Living Supers Timeline Thread

[Living Supers Judge]

This thread is for the Living Supers Historical Timeline.

Game Masters, please send timeline information about your adventure to be added to the judge(s) who are maintaining the timeline. Include a date (Day, Month, and Year prefered, time is optional), and a brief news-like entry on what happened. This is for generaly notable events either in the news, or in the history of the Resolutes, so generaly you'll include the begining of any mission, the resolution of any mission, any important newsworthy events that happen durring the mission, or notes on specific Resolutes accoplishments. Also, a link to either the game, or the specific evet (if possable) would be nice.

Any questions, e-mail the judge(s).

Timeline Judge(s):
Bront: Bront20 at Gmail dot Com

 

[Living Supers Judge]

December 31, 1999 - mid fears of Y2K and mass panic, the event happened. A comet, undetected by radar or telescope, passed close to earth, and was pulled into a low orbit. The comet made several trips around the earth, slowly decending further and further into the atmosphere, before it finaly burned itself up. Little was known of the strange comet, or it's odd behavior, and it's study is still an expanding field today.

2000-2005:
November 2001 Noted actor Marlon Gibson spontaniously ignits at a publicity appearance for his upcomming movie. Strangely, when he was finaly put out, he was unharmed, but rescue squads were unable to approach him. He dies later that night in an unexplained car explosion. Noted at the first truely public display of superhuman powers.

July 2002 - Pointing to research indicating the occurance of people with enhanced abilities, Resolution 527 is put before the UN by Major Christopher Nueworth, which was written Seth Sharpman with the advice of several UN medical specialists. The resolution, termed extreme and uncalled for, is promply burried in a subcomittee for further investigation.

March 7, 2003 - The Chicago Tribute coins the phrase "Unlocking Humanity's Potential", which seemed as good an explanation as any, and quickly cought on.

October 2004 - Rising Super Power Criminal incident rates come to head with the most public appearance of a super happened when a mutant, dubbed Rocky for his rock hard skin, tried to rob several banks in Switzerland, and eventualy was taken down by several tanks when he was unable to be pacified.

December 2004 - Citing events from Switzerland, the UN subcomittee investigating Resolution 527 gives it's full support and recomendation for approval.

April 2005 - After much debate and public outcry, the UN passed Resolution 527 on the recomendation of the investigating subcomittee, enabling the formation and funding of a task force of super beings with the backing of the UN to help protect the world from those who would abuse their powers and threaten peace and prosperity in the world.

October 2005 - Under the direction of Seth Sharpman, the first Task Force HQ is established in Kingston on the coast in New Jersey, and begins openly recruiting. The Team Leader is Major Nueworth, though he is simply there for recruiting purposes, and he and Seth intend to take a hands of approach once things are set in motion. The next Task Force HQ, to be located somwhere in the UK, is still being built.

November 2005 - The first recruits for the Task Force are accepted, and missions begin. The media quickly nicknames members of the team "Resolutes" refering to Resolution 527.

2006:

January 5th - An Earthquake of massive proportions rocks Los Angeles. The Resolutes are called out on their first mission to help and investigate.