Re: [BNW] Team Concepts

[DOOKS STACY <shdooks@home.com>]

    I prefer chocolate chip cookies. ;)

    The team you're converting is the short-lived Marvel team called the
Slingers. Prodigy is your Scrapper, Hornet your Gadgeteer, Richochet your
Bouncer, and Dusk your Teleporter. Very cool idea, they fit into the BNW
continuity with only minor tinkering.

    -Stacy Dooks.

Shawn Carman wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> In an effort to spice up the concept of the team in BNW (which right now is
> just Defiant vs Delta Prime), I'm going to take some comic book teams and
> sort of convert them over to our Brave New World.  I'll avoid using names
> where possible to allow for maimum convertability.  Maybe it will spur some
> ideas for new campaigns or adventures.  I'll give you a cookie if you guess
> what comic book team I'm converting.
>
> ----------
>
> The story of this modern team begins with a man named Dan Lyons.  Dan was a
> hero of the Delta Squadron in WWII despite his young age at the time.  Even
> though he was a Gadgeteer, his physical prowess allowed him to get out on
> the battlefield with the best of them, fighting alongside the likes of
> Patriot and Yankee.  When the war was over, he returned to a private life
> and continued his heroism as an independant operative.
>
> Lyons is an old man now, and very bitter.  He's bitter that no one remembers
> him, and he's bitter that he isn't living in the lap of luxury that a hero
> of his stature deserves.  It's not just that he wants the public's
> adoration, they _owe_ it to him.  So he's developed a plan to get it.
>
> He has scouted around and managed to locate four newly-awakened deltas.
> They're young and impressionable, perfect for molding into a cell of
> Defiants.  He'll teach them what they need to know, equip them, have them
> execute a few high-profile missions to get the eye of the media...
>
> Then he'll sweep in and save the day, stopping the dangerous terrorists.
> The President will thank him for his valor, the Primers will congratulate
> him on his success, and the public will love seeing him come out of
> retirment.  It's perfect.
>
> Lyons' first pawn is a young Scrapper.  He's managed to almost totally
> brainwash the young man into a version of himself.  He is the leader of the
> team, and can be counted upon to do exactly as Lyons instructs.  He has
> equipped the Scrapper with a suit of armor that augments his strength to
> rival that of any Goliath.  The next member is a Gadgeteer.  He's helped the
> young man construct his own suit of armor.  It's nothing compared to an
> Armorgeddon suit, but it's fast and packs enough punch.  The others are a
> smart-mouthed young Bouncer and a Teleporter.  Lyons doesn't much care for
> the Bouncer, and would be perfectly happy if he didn't survive the "rescue"
> he's planning to stage.  The Teleporter, well, she's sort of a mystery.
> Lyons doesn't like mysteries.
>
> ----------
>
> Okay.  You could easily screw around with the power packages there and this
> would be a great way to start a campaign (in my decidedly partial opinion).
> Anybody know what comic book I'm converting here?
>
> Shawn Carman
> Tennessee Defiance
> MIA Primer
>
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