ARGENT BINARY Let's Split! - The heroes are fighting a group of Hi-Tech 'Hood - A new street gang has been villains or a single one when Binary turns up. He taking over the territories of other gangs in duplicates and then duplicates again and again as Campaign City, backed up by very advanced does his duplicate much to his surprise and weaponry. PC legwork determines that horror. He also finds that he has weakened. ARGENT has been selling weapons to the gang. When the villains are dealt with, his duplicates The heroes track down the distribution point, won't recombine with him. The company insist and will probably stage a raid on the place. They but some of the duplicates insist that they are have one more nasty surprise waiting for them, free beings and demand legal help while others though: ARGENT's deal with the gang included flee. Binary and the company rep there don't augmentation of its leaders. When the heroes know what is going on and Binary is very attack they're faced not only with the blaster- worried. What is going on and what will the toting gangstas, but several brand-new heroes do. supervillains! death tribble Lord Laiden

It must be mine! - Binary loves luxury so Behind My Back - During the PCs' latest conflict looking after the newest, most sleek, luxury car with ARGENT, the team gadgeteer is shocked to is a real pleasure. Until Grab and/or Foxbat turn realize that the agency's forces are using devices up and make off with the car. It is the only one based on his designs! How did ARGENT in existence and is priceless. Now he must get it acquire his secret technologies? Is someone back and undamaged so no combat or high close to him selling his secrets to ARGENT; speed pursuits. In desperation he turns to the colleague, friend, perhaps even a teammate? Lord Laiden heroes. What will they do ? death tribble The Big Blackout - Government intelligence BLACK HARLEQUIN proves that ARGENT has been developing advanced weapons of mass destruction for its Tragic 8-Balls - Someone has been sending patron, the "rogue state" of Awad. The magic 8-balls, those gaggy prophecy toys that international community decides to deal with you shake for 'all the answers' only, these give this threat once and for all, assembling a military rather ugly responses and dire predictions that coalition to invade Awad. The PCs can either be always come true. The Black Harlequin must be part of this force (an opportunity for a military behind it, mustn't he? Hermit mass-combat adventure), or stay behind to protect the homefront. In either case, on the eve Hair made of plastic, She's fantastic! - Some of of battle the PCs intercept intelligence that the most beautiful women of the city, models, ARGENT is about to deploy an orbital EM pulse actresses, and more have been kidnapped. weapon capable of disabling electronic devices Through hard work and diligence, the PCs might over a wide but targetted area. Awad will use the discover that B.H. is trying to turn his victims weapon to render the coalition's advanced into 'Living dolls' for his collection; but will they weapons inert, leaving their forces all but realise that one of the ladies on their own team helpless before the army of Awad. The PCs are (Or DNPCs if there are no attractive ladies on the closest friendly force to the control center for the team) is also a target? the weapon, which is guarded by the best that Hermit Awad and ARGENT have to offer, and have no time to call for help before the weapon is Chips' ahoy - Ah, Millenium City where the cars deployed. The fate of the allied army rests in are the 'safest' in the world. What arrogance! their hands. Black Harlequin decides to replace 'their special Lord Laiden secret chips with ones of his own devising, let's see if they notice!' Now those cars are affected by remote controls, but so many cars to control, even his thuggish minions can't handle them all. ranks of the MWF; where did they come from? Drivers are wanted, and found... thanks to some Who is the mysterious investor? How can they arcade games. That's right, young tots and teens claim to be true wrestling if Bulldozer is alike will be in the driver's seat for new video Champion? games with titles like 'Red Highway' 'Crash and Enforcer84 Burn' and 'Run Pedestrian run!' Hermit CAPTAIN CHRONOS Glory Days are here again - The Captain doWHA? - During an otherwise indescript heist, appears in various nursing homes, Senior one of BH's robotic toys slips and calls him dwellings and other areas where now venerable "Sado" -- to which BH reacts by immediately and fragile former golden age (and some silver) destroying the toy and trying to act like nothing heroes are. He then youthens them back to their happened. Either the PC's witness this, or prime. Suddenly the city is full of potientially become aware of it through another channel. active super heroes. Some of which haven't kept What evil lurks behind this Fruedian Slip? up with the changing times in the costumed TheEmerged world. How do the PCs deal with this? Are they BLACK PALADIN the ones who are obsolete now, and how long can this age change last? The Order of the Black Rose - Sir De Morphant Hermit has decided that inorder to properly create a kingdom for himself, he needs to have a group I ooppssed - The Super heroes are in a shielded of loyal knights, this leads to his attempted danger room, or lab, when they step out... they recruitment or creation of a series of loyal may notice some changes. It would seem the "knights". Alternately, he could encounter Earth they knew is gone, replaced by something Talisman and take her as his lover. similar but different enough to be alarming. The Enforcer84 space program has lead to the alien invasion and domination of their planet for decades. If they BLACK PALADIN & BLACK search their history, they'll discover that some HARLEQUIN important historical event went differently this The New Odd Couple - In his quest for power, time. The Captain appears, quite humilated, and Black Paladin has been searching for doers of explains he ooppsed, everything is changed but evil to reform his evil brotherhood with him as the heroes thanks to that 'inadvertent chronol it's leader. As he searched for worthy choices he shielding' and he needs their help to fix it. What came upon Black Harlequin on an Escapade. will the super heroes do when they find out the Black Paladin was amused by the evil clown's 'Second gunman on the grassy gnoll was one of antics and the pain that was caused, Black them all along? Hermit Harlequin on the other hand found something he never realised he needed....an appreciative You broke it, you ninny! - If one of the PCs gets audience. Now Black Harlequin is Black a bit enthusiastic, and uses a killing attack on the Paladin's court jester and the evil knight is Black poor captain, instead of just laying him out, the Harlequin's dark muse. How will the PC's deal attack tears his equipment. The result is with this new duo? spectacular, throwing the heroes, the Captain BoloOfEarth (and possibly a few innocents at the fight scene) BULLDOZER into the past. Captain Chronos says he can repair it, and get everyone back where they should be, Bulldozer attempts to finance a metahuman but he'll need certain 'things' to do so. Exactly Professional wrestling organization with money how DO you find a flux capacitor in Ancient from his crimes. Failing that he finds investors Rome, the Wild West, or Victorian England? and thus begins the MWF (Meta Wrestling Naturally, the temporial rule of non interference Federation). Several superstrong villains join for MUST be enforced. kicks, and maybe some heroes? Then a huge Hermit influx of Mid Level Bricks appear to flood the CATERAN have a PC in Charity work or high society as well). That is when ARGENT agents attack, There Can Be Only One? - A mysterious having infiltrated as the serving staff. They cloaked figure has been visiting a selection of know Defender has a knack for showing up mutant, magical, and non-human immortals, when Harmon Industries is in trouble. This 'hold telling them the fate of humanity depends on up' is a ruse, to try to get a scan of the Defender them gathering at a particular mystic place on a armor. ARGENT would then have Defender's particular date. The mystery man didn’t give tech in their hands. The PCs present just became many details, but clearly radiated power and the wildcards that might prevent this ambush knew things about each immortal that no mere and theft from working. mortal could have known. Still, Cateran didn’t Hermit get to be as old as she is by being a fool, so she IRONCLAD maneuvers the PCs into investigating. Is there some legitimate mystic crisis, or is someone We tend to forget the Dorlavian is AWOL from setting a trap to catch some unaging DNA or his people's military forces. Perhaps this part of particularly potent blood sacrifices? Is the the story is something he's not shared, even with mystery man some kind of mystic guardian, his teammates. A crack team of Dorlavian Captain Chronos, or Foxbat after watching too commandos arrives, and attempts to 'repo' many Highlander episodes? Ironclad for official court maritial and Highwayman punishment. Perhaps his fellow Champions are out of town when this occurs. Will any of the CHAMPIONS PCs help someone who is labelled 'deserter' ? Not One of My Better Plans - Years ago, Dr. And why now? Maybe this is a ruse to save Destroyer created a shapeshifting robot with the some higher officer's carreer. combined powers of the Champions, Hermit programmed to destroy that hero team. NIGHTHAWK Unfortunately, there were a couple of glitches, and Championsbane had to be put on the shelf, Your team of PCs returns to their own base. and shortly thereafter that base was abandoned. They might, or might not notice (depending on Now, a person or persons unknown has wakened senses and perception rolls) that some security Championsbane, and is attempting to use it for measures have been bypassed. There is a scent his/her/its own purposes. But those rogramming of blood. They find the wounded (And possibly glitches have never been fixed....Championsbane dying if he doesn't get help) Nighthawk. The has the combined known powers and skills of Champions have been captured, Homestead is the Champions team as it existed several years compromised... and he's the only one to have ago. It does not, however, have any personal escaped. knowledge that Dr. Destroyer was unable to gain Hermit from public sources (such as the team's Secret SAPPHIRE IDs. Nor does it have any actual mental or Corrie is holding another concert, something she magical powers; they are approximated by doesn't get to do as often now that she's a hero. mechanical means. While the robot must obey It's political in nature, kind of a "Para-normals its new master's commands, it will always are people too" message to it. Encouraging interpret them in such a way as to facilitate tolerance and understanding. Naturally, not destroying the Champions. Of course, in your everyone is so fond of this stuff. One Wyoming campaign, the Champions may have drastically Senator is there, scowling. He gets up on stage changed in the intervening years, or even ceased to protest her open display of mutant to exist! Championsbane isn't going to let little powers...things get heated, and a there is a details like that stand in its way.... SKJAM! sudden dimming of the lights and a blue flash! And the Sentator lays dead, the glowing DEFENDER Sapphire looking around and swearing "I didn't James Harmon IV is holding a charity ball (Or do it"! The IHA , working behind the scenes, is some other social function, it works best if you quick to pull strings. A Judge in their pocket puts a restraining order on Corrie's team mates stop him and the other Crowns before they can NOT to interfere OR participate in the make the change permanent? crimework (Clearly, the