M&M Can Do Anything One-Shots
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Oathbounds[edit]
Genre: Shonen, Supernatural
Inspirations: Persona, Mushi-Uta, Geist: the Sin-Eaters, Monsters and Other Childish Things
Supplements: Mecha and Manga, particularly the Pet section
You died. And then this…thing showed up in front of you, promise you a second chance to live…provided that you are willing to stick with it for the rest of your life. So now you are live and well again, and you can summon gigantic Lady Bug to smash school bus anytime you want! Things get worse: you realized that you are not one of a kind – there are others out there. At the very least, the news story about a crystal spider the size of a small mountain is worrying. What’s more, there’re rumors that the government assembled a strike team to hunt your kind with your kind, and they are on their way to town just as we speaks…
Full Mecha Alchemist[edit]
Genre: Shonen, Mecha, Fantasy
Inspirations: Various Mecha manga/anime, Full Metal Alchemist
Supplements: Mecha and Manga, particularly the Mecha section.
In the far Kingdom By the Sea, Mecha – or Magnum Opos, as they are called – is the greatest creation of Alchemy. Naturally, there are delinquent pilots and Alchemists who use the power of Alchemy for sinister purposes, and that’s where you come in. You are a National Alchemist, a Magnum Opos pilot who works directly for the President. You may not be an actual Alchemist and just a hotshot pilot, but you hold the title of an Alchemist regardless. Now mysterious Magnum Opos is menacing the Kingdom, and the President want you to deal with them!
Mages’ Crusade[edit]
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Inspirations: Mage: the Ascension
Supplements: Book of Magic
You are a mage, but you and your friends don’t ask that much out of your life. All you ever wanted is just a small magic shop for your cabal, so you can make sacrifice to Mother Earth, summon Lucifer undisturbed or trying to create Skynet with your trinary computers. But those darn Technocrats just won’t leave you along. They just have to come tearing down your sweet little shop, abduct your girlfriend and spread your commercial secret on the Internet. You had just about enough. One of their bases is not far away, and this time you will be the one who come tearing down the door…
Dungeons & Masterminds[edit]
Genre: Fantasy, Dungeon Delve
Inspirations: Dungeons & Dragons
Supplements: Warriors & Warlocks
A fighter, a wizard, a cleric and a rogue walked into a tavern…yeah, it's kinda a short description, but is this even necessary?
Academy City[edit]
Genre: Sci-fi, possibly magical
Inspirations: A Certain Magical Index, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Akira
Supplements: Mecha and Manga, the light novels, Tokyotosho
You are an esper / magician in Academy City, the City of SCIENCE! What wonderful adventures will you have?
Knights of the Mushroom Kingdom[edit]
Genre: Video Game Fantasy?
Inspirations: Super Mario Bros., particularly Paper Mario
Supplements: Mecha and Manga
After soundly thrashing Bowser for the latest time, the Mario Bros. are taking a well-deserved vacation. Unfortunately, Evil Never Sleeps®. A Bowser-level baddie has invaded and is wreaking havoc, and since the heroic plumbers are away it's up to you, the Mushroom Kingdom Retainers, to save the day. Maybe this time, you'll actually get a day in the limelight.
Note: You wouldn't have to play a Toad, though the option is open. Since this is inspired in particular by Paper Mario, a lot of the traditionally "bad" character types, like Goombas, Bobombs or Koopas, would be valid player characters.
Magic Princess[edit]
Genre: Magical Girl
Inspirations: ...Magical Girls
Supplements: Mecha and Manga
Exactly what it says on the tin.
Nine Roses[edit]
Genre: Manga, Post Apoclypse
Inspirations: 9, Rozen Maiden
Supplements: Mecha and Manga
You are a finely crafted living doll, with vivid features and delicate doll body. Tou woke up in an empty room, along with your sisters, all living dolls created by the same maker. There's no one else in the house. Or the street. Or the world. All that's left of the world is you, your sister, and mechanical beasts that only have mind for destruction. Wandering the dangerous street with miraculous functions you are not quite sure why you have, you are not quite sure what's the next step...
