The winning tones of our last poll are: Action / Adventure, Gonzo, Philosophical. With a three way tie, things are going to get weird!
Factoring in our tone, here is our updated setting:
In the year 199X, corporate greed led to a series of experiments to create an underclass that would serve as cheap labor and servants for humani [...]
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UMMAC Poll 9: If I Only Had A Name
The winning tones of our last poll are: Action / Adventure, Gonzo, Philosophical. With a three way tie, things are going to get weird!
Factoring in our tone, here is our updated setting:
In the year 199X, corporate greed led to a series of experiments to create an underclass that would serve as cheap labor and servants for humani [...]
UMMAC Poll 8: Tone of the Times
The last ashes of war have cooled, and there is a new world forming around us.
Our Setting So Far:
In the year 199X, corporate greed led 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 mut [...]
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 [...]
UMMAC Poll 7: The War of Man
In the last poll focused on Power Level, which is a bit out of order from the core book, but there’s a method to our madness. By asking the community where they see characters in the setting as compared to their comic counterparts, and how they fit into this world.
The setting so far:
In the year 199X, corporate greed led to a [...]
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 6: Pa-Pa-Pa Power Level
All the bullets are used up, and we’re coming to the end of our setting creation. The next big question to tackle is Power Level. This will help set the feel of the game.
Exceptional heroes may not have many abilities relating to mutant origins, but they will stand out from the masses. Examples: Waterworld Low Powered heroes will be [...]
The Art of the Team Up: Assisting Oth...
Heroes and villains are capable of a lot of amazing things. There will come times where no matter what though, one person isn’t enough. Assisting (Metahumans Rising core book, Pg. 88) outlines how to assist others.
Characters may need to assist one another to overcome a challenge. To assist an ally spends 1 Action, or an equal amoun [...]
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 [...]
UMMAC Poll 4: The Destructor
Our results are in and humans maintain a majority, with mutants being uncommon. Lets see how the world ended and the mutants proliferated next.
Inhumanoids Ep 11 “Primal Passion”
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