conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The setting is an alternate current Earth where for an (unknown?) reason folks have begun developing superpowers. The government has instituted mandatory tagging and personality and psych profiles on all "Supers". Those that fail to submit or can't pass the exam standards are hunted and locked away in ultra security prison facilities. The press doesn't report this an awful lot. 
  
  Those supers that are deemed "benign" are drafted into government service. Most wind up doing extremely well paying but menial jobs that their powers allow them to excel at - one gentleman with massive strength and extreme body altering and stretching abilities works as a crane, extending 4 protuberances from his 'base' and grabbing onto the object in question and stretching to lift it great heights. When he is done he snaps back in place and from the top of whatever structure he was lifting turns into a giant sail and floats home...I think they call him the Tower.
  
  The characters all work for the government in some menial, thankless capacity as part of the Superpowered Municipal Upkeep Team - for now - and live at S.M.U.T. HQ. All have voluntarily registered and agreed to testing, and have passed and are deemed "benign". It might be possible that certain powers could be used to alter or mask those test results however.
  
  I'll create basic nature cards, each different type representing a category of superpowers. Players should select a nature then utilize the Wikipeadia entry on Superpowers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhuman_features_and_abilities_in_fiction] to select their particular ability from within that class. Remember guys like Superman and his ilk were assigned to much better units already. Think of the characters as more of the Superhero misfits, either because their powers are weird or limited and/or because they have serious flaws or drawbacks. 
  
  For your strengths and weaknesses follow the format of the example cards. Select your specific power from the Wiki, for your weakness explain your power limitations or drawbacks that limit your ability to get promoted out of the dog-catcher squad...
  
  I'll be limiting participation to 4-5 characters to start. Game is tagged NSFW because I don't want to have to worry about letting a fuck slip. You shouldn't either...
  
  Word limits are set to off by default. I figure folks will be judicious and not dominate scenes too much, so I don't feel the artificial limits are necessary. If I see something getting uneven I'll mention it in the commentary.
  
  My 1st time running a game on Storium, but hopefully it will be a fun guinea pig experience for everyone.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather's Blessing: Those who attended Mrs. Merriweather's soiree receive her blessing, to be used to pay off future transgressions (like tracking mud into the kitchen -why do heroes always track mud into the kitchen?) and stay out of the Doghouse
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crude Map (copy): Is that a stairwell? Nope, ketchup...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather's Doghouse: You've done something wrong. Until you balance out you sheet with Mrs. M. you are on her list Mr or Missy. You're not sure exactly what the repercussions are, but somehow you are sure Mrs. Merriweather will let you know...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Communicator: S.M.U.T. team leaders can use this radio to call in backup support or request information from HQ.
  
  Play 1 card whenever utilized.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: We Love You MRS. M (copy): It sure would be nice to do something special to show how much you appreciate the house mum.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bird's Eye View: Hey, I can see SMUT HQ from up here!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Crude Map: Is that a stairwell? Nope, ketchup...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather's Doghouse (copy): You've done something wrong. Until you balance out you sheet with Mrs. M. you are on her list Mr or Missy. You're not sure exactly what the repercussions are, but somehow you are sure Mrs. Merriweather will let you know...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is there anybody out there?: Aggy is trying to sense Mrs. M's innermost desires, with very little for to connect their psyches. Something important to her, and few others might be able to help make a connection
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: S.M.U.T. HQ: The Super-powered Municipal Upkeep Team  HQ is where characters live and is the base for their operations. Said operations usually include getting cats out of trees and the like, but every now and again some kid will fall down a well or something...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Physics or Reality Manipulation: These powers may be manifested by various methods, including: by some method of molecular control; by access to, or partially or fully shifting to another dimension; by manipulating the geometric dimensions of time or space; or by some other unnamed method.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Be a REAL Hero: You are sick of shutting off leaky gas mains and changing school bus tires. You've heard of a unit that hunts renegade Supers - now THAT sounds like fun!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Elasticity: Nature: Miscellaneous.
  
  Ability to stretch, deform, expand or contract one's body into any form imaginable
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Superpower Interaction: This section refers to the ability to manipulate or otherwise interact with superpowers themselves, not "power" such as electrical power or gravitational power.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhuman_features_and_abilities_in_fiction]
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Miscellaneous: These powers could be manifested in any number of ways.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Personal Physical Powers: Powers which affect an individual's body.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Transportation and Travel: Includes dimensional travel, teleportation, super speed, etc. Flight of all types is in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brittle: Associated with: Elasticity
  
  If the weather is cold or you stretch too far, sometimes you crack. Occasionally its a Humpty-Dumpty situation...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The basement: b-b-b-but its d-d-d-dark down there
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Why Me?: Who ever said you wanted Superpowers to begin with? Now you have to live in this tenement building and scrub the gargoyles atop City Hall? Forget it. 
  
  You long to find a way to "cure" yourself of these "superpowers" once and for all.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Doin' It All For My Baby: You harbor feelings of an amorous nature towards another team member and long oh so badly to let them know - but what if they don't feel the same!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Beat Them at Their Own Game: You've used powers, smuggled items or connections to subvert the screening process and infiltrate the organization. Its not a MAJOR security breach (after all, its only S.M.U.T.) but it is a breach...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mentality-Based Abilities: Powers activated or controlled by the character's mind and/or affecting the minds of others.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Team Player: You want S.M.U.T. to be the tits, as it were. Yeah, its the loser squad, but that doesn't mean it can't be the best damned loser squad in history!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather: Mrs. Merriweather's official title is Facilities Manager, and it carries an impressive GS-13 pay designation. She insists that she is just the "house mom" and indeed she does prepare and serve 3 hot meals (when appropriate) a day and make the beds and keep the place clean. 
  
