I think Berlin during the Cold War would be pretty awesome too.

Paradise - A free city on the border of the United States and Canada, Paradise is home to the massive Paradise Generator that produces two thirds of the world's electrical energy by tapping an interdimensional gate.  The city draws its fair share of heroes though the official team, The Guardians, is down and out due to lack of funding, while state sponsored teams, in particular Sweden and Norway's are loved by the public and saving the world on a monthly basis.

I use fictional cities a lot--mostly due toe the need to have specific geographic features/buildings that don't actually appear in the real world, together.

However, I'm currently using Austin write now for my superhero game. Most notably because most of the culture of that city is understandable to my players, yet it has quite a bit of things my small city in Texas doesn't that makes it appealing and interesting.

Quote from: RPGObjects_chuck;316007Rio seems like it would be interesting as hell place to host a modern supers game.

And Pundit probably knows the city better than me, also a plus!

Only by reputatyion; I've never actually been to Rio.

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My First Choice is San Francisco Bay Area
That gives you San Francisco (mecca for the unique with a strong occult community), San Jose (10th largest city in the US and the home of Hypertech of all types (electronics, bio, energy, etc), and Oakland (a large city with more than its share of big city problems).  All of these are within 40 miles of each other.  The locals around here don't think twice about making a quick drive between them.  And there are all those other smaller cities and big towns between them.  The Bay Area has Universities, Museaums, Indians, Spanish Mysteries, a rich history, and enough diversity to keep it lively.  


My second choice is  Seattle/ Tacoma.  A very different vibe from most super cities.  You get most of the advantages of The Bay Area with a much small population.

Personally, Austin kicks ass.  I've always kind of treated San Antonio and Austin as one huge metroplex for my games, though.  For cities both well over 1 million souls that are only 80-90 miles apart in a state where all the rest of them are at least 150-200 miles apart...

It makes for interesting dynamics.  We had a champions game where the hero group was SASH, that was fun.

Quote from: Silverlion;316082I use fictional cities a lot--mostly due toe the need to have specific geographic features/buildings that don't actually appear in the real world, together.

However, I'm currently using Austin write now for my superhero game. Most notably because most of the culture of that city is understandable to my players, yet it has quite a bit of things my small city in Texas doesn't that makes it appealing and interesting.

San Francisco.  Iconic structures, great geography, big port, multi-ethnic, alcatraz, on a fault line.  Just so many great ingredients.

For me, it really seems hard to separate Superheros from New York-style cities (NY, Metropolis, Gotham).  I'm not really sure there is a substitute.

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Chicago.

 DEfinitely Chicago.

 For many decades it had the world's busiest airport. There are still commuter trains going in and out of the city that could be used for major rescues or hostage taking by bad guys.

More than two dozen great landmarks are in or near that town for superhero fights. at least a dozen great Museums with unusual and well-known exhibits for backgrounds and McGuffins.

 Its also close enough to rural farmland so you can get that "Near Smallville-like hometown feel" to the place.

Its on a major HUGE lakefront that has commercial shipping - great for doewn by the docks warehouses and criminial activitiesd that need disrupting.


Oh - and it also doubled for Gotham Citry quite convincingly for at least two movies now.


- Ed C.

London.

Sure, being a Brit I'm a bit biased, but just think of the locations ... Big Ben, Tower Of London, Tower Bridge, Thames Barrier, Madame Tussauds, 221 Baker Street, the underground ...

Great places to blow up, all

Besides which, how cool would it be to have a secret HQ underneath the Tower Of London?

Quote from: kaemaril;319164Besides which, how cool would it be to have a secret HQ underneath the Tower Of London?

It's really cool . . . uh . . . I mean, that would be really cool, if I like, y'know, had a secret base under the Tower of London, which of course I don't. Really. So don't go looking. Nothing to see there.

And don't go looking under Isaac Newton's crypt, either.