Hero Experiment

[[Get Started]] [[Opening Monologue]]

So this is where you'd be making your character. For the moment the archetype we're sticking with is something like a captian america or a spiderman. So, some number of years ago. BOOM. Powers. [[About You]]

People have had powers for a while but a lot more have gotten them recently. And with that, a shakeup happened. Life isn't the same even as much as we try to pretend it's still normal. But with the recent expansion have come a new type //evilguys// who have spread through the country. One thing they do is create //enemytype//, which may or may not be under their conscious control. They've affected your life in a deeply personal way, as we're about to find out. [[Get Started]]

a physical enhancement type is tougher and stronger than a regular person. This is the sort of person who can throw cars and shake off bullets. Pick this to be a frontline powerhouse with the power to keep going. [[I want this one ||Attitude Selection]] [[I want to see the other types||But then you got powers]]

Your powers tend to the fast side. Your movements are more accurate, you move more quickly and you pick up fighting tricks faster too. You'll have the power to tap into an occasional burst of speed. [[I want this one ||Attitude Selection]] [[I want to see the other types||But then you got powers]]

Back before your life got flipped out of control, you were a relatively normal person. Why don't you tell us about yourself so pretend there's stuff here for height build eyes hair bodyparts occupation hobbies [[But then you got powers]]

So picture there's some stats or bars here, and then some questions like: Even within the ranks of the //fancy term we use for your type of hero//, there's a variation in what each hero relies on. Which is yours? [[Physical Enhancement]] [[Energy Projection]] [[Enhanced Agility]] [[Knowledge and insight]] although now sunny is wondering if it doesn't make more sense to do this as part of the prologue/tutorial

You have a battery of energy that you can emit. This makes you a ranged attacker with beams and stuff, also ties into unlocking more interesting powers like flight later on These powers have limited uses and you'll drain them over time until you have a chance to rest. [[I want this one ||Attitude Selection]] [[I want to see the other types||But then you got powers]]

This is the choice for the brainy folks. this might have some more options in the rest of the game, but also can be used for making gear if that subsystem ever gets online. But if there's an archetype on the chopping block, it's this one. [[I want this one ||Attitude Selection]] [[I want to see the other types||But then you got powers]]

here's some overdone moody text about what it's like being a normal person going about their normal day. possibly we add some hooks in for the chosen profession or maybe we just force you to be going to college. Maybe we introduce some other characters all sneaky like. Either way, you're doing your thing when... boom projected enemy attack. they're not real, but that doesn't stop them from being destructive. so they're something like the aliens in into the breach or the monsters in a tower webtoon. They're a thing that we can just smash without feeeling any kind of guilty oh and there should probably be a date at the top if this is going to be a game with days and you decide what to do when. which is probably like 2 sequels out, lol. But yeah, you're minding your own business when screams and a wall shatters. and in that moment [[you decide you have to do something]]

and now it does reaaaaallly seem like, you know it feels like we should have a lot of choices here and they affect your stats and maybe later we have the option to pick stats manually as an advanced thing, and the categories above are not choices but instead just letting you know. anyway monsters here. threateing you and the class. picture that stuff happens here. maybe you get to choose between attacking it, trying to summon a power or helping people get to safety, and each of those helps. then if we ever get a combat system built, here's where the combat would go. possibly with a voice giving you advice. But for now... A chunk of wall has been blown out, and your classmates run screaming. The thing is made of shadow. It has like six legs and two big stabbing arms. It has one of your classmates stuck in the corner and seems to be toying with them, waiting for your classmate to panic. So what do you do? [[Attack it while it isn't paying attention||Chapter 0 Combat 1 Move 1]] [[Get betwen it and my classmate||Chapter 0 Combat 1 Move 1]]]] [[Get it's attention then run||Chapter 0 Combat 1 Move 1]]]]

describe the tall man draped in shadows here, his mangled hand, wiry figure and grizzled chin sticking out of his dark outfit. he says something kinda nice but kind of rude and suggests that if you want to help anyone today, you need to do it with him. and since the theme of the game is about giving a fuck, you're just going to go along with it.

So that's great. You have powers, had them for a few years now. But what did you //actually do// with your life after you got them. [[I went to school || School Origin]] [[I used my powers to help as I could fit it in ||Crimefighting Origin]] [[I hunted for revenge ||Vigilante Origin]] [[I got a job and lived a normal life||Job Origin]] [[I know there should be another option here ||Placeholder Origin]]

You went to school Like a normal person. Wait no, you didn't. You went head first into school, losing yourself into your studies and being a real scholar about that. Now you think that this would have a big effect, but I don't have any mechanical systems yet and I'm only writing one origin right now (that's the school origin)... So... If you pick this one I guess you get the 'authentic' opener? [[I'm ready to go!||Final Character Review]] [[No wait, I want to look at the other origins!||Origin Selection]]

