Mutants & Masterminds Adepts of the Arcane.pdf

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Writing: John Polojac (Armageddon Girl, The Aspirant, Carmody the Rebel, Cold Comfort, Deadworks, The Magister,

Midnight Edition, Nether, Prime-Mortal, Sweet Synn, Adventure Hooks), Johnathan Wright (Radian), David Solon

Phillips (Troll, Sidebars), Jeremy Forbing (Additional Material, Revisions, Sidebars)

Game Mechanics: Sean Holland, Jeremy Forbing, Michael Todd, David Solon Phillips

Editing: Jeremy Forbing

Layout & Interior Colors: Michael Todd

Artwork : Butch Mapa (Armageddon Girl, The Aspirant, Carmody the Rebel, Cold Comfort, The Magister, Midnight

Edition, Nether, Prime-Mortal, Sweet Synn), Jef Parker (Radian), Chris Wiler (Troll), Kevin Mathis (Deadworks)

Cover Colors: Zaki Hasnain (http://skylinegt.deviantart.com)

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION..................................................................3

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.................................................3

WHAT IS THE INFINIVERSE? ...............................................3

CAMPAIGN SPECIFICS .........................................................4

ARMAGEDDON GIRL..............................................5

STORY POINT ........................................................................8

PERSONALITY .....................................................................8

APPEARANCE ......................................................................8

POWERS AND TACTICS ....................................................9

ORIGIN-IN-A-BOX ................................................................9

IN GAME..............................................................................10

KID APOCALYPSE ...............................................................10

ENDGAME...........................................................................11

THE ASPIRANT.....................................................11

PERSONALITY....................................................................12

APPEARANCE.....................................................................13

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................14

IN GAME..............................................................................14

ENDGAME...........................................................................16

CARMODY THE REBEL..........................................16

PERSONALITY....................................................................19

APPEARANCE.....................................................................19

POWERS AND TACTICS ..................................................20

IN GAME..............................................................................20

STORY POINT ......................................................................20

ORIGIN-IN-A-BOX ..............................................................21

ENDGAME...........................................................................22

COLD COMFORT...................................................22

PERSONALITY....................................................................25

APPEARANCE.....................................................................25

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................26

IN GAME..............................................................................26

THE BRIDE ............................................................................27

ENDGAME...........................................................................28

DEADWORKS........................................................28

PERSONALITY....................................................................29

APPEARANCE.....................................................................30

POWERS & TACTICS.........................................................31

IN GAME..............................................................................31

ORIGIN-IN-A-BOX ..............................................................31

THE CONSPIRACY ..............................................................32

ENDGAME...........................................................................33

THE MAGISTER.....................................................33

ORIGIN-IN-A-BOX ..............................................................36

PERSONALITY....................................................................37

APPEARANCE.....................................................................37

THE TESTS OF THE MAGISTER .........................................38

THE TESTS OF THE MAGISTER, CONT’D .......................39

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................40

IN GAME..............................................................................40

ENDGAME...........................................................................42

MIDNIGHT EDITION.............................................42

PERSONALITY....................................................................44

APPEARANCE.....................................................................44

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................44

IN GAME..............................................................................45

THE SECRET OF THE CAMERA .........................................45

ENDGAME...........................................................................46

NETHER.................................................................47

PERSONALITY....................................................................49

APPEARANCE.....................................................................49

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................49

THE RED MONK ..................................................................50

IN GAME..............................................................................50

ENDGAME...........................................................................51

THE PRIME-MORTAL ...........................................52

PERSONALITY....................................................................56

APPEARANCE.....................................................................57

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................57

BATRACHIAN HYBRIDS .....................................................57

IN GAME..............................................................................58

END GAME..........................................................................59

RADIAN.................................................................59

STORY POINT.....................................................................62

PERSONALITY....................................................................62

APPEARANCE.....................................................................63

THE LANTERN .....................................................................63

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................63

IN GAME..............................................................................64

CORRUPTION OF THE LANTERN ....................................64

DRAWBACK: MANIA ..........................................................64

ENDGAME...........................................................................65

SWEET SYNN........................................................65

PERSONALITY....................................................................68

ORIGIN-IN-A-BOX ..............................................................68

APPEARANCE.....................................................................68

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................68

IN GAME..............................................................................69

ENDGAME...........................................................................70

TROLL...................................................................70

PERSONALITY....................................................................72

APPEARANCE.....................................................................72

POWERS AND TACTICS...................................................73

IN GAME..............................................................................73

ENDGAME...........................................................................74

ADVENTURE HOOKS............................................74

MAYDECEMBER ROMANCE, PART I.........................74

MAYDECEMBER ROMANCE, PART II.......................75

TIME IS RUNNING OUT..................................................76

GLOSSARY............................................................76

THE PATRIARCH ..................................................................78

THE PATRIARCH, CONT’D .................................................79

adepts of the arcane BIG FINGER GAMES

INTRODUCTION

Long before there were superhumans from

alien worlds, grim avengers of the night, and

atomic-born monsters, there was magic. Heroes

wielded magic swords, wizards cast dread

spells, and mystical monsters haunted primeval

forests. Before the fantastic was explained away

with superscience, atomic power, and alien

technology, it was always the purview of magic.

