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Mutants walk among us and have since time immemorial, though they have only been publicly acknowledged since the 1960s. Fifty years after the first pro-mutant demonstrations in the United States a great deal has changed. The country has not one but two schools dedicated to the training and education of people with powers. Their goals, however, are incredibly different. The government funded Shepard-Wyatt Institute has a long tradition of training mutants to work for the military while the secret sanctuary of Hewitt's School for Troubled Youth advocates choice. With the political climate in the country heating up once more on mutant rights issues can these two schools continue to peacefully coexist, or will it end in a showdown played out on the streets of the nation? Only one thing is certain: diverging paths and opinions can only lead to discourse or destruction. ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} diverging is a superpower-based PB game that welcomes diverse characters created by players ages 18 and up. Set in modern times in the United States, our aim is to explore the unique dynamics of a powered world between the students and staff of both the government-run Shepard-Wyatt Institute and the privately-owned Hewitt's School for Troubled Youth on an individual and collective level. | |
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October 2nd, 2011
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  There’s a world beneath the London you know: a world that smells of brimstone and blood, and where magic lives alongside the mundane. It’s a world where you can buy abilities at a travelling Market; where when the circus rolls into town, it brings nightmares with it; a world presided over by an organisation so old that time has forgotten when the Library began. It’s a world where anything goes, where London is just another board for the game, a gamble for souls is taking place, and you might — just might — encounter one of Heaven’s own or a demon amid the crowds on the underground. And they play to win. |
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Since its founding in 1892, Clifton has always been a town divided by its train tracks. Based on the textile industry, there are those that manage and those that work. The East side of the town consists of the Haves while the West is the home of the Have-Nots. Though over one hundred years have passed, the town is no closer to unity. The rich stay on their side of town while the less wealthy stay on theirs though there are extremes to both social classes. Each side has their shops, their restaurants, and even their own schools. The three factories are still going strong; however, some residents are slowly spreading out to other local businesses and even commute to nearby New York City. Growth is occurring all around them even if some in Clifton are still stuck in their ways. This past summer changed everything, however. A severe weather pattern brought the worst weather the town had seen in a century. The tornado that blew through the area reduced East Clifton High to nothing but rubble, leaving the students with nowhere to go. After arguing and debating amongst the residents of Clifton, Mayor Wilson Davis made the final call to combine East Clifton High with West Clifton High. Few are happy with the arrangement. Not only are there years of prejudice to overcome, but there is overcrowding, biases, and even the merging of school teams causing chaos. But they've got to make it work somehow. Will the merging of the two schools unite the town once and for all, or tear them apart irreparably? |
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Will Taylor was always going to be a superstar. The first time he performed in a talent show, he was five years old. By the time he was seven, he had his own hit TV show. At thirteen, he was every teenage girl’s dream. By the time he was fifteen, their mothers were secretly yearning for him to be legal. At eighteen, he quit. Walked away. He went to college, finished his education, shook off the ‘child star’ and decided what direction his life would take. Four years later, at twenty-two, he re-emerged as lead singer of The Trust, a rock band with a growing following and a number one hit single. That was a decade ago. Now, The Trust are legends. Their fan base is massive, their playlist huge. Will Taylor is the front man for what is arguably the greatest band of all time. And now, The Trust is going on a world tour and we’re looking to take you along. ________________________________________ This is a 'played by' game. | |
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