Idea for Super hero Game
May 5, 2015 16:38:36 GMT -8
Post by ericfromnj on May 5, 2015 16:38:36 GMT -8
OK, so I need to figure out exactly what to do after our Pathfinder game is done. I want to do the four color comic route.
I have this nebulous idea where some multiverse aware being (like The Dark Man or Loki) shows up on different worlds ands offers a device that puts beings in a prison portal from which they cannot escape. The being targets heroes and governments on these planets that will give in to such an idea.
What no one knows is that this supposed prison portal actually leads to a world where there are no super powered beings. (Call it Earth Prime or whatever you will). Villains start rampaging the world. They don't take it over immediately because several of them oppose each other, and some are just looking for ways to get back to their own dimension. Some villains even take on new identities and become heroes, trying to atone for their previous lives.
The Being has their own purpose for doing this (I have an idea of trying to unite the villains in a "look at what they did to all of you!" and then concentrate on taking over the worlds one by one), but something unexpected happens. Weird accidents start creating super powered heroes. People suddenly exhibit powers like Mutants from their old comic books. Weird technology starts working. Magic exists.
The PCs are part of this new group of heroes being created all of the sudden, and there are a lot of villains they have to fight...
Basically, I wanted a world where I can use established villains from various settings but also include villains no one has ever heard of through the multiverse. The idea of Dr. Doom fighting Daleks over time travel machinery that could be utilized in making a dimensional portal is too good to pass up.
Any thoughts? I already have the system I am using. I am more interested in feedback over the background.
I have this nebulous idea where some multiverse aware being (like The Dark Man or Loki) shows up on different worlds ands offers a device that puts beings in a prison portal from which they cannot escape. The being targets heroes and governments on these planets that will give in to such an idea.
What no one knows is that this supposed prison portal actually leads to a world where there are no super powered beings. (Call it Earth Prime or whatever you will). Villains start rampaging the world. They don't take it over immediately because several of them oppose each other, and some are just looking for ways to get back to their own dimension. Some villains even take on new identities and become heroes, trying to atone for their previous lives.
The Being has their own purpose for doing this (I have an idea of trying to unite the villains in a "look at what they did to all of you!" and then concentrate on taking over the worlds one by one), but something unexpected happens. Weird accidents start creating super powered heroes. People suddenly exhibit powers like Mutants from their old comic books. Weird technology starts working. Magic exists.
The PCs are part of this new group of heroes being created all of the sudden, and there are a lot of villains they have to fight...
Basically, I wanted a world where I can use established villains from various settings but also include villains no one has ever heard of through the multiverse. The idea of Dr. Doom fighting Daleks over time travel machinery that could be utilized in making a dimensional portal is too good to pass up.
Any thoughts? I already have the system I am using. I am more interested in feedback over the background.