Champions would be BoloOfEarth biased). That's where the PCs come in. Hello Mystery. Trading Places - Force contacts one of the Hermit heroes claiming to actually be one of the hero’s teammates. He says something switched his WITCHCRAFT mind with that of Force, perhaps a spell gone The normally quiet occultist is acting weird wrong. The Crowns of Krim are going to lately. She's acting more confident, and that's commit a terrible atrocity the next day, and he good. She's wearing more revealing costumes.. can’t stop them on his own. Plus, he needs them and that's... bewildering, though no guys are to capture “him” and figure out how to get him complaining. She may even be commiting back in his own body. Is he telling the truth, or is crimes on the side. The Champions might try to this a trap? defend their friend from the PCs until they can BoloOfEarth figure out what's wrong. The PCs maybe trying Elemental Control - The Crowns of Krim to capture her (or heck, one might be dating her, how many women does Defender NEED have been forced to make a bold move. besmitten anyways?). What is going on? Is They need to coordinate strikes in several Witchcraft being corrupted by her sister or parts of the country at once, and need to do parents? or is it Witchcraft at all? Perhaps so in sufficient strength to oppose the heroes Talisman has been watching old Bewitched they'll face at each location. Each Crown has reruns where relations swap identities for a time. performed the Ritual of Elemental Hermit Supremacy, effectively gaining temporary THE CROWNS OF KRIM control over other super-villains with similar themed SFX. Each Crown will lead their Overdue Book - The heroes stop DEMON from underlings on an attack against the killing a rare book dealer and taking a book he organization they need to stop. Who is this recently purchased at an estate auction. (The organization ? DEMON and Takofanes are prior owner committed suicide.) The book dealer gladly turns the tome over to one of the heroes, prime choices, as are Dr. Destroyer, who then notices the book “follows” him around superheroes, or even a religion. (appearing next to him in his car, on his desk at Tom McCarthy work, etc.) and seems to be giving him DR. DESTROYER progressively worse nightmares involving the Crowns of Krim. Also, the book is unreadable – Silver is a soft metal - Destroyer is returned, and no known language, and the “words” on each in a big way. To further teach the United States page keep changing and are different for each Govt. the futility of impeding his will, he seeks person looking at it. After a few days, the to cripple it's most obvious champions: The Crowns of Krim come after the book with a Silver Avengers of PRIMUS. He makes a public vengeance, but they can’t just take it – it declaration that each and every Silver Avenger automatically returns to its current “owner” will be eliminated in the next month, and unless freely given to another. Does the challenges PRIMUS to stop him. Will PRIMUS obviously magical tome give a clue to destroy be able to twhart him? Will they have to turn to the Crowns, or does it give the Princes of Evil a the PCs for help? And really, what can 'they' do? route to greater power? And is this just a distraction from some more BoloOfEarth ominous plan? Hermit Total Eclipse - A solar eclipse during a unique planetary alignment gives Eclipse incredible Repo-Men - Menton now walks his own path. powers and turns him into a temporary Destroyer does not forget treachery. If Menton host/vessel for Krim himself! Can the heroes will not serve, he will at the least not be a rival. The PC team gets hints and clues that seem to lead to the master mentalist's latest lair. Any teleporting heroes will find that power does not Flowers for Greystoke - Dr. Silverback asks the work in that area, for some reason. If they attack PCs for help; he has begun to lose his enhanced Menton, they discover he is clearly affected as intelligence. His research indicates that his body well. Whether they win, or merely weaken has started to reject his genetic enhancements, Menton; that is when Destroyer unleashes his and that before long he will revert to the simple robots to finish Menton off (or perhaps capture ape he once was. The Doctor believes that he him for a more satisfying personal engagement). can reverse the process before it's too late, but to The heroes have been used. The question arises, do that he will need data possessed by only one is Menton worth fighting for? person - his creator, Dr. Phillippe Moreau. The Hermit heroes will have to track down Moreau's current laboratory, and then "liberate" him from the Sauron Who - Without warning, five satellites, protection not only of his newest (and most each the size of a small city, decloak, and 'land' powerful) generation of animal-men, but of his in the nation of New Zealand. The link the just current patrons: VIPER. landed fortresses form blocks all communication Lord Laiden into and out of the country, and Destroyer begins his conquest.. or should we say exploitation? DR. YIN WU The volcanoes are taped for thermal energy, the Power Vacuum - In 1938, Dr. Wu detected a pressure from the glaciers, and the nation's massive eruption of magic energy out of Europe. greenery stripped. All of this energy is being Over the years he has studied this phenomenon, gathered for something fiendish, but whatever determining that it was a spell by the Circle of the reason... the beauty of the land will the Scarlet Moon which went awry, and that the be destroyed if it can't be stopped. It's going to increase in magic has prompted the growing take as many heroes as the world can spare to number of superhumans who have plagued and stop this. thwarted him. Yin Wu approaches the Circle Hermit with an offer to help them reverse the spell,

drawing vast magical might to themselves while Finders Keepers - Dr. Destroyer's damaged stripping their greatest enemies of their powers. helmet was all that was found of him when they They will then divide the world between them, cleaned up after the Battle of Detroit, officially. Yin Wu taking the East and leaving the West to If some entrepreneurial minded looter found the the Circle. The PCs are alarmed to find their good Doctor's discarded and obsolete armour, he innate powers or super-tech diminishing and might just have had enough pieces to activate intermittently failing outright. The resident the abandoned Destruga base. With those 'bona mystic determines the focal point for this effect, fides', he could recruit enough superpowered a secret holding of the Circle or Dr. Wu. The muscle to make a serious showing against a heroes have to attack quickly before the ritual is bunch of heroes. Just his bad luck to launch his completed; can they overcome the combined scheme at the same time Dr. Destroyer has sent might of Yin Wu and the Scarlet Moon before 3 destroid robots into Millennium City to steal their powers fail them completely? some military grade spy satellite components... Lord Laiden Tom McCarthy

DR. SILVERBACK Who wants to live forever? - The PCs are enjoying the local Chinatown, when they find Bad Mojo - Quite by accident, the PC's discover themselves in the middle of a heated battle that Dr. Silverback (MC) registers as a mutant between supernatural Oriental monsters, and (nova/metahuman/whatever you call someone futuristic robots. After the battle Dr. Yin Wu born with their powers in your campaign). Is Dr. contacts them: it seems that Dr. Destroyer has Silverback lying about his origin? Has a mutant learned that Yin Wu holds the legendary shapeshifter replaced him? Has the Chinese alchemical secret of the Pill of equipment/power been sabotaged, or "spoofed"? Immortality, and has determined to wrest that What secrets does this portend? secret from Dr. Wu by force as the answer to his TheEmerged own aging. To prevent further destruction, and Bora, Bora, Bora - Bora, is dead, to begin with. the prospect of an immortal Destroyer, Yin Wu Yet, the deceased mistress of winds is sure to persuades the heroes to help him against come to mind when reports of a veritable Destroyer. This can ultimately take the PCs into hurricane following Eurostar wherever it goes the People's Republic of China to defend Dr. come in. It seems no matter where the Wu's home base, involving them in a diplomatic superterrorists head, a huge windstorm plagues nightmare and confrontation with the PRC's them. As few love Eurostar, they wouldn't care, superheroes, the Tiger Squad. Potential twist: it except that Eurostar is fleeing to major was Dr. Wu himself who leaked the information population centers as it tries to stay ahead. Is this about the Pill of Immortality to Dr. Destroyer, the ghost of Bora haunting them for failing to hoping that Destroyer would invade China to get protect her against VIPER? Did Eurostar meddle to him, weakening the nation enough for Wu to in something, mystical or scientific that has overthrow the Communists and declare himself backfired? Or is some other figure behind this ill Emperor. wind? Lord Laiden Hermit

EUROSTAR Americans need not apply - All over Europe, A Dish Best Served Cold - An ocean liner comes villains, new and established begin audacious into Campaign City's port a ghost ship, empty of raids and attacks on embassies, national passengers and crew with signs of vile mystic monuments, and leaders. Each seems to be rites littering the decks. The PCs respond to an competing against the other in the areas of assault on their local foreign embassy to find ferocity and damage. Eurostar has let leak that EUROSTAR holding the diplomats hostage it's looking for new members, and the one who until the heroes arrive. FIACHO explains that proves 'most worthy' will get to join. The SCORPIA and FEURMACHER have both come prestige of the villain team is such that there are up missing after reporting several weeks of many applicants. Can the PCs stop them all? Hermit disturbing dreams. FIACHO uses the hostages to coerce the heroes into finding his lost lambs. Did FIREWING Muerte have ties to the Occult? Has he returned from the dead and reclaimed his traitors? I Challenge Thee! - One of the heroes appears Levi on TV, challenging Firewing to one-on-won combat in a public place at a certain time. Of -Someone- save the Queen! - Fiacho is not course, that hero never made the challenge, but pleased with the U.K.'s often independent it certainly looked and sounded like him. Does behavior, especially recently. To make an he go through with the challenge anyway? If he example of it, he plans to have Eurostar kill the ducks out, how does Firewing react? And just royal family and leave Buckingham palace a who is behind this, and why? smoldering ruin. Fortunately, Brittish BoloOfEarth Intelligence has caught wind of this plan, and sees a chance not only to twhart it, but perhaps FOXBAT ambush Eurostar. They certainly aren't going to Special Collector's Issue! - Foxbat is a tad... use the real queen as bait, but a double? That 'reality impaired', and some part of him no doubt might work, it might work indeed. Obviously thinks, as go the comics, so goes my plan. Thus, the official government super heroes can't be he breaks into a comic book company, and by used, Eurostar would likely get suspicious if that stealth, or threat of ping pong ball reprisal, group vanished. However, one of the PCs might switches the planned issues with ones staring do... the U.K. has everything from Make up to a HIM, Foxbat. Triumphant and looking kewl! If prototype holo emmiter to help pull off the ruse. your PCs have comics being made of them, Convincing that PC maybe a problem, but imagine their surprise to see themselves getting governments of any sort can be quite... creative their butts kicked by the Foxy one. For when they have to. that matter, how will they feel if they are Hermit portrayed as sidekicks and/or love interests?

