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* Brownian Motion
* Brownian Motion
* Einstein's Lab
* Einstein's Lab
* McNeal Park
* McNeil Park
* The Nebraska
* The Nebraska
* Parthenon Books
* Parthenon Books
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# LEADS
# LEADS


[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] {class: lead; flow: right}
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] {class: lead; flow: right; fill: skyblue; border: navy}
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] --> [Laura Jones]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] --> {color: navy} [Laura Jones]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] --> [Sandy Spade]  
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] --> {color: navy} [Sandy Spade]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] --> [Sophia Byrne]  
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] --> {color: navy} [Sophia Byrne]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] --> [Electra Ellis]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- works for --> {color: navy} [Electra Ellis]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- exercises in --> [McNeal Park]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- exercises in --> {color: navy} [McNeil Park]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- daughter of --> [Bella Blackwater]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- daughter of --> {color: navy} [Bella Blackwater]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- lives with --> [Hannah Trahn]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- lives with --> {color: navy} [Hannah Trahn]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- lives at --> [University Dorm]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- lives at --> {color: navy} [University Dorm]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- works at --> [Brownian Motion]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- works at --> {color: navy} [Brownian Motion]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- best friends --> [Foley Ravenscroft]
[Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater] -- best friends --> {color: navy} [Foley Ravenscroft]


[Sophia Byrne]  {class: lead}
[Sophia Byrne]  {class: lead; fill: violet; border: magenta}
[Sophia Byrne]  --> [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Sophia Byrne]  --> {color: magenta} [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Sophia Byrne] --> [Sandy Spade]  
[Sophia Byrne] --> {color: magenta} [Sandy Spade]  
[Sophia Byrne] --> [Laura Jones]
[Sophia Byrne] --> {color: magenta} [Laura Jones]
[Sophia Byrne] --> [Electra Ellis]
[Sophia Byrne] --> {color: magenta} [Electra Ellis]
[Sophia Byrne] -- granddaughter of --> [Prudence Byrne]
[Sophia Byrne] -- granddaughter of --> {color: magenta} [Prudence Byrne]
[Sophia Byrne] -- dreams of --> [Bella Blackwater]
[Sophia Byrne] -- dreams of --> {color: magenta} [Bella Blackwater]
[Sophia Byrne] -- advises --> [Steve Ross]
[Sophia Byrne] -- advises --> {color: magenta} [Steve Ross]
[Sophia Byrne] -- shops at --> [Parthenon Books]
[Sophia Byrne] -- shops at --> {color: magenta} [Parthenon Books]
[Sophia Byrne] -- lives at --> [The Nebraska]
[Sophia Byrne] -- lives at --> {color: magenta} [The Nebraska]
[Sophia Byrne] -- practices at --> [Schuster Conservatory]
[Sophia Byrne] -- practices at --> {color: magenta} [Schuster Conservatory]
[Sophia Byrne] -- volunteers at --> [Wolfman Hospital]
[Sophia Byrne] -- volunteers at --> {color: magenta} [Wolfman Hospital]


[Electra Ellis] {class: lead}
[Electra Ellis] {class: lead; fill: salmon; border: red}
[Electra Ellis] --> [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Electra Ellis] --> {color: red} [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Electra Ellis] --> [Sandy Spade]  
[Electra Ellis] --> {color: red} [Sandy Spade]  
[Electra Ellis] --> [Sophia Byrne]
[Electra Ellis] --> {color: red} [Sophia Byrne]
[Electra Ellis] --> [Laura Jones]
[Electra Ellis] --> {color: red} [Laura Jones]
[Electra Ellis] -- owns --> [Brownian Motion]
[Electra Ellis] -- owns --> {color: red} [Brownian Motion]
[Electra Ellis] -- daughter of --> [Einstein Ellis]
[Electra Ellis] -- daughter of --> {color: red} [Einstein Ellis]
[Electra Ellis] -- rival of --> [Foley Ravenscroft]
[Electra Ellis] -- ex-girlfriend of --> {color: red} [Artemis Raine]
[Electra Ellis] -- accepted funding from --> [Prudence Byrne]
[Electra Ellis] -- accepted funding from (now paid) --> {color: red} [Prudence Byrne]
[Electra Ellis] -- used to be friends with --> [Nichole Charles]
[Electra Ellis] -- used to be friends with --> {color: red} [Nichole Charles]
[Electra Ellis] -- grew up on --> [Einstein's Lab]
[Electra Ellis] -- grew up in --> {color: red} [Einstein's Lab]


