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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Teflon Billy" data-source="post: 535267" data-attributes="member: 264">Hey Folks...this is my first attempt at a story hour, so please bear with me through any little burps and hiccups along the way.I want to immediately get one thing out of the way: A big fat thanks goes out to Toren "MacBin" Atkinson for doing so many of the illustrations that grace this thread. Super Hero gaming goes a lot better with it's own comic art, and Toren has really come through for my gaming group.  Thanks big guy<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, on with the show...First I'll start with a brief intro to the setting, Cascade City. In truth, it's none other than my own hometown Vancouver, BC, Canada--only with a superhero bent to it (in much the same fashion that Gotham is New York with a comic book coat of paint on it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />)The City has been the setting for my Super Hero rpg's for ages now, and as such has a lot of history that will likely be referred to by the players (or their GM) in the course of the campaign. I will try and keep obscure references to the past explained, but if at any point something being said isn't making any sense, please feel free to call for a clarification.Some Things that will likely come up<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 1930's: The "dirty thirties" were a dark age for Cascade City, as corrupton by organized crime had infected nearly every sector of public service, law enforcement and government. It was in this era that ostensible "heroes" such as The Cackling Man, The Whisperer, Black Fedora and The Crimson Skull started waging war on organized crime from the shadows. It must be said that the heroes of this age were not the common do-gooders of years to come. These were grim, ruthless men, whose "crimes" were often as not as bad or worse than those they worked against. But with the aid of the fledgling newspaper The Cascadia Chronicle, public opinion turned, as light was shone on the criminal masterminds who had been running things; Malcolm Factor, Dr. Zombo, Deacon Dark, and The Fat Man. The tide changed dramatically as the civic elections of 1938 saw  slate of candidates running on "Law and Order" platforms. The bravery of these candidates cannot be overstated as attempts on their lives by those in power were virtually guaranteed. It is now roundly accepted that the changes in the 1938 began due to these officals being elected, and the fact that they survived to serve their mandates can be placed almost entirely at the feet of the era's "Mystery Men" </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Rise of the Costumed Super Hero: During WW2, the first recorded "Costumed Hero" appeared on the scene. Justiceman spent the entirety of the war on the home front fighting saboteurs and keeping morale (and recruitment) up. Justiceman (or JM as he was known familiarly) was the first of a new breed; he did not conceal his face, He did not break the law and he was a charismatic speaker available to the press. As his fame grew, Justiceman assembled a team of like-minded "Super Heroes" (as the press was beginning to call them) including such luminaries as The Alternator, Maxitron: The Robot Avenger, Bluejay, The Zipster, The Atlantean and The Cackling man. Together, they became known as The Freedom Legion and fought crime, remedied disasters and inspired a new generation of heroes. All but The Cackling Man revealed their actual identities to the press. It was not until years later, in the early 1950's, when they were called before the HUAC and asked to "name names". Justiceman alone did so. At this treachery, The Freedom Legion disbanded. Maxitron, despite his sentience, was declared a device, and was assigned to the U.S Army, running amok in Saigon during the Vietnam war. He is curently at large. The Alternator retired to a life as a electrician. The Zipster died of a drug overdose in the 1960's. The Atlantean returned to the sea, occasionally surfacing to aid humanity. The Cackling Man, alone in posession of his secret identity, returned to his old haunts and continued his war against crime. The lesson was not lost on the heroes to come. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Hoon Invasion: In the late 1990's The alien shapeshifter race The Hoon, set about replacing Quebec politcians and using the usurped positions to press for secession from the rest of Canada. Their eventual plan was to use a seceded Quebec as a staging ground for a full invasion. The Super! magazine promotional super-team The Justice Hurricane (Battery, Windman, Mirror Image, Brown Bear, Kinetica, the Mistress of Motion, and Blackwing) were forced to battle the Central Canadian Sentinels (L'Habitant, Loup Garou, Fleur De Lys and Le Chat) who had been assigned to bodyguard the "Politicians". During the battle, one of the Hoon imposters was knocked unconscious and reverted to form in front of the national TV Cameras. With their plot exposed, The Hoon signalled for a the full invasion to commence, lest they fail entirely. Long story short, thans to the efforts of the earth's heroes, The hoon were repulsed.</li> </ul>Well, this introductory post has been long enough. Nextt ime I'll post the PC'sThanks for you time</blockquote>

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