Complications could ensue; Will Foxbat have to every combat. Having Foxbat on your side can be saved from a horde of irate comic fanboys? be more annoying than having Foxbat as an Will he actually become a cult hit? What if a enemy. Or he may try to join the team incogneto villain reads the comics and doesn't like the by either puting on a pair of glasses (over his battle scene in one where Foxbat trounces him Foxbat cowl), or claiming to be Freddy's long or her? lost twin Eddie. Hermit McCoy

Did you ever know that you're my hero? - After FOXBAT and the SUPER VIXENS - OK, the getting his butt kicked by one of your PCs, attempt to join the PC's team didn't work out, rather than being angry; Foxbat becomes and Freddy knows why. He should never have incredibly impressed. So impressed in fact, that attempted to be a follower, he's a born leader! So he adopts that hero's methods and trademark he will have to assemble his own team of way of fighting crime for DOING his crime. heros/reformed villians, and to maximize sales Should, for example, Nighthawk defeat him. appeal they will all be female with a COM over Foxbat will change his colors to a silver and 20. But are they really reformed, or just using black for a time, with an exagerated foxy cowl. Freddy as a cover? He'll ditch the ping pong gun, trade it in for a McCoy ping pong paddle ,and overdramatize the hero's whole stichk. Not only is this embarrassing for Hmm...he recruits Esper, Tesseract and the hero, some moron out there who is robbed Photon. Upon investigation, the PCs learn may accuse the hero of doing it instead. Foxbat that he approached Howler and that she has to be brought in, and uhm.. well, hopefully spurned the offer violently. How does all your PC won't rough him up tooo badly. this add up? The Super Vixens have several Hermit traits in common: - all villainesses I need a rival/hunted/etc - Foxbat is feeling - all at least somewhat mentally unhinged down. He has no rival to compete against. No - all uncommonly beautiful criminal with similar motiff to compare himself - all believed to possess powers of an to. Where's the struggle? Where's the race to see extraterrestrial origin who can be the best? Clearly... he must do So, what does it mean? Has Foxbat gotten something. That's when he hears about the High hold of some means of influencing Alien- tech armor/experimental power drug/mystical class minds? Has the Trickster smiled upon device/whatever being held in the science Foxbat and turned him into a Madness lab/corporation's office/mueseum/whereever. He Magnet/Chick Magnet? Has an alien takes this, then goes around asking likely folks if conspiracy decided to advance its designs they'd like to be a super villain. If they say yes, for Earth behind the facade of three he hands it over. Naturally, the one who says yes beautiful women who ostensibly work is not likely to share Foxbat's psychosis, and for Foxbat? might be a SERIOUS threat to the city. Foxbat Marchwarden may find this new guy plays too rough, and have to run to the heroes telling them "He's not Whiskey, Tango, Foxbat? - A female PC is playing by the rules and he won't give it back! forced to undergo the most dreaded of horrors -- Make him! a blind date. The rich guy she's set up with is Hermit pleasant enough but not really her type, still they end up in a club together. The first clue that Foxbat reformed - The PC's are in battle when something is wrong is when he says his "master Foxbat suddenly appears. Suprisingly, he starts plan" for the evening is going well. The second fighting the villians! After helping the PC's, clue is when it's announced over the intercomm Foxbat invokes Venerable Comic Book Cliche for everyone to go to the safe areas: Foxbat has #16 ("Any sufficently popular villian will reform defeated the rest of the PC's (or another and become a hero"), and demand to join their superhero team in the city) and is challenging team. If they refuse, he will still show up at the female PC to rescue them. The screen shows the news footage. "But, that can't be me! I'm me! follows Foxbat's every command, even to the And I'm much better looking than that!" extent of turning over a manufacturing facility to The Emerged Foxbat's control. Of course Foxbat immediately begins churning out a dozen different designs of Weapons of Mass Destruction - Foxbat interupts Foxbots. The PCs should find the tv signals acrost the nation informing everyone hideout/factory just when Mechanon's backup that he now has a weapon of mass destruction programming reasserts itself and restore the and will use it if he is not made 'master of the killer cyborg to his usual chipper personality. world'. The goverment (or anyone else) refuses Rerednaw to take the loon seriously provoking the use to the weapon. The device is truely a weapon of FOXDATE! - Foxbat decides that he really, MASS destruction.. can the PC find and stop really likes a certian female NPC/character, so foxbat before everyone in the city becomes he's going to Make Her His! So, Foxbat steals lighter then air and floats away? some very advanced technology from ARGENT Tamashi2000 (a mind-control ray) and using his Impressive Reprogramming Skills, he now has a Love Ray! Foxbot Model 101 "Fox One! Fox Two! Fox Unfortunatly, when it hits the Woman of His Three!" - Foxbat has conceived of his greatest Dreams, it doesn't work! Instead, EVERY master plan! Every great supervillain always has woman but the Woman of His Dreams in ten a legion of cybernetic robots slavishly loyal to miles has fallen head-over-heels for Foxbat and his every whim. Besides, after Foxbat has seen is willing to do ANYTHING to get rid of the the Terminator movies 80 times, he figures competition! And, I do mean ANYTHING.... cyborgs are cool...really cool. And robots don't (Works well when you have several groups of complain or whine like human lackeys do, they female super-villans around....Eurostar's in town don't need to get paid or eat, nor do they hurt his to do a robbery, while GRAB is casing the same feelings or run away when the going gets a little joint, and Warmonger's working on increasing tough. But what to use as a prototype model to the crime rate, with a couple of squads of create his vast army? Well only the best will do! Shadow Army soldiers...). Mechanon of course. A little judicious zakueins reprogramming after the robot falls for his ingenously clever trap / ambush (a swimming (With Captain Chronos) - I didn't do it! What'd I pool and some plugged in household appliances) do? - Works best if the PC's know CC's and Foxbat will be all set. Foxbat will also have motivation. The PC's are there when CC few custom modifications to his ping pong ball meets/sees Foxbat for the first time -- and are gun (water and shock charges, everyone witness to his reaction. "By the Uncreated -- the KNOWS robots always short out) and Master Plan! It makes sense now! I'm too late! Mechanon will be helpless before the might of The horror! The horror!" At this point he slumps Foxbat! Reprogramming Mechanon should be into a fetal position, babbling. easy, after Foxbat's vast experience with Lego TheEmerged robots. The PCs hear about this of course when Foxbat issues challenges to Mechanon over the (With Gravitar) - That's... Amore? - Somehow, radio, television and even on the Goodyear these two meet in the right place at the right time blimp. The players may or may not arrive, or and... she's smitten beyond redemption. The chose to arrive when Mechanon makes his problem is, the feeling isn't 100% mutual. appearance to disintegrate the organic for his However, insane or otherwise Freddy now has impertinence. As a fluke the GM could have 1000 points of raw power hanging on his every Foxbat's master plan actually work...for a little word and deed -- and is immature enough to take while. A freak (unbelievably lucky) hit with the advantage of the situation like Aladdin with a ping pong ball gun combined with the lamp. Works best if Foxbat is on at least non- immersion in the electrified pool during a peak violent but less than strictly friendly terms with solar flare and a temporary fluctuation of the the PC's. EM field of the Van Allen belt briefly The Emerged randomizes Mechanon's programming so he GIGANTO reservation, and will not let the humans who have hounded him destroy it. Will the heroes Not Dr. Livingstone, I presume - Giganto has attempt to subdue Grond, or will they have disappeared into the tropical jungle following sympathy for the plight of the Sasquatch and try the death of Prof. Muerte. Mute, isolated and to help him protect them? Can they find a unique, inhuman in appearance, he truly is a compromise between the two sides, or a way to pathetic figure. In the jungle, he discovers keep the Sasquatch's secret safe? And whatever another figure, strikingly similar. Mute, isolated, plan they come up with, can they get Grond to inhuman in appearance, unique, the Slug is in trust them? the jungle humidity, building up his resources Lord Laiden for his next scheme. Could Slug choke back his arrogance long enough to gain a competent ally When Menton used Grond for one of his ? How long could he maintain the ruse ? operations, he accidentaly releases the super- Alternatively, perhaps he has the power to make powered mind that matches the body of Grond Giganto the first of a new slave race for the (up the IQ to 30+, add a whole bunch of skills). Elder Worms. Going deeper, perhaps Giganto After Grond punches Menton out, he escapes the already is a member of of a former slave race. If players-then shows up around town robbing the Elder Worms had a mutant race of humans to banks much more intellegently, making calls to perform manual labour for them, perhaps ARGENT to get guns, etc, etc, etc... A few days Giganto is an atavistic throwback, triggered by later, the Grond Gang shows up-Grond, perhaps Muerte's experimentation. It would explain his 2-3 other supervillans (like Anklyosaur, easy acceptance of the doctor's rule. Armadillo, and Pulsar), and a bunch of agents Tom McCarthy armed with ARGENT weapons. Does this newly intellegent Grond represent a threat that will one GROND day rival Dr. Destroyer? Stay tuned... The PC's are called into stop a Grond Rampage, zakueins they arrive to see the green machine directing a GRAB very contolled rampage throught the town striking specific targets, ignoring obvious Scavenger Hunt - While GRAB gets along, they attacks, he is wearing a pollished gray collar and do enjoy the occasional good time. Just for a pained expression. Who is controlling