Thanks for the kind words, Bob! ![[Image: smile.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif)
I knew the basics of Katy's story from the get-go, but it hadn't quite gelled until just recently.
Katy's grandfater -- Norman Augustus St. Clair -- was a character I created a while back in the Palladium Heroes Unlimited universe. Unfortunately, to create him in CoH, he'd have had to have switched hats -- Masterminds are villains, after all. Not his cup of tea.
In his original incarnation, Norman made his fortune by creating a large toy company -- that was his public identity. His hero identity was Santa's Helper (corny, I know). He donned his costume and sent his special toys into battle against the forces of evil. Our GM at the time was a twisted genius, so there was lots of evil to be vanquished, with a side helping of Snark(tm).
Since I couldn't bring him into CoH as a hero, and Norman's a stiff-necked old coot and wouldn't think of switching sides, I figured, hey, he'd make a good lead-in for a new character. Change the backstory a wee bit, file off the serial numbers, and presto!
Besides, even if CoH allowed heroic masterminds, old Norm wouldn't have been comfortable. Leaping, running, or flying about the city just isn't his style; he's accustomed to his hover-sleigh, barking orders through the P.A. system and sending paratroopers (modified G.I. Joes, anyone?) raining down from above.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
I knew the basics of Katy's story from the get-go, but it hadn't quite gelled until just recently.Katy's grandfater -- Norman Augustus St. Clair -- was a character I created a while back in the Palladium Heroes Unlimited universe. Unfortunately, to create him in CoH, he'd have had to have switched hats -- Masterminds are villains, after all. Not his cup of tea.
In his original incarnation, Norman made his fortune by creating a large toy company -- that was his public identity. His hero identity was Santa's Helper (corny, I know). He donned his costume and sent his special toys into battle against the forces of evil. Our GM at the time was a twisted genius, so there was lots of evil to be vanquished, with a side helping of Snark(tm).
Since I couldn't bring him into CoH as a hero, and Norman's a stiff-necked old coot and wouldn't think of switching sides, I figured, hey, he'd make a good lead-in for a new character. Change the backstory a wee bit, file off the serial numbers, and presto!
Besides, even if CoH allowed heroic masterminds, old Norm wouldn't have been comfortable. Leaping, running, or flying about the city just isn't his style; he's accustomed to his hover-sleigh, barking orders through the P.A. system and sending paratroopers (modified G.I. Joes, anyone?) raining down from above.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs