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 o BNW is a distinct setting leading to super-powered 
   beings of a particular flavour; this is *not* a 
   generic superhero game;

 o the basic setting is a fascist America, in which 
   Deltas (those with superpowers) are oppressed, 
   controlled, hunted, or otherwise given a hard time.
   The Deltas have formed a resistance movement to 
   fight back, and presumably the PCs would be part of
   it.

Wild speculation:  take your pick.  With so little 
information it's even hard to speculate reasonably...

I suspect they will continue the "archetypes" idea from
Deadlands, but with the power packages I expect the
archetypes may be a little more strict;  i.e. you are
only allowed a certain level of variation as far as 
powers go.

This wide variability has been sacrificed for a much 
deeper backstory and world setting, which should in turn
deepen the characters that are created with it.

Here's a thought:  once we have more information about
the setting, we could create a set of "lifepath" tables,
much like Cyberpunk and a few others have done...  As 
much as people like to have absolute control over their
characters, they like a way to gain outside influence...

Personally, I've got to decide which of the BNW sessions
at GenCon I want to attend..  And its a matter of which
one, not if...

MK
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Mark K.  <kilfoilm@nbnet.nb.ca>