Grond kicks, they decide to have an old fashioned and What do they want? To complicate matters, Scavenger hunt. The PCs may hear of the oddest another villain shows up to "stomp" Grond. How things vanishing all across the city. A zoo are the heroes going to keep Foxbat from getting animal, the helmet from the local pro football killed? team's quarterback, the mayor's desk, and so on. Enforcer84 Even if they ignore this, the PCs will get involved anyways eventually. You see, one of Green Space - The heroes are called to a region the things on the list is a PC's costume,vehicle, of isolated forest to deal with an apparent or foci. rampage by Grond. A lumber company has been Hermit licensed to log the previously protected region of timber. However, shortly after the loggers "Aren't you guys supposed to handle this sort of started working, Grond appeared, smashing their stuff?" - While performing what they think is a vehicles and equipment to scrap before routine robbery of 'generic snobby rich guy', the disappearing back into the forest. A second folks of GRAB end up stumbling onto the latest attempt was made days later, with the same plot of a crazed (and powerful) mastermind. result. No one has been seriously injured - so far. Fleeing for their lives, they realize this villain is When the PCs investigate the region, they are out to kill them. They need help. They need amazed to discover a colony of the legendary protection. They need the PCs. Sasquatch! Even more unsettling, though, is Hermit when they are attacked by the beast-men's new protector. Grond has discovered a peaceful land For Truth, Justice, ...and a few perks: we made whose simple inhabitants accept him without a list - The nearest city to the PCs own that doesn't have a superteam is getting a bit tired of Unity is away (Ironically, sent away lest the being treated as 'boring' in the papers just heroes of that team find out and object to the because they don't. A hip new team suddenly assassination attempt). The PCs recieve a call assembles and volunteers its services to that for help, and have to fight off the wrathful City's mayor. While they go about calling gravity wielder. Even if the heroes survive this, themselves Nimbus, Oriole, Blindside, and what steps might this particular branch of Marrionette... the PCs might realize it's been UNTIL take to make sure the PCs don't go awhile since Black Diamond, Bluejay, Cheshire spreading the news that UNTIL even HAS Black Cat and Hummingbird have been seen. Is that ops, and that the damage to the city (and lives neighboring city the victim of a giant con, or is lost) is Gravitar's reaction to an assassination this yet another amazing coincidence in the attempt? Champion's Universe? And if the first, how do Hermit the PCs prove it to a town that only sees them as rivals to the 'hometeam'? Where there is a will, there's a slave - The news Hermit lately is grim, Gravitar has been extra active. She has been hitting selective targets, The Star of Karnak - GRAB is hired by an eliminating certain key figures, and so forth. The unknown patron to steal the Star of Karnak on only patterns that can be deduced make little display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston sense, as they don't help the villainess' long along with other Egyptian funerary objects on range plan of conquest much at all. If the PCs tour from a recently uncovered tomb in the ever encounter in one of these endeavors ,she Valley of Kings. They ask Catteran to join for says little, none of her usual bravado. Any PC some more muscle. Catteran may know one of with Mental Awareness realizes she's being the PCs and tips him off or asks him to join in mind controlled! But by whom? Conversely, if on the job. However, DEMON also wants the they do not encounte her first, the team might artifact and hire Blowtorch, Riptide, Zephyr and have Gravitar break into their base, and Temblor (calling them the Elemetal Evils). DEMAND They help her deal with these Mayhem ensues as the groups attempt to steal blackouts she's been having. She's not a popular the gem on the same night, causing a three way lady, and had few others she could turn to. battle between GRAB, the Elemental Evils and Hermit the Heroes. It gets worse when Anubis shows up, animates mummies from some of the Savior of Mutant Kind - The IHA makes a bold displays, and tries to get the gem for himself. move with it's minute men robots on a pro Who is the unknown patron that hired Grab? mutant rally. The mutants in the rally are weak Will Blowtorch be distracted and start burning ones at best, and this is sure to be a slaughter. It millions of dollars worth of art? Will the rest of almost is, but Gravitar swoops down, and the Crowns of Krim come and recover Temblor? litterally saves the day. She then re-announces Will the PCs be sympathetic towards GRAB? her intent to conquer this world. This time What about international ramifications if the however, a chunk of the protesters agree. Weeks object, property of the Egyptian government, is later, a new group, the "Gravitar Liberation stolen? Front" is preforming activities varying from more protests, to outright sabatogue of GRAVITAR government projects deemed "... mutant phobic in purpose or effect". Does Gravitar even know Black Opps! - UNTIL finds where Gravitar is about this? How will she react to this sudden spending the night, and send in their best black burst of followers? And how ugly will the ops squad to remove her in her sleep. Something actions of the GLF get? goes terribly wrong, and what was meant to be a Hermit quick, clean kill backfires. Every UNTIL agent involved is slain, but not before she finds out Born Again - Gravitar has suffered a thorough who is responsible. Now Gravitar is engaging in and humiliating defeat at the hands of the an all out war against UNTIL and leveling the heroes, and has had her confidence and self- city to boot, just when their own super group, identity badly shaken. She has started to question her obsession with conquest. At this start the attack and the other can strike the vulnerable time Gravitar is contacted by a heroes from surprise when they arrive. OTOH if charismatic individual who claims to be the the PCs are overmatched, Holocaust and leader of a new religion/philosophy/political Gravitar can start squabbling over who's in movement. This person convinces Gravitar that charge, perhaps even coming to blows. her failure was due to a lack of a worthy cause to Assuming the heroes succeed in driving off the fight for, a purpose and focus to her life. When villains, Holocaust shows up later at their Gravitar next appears, she proclaims her headquarters (or wherever they may appear allegiance to this cause which will bring about a publicly if their HQ is secret), apparently new Golden Age, with her help. Moreover, her terrified. He claims that his conflict over attacks are no longer random, but clearly leadership with Gravitar came to a violent head, working to a plan at the direction of the and now he's running for his life from a more movement's leader. But is this person legitimate powerful woman scorned. Holocaust asks the in his or her intentions, or merely manipulating PCs for protection and agrees to help them stop Gravitar for some more insidious purpose? And Gravitar. But is he telling the truth, or setting the what will Gravitar do if she discovers she's been heroes up for a trap? someone's pawn? Lord Laiden Lord Laiden ISTVATHA V'HAN Call it "A Learning Experience" - Gravitar has 5th Dimensional Column - The Empress has been knocked around the block one too many underestimated the 'superhumans' of Earth twice times by teams of superheroes, and she comes to now. Time, perhaps, to reconsider. Earth's own the realization that she can really only be in one history has provided a possible solution. While place at one time. Besides, she can't rule the allies are beneath her, she arranges for her whole world herself, can she? She'll still need scientists to bestow 'super powers' on some of some form of middle managment, so Gravitar the more sociopathic and dangerous of decides to recruit some-and forms her own humankind. Let the Earth Governments and supervillianess team, in the form of Talisman, heroes expend their energies dealing with this Esper, Howler, and enough others to round out a apparently internal situation that sprang from team roster (say about the same size as the no where. In the mean time, it allows her to players, in terms of points). To give her new study her foes in even more detail. Should one team a good test run, she takes them to the PC's of those 'chosen' for villainhood suddenly prove campaign city, and decides to stage a good, old- difficult, well, the kill switch wthin each should fashioned bank robbery (to fund her new little remedy that. team and to test out their skills). Gravitar is no Hermit fool-she already had some code-word strategies and has bought the Teamwork skill, and a few Someone call the INS - Sometimes dimensions other members of the new team have the skill fall fast, sometimes they fall slow, but as well. eventually all fall to V'han. Despite her zakueins benevolent nature (once she gets her way) however, some choose to flee rather than submit HOLOCAUST & GRAVITAR to her rule. One such people have done so, and Tough Love - Gravitar and Holocaust what's more have the technological know how to coincidentally pick the same target to attack. escape their home plane entirely. They have Impressed by each other's destructiveness, they come to Earth; dozens, perhaps hundreds (or pause to talk and discover that they have a great more?) of them. What's more, no small part of deal in common. Smitten with each other, they them see no reason why they shouldn't take what agree to become partners (on several levels). they want from the inferior human beings. They The Player Characters respond to an attack on maybe a beaten army on thier home plane, but Campaign City by both Holocaust and Gravitar! here, the tables seem to be turned. Can the If the PCs are too strong for the two villains (not heroes handle them all? Or will they have to impossible in some campaigns), one of them can inform V'Han they know 'just' where some of her renegades have gone, and could she please unmotivated attacks on several unconnected pick them up? businesses, the offices of a self-help group, and Hermit a private school. What’s going on? A short time ago, PSI decided they were ready to take down An Imperial request - V'han finally bites off Menton. They were wrong, and