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[kj1225]

Why not both?

And could I play a batman esque character?

[Angle]

Yeah, I could do both. And yes, you could play a batman expy. If other people are interested, I can write up a setting description.

[RangerCado]

A superhero GURPs? ...Time to dust off my old Worm-verse Selina Archetype! XD ALL the RP!

[kj1225]

A superhero GURPs? ...Time to dust off my old Worm-verse Selina Archetype! XD ALL the LESBIANS!

FTFY.

[RangerCado]

*sigh* yeah, yeah.

[My Name is Immaterial]

I'd like to play both. I'll be a car/plane/thing.

[Angle]

Alright, setting information coming right up.

[4maskwolf]

Ooh, count me in.

[Angle]

Spoiler: background (click to show/hide)

Alright, so, setting. This setting diverges from ours most obviously around the 20's, with the emergence of Masked Vigilantes in response to rampant police corruption and organized crime. This rapidly escalates, with the gangs recruiting supervillains to occupy the heroes, leading to something of an arms race. As of this point, most heroes and villains have no actual superpowers, just incredible chutzpah and unusual resourcefulness. In the thirties, the existence of superhuman abilities in blatant violation of physics is proven beyond the doubt of the scientific community. Such individuals are quickly snapped up into the ongoing heroic/villainous arms race. World War Two swings around, and many heroes and villains are recruited to fight for both sides. The Nazis in particular employ a great many such individuals. The war still ends in their defeat, but many of their supers escape, to carry on their personal wars or to pursue new agendas. In the 60's, it comes to light that a number of people with preter-human powers have them as a result of inborn mutation, rather than from an external cause. Within a year, Mutant Supremacist Supervillains show up, and books are published decrying mutants as "The next master race" and accusing them of having an instinctive urge to dominate and exterminate normal humans, turning the public sentiment against mutant individuals. This is not helped by many major leaders in the civil rights movement publicly condemning mutants. The Mutant Commission Office is formed as a scientific information clearinghouse and research institute, with compulsory registration for mutants. Over the following decades, it's powers are slowl but surely expanded. Mutants are as of yet uncommon enough that such sentient is mostly theoretical. in the 70s, a group of students at MIT makes some major breakthroughs, fueled in part by an effort to decipher Nikola Teslas notes. This leads to the development of low energy cost force fields and practical anti-gravity. This is mostly only used by military forces and such, though they see some use in civilian applications. In the 80s, the public comes to the awareness that magic exists, and this promptly fuels a moral panic over satanism. Humanity First! is founded with the stated goal of protecting normal human beings from mutants and other weirdos. As mutants become more and more common, mutant incidents increase, bringing the "Mutant Problem" to the top of peoples minds. The 90s opens with the Fools Fight, a clash between several mutant heroes and villains with an unprecedented loss of human life. This leads to a significant expansion in humanity first, and the MCO gaining actual police powers by individual charters in each country.

Gimme another minute and I'll give you a writeup on what powers are available. Also, check this out: It should make character creation much easier for you.

[Angle]

Powers: First, there are several sources. The most common is Mutant, from Supers p. 34. This has several categories of powers, listed below, and comes with Social Stigma(Minority Group), which doesn't count against the disadvantage limit.

The next most common is Super, from Powers p. 29. This comes from an Origin event, where said individual is involved in something that should have killed them, but instead empowers them.

The next is Psionic, from Powers, p. 28. This mostly occurs in mutants, but occasionally others will have noticeable powers.

There are also many individuals who are "Imbued" by an outside force. These should take personalized power modifiers, as described in Powers p. 21.

There are other sources, but most of them are rare, and should be accounted for individually.

So: Go ahead and start posting your character concepts, and I'll yea or nay them. I have yet to decide exactly how mny points will be available, or the caps on abilities, but it'll be at least 300, ad probably much more.

[kj1225]

As a matter of fact I have two based on the same thing. I want to either play as one of the heisters in Payday or Bain.

[My Name is Immaterial]

I have one question.

Can I be a flying car, built by Nikola Tesla?

[Angle]

As a matter of fact I have two based on the same thing. I want to either play as one of the heisters in Payday or Bain.

...I have no idea what either of those are.

I have one question.

Can I be a flying car, built by Nikola Tesla?

Sure.

I also forgot to explain Schimmelhorn engineers, and the categories of mutant powers.

Schimmelhorn engineers can make things that shouldn't be physically possible, and clearly violate physical laws- but somehow, work all the same. Schimelhorn engineers are usually crazy- it seems to be a required trait.

Mutant Powers: Mutant powers have a number of variations, of which a mutant will frequently have multiple. These are:

Exemplar: An exemplar is a mutant whose body is controlled by a Body Image Template, or BIT. Many descriptions say that the BIT is formed from a subconscious ideal, other authorities claim that this is poppycock. The BIT may make them stronger, faster, tougher, smarter, and usually (but not always!) cuter. Many exemplars seem to represent the "ideal human" or perhaps the "next evolutionary step." Others seem to be the result of a demented mad scientist experimenting with radically divergent body types. Radical exemplar changes can happen in minutes, hours, days, or over the course of a year. Typically, there will be a smooth metamorphosis that lasts several months. Most mutants are examplars, to some degree.

Avatar: An Avatar is a mutant who has the natural ability to form a symbiotic bond with spirits and gain powers from them.

Devisor: The mutant version of a schimmelhorn engineer. They usually have much more stable inventions, ad don't have to be crazy, though a lot of them suffer from diedricks

Energizers have powers based on some form of energy, which they fuel with their metabolism. Energizers usually have some level of Increased Consumption.

Manifestor: can make and control a material.

Psi: Some mutants have psionic abilities. n this case, the Psionic modifier replaces the mutant modifier on their psionic abilities.

Gadgeteer: Has an instinctive grasp of mechanics. Unlike devisors, their inventions are mundane.

Shifter: Shapeshifting. Include "Power Mimics"

Wizard: Mutants with the wizard trait have vastly superior magical abilities to normal humans.

Warper: Control over a fundamental aspect of nature, like space or time. This might be  general control, or a single trick, like teleportation.

[kj1225]

Payday wiki.

Anyways, I was thinking of running someone who steals things ala the above game or someone who directs people who steal things ala the above game. Maybe using some Psionic powers.

[Angle]

Yeah, that works. And super normals are allowed, i you want to be boring.