When it comes to RPGs, I quite like it when random probability leads to weird and / or unexpected results. We're playing a variant of Progenitor, using the Wild Talents rules. The concept here is that superhumans can potentially (in certain circumstances) 'pass on' their powers, spawning a superhuman of lesser power. The official setting is a full-on alternate history, but we were playing a variant where the party were superhumans from another 'verse in pursuit of supervillains who had jumped dimensions. Arriving on Earth, the small cabal *immediately* became one of the most popular and wooed group on the planet, becoming more-or-less instant celebrities. This went to their heads a little, especially the team's Wonder Woman analogue. She had a one-night stand with a random diplomat during a gala...And she ended up inadvertently passing on her powers to him. One roll later, and this 50+ guy was now Earth's first superhuman, with a Dr. Manhattan / Firestorm-style glowing energy form and matter transmutation powers on a simply stupid level.Since the team *wasn't aware* of the power-transfer ability, now they had to deal with a very confused superhuman who was at least nominally allied with them. He turned out to be a fairly useful ally though the campaign ended up falling apart before we'd captured all thirteen of the criminals. It was just a weird thing that happened, but it was fascinating to see how random chance had basically dropped the biggest windfall possible onto some dude who wasn't REMOTELY superhero material in any sense.
It's why I like lifepath systems in Cyberpunk and Traveller.
>>97982649The Mechwarrior RPG also uses a lifepath system, but it kind of sucks. (The RPG, I mean.)
>>97982672Lifepath?
>>97982453Whenever I see a sexy lady I feel motivated to watch my diet and hit the gym to become the kind of man she'd go crazy over.
>>97982453I love dice because they have the potential for emerging story-telling like this. Ehh not many systems take advantage of it though.
>>97982453So you wrote transferring superpowers as an STI into your setting? Why do I feel like you're the same anon who talked about his sorceress getting a mind control spell reflected back onto her and ending up getting double-teamed in a horse-and-carriage?
>>97987999Not that guy, but this is an actual mechanic in the setting. That's how superpowers spread in the first place, when you use your abilities on someone there's a chance of making them superhuman too.
>>97988373What "powers" did this female PC use on the guy she slept with? The entire post is veiled goonbait.
>>97988476Hypercharm.