barely escaped more than she can chew, and then some. with their lives. However, during the battle, Invading a dimension that seemed primative, she Psimon managed to slip inside Menton’s shields has instead discovered a universe that is full of for a moment, and came away with the names of hostile and extremely powerful alien beings. Her some of his mind-controlled sleeper agents. PSI standard troops have not only been thrown back, is now killing them to decrease Menton’s power these beings are pursuing and taking some of base. For his part, Menton hasn’t been able to 'her' domain. She insists that Earth's champions find the core PSI members, but he’s discovered assist in throwing these beings back. If they do their front organizations, and is attacking them not, why, she will use her own power to create a with mind-controlled puppets in order to draw tunnel FOR these beings that leads straight them out. Can the PCs stop the death and to Earth and force the heroes' collective hand. destruction? Thus far, these strange beings can not be Highwayman reasoned with. Hermit The Medina Candidate - Menton isn't adverse to making long-range plans, and he's casually cruel MENTON enough to turn someone's life on its ear to do so. Mind Games - The PCs capture a mentalist who A news report mentions young Geoffrey was using Mind Control to manipulate political Haganstone continues to make the social rounds and judicial decisions for cash, sparking a wave but surprisingly never seems to take a serious of anti-psi paranoia. At the height of the shot at the family business of politics. Menton hysteria, a scientist announces a breakthrough: easily contrives to meet the young fellow in high The first artificial mental shield suitable for society, with the intent of giving him a shove in mass production. The device passes all the tests the direction of 'public service'. Nothing like put to it. It’s not cheap, but soon the elite from having another tool in the US government, don't all over the nation and the world are clamoring you know. Haganstone probably will win easily; for one, and work begins on a factory to meet he's got the family connections, funding, brains, the demand. If the PCs look deeper, though, they and winning good looks. He's just never applied find a few oddities. The mentalist, the person himself before; he's been too busy trying to take who gave them the vital clue that broke the case, over the world. Did Menton recognize Holocaust and some of the media figures involved in when he gave Haganstone an attitude adjustment whipping up the panic show small signs of ? If he did, does he have long-term plans for subtle mental tampering. There are some minor Holocaust ? If he didn't, how will Holocaust's features in the design of the shield the inventor personality be affected by a mental tampering ? himself is unable to fully explain, saying only Tom McCarthy the idea just “came to him.” A search for the MECHANON source of his funding eventually leads to a Spanish gentleman no one remembers very If you can't beat them, make them join - clearly… Can the PCs stop Menton before the Mechanon's frustration at the organic Who's Who of the world are wearing conduits infestation's refusal to die threatens to for his power? overwhelm its logic circuits. However, if Highwayman purging continues to be difficult, perhaps transformation would be better. Mechanon Puppet Wars - An up-and-coming Congressman schemes to release nanobots that will devour, is murdered, apparently by someone with mental and at the same time rebuild people into new powers. A few days later, the same thing robotic forms. Sadly, one thing is required that happens to the long-time personal assistant of a Mechanon is lacking, advanced knowledge of billionaire businessman. At the same time, organic life. It's up to the heroes of the city to ordinary citizens are committing violent, figure out why large robots are suddenly to see which is more fit to continue their mission kidnapping the best doctors in their fields. objective? Or, do they exchange data, and pool Hermit their resources to create a "child" unit with the best traits of both? Or, do they creat multiple Countdown to Meltdown - A brand new fully children, and set them loose in the world to test automated nuclear facility becomes operational. out possible combinations of traits? Those that While the security there is formidible, it is fully survive reconvene and pass on new traits, robotic. Mechanon lands, and takes it over continuing the cycle. Of course, this assumes a easily, sealing it behind him. He makes no secret more logical, less megamaniacal Mechanon, but that he plans to set the plant to expel a radiation it would make for an interesting campaign arc. cloud, an act that will kill organics for several William Bushway miles, and render the terrain unhabitable for decades. Experts tell the heroes that the build up The Heroes are fighting Mechanon one on one Mechanon is seeking will take time. The PCs and not doing too well when Mechanon is have to break into the plant, bypass the security attacked by someone else, Mechanon! What is now turned against them, and face Mechanon going on ? long enough to ruin his scheme. Death tribble Hermit Istvatha V'Han (or, rather, a representative) Redundant operation disallowed - As Mechanon addresses the UN, to inform us that our recent 'dies', and seperates his head... it it is blown up attempt to invade her territory will inevitably by a super hero's energy surge. Normally, a fail, and lead to terrible reprisals. What the heck signal is sent out to the robot's nearest base is she talking about? Turns out that someone has location, and construction on a new body begins. transported one of Mechanon's reserve bases to This time, the energy boost accidentally one of her controlled worlds lock, stock & amplifies and disrupts the signal. Two seperate barrel. Predictably, there's a Mechanon unit bases recieve it, and both begin working on rampaging around the heavily industrialized bodies simultaneously. What will the heroes do planet, building robot armies, disrupting when a report of two Mechanons fighting in the manufacturing and distribution, and generally streets arise, each arrogantly claiming to be the wreaking havoc in the way that only he can. If true 'master unit'? The possibility of them Mechanon can be consulted without blasting the reconciling somehow and 'two' Mechanons consultee's head off, he denies all knowledge working together is too frightning to and swears to exact horrific vengeance on contemplate. whoever stole his backup body. Who is Hermit responsible? What if he/she/they have access to more Mechanon reserve units? Can the UN Survival of the Fittest - A variation on Hermit's convince the Empress of a Billion Universes that Redundant operation disallowed , what happens Mechanon's presence is the work of an when the systems that determine how individual or private group, not humanity in Mechanon's newest incarnation should adapt to general? If asked, will the PCs travel to Istvatha the means of his previous defeat come up with 2 V'han's world and help her forces defeat, or at equally viable solutions? Of course, it's a one-in- least contain, the malevolent mechanical a-quadrillion chance, but what if Hermit's monstrosity? What happens if the rogue scenario doesn't produce to identical Mechanon unit succeeds in taking over a whole Mechanons, but two slightly different world? Mechanons? And what if, before they can run Haerandir into each other, they are each defeated by radically different superteams? NEBULA Ideologies Make For Strange Bedfellows - Champions is one of the few universes without a Survival of the Fittest continued… prominent Master Trapster/Master Jailer type of What happens when the two "species" of ovber-the-top misguided hero/villain (probably a Mechanon finally do meet? Do they fight it out, forthcoming Dark Champions character). When done well, one of those characters can be a origin stories for both new villains, AND new source of great stories about where to draw the heroes. line, and what constitutes reasonable Hermit incarceration (a real issue with Hot Sleep and such at Stronghold facilities). Of course, in the "It's in the shop and ready for pick up" - PSI Champions Universe, anybody that obsessed very badly needs increased transport for it's about confining and punishing the guilty will various members. Psimon has looked into definitely seek out Nebula and the Duress teleporation technology, but frankly, few have gauntlets. (And if the players fail to stop him, the ability to master that. It is then that Medusa the GM can say that the jailer doesn't find reminds him that ARGENT not only has the sending criminals to Duress really satisfies his capability, but owes them for abusing their drives to incarcerate and punish; he may attempt 'trust'. They have heard rumors of ARGENT to return or destroy the gauntlets, unaware or not working on just such a thing in this very city. realizing how Nebula will react to his theft). The PCs manage to hear reports of a raid on a local factory, only to find that factory is a cover PSI for one of ARGENT's many projects. By the time they get there, the raid has turned into an all PSIcle Gang - Psimon decides to address his out war. Which side will the PCs focus on? And, team's general lack of maneuverability by is this an ambush for PSI? Perhaps ARGENT acquiring some fast transport. Of course, being a leaked the news of the development, hoping to pack of dysfuncional egomaniacs, they all want capture a mentalist that it needs to power the their own custom set of wheels. Give each major prototype? member (the ones from CKC) 30 xp to spend on Hermit 150 points of appropriate vehicle, then have them take a "test drive" through Campaign City. If you thought 'I' was bad... - Who should arrive Marchwarden at the base of the PCs, but Psimon himself! He

