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This message was last updated by the GM at 19:37, Mon 23 Mar 2020.

Howdy, everyone! It's a pleasure to see you all! I mean.

Daredevil, you're up.

Not gonna lie, Daredevil's lack of sight has tripped me up so many times when running MHR in the past. "You guys enter a room and see-- except Daredevil-- a bunch of supervillains sitting at the bar. The head villain is wearing a purple costume (not that Daredevil notices). He gestures to a photograph hanging on the wall (which Daredevil can't see), etc. etc."

Just saying, if he miraculously regains his vision at some point in this campaign, don't be overly shocked. :P

On the other hand, Daredevil's player could just as easily translate what Matt 'sees' with his radar sense, which may be more insightful than those of us without super-senses.

DD sees better than anyone; it's a handicap that makes him interesting. And hopefully there won't be anything about him getting his sight back while I'm playing him because those are lazy stories. Though I won't deny that it can be a pain to always have to remember that DD can't see anything with his eyes, it's been a great writing challenge.

Yeah, we mainly played those Watcher slip-ups for laughs in my old campaign. I think my players knew I meant DD was "seeing" figuratively, but it was good practice for me to think in more literal terms.

The comment about him getting his sight back was 100% made in jest. I'm aware those DD stories exist but never gotten around to reading any. His unique powers are the most interesting thing about him for me and the idea of him without them seems boring.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:56, Tue 24 Mar 2020.

Hello!

Looking forward to join you all soon n_n

Don't bother getting to the stories where DD gains vision. They're all bad.

Hello Kitty,  welcome aboard.

I can't wait for Dom to get another shot at Carnage ... its funny that, after seeing her shoot people to protect herself, that he thinks she'll hesitate to 'shoot the hostage' to get at him.

Also looking forward to the chastisement from the 'real good guys' when this is done ... hero vs mercenary talks are some fun.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 1):

@Daredevil: I think there was one recently where DD even got Heimdall's super-Asgard-vision? (I'm not motivated enough to look it up.)

@Domino: Seems like Carnage was banking on a distinction between killing rioters in self-defense (arguably justifiable if not heroic) vs. shooting an innocent non-rioting hostage just to get to the bad guy. Of course Domino doesn't have to play his game, but you bet she'll have a lot to answer for! (The Watcher is counting on it...)

Has everyone present gone? It looks like I'm the last one and the field is open but I want to check.

In reply to Spider-Man (msg # 12):

@Spider-Man Yes, you'll be last in the turn order. We'll skip Dagger and Hawkeye for now (Doesn't look like their players will be joining, I may just turn them into Watcher characters later on).

I've updated the status tracker to reflect the current group of players. If I hear anything from Dagger, Hawkeye and Morbius' players I will add them back in.

I've added a "Milestone / XP Tracker" thread for anyone who wants to view all the player milestones and earned XP in one place. Mostly it's for my own reference, but you guys may find it useful too. Next thing I'll be adding are unlockables for you guys!
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:53, Sat 04 Apr 2020.

FYI, Spider-Man's player has dropped. We'll keep him in as a Watcher character seeing as this is based on a Spidey event. ;)

In reply to Domino (msg # 10):

Hello! I forgot this existed.

Glad to have joined you guys :)

Hi Domino! Looks like we're gonna be kicking some symbiote booty soon.

Hello Tigra.
So, you're the woman with the plan ... lead the way.

I get that we are 'going after the bad guys', but Domino has no way of doing that, so am waiting to hear your plan.  I am assuming it will involve magic.

Or, maybe, I could have use Combat or Covert to have Tracked them?  Watcher?

@Domino: The Covert specialty can be used to track them down, yes. The Basic Game manual describes it as including detective skills.

In reply to Domino (msg # 18):

@Domino

I think since we both have covert, we can take turns finding them if one of us get a low roll. I'm not sure what'll be in store for us since we're in a transition scene. I just rolled with covert to try to track Carnage down.

Since Tigra is pretty new with magic I will mostly be using that as assets in order to help out Domino's development. I am focusing more on character relationships and networking due to Tigra being a d10 for team. So Tigra may be more of an annoyance to Domino in this case since Domino doesn't seem to be the  connecting type.

So I guess, Tigra's roll is an 'Aid' action to Domino ... who will lead the effort to track the bad guy.


This is true ... but Domino is a decent 'buddy' to have, and as the two seem be working this alone, while the other heroes do 'civilian rescue' stuff (and maybe go find this Grandfather in Trouble) ...

Hello everyone. I'm new here, but hopefully will manage to pull my weight.

What are everyone's thoughts on romance in RPG's? It's something that's only just now come up and I don't have much opinion on it myself. I threw together a few questions for players to answer that can hopefully give me a better idea:

1) Generally speaking, would you be interested to have elements of romance in the plot of Marvel Mania?

2) If yes to the above, are you interested to have the possibility of romance between player characters?

3) If yes to the above, how would you prefer to establish relationships between player characters? (Decide it beforehand through OOC discussion? Figure it out through play as we go? Use whatever's on the character sheets? Something else?)

4) If the character sheet you are using has references to past/current relationships, do you consider them "canon" to your version of the character? If so, which ones?

5) If you have ever played a character with romance-themed milestones, did you use them or swap them out for different ones?

You can PM me your answers to these questions if you prefer.

As a more general PSA, I want to let everyone know that no one is 100% beholden to what's on their character sheet biography. With characters like these that have evolved over decades of different continuities, it's OK if your idea of the character is different. As long as you stay true to the origin and general essence of the character, there's room to be flexible.

Welcome, MK! Looking forward to battling evil beside you!
This message was last edited by the player at 19:28, Thu 16 Apr 2020.

As an addition to my previous post, I should also mention that by "romance" I mean nothing beyond what you'd encounter in any of the MCU films. I know there are "adult content" games on RPoL, but let's not go there. :P

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 23):



I'm open to it if it fits the narrative or comes up in play. I'm indifferent if it is implemented.



Same as above.



I guess it would depend for me. If Someone wanted to say that we had an established relationship currently or in the past, I'd prefer that be decided beforehand OOC. If someone were to roleplay that they were pursuing a romantic relationship, it can be done in game and may or may not happen based on roleplay. Details or problems could be addressed OOC.



Not a reference on my sheet, but I note that Mary Jane was one of those snapped by Thanos in this timeline. Spider-Man would be a widower then. I'd consider his past relationships in comics before that canon (Betty Brant, Black Cat, Gwen Stacy, etc.)



This is my first Marvel Heroics game, but I've roleplayed romance in other tabletop games as a player and GM. I'd be willing to use romance-themed milestones if it were interesting and fit what I wanted to go for at the time.

In reply to Moon Knight (msg # 22):

Welcome! I'm new here, too. I look forward to playing with you.

I think we're all new here, right? Even the ones that have been in this campaign since the beginning have only had an extra week or two.

I've added a game map if anyone would like a reference for where things are in the two current scenes. Movement/positioning is pretty open to interpretation in this game, but I know it helps a visual guy like me to at least have something to go by. Especially when there are a crap-ton of characters to keep track of like right now.

Also, Tito is not to scale. :P

Right! Since Tigra jumped in due to a disturbance, she isn't clear on what exactly happened in the first place, so all she wants is aid in ending it. And it looks like trying to keep Domino alive too...



Sweet! So hoping that Domino and Tigra do build a good networking connection then. If you'd like to keep discussing things on here, I would be more than glad to do so. I'm also open to doing it through PM if that would be best for you.

Right now I was hoping to distract Demogoblin to find Domino somewhere and drag her to a safe spot to try to do some healing on Domino since she just took a LOT of damage :/. Looks like maybe Moon Knight might be in the area.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:19, Sat 18 Apr 2020.

If part of the plot or relevant to current situation.


I'd prefer it to be between NPC and player characters, however, open to it depending on how it affects the plot.


I agree with Spider-Man.


Yes. Tigra is the widow of Bill Nelson who was a cop.
I did play Tigra through a Civil War campaign so my version of the character includes having married an NPC, elderly Texas senator named Russell (Tigra fights crime, Russell fights the establishment), so Tigra is currently married, unless discussed otherwise to fit the current story.


Have both used and swapped out.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:56, Sat 18 Apr 2020.

I think the question was more focused on the fact that I had cited a past relationship in my first post. Moon Knight and Tigra briefly dated when they were in the West Coast Avengers together.

If you would prefer to drop that tiny piece of her history, though, just chalk it up to Moon Knight being insane. Even on a good day, he's not in his right mind.

Hi! I forgot to add at the end of that. I'm glad you brought it up. I  don't know much about Tigra beyond her four little issues that were published in the 2000s,and what's on her character sheet which I haven't look at in a while (I have to search for it somewhere). So I didn't know much about Moon Knight and Tigra up until later last night after I made my post.

Would you mind if we established the terms they left off in? Sounds like it was good terms based on your turn, so we can definitely keep it friendly if that was what happened (or the opposite, souldn't find much on their terms online). I would still like her to be married to her super old Texan husband, who lives in Texas while Tigra does her heroine stuff. I think everyone agrees Moon Knight is something else. Appreciate working it out before hand :)
This message was last edited by the player at 18:49, Sat 18 Apr 2020.

Sure. I'd say they could be on good terms. I had stopped reading WCA around that time, so I don't actually remember if they had a break-up or anything, but I suspect it was just dropped when MK left the team. Call it a casual fling that ended amicably?

The Marvel wiki is excellent source material for character backgrounds.

Since you have limited background knowledge of the character, I'm guessing that you DON'T include the fact that she has a son with Hank Pym?

I have no problems with Relationships in play.

That said, I don't do them often.  In fact, the only current character I have in a Relationship is in a game that I've been playing (here on RPoL) for ten+ years.   Our characters have been friends for a long time; though I played out the 'crush' my character had on the other.  We discussed it Privately before the two actually coming together.

If others want to play a romance, that is fine with me.
But if I'm going to do it, it'll be one that grows organically in the storyline.

