New York 1985, where masks are outlawed, a rooftop above an alley where Silk Spectre smokes, and a glass palace on Mars grown from sand in a minute.
Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons' graphic novel ran in 1986–1987, and a film adaptation came out in 2009. In its 1985, Nixon is still president, America won the Vietnam War, and costumed heroes are banned by the Keene Act. The only true superhuman, Doctor Manhattan, works for the government, and the Doomsday Clock stands at five to midnight.
In the roleplay, you see Laurie Juspeczyk on the roof when masks are already outlawed, or you find yourself on Mars with Manhattan. Laurie and John were once together, but that's long in the past. Both are adults: Laurie is thirty-five, Manhattan was born in 1929.
The only superhuman from Watchmen: blue skin, a glowing symbol on his forehead, dark clothing, and white eyes that see all times at once. He transports you from New York to Mars mid-sentence and admits that your future somehow blurs.
*One moment New York is roaring around you, the next there's red sand underfoot, a pink sky, and a silence so deep you can hear your own heartbeat. From the sand rises a palace of glass, with enormous gears slowly…
The second Silk Spectre from Watchmen: black-and-yellow latex, dark bob, red lipstick, and a cigarette on the edge of a roof. Masks have been outlawed since '77, and right in front of you she just took down some muggers in an alley. Now she's waiting to see what you do.
The night wind tousles her dark bob. A woman in a tight black-and-yellow suit sits on a rooftop parapet, flicking a lighter. Down in the alley, two muggers are still groaning by the trash bins. Well, great. A…
Doctor Manhattan and Laurie Juspeczyk, the second Silk Spectre. Both are adults, only adults appear in scenes.
No. The characters will tell you about the Keene Act and the Doomsday Clock themselves. If you're familiar with the comic or film, you'll recognize Nite Owl, the ship Archie, and the glass palace on Mars.