looks terrible, like he hasn't slept in days. It Welcome to Psi High – Recruiting is going slow would seem Menton has decided PSI 'might' be for PSI, so they try a bold (perhaps even rash) of use, and has taken over the organization. new plan. Infiltrating a local high school under Psimon claims to be the only one to escape the the guise of teachers, counselors an d so forth, assualt, and insists the PCs help him. After all, if PSI begins to taint the water the students drink, they think his group is a pain now, wait till and the food they eat with traces of the PSI Menton really coordinates his power. Psimon serum. They attempt to make the dose diluted knows his groups' weaknesses and the buildings enough to prevent sickness in those with no that they use like the back of his hand, and he's potiential, yet constant enough to bring it out in willing to share that information out of those who do. They then plan to reap the desperation. He refuses to 'turn himself in' if the benefits at a veritable garden of potiential heroes ask, but will agree to remove PSI from recruits ready for plucking and indoctrination. 'their town'. Do the PCs take the deal? And will Of course, so many things can go wrong. Some Psimon keep it? And... is this the real story? of the kids may end up becoming sick anyways, (Naturally, this works best if the PCs actually and others who do start anifesting powers DO know of Psi and Psimon) might use those same powers to realize that they Hermit are in terrorible danger. Others may start to (accidentally or otherwise) abuse their powers. PRIMUS The girl who is never asked for a date suddenly Training Day - The PCs are asked by PRIMUS has the school quarterback madly in love with to help with the training of their field agents; her. The bully is found in a coma, perhaps one PRIMUS has concluded that the best way to of his victims now had the means to retaliate. prepare to fight supers is to practice fighting For a truly nightmarish reaction, perhaps the supers. The heroes are brought to a specially- students begin to form a psychic gestalt, a prepared training facility. Unbeknownst to the unimind of incredible power that PSI can not heroes or PRIMUS, one of the heroes' enemies handle. Clearly, this general plot makes good has learned of the exercise and decided that this would be a perfect chance to rid himself of TACHYON AND THUNDERBOLT II: them. He secretly insinuates himself into the facility, replacing the "blank" rounds in the The city is plagued by a series of odd burglaries, agents' weapons with live ammo, and taking in rapid succession. Literally, the burglaries are control of any automated weapons on the base. spaced mere minutes apart. Broken doors and The heroes are shocked when they apparently safes show that whoever is committing them is come under a real attack! The PCs may assume apparently very strong as well as incredibly fast. at first that they've been set up by PRIMUS, Only after the PC's have begun to investigate especially if they've had conflicts with the should it come out that there are 2 culprits... agency in the past. They'll have to overcome Tachyon and Thunderbolt II. They appear to be their suspicions to join forces with the agents engaged in some sort of bizarre scavenger hunt. and find the true enemy. Neither is willing to waste time fighting the Lord Laiden PC's, being totally focused on outdoing his long- time rival. The PC's will have to find some way Magic Bullet - PRIMUS comes to the PCs with of preventing two super-strong speedsters from a request for help: a debilitating, and possibly stealing everything that isn't nailed down. Will lethal illness has swept through the agency, they split up, or attempt to tackle the hunters one affecting only those agents who have undergone at a time? If that isn't challenging enough, the Cyberline augmentation process. PRIMUS Thunderbolt I hears about the burglaries on the has determined that an artificial virus is radio and shows up to discuss naming rights responsible, and has traced the source of the with Thunderbolt II. Of course, the whole contagion to a facility believed to belong to scenario provides Thunderbird with a veritable Teleios. But PRIMUS has been weakened too shooting gallery of miscreants. And what if the severely to mount an assault, and their agents scavenger hunt wasn't the idea of the two have already proven vulnerable to Teleios's participants, but bait or a distraction in a cunning bioweapons. They're asking the PCs to penetrate scheme by some other villain? (Utility springs to the base and try to find information leading to a mind. Naturally, so does Foxbat.) cure, before the brave men and women of Haerandir PRIMUS start dying in droves. Hopefully the heroes can also find out how Teleios learned TAKOFANES enough about Cyberline to develop the virus - is Remember me? - Both for a strategic advantage, there a mole in the agency? and his own dark amusement, Takofanes uses Lord Laiden his black necromatic arts to raise and restore someone into a powerful vampire or other Press Gang - A representative of PRIMUS undead (preferably one that would still be confronts the PCs with disturbing news. recognizable). Who this 'someone' is, depends PRIMUS has been running extensive on your PCs. If one of them has a public surveillance and intelligence gathering on the identity, then the choice would be a departed heroes for some time; he shows them evidence loved one or family member. If the PCs have of their secret identities, weaknesses, DNPCs, secret Identities all, then Takofanes would etc. The representative gives the heroes an choose a fallen super hero of the past, either one ultimatum: work for PRIMUS, or this all loved and respected by nearly everyone in the information will find its way to parties that the city("The one you called Shadowboxer now PCs do not want to have it. Will the heroes serves MY will...") or a more recently fallen agree? Will they try to destroy the evidence, team mate of the PCs. Can the heroes bring requiring them to infiltrate PRIMUS facilities? themselves to destroy this new agent of the Arch And is this person really working with the full Lich? Or is there hope that somehow, a spark of authority of PRIMUS, or part of some rogue goodness survives in the now corrupted shell? faction within the organization? Hermit Lord Laiden Slaughter the shepherds, and the sheep are yours - Takofanes is among the most unholy of beings. Holy ground, and priests of true faith are a danger to his glorious designs. He thus sends enough of the man Cortez was remains that his out his agents to kill the various clergy of all cold heart burns with the desire for revenge religons in the PCs' city. By night, his minions against his betrayers. seek to slay in silence the men and women of the Lord Laiden cloth so that by the time the authorities see a pattern, it will be too late. Individually, the PCs The Crowns of Krim come to the PCs, under a stumble onto these attempts... when they gather flag of truce. They tell the PCs that Takofanes together and trade notes, they may realize there plans to start a ritual that will bind them is an ochestrator of these designs. If they didn't completely and utterly to His will-a ritual that know of Takofanes' weakness before, this will take place tonight, and can only take place is their chance to learn... much good may it once every 1000 years. The Crowns are not do them. lying (and will submit to a mind-scan), but the Hermit ritual enchantments surrounding the area will keep them out. The Players have to stop the Bring her to me or Else! - In a surprise all out ritual-but the Crowns also warned Takofanes, amassing of his forces, Takofanes litterally has via an intermediary, that "somebody" was the PC's town surrounded by armies of undead. coming-and the Crowns hope that their two This message is delivered, "Bring me Akanta greatest enemies slaughter each other. Cel, or I will crush your city. You have till the zakueins moon is new." This is pretty ominious, especially given that the PCs will have no idea In a battle wtih Takofanes, something odd who the heck Akanta Cel is and Takofanes happens-he spares no effort to protect a little doesn't seem wiling to put up with a Q&A girl-whom appears to be utterly ordinary. Why? session about the subject. They have to find out zakueins from another source who this being is, and why TALISMAN the master of the dead wants her. The GM, of course, must decide what that answer is. Perhaps (With Witchcraft) - The twins are really a single Akanta Cel is the past life name of a very being that was separated at their birth to prevent confused young woman who has no idea she is a new Archmage from arising. (Linked Takofanes greatest enemy, past true love, or Duplication and Multiform) As they gain in both reborn. power, the time will come for them to merge. Hermit Which personality will have control of this new and vastly more powerful form? Takofanes determines that one of his ancient Grailknight sites of occult power has survived as an island in the Pacific off the coast of South America. Bad and Evil Tender - Talisman is finally ready Travelling there he is incensed to find that the to trade in her soul for more power. Then she ruins and artifacts he sought have been learns of something even better, a ritual that can pulverized by construction of modern buildings subsitute the souls of others instead of her own. and technology, although these have been They are not as valued as a soul freely given, but mysteriously abandoned. A scrying spell reveals once she gathers thirteen by any means, she can the island's recent past as a base for Terror perform the summoning and gain power in Incorporated, until the betrayal and murder of exchange. Naturally the heroes have to stop it, Professor Muerte. Intrigued by the prospect of and if they can, find a way to get the souls back. creating a loyal minion adept in this new sorcery They have until the next new moon (or other called "technology", Takofanes locates the phase as suits the GM). watery resting place of Muerte's body. Snaring a Hermit conveniently passing cruise ship, Takofanes Shards of Reality - After having her plans performs the necessary ritual sacrifices to raise twharted yet again, Talisman decides the Hernan Cortez to unlife. Now the man who problem with this town is it's got too many nice wanted to rule the world is slave to an even people and law abiding citizens. Using a shard more terrible would-be tyrant. Takofanes does of some ancient now broken mirror she found, not always require his services, however, and she works a bit of mojo and everyone in the city Anger Mismanagement - Curious about the becomes as wicked, selfish, and irresponsible as nature of human agression, Teleios has his she is. The only catch is, rather than bending minions 'taint' a city's water supply with a them to her will... the ritual has weakened her, compound that ups the violent tendencies of and everyone is doing their own thing. anyone who drinks it by attaching certain Fortunately, at this time, the PCs were out of microscope material to their hypothalmus and town. When they return, a much weaker other aspects of the 'primitive' brain. Victims Talisman has to try to bluff, trick, or...