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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 2218824" data-attributes="member: 118">The God SeedBackground:  A mysterious comet crosses the Earth's orbit approximately once every 12.5 years.  Each time Earth passes through its tail, a new generation of metahumans is created.  The relative power of the metahumans seems to correlate directly with how "fresh" the comet's tail is when Earth passes through.  The number of metahumans created with each pass remains relatively small, however, and it doesn't seem to affect any other species (or does it?).World History:  Largely unchanged from "real" Earth.  Assume metahumans have been significant players in history, but events have played out very similar to what we are familiar with.  To make things easier, perhaps we can say that the comet made its first appearance within the last hundred years or so, and most generations of supers weren't powerful enough to have had a major impact on history.Comet mechanics:  How the comet creates metahumans remains a complete mystery.  During the last two passes, scientists have gotten increasingly better data, but remain perplexed.  The comet appears to shower an unusual charged particle that seems to disappear shortly after entering the Earth's atmosphere.  All manner of theories have been put forth - from exotic quantum physics to alien intervention to divine influence - but nothing has yet been proven.Science projects:  This year's pass of the comet will bring about an unprecendented level of scientific study from the ground.  For the first time, however, several spacecraft are slated to pass near or land on the comet itself.  The Americans and Chinese are sending manned craft, along with unmanned landers.  The Japanese, Russians, and EU are sending unmanned probes designed for particle collection and analysis.Secret project:  Unknown to the rest of the world, the US military secretly sent a probe to intercept the comet during the 1993 pass...and learned some interesting things.  But what, and how will it affect the nature of their manned trip this year?Private projects:  The X-Prize contest, to send private vehicles into space, has been much better funded and progressed much further in this alternate universe for one specific reason.  It is believed that Earth's magnetic field deflects most of the comet's particles, and therefore it's hypothesized that someone in space (even inside a ship) would be exposed to many orders of magnitude greater doses of the particles.  It is believed that a couple hundred private ships will enter low orbit during the closest approach, carrying some of the Earth's wealthiest and most powerful people - each hoping to acquire super powers.The game:Power level 8-12, as best fits the character concept.Skills - 2:1 (seems to be the most popular)Books - core rules...others on case-by-case pending on what people have.House rules - ??Characters should be created in conjunction with the GM, and the GM should have authority to reject or require tweaking for any character deemed degenerate (rules-wise).  Of course, the GM is expected in turn to customize the game to be suitable for the character.</blockquote>

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