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==MODIFYING THE ADVENTURE==
The Heist is designed as a simple adventure for a group of four 10th-level heroes. You can modify the adventure to suit a larger group of heroes or a different style of play, if desired.  For larger hero groups, add another super-villain for each additional hero above four. You can simply take one of the archetypes from the Mutants & Masterminds core book, give the new villain a name and description, and assume that Rant and Rave have formed their own gang of super-criminals. The Battlesuit, Martial Artist, and Powerhouse archetypes are particularly appropriate, but any of them are suitable.  Alternately, rather than adding more villains, you can make Rant and Rave’s thugs more effective. Supply them with high-tech blaster rifles (+8 stun damage) and body armor (+4 Armor) and use the Combined Fire rules from Chapter Eight of Mutants & Masterminds to their advantage.  For a group of low-powered heroes (power level 8 or lower) either reduce Rant and Rave’s power levels accordingly (so they’re equal with the heroes), or eliminate one or both of them, leaving just the thugs for the heroes to deal with.  For a somewhat different challenge, you can have the villains take the people in the bank hostage and have the heroes arrive on the scene afterward. They have to figure out how to get at the villains without risking the lives of the people in the bank, which calls for at least some amount of subtlety on the part of the heroes.