(Horror of become increasingly belligerent. Psychological horrors) ask the heroes for help. limitations involving dislikes, hatreds, or combat Hermit are more pronounced (Moderate becomes Strong, Strong becomes Total), and Enrageds Recruiting Drive - Continually frustrated by the are more easily triggered. If the super heroes Champions rushing to the aid of her do gooder don't stop this (either before the poisoning or sister, Talisman decides it is time to form her after), the whole city could riot. own team of super villains to even the odds. Hermit This can either be played as a very serious threat as she assembles the most dangerous and dark THORN figures she can find (perhaps testing them A Rose in Voter Turnout - The city council, even against the PC team first), or for humor, as the mayor begin to act quite pro-enviroment. Talisman's incredibly selfish nature works This is welcome by many voters, but against her and her team and the villains become increasingly the polices grow more and more more of a threat to each other than the town radical and absolute. Soon, it's not just the heroes. Alternatively, Talisman could even try to industrualists complaining. The perceptive PCs 'make' some villains, by more use of magic. may notice that the city politicians have taken to Hermit having roses in their lapels. The politicians get TELEIOS almost violent if asked to remove them. It looks like mind control.... Thorn style. Damsel in distress - A beautiful, and scantily Hermit clad woman is found almost freezing near the PC's headquarters. She is mute (indeed, she Love is a many splintered thing - Though he lacks vocal cords), but seems to grasp English. broke up with her, Thorn's thoughts turn back Her looks are so exquisite, she puts most models again to Deborah Greaves... his ex-fiance. He to shame. Along her elegant neck is a marking realizes that some mammalian remnant left in not unlike a barcode. If the heroes somehow him (the shame of it) desires her still. Thorn communicate with her (Telepathy would be considers killing her, and will make one attempt. most telling) they will discover this woman is No doubt, the PCs will intrude and interfere. one of Teleios' creations (his harem hardly needs Damn their numbers. Then it occurs to him how to 'talk' now does it?). Somehow she's found the to rectify that, and sate his biological lust at the freewill his clones are supposed to lack. A same time. A new plan is sent into motion, mistake? Or is there some deeper secret in this where he attempts not to kill Deborah, but clone than that? kidnap her. Thorn now plans to alter her as he Hermit was altered. If the heroes can't stop this plan, they may end up facing the combined botonical You want a piece of me? - Various mercenaries who might of Thorn...and Bramble! normally go for the kill, start attacking our heroes. Hermit Rather than seeking to assassinate, they strive to wound, and take some of the spilled blood or seperated Plant Trek - Thorn begins numerous attacks on flesh with them. Then they run like hell. What's a few high tech industries. Navigational devices, fuel, points of body when you just survived a fight with and life support equipment is taken, which is Mechassassin? Well, that depends on if they find out very unusual for the plant obssessed Thorn. If Teleios is rumored to be paying well for the tissue the PCs don't put the pieces together from that... samples of any super heroes. This can't be good. his goal should become clear when he tries to Hermit seize a space shuttle from NASA! Why would he want to seek the vacuum of space? Is there defeated (the GM should make sure that any some plant race out there he seeks? Does he seek Morbanes present do escape). The lower-level a new home? Or does he plan to gather some cabalists know only that a splinter group has new weapon and return to wage war on the broken away from DEMON, its leaders pledging animals? service to a new god called "Tyrannon" who Hermit they claim is preparing to take dominion over the Earth. The heroes may later hear reports THUNDERBIRD about conflicts between factions of DEMON It Takes More than One to Make an Army - breaking out all over the world. Thunderbird has begun contacting the victims Lord Laiden and survivors of recent superhuman crimes. Most aren’t emotionally or physically cut out to Regime Change - If the PCs have regular cordial be vigilantes, but he’s recruiting those that are contact with some other dimension or parallel and putting them though intense training, hoping Earth, they discover on their latest visit that that to create an elite cadre of agents to take on the world has been ravaged and its people enslaved. masterminds and organizations that are too big The very shape of the land and patterns of the for one man to tackle alone. But where are the stars has been altered. The terrified inhabitants equipment, facilities, and money for his army tell of an invasion by a host of powerful and coming from? hideous beings, all claiming to be the "god" Highwayman Tyrannon. If the heroes attempt to confront Tyrannon to free their friends, they should be TYRANNON met with as many of Tyrannon's avatars and as Kick sand in MY face, will you! - A relatively much firepower as necessary to overwhelm minor mystic villain (such as Dr. Macabre from them, no matter how powerful the PCs are, and CU) who has been defeated by the heroes in the force them to flee this world. As they escape past, shows up at their HQ or wherever the PCs Tyrannon calls mockingly after them: "Run, are appearing publicly, attacking them with insects! Your world is not yet ripe for the arrival vastly increased powers while ranting about his of Tyrannon the Conqueror. But soon, soon..." Lord Laiden new "ally" Tyrannon, and how he will have an honored place in the "new order." After the TYRRANON, ISTVATHA heroes vanquish him they may try to question him; before the villain can talk, though, his eyes V'HAN, PULSAR, AND, widen as if he sees something terrifying. He OF COURSE, FOXBAT screams, "It wasn't my fault! Mercy, Master, Tyrranon strikes at Istvatha V'han. Weakened, please..." before bursting into flame/withering to she takes refuge in a human body, suffering dust etc. before the heroes' eyes. from amnesia, and looking like Morgan Lord Laiden Fairchild. She falls in with Foxbat, who decides The Winning Side? - The heroes are called to a she is the perfect tool in the latest stage of the museum in Campaign City which is hosting a Master Plan: stealing all existing specimens of a display of occult artifacts when DEMON is new variety of mutant radish. reported to be raiding it. When the PCs arrive Needless to say, Pulsar contacts the PCs for they find two distinct groups of DEMON assistance in his attempt to rescue her. Oh, of cabalists locked in furious battle with each course you will need to design Foxbat's Gazebo other! One of these groups is chanting, of Solitude, but that shouldn't be too difficult for "Tyrannon! Tyrannon!" over and over. The PCs anyone silly enough to actually attempt to run can either stand back and let them fight it out this scenario. Assault (which would devastate the museum and any innocents still inside), attack both groups (who THE ULTIMATES would unite to oppose them), or help one side against the other. Whichever group they side Job Opening – After yet another humilating with will attempt to escape when their rivals are defeat at the hands of the PCs / Hunteds / Whatever, which resulted in one or two of his teammates being sent to Stronghold, Binder has other nations that want to demoralize the decided that his group needs fresh/stronger American "Hyperpower" and needs the PCs blood. So he posts an ad on help. Could he be right? villainyunbound.com announcing a grand melee Hermit to determine who is worthly of joining his team. Pulsar: "The Ultimates? Recruiting? Well they UNITY WEST - UNTIL approaches one or two aren't as powerful as me, but I suppose they of the PCs (Who must have good reputations) would at least make decent human shields, er I with an offer to join a new branch of UNITY, mean teammates while I reap the glory. Morgan the UNTIL sponsored Super team. North Fairchild will finally be mine!" Grond: America is just too big, and too active in the "RRrrrrrrrR!" [translation:"Me strongest! Me superhuman area for the team in New York to show world me toughe..touff...er strong!"]Like handle it alone. UNTIL offers a chance for the all good ideas (or evil ones) this one gets out of supers to move into a state of the art base hand and entire plethora of villains decend upon (Located on the west coast, natch... perhaps the site of the melee (an old deserted ballpark, L.A., perhaps Vancover), with full funding, the franchise expansion team left for a better support, and international sanction. The contract in another state). The conglomeration of problem? They only want SOME members of rivalries, petty hatreds, megalomania, mental the team. instabilities and sheer firepower result in a Hermit highly volatile situation with almost an Storming Hell, Taking Paradise - A group of unlimited potental for destruction. The PCs superhumans has claimed (or even made) an could hear of this through the grapevine, their island to establish a new nation where they do contacts, or simply the news that states that a not have to sacrifice their privacy or civil rights great deal of villains have been sighted in their to a government simply because of their city, yet oddly none have perpretrated any abilities. The problem? This island is in waters crimes (the villains don't want to get caught and claimed by another nation, and on that nation's miss to join the premier group). Or they could behalf, UNTIL is amassing to take it back. The simply see it on the news when a new copter PCs are contacted and asked to back up UNTIL flying over the city sends live pictures of the in the raid. Will they? Or will their sympathies combat taking place below. As a GM you could fall in line with those paranormals who have opt out the truly bloodsthirsty or cosmically founded "New Sanctuary"? powerful villains, as the Ultimates aren't really Hermit in their league (and aren't prone to casual killing either). Or one or more of them could show up UTILITY just to prove who's REALLY the boss. Rerednaw Utility grows tired of the interference of the local team's resident Mutant and decides to build UNTIL a weapon that will neutralize the mutant gene in the target in a very public way (Supress v. All Project Jericho - All American Patriot Mutant Powers simultaneously, OAF, 1 Archetype super hero (A PC if one of them continuing charge if GM fiat isn't enough for qualfies) suddenly finds himself getting bad you points mongers). How will the mutant deal press. His every minor mistake is magnified, and with sudden loss of power (blessing or curse)? his every victory down played. He (or she) gets GENOCIDE would definitely want this the uncanny feeling of being watched. If he technology. GRAVITAR would want the tech checks news in other U.S. cities, he'll find out destroyed and possibly the inventor as well. he's not alone. If an NPC, he comes to the PC levi team, rambling about a 'Project Jericho'. A plan to destroy the credibilty of 'American Flag' type VICTORY super heroes, particularly those who speak out Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot? - Victory arranges for against giving up national soveriegnty to an a covert meeting with the PC's to ask their help. unelected world body. He claims UNTIL is The military needs her to "go rogue" so she can carrying out this covert operation on behalf of infiltrate a foreign supervillain/government group with a higher degree of credibility, and ensuring big profits for VIPER, which is the she needs their help to set it up. However, when only source. Also, by making these cute, mostly the PC's arrive at the scene of her crime, she harmless critters illegal, VIPER hopes to turn attacks them from surprise with the aid of a children against legitimate government number of other superheroes claiming that THE regulations and thus easier prey for other PC'S have gone rogue -- she has clearly set them inticements to crime.Of course, other criminals up. If the attack succeeds in taking the PC's out might find their own ways of exploiting (should, but one can never be certain), she Sooperpets..... covertly lets them know the plan is working! SKJAM! What's going on? The Emerged WARLORD Axis of Evil? - Eurostar launches a series That's... Amore! - An ongoing rumor has been of terrorist attacks across the Italian peninsula hitting the hero-gossip vine: Victory and (male just as the Warlord's forces invade Sicily. The PC, preferably one with a very liberal outlook) timing suggests a definite connection...but have been dating on the sly. Wishful thinking? who is working for whom? And what is their Character assasination? Foxbat in a fit of ultimate goal? schoolyard jealousy? Marchwarden The Emerged Shadow Warriors - The PCs play agents of It only sounds fun - The PC's suddenly get an UNTIL or PRIMUS (or perhaps it is a joint alert -- Victory & (insert another superheroine / venture between several agencies) whose villainess of sufficient power) are having a very mission is to pose as mercenaries and infiltrate destructive fight downtown. It's clear that the the Shadow Army. Are the PCs up to the battle is personal, and it's already passed the line challenge of both soldiering and spycraft? What on endangering the locals. What started this if VIPER has the same idea? fight and, more problematically, how are the Marchwarden PC's going to stop it? The Emerged Casualties of War - Battle has always been Roger Warwell's chief love...but at one time, VIPER Red Cross medic Ana Seidlitz was a very close Sooperpets - VIPER's latest attempt at creating second. Dr. Seidlitz's clinic has just been hideous genetic monsters hasn't gone too well, obliterated by belligerents armed with weaponry due to them turning out pretty darn wimpy. But purchased from the Warlord. Will this fill him after watching some Saturday morning cartoons with rage - or prompt him to rethink his ways? to unwind, the VIPER leader has come up with a Marchwarden new evil plan. Shortly thereafter, "Sooperpets" (With RISK for Real - Istvatha V'han sends a become all the rage. These adorable little small group under command of a general to creatures are cuddly, easily trained, and have establish a 'toe hold' on Earth. However, her extremely low-level powers (flame breath general makes a mistake by attempting to seize a equivalent to a Bic lighter, for example.) They section of land that happens to be a haven for the come in several different varieties and colors, Warlord. The full force of the Shadow Army and some combinations quite rare. The trick is that Warmachine utterly crushes the overconfident the Sooperpets don't have any of the hideous intruders. Istavatha sends another emmisary, this secrets a paranoid hero might suspect, like a one warns the Warlord to return the prisoners of taste for human flesh, the ability to grow to war taken immediately. Warlord not only agrees, building-wrecking size, or acting as VIPER he makes a counter offer. He will help Istvatha spies. Attempts to prove any of these theories seize control of this dimension, in return for the just make the heroes look silly. Instead, the evil right to act as a terroritorial governor over it in twist is that VIPER operatives are working fealty to her. When the Empress hears of it, the behind the scenes to make the possession and audacity of this human's ambition intrigues her. sale of Sooperpets illegal. This will cause the She agrees to a "test". The Warlord is given a black market value of Sooperpets to rocket, small sample amount of her army to use to conquer a tiny nation of Earth. That 'small the universe. And everybody else is their sample' consists of over 10,000 soldiers armed MoPow,NCI,Kill 14 or less Hunteds. with extra-dimensional techonlogy. Is this the Syberdwarf2 Warlord's dream come true? And is he content to be second in command? or is there a grander The Ten Worst Villains in Europe - Figuring that gambit at play here? what he needs is more villains, not better ones, Hermit Mammoth holds a try-out contest to determine who should be the next wost villain in Europe! ZORRAN/STINGRAY/CROWNS OF Villains form all across Europe are flocking to KRIM/TAKOFANES the normally peaceful city of Rek... Rekja... Rjekl... The capital of Iceland and commiting Zorran approaches Stingray and offers to create henoious acts to impress Mammoth! The PCs a Coral Crown which will draw power from the must bring the city-wide rampage under control existing Crowns and imbue her with the power while locating the real culprits behind it all. to finally conquer Atlantis. In return, she will Rick R Mortis pledge the support of her realm to his reconquest of Lemuria. Naturally, there are a few people, Who's Real Worst Villains in Europe? - Sick of places and things that will need to be all the competition with ECLIPSE (Who also appropriated first. Will the PCs puzzle out the claim the coveted title of Worst VIllains purpose of these bizarre thefts and kidnappings in Europe), The WViE kidnap a feminist hippie before or after the other Crown-wearers do? Can commune and threaten to feed a hippie a slice our heroes protect the world from the effects of a of deap-dish meat supreme pizza until ECLIPSE mystical civil war? And is that the real Zorran, shows up. The PCs have to prevent the fight or is Krim (or even Sharna-Gorak) up to some and save the hippies from a fate worse then especially devious wickedness? tofu burgers! Marchwarden Rick R Mortis

MISC. The Worst Heroes In Europe - The tiny country Last Heroes on Earth - Heroes wake up one of Lichenstein announces its official superhero morning and find themselves the only people on team. However, the oddly-familliar team the planet. Who is doing it? Why? consists of Mastadon, Der Brick, Emporer Mutant for Hire Napoleon III, Willaim Tell and The Spoony Bard, who look like nothing so much as the The Missing Day - Everyone wakes up and finds WVoE wearing bad disguises. Is somehting that a complete day has passed by that no one going on here? Are the good people of on the planet can remember. Again, who did it Lichenstein being takne for a ride or are the and why? legitimate? Mutant for Hire Rick R Mortis

Be Careful What You Wish For - Our heroes go The heroes Come across another Super in a fight to bed one night after a particularly stressful who has with him a kid around 6 wearing some "day at the office". Constantly complaining that simple Costume (ski-mask seems to sound best) they just want to be able to walk down the street As they arrive to help out an Innocent gets in and not have anybody recognize them. So of danger and this other super rushes to save them course, they wake up to their significant others, the Villian decides to take advantage of this go to work at burgerworld (or whatever), only to oportunity and put everythin he has to take the find that nobody knows who the hell they are. hero out, it works, the hero is knocked down and Especially traumatic for the significant others. looks seriously injured (having not protected Worse yet,... "I just wish people didn't fear me." himself so as to save the innocent) as the Heroes Naturally, Our Heroes wake up to a world where Rush to his aid he asks the heroes to take care of nobody fears them because they have no reason his kid brother and not let him know his Identity to. Our Heroes are now the weakest beings in or let him out of their sight. meanwhile the Villain has escaped with whatever he was after, the Heroes must struggle with taking care of a kid and finding out what the Villian is up to... Oh and it is best if the kid has some simplistic name, for example the one wearing the ski mask would call himself Ski-Man! (said in the same way as "Captain CAAAAVEman" for best effect) this only adds humor to the situation.. Insaniac99

Genocide/Minutemen MK XII - Genocide had aquired micronized technology , and as such has re-modeled its Minuteman line. They are now 6 feet tell with the abilitys of the huge ones, and one other , A doppelganger module, they can change identities, and there cell structure can changed down to past the cellular level, making them nearly impossible to be detected, Utilizing a point to point transmission system , they can have there identities changed at will, with the beaming of brain engrams from genocide. They Remain passive in a normal identity, till they witness use of mutant powers, then they activate keeping in mind that they may have had the opportunity to observe there mutant opponent for quite some time. In my Campaign they have infiltrated governments and agancies all over the worl , there are around 1020 of then that have not been rooted out, and they are nearly impossible to find until they ativate, even them you need to be watching with a scanner of some sort, to pick up the radio wave burst around them to id them for sure. Patriot