New: Dark Legends (free, open-ended, email, human, space, modern, rpg, abstract)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:13:01 +0000

Name:		Dark Legends
Costs:		Free
Frequency:		Daily or every 2 days
Email:		sharlene79 zat mindspring.com
URL:		http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/darklegends2106/
Type:		Superhero, Space Opera, Cyberpunk
Last-Update:		2006Jul03
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, space, modern, rpg, abstract

Description:

In 2087 Mankind began to send out the first Pathfinder vessels,
interstellar colonization vessels.  The population on Earth has begun to
spiral out of control.	New laws have gone into force to control
reproduction.  Fossil fuels are practically non-existent.  The Earth of
this future is similar to that seen in movies like Blade Runner and Johnny
Mnemonic, as well is TV shows like Babylon 5 (minus the aliens) and Mutant
X.  The government of Earth is now unified under the UN and it has become
a fascist state.  Old superpower nations still exist.  Some new
confederacies have formed.  But they all live under the rule of the UN,
which is largely controlled by economics.  The official language of Earth
is now Terran Basic.  The unofficial language is Gutterspeak.  And there
is a dialect of Gutterspeak called Belter.

When metahuman abilities began to crop up. The government began to realize
a very real threat to the status quo.  So even where no threat existed,
they created one.  Black ops teams generated public fear of superhumans.
Soon laws went into force that forced even would be heroes underground.
Now civilian and military authorities seek hero and villain alike.  The
news is censored and government sponsored.  Getting good press for heroes
is pretty much impossible � except perhaps through back channels, like
hackers.  Hackers don�t live very long.  While noone ever made it a
capital crime, more and more hackers are disappearing.

Welcome to the year 2106, some 19 years after the first Pathfinder
missions began.  They have reached their first destinations, set up small
colonies, and early jump gates.  Earth is faced with the very real
possibility of its first interstellar wars.  Arch villains still threaten
the Earth.  Heroes still try to fight the good fight without getting
caught.  Your secret identity is your most prized possession.  New
technologies and laws make living with superpowers harder.  There are
sensors to scan unusual energies, biohounds to scan genetic traces (even
scents), and psi scanners.  Antipsi gear is a well-developed science.
Military technology has reached the point where elite soldiers have body
armors that can deal with all but the most dangerous superpowers.

All player characters must be humans with superpowers.	That means no
gadget-based heroes or agents.	(That doesn�t mean you can have gadgets,
just that your powers must not be based on them.  Psionics with Psi amps,
for example, are perfectly acceptable.	So is a Spiderman in battle armor
or a Flare with a battlestaff that does frequency shifting of her laser
blasts into other frequency ranges.)  All must be heroes, not villains.  I
don�t want a bunch of vigilantes.  Watch Batman Begins if you want an idea
of the difference between vigilante and hero.  I want characters that can
work with a group, not a bunch of loners, sociopath, etc.  The game system
in use will be GURPS 3rd edition.  Characters must be approved before
you�ll be added to the website.  Apply by email.  Warning, I use a
spamblocker.  You�ll be blocked the first time.  Please refer to the title
of the game in your request.

This is an adventure, not just an opera.  No Lurkers.  Non posting will be
dealt with by being removed from the game.  (If you know you are going to
be away, just let folks know so the plot doesn�t stall.  I understand work
comes first, etc.)  Run your own characters, not NPC�s or other players.
No one liner posting.  I do expect players to be able to post at least
every other day.

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