As a crime fighter, you spent the years helping to protect your neighborhood while living your life. It gave you better training and some contacts in the rescue network. You've even solved a few big enough cases that some crimefighters know who you are. Maybe you're not a big deal, but you are a deal. Now you think that this would have a big effect, but I don't have any mechanical systems yet and I'm only writing one origin right now (that's the school origin)... So... Take this and feel awesome about yourself? [[I'm ready to go!||Final Character Review]] [[No wait, I want to look at the other origins!||Origin Selection]]

Everyone has a tragedy. And people with awakenings tend to have bigger tragedies than others. Now you think that this would have a big effect, but I don't have any mechanical systems yet and I'm only writing one origin right now (that's the school origin)... So... Take this and feel awesome about yourself? [[I'm ready to go!||Final Character Review]] [[No wait, I want to look at the other origins!||Origin Selection]]

I feel like there's something I'm missing, but maybe the combo spread will catch it. Testers, feel free to let me know [[I'm ready to go!||Final Character Review]] [[No wait, I want to look at the other origins!||Origin Selection]]

So now that we know you have powers, how did you use them [[In public. I registered my powers and worked openly.|Public Background]] [[I helped where I could. I'm not registered but people are aware of my vigilant identity.|Quiet Background]] [[I told no one. It's a secret that lets me live the life I want ||Secret Background]]

You're a registered awakened in both your heroic and private identites. There are serious advantages to this, because after all, who doesn't want to be well known. Increased contacts and fame. [[I want this one||Origin Selection]] [[Let me see the others||Attitude Selection]]

You tried to keep your work quiet, but ultimately, you've been seen helping people, and you're known as a hero by those in the know. [[I want this one||Origin Selection]] [[Let me see the others||Attitude Selection]]

You kept your work in secret. Anything you did do, you kept as quiet as possible. You weren't in it for recognition or prestige. Sure we all have secret identities, but even your heroic identity is a secret. You have no starting reputation. And if we're trying to balance that out, I dunno something else too. Testers please help? [[I want this one|Origin Selection]] [[Let me see the others|Attitude Selection]]

Pretend there's a picture of your character with your starting stats and powers here. [[Let's Go!||Chapter 0 Loading]] [[Wait let me start over||About You]]

Loading... [[Continue||Chapter 0 - the day it ended]]

Look, other people might have the time and dedication to live a double life, but not you. You buckled down, got a job, did some socializing and generally tried to live as a responsible adult. Was it glamorous? No, working part time at a coffee shop isn't glamourous. But it did keep you from getting stabbed, and there's a lot to that. Also, it gave you time to have a life, and friends. Increases social stats [[I'm ready to go!||Final Character Review]] [[No wait, I want to look at the other origins!||Origin Selection]]

So yeah, there'd be a description here. We'd see how well you do based off the power and origin that you picked. You'd also gain a stat depending on how you reacted. But none of that now. So you stop it. You're a sweaty mess and your jacket is torn. [[And that's when you hear a voice.]]

It's in your ear, gravelly, like someone is standing right behind you... But you checked. No one. "Good job. Now normally I'd tell you to get out. But a lot of people need your help. Luster will be here in a few minutes. Do what I tell you to until she gets here." "Oh, and step into the hall. I've sent help." [[agree and head outside||Chapter 0 Hall 1]] [[complain and go into the hall||Chapter 0 Hall 1]]

You step out into the hall, either agreeing or grumbling depending on the previous choice. You see another one of those things in the hall, just as it gets beaten down by a girl who you've seen around campus, and if I'm smart we've teased before. She's wearing what's obviously street clothes with a shirt over top of it and a mask. Yep! It's the best friend character. "Hey." She says. "I'm here to help. I'm blank, nice to meet you. Let's clean out the halls. out the back so everyone can escape." no her name isn't blank I just haven't decided who she is yet. [[Agree happily||Chapter 0 Montage 1]] [[Agree but grumble about it||Chapter 0 Montage 1]] [[Hit on her||Chapter 0 Montage 1]]

The two of you make an effective team. You do the thing you do. She does the thing she does. You work together. It's great. Then you get to the ground floor, and there's a big thing in the quad. It's humanoid in shape, but made of shadows. Two purple eyes stare from the center of its chest. The air ripples and distorts around it. "Fuck." She says. "That will tear everyone trying to evacuate apart. Let's try to distract it long enough to escape." Then there'd be a "last 3 rounds!" challenge here. Then, abruptly. CRUNCH. Sexy Blonde Hottie Glowing Superwoman just squishes it like a bug. Luster has arrived. She really makes you feel how your character is level 1. But she smiles at you, her face literally glowing with happiness. "It was brave of you to confront that placeholdername. You saved a lot of lives today." She pauses, listening to something no one else can hear. "I would love to stay and congratulate you, but duty calls." And then she takes off into the air, a glowing streak, and then nothing. and... this is as far as I've gotten.

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