vartan
2010-07-15, 10:24 AM
I am hoping to start a Mutants and Masterminds campaign that takes place at the turn of the 20th century (inspired by things such as LXG, 5FoS, etc). I am trying to come up with twelve capers for "The Raven" to pull off that are at rooted in the writings of Edgar Allen Poe.
The first such one will have the heroes investigating the mass murder of a bunch of rich folks by a henchmen of the Raven's known as The Masque. I've come up with a nasty Drain Con / Paralyze effect with the Poison modifier as his weapon of choice and then for giggles made him as speedster as a non-powered person could get (lots of feats reflecting agility and such).
In investigation I want the group to find a bizarre ebony clock that (wait for it) indicates how many times The Raven has struck. It will be found pointing to I, but I want the anticipation to grow as it strikes II, VI, and XI (think of the urgency at the 11th hour not knowing what the stroke of midnight will bring).
tl;dr If a supervillain was doing things based on Poe works, what would he do?
The first such one will have the heroes investigating the mass murder of a bunch of rich folks by a henchmen of the Raven's known as The Masque. I've come up with a nasty Drain Con / Paralyze effect with the Poison modifier as his weapon of choice and then for giggles made him as speedster as a non-powered person could get (lots of feats reflecting agility and such).
In investigation I want the group to find a bizarre ebony clock that (wait for it) indicates how many times The Raven has struck. It will be found pointing to I, but I want the anticipation to grow as it strikes II, VI, and XI (think of the urgency at the 11th hour not knowing what the stroke of midnight will bring).
tl;dr If a supervillain was doing things based on Poe works, what would he do?