Characters re-assemble at the library public room early one evening in response to a text message from BusyBody telling them that one of the East Coast Protectors will be visiting with a mission for them. They arrive to find BB and Vinny already there, along with a man in a heavy, dark cloak and robes. […]
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A number of sites have been very useful to me in getting started with this game and figuring out some of the nuances that aren’t clear at first. Foremost is, of course, the Monkey House Games site (in particular, the forum there), home of MP‘s makers. Monkey House also maintains a YouTube channel where they
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Characters have arrived at the Appoquinimink Library (traffic was heavy due to a big political rally on the other side of town) in response to a MeetUp invite from a user named “BusyBody04” for a group called “Self-made Superheroes”, to discuss getting started at heroism, complain about the licensing process, etc. There’s a minivan in
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When she visited home to find her family missing, Velocimancer enlisted the aid of the senior sorceress of her coven to discover their whereabouts. The sorceress’ scrying revealed only the remnant traces of gateways from Earth into what humans call the Lost Realms, where Vel’s Saurid people dwell. It seemed that many Saurids had been
“I’m sorry, but your research here is just not in line with the new administration’s environmental policies. We’re pulling the plug – literally and figuratively.” “But Alexa isn’t just about climate studies – she’s programmed to do good for humanity, and we don’t even know her full potential-!” “Stop referring to that thing as if
While visiting the isle of Crete to investigate a rare plant discovered among ancient ruins there, Cassandra Hayes accidentally discovered the tomb of her ancient ancestor – Circe, an enchantress of Greek legend. A vision of Circe spoke to her, saying the stories that painted her as a creature of evil were untrue. Enchantments of
Piloting a chopper into combat zones and dangerous wilderness areas to provide emergency medical assistance is a fun way to pay the bills, but there’s a lot of down time between runs, and rescue ops don’t provide many chances to use her mutant sonic abilities. So under the alias Aria, Boudica Jones fights crime in
With the basics in hand, it was time to plan our first gaming session. Characters were created, NPCs were rolled up, and some henchmen were hired (or, in this case, brainwashed) to participate in the first adventure of a series that I’d decided to organize in chapter form. Now we needed a way to represent
Some gamers will go all-out and buy the deluxe leather-bound collector’s edition rulebooks of all their favorite games; they’ll build custom gaming tables and top them with “dungeon tiles” and landscaping, and amass large collections of figurines to represent characters’ positions on the map. I’m going to try to do this… not that way. My
MP defines three general power level groupings for a campaign; the choice of power level impacts the initial number of points the characters can apply to their traits and abilities and imposes limitations on how those points can be allocated. For our first campaign we decided to go with a “low” power level, which the
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