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?