Thanks everyone for your input. I didn't want to assume off the bat that everyone is OK with RPing romance, but looks like we're a pretty flexible bunch. And as the campaign is still open to new players, it's good we've already had the conversation. If anything comes up with it that needs approval or my attention, feel free to contact me. Otherwise, I'll leave it up to you guys to pursue those plot threads on your own terms.

@Tigra Did you wanna tell these guys about She-Hulk's fling with Venom in the old days of the campaign? Or... *shudder*... Big Daddy Thanos? :P
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:57, Sun 19 Apr 2020.

I've updated the Milestones thread. I think everything should be up-to-date now, but if anything's missing let me know.

I realized things may have gotten confusing with the two current scenes running side by side. Let's see if we can clear it up.

Scene A (Near the deli)
Daredevil
Spider-Man
Carrion
Symbiote Monsters 3d8

Scene B (In the alleys)
Domino
Moon Knight
Tigra
Demogoblin
Symbiote Monsters 3d8 (different group from 1st mob)

I've updated the status tracker so it's hopefully easier to keep track of. I am hoping to have all the characters in one scene roll their actions before jumping back to the other scene. That way, we're not ping-ponging back and forth between scenes too much and things don't get too confusing.

While we are treating this game-wise as two different scenes, the characters in Scene A are story-wise probably not more than a few city blocks away from the players in Scene B. I would say DD could probably hear what is going on in Scene B, but it's unlikely there would be communication between the two groups without some Tigra magic or something else involved.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:38, Thu 23 Apr 2020.

Also, a quick reminder that all the characters in a turn order need to take their actions before anyone gets to go again. Sometimes reactions are mistaken for actions-- understandable, especially if the narrative of the story makes it seem like such. If it helps, you might think of actions and reactions like playing soccer:

Kicking a goal = An action
(In game terms: Rolling vs. another character or the doom pool in order to apply an effect die as stress, an asset, a complication, etc.)

Playing goalie = A reaction
(In game terms: Rolling vs. another character or the doom pool in order to block an effect die from being applied as stress, an asset, a complication, etc.

Not everyone plays goalie in every turn order, but everyone gets a chance to score a goal.

Quick reminder that you can always roll an opponents' stress die and any complication die they have in your dice pool.

Hope you guys don't mind these occasional tips. I'll try and mainly post them here rather than fill up the game thread with too much meta-game stuff.

Thats cool, I forgot to add his stress into Domino's attack roll.

I didn't know that a characters Stress could be added to reaction rolls by another.
I thought it was simply a bonus to Attack dice rolls against that character, designed to inflict further Stress of that type.

Admittedly, I'm still getting used to that rule myself, as I didn't discover it until near the end of our old pre-RPoL campaign. (Read: after almost a year of playing).

Anyway, hope everyone here gets the hang of it sooner. :P

As an addition to the post about including an opponent's stress in action/reaction dice pools: there is no requirement that you have to include it. Sometimes, if the stress is low (d4, d6), you increase the of risk rolling an opportunity.

Damage as Stress in this game is a bit different than in other games. Instead of being a tally on the character, it's an element to be used against them. So technically they carry no damage on them but they have something that can make affecting them easier. It takes a bit to get your head around but it can make sense. (An alternate to this rule is having the Stress on a character take away a die in their dice pool, but that seems needlessly complicating.) Also something I often forgot until I started using a template (and something our Watcher missed using against me in msg #80 (if he didn't want to risk the d4)).

Here here.

But its certainly an interesting mechanism.

Can we claim 'Milestones' in our Reaction posts?
or only during our Action?

(I am guessing the second)

@Domino It depends on the milestone, but in general you can hit them on both actions and reactions. Some are specifically triggered by a reaction type of roll, like Spider-Man's "DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN" 3 XP milestone, which is triggered by him taking trauma from a chosen foe.

I see.  Thanks.  M

Next question:  this ‘Symbiote-homing bullets’ asset it have.   How long does that asset benefit me?
Until the end of the adventure (presumably until I can get my hands on Scumbag?), or is it a one shot asset that I’ve just wasted on some minions?

@Domino As Tigra paid the 1 PP when creating it, that makes it a "persistent asset" which, per the gamebook, lasts "until the end of the next Action Scene." Since it was created in the previous Transition Scene and we are now in an Action Scene, the asset would indeed go away at the end of this scene. But until then, you can keep rolling it on any action/reaction vs. the Symbiote Monsters.

Better hang onto that Carnage File d12 and hope that Tigra can whip up some more magic bullets for you later. ;)
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:23, Tue 28 Apr 2020.

We're coming up on another Transition Scene pretty soon, so I'll try and get those Unlockables added within the next week or so. I'll also update the Milestone/XP tracker again once I have a fresh tally of Spider-Man's everyone's XP.

Well, THAT sucked.

...I clearly spoke too soon. Dumpster Power!

You never know when a roll might go your way. Even if the Watcher can spend doom dice to up their total, sometimes it's better to take a hit so as to conserve them for a future action. Overexpending the doom pool can have rippling consequences when the Watcher's roll comes up short and they find the doom pool empty. (Or when they hang onto their spent d12's a little too strongly and find their heroes now all have a ton of XP to power up before the next fight scene... Yikes!)

But yes, it helps to have Dumpster Power. ;)

(Seriously, I think Demogoblin's official weakness is dumpsters now.)
This message was last updated by the GM at 18:31, Wed 06 May 2020.

@Moon Knight Just looked at Demogoblin's roll again and realized you'd have won either way. Under our current rules, the most dice anyone can put towards a total is 3. The best I could have gotten with my 3 dice was a 12, and heroes win ties. Dumpster Power indeed!

<<3 XP - when you abandon an... innocent bystander who needs your help in order to pursue a member of Carnage's Family.>>

Wow. That is really not a heroic action.

I'm no a hero. I'm a bat-crap crazy agent of vengeance.

Please, how do we go about making a 'recovery roll' during a Transition Scene?
I know Domino's Physical Stress drops one level by default ... but am I right to think that I can also make some kind of roll in the attempt improve her health further?


Also:
Please, when in this game do we mark the 'start of each session'?
And what defines a 'new Act', please?

I see the potential for Domino to begin these 'sessions' with additional PP in her pocket as an extension of her 'Luck Manipulation'.

And, please, how many XP are we permitted to use in this way?
Can we spend 4 XP to increase our pool, and 'session start' PP to 5 in one hit?
This message was last edited by the player at 08:44, Sat 09 May 2020.

@Domino You're correct on both counts. Stress steps back by one at the start of a Transition Scene, so your d12 Physical Stress is now d10. You may perform a recovery roll by gathering a dice pool including:

- One affiliation die (Solo/Buddy/Team)
- One distinction die
- One Stamina die, if any
- One specialty, if appropriate (Usually Medical for Physical Stress or Psych for Mental/Emotional)

You'll roll against the current doom pool (still to be determined) plus your existing stress die and any relevant complications. If your effect die is equal to or greater than the stress die, the stress goes away. If the effect die is smaller, the stress steps back by one.

It's worth noting that you can also spend Plot Points to add additional power traits to a recovery roll, if applicable, or keep an additional effect die to try and recover additional stress at its new rating. For example, let's say you roll to recover d10 Physical Stress and beat the doom pool's total. You have a d8 as your effect die, and you spend 1 PP to keep another d8 as an additional effect die. The first d8 effect die steps your d10 Physical Stress back to d8, and the additional d8 effect die removes it completely.

Finally, you can only attempt to recover each type of stress once in a Transition Scene. If you fail the roll, you either have to wait until the next Transition Scene or try to recover your stress during an Action Scene (Usually more difficult, unless you have recovery SFX like Wolverine, Hulk, Deadpool, etc.).

As for your question regarding the timing of sessions and acts... I completely overlooked that! Measuring out "sessions" doesn't really make much sense in the context of online RPG's, but I'll give it some thought and make a ruling on it soon.

@Domino Going forward, I'm going to play around with using "sessions" and "acts" to divide up the action. If we think of a session as being a set number of turn orders, I think it can work and we can keep the starting PP rules from the game book. That way you can spend some XP on that and have it actually go towards something useful.

On that note, I have added some content to the Unlockables thread and updated the Milestone/XP tracker with a fresh tally of everyone's XP. Act I of "Maximum Carnage" has closed out with these numbers:

Daredevil - 7 XP
Domino - 11 XP
Moon Knight - 5 XP
Spider-Man - 16 XP (Holy cow...)
Tigra - 7 XP

As we head into Act II, I will no longer award XP in place of PP's when a player is at the 5 PP cap and I'm keeping a spent doom die in the doom pool. This is in response to player feedback and to keep XP from getting out of hand.

I have also updated the Status Tracker to account for assets and resources that expired at the end of the last Action Scene. If anyone thinks any of their data is off, just let me know and I will take a look.

I look forward to seeing where "Maximum Carnage" takes everyone next!
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:35, Sun 10 May 2020.

Please remind me: we start each ACTION scene with the base PP?  or do we carry into it whatever is left over from the last Action/Transition scene?

@Domino You carry whatever PP's you had from the previous scene into the current scene, whether it's an Action Scene or Transition Scene. However, as PP's reset between Acts and we have just started Act II, any hero who wants to hold onto their PP's from Act I would now need to spend some XP to do so. Otherwise, they'll begin the current scene with the standard amount of 1 PP.

To answer your earlier question from Msg #57, a hero who spent 4 XP would both expand their maximum starting PP amount to 5, and they would start the next Act with those 5 PP's already in their possession. The trade-off is that, per the game book, this expanded starting amount resets between Acts. For example, you'd have to spend another 4 XP to start Act III with the same advantage.

So to confirm.
We just started Act II: so we start with the standard 1 PP.  Except that I have spent 1XP, so start with 2PP.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:12, Sun 10 May 2020.

@Domino Correct. And I've taken note of your new SFX as well-- a very fitting choice for Domino.

Awesome, thank you.  M
And yes, when I saw it, I thought it represented ‘a lucky break’.

I made a small change to the event milestones for Maximum Carnage. Instead of using two different sets, I combined them to offer a hero/vigilante choice for each milestone hit. Doing it this way allows a player to change their direction in response to the story if they would like. See below:

HERO OR VIGILANTE?
1 XP when you call out an ally, either for crossing the line or for not having the stomach to do what must be done.