[Laura Jones] {class: lead}
[Laura Jones] {class: lead; fill: greenyellow; border: green}
[Laura Jones] --> [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Laura Jones] --> {color: green} [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Laura Jones] --> [Sandy Spade]  
[Laura Jones] --> {color: green} [Sandy Spade]  
[Laura Jones] --> [Sophia Byrne]
[Laura Jones] --> {color: green} [Sophia Byrne]
[Laura Jones] --> [Electra Ellis]
[Laura Jones] --> {color: green} [Electra Ellis]
[Laura Jones] -- gets coffee from --> [Brownian Motion]
[Laura Jones] -- gets coffee from --> {color: green} [Brownian Motion]
[Laura Jones] -- works in --> [Tor Towers]
[Laura Jones] -- works in --> {color: green} [Tor Towers]
[Laura Jones] -- twin sister --> [Elsinore Jones]
[Laura Jones] -- twin sister --> {color: green} [Elsinore Jones]
[Laura Jones] -- wants --> [Straw Island]
[Laura Jones] -- wants --> {color: green} [Straw Island]
[Laura Jones] -- stores weapons at --> [13 Court Street]
[Laura Jones] -- stores weapons at --> {color: green} [13 Court Street]


[Sandy Spade]  {class: lead}
[Sandy Spade]  {class: lead; fill: yellow; border: brown}
[Sandy Spade] --> [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Sandy Spade] --> {color: brown} [Boadicea "Bo" Blackwater]  
[Sandy Spade] --> [Sophia Byrne]  
[Sandy Spade] --> {color: brown} [Sophia Byrne]  
[Sandy Spade] --> [Laura Jones]
[Sandy Spade] --> {color: brown} [Laura Jones]
[Sandy Spade] --> [Electra Ellis]
[Sandy Spade] --> {color: brown} [Electra Ellis]
[Sandy Spade] -- found something on --> [Straw Island]
[Sandy Spade] -- found something on --> {color: brown} [Straw Island]
[Sandy Spade] -- lives at --> [University Dorm]
[Sandy Spade] -- lives at --> {color: brown} [University Dorm]
[Sandy Spade] -- investigating --> [13 Court Street]
[Sandy Spade] -- investigating --> {color: brown} [13 Court Street]
[Sandy Spade] -- has contacts at --> [Wolfman Hospital]
[Sandy Spade] -- has contacts at --> {color: brown} [Wolfman Hospital]
[Sandy Spade] -- roommate of --> [Foley Ravenscroft]
[Sandy Spade] -- roommate of --> {color: brown} [Foley Ravenscroft]
[Sandy Spade] -- works for --> [Nichole Charles]
[Sandy Spade] -- works for --> {color: brown} [Nichole Charles]


(Leads:  
(Leads:  
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[Foley Ravenscroft] {class: feature; shape: circle}
[Foley Ravenscroft] {class: feature; shape: circle}
[Foley Ravenscroft] -- cast a spell on / jealous of --> [Electra Ellis]
[Foley Ravenscroft] -- cast a spell on / jealous of --> [Electra Ellis]
[Foley Ravenscroft] -- mediates at --> [McNeal Park]
[Foley Ravenscroft] -- mediates at --> [McNeil Park]
[Foley Ravenscroft] -- went to school with --> [Sophia Byrne]
[Foley Ravenscroft] -- went to school with --> [Sophia Byrne]


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[Hannah Trahn] -- drinks in --> [Brownian Motion]
[Hannah Trahn] -- drinks in --> [Brownian Motion]


[Artemis Raine] {class: extra; shape: circle} -- still carries a torch for --> [Electra Einstein]


# LOCATIONS
# LOCATIONS
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[Einstein's Lab] -- contains early inventions of --> [Electra Ellis]
[Einstein's Lab] -- contains early inventions of --> [Electra Ellis]


[McNeal Park] {class: location; shape: diamond }
[McNeil Park] {class: location; shape: diamond }
[McNeal Park] -- intrigues --> [Electra Ellis]
[McNeil Park] -- intrigues --> [Electra Ellis]
[McNeal Park] -- holds busking sites for --> [Sophia Byrne]
[McNeil Park] -- holds busking sites for --> [Sophia Byrne]
[McNeal Park] -- is near --> [University Dorm]
[McNeil Park] -- is near --> [University Dorm]


[The Nebraska] {class: location; shape: diamond }
[The Nebraska] {class: location; shape: diamond }
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[University Dorm] {class: location; shape: diamond }
[University Dorm] {class: location; shape: diamond }
[University Dorm] -- is near --> [McNeal Park]
[University Dorm] -- is near --> [McNeil Park]


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* [[Resources]] and [[List of Resources]]
* [[Resources]] and [[List of Resources]]
* [[Statement Ideas]]
* [[Statement Ideas]]
* [[Names]]
* [[Names]] and [[Comic Creator Names]]
* [[Questions]]
* [[Questions]]
* [[Alternative Rules]] and [[New Distinctions]]
* [[Alternative Rules]] and [[New Distinctions]]
* [[Pathways Abstract]], an analysis of the Pathways chart, in case someone wants to design a new chart for a different setting.  
* [[Pathways Abstract]], an analysis of the Pathways chart, in case someone wants to design a new chart for a different setting.  
* [https://sites.google.com/site/somethingville/faq Errata]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/somethingville/faq Errata]
* [[Comic Creator Names]]


