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GENIUS (4pts) (Mundanes Only)
+3 Intelligence (Max 9)
+4 Skill Levels spread into Computers, Engineer, Science. Engineer/Science is always "All Types" for them.
Obsession -2 "Current Project"
-1 Personal Social Skills Rolls
Can Invent/create "Sci-Fi" devices, gadgets and equipment (Saurian Tech, AtZ Tech, etc..) and more.

This is not bad, or too comicbookish.
Things they create is pure Science. They may be High-tech to us, but these people are the ones who bring to us the future of tomarrow.

DR...Too 4-Color ??
With True Immortals, Godlings, Angels, Undead Spirits of Vengence, etc... The setting is already 4-color in many ways. 4-color Horror/Mystic-styled, but very comicbookish already. The setting is slightly more Mystical based than Scientific thinking. We need more of the Science, Biology/Genetics side for added flavor IMHO, cause the setting lacks the science-thinking aspect.
I'm on the Beyond Human playlist thingy. Honestly what I did see has not impresed me much. Everything is Lite Unisystem based, and have not seen any Classic Unisystem conversions yet. I like using Essence Pools/ Power Pools / Battery Pools, etc.... So doing big superhuman feats/powers eat up the Pool used for the person/type. I lost the BH material I had, due to a virus awhile back however. But that was after I let my group look it over and we decided to use Classic over BH's method. What I did see of BH was still too rooted in the Mystical. I did see a genetic-engineered species/qualities, which was cool actually. But it lacked the fluff/worlsetting material to make it make real sense. I know things are still being written though.

Xnbach...I'm looking for ways YOU would do so. Just too see how many diffferent ways we can figure out to get characters kinda-like him out there.

True Immortal Makers = Great Idea. Didnt think of it before. Immortal Science/Mystics, 'cause that what they are really. Devices powered and created through mystical abilities and energies.

Inheritor/Avatar/Incarnate with the Forge Aspect would work too. Using Primal Powers inside devices, etc...

My GENIUS Quality creates a mundane Genius we only see once every several generations, a True Visionary, and Thinker ahead of his time. Some may even say Futurist even...

We the things than Incarnates, Inheritors, Avatars can create are basical the magical weapons, items, and objects of legends. Each new generation these primal creations have taken on the look and feel of the day of age they are produced in. So in todays era, some of these primal creation can and will look futuristic, but at least cutting edge. Just picture an Inheritor "Forge" aspected who happened to have been an Anime Cyberpunk designer of note.

The True Immortal Maker on the other hand, developes items from their ancient and dead lost society/nation. These things are created using essence/magic instead of science, just like the primal Forge smiths. Just happens some of these things reminds people of UFOs from through out the ages.

IN MY GAME and custom setting
I introduce the ConX Aliens to the setting as well. Non-essence Psychics introduced. I used the Alien Atlanteans in a cool way. They are the Science side of the people who became the True Immortals. The Atalteans founded a City called Athal-Kananthu in the modern era Caribean when the water levels were lower. The people of Athal-Kananthu started to use magic as well as science and to mix the two into one, creating their Arcana. The Atlanteans were not near-Immortal yet. The Athalians got involved into a War of course. They used their new Arcana to produce The True Immortals shortly after the start of the war. At first it was restricted to their Elite class. Then they tried to create a type of immortal warriors The Shettari from the common and lower classes. Before long, many of the science-minded people of Athal decided to leave Athal and their Arcana using brethen behind and return to their homeworld of Atlantis, which is in another galaxy. The people of Athal who remained behind were all their arcana altered citizens. They refused to leave their new home. Only to be detroyed by the Angels at a later date with the rest of the world's societies of the era. In space and back in Atlantis, the Atlanteans advanced their nanotechnolgy to levels that granted them near-immortality also. Except they decided to use it on everyone.
Also. The Atlanteans Inter-breed with natives. Which means there are a few people on Earth still with the genetics of the Atlanteans. Most of these people however are of Native American tribal societies.

My settings are always customized from the setting canon setting. I mix-settings and alter things slightly to fit together.
This way, I have the Mystic with the Sci-fi together. One of the reasons my group and I like settings like Rifts. The mixing of different themes and character types interest us alot.

I could use the Sci-fi elements as strictly an Alien thing. Which would be more in theme. With people reverse engineering the Alien-tech to create high-tech soldiers, genetically engineered symbiote enhancement armors, Powered Armors, cyborgs, chemical enhanced super-soldiers.
I'm a big fan of Cyberpunk anime/manga. I have never been into the Fantasy-based anime/manga however, but a few of my players loves them above all else. All my players are big Final Fantasy fans (a game series which I hate), but i try to include stuff they like. Magically created weapons, magic spells, magic enhanced warriors, various supernatural beings, psychics, etc...

Hope that helps.
But used "Iron Man" as an example. Mainly because he is such an icon for High-tech stuff and a super-genius billionare playboy. Human frailty overcome through science, and dependant on the technology used.

I thought about that too Thom. It is a good idea.
To use a Techocracy-like group, do "we" make them Mages who use "Science" for their magics, hence use essence to fuel their stuff ?
or do we just use real world Scientists, and real world physics, etc... To give the non-Gifted Humans an edge in fighting the supernaturals ?

If we use the Technomagic method, we can use various "powers" for effects.
If we use the Techno-Science method, we use it all as equipment of course. Nothing being magical, just Advanced Cutting Edge stuff in our world present.

In my setting for my game, I'm not using the combine however.
I'm using Aegis(sp?) from ConX, and its government orginations. A few of the WC covenants are around. The Lodge of the Undying, The Psyche group (for the mystic seers only), Nomads, Storm Dragons (I use the Chi-Technigues from EtZ however)... Most of my group does not belong to any group. We do have a Special Forces Immortal Shettari, and a Pysche Seer who is an FBI agent. Rest no groups.