3 XP when you abandon a bystander to pursue a member of Carnage’s Family, or let a member of Carnage’s Family go so that you can help a bystander.

10 XP when you kill (or convince an ally to kill) a member of Carnage’s Family, or refuse to let you or your allies be a part of it.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 06:06, Wed 13 May 2020.

I like the Milestones combined, much like they are usually presented in the official builds, when a hero has choices that are often a choice between two opposite things. (As well as giving an option between both, and going back and forth as situations and moralities play out.) But I'm still uneasy about being rewarded for abandoning a bystander.

@Daredevil In hindsight, I probably would have made it say "ally" instead of "bystander" to make it fit better with the 1 and 10 XP milestones. It seems like players who have already hit that milestone interpreted it that way anyhow, which is fine.

Edit: I changed the wording on HERO OR VIGILANTE? to focus on allies, as it seems to make more sense.

Also, just a reminder to everyone that if you skipped your 1 XP milestone, you can still go back and hit it even if you already hit your 3 XP milestone.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:39, Fri 15 May 2020.

Sorry folks, family emergency has taken me ‘away from keyboard’ for the last several days.
I intend to try posting something sooner rather than later.

@Domino No problem, hope everything is OK on your end.

@Domino and Moon Knight That was a great exchange you two just had in the game. Domino, I've taken note of your use of the milestones on the last few turns. Moon Knight, I'll try and set up some opportunities for you to hit yours in the coming scene.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:36, Tue 19 May 2020.

Normally in a Transition Scene, the turn order is relaxed and posts focus more on dialogue and setting up the next scene (Domino and Moon Knight's last few posts, for example). Of course, that can get a bit confusing when different players are in different types of scenes. Usually I try to have the separate Action/Transition scenes line up, but that may not always happen. I'm going to start putting it in the Status Tracker to make it easier on us.

As a refresher, you can roll to recover your own or another's stress during a Transition Scene. You can also spend 1 PP to create a resource for the next scene, as some players have done. Domino and Moon Knight have started their next Action Scene, and after DD/Spidey and Tigra have a chance to do anything else they want to do, they'll start theirs as well.

I'm confused. Are dice pool actions part of Transition Scenes or not? If so, how are dice pool actions different in them? When are PPs and the Doom Pool going to reset?

@Daredevil I understand the confusion. I think it came about from me having you guys still doing active things (tracking Spidey/Carnage, etc.) in the Transition Scene (following Msg #110), when it probably should have been more rest/recovery/dialogue type actions.

The only rolls in a Transition Scene should be to recover your own or another's stress. I had allowed some Assets to be created earlier on, but I realize now I should have been having players create those as Resources instead (spending PP's vs. rolling dice).

PP's and the doom pool have already reset since we're in a new Act. When we get to Act III, they'll reset again. If anyone still wants to spend XP to up their starting PP amount in Act II, let me know.

Hope that helps.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:44, Thu 21 May 2020.

A quick note: from now on milestones will only be tracked in the Milestone/XP thread. They'll no longer appear crossed out on player's character sheets.

I'd also like to offer players the chance to use 2 sets of personal milestones in Act II, while simultaneously being able to use the event milestones. I know some players wanted to use 3 sets, and after giving it some thought, it makes more sense that the event milestones should be something extra on top of the 2 each hero already has.

Also, please welcome Ghost Rider to the game!
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:14, Tue 02 June 2020.

Hello Ghost Rider.

Gee, there seems to be a lot of 'Holy Retribution' characters around at the moment.   Isn't that Moon Knight's gig also?  and Demogoblin?

This promises to be an interesting time for someone like Domino, then.

Will we have different Doom Pools for each scene?
Or will every scene increase the Doom Pool for everyone?

In reply to Domino (msg # 76):



I responded in my last game post, but I'll include it here too just in case:

"Interestingly, I learned recently that the Watcher doesn't have to roll the entire doom pool when opposing the players with it. While I would normally go all-out in a high-stakes scenario, I'm going to try experimenting with having the doom dice rolled reflect the risk level of the scene/action."

So I ended up only rolling 2d6 against you instead of the 1d10, 1d8, and 2d6 the doom pool contained at the time you rolled. This seems like a good way to account for different scenes/actions not necessarily having the same threat level.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:50, Wed 03 June 2020.

Roger that, Gold Leader.

That will be an interesting experiment for you.

Seems like there's always something new to learn with MHR. Must be why I've had fun playing it for so long.

That was a real flurry of activity we had yesterday. +2 bonus XP to Daredevil, Domino, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, and Tigra for some excellent game posts all in the same day. Ghost Rider, if you jump in within the next day or so, I'll award it to you as well.

Hey all! Catching up on the posts and then will get mine up as quickly as I can. I'm looking forward to writing with everyone!

@Ghost Rider Great intro. +2 XP to you!

Welcome, Ghost Rider! We're ready for some supernatural help!

Thanks! I did a quick prose edit to remove some of the instances of "highway" in that first paragraph and make it more readable. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 13:16, Thu 04 June 2020.

I'll have a new post up later today!

We need a new map!

@Ghost Rider Woohoo!

@DD You read my mind... Update coming soon. ;)

Thanks everyone for your patience in getting to the next big scene(s). Hoping everyone will find it worth the wait.

Did anyone want to jump on the offer of using an additional set of milestones in Act II? Last I checked, DD, Tigra, and Ghost Rider all have 2 on top of the event milestones. Domino, Moon Knight, and Spidey are welcome to use their original 2nd sets if they would like, or run some custom ones by me.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:56, Sat 06 June 2020.

@Daredevil and Spider-Man FYI, DD: your Venom asset is persistent since you paid the 1 PP to make it so. Spidey: you have the option of doing the same with the Doppelganger asset if you'd like to.

I hope the text explained it sufficiently, but if not-- basically Venom and Doppel will do what you guys tell them to during this scene (within reason). Use the assets just as you would any kind of normal asset, eg. a weapon or extra advantage. The d12 and d6 asset dice reflect their "effectiveness" in carrying out whatever command you give them. Assume that if the assets are removed or destroyed, it just means that your ability to give the characters orders has gone away (most likely due to them being separated from you, distance/noise interfering, etc.).

If any clarification is needed, let me know. I'll be setting up the stadium scene properly after seeing to Domino/Moon Knight's scene.

Sorry for my tardiness, Folk.   As a member of my cities police force, I am working extra shifts during this time of stress and protests.
I’ll try to get a post in soon.

Stay safe!


...y'know. Where possible.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:22, Sun 07 June 2020.

@Domino What Moon Knight said!

Absolutely; I have an eight year old daughter who needs me.

Keep me honest: Can I allow Ghost Rider to be caught by Tigra's Crimson Bands of Cytorrak without defending myself because I think that would be good for the story?

@Ghost Rider I had to give it some thought, but here's my ruling on it:

I'd like for you to still roll a reaction, but you're by no means obligated to use your optimal dice pool. Use whatever dice you feel may lead you to the desired outcome-- maybe GR realizes he's part of this Team (d6) instead of being Solo (d10). Use a negative distinction. If he's not resisting, don't use any power traits or SFX. And if your specialties don't apply to this action, leave those out too.

If you didn't roll any reaction, I would treat it as though your total was 0, meaning Tigra wins with 2 extraordinary successes-- stepping up her d10 effect die past d12 and effectively one-shotting you (Ouch!). It could still happen with a crap roll, but at least the core element of risk/chance is there.

That’s good advice ... and a good solution.

Done. Thanks! :)

Rules question: If there are only two dice left in a dice action, is it mandatory that they become the Total, leaving no Effect die, to become a d4 default Effect, or can you choose to make one the Total and one the Effect? (Tragically unfortunate, but it happens.) Or if there is just one die left, can it be used as the Effect, leaving a Total of 0?

If GR is seen as a hostile element for the moment, but we all know he's usually a good guy, is he considered part of our Team or is he still Solo, for Affiliation purposes?

@Daredevil In response to your first question, I would leave it up to the player to decide. Part of the fun of this game system is being able to strategize with how you use your dice. This may go against the official rules, but I think it would be beneficial to the game. Having a higher effect die than the opposition results in their effect die stepping back, which can take the sting out of a bad roll (and make the game less "swingy" which IMO is one of its only weaknesses).

Re: Affiliations, I would count Ghost Rider as Team during this exact moment, as he has (for the moment) ceased to be actively hostile. If, say, on his next turn he goes on the offensive again, he'd go back to being Solo.

Can I just team up with Tigra and we can kick everybody else's butt into surrender? I mean, Buddy would give me a D8. :D

Now there's a scary thought. :P

Carnage and Shriek are a pretty destructive team-up, but looks like they've gained some competition in their absence! Guess it's time they reminded everyone what a real power couple looks like...

@Domino - hope everything is well. Take care out there.

@Ghost Rider - hello and welcome! In a time and place where Tigra is possessed by a demon, it would be awesome to team up with Ghost Rider and destroy everything and everyone!

My schedule has changed a bit, so I'll be able to reply more often during weekdays along with weekends. I wanna see what happens next! :)
This message was last edited by the player at 19:53, Tue 09 June 2020.

Quick note-- I've realized recently I'm able to view PM's and private lines of text written between players. I don't intend to look at any of it, but I thought you guys might like to know just in case. rMail is a more private way of contacting each other if it's a concern to anyone (Thanks for the suggestion, Daredevil). I assume everyone's just talking about game stuff, but hey, you never know.

Also, I've updated the Milestone/XP thread with a fresh tally of everyones' XP. Some players' original milestones have been restored in case anyone wants to use them for extra XP or roleplaying options. With the event milestones now free to use on top of the two sets each player already has, everyone now has 3 sets of milestones they can hit. (The restored milestones are MYSTERIOUS PAST for Domino, SOMEONE GETS TO DO THE FUN STUFF for Moon Knight, and TEAM PLAYER for Spidey.)

Map update coming shortly! (Did everyone know we have a game map?)

