Why Rally Cry

I have often asked myself that very question when writing.  Why do I do what I do, why do I have so many projects going?  The truth is I dont know.  I do know that I enjoy what it is I do most of the time and find it to be relaxing and cathardic in a way.

Why Rally Cry?  Why do another Super-Hero setting in an industry that already supports a good number of them.  The simple reason is because I want too.  Comic books have been a huge part of my life for almost as long as I can remember, and so too has gaming.  Therefore the combination of the two only makes sense really.

The Rally Cry of today is, thus far, my best work.  It is currently going through a rather significant rewrite, which is time consuming but well worth it. It is a dark world, where the shit is deep and the problems are everywhere.  Does that mean its not heroic?  Far from it really.  I think that the darker the world the brighter the heroes can shine.

If you were to look for my source of inspiration you would need to look no further than the Ultimates universe by Marvel Comics.  Is my setting a copy of that?  Well no, but it has many similarities.  The problems are many and the heroes are often only a few steps away from being their own worst enemy.  Does this mean I would allow serial-killer type characters to be played in my games?  No, I wouldn't. 

Regardless of how dark a setting is, the characters that are played are meant to be heroes.  They dont have to be the shining bastions of justice like say a Superman, but they do have to do what is right the majority of the time.  Is this fair to all styles of play?  Of course not.  But it is fair to my goal, to my ideas, and too the genre.

To quote the Great Stan Lee

'nuff said