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welian said:
LOL - sorry, Gus! Reality need not apply. Besides, the kids get time with their REAL teachers and REAL schools earlier in the day.
I wonder... given that I've compared the super registration act in this RP to the gun control movement, would the Republican platform support SILPA or not? Does the Second Amendment apply to superpowers?
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All I know is Ms. Knox is all about the bear arms.
 
welian said:
LOL - sorry, Gus! Reality need not apply. Besides, the kids get time with their REAL teachers and REAL schools earlier in the day.
I wonder... given that I've compared the super registration act in this RP to the gun control movement, would the Republican platform support SILPA or not? Does the Second Amendment apply to superpowers?
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I don't think the Second Amendment had foresight to account for superpowers, unless superpowers have been a historical issue. Unless Paul Revere using his super-stamina to run to Concord and Ben Franklin's control over the weather were factors in the Founding Father's decisions...


Captain Hesperus
 
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Wow.... in all of this, I never thought to copy the original RPs backstory. Supers have been around for thousands of years, actually. They were shamans, witches, holy men, prophets, legends, carnival freaks... It's a commonly held view by atheists in this setting that various religious figures were or were inspired by supers. The religious might tend to believe that powers are a gift from God, much like any other talent; or they could be like Raguel and believe that it indicates demonic possession.
 
welian said:
Wow.... in all of this, I never thought to copy the original RPs backstory. Supers have been around for thousands of years, actually. They were shamans, witches, holy men, prophets, legends, carnival freaks... It's a commonly held view by atheists in this setting that various religious figures were or were inspired by supers. The religious might tend to believe that powers are a gift from God, much like any other talent; or they could be like Raguel and believe that it indicates demonic possession.
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This adds an entire new vista. Imagine the War of Independence, but with Supers on both sides. British Supers might well have been trained military assets while those in the filthy rebel scum would be whose who were defending themselves from oppressive new laws demanding taxation from those who had superpowers and were unwilling to sign with the army.


The Battle of Yorktown came down to a decisive one-on-one combat between Captain Roger Summerville of the British 38th Light Infantry Battalion who possessed exceptional resilience and strength and Edward James Marshall who was able to focus sunlight into a powerful energy beam from his hands. Their battle lasted most of that fateful day, but was ended when Marshall, with the very last rays of sunlight on that evening, managed to penetrate Summerville's defences by burning through his left eye and incinerating his brain.


Captain Hesperus
 
Didnt do much about the blacks and the bullshit that happened to them, apparently.
 
Further thoughts: Is there some form of 'Super Apartheid'? Can Supers become Senators or Governors? Are they allowed to even run for the Presidency? Are there jobs that are denied to Supers on the basis that the abuse of powers (and Powers) is a potential threat? Are Supers classified as humans under International Human Rights laws?


Captain Hesperus
 
Well, If Supers have been around for thousands of years, I will most definitely believe the Japanese Empire and Nazi Regime did some utter bull shittery in their spare time concerning supers.


possible inspiration for a really old man with advanced technology who used to be a nazi? < _ <


good old tv trope of all crazy scientist's must be german and related to the nazi's in some form.


Plot twist time- Hitler actually survived the World War and made use of a Super who could imitate people to replace his own body.


He and Eva Braun lived out their days in the isolated mountains of Peru.


Stalin was an actual Man of Steel and could manipulate Metal.


Kind of like Red, but with an added Mustache and a horrifying paranoia streak.


Lenin most definitely would had increased Intelligence or something.


Rasputin was a legit healer.
 
[QUOTE="St Indigo]but with an added Mustache and a horrifying paranoia streak.

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You mean Red doesn't have crippling paranoia? He's legit being watched 24/7 and he knows it, haha!
 
Gus said:
I am starting to think DeKlerk is the only one who has any idea what they are doing whatsoever.
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Ahahahaha, no. I have zero experience as a teacher, and while a lot of family members have been/are in some kind of teaching position, I don't want to become one either. So whatever experience or good ideas De Klerk seems to have, it's mostly luck on my part, and considering his chaoticness, luck on his part too.
 
