Checking in from KY.
Checking in from KY. Just got my book today. There was a little crunching on a corner in the shipping somewhere (I think my mailman hates me) , so I’ve got some weighted flattening I’m trying to do. Otherwise, this book looks BEAUTIFUL. I’m pretty sure it’s taken Grim World’s throne as prettiest looking Apocalypse Powered book and that’s saying a lot in my book. Great job and I can’t wait to really dip into the book.
Does anyone else here read the Wild Cards books?
Does anyone else here read the Wild Cards books? It would be a great source for odd character ideas. Basically an alien war unleashed a chemical that powered folks. Some people got cool super powers (aces) while others were deformed if they even got a power at all (jokers). It’s an anthology series put together by George R.R. Martin and friends who started out this setting as an RPG campaign. So far, I’ve loved the entries I’ve read.
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My favorites so far are the Great Turtle and the Sleeper. The Turtle is an omega-level telekinetic, but he’s so agoraphobic that he fights crime while encased in an armored ‘turtle-mobile’ of sorts. The Sleeper is a guy who changes forms/powers every time he sleeps which usually resembles more of a hibernation/chrysalis. This means he might be a high flying, handsome Ace one day (think ) and five months later he might wake up with a body made of jell-o and no other powers. He even goes so far as to take drugs to postpone sleep when possible. I’ve found the series pretty neat and fresh simply because several of the contributing aren’t traditional writers of super heroes.