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<blockquote data-quote="Xyxox" data-source="post: 4886370" data-attributes="member: 16542">Wild Cards is the oldest shared setting going. They started in 1987 and released the 19th book in the series this year. There is a 20th that will be published soon and the deal has been signed for the 21st in the series.It's a gritty superheroes type of thing. The start was an alien virus being released over the Bowery in New York City on September 15, 1946. OF those infected, 90% die horrible deaths. Of the survivors, 90% are horribly deformed. The remaining 10% of the survivors gain some power. Super strength, telekinesis, telepathy, etc. are some examples.The virus rewrites genetic code. The resulting genetic code is recessive. So the potential of mutation in offspring is 100% if two infected people breed. If one wild card and one &quot;nat&quot;(natural uninfected person) breed, all offspring are carriers.Anyway, it's a great setting, great novels and loads of fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xyxox, post: 4886370, member: 16542"] Wild Cards is the oldest shared setting going. They started in 1987 and released the 19th book in the series this year. There is a 20th that will be published soon and the deal has been signed for the 21st in the series. It's a gritty superheroes type of thing. The start was an alien virus being released over the Bowery in New York City on September 15, 1946. OF those infected, 90% die horrible deaths. Of the survivors, 90% are horribly deformed. The remaining 10% of the survivors gain some power. Super strength, telekinesis, telepathy, etc. are some examples. The virus rewrites genetic code. The resulting genetic code is recessive. So the potential of mutation in offspring is 100% if two infected people breed. If one wild card and one "nat"(natural uninfected person) breed, all offspring are carriers. Anyway, it's a great setting, great novels and loads of fun. [/QUOTE]

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