How to Build a Transformer
Ben asked how to make a Transformer using Mutants & Masterminds. Here’s how! Giant Transforming Robots are fun, not only to watch but also to build and play. They are Giant, they Transform, and they’re Ro[...]Read on >>
Plot Hooks in the News: Severed Feet Across Canada
In recent months, a bunch of severed feet have turned up in various locations in Canada. [...]Read on >>
Character du Jour: Full Metal Jackie
Major Jacqueline Jones is not your average soldier. Hardline, uncompromising and terminally allergic to anything resembling desk duty, it’s amazing she’s stayed in the service for even a single tour. Yet her [...]Read on >>
Krootchiks for Mutants and Masterminds!
Ahhh Kruthiks. I love them in 4e D&D where they’re the new posterchild for wrongness. This is a game where demons, devils, dragons and slimy tentacled beasties are par for the course, but Kruthiks as just plain[...]Read on >>
[Learning] Mutants Masterminds – Character Creation and Power Design Question
So far, my attempts to build a character in M&M have been sort of going smoothly, with a couple of hitches. While I’m no stranger to d20, I can’t help but feel just a little bit lost as to what would co[...]Read on >>
Feedback Required: Mini MM Campaign
June 22, 2009 from d20 Blonde
Filed under: At the table, Mutants and Masterminds, RPG Hub, behind the screen
Would you want super-Supers? Like, powerful enough to fly so fast that you can cause the Earth to spin BACK IN TIME?[...] Filed under: At the table, Mutants and Masterminds, RPG Hub, behind the screen
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Gadgets Gears: Steampunk Devices for Mutants Masterminds
“Welcome to Doctor Clockwork’s Device Emporium! We have gadgets for every discerning gentleman adventurer including the latest aerial locomotive devices, capture and containment tools and much, much more! Pri[...]Read on >>
[Learning] Mutants Masterminds, Second Edition
Part of the fun in being an RPG enthusiast is checking out new games, and learning from them. Whether it’s a clever new resolution system, an interesting approach to character creation, or means to emulate a give[...]Read on >>
Character du Jour: Alexander Deerborn
Back in March I set down a challenge to Name This Hero. Almost three months later, and despite excellent replies and entries (thanks, all!), I…. um….. errrrr…… forgot to post the one I’d se[...]Read on >>
Possible New Gaming Soon….
Alright, well, my D&D 4E campaign is in full swing and we wrapped up our Hunter: The Vigil chronicle. Now it appears my gaming schedule is going to become a little bit more diverse and fuller on the horizon. Hopefull[...]Read on >>
Character du Jour: The Dispassionate Man
“There are 134 violent crimes happening right now in this city of ours including 12 murders, 17 assaults and 23 hit and runs. And I see every single one.” Mike Lacey is a detective with a gift - or perhaps a[...]Read on >>
Character du Jour: The Grey Wulf
“I am Wep-Wawet, the Grey Wulf, the opener of ways and sworn foe of Nun, the bringer of chaos. Who dares wake me?” “I…. uhhhh….. I’m Professor Brandy Bowen, Egyptian Antiquities curato[...]Read on >>
Supersize Me: Mad Brew the Villain
In cooperation with Vulcan Stev's hero-izing meme, Mad Brew reveals a fully statted version of himself using the Mutants & Masterminds 2nd Edition rules.[...]Read on >>
RPGBN Heroes: Watchmen of the Justice Avengers – Role Call!
April 10, 2009 from Vulcan Stev's Database
Filed under: Fluff/Inspiration, Other Systems, RPG, RPG Hub, Savage Worlds, mutants & masterminds
When the world needs saving who do you call? The Watchmen of the Justice Avengers is the RPGBN’s own Superhero Group. This stalwart band of heroes is ready to defeat your villain, fight the injustice, protect the[...] Filed under: Fluff/Inspiration, Other Systems, RPG, RPG Hub, Savage Worlds, mutants & masterminds
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Character du Jour: Cirwaen Esgarelion
She stood apart, her head cocked to one side as she listened to multiple conversations in the bazaar. Making her choice, she moved forward. “I hear you need a guide.” she broke in, “I know that part of [...]Read on >>
Arkaen, Marshall and d’Vine
Here’s a quick’n'easy concept render for a superhero team inspired by the Powers from D&D. Hey, why not? If we can have Superhero Fantasy there ain’t nothing wrong with Fantasy-inspired Superheroes[...]Read on >>
Review: Warriors and Warlocks Part Trois
Ahhhh, magic. Where would our fantasy role-playing games be without it? In a pretty good place actually, and one of the magical options presented in Warriors & Warlocks is to take magic out of the hands of the PCs an[...]Read on >>
Review: Warriors Warlocks Part Deux
Moving rapidly on. Straight after the racial templates in Warriors & Warlocks we have the professional templates. As with the racial ones these exist to aid character generation not restrict it, and the player is fre[...]Read on >>
Review: Warriors Warlocks
Ok, I lied about Tunnels & Masterminds. Except I’m holding in my virtual hands something that is, in many ways, just that very thing: an unholy mixture of Mutants & Masterminds and a kickass awesome fantasy[...]Read on >>
Gestalt: The Hero Within
Characters in comic books have typically been symbols of intangible concepts such as Heroism, Evil and Strength, in addition to mythological concepts like Elements, Seasons and the Sun. Utilizing that idea, Gestalt: The [...]Read on >>
Gestalt: A Mythic Supers Setting
March 27, 2009 from UncleBear
Filed under: Hero system, Other Systems, RPG Hub, mutants & masterminds
