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: '''''GREETINGS, children of vanquished and colonised nations the world o'er.''''' | : '''''GREETINGS, children of vanquished and colonised nations the world o'er.''''' | ||
: ''Welcome to this telling of our exciting picture-periodical for boys and girls. And let us bid a special welcome to those poorer children who, in four or five years time, will be gratefully reminisce these words in a creased and dog-eared copy of our transcripted publication, perhaps donated to their orphanage or borstal by local Rotarians. To all such urchins of the future, and to our educated audience of the present day, we wish you many happy fireside hours in the memorium of the thrills and chuckles inwhich we shall play, though let us not forget the many serious, morally instuctive points there are within this narracitve: firstly, women are always going on and making a fuss. Secondly, the German and Chinese are brilliant, but evil. Lastly, laudanum, taken in moderation is good for the eyesight and prevents kidney-stones. With these dictums in mind, allow us to wish both many hours of pictorial pleasure.'' | : ''Welcome to this telling of our exciting picture-periodical for boys and girls. And let us bid a special welcome to those poorer children who, in four or five years time, will be gratefully reminisce these words in a creased and dog-eared copy of our transcripted publication, perhaps donated to their orphanage or borstal by local Rotarians. To all such urchins of the future, and to our educated audience of the present day, we wish you many happy fireside hours in the memorium of the thrills and chuckles inwhich we shall play, though let us not forget the many serious, morally instuctive points there are within this narracitve: firstly, women are always going on and making a fuss. Secondly, the German and Chinese are brilliant, but evil. Lastly, laudanum, taken in moderation is good for the eyesight and prevents kidney-stones. With these dictums in mind, allow us to wish both many hours of pictorial pleasure.'' | ||
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: ''The Victorian Era is in it's latter day, as the last decade of the 19th century begins to open. It is a time of great change in an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It has been too long since heroes walked this land.'' | : ''The Victorian Era is in it's latter day, as the last decade of the 19th century begins to open. It is a time of great change in an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It has been too long since heroes walked this land.'' | ||
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'''Welcome to AGE OF WONDERS - "the AVENGERS - 1889" setting and campaign wiki.''' This wiki site is a resource for a face-to-face tabletop superhero role-playing game using the M&M system called '''"the AVENGERS - 1889"'''. This site is a [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]], which is a web page that can be editted by anyone with surfing the web! The goal of this wiki site is to form a repository of information about our game that is easily accessible and edittable to the entire game group. A "campaign series bible". ''' <br> | '''Welcome to AGE OF WONDERS - "the AVENGERS - 1889" setting and campaign wiki.''' This wiki site is a resource for a face-to-face tabletop superhero role-playing game using the M&M system called '''"the AVENGERS - 1889"'''. This site is a [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]], which is a web page that can be editted by anyone with surfing the web! The goal of this wiki site is to form a repository of information about our game that is easily accessible and edittable to the entire game group. A "campaign series bible". ''' <br> | ||
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* '''[[The AVENGERS - 1889 Back Issue Bin]]''': This is the spot for game session recaps by both GM and Players. Included with each issue are the Power Point Awards and current total each Player Character should be built at. the AVENGERS - 1889 [[Wikipedia:Serial|serial]] campaign is broken into story arcs. [[Wikipedia:Story_arc|What are Story Arcs]]? | * '''[[The AVENGERS - 1889 Back Issue Bin]]''': This is the spot for game session recaps by both GM and Players. Included with each issue are the Power Point Awards and current total each Player Character should be built at. the AVENGERS - 1889 [[Wikipedia:Serial|serial]] campaign is broken into story arcs. [[Wikipedia:Story_arc|What are Story Arcs]]? | ||
* [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/FridayGameGang/?yguid=140900971 the AVENGERS - 1889 Yahoo Discussion]: This is where the group actively discusses game events, recaps as well as the planning of game gatherings and general group chit chat. | * [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/FridayGameGang/?yguid=140900971 the AVENGERS - 1889 Yahoo Discussion]: This is where the group actively discusses game events, recaps as well as the planning of game gatherings and general group chit chat. | ||
+ | ** '''[[The IMPERIALS Campaign Questions]]''': These are the questions I asked each player to complete in simple 1-3 sentence answers. | ||
* '''[[The London Trumpet - Victorian Broadsheets]]''': Herein one may read the weekly '''London Trumpet''' broadsheets truebelievers... | * '''[[The London Trumpet - Victorian Broadsheets]]''': Herein one may read the weekly '''London Trumpet''' broadsheets truebelievers... | ||
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− | <th colspan=" | + | <th colspan="5" width="100%"> THE AVENGERS ROSTER <br> [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/The_AVENGERS_-_1889_Back_Issue_Bin?wikidb_session=403c5bf75167c304ec3ccf876e5b56ea Power Point - Experience Rewards] <br> '''Team Headquarters''': '''[[Avengers - Tower of London]]''' </th> |
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<th width="6%"> [[MARSHAL AMERICA 1888]] </th> | <th width="6%"> [[MARSHAL AMERICA 1888]] </th> | ||
+ | <th width="6%"> [[THE WASP 1888]] </th> | ||
<th width="6%"> [[ARGONAUT 1888]] </th> | <th width="6%"> [[ARGONAUT 1888]] </th> | ||
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<th width="6%">Captain Steve Rodgers</th> | <th width="6%">Captain Steve Rodgers</th> | ||
+ | <th width="6%">Lady Janet Van Dyne</th> | ||
<th width="6%"> NA </th> | <th width="6%"> NA </th> | ||
