Character Creation & Initial Relationships

Welcome to Halcyon City. The City of Tomorrow! Since the 1930's the City has attracted superheroes and has been the centre of many a titanic showdown; as though it's the centre of the multiverse. A bustling, diverse metropolis, there is no greater place on Earth; and certainly no better place to be a superhero. All of you, even those new to the life of being a super, have witnessed or experienced some supernatural or super-heroic event; it's a daily occurrence here.

You're part of the fourth generation of superheroes; the Golden Age heroes from the 30's are long gone, the Silver Age cosmic powers are mostly gone (or fighting galaxy scale events you couldn't even begin to understand), and the current era of Bronze Age grittier heroes are standing sentinel over Halcyon and similar cities around the world. The eyes of the world are on you, ready to label you one way or another while you try to carve out your identity.

You've all chosen to be on a team with each other; for whatever reason you've chosen to stick together as a team. None of you are killers, none of you are openly being hunted by the authorities or loved by the populace at large.

So what does everyone feel like playing?

I like gadgeteer types so I'm looking at the Beacon or Legacy. Having said that, Outsider looks fun.

I've submitted a Janus from another game that ended early, but I'm open to other playbooks.

Thinking on it further, I have a faerie character that would be perfect for an Outsider if you are OK with me reflavoring alien tech as alien sorcery.

Upon first scan-through I'm feeling like playing the Nova. What age are the heroes? The site says "young adult" but I wonder if we might also have some awkward teenagers?

Also, does anyone have a good layout for the Custom character sheet? Never mind, I'll follow the layout Joanne used for Cammy.

Just submitted my Outsider, Whimsy, if you want to take a look. Whimsy

No Character Found. Forgot to add him to the library?

Gaaaah was reading through Whimsy and it was all awesome and pressed the approve button and then it became a remove button and god we need a better mobile client for this site. :(

Please resubmit your awesome fae character Verrain. :)

The characters are aged anywhere between teenage and young adult. Awkward teen is definitely suitable.

Resubmitted. I have played Whimsy as a PC and NPC in many a fantasy game but I have never tried her in a superhero game before. Kudos to my wife for suggesting the idea.

i just submitted a Transformed character named Rosethorn. Let me know what you think!

Everyone's looking awesome so far. Plant Controller Transformed, Faerie Visitor, Energy / Substance Morpher who's juggling school/babysitting/boyfriends. It's going to be exceptional fun :D

Tiny errors thus far. Whimsy's labels aren't highlighted yet and Cammy has her potential marked from her last campaign. Otherwise, they look okay to me!

Whimsy / Kayn - is adding my character to the library separate from creating it and selecting it for the game?

Ahha, got it. Thanks for the tip! I have made the sheet public.

Submitted my Nova though still incomplete. Still needs a name, avatar, and story. I'm picturing an awkward teen, doesn't know what to do about all these hormones, has a huge crush on his team mate. Basically me back in highschool! :-D

Poor awkward kid Novas. :D

I think we've got the group together. Four a good number for people? Great! For the rest of the week... Time for Backstory!

When Our Team First Came Together
So some of you have already got your backstory questions written into your sheets. Some blanks still exist but I'm sure we'll get those filled in with some prodding. So we should work out the most important question; what brought your team together? The questions that we've got to ask through the playbooks are the following ones:

Outsider: We didn’t trust each other at first, but that changed. How? Why?
Transformed:We drew attention and ire from plenty during the fight. One important person in particular now hates and fears us. Who is it?
Janus: We saved the life of someone important, either to the city or to us. Who was it? Why are they important?
Nova: We destroyed our surroundings in the fight. Where was it? What did we destroy?

Talk it out, I'll ask questions and bits and pieces as well. I'm sure there'll also be follow ups. Hopefully we'll have an idea of some of your villains, important NPCs and places you've been to or hang out in afterwards.

Relationships
Then you've got these ones to answer. Remember to volunteer if it makes sense with what you've made up for the first meeting or your backstories.

Whimsy
You've been learning about Earth by spending time with _____________.
You have a crush on ________________ but you keep it under wraps.

Rosethorn
___________________ comforted you when you were at your lowest.
___________________ knew you before you changed.

Chameleon Cammy
___________________ knew you from your civilian life first.
You refused to tell ___________________ your secret identity when they asked.

???? (Nova)
You hang out all the time with ___________________ to blow off steam.
You once hurt ___________________ when you lost control of your powers.

Influence
This one's a pretty important deal; the equivalent of the Hx stat for Apocalypse World. If someone has Influence over you, you generally listen to and care about what they say. You may give Influence to anyone at any time, and anyone with Influence over you has a mechanical advantage over convincing you or shifting your Labels.

Whimsy: Cheerful; You're thrilled to be here. Give everyone Influence over you.
Rosethorn: You try not to care what other people think, even if you can’t shut everyone out. Give Influence to one teammate.
Chameleon Cammy: You look up to your teammates; they seem to have this superhero thing figured out. Give two of them Influence over you.
???? (Nova): Choose Happy Facade or Locked Down. If Happy, give influence to three teammates (everyone). If you choose locked down, give Influence to one teammate

Hey Kayn, do we start by answering the backstory questions from our own playbooks or from any one of them?