  She is also the liaison between the Superpower Affairs Agency and the 'heroes' and will provide their assignments, performance reviews and basically whatever else it takes to keep SMUT well-oiled.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rent-A-Cop: Mr. Stanley: Mr. Stanley will be your liaison and companion as you investigate the strange noises.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather (copy): Mrs. Merriweather's official title is Facilities Manager, and it carries an impressive GS-13 pay designation. She insists that she is just the "house mom" and indeed she does prepare and serve 3 hot meals (when appropriate) a day and make the beds and keep the place clean. 
  
  She is also the liaison between the Superpower Affairs Agency and the 'heroes' and will provide their assignments, performance reviews and basically whatever else it takes to keep SMUT well-oiled.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Getting to Know You: The assembled heroes have recently moved into their new facility. Everyone's belongings have finally been unpacked and the new team begins to settle in. 
  
  Get to know your fellow SMUTs.
  
  Don't disappoint Mrs. Merriweather...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather's Blessing (copy): Those who attended Mrs. Merriweather's soiree receive her blessing, to be used to pay off future transgressions (like tracking mud into the kitchen -why do heroes always track mud into the kitchen?) and stay out of the Doghouse
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: First Call: The First Universal Bank & Trust downtown is reporting an unusual noise (being described as caterwauling) emanating from the spire high atop the building. Without your help a dangerous helicopter recon would be required where one sudden gust of wind could end the life of even the finest pilot. 
  
  Go Check It Out.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rent-A-Cop: Mr. Stanley (copy): Mr. Stanley will be you liaison and companion as you investigate the strange noises.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Spire: They said the noises were coming from the spire - why not look at the spire?!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Concessions! 23rd FL: It aint rocket surgery.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Top Floor: Pughcorp.: Pughcorp Chemicals is the 2nd largest tenant in the NB&T Tower, and one of the most prolific patent producers in the modern chemical market.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: So now you know: You've learned about the uncertain fate of SMUT (and that someone has a bit of a Garfield tummy). 
  
  Discuss options to save your unit, and if you aren't too busy, grab some lasagna.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: We Love You MRS. M: It sure would be nice to do something special to show how much you appreciate the house mum.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Electric Manipulation: Ability to control, generate or absorb weak electric fields
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Drained: The character must recharge his/her power after extensive use before abilities can be used again
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Illusion: You see what I want you to see.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Visualization: Visualization is not my specialty, so I need an image to base my illusions on.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Cure: There has to be some way to stop this nonsense, and get me back to just being myself again. I'm not a scientist - yet - but I am determined to find it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Matter Ingestion: Ability to consume any sort of matter without any ill effects on the user.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tryptophan: You can eat literally anything, up to a point. If you ingest too much your body falls into a deep slumber to sleep it off.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Psychometry: Ability to relate details about the past or future condition of an object or location, usually by being in close contact with it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Overload: His power can cause him to go into a sensory overload where he can barely function if he isn't extremely careful.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Super-Speed: The character is able to move and react at superhuman speeds.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reacting Before Thinking: Sometimes, the body's reactions are faster than the brain's!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Animal Morphing: You can change into any (real) animal that you can envision.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Becoming The Beast: The longer you spend as an animal, the more your human mind starts to slip away.  Even when you do get back to 'normal', you often catch yourself acting like an animal for some time afterward.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make it metal: Can duplicate any "poor" metal he is touching with one hand (tin, lead, chromium, tin, zinc; not gold, silver titanium). This includes turning and object in one hand to tin (a flower pot) while he is holding it in the other.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: ingestion: When using the power the metals are transferred through him and have some of the same effects as ingesting a small amount of the material. So if he "makes" something lead, can get a small case of lead poisoning. Why he usually works in tin and almost never in mercury. The effect is based on how large the object he changed.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Glamour: The ability to cloud another person's mind, and manipulate them by overwhelming them with their own desire.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Loneliness: The feelings inspired by glamour also tend to isolate. No one can imagine cuddling, joking, or just hanging out and watching a movie with such a luminous, perfect looking being.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Needing to Belong: Always set apart, you long to have friends, coworkers, people who count on you as part of a team. Eager to please, and ready to do whatever is asked of you, you are desperate to belong. Even if it means suffocating your morals into silence.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Limited Empathic Telepathy: The ability to "hear" calls for help, to sense fear, and feel the extreme needs of others.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Overload: Being unable to block the psychic input can leave you feeling overwhelmed, especially in a situation with a lot of scared, desperate people or very strong emotions.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Muscle Memory Mimicry: Ability to recreate the muscle memory of others via observation, and thus imitate any physical feat which would normally require years of training (i.e. dance, combat).
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Memory, Not Matter: Being able to mimic movements doesn't mean one's body is physically capable of such a feat.
  
  Additionally, the mind is a limited thing, and a max of two styles can be mimicked at a time.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prehensile/Animated Hair: Extremely flexible and strong hair can be used like a limb or in more exotic ways, such as defending oneself or shaping its appearance to whirl around hypnotically.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bad Hair Day: Sometimes hair just falls out, gets frizzy, or otherwise doesn't cooperate. It's almost like it has a mind of its own.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ecumenical: Something about you causes people to look to you for guidance and take your words to heart. Even the faithless are moved by what you have to say.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Powers of Observation: I notice the details.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soloist: Teamwork is not a natural skill.  Why can't everyone just be robots?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Socially Awkward: Social situations are not my forte, to say the least.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Here to Help: When you see someone in need, it's hard to stop yourself from jumping in and lending a hand.  You like taking care of people and making them feel better.