Dawn of a New Age - Discussion Thread

You know, going from 'let's calm down and introduce ourselves' to 'we need to supplant society as we know it' kinda seems like the opposite of slowing down

Well, Cornelius figured most of them would assume it would be the government that'll come for us (besides, we aren't really baseline humans anymore). Though ultimately he does see society as a whole as their potential enemy, not merely the world governments.

I like New Agers, and Empowered feels like its been used already.

Should be Dawners

then people will be like "What, the reindeer?"

@Kkutwar: So Cornelius has similar ideals to Magneto, I'm guessing?

Well one principle of human rights is that they are perpetual

So if the government does begin to hunt the teens they would have to disregard human rights, the constitution and well... It would mean world governments wouldn't be like those of today at all.

But hey, it's just a game . I am not gonna be nitpicky.

edited 5th May '15 4:01:58 PM by RPGLegend

I admit, I'm not as familiar with the actual comics as I am with the various adaptions. However, Cornelius wouldn't be preaching New Ager superiority and honestly does want to make society better. Ultimately, he wants to disprove the idea perfection and true peace cannot exist on this world.

We have various laws limiting people's potential for danger right? I don't believe being human beings changes the fact we're dangerous individuals.

edited 5th May '15 4:03:09 PM by Kkutwar

I guess we'll never know why Principal Shooter called everyone to the Study Hall. R.I.P.

His directive was fulfilled. So he went offline.

So who wants to start off with introductions for their character?

edited 5th May '15 4:07:49 PM by svenorzokarkoff

Wait, is he dead? Oh, and what about New Age Dawners?

He's not dead. He brought everyone to the Study Hall to tell them that someone didn't follow 'lock the doors, leave keys with janitor' procedure and now one teacher can't get into his class.

Now that makes them sound like hippies.

edited 5th May '15 4:11:50 PM by Stratofarius

Damn, feels like we may have jumped to some conclusions

May have?

Well, maybe.

edited 5th May '15 4:16:23 PM by HazzyHaz

Yeah we did!

Quick question, was the mind erasing to the principal,succesful?

edited 5th May '15 4:16:32 PM by RPGLegend

You'll find out in the next posts.

Thanks!

Btw, I am retoconning this line out, just not to have another lightning so soon there , I hope you don't mind !

So her powers are still on.

edited 5th May '15 4:27:12 PM by RPGLegend

So, will anyone actually agree with Cornelius? Cause we really do only have those three general options: Get exposed, hide forever, or take over society.

Kinda hard to think teenagers have the right and capacity to change the world for the better tho

Nobody really has the right to do anything that they do, do they? America was stolen from its native inhabitants, we constantly oppress every other lifeform on our planet, and our species clearly is driven by greed & a need for control/superiority. Seriously, we have to be rewarded to help others.

So our characters have just as much a right to supplant society as anyone else should.

I mean, the kids have had their powers for less than 9 hours and the worst that's happened is that a couple haven't come to school and one guy was knocked unconscious. Cornelius talking about international crises, broken masquerades, evil governments, and changing society so quickly off the bat makes him look kinda like a nutter.

He really doesn't believe they could manage a masquerade, so he figured he'll just be straight about his intended goal whilst everyone is still getting used to superpowers. That and he has been wanting to supplant society anyways.

I think what is making so defensive is Cornelius Methods rather than his intentions.

I think if someone went "hey guys I don't know what's going on, but whatever happens we should stick together!" that would calm down them a lot more than "hey let's bring society down!"

edited 5th May '15 5:04:41 PM by RPGLegend

Plus, most teenagers aren't that keen to blindly follow a raving lunatic's ideals for a social uprising.

Yeap

In fact I think that what these kids need the most is someone telling them it's not the end of the world. Because they are scared.

For example AMY, the dinosaur girl and even pre pshycho-Jessica. They aren't thinking about "making the world better" or taking down governments. They are terrified because her whole dreams and lifes were chrushed and nothing will be the same anymore.

edited 5th May '15 5:07:55 PM by RPGLegend