This week we continue our look at City of Heroes archetypes and how their unique abilities can be translated to Metahumans Rising. Archetype abilities vary wildly, as they are designed to give each type of hero their own unique feel. Again, we are not looking to capture exact mechanics, but rather the feel or playstyle of each archetype. Now [...]
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City of Powers 2: Archetypes Rising, ...
This week we continue our look at City of Heroes archetypes and how their unique abilities can be translated to Metahumans Rising. Archetype abilities vary wildly, as they are designed to give each type of hero their own unique feel. Again, we are not looking to capture exact mechanics, but rather the feel or playstyle of each archetype. Now [...]
City of Powers 1: Archetypes Rising
City of Heroes was the first spandex wearing MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online game). Released in 2004, a solid 6 months before World of Warcraft, it was a major departure from the fantasy themes of other games at the time with an onslaught of unique power selections and gameplay that allowed players much more control. While City of Heroes w [...]
On A Black Horse PDF
On a Black House is our newest adventure update. This St. Patrick’s Day adventure plays with the idea of conflicting beliefs and how history can be forgotten. Also, how much fun can someone have when the fae decide to raid the parade?
The adventure is available now, pick it up on:
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Metahuman Dispatches From DunDraCon 4...
Our last convention was Momocon 2019, and with the kiddo now vaccinated, hitting a con has been on the House Dok to-do list. Over President’s day weekend the Bay Area held DunDraCon 46. Living in the Bay Area these days we decided to attend. Founded in 1975, DunDraCon has been going strong for over 40 years, with a brief Covid break in 2021. [...]
Supe My Ride 2: The Supercycle
This week we are looking at motorcycles, another staple of superheroes, particularly those without powers. (We’re looking at you Bat-Fam…) Because we are exploring something that is typically meant for one rider, with a potential passenger, let’s do two builds, one sleek and speedy (like you might see for Nightwing or Red Robin), and o [...]
Hero Dossier 2: Core Legends
Hero Dossier 2 presents the members of the Hall of Legends included in the Metahumans Rising core book. The Hero Dossier reprints each legend in an easy to use two page format. Page one gives you the hero’s personal story. Page two presents is a full character sheet with game play notes.
Hero Dossiers are a great tool for new GMs an [...]
A Valentine in Red & Black PDF
It’s time for our next updated adventure seed. Enjoy an updated Valentine in Red & Black in PDF format with expanded content.
The Queen in Red has plans this Valentine’s Day, sapping the love and joy from the world to pierce the abyss and call back her servant.
Suitable Campaign Age: Golden, Bronze, Dark, or Cinematic& [...]
Hero Dossier 1: The Steel Aces
Hero Dossier 1 presents the signature team of the Metahumans Rising setting, the Steel Aces. Originally included in the Metahumans Rising core book, the Hero Dossier reprints the team in an easy to use two page format. Page one gives you each members personal stories. Page two presents is a full character sheet with game play notes.
It [...]
Supe My Ride 1: The Superjet
Superheroes don’t just appear out of nowhere, okay some do, but there are a number of iconic vehicles in the pantheon of superheroes. This series will explore vehicles for individual heroes and teams.
To begin the series we dive into the Superjet, from Wonder Woman’s invisible jet, to Justice League’s Javelins, Avengers Quinje [...]
Powering Through 8: Electric Life
It had to happen eventually, we pulled a winner on the first click of the random button. This week we are digging into Electric Life, Superpower wiki describes it swapping electricity for life energy, digging into the applications, we see this could also be a body of electricity or any number of other explanations that we can explore in the [...]