Category: Worlds in Peril: Hacks & Feedback

Im new to Apocalypse world but love what i’m seeing.

Although I do have a couple of hopefully not too silly questions.

1. Advantages for PC’s.

From what i’m reading this is how you intend to handle the Batmen, Black Widows & Hawkeyes of comicness. Normal people with gadgets, but I can’t find anything that actually explains “mechanically” how a starting character would start with them or how / if they differ (I’m thinking since they come with a built in “easy to remove from player” they automatically bestow a “bond” point?)

2. Powers & Bond Points

I’m slightly confused about how these build up in character generation, and the chart on page 19.

Assuming I have 2 PC’s (say Black Widow & Quicksilver to use 2 known quantities)

Both begin with 3 bonds

(For brevity’s sake I’m not doing a full run down and ignoring advantages for now)

– BLACK WIDOW –

The idea is to create a very normal human but exceptionally resourceful (using Bond points)

POWER: Even Bond didn’t have these toys

POWER: Tactical, acrobatic martial artist

:simple: The Widows multipurpose Spy Bracelets

(Equipment thats difficult to remove)

(may not inflict critical conditions)

:difficult: The Queen of Manipulation

(Must be able to either speak or be seen)

(can not inflict critical conditions unless she can both be seen & heard)

:borderline: I can keep up with anyone, even aliens

(Still only a well trained Olympic athlete)

(gains minor condition ‘tired, need a moment ‘ after trying to keep up with a super powered being)

– QUICKSILVER –

The idea is to create a very simple to play character

POWER: Super fast movement

POWER: Mutant Physique

:simple: Accelerated movement

(loses speed and control if he has no surface to run on)

:difficult: I run fast enough to cause Cyclones

:borderline: I can fly like a helicopter if I spin at super speeds

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So does this mean that

Black Widow has 3+6 = 9 Bonds & a bond threshold of 9

Quicksilver has 3+1 = 4 bonds & a bond threshold of 4

Using the chart on page 18, Quicksilver using his one extra bond to gain

:simple: rapid fire fist barrage

Then MUST spend the remaining bonds and can not have any more bonds added until he spends experience.

Black Widow 1

Mutant community 1

Wanda Maximoff(NPC) 1

Meanwhile the Black Widow decides a big part of her character is knowing people so..

She takes the required

Quicksilver 1

Russian spy networks 2

New York 1

Then takes:

Lawyer Matt Murdock 2

SHIELD agency 2

‘Insert Superhero team’ 1

Hope that makes sense, sorry it became a bit long.