Original superhero settings are something I’m always on the lookout for. Too many settings, especially in roleplaying games, are merely rehashes of standard Marvel and DC universes. Not that there’s anything [...] Filed under: Hero system, Other Systems, RPG Hub, mutants & masterminds
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The Pieces of Gestalt
March 27, 2009 from A Butterfly Dreaming
Filed under: HERO, Nobilis, RPG Hub, Review, mutants & masterminds, roleplaying
Imagine a world in which personifications of concepts #8212; Archetypes such as Winter, Death, and Determination #8212; existed, having sprung to life in 1989. Now imagine that, in this world, a fairly large number of [...] Filed under: HERO, Nobilis, RPG Hub, Review, mutants & masterminds, roleplaying
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Super Human Role-playing in the World of Heroes, Archetypes, and Modern Myths
March 27, 2009 from MadBrewLabs
Filed under: HERO, Other Systems, RPG Hub, Reviews, mutants & masterminds
The Labs take a peek at Gestalt: The Hero Within, a campaign world for superhero roleplaying that has released two versions, one compatible with Mutants & Masterminds, the other for HERO System.[...] Filed under: HERO, Other Systems, RPG Hub, Reviews, mutants & masterminds
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Name This Hero
Fancy a quick challenge? Alrighty then! Here’s a superhero……….. Tell me about him. Gimme a name. Better still, tell me his superpowers (it’s pretty likely he can fly!) and backstory if you&[...]Read on >>
Don’t Ever Attempt to Run A Game The Players Are Unfamiliar With When You Arrive Completely Unprepared
Does the title say enough? I should have been prepared. I had two nights to do so. But then the PHB2 came in, and all plans fell out the window. It was bad. Last night, I gathered the players around the table, for a cha[...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Day 7: And finally
Mutants & Masterminds is anything but vanilla. It’s a rules system that is pure unashamed superhero goodness from cover to cover. If he’s wearing a cape, spandex and got his underpants on the outside you [...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Day 6: When
Let’s talk Time Travel. The Mutants & Masterminds Core Rules strongly recommend that it’s primarily used as a plot-device rather than something that the players have control over. I’m going with tha[...]Read on >>
Characters du Jour: Captain Triumph
“Captain Triumph of Earth-15, I’d like you to meet Captain Triumph of Earth-74. I’m sure you two will get along just fine.” “You’re…… a dinosaur.” “So are you. [...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Day 5: Why
“Why?” Just three letters, yet it’s the most difficult question in the world to answer. Why do the heroes and villains do what they do? What motivates them? Answering these questions sets the tone of th[...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Day 4: Where
The multiverse is a big place, and I’m going to tell you all about it. Also, our heroes need somewhere to call their home. Welcome to the Singular Citadel. Aaaaaaahhhhh! So that’s what it is! For each point [...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Day 3: What
“What kind of heroes?” and “What makes them a team?”. These are questions we’re going to look at today in Day 3 of Mutants & Masterminds week! Our multiversal superheroes come from all [...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Day 2: Who
This week we’re building a campaign setting for Mutants & Masterminds, showcasing the rules along the way. Yesterday I gave a whistle-stop overview of the game; today we’re going to get our hands dirty by[...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Day 1.5: Origin
I’ve set this post as Day 1.5 because I meant to make yesterday Day Zero and begin proper with this post as Day One. Hence the little numerical tweak to correct. Now, on with the show. Ah, Mutants & Mastermind[...]Read on >>
Mutants and Masterminds Week Day 1: Backstory
We’ve had RPG Weeks for Dragon Warriors, the Marvel RPG and the D&D Rules Cyclopedia, but not one for my most loved system of them all - Green Ronin’s Mutants & Masterminds. This week we’re goin[...]Read on >>
Villain du Jour: Identity
Redhawk gazed down at the rain-soaked crowds far below. “He could be anywhere,” he muttered under his breath. “Or everywhere.” The entire crowd halted mid-step and turned their faces to him, the s[...]Read on >>
Character du Jour: Sunspot
It gazes down at us from afar, lighting our world. And it wonders. The Sun sent a snaking tendril of plasma, cooling and shaping as it travelled the ether toward the Earth, one more solar flare among the countless measur[...]Read on >>
MM Random Campaign Generator
Resurrected due to Uncle Bears’ review of M&M, this is a little silliness I threw together a while ago to see if there’s anything Mutants & Masterminds couldn’t do. Roll d10 three times, one for[...]Read on >>
Mutants & Masterminds: Mastermind’s Manual 2nd Edition
The Mastermind’s Manual is a sort of gamemaster’s guide for Mutants & Masterminds, offering up optional and variant rules for character creation and combat, as wells as new feats and a system for designin[...]Read on >>
Mutants & Masterminds 2nd Edition
One of my favorite game systems is Mutants & Masterminds. It doesn’t get nearly enough love and attention here on this page, and I’ve decided to change that. Watch for more reviews and articles over the [...]Read on >>
RPG Highlights of 2008
2008 was a huge gaming year for me: I managed to squeeze in more gaming, both online and face-to-face, this year then since my high school days when we played nearly every weekend. 2008 was a huge year fro Indie RPGs[...]Read on >>
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