tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995220052347472921.post5491989303711752761..comments2024-03-28T15:43:54.125+00:00Comments on Reviews from R'lyeh: 2001: Godlikepookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09521454715536568847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995220052347472921.post-33908248888506718202022-02-10T10:09:42.181+00:002022-02-10T10:09:42.181+00:00The nice thing about Godlike is that while the Tal...The nice thing about <i>Godlike</i> is that while the Talents have an indisputable presence in the history of this version of WW2, they are also very good at cancelling each other's powers out (literally in this case), so the history of the war evolves pretty much as it did, just with a very prominent and interesting superhero flavour on top (after all, they make the newsreels with their high-powered antics).<br /><br />The Godlike system was the first outing of the One Roll Engine which has gone through a number of variations. It eventually led to a set of superhero rules (<i>Wild Talents</i>), whose full version also includes an excellent analysis of the four colour comics (and even uses four colours at different intensities to define the setting).<br /><br />For a setting where superpowers change the world, try Greg Stolze's <i>Progenitor</i>, which starts off with an American housewife getting cosmic powers and deciding to help out in Vietnam. Unfortunately her powers are contagious and people around her start developing their own. The history of the setting in this huge book continues to the modern day, ending up quite different.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.com