Though our modern myths, our superheroes,

often have their origins rooted in “comic book”

science there are still many characters populating

the universes of the large comic companies that

draw their powers from magic. This commingling

of the two paradigms is readily accepted due to

the ancient tradition of magic permeating our

stories and myths.

Magic is no less interesting in a roleplaying

game setting. Characters with magical powers

and origins often i nd themselves contending

with an entirely dif erent class of villain and

traveling to bizarre locales that “normal”

superheroes would never i nd themselves in.

The characters presented in Adepts of the

Arcane are designed to bring that element of

magic to your campaign. They can serve simply

as antagonists that will introduce mysticism and

magic into your game just by their presence in it.

Or they can serve as enemies and archenemies

for the magical heroes that may already exist

in your game. Whatever the case, the twelve

characters presented in this book are sure to

serve to initiate your heroes into the greater

mysteries of the magical and the unearthly.

WHAT IS THE INFINIVERSE?

Simply put, the Ini niverse is Big Finger

Games’ own superhero universe. Our goal

with this book is to not only start laying the

groundwork for the Ini niverse setting, but

more importantly, to show you some of the

great characters that occupy that universe.

Make no mistake, the characters in this book

are written to be as readily adaptable to your

own campaign as possible. If they are taken as

is, these characters provide some insight into

this new setting, but they can also be easily

incorporated into any superhero campaign.

and game stats, you’ll i nd a variety of sidebars

throughout that are designed to give you more

opportunities to incorporate the characters and

concepts presented in Adepts of the Arcane into

your own game. You’ll i nd the sidebars under

headers such as Origin-In-A-Box ™ and Story

Point . The purpose of these sidebars is explained

below.

The Origin-In-A-Box™ sidebar of ers ideas for a

unique origin for a new hero. These ideas often

stem from events in each character’s background

and will thus give the hero an innate connection

to the villain or ally as well as the campaign’s

history. This can give rise to many adventure

opportunities and will often give the hero a

nemesis or rogue’s gallery to contend with.

The Story Point sidebar of ers suggestions

on incorporating a character’s background

and history into your campaign. It provides

opportunities for the heroes to take part in or

witness a critical point in the character’s history.

This allows for a more organic approach to

introducing the character and can allow heroes

to participate in the events that led the character

to become the villain or anti-hero that they are

today.

You’ll notice a slight dif erence in the way the

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

Adepts of the Arcane features a variety of villains,

anti-heroes and possible allies for use with the

M&M system. Each character has a complete

history and a couple of adventure hooks that

make it easy to put them to use immediately.

Besides their obvious use as antagonists for

your heroes, characters in this book can serve

as samples of dif erent villainous archetypes or

can be used as the basis for creating a character

with similar abilities. However you choose to

use them, feel free to modify the characters

in this book in any way you see i t. In addition

to the characters’ backgrounds, vital statistics

BIG FINGER GAMES

adepts of the arcane

CAMPAIGN SPECIFICS

You should feel free to replace any heroes or organizations mentioned in this book with preexisting

analogs from your own setting. For example, the Magister serves as the archetypal ultimate sorcerer

who safeguards our world from the myriad dangers that lie outside our dimension. If you already have

a similar character in your own campaign you can simply replace the Magister. If you want to use the

characters and organizations presented in this book as is, then you can ind more information on them in

the glossary on page 76.

characters’ backgrounds are structured. Beyond

the usual entries for the character’s history,

personality, appearance, and powers and tactics,

you’ll also ind sections entitled In Game and

Endgame . The purpose of these sections is

described below.

The In Game section will provide you with

suggestions on how to use the character in

your campaign. It will also give you a series of

adventure hooks that can be used to create

scenarios involving the character’s activities.

The In Game section will also usually give you

some idea of the character’s current plans or

likely responses to the PCs interference in their

schemes.

Since villains and some lawed heroes or

vigilantes often meet their end as the result

of their own hubris or misguided goals we

have provided a section called Endgame. It

has been noted that comic book heroes don’t

conform to world-wide cultural monomyth

Joseph Campbell and others have written about,

because most superheroes never complete

their journey; their story never reaches an end.

Instead they often adhere to the more simpliied

American monomyth of the outsider who solves

the problems that have upset society’s peaceful

status quo only to disappear back into obscurity,

or in the superhero’s case, to disappear back

into a secret identity. Since villain’s need not

adhere to the structure of any heroic myth,

we have provided the characters in this book

with a sort of villainous monomyth – an origin,

villainous capers to play out in your campaign

and, ultimately, an Endgame. Each Endgame will

difer, some provide redemption or a resolution

to the troubles that have inspired the character’s

villainy, while others provide a violent end, a

“just desserts” for the villain whose fate is one

of self-destruction. Of course, we’re operating

in a superhero paradigm so mysterious deaths,

resurrections, and rebirths are usually just around

the corner, or on the next page. You should never

feel pinned down by any of the ideas in this book;

you can adapt, alter, and reinterpret any of these

concepts or characters.

Finally, Adepts of the Arcane provides a brief

look into the growing Ininiverse setting. This

superhero universe will be expanded, explored

and advanced with each new release in this new

M&M Superlink line from Big Finger Games.

So, if you’re ready… gaze deep into your

preferred oracular or scrying medium and

prepare to encounter the Adepts of the Arcane!

adepts of the arcane BIG FINGER GAMES

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