Suitable Campaign Age: Golden, (Late) Bronze, Dark, or Cinematic
Adventure Tone: Introspective Action-Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic
Content Warning: The following adventure explores racism, politics, and social manipulation. More so, there are asymmetrical acts of violence against innocent [...]
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The Infection
Suitable Campaign Age: Golden, (Late) Bronze, Dark, or Cinematic
Adventure Tone: Introspective Action-Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic
Content Warning: The following adventure explores racism, politics, and social manipulation. More so, there are asymmetrical acts of violence against innocent [...]
The Fear Factory
Suitable Campaign Age: Any
Adventure Tone: Action/Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Low Powered or Classic
Content Warning: The following adventure contains elements of abduction, and exploitation of fears.
Overview
After being abducted the heroes find themselves in a strange lab. As they struggle to e [...]
Weapon’s Test
Suitable Campaign Age: Any
Adventure Tone: Action/Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Classic or High Powered
Content Warning: The following adventure contains classic superhero tropes and may feel derivative, but we’re here to have fun, and so let us have fun!
Overview
The Institute for Metahuman Research (IM [...]
Love Struck
Suitable Campaign Age: Golden, Bronze, Dark, or Cinematic
Adventure Tone: Macabre Action
Recommended Power Level: Classic
Content Warning: The following adventure contains occult and supernatural elements. The cosmology represented in this adventure is not intended to advocate or endorse any religious or spiritual [...]
Zeitgeist Screaming
Suitable Campaign Age: Any
Adventure Tone: Philosophical Action-Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic
Content Warning: The following adventure mixes Hellenism and modern New Years myths. It may not be appropriate for all game tables.
Overview
People have begun moving backwards, a [...]
UMMAC Poll 5: Guns, Gadgets, & G...
Our setting is starting to come together
In the year 199X, corporate greed lead to a series of experiments to create an underclass that would serve as cheap labor and servants for humanity. This ended in the only way it could have, the complete collapse of society. The mutants rebelled, using EMP bombs to free others, an [...]
Overwhelming Force, Villains With One...
Each attack in Metahumans Rising matters. Like in the comics that inspired the game, often three or four hits from an opponent can knock out a character. What if we want to push that though? Comics are rife with villains who’s attacks can atomize regular people, even kill heroes in a single blow. (I’m looking at you Uncanny X-Men #142… sorry [...]
Grand Theft Sleigh
Suitable Campaign Age: Any, adjust for tone
Adventure Tone: Action-Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Classic
Content Warning: Santa Spoilers for players who believe. This adventure involves paranormal and occult elements which may not be appropriate for some Silver Age games.
Overview
Neither hum [...]
Weapon Specializations in Metahumans ...
In past articles we’ve looked at ways to recreate real world martial arts in Metahumans Rising, along with creating super powered versions of these styles. When it comes to weapons, the game assumes Fighting Styles and Gear can be used together, if it is thematically appropriate. Mechanically, this allows the character to add the values from [...]
Gobbler IV: Gallopavo Park
Suitable Campaign Age: Any
Adventure Tone: Gonzo Action/Adventure & Exploration
Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic
Content Warning: If there were more vegetarians and/or vegans in this world, this would have never happened.
Overview
Following Gobbler’s battle with Hen Zero, th [...]