=== Steps ===
=== Steps ===
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* [http://story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=15790&page=1#Item_10 Story Games thread on Smallville], which is where I got the links to the cheat sheets.
* [http://story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=15790&page=1#Item_10 Story Games thread on Smallville], which is where I got the links to the cheat sheets.
* [http://sites.google.com/site/somethingville/ Somethingville] — Fan repository for ideas relating to the ''Smallville'' and ''Leverage'' RPGs. There are a few [http://sites.google.com/site/somethingville/assets/distinctions professional Distinction] listed, like Cop, Lawyer, and Forensic Investigator. Might make a good jumping-off point if you want to develop a Distinction for some other profession.
* [http://sites.google.com/site/somethingville/ Somethingville] — Fan repository for ideas relating to the ''Smallville'' and ''Leverage'' RPGs. There are a few [http://sites.google.com/site/somethingville/assets/distinctions professional Distinction] listed, like Cop, Lawyer, and Forensic Investigator. Might make a good jumping-off point if you want to develop a Distinction for some other profession.
* How to make [[Minor Features]] and [[Quick and Dirty Features]].
* [[Episode Map]]
* [[Smallville Graph Experiment]]
==Details==
* Yellow Box is the wiki about superhumans
* Lots of fights between superheros and supervillains
* There was a genderqueer superhero team that was considered to be supervillains for just that reason
* Excelsior Foundation pays Einstein Ellis to be a caretaker of Straw Island
* Sandy has seen someone (Bo) fly on Straw Island
* Bo saw a flicker of light from the fort on Straw Island
* Straw Island has a fort and an asylum, and there are lights there at night
* Third National Back Robbed and Strange Figure Spotted Flying Over Straw Island: Is There A New Supervillain In Town?
* A Telling Piece of Evidence -- Alien Technology
* Fort Bendis
* A Third Weird Happening, besides the bank robbery and the flying person: Electra discovers that the proprietor of the bodega down the street from the bank also was looking for this -- same serial number on a hundred dollar bill, both real?
* The Excelsior Foundation has hired a number of people in town.
* Doppleganger of Laura -- or is she the real one? I Can't Count On Laura
* Bo is an ally d6, Laura
* Laura, Glory d4, I am who I am
* Electra: Justice, d6, Is How you justify yourself to yourself.
* Electra: Truth d10
* Electra: Laura d4 Laura only likes to buy things.
* Electra: Growth 2d4 2d12 -- 2d4 for 2 new special effects, Suit is now at d6 plus new effect, Movement
* Bo: Growth: Metahuman knowledge to d6

Latest revision as of 12:45, 23 March 2016


Leads

Features

Extras

  • Elsinore Jones
  • Steve Ross (Detective)
  • Hannah Trahn

Locations

  • 13 Court Street
  • Brownian Motion
  • Einstein's Lab
  • McNeil Park
  • The Nebraska
  • Parthenon Books
  • Schuster Conservatory
  • Straw Island
  • Tor Towers
  • Wolfman Hospital
  • University Dorm

Relationship Map

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Character Creation

Steps

  1. Origin
  2. Youth
  3. Focus
  4. Road
  5. Life-Changing Event
  6. If you're playing a "Rookie" game, skip ahead to Finishing Touches. If you're not stopping at Rookie, keep on going....
  7. Priority
  8. Modus Operandi
  9. Motivation
  10. Identity
  11. Finishing Touches

Cheat Sheets

Details

  • Yellow Box is the wiki about superhumans
  • Lots of fights between superheros and supervillains
  • There was a genderqueer superhero team that was considered to be supervillains for just that reason
  • Excelsior Foundation pays Einstein Ellis to be a caretaker of Straw Island
  • Sandy has seen someone (Bo) fly on Straw Island
  • Bo saw a flicker of light from the fort on Straw Island
  • Straw Island has a fort and an asylum, and there are lights there at night
  • Third National Back Robbed and Strange Figure Spotted Flying Over Straw Island: Is There A New Supervillain In Town?
  • A Telling Piece of Evidence -- Alien Technology
  • Fort Bendis
  • A Third Weird Happening, besides the bank robbery and the flying person: Electra discovers that the proprietor of the bodega down the street from the bank also was looking for this -- same serial number on a hundred dollar bill, both real?
  • The Excelsior Foundation has hired a number of people in town.
  • Doppleganger of Laura -- or is she the real one? I Can't Count On Laura
  • Bo is an ally d6, Laura
  • Laura, Glory d4, I am who I am
  • Electra: Justice, d6, Is How you justify yourself to yourself.
  • Electra: Truth d10
  • Electra: Laura d4 Laura only likes to buy things.
  • Electra: Growth 2d4 2d12 -- 2d4 for 2 new special effects, Suit is now at d6 plus new effect, Movement
  • Bo: Growth: Metahuman knowledge to d6
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