It's a date! Shhhh, don't tell the others though. It'll be a surprise.

It is very, very difficult to surprise Daredevil.

I'm just thinking how cool it would be for Tigra to use some magic spells to boost up Ghost Rider.  Maybe we can do a whole thing where everyone is possessed by a demon and we wreak havoc upon the city!

Except that we're the heroes. Are they heroic demons, at least?

The game map has been updated to reflect the latest post. If anyone has any questions about it, feel free to ask.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:37, Thu 11 June 2020.

In reply to Daredevil (msg # 106):

DD, I think we're just spitballing and having fun with the idea at the moment. If we wanted to go the demon invasion route, it might be fun to have a super team subsumed by some entity and his minions. Maybe 4/5ths of the old Champions got in over their heads, because DEMON HERCULES?!?!



A Ghost Rider magically juiced by a fledgling Sorceress Supreme does fill me with ideas, so long as any plan is super-inclusive of everyone else.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:28, Fri 12 June 2020.

Looks like top of this round goes to Ghost Rider. We expect great things from you! (Love that cover by the way. The idea you and Tigra mentioned could make for a fun story somewhere down the road.) Then just another post or two of set-up before the Marvel Universe's craziest game of baseball begins!

What, you guys didn't know Carnage was a fan? Oh yes, and he'll be making a special re-appearance very soon!

Hooray! :D

FYI, I'm present, just waiting for more info before acting based on Bulleye's post:

@Ghost Rider Coming up shortly! Just a bit more exposition and I'll be turning it over to the players.

Take all the time you need. I'm loving reading!

Dagnamit.   I was hoping with a ‘19’ I might swing an upgrade to the damage ... but the bugger crept in under my ‘exceptional success’ by one freaking point.
Now THAT is lucky.



I burned my lot (and pulled in all the luck) on that one attack.

Considering options:
1/ am I permitted to spend XP to purchase PP right at this moment?
2/ if I trade my Distinction for a d4 on my next roll/s, can I use that PP to purchase one of those ‘opportunity’?

My ruling is that players should wait to cash in XP for PP's during Transition Scenes. I think being able to exchange them any time (which admittedly seems to be the gamebook's ruling) would tend to over-incentivize hitting that 1 XP milestone every turn, no matter what, and that could get old quick from a roleplaying perspective. If players can only exchange them in Transition Scenes, I also think it would give everyone more reason to look forward to those breaks in the action so they can restock their PP's.

Re: the second question, you have to roll the d4 in a dice pool first before you get the PP to use on your following turn. There's a good reason for this too-- otherwise, heroes with healing or invulnerability SFX that operate off PP's aren't just difficult to K.O. through physical stress-- they become impossible to defeat that way. If it helps to know this, most things in MHR operate off the logic of "use (trigger) to get (benefit)." In this case, rolling the dice pool containing the d4 is the trigger, and getting the PP is the benefit.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:48, Sun 21 June 2020.

In reply to Domino (msg # 114):

@Domino I realize these rules don't do much to benefit your next turn. As a bonus for asking good questions and taking the fight to Carnage, feel free to use Deadpool's Teleporter d8 as a free persistent asset (until the end of the next scene).
This message was last updated by the GM at 14:47, Sun 21 June 2020.

Thank you, that is generous.  But I don't feel comfortable accepting that.
It wouldn't be fair to the other players, my getting an ongoing d8 benefit just for asking question.

I expected those answers, but had to ask, just in case.
Lets rock this scene ... you know, like, when you get back from rocking the other scene.

I'd take the d8 Asset if I were you. That's how it happened in the story, so if you earned it, it should be yours. What helps an individual helps the group. I'm sure we'll all get the opportunity to get bonuses along the way. Though it might be wise to be cautious of gifts from the Watcher -- if he still has control over them, he could make them liabilities as much as benefits.

@Domino Totally up to you! Carnage is a uniquely... slippery... opponent in this event, so it may help to have every possible advantage.

@Spider-Man That was an amazing post. You really have Spider-Man's unique voice nailed down. Loved the bit about going to ball games with Uncle Ben... Poor old Uncle Ben.

@Daredevil I realized after my newest post that DD probably would have been able to sense the hostage up in the press box. Hope I didn't nerf his abilities there-- chalk it up to the multiple distracting forces at play: deafening crowds of people, the villain's amplified voices, and the whole Tigra vs. Ghost Rider conflict.

@Tigra and Ghost Rider Looking forward to what you two cook up on your next turns!

@Moon Knight It will soon be time for MK to deliver a heaping, double-serving of vengeance!
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:00, Tue 23 June 2020.

Catching up on posts & will post my reaction ASAP.

I've added a thread containing all the datafiles I've used so far for the Watcher characters. Players, feel free to take a look-- just bear in mind for roleplaying purposes that not everything contained in them is character knowledge yet. For instance, I imagine Domino and Tigra are the only ones who know Shriek's real name, owing to that Shriek File asset Domino created. But there should be a lot of good info in there to use in the current scenes-- for example, Demogoblin's Limit proves he does not consider every last person in the world a "sinner!"

FYI, players who want their heroes to quickly gain some intel on the villains can check out the Family Secrets reward in the Unlockables thread, which just got sweetened a little with a higher die rating and some extra SFX. Per player feedback, almost all the unlockables have been upgraded, some quite significantly, so I encourage players with XP on hand to check those out!

Sorry for the delay everyone, will get a post up today.

No problem Ghosty, looking forward to reading it!

Which "today" was that...?

Thanks everyone for your patience. On top of the holiday weekend, I've had a work schedule change that threw some things out of whack, but I'm ready to get things moving here again. Those villains are champing at the bit for their turn, but hopefully the next hero will act before they pull any sneaky doom pool shenanigans!

Hey all, my apologies, I need to step away from the game for a week or so. My son's going into the hospital (not Covid-related). Please feel free to NPC my character or just work around him as needed. Sorry for the radio silence; I promise to be back as soon as I'm able.

Thanks for the heads-up, Ghost Rider. Hope everything is OK. The game ain't going anywhere, feel free to jump in again when you can.

DD, would you like the last action before the villains go? Maybe rally the team one last time to make sure they're all in it to win it?

May the fortunes smile upon you both, friends GR.

Yeah, I'll take a turn. I'll get to it tonight.

That Shocker post had me rolling. I have a friend visiting for a few days, so I'm a bit busy. I'll try to post again soon, though.

Have your friend join in!

Excellent posts DD and Spidey, I'll try and get the villain's post up soon. And then we'll finally check in on Domino and Moon Knight!

Dagnammit, I was hoping that the 'turn' would get thrown to Domino, before Carnage got to act.
They are now on even 'Physical Stress' footing ... and I suspect that whoever gets the first blow in is going to win this.

But oh well, Luck be on Domino's side, eh!
This message was last edited by the player at 07:07, Sun 12 July 2020.

With DD's re-roll and Spidey's reaction to Team Carnage's emotional attack, we will be entering a new turn order and switching back over to Moon Knight's HQ. A few notes:

- The stadium scene took forever to set up. That's on me for underestimating how many Watcher characters I was gonna need to introduce in order to make it all work. Here's hoping things move along faster from here on out!

- The "Multi-Level Stage Platforms" scene distinction was removed from the Yankee Stadium scene. I had originally planned to do something with it, but scrapped it. It's now "Umpire Jigsaw" instead. Spidey, your Tentacles complication from GR's attack has also gone away.

- I'd say we're coming up on the halfway point of the Maximum Carnage event for anyone who's keeping track at home. Thanks everyone for sticking with it thus far-- there's still plenty more to come. ;)

@Domino Let's hope that Lady Luck really is on your side!

Well, I'm glad after all that, SOMEONE got to claim 10xp!

I'm sensing that we've swung back to the other scene, at the sports arena?

@Domino I might have forgotten to update the status tracker, but you still have a turn in this order. I'm sort of going back-and-forth in the game thread, so going forward it's probably better to go based off that.

While the heroes in Yankee Stadium are at bat, I was thinking the scene could work like this:

1) Team Carnage does an Area Attack to simulate each hero being pitched the ball in succession.

2) Each players' reaction to the Area Attack decides if they hit the ball or not, and they post their action at the same time to try and steal a base. (Extra effect dice can be used to try and steal multiple bases or clobber the villains.)

3) Once the heroes strike out by failing 3 reactions, it's the villains' turn to bat on the next round... ;)

Where do Domino and I fit in? That's an awful lot to wait through.

@Moon Knight Thankfully, it works out to being about the same number of turns in the order as usual: DD, Spidey, Tigra, and a villain Mob. Then back over to you and Domino.

Ah. I was afraid we were going to have to wait for the inning to turn over before we got to go again.

Hey all, I still exist in real life. My son's back from the hospital, but has gotten an infection that we need to get treated. I'll be back as soon as life calms the heck down, promise.

No worries MK. I'm figuring out some stuff as we go, but hoping this approach works smoothly for everyone. And I'm looking forward to seeing what you and Domino do next!

@Ghost Rider Thanks for the update!  Hope your son is doing OK.

Some Moon Knight Symbiotes:






And a few others (that won't post): https://www.google.com/search?...imgrc=IhUkmdFa6Wg_vM

Especially this one:
https://www.deviantart.com/elm...oon-Knight-701357820
This message was last edited by the player at 09:19, Tue 28 July 2020.

Thanks! Something to think about.

Ooh, good finds, DD. I really dig that 2nd one where it's blended with his original outfit. The great thing about Symbiotes is they can change into all kinds of cool and different forms. (Is that 3rd one some kinda action figure?)

I think the third one is a video but it's still a great image.

The second might be my favorite if it revealed more, but the hood is cool. Probably my favorite is one that wouldn't post: https://www.deviantart.com/elm...oon-Knight-701357820
And sure, with the symbiote changing its look constantly, you could use all of these!

He'll probably stick pretty close to his original look, most of the time. But then you might notice the cape moving in the breeze when there IS NO breeze, and things like that.

