We've played two sessions of
Spirit of the Century so far and I thought folks in this community might be interested to read about how it went.
Hadrian Helm and Johnny Stripes vs. the Evil Earth Jet Car vs. Jet Pack chase over London? Check.
Drag-out fisticuffs underneath Big Ben in an Evil alternate Dimension? Check.
Unbridled optimism? Check.
Unbridled ass-kicking? Check.
Centurion Science Heroes vs. the Murder Nation Century Club members the world over are puzzled as five maximum security Federal U.S. prisons disappear without a trace, buildings, guards, inmates and all.
The disappearance takes a more nefarious turn as an unprecedented crime wave erupts in cities around the world, from Denver bank robberies to London kidnappings to Paris art hiests. Vigilantes, sleuths and G-men are on each case as it comes but how long can the world withstand this onslaught of robbery and murder?
The epic crime wave comes to focus as the wolf-like Baron Karl von Fenris sends the newspapers of the world the film reel of his statement:
"We are not a gang, not a common gathering of thugs. We are a new nation and we will take what we wish from the world that sought to throw us away and forget us. You will not hear requests for demands, nor will you hear requests for money or bribery or a car to get away from some amateur hostage taking. You will not hear from us again until we march victorious into the World Assembly and declare the founding of a new nation that answers to no law."