Gus said:
Revolutionary America alt history with mutants = awesome.
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Remind me to run a period drama with super powers. I'm shit at history though, so someone else will need to do the world-building. Though.... I live in Virginia. I could do some research, maybe do a Civil War era RP about a slave revolt. I don't see very many black characters on RPN... It could be awesome, or it could be horribly politically incorrect. Very delicate issue, I must find my African-American Studies friend and ask her.

[QUOTE="Captain Hesperus]Is there some form of 'Super Apartheid'? Can Supers become Senators or Governors? Are they allowed to even run for the Presidency? Are there jobs that are denied to Supers on the basis that the abuse of powers (and Powers) is a potential threat? Are Supers classified as humans under International Human Rights laws?

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Yes on apartheid, depending on the time and place. And yes to being denied certain jobs. In fact, I would not be surprised if almost all technopaths were on no-fly lists - why would you allow someone on your airplane who could control it or take it down without ever leaving his or her seat? Would a criminal defense lawyer want a telepath on the jury? You probably wouldn't want Alexis working at an oil refinery. Or if Marianne were less savory, at a store where she could use her portals to steal merchandise without a trace. It adds a whole new level of liability.


Supers are, at the moment, classified as human beings with human rights. I have not decided how the Geneva Convention sees them.

[QUOTE="St Indigo]Well, If Supers have been around for thousands of years, I will most definitely believe the Japanese Empire and Nazi Regime did some utter bull shittery in their spare time concerning supers.

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This is canon. There are horrible things we know how to do because of them. At this point in the story, any WW2 survivors would be dead, but I have some interesting information that your characters might stumble upon later in the story depending on how certain cards are played.
 
If you need help on the History side of things, I could always help @welian


Taking a History GCSE and I am, in my own teachers words "Acing it"


A*'s all around. * _ *


*Daily dose of Narcissism has been fulfilled*
 
Well, now that I've mentioned history, I just can't stop.


A World War II or super early cold war Rp based in this universe would be badass.


Definitely be a lot more gritty and messed up though. > _ >


Emphasis on the "messed up" if you include Nazi experimentation in the camps or the Japanese Unit 731.
 
If we went to the medieval times in this universe would it be put under the Fantasy category?
 
Dammit, now I want to write a crapton of Prose of various events and instances set in this Universe.


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[QUOTE="St Indigo]Dammit, now I want to write a crapton of Prose of various events and instances set in this Universe.
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You'll have to wait until Friday to get the next writing prompt...
 
Giyari said:
You mean Red doesn't have crippling paranoia? He's legit being watched 24/7 and he knows it, haha!
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It isn't paranoia then. Paranoia is when you think they are watching you but nobody actually cares enough to do so.
 
Aldur said:
If we went to the medieval times in this universe would it be put under the Fantasy category?
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I am thinking mount Olympus was literally an abode of two generations of 'gods.' Then heroes took them down under the leadership of Prometheus. Details became sketchy over the last ten thousand years, but that would be an era that would be super fun to flesh out.


Edit: would also solve the history knowledge problem by being part of a legendary pre history.
 
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Gus said:
I am thinking mount Olympus was literally an abode of two generations of 'gods.' Then heroes took them down under the leadership of Prometheus. Details became sketchy over the last ten thousand years, but that would be an era that would be super fun to flesh out
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So does it means once the supers rule over human as gods (to the point they're documented as one), until they were taken down by human, and since then the era of supers discrimination begin?
 
ViAdvena said:
So does it means once the supers rule over human as gods (to the point they're documented as one), until they were taken down by human, and since then the era of supers discrimination begin?
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#never_again
 
KingHink said:
#never_again
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I know you young people sometimes get confused about historical scope and sequence. Hashtags didn't come into common use until the Middle Ages.
 
ViAdvena said:
So does it means once the supers rule over human as gods (to the point they're documented as one), until they were taken down by human, and since then the era of supers discrimination begin?
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Guessing they got a lot less common due to extermination, and the remaining population went underground. (With occasional pop ups starting religions and such)


Oh and Vlad the Impaler. :-D
 
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