If Carnage beating Domino in the current fight scene seems cheap, it's because it probably is. I've always been unclear on how many SFX are allowed per action/reaction, and had been assuming it was just one. But I realized I had several on that counterattack that seemed to apply, so I tried to Google a definitive answer and came back with this thread:

https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2...ying-Getting-started

About halfway down is where I read someone say that yes, you can use multiple. Of course this also applies to players, and hopefully doesn't break anything with the system.

I hope Domino getting 3 PP's out of it balances it out. She can of course spend those in the next Transition Scene for some extra dice and come back guns blazing in the next round. After all the effort she's put in to take Carnage down for good, I wouldn't expect anything less. ;)

Spidey, your last post had me laughing the whole way through. That was some real funny stuff, all very true to the character. It got me thinking that I might have to borrow an idea from Marmar's game and feature some player/Watcher XP awards for all these creative posts you guys come up with. I'm really enjoying everything each one of you is bringing to the game.

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I normally don’t want to take over NPCs, but I failed so badly and I wanted to make up for lost time.

@Spider-Man I think your adding the villain dialogue really made that post shine. I might have objected if it were the major villains of the event (read: Carnage and Shriek), but it works well with the minor villains. There are so many bad guys in that scene that I probably couldn't do them all justice on my own. I encourage those kinds of small liberties in service of the story, as this is a collaborative thing after all!

How are we all doing? Just posted the intro to what will probably be the final Act of Maximum Carnage. There's still a lot left, and I hope everyone is game for it. Shame we lost Ghost Rider!

I know my posts can be a bit lengthy (and numerous), so hopefully it hasn't been too much to keep up with. MK and I had a great time yesterday tossing all kinds of attacks at each other!

I'm enjoying this a lot. Moon Knight is going to cut Carnage into little pieces and scatter them around the tri-state area.

In reply to Moon Knight (msg # 154):



Ha! He's got good reason to. Though the heroes at the stadium might take issue with that!

The Status Tracker thread has been updated to reflect the new Scene Distinctions and everyone's current stress, assets, etc. I also combed through the last month or so of posts to see if anyone has gained XP, but I think it was just MK and Spidey. I gave everyone +2XP for using the doom pool to end the last scene, though I think MK was affected by that the most.

Just to cap off this weekend of posts, here's a cool Maximum Carnage cover that's now graced my desktop:

https://vignette.wikia.nocooki...st?cb=20150917021749

Guys...?

Ok, not sure on what to do now, buuuut assuming there are enough XP available, can we potentially get a symbiote? Asking for a friend.

The XP tracker shows that you've got 15 XP, so you've definitely got enough. But I believe you'd have to shut down or lose an existing power set to do it. That what happened with me.

(In my case, it was definitely a trade up, though.)

@Tigra Yes.

In reply to Moon Knight & The Watcher (msg # 160 & 161):
@Moon Knight- Yeah, I do believe I do have to give up a power set. I think it'd be a little uneven for everyone else otherwise lol

@ Watcher - Would this mean Tigra would be in her human form, if choosing to get rid of the Chosen Champion of the Cat People power set?
I mean, a Cat Person Symbiote Supreme sounds cool (also a mouthful),but her existing power set indicates she is a Cat Person.

@Tigra That's a good way to do it, yes. We could chalk it up to the Symbiote disrupting the link to her feline half.

So, if you're going to de-Tigra Tigra, what are you going to call her?

In reply to Moon Knight (msg # 164):

I was thinking of going with Symbiote Supreme, since she's still keeping her  sorcery power set. Or Greer would work but that's not as cool sounding.

In reply to Tigra (msg # 165):

@Tigra Maybe a Symbiote would actually bring out the feline side more than repressing it. There's a lot of overlap between the Chosen Champion of Cat People and Symbiote Suit power sets, so we could say you're still a Cat Person even if you're not using the power set.

"...do I need to cite parking tickets, too?"
"If Cloak didn't make good on his promise after that, Moon Knight was going to turn him into drapes."

Not one but two great lines. Good work, MK.

In reply to Daredevil (msg # 167):

Thanks!

In reply to Daredevil (msg # 167):

Seconded. Those had me cracking up!

Is everyone here comfortable with PvP (Player vs. Player conflict)? I can provide details over PM if needed.

Not asking for any particular reason... no, of course not. ;)

I'm fine with it. Hell, super-heroes fight each other all the time.

Sure, why should the PCs miss out on kicking my ass too.

Is there anything we can do about the helicopter heading towards the stadium, or is it impossible? If it's a story thing, that's cool. Sometimes it's more fun to just have bad things happen and react to it.

@Spider-Man It is a story thing, yeah. *The Carnage-Copter hasn't quite gained anyone's attention yet, and it's currently traveling quite stealthily far, far above you all. You may just have to trust the Watcher to set the stage here-- though I'm sure everyone's glad you asked. ;)

*'Cept maybe DD, as I don't want to nerf his super-senses here. I'd say even if his ears pick up the faint, faraway sound of the "virtually noiseless" engines way above the clouds, his attention might be too divided right now to really notice it. He's about to have his hands real full in a sec.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 19:52, Mon 24 Aug 2020.

Some may already know this, but our campaign here didn't actually begin on RPoL. Prior to my setting it up here, Marvel Mania was an IRL campaign that ran from late 2018-late 2019. I was the Watcher, my first player was my girlfriend (Tigra in our game), and all the heroes were played by various friends of ours. The first-ever scene in the campaign was a sparring match between all the player heroes. I thought it would be a great way for all the players to try out their powers and learn the system in a non-threatening way. Big mistake on my part.

My friend Ahmed (a big, 6+ foot tall Somalian guy, mind you) had chosen to play the Black Panther. For his very first action-- and the first-ever action by a player in the campaign-- he decided to pick up his teammate Spider-Woman and toss her at Shadowcat, who was on the opposing team. And so right out of the gate, the session-- the very first in a campaign I had been planning for well over a year at that point-- immediately ground to a halt as I had to pore over the rules and figure out the mechanics of what he had just done.

(I found out much later it could have just been an Area Attack. Hey, I was new to it all.)

Since then, the Black Panther had a special place in our hearts within the campaign. He was played as noble and heroic as he was in the source material, yet he also had a goofy side that came out at the most random moments. (Making up a Resource on-the-spot, the player decided one of his contacts in the world of intelligence was named "Mr. Gigolo." We never found out who that was exactly.) T'Challa was present for some of the most pivotal moments in the campaign, even demonstrating himself the only player hero worthy enough to lift the mighty hammer Mjolnir from its resting site.

No doubt a lot of our love of the character came from seeing Chadwick Boseman portray him in the MCU. I myself had never read any Black Panther comics, but after seeing his debut in Civil War, he instantly became a favorite of my girlfriend and I. Black Panther was strong and wise, yet also humble and graceful. In a time when sarcastic, quippy heroes were (and still are) often front-and-center, Boseman portrayed the character with a quiet intensity that really captured the essence of what the character is all about.

Chadwick Boseman may not have been a Wakandan king or a superhero in real life, but he embodied the characters' nobility in ways that are just now being recognized. Even having been diagnosed with cancer at the very outset of his career in the MCU, he had the good grace not to inform the public of his illness so that children wouldn't feel sad knowing the Black Panther was sick. No doubt a lot of fans, especially young black kids, are mourning the loss of their favorite superhero right now.

Mr. Boseman will be missed, but the legend of the Black Panther will live on.

Wakanda Forever!

Wakanda Forever!

Vale, friend Chadwick ... may your soul live on.

Tigra should be calling her symbiote 'Symba'. Just sayin'.

In reply to Moon Knight (msg # 177):

Noted and edited! Why did I not think of that?

Cool! I'm helping!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 175):

I loved MCU Captain America,he was my favorite, but
Black Panther quickly replaced him after I saw Civil War. I hold the way Mr. Boseman portrayed the character in high esteem.

Rest in Peace Chadwick Boseman.

Why 'Symba'?
Simba is African for 'Lion'.
'Khan' is Indian for 'Tiger'.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:26, Wed 02 Sept 2020.

Wakanda Forever, my king.

In reply to Domino (msg # 181):

Now you got me thinking about names. I like Katu, which is cat in Basque.
Kahn would work too, but I just thought about how if we keep it Symba, that it could be a situation where this Symbiote would rather have a lion host instead of a tiger host, and is in denial about it. If you'll all allow it, I would like to edit my post a little more.

Is anyone else upgrading things or changing anything, calling resources,etc during the transition?

In reply to Tigra (msg # 183):


Edit away. And excellent reminder-- everyone can take +5 bonus XP for us hitting 500 posts just now. There are still some Unlockables no one's touched, or stat upgrades to be gained. ;)

I plan to create a Resource during this Transition Scene (anyone would be a fool not to), but I want to get closer to the next Action Scene to see what might be needed. I'm in the middle of my own lively event at the moment and I want to see how it plays out before committing to a new thing.

Posted with apologies to Dan Aykroyd.

Love it. Who knew Moon Knight had such a good sense of humor?

I needed to differentiate the personalities somehow. I decided that Jake is kinda dumb, but funny.

Happy Labor Day, everybody. I know not everyone may get the day off from work, but hopefully some of you are able to enjoy some time to relax.

If anyone's wondering, the next Action Scene will probably kick off within the next couple weeks. I want to make sure I'm setting up a great conflict for Act III that everyone can enjoy.

Since this is likely to be the final Act in Maximum Carnage, let's go ahead and rule that players can spend their remaining XP freely during the action. Where before you could only buy new unlockables/stat upgrades or exchange XP -> PP during a Transition Scene, you can now do it on any turn. Also, anyone still in need of a Resource can make one on their first turn. Enjoy!

I’ll post later today

Didn't see that coming! I'll have a new post up tomorrow, maybe more if time permits.

I like to surprise people ... myself especially.


I was torn between making a Covert roll, to place the tracking device .... or a Psyche roll, to get under Shriek's skin.
I can still do the latter, if you like.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:44, Sun 13 Sept 2020.

In reply to Domino (msg # 193):

IDk where that came from, but that was the greatest thing in the world!

