Supers Game Planning

OK. So I brought this up last week but I wanted to let you all know that I am serious about doing this.

The Plan: Run a new Supers game using my modified Ubiquity rules.

I think that we agreed that the player characters will be heroes. They will be just starting out (low powered) and are not necessarily part of a team. You will end up working together but may or not end up as a formalized group.

The setting will be modern day and the tone will be modern comics.

My definition of modern comics =  Moral choices tend to fall into shades of grey rather than black and white. The level of violence tends to be more toward the lethal end of the spectrum (guns, swords, etc. rather than just fists and and flashy powers). Angst is more likely than not. Expect a darker reality rather than a sunny one.

Your Role: Come up with a character concept. What does your character do? Why does he do it (motivation)? What is the source of his powers (origin)? How did he come by his powers (origin story)?

I will try to build your characters with you filling in the blanks. If we need to, we can spend part of a game session doing this.

Caveat: The rules for this game/system are under construction. I will reserve the right to change how things work as we play. This may mean that powers, skills and talents will be modified as we go. I will allow for some respecs depending on circumstances.

Dave has expressed an interest in a ghost-like character.

David has expressed an interest in a mentalist.

Bruce is looking at a speedster.

Alan is looking at a supernatural/undead martial swordsman.

Kelly is looking at a martial artist.

Randy is looking at a cowboy that shoots psychic bullets from his finger.