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− | < | + | <td> ''Blah blah blah, this is where you write a short bio brief, who you are, why you are and what you're going to do about it...''</td> |
− | < | + | <td> ''Peer of the Van Dyne title. Defender of the Realm. Defender of the Natural Order.''</td> |
− | < | + | <td> ''Blah blah blah, this is where you write a short bio brief, who you are, why you are and what you're going to do about it...''</td> |
− | < | + | <td> ''Blah blah blah, this is where you write a short bio brief, who you are, why you are and what you're going to do about it...''</td> |
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− | < | + | <td> Tutelage / scrapper </td> |
− | < | + | <td> Mystic / blaster </td> |
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− | < | + | <td> inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America Captain America] </td> |
− | < | + | <td> inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_%28comics%29 Wasp] </td> |
− | < | + | <td> inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_%28Marvel_Comics%29 the Vision] </td> |
− | < | + | <td> inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange Dr. Strange] </td> |
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<th width="6%">[[as played by DEVIN]]</th> | <th width="6%">[[as played by DEVIN]]</th> | ||
+ | <th width="6%">[[as played by JOHN]]</th> | ||
<th width="6%">[[as played by ERIC]]</th> | <th width="6%">[[as played by ERIC]]</th> | ||
<th width="6%">[[as played by JEFFERSON]]</th> | <th width="6%">[[as played by JEFFERSON]]</th> | ||
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− | + | <th colspan="5" width="100%"> '''[http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/FridayGameGang/files/Character%20Stat%20Sheets/ Character Sheet Files]''' <br> <font color=red>CURRENT LOCATION</font> <br>''Following a strategic retreat from the '''Isle of Wight''' the Avengers rush back to London to seek out one Henry Pym. To do so they find his current benefactor - Anthony Starkweather. With a delighful nighcap meal for the weary Avengers, the team make their way into the cobblestone streets of the Whitechapel district. It seems Pym's apartment and "entertainment" bills have an address to which Starkweather has paid. After coming up short (literally) at Pym's lab/apt the Wasp leaves for the night as Argonaut and the Marshal go to Pym's favorite brothel to drag him out. The next morning as Pym wakes to the Avengers in the cells of the Tower of London, the team begin to plan their strategy with Pym's aid... '' <br> [[timeline of the Avengers' 1888 story]] </th> | |
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==AGE OF WONDERS: Setting Background== | ==AGE OF WONDERS: Setting Background== | ||
: '''The IMPERIALS''' ''(MARVEL's Victorian Age Avengers)'' | : '''The IMPERIALS''' ''(MARVEL's Victorian Age Avengers)'' | ||
− | : PL8 | 120pp | Trade-offs Max +3/-3 | + | : PL8 | 120pp | Trade-offs Max +3/-3. |
:: ''It's the Victorian Age, 1888. The world needs heroes, great heroes. In a setting "re-imagined" from Marvel Comics. Players take the role of any previous "Avenger" from Marvel Comics continuity and "re-imagines" them in a Victorian state of mind. ONLY former Avenger characters are allowed (but many many Marvel heroes have been Avengers!).'' | :: ''It's the Victorian Age, 1888. The world needs heroes, great heroes. In a setting "re-imagined" from Marvel Comics. Players take the role of any previous "Avenger" from Marvel Comics continuity and "re-imagines" them in a Victorian state of mind. ONLY former Avenger characters are allowed (but many many Marvel heroes have been Avengers!).'' | ||
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===='''[[- the Magma-Men]]'''==== | ===='''[[- the Magma-Men]]'''==== | ||
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[[Image:MagmaMen.gif|thumb|a field artist representation of the Magma-Men creatures]] | [[Image:MagmaMen.gif|thumb|a field artist representation of the Magma-Men creatures]] | ||
''ALTERNATE IDENTITY'': ''' Stone-Apes ''' | ''ALTERNATE IDENTITY'': ''' Stone-Apes ''' | ||
:: " ??? " ... based on the Marvel Character: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_Men#Lava_Men Lava Men] ''(1st Appearance - Issue #1)'' | :: " ??? " ... based on the Marvel Character: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_Men#Lava_Men Lava Men] ''(1st Appearance - Issue #1)'' | ||
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===='''[[- Master Henry Pym]]'''==== | ===='''[[- Master Henry Pym]]'''==== | ||
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''PUBLIC IDENTITY'': '''that wanker Pym''' | ''PUBLIC IDENTITY'': '''that wanker Pym''' | ||
:: ??? ... based on the Marvel Character: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Pym Hank Pym] ''(cameo mention - Issue #1)'' | :: ??? ... based on the Marvel Character: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Pym Hank Pym] ''(cameo mention - Issue #1)'' | ||
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* What is M&M? [[Wikipedia:Mutants and Masterminds|Mutants and Masterminds]] | * What is M&M? [[Wikipedia:Mutants and Masterminds|Mutants and Masterminds]] | ||
* [[Mutants&Masterminds RPG Wiki Resource:Main Page|M&M RPG.net Wiki]] | * [[Mutants&Masterminds RPG Wiki Resource:Main Page|M&M RPG.net Wiki]] | ||
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===Avengers Resource=== | ===Avengers Resource=== | ||
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* [http://avengersinfocenter.net/ Avengers source] | * [http://avengersinfocenter.net/ Avengers source] | ||
* [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/miscellaneous/pictureclearance.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.marveldirectory.com/miscellaneous/avergeridenticard.htm&h=192&w=300&sz=24&hl=en&start=119&um=1&tbnid=GOSfzrhUMK8M0M:&tbnh=74&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3DUltron%2BAvengers%26start%3D108%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN Avenger's ID Card] | * [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/miscellaneous/pictureclearance.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.marveldirectory.com/miscellaneous/avergeridenticard.htm&h=192&w=300&sz=24&hl=en&start=119&um=1&tbnid=GOSfzrhUMK8M0M:&tbnh=74&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3DUltron%2BAvengers%26start%3D108%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN Avenger's ID Card] | ||
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