Did a quick update to the XP thread (thanks Moon Knight for the reminder). Starting tallies for Act III are:

Spider-Man - 16 XP
Moon Knight - 14 XP
Daredevil - 11 XP
Domino - 0 XP
Tigra - 0 XP

Is there any way to change Milestones?

Mutant Merc gives me very little opportunities, and Mysterious Past comes into play so rarely I might as well not have it.
Then I see other PC (and data files) that get to hit 1xp's regularly, and easily hit the 3xp each scene ... sometimes due to easy combat actions.

Actually, AM I able to spend a PP on creating a secondary effect with that roll?

Creating the Asset ... AND creating an emotional attack against Shried?

In reply to Domino (msg # 197):

@Domino Yeah, I'll allow you to edit that in. I sense Carnage and Shriek may be having some trouble in paradise!

Thusly edited.
Thanks

Status Tracker has been updated to reflect current stats for all characters/scenes.

@Domino Feel free to message me some ideas for new milestones if you'd like.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 200):

Moon Knight's physical stress was cured by Dagger.

Fixed! Looks like that Wall-Crawling complication went away too. ;)

Please welcome Venom to the game!

Welcome!

We are most pleased to be here. Speak for yourself Venom, we keep going down this road over and over again.

You worry to much they have summoned us to get the job done this time. We'll show them the superior lifeform.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:54, Mon 21 Sept 2020.

Please welcome Spider-Woman to the game! (Two new players in one day, woohoo!)

Woo-hoo!

Hello, Spider-Woman. Which one are you?

The original and best, Jessica Drew.

Excellent!

Just a Tiger of a redhead to go and we'll have the active members of the Spider family all together,wait I'll go find the pumpkin tosser.

In reply to Venom (msg # 210):

Wouldn't that be something!

First role using this system in one to two years....not doing bad.

Msg #339: Just when I purposely need the worst roll possible, I get one that I couldn't even have wished for. Possibly the worst roll ever in all of Marvel Heroic. This possibly makes up for every other bad roll (when I wanted a good roll). Miracles happen. (But a good thing I needed a bad one, in this very rare circumstance. This would have been catastrophic if I needed that roll to succeed to any degree.) Are there rules in MHR for critical fails (or does it just go to the Doom Pool, which is kind of disappointing)?

Gracious I was happy to see the d4 turn out a 3 but the d8 and d10 as well....not so much.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 203 & #206):

Welcome Venom and Spider-Woman!


In reply to Daredevil (msg # 213)
That is the best worst roll ever!
This message was last edited by the player at 00:34, Wed 23 Sept 2020.

Bad luck, DD. Or good luck I suppose?

I don't think MHR has such thing as critical failures, only "extraordinary successes." Which, I guess, is just a matter of framing. It might be fun to house-rule something for those "epic fail" rolls.

Sorry about the slow response got super busy with family stuff on Friday.

This message was deleted by the player at 19:41, Tue 29 Sept 2020.

Not a problem, Venom. It's been a busy birthday weekend for me, but ready to dive back in here.

Oh, Happy Birthday, Watcher.
May it have brought you great joy.

Yeah... happy birthday, Big Head.

Thanks, ya'll.

And the Watcher's small heart grew three sizes that day.

Happy Birthday!

Starting next round, I'd like to try an open turn order. As in some other MHR games here on RPoL, the Status Tracker will list who has "available actions." It seems a more convenient method.

As with anything, if anyone has questions or concerns, feel free to PM me.

Aiming to have my next game post up Thursday or Friday. In the meantime, the Status Tracker lists players who have available actions.

Venom the good guy....not so hot on the dice rolls. haha

In reply to Venom (msg # 226):

Hopefully those dice treat you better on the next few rolls. Big thing comin' at ya. ;)

Seeing as this is our first time implementing a Timer complication in the game, here's what the Annihilation sourcebook says about them:



I plan to disregard the last couple sentences, and allow the Timer to be removed just as any complication could be. However, it's worth noting the players in the stadium effectively have just two turns to get rid of those missiles!

... Aaand Spidey took out the missiles in one go. Talk about a Big Damn Hero!

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm...p/Main/BigDamnHeroes

Five new posts up today. We're making headway into the real meat of the event-- now all that's left is to bring the gang together!

oof. Rng no likey Venom this month.

I think I got the luck for your rolls, Venom. It all balances out.

The hurricane has knocked out my power, so my posts will be delayed until I have electricity at home again. Hopefully it will be restored by tonight or the next few days.

Appreciate the heads-up, Spidey. Hope you're staying safe.

Good morning, folks.
Where I am, I've just awoken on the morning of Halloween.   And my family has some big plans for the day.  It might be a tomorrow, or even Monday (48'ish hours) before I post again, I regret.

But hoping to have some fun with the new toys.
Thanks Watcher.

Domino out.

No problem, Domino. Happy Halloween to you and your family!

Planning to have some new posts up for the other folks before the weekend's over.

Happy Halloween, everybody. Here's some behind-the-scenes info for you, if it's a fun treat:

This Maximum Carnage event was originally conceived of as a Halloween-themed adventure for my old IRL group. We got through four sessions before some players moved away, work schedules changed, and various other things came up. There were a few attempts to finish it (re-imagined as a Valentine's Day event featuring Carnage and Shriek), but once the pandemic hit, a lot of that went out the window. None of the old players ended up in this PbP campaign, except for Tigra (who's played by my girlfriend). I'm grateful to have found this group here on RPoL to complete the adventure with!

There was always planned to be more going on in the background of the event. Some of that involves current PC's-- especially ones that had been played in the old game (Daredevil and Spider-Man, chiefly)-- but I never wanted to leave any of the new players too beholden to things that occurred before they took over the characters. Those old sessions now form a sort of prologue, and a summary can be read here if anyone might find it interesting:

https://docs.google.com/docume...EBaKF8TMNFx6m30/edit

(Yes, basically the whole thing was Hawkeye's fault.)

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!

Waiting for what happened to V after he rolled poorly for his reaction.

@Venom I have follow-ups for the stadium heroes coming up.

I've had a shift change at my job that's thrown me for a loop, but I'm planning to get some new posts up in the next couple of days. Spidey, glad you're back with another excellent post. Tigra/Spider-Woman, you have the opportunity for a quick diceless post to help me determine what actions you'll have in this round. (Basically, if you decide to check up on Moon Knight, head to the stadium, or split up.)

Planning to have a new post up later today. I've been working on getting a new player added into the game. (Probably the last one I'll allow now that we're coming into the final stretch of the event, unless it's someone wanting to take over an existing Watcher hero.) Thanks all for your patience.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:58, Sun 22 Nov 2020.

That would be me. Thank you for taking me on, thank you for allowing me to play my favorite Marvel character of all time, thank you for moving so quickly.

IC, Mayhem is female and female-presenting when not deliberately shapeshifting otherwise. She is of indeterminate/inconsistent age in her default form, though she generally appears to be between her late twenties and her early forties-- generally the angrier or more insecure or impatient she is, the younger she looks, while being calmer or more patient or reflecting on sorrows or regrets makes her older.

She is trying to conceal her nature and her origins and her identity from everyone, especially Spider-Man. I'm doing this badly on purpose, so feel free to call her on it when it would amuse you.

OOC I'm a middle-aged man, he/him, a failed and still aspiring game designer more in the OSR sphere than Cortex. I taught myself to read with Marvel Comics years before I was enrolled in kindergarten.

My username, Shroompunk, is derived from my current work-in-progress and what I currently consider my life's work: an "old school" D&D clone that tries to emulate the weird, cosmic powered, over-the-top style of fantasy roleplaying that was popular in the 1980s and I learned in the early 1990s... with a default setting based heavily on the cartoons and videogames of that era, especially the Masters of the Universe and Super Mario franchises.

In reply to Mayhem (msg # 242):

Thanks for that great introduction to both a new player and character, Mayhem. I'm eager to see what April Parker brings to the campaign. And I'm always interested to know more about the players here, at least as far as they're interested to share. Welcome to the game!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Hope it's a relaxing and safe holiday for all.

As a quick update on the campaign: the original plan was to wrap up Maximum Carnage before the holidays. I could now see it lasting a few more months at least, maybe until March (which would make it a nice, even year-long adventure). I'm excited to discover how the story ends-- after all, it's in all of your hands as much as mine!

In reply to Mayhem (msg # 242):

Welcome! Is this the April Parker from the MC2 universe brought into ours, or does she have a different origin? What's her history with Spider-Man in this timeline?

She's the version from the MC2 universe, following the events of Spider-Girl: The End She lost consciousness following the building collapsing on her, and woke up in the Life Foundation laboratory some time after Carnage's attack.

I'd prefer that you didn't recognize her at all, but if your Spider-Man participated in Spider-Verse or Spider-Geddon, you might have seen her at a distance-- by my reckoning, her participation in those events would have been during "the bad timeline" and only Mayday would have been able to get through to her... or anywhere near her.

She recognizes your costume and wonders who's wearing it. She'll be obviously uncomfortable around you unless she learns you're actually Peter Parker, then she'll be very uncomfortable.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 16:28, Sat 28 Nov 2020.

I've been busy at work so I'm going to be posting tomorrow.

Part of me wants to play this completely callous, and have MK say "Tigra who?" But I can't bring myself to be that cold-blooded.

I mean, you could. He dumped her in a fairly callous manner, so at least there’s precedent! :-D

heh Ain't no Marvel couple that didn't have those moments.

BTW can you improve your complication? Not sure what I want V to work on.

Incidentally, after my next turn, the copter explodes. So if I try to help, I do more harm than good. So I might as well play it callously, since that's actually more helpful.

Irony.

In reply to Moon Knight (msg # 251):


MK is correct, and for anyone who missed it, this is the Limit he triggered on the copter in Msg #407.

Limit: Self-Destruct Codes. If present in the scene, Moon Knight may activate an opportunity to create a "Self-Destruct" d10 Timer on the Carnage-Copter. Step up the Timer every time Moon Knight takes an action in the turn order. When the Timer exceeds d12, add 2d12 to the doom pool and end the scene with the Carnage-Copter destroyed.

