suffer the horrors
of watching one of their own spiral down the path of addiction, if he
spared  one father from watching his daughter sell herself in order to
fund her habit and then have to identify that same daughter at the
morgue because her pimp hit her one too many times, it would be
enough.

He didn't have any illusions. He knew it would be tough; he knew he
would probably die without anyone ever knowing who he was but he had
to try.

*****

Campaign Description:

Motown Mayhem is a somewhat dark campaign set in Detroit; a city full
of crime and corruption. The players will be vigilantes who have
grown tired of criminals having all the advantages and have banded
together (or not) to take their city back. The task will not be easy
as many in the city's police force and government are on the payroll
of some
powerful crime figures.

This campaign will deal with the darker side of life and the players
will find themselves facing drug dealers and corrupt officials more
often than super powered foes. The players will not start out as a
team and at times, in the beginning, may find themselves working at
cross purposes.

While this is a dark campaign, Punisher type characters are
discouraged as it would be difficult for the average man on the
street to identify with them. This does not mean the characters are
forbidden from killing only that it should not be the first or
primary option.

*****

Background:

Detroit has been on a steady decline in the years since the Leone
family took over and is today considered one of the top most
dangerous cities in the United States. Citizens live in fear as their
elected officials and police do nothing to curb the ever increasing
crime rate. Drugs and prostitution flourish while corrupt police and
city officials take bribes and make back room deals with the Leoni
Syndicate.

Sporting few Ubers, Detroit has fallen under the radar of any of the
many Uber teams but now a few of those Ubers have had enough and have
decided to take things into their own hands. They may not be able to
pack the punch of some of the better known Ubers but they can still
make a difference. They can still take back their city.

*****

Area Of Operation:

Adventures will take place in Detroit with occasional forays to other
locations.

*****

Goals:

To take back Detroit from the criminals who have overrun it. They will
have to overcome corrupt police and politicians who seek to maintain
the status quo and make the characters appear to be the villains.

*****

Reputation:

Among the people the Ubers who have decided to take the law into their
own hands are heroes; men and women to be admired for risking
themselves to make the city safer. Among the police and city
officials it's a different story. Officially the Ubers are considered
vigilantes no better than the criminals they seek to stop, though a
few on the force are secretly glad to have their help.

*****

Building A Character For Motown Mayhem:

Base Points: 350 (175 Base + 175 Disadvantages)
Starting Points: 175
Maximum Disadvantages: 175
Maximum Points From One Category Of Disadvantages Other than
Psychological: 50
Maximum Points From Psychological Disadvantages: 75
Maximum Speed: 5
Maximum Active Points for Attacks: 40
Maximum Active Points For Any One Power: 60
Minimum Points In non-Combat Skills And Perks: 30

Other Notes:

Required Disadvantages:

Social Limitation - Secret ID (20 pts)
Hunted by Police 8 or less (15 pts)
Hunted by Leoni Crime Syndicate  8 or less (15 pts)

Recommended Disadvantages:

Psychological Limitation - Prefers Not to Kill (10 pts)
Watched by Media (any level)

Disallowed Disadvantages:

Anything that would disallow a Secret ID.

Package Deals:

While this campaign does not have a team package characters may take
anypackage that suits their background. Some recommendations are;
StreetDetective, Former Police Officer, Former Criminal, etc.

****

I'm looking for 4-6 characters for this campaign (based on number and
quality of submissions) and will be accepting submissions until 11:59
pm on Friday 7/21. The line up will be announced some time on Tuesday
7/25.

Please email character backgrounds in plain text or open document
format(please, no HTML) to klgeorge@mindspring.com Character sheets
are not required at the time of submission but may be included with
the background if the player has one available.

This link http://uber-world.com/pcfaq.htm will show you what is needed
for a complete character submission, though the above campaign
requirements supersede any point values listed there.

If you have any questions or would like more information please email
me at the above address. I'm happy to work with anyone to make their
character a better fit. Just please remember any suggestions and/or
help I may provide is not a guarantee the character will be
accepted.

You can subscribe to the Motown Mayhem list by sending an email to
Motown_Mayhem-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

This is an Uberworld campaign.

Uberworld has been undergoing some improvements, so check it out
anyway.  We have eight active campaigns plus a collaborative writing
project called Tales From Uberworld which is a chance for writers to
just go out there and write without having to worry about the
confines of a pbem game.
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