We return this week with a look at longer weapons from the guisarme to the glave, with staves and spears in between. These weapons offer wielders amazing striking power, at the cost of range. Polearms were pivotal for defensive lines, but should that line be broken, soldiers would need to adapt to closer combat styles. Spears are excellent a [...]
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Quality Gear 6: Poles & Polearms
We return this week with a look at longer weapons from the guisarme to the glave, with staves and spears in between. These weapons offer wielders amazing striking power, at the cost of range. Polearms were pivotal for defensive lines, but should that line be broken, soldiers would need to adapt to closer combat styles. Spears are excellent a [...]
The Red Fool
As part of our Gear series, we are unveiling an NPCs who will be fully introduced in an upcoming adventure. The Red Fool is a Classic antihero that complements martial talents with Exceptional throwing knives, and basic protective Gear. Because they possess both Support Boons and a Fighting Style, the quality of their Gear is less important, [...]
Quality Gear Interlude: Swapping Load...
Not all Gear focused characters are the same. Some may have unique or signature items they never part with, others use off the rack equipment and tools. Unlike most Powers, Gear can be exchanged, or possibly modified with much more ease.
Swapping from a rifle to a set of pistols between adventures should be relatively painless for a [...]
Quality Gear 5: Long Guns
First, a quick set of definitions, long guns first appeared in the 1500s, representing long barreled firearms intended to be used with two hands and braced at the shoulder, offering improved range and accuracy. This is the broader category, rifles are named for the rifling of the barrel which allows for even greater accuracy, but was largely [...]
Weapon’s Test – A Metahumans Ri...
The Institute for Metahuman Research (IMR) has developed a new Omega battle armor, designed as a military adaptation of their current Zenith series. The armor is designed to be deployed in any field of battle, land, sea, air, or space, with advanced ballistics and laser technology.
The only problem is, it’s so advanced, that standar [...]
Gator Bites – A Metahumans Risi...
Ever since the mutant primate-alligator hybrid Reptilla disappeared into the Mississippi swamps in 1966 rumors of her whereabouts have floated throughout the deep south. When a team of environmental scientists go missing in the Louisiana swamps, the heroes are called in to investigate, because the locals fear they know what, or rather who ma [...]
Poisoned Apples, Part II: The Iron Ha...
Overview
Following the revelation of the Brotherhood in Poisoned Apples: Who Let the Dog Out, Consequences and Repercussions explores the depth of the corruption, and what might happen in trying to expose them.
A Sequel?
This adventure gives options for a direct follow up to Who Let the Dog Out, and if time has passed
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Day Jobs 13: Military
Hup to soldiers, it’s time to look at the myriad of heroes with military backgrounds.There are quite a few, from Captain Atom to Wolverine While most are veterans, some still maintain an active duty, or reserve status. This can create any number of plot hooks, not just from the classic work / life / spandex balance, but exploring conflicts [...]
Day Jobs 12: Data Analyst
This week we’re looking at number crunchers, The unsung heroes and / or the backbone of the business world, the Data Analysts. Data Analysts consolidate, organize, and restructure data in a way that it provides meaningful insights and is understandable to others. These are the people that figure out that the cost of gas has gone down or up n [...]
Re: Generation X
Suitable Campaign Age: Golden, Dark, or Cinematic
Adventure Tone: Introspective Action-Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Classic
Content Warning: The following adventure explores racism, politics, and social manipulation. The adventure contains asymmetrical acts of violence against innocent teens, and events [...]