And since we're on the question of priorities, eg. helping allies vs. hunting villains, seems like a good time to repost the Event Milestones:


This message was last edited by the GM at 23:23, Wed 02 Dec 2020.

There are still some actions on the table for Daredevil, Domino, and Tigra. Planning to resolve Moon Knight's action last so as to give everyone a chance to post before the Timer goes off.

With the holiday season now upon us, I imagine most of us will be busier over the next couple weeks, so this will be the last round of actions in the current scene. There's still a bit more to come, and I think the resolution of this scene will leave us in an interesting place when we pick things up again.

Is Shriek attacking with helicopter guns or her namesake power?

I'm pretty sure it's the guns.

It was indeed using the helicopter's guns (Msg #435).

Thanks all for the prompt reactions and apologies for the confusion. Luckily we won't have to worry about this helicopter much longer. :P

haha Seems Venom will keep a little bit of it with him for awhile.

My understanding here, we're on the ground inside Yankee Stadium and there are civilians still in the stands?

Is that the 'Innocent Bystanders d10' complication?

Sorry, my bad.   I should have read betterer; I must have preconcepted.

There are some crowds on the fields after they rushed out to beat us up.

Can I change the Physical Stress from the bullets into a different kind with 1 PP?

Emotional bullets?

Thats Telekenesis Kyle.

These bullets won't break your skin, but they can hurt you in other ways.

Yes, that's allowed in the rules, and how you justify it is up to you. I'm pretty sure both PC's and Watcher Characters have done it in previous posts.

And to all, expect the next Watcher posts containing the resolution of the current scene over the next few days.

:-P @everyone else.

It's looking more like Friday for those follow-up posts. I realized Tigra still has an action and I need more time to set up the scene where Carnage... well, you'll see. Thanks all for your patience.

Two new posts up and all the dice actions have been logged. I aim to close out the scene before the weekend's over, but may give it a little more time if anyone wants to post dialogue in response to the newest posts for some XP.
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:13, Sat 19 Dec 2020.

The next scene is intended to allow for a PvP conflict between the heroes and vigilantes. How we arrive there in the narrative should become evident in the coming Watcher posts, though I may need a little help from the players. Anyone who wants to build up the conflict IC may get a bonus for doing so, and can use the HERO OR VIGILANTE? milestones for inspiration.

I plan to reset everyone's stress, though complications and shut-down powers may linger. I'll also do another tally of XP soon in case anyone wants to beef up their characters a little. And of course, if anyone doesn't want to participate, they're not required to do so. Do keep in mind this could be a mental/emotional struggle as much as a physical one (though I think we all like it when superheroes punch each other).

When I say Mayhem "desperately hopes" that neither "Benji" nor "Reilly" can hear her... I mean OOC I know for a fact that Daredevil can, and anyone else who wants to overhear her plan is absolutely welcome to.

Hello everybody, I will be taking a small break, and hopefully come back in a couple months. I appreciate you all saving Tigra's butt.
It's been great playing with you all so far - and those who recently came by, I hope you're having fun! This is a great group, and hopefully I get to play with you in the near future.
Feel free to take advantage of Tigra's healing powers before she disappears off somewhere to do Sorcerer Supreme stuff (Watcher...wink wink).

OK, so Tigra will be a Watcher character for the remainder of the event, which means I need to think of what strange enhancement she might get next. For those unaware, she's been an Iron Fist, the Sorcerer Supreme, and now a symbiote host in this campaign, in addition to being a Cat Person.

Maybe it's time she got that Iron Man suit...

(Kidding. Maybe.)

Not even a cat person anymore, really.

Can we start with a healing?

Take care, Tigra, and we’ll see you again in The Merry Marvel Marching Society!

Yes, it would seem a group healing is in order from our resident (non-)Cat Person. I'll be adding posts here and there over the next week to set up the next scene.

Given the holidays are afoot, I don't expect posts from everyone, but dialogue/non-dice actions are still welcome for those who would like. I expect we'll get to rolling dice again within the first week of the new year(!).

Happy holidays, all.

Greer's had a hell of a ride, hasn't she?

In reply to Mayhem (msg # 276):


Remember this post for later.

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their holidays. A couple quick questions for those who may be around, and for the others when they return:

Do we need clarification on any game/house rules before we enter the PvP scene in a couple(ish) weeks? I've tried (as ever) to keep as close to the official game rules as is feasible over the last ~9 months, but I know there have been a few fuzzy things here and there. It'd be great to have any lingering questions or confusion resolved before the punches start flying.

I've made a small list of my own questions to ask on the Cortex/MHR Discord channel (great resource, since, y'know, the lead game designer himself is on it) and would be happy to take any player questions there as well. I'll post the responses here once I have them.

For that matter, does everyone have access to a copy of the MHR game book? (Oddly enough, I've only now just thought to ask.)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 278):

Yeah, it'd be worth knowing what all you're doing differently.

One of the best and worst things about the Cortex/MHR rules is their malleability. We can fashion the technical aspects to what we want or what works best, but they can also be difficult to track and depend on when we want to do something. I don't know if we need a detailed accounting of all the possible rules variations, but maybe a note for the major ones or the parts that are different that come up most frequently. On the other hand, this group hasn't seemed so sensitive to any rules issues and that's seemed to work well so far. If it's all about the story then the rules are secondary, up to interpretation and whatever serves the Scene the best. If there's a concern though, maybe there could be a rules post or thread for variations and clarifications.

In reply to Daredevil (msg # 280):

You know, I ran this game for a year and a half thinking when when you rolled a 1 on a die, you added the whole die to the Doom Pool. The end of every mission was just a slog, and nobody noticed until the game was almost over.

Yes, I'm asking more in an attempt to anticipate anything that could possibly come up. I've yet to have any major quibbles from players with the rules, which probably says more about all of their willingness to be flexible than it does my being consistent. ;)

I'll create a PvP FAQ thread and announce it here when it's up.

Only recently did I come upon the rule for adding the whole die that rolled the 1 to the Doom Pool, instead of stepping up from a d6. I've considered it for my own game but it hasn't been time yet to have an action scene that can be run as a test. There are a few concessions to add in there, but it could work. I'd be curious to see how it was run in the another game. Do you have more details about how it ran in that game? How was the end a slog?

The PvP thread is great! A good start. It's a suitable place for optional rules as well as a refresher on some of the finer points. In a game that prides itself on its modularity and spontaneity, consistency can be a challenge. Thinking you're setting a precedent on any swerve of the rules can be nerve-racking. But it helps to have good, flexible, and forgiving players who are more concerned about the story and doing cool stuff together than picking apart the rules.

Thanks DD-- and for any who didn't see it yet, the PvP Guide is up. I intend to match players up myself in the coming weeks via PM (so as to provide some kind of structure to this thing as opposed to a total free-for-all). Stats will likely be the biggest determinant of who matches up with who, and players will be encouraged to get into the drama and have fun with it.

Basically, I was starting with hefty Doom Pools anyway-- it was an eXiles game-- and I'm not good at spending Doom to control the pacing and mix things up. (I'm old school, used to doing this manually.) End result, I was running honking big Doom Pools by the end of a Mission and anything I rolled the full pool against would simply fail-- so I started holding the dice back, which felt like fudging.

It occurs to me I should have been holding dice back all along anyway, so I had dice to spend to modify the roll.

I like to think I'm a good GM-- I am a damned good GM-- but I'm just not good with this system yet.

Hey, can I make a request? We all know the the argument is going to turn into a fight, because we want it to... but can we actually have the argument first? It's the part I'm looking forward to most.

@Mayhem Yes, I encourage it. :)

It'd be fun to hear a player's recap, but I could also throw it on Tigra if needed. (Who I just remembered is also a police officer somehow.)

FYI, I'm in the process of trying to change my RPoL user name to SacMan and apparently need to notify any games I'm in. We'll see if it goes through.

(The unwieldy "sacmarvelrpg" was chosen to give my old IRL players something easy to remember when they searched me to join my game... which, y'know, never actually happened...)

Not sure we're going to have much of a fight if everyone agrees on using the spell.

Far as I'm concerned, it's the better option: I don't want Carnage to suffer, I don't want him to be punished, I just want him gone. Trapped in Hell is way, way better for my purposes than merely rotting in Hell.

I picked my RPOL user name well before I thought I'd be on the site so much. If I knew I was going to do so much on here for so long I'd have given more thought to my name. I've just gotten used to it (as I have with various other sites I've given a dumb name to, including the site where I met my wife).

I'd be interested in that recap (why I initiated it). In game terms it would explain how we're all privy to everything that's been going on, even the stuff we weren't present for. It could also be interesting to see how anyone interprets the events that happened to them. It doesn't have to be long -- i.e., "Then Moon Knight explains what happened in his former base" -- but it could offer some great color to get the story through someone else's filter.

I'm sometimes blown away by everyones' posts and how true they are to the characters. The current discussion in the game has been a real treat to read for your Watcher.

Given the current near-consensus among the players on what to do with Kasady, maybe the PvP scene could come later. I'm not counting it out, but wouldn't want to foist it on everyone when they seem to be on the same page. (Though I wonder what Domino thinks of the group's plan?)

I'll leave it open a while longer to any additional discussion (and maybe some bonus XP for a player who gives a really good recap of events), and then we'll see where the villains ended up.

Last week was exhausting. Planning to have a new game post up later today.

It's been a big month, these last weeks.
Sorry for my abstinence:  but Domino is somewhat distracted at the moment anyway.  She'd not the talkative type.

Apologies for the slow pace recently. Work has had me burned out, but I hope the abundance of new posts today makes up for it.

With these new posts, I've done my best to set the stage for the climax of this adventure of ours. Normally I try to hold myself to no more than ~3 Watcher posts in a row (to keep things from turning into a puppet show) but in this case there was a lot to resolve. I may have forgotten just how many characters showed up in this story over the last ~10 months! I hope everyone enjoys the callbacks to some earlier things in the campaign, as well as maybe clearing up some loose ends. There's still a good 2-3 months left in this thing, and we might yet swing that PvP scene discussed earlier if everything falls into place.

