The heart of the game's ''settings,'' however, is the open defiance of ReedRichardsIsUseless; its main theme is "If you can change the world, ''how'' does the world change?" With two exception (''This Favored Land,'' intended to be The Civil War [[RecycledInSpace WITH SECRET SUPERHEROES!]], and ''eCollapse,'' a dark {{Transmetropolitan}}-esque satire) every setting is dramatically altered by the presence of "talents," the game's term for DifferentlyPoweredIndividual types. While Godlike's talents made the world a weirder place, the end results of World War II are recognizable. Contrariwise, after World War II, history goes OffTheRails with dramatic ferocity, creating an elaborate hi-tech AlternateHistory full of heroes, villains, the uncanny, and the all-too-human, described in loving and elaborate detail. Other settings, such as ''Grim War,'' ''This Favored Land,'' ''The Cerberus Club,'' ''Progenitor,'' and ''eCollapse'' all take the concept of superheroics in a different and fascinating direction. Kennith Hite's essay "Changing the Course of Mighty Rivers" explains how you can make your own.

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The heart of the game's ''settings,'' however, is the open defiance of ReedRichardsIsUseless; its main theme is "If you can change the world, ''how'' does the world change?" With two exception (''This Favored Land,'' intended to be The Civil War [[RecycledInSpace WITH SECRET SUPERHEROES!]], and ''eCollapse,'' a dark {{Transmetropolitan}}-esque satire) every setting is dramatically altered by the presence of "talents," the game's term for DifferentlyPoweredIndividual types. While Godlike's talents made the world a weirder place, the end results of World War II are recognizable. Contrariwise, after World War II, history goes OffTheRails with dramatic ferocity, creating an elaborate hi-tech AlternateHistory full of heroes, villains, the uncanny, and the all-too-human, described in loving and elaborate detail. Other settings, such as ''Grim War,'' ''This Favored Land,'' ''The Cerberus Club,'' ''Progenitor,'' and ''eCollapse'' all take the concept of superheroics in a different and fascinating direction. Kenneth Hite's essay "Changing the Course of Mighty Rivers" explains how you can make your own.

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