I still need to stat up "King Carnage," as I'm calling him, but he'll be in the Watcher Datafiles thread soon. Assume the Predator healed any of his lingering stress/trauma, as Tigra did for the players.

Thanks all for your continued participation, and see you in the finale!

Ugh. Sorry about my irritation with the dice roller.

I feel ya. I let Venom talk himself a big game and his dice chuckle behind his back.

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I've been assuming that Mayhem was the version from the early '90s:

She even has the Cloak & Dagger connection. But now I realize you're the symbiote version:

I know the latter a lot less (which is considerable since I barely know the former), but that's a much better use for the name. I've been waiting to figure that out. (Thanks, Google!)

No need to revise, but I wasn't trying to make Carnage shoot himself in the face... I was just trying to do that trick myself, and I didn't want to create spikes out of my own precious body mass while I still had three perfectly good ones sticking through my torso.

In reply to Mayhem (msg # 300):

@Mayhem Ah yes, I just re-read it. I seem to have misunderstood-- appreciate your pointing it out.

Re: the latest game developments, does anyone need Watcher assistance? We have 5 players with actions still on the table, so just checking everyones' status.

I'll cop to it, I've let quite some time go by without any updates here. I've joined another game on RPoL that's a lot of fun, and was invited to join a D&D 5e campaign with Tigra and a few co-workers over Zoom recently. So diving into those games has taken up some of my bandwidth that would otherwise be spent on Marvel Mania. But I haven't forgotten about our adventure here, especially now that we're in the climax. I'm issuing a last call for any dice actions from the remaining players in the Status Tracker, and I'll plan on having a new post up over the weekend.

In a protracted campaign like this, there will be spots when things slow for a while. I think we all understand that. But it's also a good format to be able to pause when we (or rather, the GM) needs to. At least it can't be any slower than the Amazing Avengers game. Do what you need to do, man. We'll look forward to the new post (and take actions if we haven't already. Take your actions, y'all).

Sorry issues with my wife and her cancer treatments have consumed my mind of late. I'm trying to get back online and caught up.

Thanks for the heads-up, Venom. Hope you're both taking care of yourselves.

Where's everybody else, though??

I'm here, but I wasted my action this round, and I don't have anything useful to say.

I'm waiting for Daredevil's action to resolve, then I'll make a post.

In reply to Spider-Man (msg # 308):

That's my cue... New post up!

Burst water pipes over the weekend, the electric in the house is shorting-- thankfully saved the fridge-- and I'm not going to have a proper computer until lights, heat, and water are fixed. Looking like several days at least, as everyone in town had the same fun idea.

Work and wife's doctor appointments have had me scattered. I'm sorta back and rolling JUST as horrible as normal.

In reply to Venom (msg # 311):

I'm back myself after a much longer than intended absence. I was lucky enough to get the Covid vaccine recently, though it left me wiped out for a few days, and after that work really picked up. I usually intend to post when I get home at night, but lately I just seem to crash. Domino, I think you were waiting on me to post Carnage's reaction to Venom, but you have the final action of the round now. Hopefully you find a way through his "Symbiote Armor" SFX!
This message was last updated by the GM at 18:16, Sun 07 Mar 2021.

(Domino hasn't logged in for three weeks now.)

I've just heard back from our resident mercenary, and it sounds like we'll have a new post from her as soon as possible.

Hey all, sorry for the recent inactivity. I should have a new post up tomorrow evening.

Reactions to Domino and Spider-Woman are posted. Domino, you were top of the round last time, so you technically have another action in the current round. Spider-Woman went first this round, but everyone else currently has an action available. I'll jump in with Carnage's own action at some point, hopefully before he gets steamrolled too bad. ;)
This message was last updated by the GM at 05:57, Wed 17 Mar 2021.

It seems like RPoL has slowed down lately, but I'm still here. Happy to help if anyone needs assistance getting their action figured out. Also taking some much-needed time off work next week-- maybe things will pick up by then.

I’m waiting on everyone else.

I will try to post tomorrow morning.

Roger that, Spider-Woman and Moon Knight. Appreciate the update during all this busyness for myself and some of our players.

Daredevil, Domino, Mayhem, Spidey, Venom: actions are still on the table. Anyone wearing a symbiote who wants to follow MK's plan can roll vs. the doom pool for a "Symbiote Joining" asset!

Ooo, it’s time for a “Venom Voltron”!

I'm giving it a minute to see how this plays out. It seems like it could be the symbiotes' spotlight for the moment.

Aye-aye, DD. Eager to see what you come up with, when the time comes.

Well good luck team. HA

In reply to Venom (msg # 324):

Last call for anyone who wants to jump in on the "Venom Voltron!"

(Good name, Spider-Woman.)

I'll be rolling those doom pool reactions in the next couple of days.

DD isn't a symbiote (any longer) so I think I missed that boat. I'm not sure if I can contribute with an Asset or something (though I've worn in some grooves with that strategy), or if I have time to get an action to build one in.

Noted, DD. I believe we still have a few symbiotes who plan to roll for the attempt to merge together. But the players not joining the conglomeration will still find ways to contribute, I'm sure.

On a random note, here are some reference images of the Carnage Family, since RPoL's avatars don't quite do them justice:

Carnage

Shriek

Doppelganger (Note, he isn't a symbiote)

Carrion

Demogoblin

All credit to the original artists of course.

If that's directed to me, I know he isn't. I've just suddenly decided he's very interesting.

@Mayhem I think a few players have referred to him as one actually, but no biggie in any case.

Those who celebrate Easter, I hope you enjoyed your holiday. Most of my family is vaccinated and we were able to visit over the weekend-- not planned, but after my grandfather unexpectedly passed (not Covid-related). Relieved to say Tigra got her 2nd vaccine yesterday and is resting up.

Hope everyone is taking care of themselves. I'll see about getting things going again here in the next few days. (Anyone seen our Spidey around?)

Hey, everyone. Sorry for the absence. I've been busy lately a lot of stuff has been falling to the wayside. Trying to catch up on several things in life. If it's still possible to jump in, I'll try to get a post done after work, maybe around 1-2 a.m. US Central time.

Understood, Spidey. Thanks for the update.

Got my first Covid shot last Saturday. Hurt like four flu shots but its worth it.

By all that is unholy we actually did it.

We did it, and it is AWESOME.

IT'S HAPPENING!!!

Sorry for my tardiness, folks.
My work is in overdrive during certain times ... I'll read up and post in the next few hours.

Um, Jessica doesn’t spin webs.

Sorry.

Don’t despair. I’ll work out an alternative form of “web line”.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:00, Mon 12 Apr 2021.

Well I'm screwed then, aint I.

See my edit above.

I have faith in you.


                  Luck.  My power is Luck.   And lucky me, I get the only Spider-hero who can't spin webs!

                                 Maybe my power ought to be Irony Manipulation
This message was last edited by the player at 08:22, Mon 12 Apr 2021.

I had imagined that (If I successfully created the asset ... Watcher's decision pending) that once Domino has hold of Tigra, that Spider-Woman would use it along with her Super Strength (adding the 'ASSET: Hands on the Cat' as an extra d10 to pull the two free).

@Domino, Spider-Woman What a fantastic (and accidentally hilarious) interaction you two just had in the game. I'm still working out how best to resolve those actions, but I expect to have a new post up later today.

Great job Daredevil!

"Yes we can save them and uplift more worthy citizens with the symbiotes creating a Symbiote Avengers! "

Did anyone say oh we'd like to help the doom pool out? Cause I am your boy.

*facepalm*

Yeah, that did NOT go well.

Yeah, I enjoyed playing that out.

It snuck past my notice a couple of months ago, but we recently hit the one-year mark for this game. Crazy to think that some of you have been battling Carnage for well over a year now! Thanks again to everyone who's stuck it out this far.

I've been toying with the idea of doing something fun to celebrate the end of the adventure when it comes. Maybe a stream or a recap video on the story, detailing all the highlights. I'll post about it here later on.

Today seems as good as any to post a new map for the game-- complete with a 3D-printed and hand-painted "Symbiote Voltron." It's technically a re-skinned Carnage model someone else made, though I did design the Mooncopter pictured (Yeah, its shape is rather... unfortunate.) Here's the new map: /games/74900/misc/gamemap.png?1620079171

Admirable

Rather neat. Rather amusing how it worked out you had those figures with those larger than normal height. Now to poach his mass to make him smaller. Venom and his comically bad rolling will continue to try for the sheppard angle....and I might roll well. Maybe.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:31, Tue 04 May 2021.

I have faith in you, Venom-- those dice don't know who they're dealing with!

Work is kicking my ass right now, so I may not be on tomorrow to post an action. If Mayhem would like, they can post an action first.

Appreciate the check-in, Spidey. I hope J. Jonah Jameson isn't being too hard on you over at the Bugle.

I know our Mayhem player has had some things come up IRL too. I'll reach out to them, or maybe they'll see this post first.

I'm going to try to post tomorrow sometime during the day. Just got home from work and crashing tonight.

@Spidey Cool, I should have a new post up today also.

Anyone catch the Venom 2 trailer with Carnage? Looks entertaining.
Link: https://youtu.be/rrwBnlYOp4g

Yes it showcases our best features. Our bond with Eddie and how wonderful of a host he was. "Damn it Venom its like listening to a teenager."

I am all good with the re-engineering of this mechanic.
Thank you.

Planning to have a new game post up tomorrow evening.

I got to play in a month-long MHR mini-campaign through Discord recently. The GM ran the Breakout intro adventure straight from the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game handbook. I played Iron Fist (of course) and teamed up with Captain America, Daredevil, and Ms. Marvel. We took on loads of villains, and I even got to tangle with Carnage!

So I wanted to pass on to this group that Discord is a great platform for anyone interested in connecting with other RPG players. My group played over the built-in voice chat features, and the GM arranged for dice rolls and visuals through the Roll20 website. The main server I peruse is "Cortex Roleplaying," focused on MHR and its parent system Cortex, found here: https://discord.gg/7KyAgVhh

You can find me there under Sac-Man #5201. Happy roleplaying!
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